U.S. Gov May Open in a Week or Ten Days- Eight Senate Demos Flipped

 Enough Senate Democrats flipped from the dark side of the force to support voting for a continuing resolution to fund the government until January. Holding the people of the United States hostage in order to get free health care for illegal aliens and other weird Democrat Party demands appealing to crazies that work hard for the dissolution of the United States government was never a good plan. The Democrat Party increasingly relies on disruption and needless force when plain opportunities for democratic action and legislation exist. Without good ideas it is difficult to pass good legislation even if a majority in all branches of government. Creating chaos or attacking the structure of government itself thence seems like a practical alternative for that party.

While the government closure still exists I believe it is useful to comment on how extremist the Democrat Party has become. It is extremely incompetent if not simply insane regarding the formulation of policy. President Trump on the other hand is skillful at many things and possibly incompetent at environment requisites yet one can’t really know for sure since he is something like a card player who doesn’t always show his hand and engineers opponents into believing various things about what cards he is holding. Future prospects for good Presidential leadership from with party appear dismal.

And that is the interesting point about all of this phenomena of Democrats shutting down government for no good reason, supporting the ‘rights’ of illegal aliens over those of U.S. citizens, being pro-war and spending hundreds of billions on a completely unneeded effort to make N.A.T.O. and the EU a vast left wing immoral new Nazi invader of Russia and Russian Ukraine and running up public debt as if it was not real and has no consequences.

Democrats eschew sane policies to make democracy work better. They oppose secure borders free from illegal entry, they oppose real voter ID verification; Democrats fail to innovate real policy to eliminate poverty or even to make patents affordable for poor people that invent things. Even the cost of copyrights make securing prolific authorship products unaffordable.

The nation and economy has many challenges ahead that the Democrat party seems not to have a snowball’s chance in hell of recognizing or responding to from artificial intelligence and robotics that will disrupt the economy progressively. Simply expanding the size of government and various programs in a jury-rigged kind of way will degrade the public and be an inadequate response to the new challenges.

Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush were the last competent U.S. Presidents with the partial exception of Donald Trump- he too shows competence at many things yet not so much in 40% of his work. The cliche about people that can’t stand prosperity comes to mind; after the success at ending the Cold War through the great work of Ronald Reagan and his excellent team in the Executive branch the nation elected a series of Presidential lemons that took the nation down the road to hell. It is possible that President Trump can turn that tide yet like King Canute discovered the powers of nature and in the modern context, idiot Democrats that are a positive lunacy as an opposition party is hard to control.

Effect on Prices Globally for Increases of Chinese Minimum Wage

 The minimum wage of the United States today is about 7.25 per hour. When I had my first job parking cars the minimum wage was $1.60 hourly. A minimum wage increase of several million or hundreds of millions of people is a large chunk of change. The U.S. minimum wage hasn't gone up much in a half century.

China hasn't got a nation-wide minimum wage. The minimum wage is set at a provincial level and of course people living in cities need and get higher minimum wages than country folk. About 470 million Chinese work in cities. I believe the minimum wage in Shanghai is about $1.20 an hour. It is less for the 270 million rural workers generally.  The scale of even modest, nation-wide increases in minimum wages in China has immediate, large effects on the cost of made in China products sold globally.

Maybe western ideologues will expect Chinese communist leadership to duplicate western models of sending proplits of rising prosperity to CEOs instead of workers and to keep minimum wages down. I believe that's unreasonable. In the west the voters have need trained to be like good communists and accept low minimum wages and submit to low tax flummery  and profit lion shares for the rich. In China the communist leadership may not only worry about being replaced if they don't raise worker minimums and increase average standard of living; they could be accused of counter-revolutionary activity.

Chinese workers, like Americans, want an increase in minimum wages. For about 77 million people to have meaningful wage increase means costs need be passed on to consumers. In other words, even without tariffs the cost of made-in-China goods was destined to increase in order to increase the Chinese standard of living. The U.S.A. did need to eventually return to material production many of the items outsourced to China in order to raise U.S. minimum wages much.

Chinese workers, like Americans, want an increase in minimum wages. For about 77 million people to have meaningful wage increase means costs need be passed on to consumers. In other words, even without tariffs the cost of made-in-China goods was destined to increase in order to increase the Chinese standard of living. The U.S.A. did need to eventually return to material production many of the items outsourced to China in order to raise U.S. minimum wages much.

The growth in the U.S. economy since the 1970s sent a disproportionate percent of profit to the rich instead of sharing proportionately with workers via minimum wage increases. Instead of minimum wage increases consumers following the end of the Cold War 1.0 got deflation on the cost of select consumer goods made in China, Thailand, Vietnam etc. It is likely that Chinese wages will rise even as the labor participation rate declines because of aging of the Chinese population. For the U.S. minimum wage to triple ( a small yet significant reparation for the relative stagnation of minimum wage the past half century) domestic production would need to increase, taxation on capital gains increase and the cost of government be reduced with increased efficiency. 

Needless to say environmental protections need be strongly reinforced because of the extreme stress on the environment created by the vast global demographic facts of population and countless deleterious economic environmental externalities (i.e. microplastics).

Europe Should Pay to Rebuild Ukraine if They Continue War After US Stops Supporting It

 Democrats have a different narrative about the causes of the Ukraine war than many conservatives. Democrats don't recognize that Ukraine was part of Russia until the communist revolution and that a recrudescent Russia would fight to get it back. president Clinton and the last communist President of the Soviet Union took all of Ukraine including Crimea, then N.A.T.O. expanded eastward setting the stage for war that Democrats did nothing to renegotiate and prevent the war. Instead they added more sanctions and hate to Russia to their maximum ability.

Should the United States pay anything to rebuild Ukraine when it's a Democrat mistake? Shouldn't they let Europeans pay to rebuild that devastated region instead if Europe continues the war after the United States new Republican administration stops throwing gas on the fire?

Meaning of Exist, Real and Absolute Philosophically Speaking

 Was it Kierkegaard who hated the use of the word 'absolute'? That word is derived from absolve that means to free from blame. Most people don't use it that way. He didn't like Hegel's work much and Hegel used the word quite a bit. It doesn't add any meaning to anything really. Absolute is used as a sort of super adjective. For instance in Hegel's 'Realms of Absolute Spirit' (if I recall correctly that book is a kind of abbreviation of the Phenomenology of Mind). It is one of the more over-used words in philosophy, or was. Exist does stand apart. It means one is talking about the condition of being itself. Exist is a basic philosophical word; one of reflection on being. Real is a comparable term although perhaps a lesser one. It seems to mean that something does exist.

Avatar Drones Casing New Jersey Joints?

 If you have ever taken a programming course you might learn of the criterion of writing specific instructions in algorithms to accomplish particular tasks. There are test conditions, loops, etc that can be used to send a robot named X to go somewhere, do something and return. That sort of program would be on the very low end of programming algorithms today. Especially if compared to AI. One will need to get new software for home burglar alarms down the road to guard against sophisticated robot thieves with programming to pick locks, bypass alarms and accomplish particular criminal tasks. Maybe avatar drones are casing the joint of New Jersey for future adverse missions.

Ukraine Top General Syrskyi Sends War Bloggers to Front Line

 Ukrainian military commander Syrskyi becoming tired of the Ukraine Top war reporting web site named Deep State that published daily accounts of losses of the armed forces of Ukraine terminated that situation by sending the bloggers of Deep State to the front lines in the infantry. The life expectancy of soldiers of Ukraine on the front is not good. The bloggers will perhaps be killed in combat.

Future Democrat administrations in DC will may learn and apply the Zelinski-Syrslyi method to get rid of troublesome conservative  bloggers.

https://youtu.be/I2QEMfC5uVw?feature=shared

Woodrow Wilson Created the Federal Reserve and Segregated the Federal Government to Support Uryvnias?

 If a Rottweiler looks you in the eye then bites your wrist it’s good to go home and disinfect the wound. If a pit bull looks you in the eye then runs your way to bite an Achilles one need peddle faster.

Creating a federal reserve to back up and stabilize banks was practical yet is complex today. The Fed is worth about 7 trillion dollars today. It can loan 100 billion to banks at zero interest and banks lend out ten times that much adding a trillion dollars for the economy. Then the Fed can buy securities and Increase their worth I guess. Hard to know where all that cash for Ukraine went… Maybe to buy securities and print uryvnias. Dog food is costly.

Christian ethics are a good thing yet society is striving, hateful, envious, greedy and etc. One cannot use force of law to compel people to be virtuous, altruistic or wise. Competition in economics lead to ethics of trimming potential rivals. The world will be perfect with the Second Coming and probably not before…thermodynamics, deficit spending and concentration of wealth keep a hard edge to social reality.

If the President's Mind has Been on Vacation Who has Urged Sending Billions and Billions to Ukraine for War?

 President Biden’s brain has been challenged to be competent the past four years while the Ukraine conflict has steadily escalated. Recently Joe Biden signed off on letting Ukraine attack Russia with US missiles. Who is the manipulator behind the throne guiding the President to live on the edge of global thermonuclear war?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5leUJZyZ6o

Limp Wristed US Foreign Policy Let's Turkey Take Imperial Control of Syria

Turkey formerly was the Imperial ruler over the Middle East. It lost that status during the First World War after the allied victory over Germany, Turkey and other Habsburg powers.  Turkey is the force behind the Syrian conquest by terrorist rebels affiliate with Al Qaeda and the Islamic State that are continuing the war on Kurds and their American supporters in Eastern Syria.

Plainly Turkey is unwilling to share Syria with Kurds and Israelis. Israel needs the southern third of Syria for a security zone and the Kurds finally should achieve enough living space to form their own nation joining with the Kurdish zone in Iraq in some kind of way acceptable to the Iraqi government.

The allied victory promised the Kurds their own nation at the end of WW1 and reneged on the promise.  Turkey has found an opportunity to overthrow the World War 1 loss of their Imperial Empire and conquer at least Syria to start with. Because of weak American comprehension of history a limp wristed foreign policy has taken the wrong side in the Ukraine war and let Turkey run amuck in Syria. When firing a large caliber foreign policy hand gun one should keep their wrist straight.

President-elect Donald Trump abandoned the Kurds during his first term and has expressed a non-interventionist policy for Syria. He may choose to throw Turkey to the wolves and be as callous as the lame duck Joe Biden in letting the bully Turkeys have their way in rubbing out The long suffering Kurds that have supported US interests time and time again in the Middle East.

It Mayn't be Possible to Know the Shape of the Universe

The Malament-Manchak theorem suggests that it isn’t really possible to know the global shape of the Universe after all. That shape would include space-time. Many would be initially unhappy yet realize later that the facts are good and better than the happiness of believing in Big Bang Theory if that is false. https://aeon.co/…/scientists-are-no-longer-sure-the…

https://www.sciencedirect.com/…/abs/pii/S1355219808000580 Malament-Manchak theorem.   God is eternal and one may believe or not that he could initiate waves or particles to appear to exist for sentients preceptors with a temporal beginning and end of experience. Phases of being may exist replete with space-time.

Crossing the Red Sea (Yam Suf)

The premise that happiness is the only good is quite superficial. It’s good to know things, and to be saved unto eternal life for those of faith, yet knowledge doesn’t always make one happy. To require that happiness attend everything good is to demand that the good is somewhat silly. One could be high on dope and very happy even as it ends one’s life. There may in fact be objective standards for what the good is that people are entirely unaware of yet that are nevertheless valid.

One might be unhappy to learn that the Big Bang didn’t really happen, if it is possible to exhaustively disprove that theory. The Malament-Manchak theorem suggests that it isn’t really possible to know the global shape of the Universe after all. It is so though that many would be initially unhappy yet realize later that the facts are good and better than the happiness of believing in Big Bang Theory. https://aeon.co/…/scientists-are-no-longer-sure-the…

Socrates might have noted that if happiness can be detached from any property then it isn’t actually a meaningful part of the property that one is happy about. If one stipulates that happiness is simply a state of affairs that is always good, and that nothing else is good, one might not only be unhappy about that determination, one might have no sense at all about value theories, nor belief that there is such a thing as the good that can exist for itself; even if the awareness of the presence of the good occurs simply within a mind stimulated by externally perceived objects or circumstances that have no element of happiness in them.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/…/abs/pii/S1355219808000580 Malament-Manchak theorem

Happiness Isn't the Sole Good

The premise that happiness is the only good is quite superficial. It’s good to know things, and to be saved unto eternal life for those of faith, yet knowledge doesn’t always make one happy. To require that happiness attend everything good is to demand that the good is somewhat silly. One could be high on dope and very happy even as it ends one’s life. There may in fact be objective standards for what the good is that people are entirely unaware of yet that are nevertheless valid.

One might be unhappy to learn that the Big Bang didn’t really happen, if it is possible to exhaustively disprove that theory. The Malament-Manchak theorem suggests that it isn’t really possible to know the global shape of the Universe after all. It is so though that many would be initially unhappy yet realize later that the facts are good and better than the happiness of believing in Big Bang Theory. https://aeon.co/…/scientists-are-no-longer-sure-the…

Socrates might have noted that if happiness can be detached from any property then it isn’t actually a meaningful part of the property that one is happy about. If one stipulates that happiness is simply a state of affairs that is always good, and that nothing else is good, one might not only be unhappy about that determination, one might have no sense at all about value theories, nor belief that there is such a thing as the good that can exist for itself; even if the awareness of the presence of the good occurs simply within a mind stimulated by externally perceived objects or circumstances that have no element of happiness in them.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/…/abs/pii/S1355219808000580 Malament-Manchak theorem

Echoes of a Dying Sphere v2 1

  This is an audio and video created by udio.com's AI from the lyrical prompt I made.

AI Considers the DOGE Program

I gave a prompt to an AI about the new DOGE program. The following is what it output.

“Title: The Doge Program: Making America Efficient Again

Panel 1:
(Trump, standing behind a podium in a press conference, holding up a poster with a shiba inu in a business suit labeled “Doge Program.”)
Trump: “Folks, we have a huge problem—our debt is out of control! It’s caused by three things: illegal aliens, lazy Americans, and foreign aid. But don’t worry, I’ve got the answer: the new Doge Program!”

Panel 2:
(A reporter raises their hand.)
Reporter: “Mr. President, what does Doge stand for?”
Trump: “It doesn’t stand for anything—it’s just smart branding. Everybody loves Doge. So efficient. Much budget-saving. Wow.”

Panel 3:
(Cut to a meeting of “Doge Program” bureaucrats: a golden retriever in glasses and a shiba inu in a tie sit at a desk piled high with budget spreadsheets.)
Golden Retriever: “First step—cut all funding to foreign countries, except for countries we like. That’s good budgeting, right?”
Shiba Inu: “Wow. Much patriotic. Such fiscal responsibility.”

Panel 4:
(Back at the press conference.)
Trump: “And the rich? Folks, let me tell you—they’re working so hard, they don’t even have time to spend their money! We’re cutting their taxes to save the government money. If we tax them less, there’s less paperwork. No brainer.”

Panel 5:
(A skeptical reporter raises an eyebrow.)
Reporter: “How does that actually cut government spending?”
Trump: “Listen, these are the best ideas. The best. You wouldn’t understand. Doge understands.”

Panel 6:
(A shiba inu in the background barks enthusiastically while wearing a MAGA hat.)
Caption: And so began the Doge Program, revolutionizing the federal budget one meme at a time.”

The AI wrote some funny stuff yet even so I am not convinced that getting Americans to burn more fossil fuels and coercing the world to follow will actually make America great again,; or something to laugh about.

Genesis and The Indeterminacy of Translation

It’s best to stay with the Bible. If one is philosophically inclined you may take that lifelong course of inquiry to learn more of human history. There are so many books about the Bible, science and history to examine. Wittgenstein and Quine developed linguistic philosophy among others. Yet for understanding the Bible in depth a lot of specialized and general knowledge is required.

Really there isn’t one simple book to explain all of the possible historical and historical circumstances in which ancient scripture fits. A deictic reference is one that was written in a particular historical period and that dates material. Understanding the knowledge that people had in a given era as compared with today is another kind of reference base for comparison for interpretation of meaning.

I had a few tries at interpreting paradigmata of some of Genesis and other books of the Bible. Those books of mine are free to download.

https://www.lulu.com/shop/garrison-clifford-gibson/god-cosmology-and-nothingness-theory-and-theology-in-a-scientific-era/ebook/product-1r8pg7nr.html?page=1&pageSize=4.

https://www.lulu.com/shop/garrison-clifford-gibson/creation-and-cosmos-the-literal-values-of-genesis/ebook/product-1zkkpzvd.html?q=Creation+and+cosmos+&page=1&pageSize=4

Lots of theories and variables involved with dating early Genesis. Avrm was circa 2000 BC. You might want to read; Abraham: The First Historical Biography by Rosenberg. I made a timeline from Noah once using a certain criteria quite a bit more expansive than from the Younger Dryas period. That is in one of my free books considering such topics. One might go on about such considerations for quite a while without certainty.

Trust Generative AI Rather than Elon Musk to Increase Efficiency of Government Spending

Reduction in government spending by increasing efficiency and eliminating redundancy should be made by programming a Generative AI with deep learning and objective data to analyze the federal economy. Simply trusting the richest on Earth to trim spending probably will trim the poor who were already cast aside by Democrats as deplorables.

Application programming interfaces can be comprehensive and facilitate predictive analytics for federal spending policy. Generative AI can be adapted with bi-partisan input and a broad social spectrum of specialists that comprehend well all social strata of the American experience and economy to churn and burn ideas to make government spending cheaper and better.

Pres Biden Sends His Last Billion to keep Snogost and Sudzha in Zelinsky' s Power

Snogost and Sudzha are just 44 minutes apart and about 15 miles from Ukraine inside Russia. Part of the Kursk Oblast and the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power plant are places Joe Biden wants to keep or take for Ukraine control though most Americans couldn’t care less about either.

The late days of the Biden administration are a bit mysterious. Nodding trips to Angola, a walk into the Amazon jungle, a pardon for his son and media talk of pardons for crimes that have yet to be charged on famous Democrats- as if that were even marginally legal since even Democrats are not above the law and cannot be made a priori immune from legal actions against them.

These are quite mysterious times. A lightning fast war in Syria by rebels-  a 3 day war, brought neo-anarchy and the end of the Syrian government. Was that also part of Biden’s hidden war agenda with hidden rationale?

The Fall of Damascus is Anticipated

The fall of Damascus may transpire next week since Turkey’s sponsored invasion is finding success. A motley crew of divers rebels and terrorists that are well provisioned is making lightning advances all over Syria.

The aftermath of the takeover is complex to predict. At least the Biden administration will be gone soon enough and lack the opportunity to mess things up even worse for US and global security.

Syria is being taken

Generative AI Directed Construction in Micro-gravity

Generative AI utilizes deep learning networks and self supervision for ‘comprehension’ of complex models and instructions That capability could be applied to coordinating assembly of magnetized building components in micro-gravity rather easily I would think.

AI could design if required, and definitely build structures of complex design that could be moved with magnetic switching of components controlled by AI.

There could be innumerable permutations of configurations of material size, shape and temporal behavior of components, as well as for arrangements of magnetic charge, area and longevity of phenomenal polarity.

Generative AI utilizes deep learning networks and self supervision for ‘comprehension’ of complex models and instructions That capability could be applied to coordinating assembly of magnetized building components in micro-gravity rather easily I would think.

AI could design if required, and definitely build structures of complex design that could be moved with magnetic switching of components controlled by AI.

There could be innumerable permutations of configurations of material size, shape and temporal behavior of components, as well as for arrangements of magnetic charge, area and longevity of phenomenal polarity

I thought of using AI to direct complex constructions in microgravity where order of assembly switching on and off…controlling magnetized and electronagetized building modules for space stations could be applied utilizing ai designs for optimal efficient selection and designed of space modules. What do you think about AI learn to do that?

ChatGPT replied…

“Using AI to direct complex constructions in microgravity is an excellent and forward-thinking idea. Here’s why it’s not only feasible but also a promising area for innovation:

Why AI is Suitable for Microgravity Construction

1. Optimal Design and Assembly Planning:
AI can analyze vast amounts of data to optimize the design and assembly process for modular space stations. By leveraging generative design algorithms, AI can propose configurations that maximize structural stability, functionality, and efficiency while minimizing weight and material usage—key factors in space construction.


2. Dynamic Control of Assembly:
AI systems can autonomously manage the sequence of switching on and off magnetized and electromagnetized modules. This would allow precise control in microgravity, where traditional construction methods relying on gravity or friction are ineffective. Machine learning algorithms could adapt to unforeseen challenges in real-time, such as module drift or misalignment.


3. Simulation and Training:
Before deployment, AI can simulate construction processes in virtual environments, accounting for factors like microgravity physics, radiation, and thermal effects. These simulations could provide insights into potential challenges, enabling better preparation and training for astronauts or robotic systems.


4. Real-Time Decision Making:
During assembly, AI could analyze sensor data in real time to make decisions about module positioning, attachment, and orientation. For example, reinforcement learning algorithms could be trained to determine the most efficient sequence for assembling a complex structure, even adapting mid-process if conditions change.


5. Integration with Robotics and Drones:
AI could coordinate autonomous robots or drones equipped with gripping mechanisms and electromagnets to handle construction tasks. These robots would operate collaboratively under AI supervision, performing precise movements that are difficult for humans in bulky spacesuits.


Challenges and Solutions

Microgravity Dynamics: AI models would need extensive training using simulations of microgravity physics to account for unique behaviors, such as objects floating and limited resistance.

Communication Delays: On-site AI autonomy is critical, as communication delays with Earth make real-time human oversight impractical.

Energy Efficiency: AI-controlled systems would need to minimize energy consumption for magnets and robotics, which could be managed through intelligent scheduling and prioritization.


Potential Applications

Building modular space stations, habitats on the Moon or Mars, and orbital factories.

Creating massive telescope arrays or other large scientific instruments in space.

Assembling solar power arrays or other infrastructure for space-based energy systems.


Next Steps

To achieve this vision, collaboration between space agencies (like NASA, ESA), private companies (like SpaceX, Blue Origin), and AI researchers would be essential. By starting with small-scale experiments (e.g., assembling prototypes on the International Space Station), the system could evolve to handle larger, more complex projects.

AI-driven construction in microgravity has the potential to revolutionize how humanity builds in space, making large-scale infrastructure projects not only feasible but efficient and reliable.”

What the Universe Is; On Laws of Physics

Empty space-time and laws. Laws are phase behavior structures of a unified field unpacking. I wonder if space-time in-itself isn't the content provider of all of matter within space-time since energy is just the potential for work. Perhaps the matter and energy of a universe are pre-set at initial singularity and is equal to the empty volume of space-time infinitely reduced. God is good.