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and it only gets worse & worse & …

Posted in Books, Kids, pictures, Travel with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 13, 2025 by xi'an

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“We’re going to get some back. We’re going to get some switched. There will be some swapping of territories, to the betterment of both [Ukraine and Russia]. You’re looking at territory that’s been fought over for three and a half years, a lot of Russians have died. A lot of Ukrainians have died” – DT, 08 Aug

“I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements [by Dmitry Medvedev] are more than just that.  Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances.” – DT, 01 Aug

“[The 23 July Energy Department report] critically assesses many areas of ongoing scientific inquiry that are frequently assigned high levels of confidence — not by the scientists themselves but by the political bodies involved, such as the United Nations or previous presidential administrations. Unlike previous administrations, the Trump administration is committed to engaging in a more thoughtful and science-based conversation about climate change and energy.” – Ben Dietderich, DoE, 31 July

“Climate change is real, and it deserves attention. But it is not the greatest threat facing humanity. As someone who values data, I know that improving the human condition depends on expanding access to reliable, affordable energy. If we empower innovation rather than restrain it, America can lead the world in providing more abundant energy” Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy, 29 July

“Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine. That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them.” – DT, 31 July

“The Trump Administration dismantled American aid organisations in a politically-driven witch hunt for ‘waste, fraud, and abuse.’ Now, they are letting millions of dollars of lifesaving humanitarian aid go to waste. President Trump is preparing to let over $12 million worth of HIV-prevention supplies and contraceptives, which have already been purchased for use in developing countries, be destroyed, rather than let other countries or groups take control of and distribute the products. HIV is one of the deadliest diseases in the world. People will die because of this decision. Their lives are at risk because of President Trump.” – Senator Rosa DeLauro, 18 July

and it only gets worse [the return?!]

Posted in Kids, pictures, Travel with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 30, 2024 by xi'an

“I say it all the time, I’m dying to get back to do this. We will ultimately eliminate the federal Department of Education (…) Across the country, we need to implement strict prohibitions on teaching inappropriate racial, sexual and political material to America’s schoolchildren in any form whatsoever.”- DT, Aug

“WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so that this Depravity of Justice does not happen again.” –DT, 07 Sept

“If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do.” – JD Vance, 15 Sept

“God has now spared my life. It must have been God, not once, but twice.” – DT, 18 Sept

“ If I don’t win this election – and the Jewish people would really have a lot to do with that if that happens because if 40%, I mean, 60% of the people are voting for the enemy – Israel, in my opinion, will cease to exist within two years.” – DT, 19 Sept

“So I think six weeks, you need more time than six weeks. I’ve disagreed with that. Right from the early primaries when I heard about it, I disagreed with it. At the same time, the Democrats are radical because the nine months is just a ridiculous situation where you can do an abortion in the ninth month. And you know, some of the states like Minnesota and other states have it where you can actually execute the baby after birth and all of that stuff is unacceptable. So I’ll be voting no, for that reason.” – DT, 20 Sept

“Women will be happy, healthy, confident and free. You will be protected, and I will be your protector,You will no longer be thinking about abortion.” – DT, 23 Sept

and it only gets worse [the return?!]

Posted in Kids, pictures, Travel with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 30, 2024 by xi'an

“If you’re Jewish, if you vote for a Democrat, you’re a fool, an absolute fool.” – DT, 30 July

“I didn’t know [Kamala Harris] was Black until a number of years ago, when she happened to turn Black.” – DT, 31 July

“I’m explaining that to [Christians]: You never vote. This time, vote. I’ll straighten out the country, you won’t have to vote anymore. I won’t need your vote.” – DT, 30 July

“They go on strike, I won’t mention the name of the company, but they go on strike and you say: ‘That’s OK, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, every one of you is gone.’” – DT, 12 Aug

“In her speech yesterday, Kamala went full communist. Comrade Kamala announced that she wants to institute socialist price controls.” – DT, 17 Aug

“Have you heard her laugh? That is the laugh of a crazy person. That is the laugh of a crazy, the laugh of a lunatic.” – DT, 17 Aug

 

and it only gets worse [the return?!]

Posted in Books, Kids, pictures, Travel with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 1, 2024 by xi'an

“We have to win in November, or we’re not going to have Pennsylvania. They’ll change the name. They’re going to change the name of Pennsylvania,” – DT, 09 Feb

“One of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, ‘Well, sir, if we don’t pay, and we’re attacked by Russia, will you protect us?’ “I said, ‘You didn’t pay, you’re delinquent?’ No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You got to pay. You got to pay your bills.” – DT, 10 Feb

“The sudden death of Alexei Navalny has made me more and more aware of what is happening in our Country, CROOKED, Radical Left Politicians, Prosecutors, and Judges leading us down a path to destruction (…) I stand before you today not only as your past and hopefully future president but as a proud political dissident. I am a dissident.” – DT, 18 & 24 Feb

“A vote for Trump is your ticket back to freedom, it’s your passport out of tyranny and it’s your only escape from Joe Biden and his gang’s fast track to hell. And in many ways, we’re living in hell right now because the fact is, Joe Biden is a threat to democracy – really is a threat to democracy. The Stalinist show trials being carried out at Joe Biden’s orders set fire not only to our system of government but to hundreds of years of western legal tradition” – DT, 24 Feb

“…send Joe Biden’s illegal aliens back home. They’re coming from Asia, they’re coming from the Middle East, coming from all over the world, coming from Africa, and we’re not going to stand for it … They’re killing our people. They’re killing our country. We have no choice. We have languages coming into our country … they have languages that nobody in this country has ever heard of. It’s a horrible thing.” – DT, 24 Feb

 

red state – blue state – vaccinated state – unvaccinated state

Posted in Books, Kids, Statistics, Travel with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 6, 2021 by xi'an

The New York Times published an article demonstrating the partisan separation between US Democrats and Republicans by regression lines. As the one above, regressing the proportion of vaccinated on the proportion of Trump voters but no scale on the first axis. But no correction for age composition or population density. And the one below, plotted at the county level, which seems quite meaningless given the spread of red dots in Wyoming.

Still, there is a clear opposition between places (counties) that voted more than 70% Trump (representing 33M people) and those that voted more than 70% Biden (more than 58M people), even though county density, age composition, and earlier deaths from COVID should also be accounted for. But the vaccination rate also exhibits this opposition, with a 1.65 ratio between the first and last decile of the blue counties.