22 October 2024

Great article on solar energy.  The case for solar is broken down into simple terms that everyone should be able to understand. It really all comes down to batteries, and how power utilities are forced to shoulder the burden of expensive battery storage. Every solar customer needs to have regular power available, as my neighbor realized during the last winter storm, when there wasn't enough sun to power anything. I was wondering why there aren't a lot of solar panels on roofs in Bend, Oregon, where there is a lot more sun than in Portland. The situation reminds me of California, which faces drought situations quite often, yet when there is heavy snow or rain, much of that is wasted, and just goes down the rivers to the ocean, and very little is saved in reservoirs.

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LongCOVID is related to brain injury. You can see it with 7 Tesla MRI scanners.  In another study, brainstem damage was assessed with immunological markers for SARS-CoV2 nucleoprotein (not just spike protein) so this is injury related to the virus, not the vaccine.

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Actions have consequences. Very likely due to Newsom's battle against oil companies, Chevron is moving out of California and Phillips 66 is shutting down a refinery in Los Angeles.  All those lost jobs. Pity. Nice going, Gavin. 
“What are they going to do? Spend some of their billions of dollars, try to go after us, try to demean us, try to lie to you, try to manipulate,” [Newsom] told reporters. “That’s status quo here. Give me a break. I’m just sick and tired of those guys.”
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Another one bites the dustShari's Pies is closing all restaurants. They started in 1978 and were still going strong just 7 years ago. And apparently this is going to majorly affect Oregon Lottery sales as well.  Lots of moving parts.

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RidiculousInsuring a teenager's car has gotten really expensive.

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And right on schedule, Antifa plans to tear Portland down on November 5. They openly announce what they are going to do, since they know they have impunity.  I really feel bad for businesses downtown, especially Starbucks and Apple. You know they will see damage. Wonder when insurance companies will just stop insuring Portland.

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