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Friday, August 22, 2025

Skeptics 

The AI bubble is generating a school of skeptics who are asking, "Where is the cash?"  They are looking past the hype and watching companies spend billions with no return so far.  They are wondering when AI will generate returns of any kind to match the money spent on it or whether it will be a write-off in the future.  We've seen tech bubbles time and again, and they aren't pretty when they pop.  It takes time for new technology to be integrated into the economy and AI is no different, especially since it still has hallucination problems yet to be solved.  Communicators need a sense of reality about it and not fall for the rah-rah.


Thursday, August 21, 2025

What Did You Expect? 

Putin says he must be part of any security guarantees for Ukraine, a definite non-starter for the embattled country.  What did you expect?  Putin believes he has the upper hand and the power on his side.  He is not going to give in until he gets what he wants.  Meanwhile, Trump is trying to appease him, which in Putin's eyes means surrendering.  Trump doesn't understand the situation at all and Ukrainians are suffering for it.  


Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Which Is It? 

Trump is attacking mail-in ballots again.  Republicans successfully spent millions getting voters to use the mail in the last election.  One or the other is wrong.  Which position is correct?  I would bet it isn't Trump's.

Monday, August 18, 2025

One Difference 

One difference between some US manufacturers and other countries is a willingness to invest in aging plants.  Consider US Steel.  Its coke operation has needed modernization for decades and hasn't got it.  After an explosion, it is an open question whether US Steel will fix the plant or shut it down.  You can't maintain leadership by running assets into the ground.  Business for the long term invests money into production facilities and continually upgrades them.  US Steel appears to be operating for the short-term bottom line and milking its assets. No wonder it wants to sell out to the Japanese.  


Friday, August 15, 2025

Lazy 

Relying on AI to prepare court documents is lazy lawyering unless every fact is checked to prevent situations like this.  The same condemnation holds for public relations and any other job demanding fact-driven writing.  One should repeat while working with AI, "AI hallucinates. AI hallucinates.  AI hallucinates."  It is difficult to use because it can't be trusted.  The one positive side is there are more jobs for researchers to check facts, and there will be until AI stops making things up.  


Thursday, August 14, 2025

Just What He Wants 

This is just what Trump wants -- and opponent he can slander and triumph over when he wins.  It wasn't a smart idea to broadcast intent until Newsom is sure he can pull it off.  There are several steps before it is reality. 


Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Laundering 

The White House is attacking the Smithsonian and giving it 120 days to review its exhibits and get rid of language that Trump would deem inappropriate.  Consider this:  There was no segregation.  That was the construct of woke liberals.  There were no lynchings in the South.  That is unAmerican.  African-Americans have the same opportunities as white Americans.  To say otherwise is diversity thinking.  Japanese Americans deserved to be incarcerated during World War II.  They were terrorists and thugs out to destroy the country.  I could go on but I won't.  The Smithsonian takes great care to get history right.  Who is going to trust it once the White House is done with it? 


Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Facts?  

Facts?  Trump ignores them when they don't fit his propaganda.


Monday, August 11, 2025

Right To Worry 

Zelensky has a right to worry that Putin will deceive the US during the upcoming Alaskan meeting.  Trump is volatile and anxious to get a deal -- any deal -- to end the conflict.  Putin is cold and calculating and knows his advantages.  He has set onerous conditions on any ceasefire, which Ukraine cannot accept, and he has not budged.  Trump is looking for a propaganda victory.  Putin is looking for land and supremacy.  

Friday, August 08, 2025

Still Going 

The Hubble Space Telescope is still working long after it was retired in favor of the much newer Webb.  Hubble has been a spectacular scientific and PR success for NASA and although it is slowly disintegrating, it still can bring back amazing images.  It helped establish American superiority in building, launching and maintaining space vehicles.  Kudos to its builders.

Thursday, August 07, 2025

Dumb 

In an effort to deport people faster, ICE is doing dumb things.  Thankfully, The New York Times caught them in the act and they backed off.  


Wednesday, August 06, 2025

Awakening 

The public is awakening to President Trump and his mishandling of the executive office.  The question remains whether their awareness will translate into the midterm elections.  


Tuesday, August 05, 2025

Big Hat, No Cattle? 

The Texas Governor has said that Democrats can't do anything to prevent Republican redistricting of the state.  He's ignoring the fact that Democrats have left Texas to stop a quorum for the special legislative session.  He might be right but he has to get the Democrats back to Texas first.  


Monday, August 04, 2025

Data 

When you fake economic data, chaos results, but Trump doesn't care.  


Friday, August 01, 2025

Backwards 

Backwards, ever backwards.  Generations will suffer because of this decision, but the administration doesn't care.


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