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Hate
Alan Zendell, November 18, 2023 I hate rattlesnakes, lima beans, heights, war, avarice, bigotry, lies, terrorism, and hypocrisy. The only thing that eclectic list has in common is that hating the things on it involves no moral dilemma and hurts … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolf Hitler, anti-Arab, anti-semitism, Benjamin Netanyahu, evil, Hamas, holocausr, international law, iran, israel, Jewish settlements, oil, Palestinians
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Financial Instability
Alan Zendell, March 13, 2023 The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and its subsequent shutdown by California regulators and the FDIC brought back nightmarish memories of the financial crisis of 2008. That one happened so fast, we didn’t have much … Continue reading
The Pitfalls and Dangers of Narcissism
Alan Zendell, October 14, 2022 Narcissists tend to be arrogant, overconfident, impetuous, and impulsive. They are incapable of empathy or accepting defeat. They’re often good at reacting and adapting to changing circumstances, but their tendency to ignore information they don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden's leadership, empathy, energy independence, germany, infrastructure, natural gas, oil, overconfidence, personal loyalty, reuniting NATO, yes people
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Wind Farms
Alan Zendell, September 15, 2022 Of all the issues critical to our future that have been taken hostage by political extremists, climate change may be the most serious, depending on whether you believe the long-term health of our planet or … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Cape Cod, carbon emissions, climate change, coal, Denmark, energy independence, green energy, Hyannsport, hypocrisy, Inflation Reduction Act, Jennifer Granholm, Maine, natural gas, not in my backyard, oil, Oregon, russia, saving democracy, Ted Kennedy, Ukraine
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Politics
Alan Zendell, July 16, 2022 It’s often been said of how diplomacy works that the only thing worse is having none at all; in that event, all international disputes could erupt into armed conflicts. Every nation, including the United States … Continue reading
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Tagged DGA, diplomacy, EU, evangelism, Facebook, iran, Isreal, Jamal Ksashoggi, MBS, Mitch McConnell, NATO, nuclear weapons, oil, Palestinians, political contributions, saudi arabia, supreme court, Trump allies, Ukraine, white supremacy, Yair Lapid
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The Nuclear Endgame
Alan Zendell, April 14, 2022 As a fan and writer of science fiction, I have read several apocalyptic/dystopian novels and published one myself (The Portal, https://https://www.amazon.com/Portal-Alan-Zendell/dp/1523721049.) As reader and writer, I have always been fascinated by the authors’ conceptions of … Continue reading
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Tagged apocalptic novels, china, dystopian novels, famine, Middle East, mutually assured destruction, NATO, natural gas, oil, russia, Soviet Union, Ukraine, wheat
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Locked and Loaded
Alan Zendell, September 16, 2019 A couple of weeks ago I was with an old friend who is currently well-placed in Defense Department circles. He’s a scientist, not prone to hyperbole, wild speculation, or making assertions without sound bases. So … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 election, Afghanistan, Houthi, iran, Iraq, israel, John Bolton, Kim Jong Un, Mike Pompeo, North Korea, oil, Pentagon, saudi arabia, Shia, Sunni, Trump, war, Yemen
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Danger Signs
Alan Zendell, December 20, 2018 Occasionally, someone you know starts behaving erratically and unpredictably. Maybe he or she always behaved that way, but now the pendulum swings are becoming extreme. Actions appear more dramatic and frantic, and facial expressions take … Continue reading
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Tagged Assad, criminal enterprise, erratic behavior, iran, ISIS, James Mattis, Kurds, lindsey graham, Mike Pompeo, oil, russia, Syria, Taliban, Trump Foundation, turkey, vladimir Putin
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