Kevin Bae

Non-Social in a Socially Networked World

  • Right on schedule, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin dead in plane crash

    Right on schedule, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin dead in plane crash

    Who’s writing this script? It’s too predictable now. A business jet that had Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner paramilitary group, among its passengers crashed northwest of Moscow, Russia’s state Tass news agency said citing aviation authorities, with all 10 people aboard killed. Footage posted by onlookers in the Tver region showed what seemed like…

  • Ramaswinging at China

    Ramaswinging at China

    Episode 31 – August 21, 2023 I was watching the video below of Vivek Ramaswamy at The Richard Nixon Foundation where he laid out his thoughts on China and Taiwan. He’s getting hammered a bit from Republicans but I think it’s possible his proposal may be smart. You can watch his speech below or just…

  • Simple performance… powerful song

    Simple performance… powerful song

    I know this guy’s been making the rounds on Twitter and such but I finally took the time to listen to the song their all talking about. This simple video is a powerful performance and the first pure country song I’ve heard in quite some time. I used to love country music before it became…

  • Music Mondays… for now

    Music Mondays… for now

    I’m going to do a little tiny music podcast. Podcast Index and Podcasting 2.0 have developed the technology that allows listeners to pay artists as they listen to their music. This is an end run around the music licensing racket that has ruined music since record companies were founded. The companies make all the money…

  • Vivek Ramaswamy is everywhere

    Vivek Ramaswamy is everywhere

    I wonder if this strategy will work. He is literally on every podcast, network, and YouTube video. If you want to interview him he’s there. Recently I stumbled on a YouTube channel called CartierFamily. Four guys chatting about stuff. On two videos I saw they were giving their reaction to Ramaswamy’s appearance on The Breakfast…

  • Bidenomics brought you cumulative inflation of 17% in only 19 months

    Bidenomics brought you cumulative inflation of 17% in only 19 months

    Since Joe Biden took office in 2021 the cumulative effect of compounding inflation over less than two years has amounted to 17%. This means today it takes $1.17 to buy what would have cost you $1.00 in January of 2021. This is using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics web site. It’s important to look…