WenMar 3

My heart bleeds
- the upsides, no tax, sunshine, cheap imported 3rd world labour, an ability to return to the UK for the NHS
- the downsides Oakshott & Tice, oh and a little war

No I didn't bother reading or linking the attached article

#Upsides #Downsides #Dubai #Expats #TaxExiles #IgnoranceIsBliss

RonSupportsYouMar 2
Instead of giving his full attention to the war against Iran, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth decided to take some time out to start a new war against the universities of America:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/01/us-news/hegseth-bans-military-from-woke-princeton-columbia-mit-universities/
Hegseth acted to harm American colleges and the careers of the military officers who attended them.
#NewTrumpAdministrationMotto = #IgnoranceIsBliss. #military #education
Hegseth bans military from attending Princeton, Columbia, other elite universities: 'Wokeness and weakness'

He claimed the universities had replaced “the study of victory and pragmatic realism with the promotion of wokeness and weakness.”

New York Post
RonSupportsYouFeb 12
One more organization is afraid of Donald Trump:
"After nearly 90 years, the Gallup Organization will no longer track presidential approval ratings, which served as a steady way to measure Americans’ views of their elected leaders":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/politics/gallup-poll-presidential-approval-ratings-trump.html
"Gallup’s decision comes as Pres. Trump has escalated his threats against the press, and sued at least one respected pollster, J. Ann Selzer."
#DonaldTrump = #FallingInThePolls #IgnoranceIsBliss. #politics
Gallup Will No Longer Track Presidential Approval Ratings

The monthly poll has been used to measure presidential performance for almost nine decades.

The New York Times
RonSupportsYouFeb 5
Here is one more gift from #PutinsPuppet Donald Trump to Putin:
"Close the cover on the CIA World Factbook: The spy agency announced Wednesday that after more than 60 years, it is shuttering the popular reference manual":
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/04/cia-ends-publication-of-world-factbook-reference-tool-00766655 #IgnoranceIsBliss #politics
CIA ends publication of World Factbook reference tool

The site appeared online in 1997.

Politico
Shouting into the voidFeb 4

If you are happy, there might be something clinically wrong with you.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DjdAbexES/

#depression #happiness #psychology #ignoranceisbliss

193K views · 9.3K reactions | The natural state of depression. From my ’07 Comedy Central Presents set. —— Tour tickets on sale at WTFpod.com/Tour: ⋆ March 8 Albuquerque ⋆ March 28 Providence ⋆ April 16 Austin ⋆ June 4-6 Tacoma ⋆ June 25-27 Portland #standupcomedy #DepressionAndAnxietyAwareness #antidepressants #livecomedy | Marc Maron

The natural state of depression. From my ’07 Comedy Central Presents set. —— Tour tickets on sale at WTFpod.com/Tour: ⋆ March 8 Albuquerque ⋆ March 28 Providence ⋆ April 16 Austin ⋆ June 4-6...

BetteDec 29

You're talking to a group of people and notice that one of them, a good friend, has a huge hunk of spinach in their teeth.

You're talking to a group of people and notice that one of them, a stranger, has a huge hunk of spinach in their teeth.

#Etiquette
#Embarrassment
#BetterNotToKnow
#IgnoranceIsBliss

Do you:

Tell the friend, but not the stranger
15.4%
Tell the stranger, but not the friend
0%
Tell both of them
65.4%
Hope that somone else tells them both
19.2%
Poll ended at .
RonSupportsYouDec 23
"American science is wobbling right now. After cuts to federal funding and the firing or early retirement of thousands of government scientists this year, another blow to scientific research landed this week. The Trump administration on Tuesday night announced a plan to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research":
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/climate/ncar-climate-research-agu.html
#IgnoranceIsBliss #politics #ThisAintHowToMakeAmericaGreatAgain
A Somber Mood at Science Meeting as Trump Budget Cuts Continue

News of the breakup of a leading science institution rippled through an annual gathering of Earth, ocean and space scientists. Many say American science is suffering under the Trump administration.

The New York Times
RonSupportsYouDec 8
How bad is #inflation? Inflation is so bad that "The Bureau of Labor Statistics won't be publishing a delayed report on wholesale price inflation this month":
https://www.rawstory.com/bureau-of-labor-statistics-report/
#TheTruthHurtsTrump #IgnoranceIsBliss #economy #politics
Trump refuses to share pre-holiday inflation report — first skipped month in 12 years

The Bureau of Labor Statistics won't be publishing a delayed report on wholesale price inflation this month.The federal agency will skip the postponed October report on the Producer Price Index and instead roll those figures into November's report, which will be published Jan. 14, reported the Wall ...

Raw Story
Fes, The TieflingNov 25
I feel like my life would have been better without this information because now I long for what I'll never have 😢
#IgnoranceIsBliss
RonSupportsYouNov 16
They learned nothing: "Almost two weeks after Republicans lost badly in elections in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, many GOP leaders insist there is no problem with the party’s policies, its message or Pres. Donald Trump’s leadership":
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-republicans-trump-party-policies_n_6919d894e4b0b43a45c0cc6b?origin=home-whats-happening-unit
#IgnoranceIsBliss #politics copy: @renewedresistance
Trump's Republican Party Insists There's No Affordability Crisis And Dismisses Election Losses

Many Republican leaders insist there's no problem with the GOP's policies, the party's message or Trump’s leadership, despite big losses in this month's elections.

HuffPost