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And just like that it’s December. We are in the last 29 days of 2024.

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What I'm Interested in This Week:

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The Threat of Space Debris

According to this article there is over 120 million pieces of space debris in earth’s lower orbit. Lower orbit is where satellites for telecommunication and similar functions orbit the earth. It’s the closest and easiest to get to area of zero gravity for the earth. The United Nations Panel of Space Traffic Coordination has started ringing the alarm about this concern because they are considerate of collisions in our lower orbit due to the increase of debris. Their solution is to create a shared database where public and private organizations worldwide can collaborate to monitor lower space debris. The panel suspects that the situation is only going to get worse as nations and companies expand their space exploration endeavors. One of the hurdles UN officials face with coordinating in this way is that space programs tend to be a part of national security and the relevant data could be proprietary.

Sharing this kind of information could put different groups at risk. That said, however, the UN panel is moving forward with the formation of a committee and is insisting that something must be done to make space travel a safer experience with the future in mind. I find this interesting because it makes me wonder what will happen with this data and how will it be used? I can empathize with the value of tracking space debris but how practical of a practice is it? Do we have a way to clean up the debris? Or how about we just stop going to space and make earth a better place? I can see how trust or a lack thereof may be a significant factor to this endeavor getting off the ground.

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Joe Biden Pardons Hunter Biden

​Earlier this year Hunter Biden went on trial and was convicted of three federal gun felonies and federal tax charges. When the convictions came in President Joe Biden took to the lectern and said that he would not pardon his son and that he would allow the Department of Justice to carry out its duties. Now in an about-face, on Sunday President Biden announced that he did in fact pardon Hunter Biden over the weekend. He attributed the politicization of the DOJ to his reason why he pardoned Hunter. He said, “raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice - and once I made this decision this weekend, there was no sense in delaying it further.” This change of heart doesn’t make much of any sense besides the fact that Hunter is his son and President Biden is committed to looking out for his only living son no matter what. This may be why the big guy gets 10%.

One thing Joe will do is look out for his kid, but not his grandchild. The point of weaponization doesn’t make sense from the perspective of Joe Biden selected Attorney General Merrick Garland. How is your AG politicizing the DOJ against you? Unless of course Joe Biden was using the DOJ to go after his political opponents and he was willing to throw Hunter under the bus for a little while if it meant he could remain president. But then Donald Trump wins the presidency so that throws a monkey wrench into Joe Biden’s plan. Then, once left with a choice of being a less than okay president who kept his word on this issue, or being a decent plus father, he chose the latter and blamed the DOJ for his decision. Either Joe is old and senile or he is Emperor Palpatine. And in a slightly unrelated analogy, he would have gotten away with it too if it weren’t for you meddling voters.

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Mexico Sours on Immigration

For migrants to get to the United States they often travel south to north as opposed to north to south via Canada, which does happen but not as much in quantity or scale. Since 2023 when southern migration was at an all time high, citizens of Mexico have been sounding the alarm making their opposition to migration known. Now, a plurality of Mexicans are against migration. When people migrate from their home country in hopes of coming to the United States they often get held up in some capacity in Mexico. Migrants in Mexico have led to a decrease in quality of life for Mexican citizens and as Donald Trump prepares to take the White House for the next four years, the Mexican government is responding by cracking down on immigration. This article highlights how the Mexican people are upset with migrants taking up community areas, leaving waste, lowering the standard of living, and not being able to speak Spanish. Over time migration to America has expanded from just primarily Mexico. While Mexicans are still some of if not the most prolific migrants to the U.S., since the trend of migrant caravans started, there are more people from other countries including Haiti, China, various nations in Europe, Cuba, and Venezuela migrating via the southern border to the U.S. This influx is putting stress on Mexico via government services and public sentiment.

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Encouragement for Your Week

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This week I want to encourage you to discover new ways of self-expression. One of the ways you can address your needs, interests, and the like is in how you express yourself. Self-expression and or behavior also perpetuates your healthiness in terms of the kind of person you are. Sometimes you may be inclined to behave poorly or act out because of the influence of someone or something outside of your inherent desires. Now is a great time to start the work of uncorrupting yourself. Don't justify a way of living that you yourself would rather not have just because of what some noun did or didn't do to you, that made you rationalize certain behaviors in the way that you have up to this point. This could be challenging work, but if you choose to express yourself in a way that is void any outside influence and focuses only on how YOU want to live, that raw product will be infinitely better than the refined mess you may be currently accustomed to.

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Have a fantastic Week!

All the best,

Ken

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