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In his great book The Roman Revolution, Ronald Syme describes the aristocratic woman of the Augustan Age, a different creature from the sturdy Roman matron of the past: “Their names were more often heard in public than was expedient for honest women: they became politicians and patrons of the arts. They were formidable and independent, retaining control of their own property in marriage. The emancipation of women had its reaction upon the men, who, instead of a partner from their own class, preferred alliance with a freedwoman, or none at all.”
In his great book The Roman Revolution, Ronald Syme describes the aristocratic woman of the Augustan Age, a different creature from the sturdy Roman matron of the past: “Their names were more often heard in public than was expedient for honest women: they became politicians and patrons of the arts. They were formidable and independent, retaining control of their own property in marriage. The emancipation of women had its reaction upon the men, who, instead of a partner from their own class, preferred alliance with a freedwoman, or none at all.”
Major Hoople reposted
The second post of the week is about the rise of girl boss. I rely on the resume of Maggie Goodlander to explain the features of girl boss.
https://thezman.com/wordpress/?p=33990
https://thezman.com/wordpress/?p=33990
Major Hoople reposted
The first post of the week is about the endless parade of preachers that define the public square and what we must do to be rid of these troublesome want-a-be priests.
https://thezman.com/wordpress/?p=33984
https://thezman.com/wordpress/?p=33984
A post worth considering at the other place …
Pulling back to a broader perspective, consider just how strange it is for someone to strongly identify as a political party member, or a gender, or a generational subset (millennial, boomer, etc), or even as being the fan of a mere sports team—yet approach the idea of identifying in any way with your racе (acknowledging the literal blood flowing through your veins and your lineage and genetic heritage) as if its something wild or absurd.
Think of how much effort went into this level of programming and conditioning, to produce this degree of unnatural and artificial thinking..
more importantly, consider why.
From an ashalogos, found by James Kirkpatrick.
Pulling back to a broader perspective, consider just how strange it is for someone to strongly identify as a political party member, or a gender, or a generational subset (millennial, boomer, etc), or even as being the fan of a mere sports team—yet approach the idea of identifying in any way with your racе (acknowledging the literal blood flowing through your veins and your lineage and genetic heritage) as if its something wild or absurd.
Think of how much effort went into this level of programming and conditioning, to produce this degree of unnatural and artificial thinking..
more importantly, consider why.
From an ashalogos, found by James Kirkpatrick.
Major Hoople reposted
Private Equity Firms are DESTROYING American Businesses they same way they bankrupted Toys "R" Us and put them out of business
Here’s how they did it
- After signing for Toys "R" Us, they sold all of the land under every store they own in the United States
- Private Equity sold it to their sister firms that they also own, their real estate investment trust
- They sell the land to themselves for cheap and then lease the land back to Toys”R”Us for expensive rates
- So now Toys”R”Us has a lease they didn't have when they were still successful
- So next private equity went to look at all Toys”R”Us’ warehouses where they have backstock that carries them over in economic downturn. They began to sell that to a liquidator, all of the extra stock
- Next private equity sold all the Toys”R”Us’ warehouses, to their own real estate investment firms
- Private equity now leases back all of the infrastructure Toys”R”Us had built over the last 100 years to become the successful powerhouse it was
“They decimated Toys”R”Us in literally 2 years. At the end of this, Toys”R”Us can no longer make their payments to the bank, so they're going to have to file bankruptcy.
And then what's going to happen is all of the assets that Toys R Us had left, which is largely only the intellectual property at this point, we're going to have a fire sale. And you know who's going to buy it for pennies on the dollar? One of our sister private equity firms. And they're going to get the intellectual property, then we're going to sell that to Macy's to use, and then we're going to go buy Macy's and we're going to start over again.”
https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1913454340133863820
Here’s how they did it
- After signing for Toys "R" Us, they sold all of the land under every store they own in the United States
- Private Equity sold it to their sister firms that they also own, their real estate investment trust
- They sell the land to themselves for cheap and then lease the land back to Toys”R”Us for expensive rates
- So now Toys”R”Us has a lease they didn't have when they were still successful
- So next private equity went to look at all Toys”R”Us’ warehouses where they have backstock that carries them over in economic downturn. They began to sell that to a liquidator, all of the extra stock
- Next private equity sold all the Toys”R”Us’ warehouses, to their own real estate investment firms
- Private equity now leases back all of the infrastructure Toys”R”Us had built over the last 100 years to become the successful powerhouse it was
“They decimated Toys”R”Us in literally 2 years. At the end of this, Toys”R”Us can no longer make their payments to the bank, so they're going to have to file bankruptcy.
And then what's going to happen is all of the assets that Toys R Us had left, which is largely only the intellectual property at this point, we're going to have a fire sale. And you know who's going to buy it for pennies on the dollar? One of our sister private equity firms. And they're going to get the intellectual property, then we're going to sell that to Macy's to use, and then we're going to go buy Macy's and we're going to start over again.”
https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1913454340133863820
Well, geez. Was there a defeat at the Gates of Vienna that I missed?
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/no-longer-immigration-displacement
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/no-longer-immigration-displacement
I’m having a tough time not saying thank you after AI does something nice for me, like translate some Latin.
All of it’s true and none of it matters. As far as black voters are concerned, Stacey Abrams took stupid white people for a ride. They’re not wrong actually.
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/04/16/the_remarkable_rags-to-riches_story_of_stacey_abrams_1103954.html
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/04/16/the_remarkable_rags-to-riches_story_of_stacey_abrams_1103954.html
Major Hoople reposted
The penultimate post of the week is about how the talks with Iran signal the retreat of the American empire and the transformation of the Israel Lobby.
https://thezman.com/wordpress/?p=33956
https://thezman.com/wordpress/?p=33956
Major Hoople reposted
The third post of the week is an argument in favor of including respect for individual rights in the coming trade negotiations with Europe. Unless and until the countries of Europe, especially the UK, restore civil liberties, they should be treated the same as China in trade deals.
https://thezman.com/wordpress/?p=33953
https://thezman.com/wordpress/?p=33953
Major Hoople reposted
A few places to get chestnut seeds and saplings:
Chief River Nursery provides pure American chestnut seedlings sourced from mature trees that have survived the blight. Although these seedlings are not guaranteed to be blight-proof, they are grown from parent trees that have shown resilience: https://chiefrivernursery.com/american-chestnut-castanea-dentata-seedlings.html
The original developer of the popular Dunstan Chestnut hybrid, Chestnut Hill Tree Farm offers these trees directly through their online store. https://chestnuthilltreefarm.com/product-category/tree-packages/
Morse Nursery offers a variety of hybrid chestnut trees, including those similar to Dunstan chestnuts, known for their blight resistance and suitability for wildlife food plots. Their selection features trees with staggered nut drop times, ranging from August to December, allowing for extended wildlife feeding periods. https://morsenursery.com/collections/chestnut
The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF): Starting in spring 2025, TACF plans to offer its members the opportunity to purchase wild-type American chestnut seeds. These seeds come from verified wild-type American chestnuts grown in the wild or in TACF chapter-run Germplasm Conservation Orchards. https://tacf.org/american-chestnut-seeds-and-seedlings/
Tristar Plants offer hybrid American chestnut trees bred for resilience and disease resistance, aiming to support the species' restoration. https://tristarplants.com/products/hybrid-american-chestnut-tree
note: if you are east of the Mississippi, hybrids are your best bet
Chief River Nursery provides pure American chestnut seedlings sourced from mature trees that have survived the blight. Although these seedlings are not guaranteed to be blight-proof, they are grown from parent trees that have shown resilience: https://chiefrivernursery.com/american-chestnut-castanea-dentata-seedlings.html
The original developer of the popular Dunstan Chestnut hybrid, Chestnut Hill Tree Farm offers these trees directly through their online store. https://chestnuthilltreefarm.com/product-category/tree-packages/
Morse Nursery offers a variety of hybrid chestnut trees, including those similar to Dunstan chestnuts, known for their blight resistance and suitability for wildlife food plots. Their selection features trees with staggered nut drop times, ranging from August to December, allowing for extended wildlife feeding periods. https://morsenursery.com/collections/chestnut
The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF): Starting in spring 2025, TACF plans to offer its members the opportunity to purchase wild-type American chestnut seeds. These seeds come from verified wild-type American chestnuts grown in the wild or in TACF chapter-run Germplasm Conservation Orchards. https://tacf.org/american-chestnut-seeds-and-seedlings/
Tristar Plants offer hybrid American chestnut trees bred for resilience and disease resistance, aiming to support the species' restoration. https://tristarplants.com/products/hybrid-american-chestnut-tree
note: if you are east of the Mississippi, hybrids are your best bet
@threesevens I planted 3 Dunstans last spring. They did very well and it looks like they survived the mild winter so I'm planning on planting more next spring.
The biggest challenge is you need to fence them in or the deer will strip them when they're young and when they start getting big enough to bear fruit the bears will demolish them to get at it. My buddy planted 2 up on the mountain around 10? years ago and the asshole bears will climb up and rip the branches off to get the chestnuts.
The biggest challenge is you need to fence them in or the deer will strip them when they're young and when they start getting big enough to bear fruit the bears will demolish them to get at it. My buddy planted 2 up on the mountain around 10? years ago and the asshole bears will climb up and rip the branches off to get the chestnuts.
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