California is our Future – After Dark

With American Independence Day rapidly approaching, and the heat of the summer bearing down on an already overstretched water and energy grid, thoughts of breaking away tempt the soul. With the breakdown of public infrastructure in the East Coast with the Colonial Pipeline, and official policy of rolling electricity blackouts in California spreading to the Pacific Northwest, however, escape no longer seems an option. Tonight we debate these issues, along with the state of the housing market – and a brief movie review – to round out the evening’s discussion. Let freedom ring.

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Myth of the 20th Century – Episode 219 – California is our Future

— References —

– Chinatown, Polanski (1974)
– Excalibur, Boorman (1981)
– Willow, Howard (1988)
– Highlander, Mulcahy (1986)
– Highlander: The Series, Davis-Panzer (1993)
– Not Just a Golden State: Three Anglo “Rushes” in the Making of Southern California, 1880-1920, Gendzel (2008) – https://www.jstor.org/stable/41172443
– We landed on a comet, and feminists are angry about a shirt, Lowry (2014) – https://nypost.com/2014/11/17/the-outrage-machine-insande-ado-about-sexist-shirt/
– John McAfee – Uncharted Waters, Myth of the 20th Century (2020) – https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2020/04/15/john-mcafee-uncharted-waters/
– John McAfee – Silicon Industrial Complex, Myth of the 20th Century (2020) – https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2020/07/22/john-mcafee-silicon-industrial-complex/
– EIA projects renewables share of U.S. electricity generation mix will double by 2050, EIA (2021) – https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46676
– U.S. energy consumption by source and sector, 2020, EIA (2021) – https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/images/consumption-by-source-and-sector.pdf
– Here’s How You Can Use the Ford F-150 Lightning to Power Your Home in the Event of a Power Outage, Wren (2021) – https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/heres-how-you-can-use-the-ford-f-150-lightning-to-power-your-home-in-the-event-of-a-power-outage/ar-AAKcVQc
– No, Blackstone Didn’t “Buy 17,000 Houses” out from under Desperate Homebuyers. And BlackRock Didn’t “Buy a Whole Neighborhood.” But Built-to-Rent is a Huge Change, Richter (2021) – https://wolfstreet.com/2021/06/22/no-blackstone-didnt-buy-17000-houses-out-from-under-desperate-homebuyers-and-blackrock-didnt-buy-a-whole-neighborhood-but-built-to-rent-is-a-h/
– Gas prices rise Fourth of July weekend amid shortage of fuel tank delivery drivers, Basu (2021) – https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/gas-prices-july-4th-weekend-shortage-of-fuel-tank-delivery-drivers/287-30f3b4e9-a388-4de9-9d97-830eb81080cf
– New York City Hates Nuclear Power And Natural Gas – Now They Have To Turn Off Their Air Conditioners, Campbell (2021) – https://www.science20.com/hank_campbell/new_york_city_hates_nuclear_power_and_natural_gas_now_they_have_to_turn_off_their_air_conditioners-255224