As if the US doesn't have enough on its plate including China (Taiwan), Russia, Belarus, Yemen, Afghanistan, Haiti etc. Now we get Cuba.
People yell at me for not focusing on China buying stuff in Africa and building sand islands off its coast. https://t.co/Wg6lRrZ5HR
A company called Pacific Power failed to shut off electricity during the massive Labor Day fires in Oregon last year. The ENTIRE TOWN of Gates, OR was burned and residents are now suing PP. There is an excellent report on you tube:
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After last week's topic of homes, I began thinking the most important things in life aren't possessions nor a nice house. Being happy and fulfilled is more about our approach to life, living the life we want, rather than one we've been conditioned to create. Our most precious gift is our time. I know I often get lost in the day to day, and forget to enjoy the moment. Those halcyon days must be recognized to be appreciated, otherwise, the moment is lost.
(ggersh highlighted this in Friday's Evening Blues, but an expansion might be of interest.) The jumping off point is Gordog's essay at MOA: The Space Race Technical Facts ... While I have little interest in space travel matters, Gordog's clear explication made this interesting to me. It also compelled me to take a look at the news that I had been avoiding.
ICYMI the excellent Twitter thread Azazello posted in last night’s EBs or don’t like reading tweets here it is in article form. It covers the Russia Gate scam and the 1/6 capital event and election shenanigans.
Really worth a read.
The folks at American Mind wrote up my tweet thread as an article. https://t.co/AyoBN6TRTe
— MartyrMade (@martyrmade) July 10, 2021
It's becoming increasingly apparent that the GOP will be running on a "tough on crime" theme, in response to a nationwide crime wave.
The other week I demonstrated that Defund the Police isn't actually a thing. Now let's look at the claims of a massive crime wave on our doorsteps.
where Nina Turner is running for Congress.
A heavy blanket seems to have descended on reporting about the special election, even at so called Progressive sites, which suggests to me that she might be doing rather well. She has been endorsed by Sen. Markey quite recently, the new Rising has a segment about that at YouTube, and by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Southern Water fined record £90m for deliberately pouring sewage into sea
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/09/southern-water-fined...
