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Billionaires' Toys

(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.

The Disillusionment of the Deplorables

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.

Early voting began last Wednesday in Ohio Cong. Dist. 11

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.

Welcome to Saturday's Potluck

Republic of China is in the headlines again this week. Jeff Bezo's publication The Washington Post How did Taiwan become embroiled in Haiti’s political crisis?

A group of people in full military gear broke into Taiwan’s embassy in Haiti on Thursday morning, following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, Taiwanese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou said Friday. Haitian police arrested 11 armed suspects, described as “mercenaries” by Taipei.

Friday Open Thread ~ "Thorn-in-the-Side" editon ~ Robyn Kincaid

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Haiti reminds us of how disastrous American foreign policy can be for our neighbors in this hemisphere. Pelosi throws world class shade at Nitwit Nero. Fetus Fetishist attacks Planned Parenthood clinic in Washington. Coal: it isn’t gone and some countries who should know better are burning more than they once were.

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