Friday, June 21, 2019

Summer begins today at 11:54amEDT / 8:54amPDT☀️SOLSTICE!


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  1. I have my iPhone set to play at 11:54am the song Summer Breeze by Sea!s and Crofts. ☀️

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    1. To judge from the people's clothing, it is too early for the blackflies and mosquitoes. I remember a mosquito expert at the University of Alaska saying that during summer on the North Slope the total weight of mosquitoes is greater than that of all other animals combined. Think about that...

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    2. Alan, in the photos they aren't yet on the North Slope, just working to get there. They have to wear a full flight suit for the helicopter, too.

      I'm sure it's not too early for mosquitoes as the Arctic is way too warm already. And every thing you have heard about the mosquitoes there is true. They spray all their clothing with Deet, try to keep it off their skin as much as possible (because bathing is a big process involving ice cold water and biodegradable soap). They wear headgear with netting as needed. It's bad.

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    3. On his first research trip to the Arctic, at age 18, he learned the art of spraying a neckerchief with Deet first and seeing how long he could go before they figured out it was only the kerchief. Turns out it can be enough to confuse them and since the researchers are literally on the move all day, walking from nest to nest, they might not get swarmed until they have to stop, as long as they give off the scent of their spiffy Deet cologne.

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    4. I haven't been to the North Slope, but the mosquitoes in inland Alaska and the Yukon are every bit as pestiferous as people say. It's like true love--you have to experience it to know what it is. You can't escape them by running, and any bare skin is a banquet table for them. No oxfords, no sandals, no short pants or short sleeves. I remember the old story about the gold miner in Alaska who wakes up and hears the mosquitoes in his tent debating whether they should carry him out or eat him there. Our experience was that on sand banks and gravel bars that were open to the wind it was a lot better than in wooded areas. Once we camped on a gravel bar that seemed to be an active artillery range littered with (mostly expended) mortar flares and what sounded like tanks growling in the woods on the far bank. It was that or the mosquitoes in the brush and trees along the shore. After dinner we packed everything except our sleeping bags into the boat, and agreed that if there was a sudden bright light overhead, it was into the boat and off down the river as fast as we could.

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    1. Susan, your link is busted. Maybe the article got updated? But no matter. Your meaning still comes through. And I've been thinking the same thing all day!!!

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    2. The headline I saw in the Tribune didn't read the article) said Trump had called off the military strike he had "cocked and ready."

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    3. Trump says US was 'cocked and loaded' to strike Iran before he pulled ...
      https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/21/politics/trump-military-strikes-iran/index.html
      6 hours ago - President Donald Trump said Friday that he called off the attack on Iran just as the US ... Trump pulls back on approved military strikes on Iran.

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    4. When Cheetolini says "cocked" he's only half-right and he proved it with this Iran farce.

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    5. Wil says the truth is that DT was told many hours before the final decision that 150 people would die and he was fine with that at first. Now he spins it like he was a nice guy. Moreover, what gives him the right to start a war on his own, without a decision from Congress?! I am really getting tired of this incompetency and wanton disregard for the Constitution and the morals this nation was founded on!!!!

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    6. "what gives him the right to start a war on his own, without a decision from Congress?!" Going back to the time of Jefferson, presidents have ordered military action without Congressional authorization. And, perhaps unfortunately, they have always gotten away with it.

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  4. https://politicalwire.com/2019/06/21/support-for-trump-plunges-in-louisiana/ [Click] In 2016 he won 58% to 38% for HRC.

    West Virginia Still Waiting on Promised China Investment [Click] Why, who could have guessed?

    Clyburn Amazed Harris and Booker Haven’t Caught On in South Carolina [Click]

    Letters Contradict Biden’s Spin on Segregationist Senator [Click] Only the beginning—Biden has a very large baggage train.

    Trump has started US withdrawal from the International Postal Union. [Click] What could possibly go wrong?

    Brett McGurk on current US and Iran situation. [Click] McGurk was former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran, among other roles.

    Ingraham Derides Reparations: ‘No Do-Overs,’ ‘We Won You Lost’ [Click] Fuel on the fire…

    Green New Deal vs. Carbon Tax [Click]

    Trump has now shown himself just as willing as President Obama to make empty threats that damage American credibility. [Click] The author seems quick to believe questionable claims of Iranian perfidy, but makes a valid point. Who will take US threats seriously now? Probably just as many as will trust the US to honor its commitments.

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  5. Quote of the Day
    June 21, 2019 at 4:03 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard

    “I don’t think the remarks are offensive. During the height of the civil rights movement we worked with people and got to know people that were members of the klan…We never gave up on our fellow human being.”
    — Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), defending Joe Biden’s remarks saying he worked with segregationist senators “to get things done.”


    Boris Johnson: police called to loud altercation at potential PM's home [Click] “Neighbour records shouting and banging at flat MP shares with Carrie Symonds” Conservative, eh? Not where I come from.

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