Foggy at the moment (0740 hrs). No frost, rain, or high winds in the ten-day weather prediction. Temperatures to rise through the 60's during the next three days or so, then into the 70's. We finished pruning our fruit trees yesterday. The modest amounts of enteric-coated aspirin I am taking definitely seem to be helping ; I am thinking of increasing my dosage by two per day, but not sure what time would work well. ----Alan
Turns out the plane was hit by a downburst as it was close to landing. It ripped off one wing and the wind caught the other, flipping the plane. The landing gear may have collapsed due to the motion and power of the downburst.
“Cecil Graham: What is a cynic? Lord Darlington: A man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing. Cecil Graham: And a sentimentalist, my dear Darlington, is a man who sees an absurd value in everything and doesn’t know the market price of any single thing.” ― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan
Washington Post cancels ad from groups calling for Trump to fire Musk NYT: An advertisement that was set to run in some editions of The Washington Post on Tuesday calling for Elon Musk to be fired from his role in government was abruptly canceled, according to one of the advocacy groups that had ordered the ad. Common Cause said it was told by the newspaper Friday that the ad was being pulled. Although it is unclear who made the decision to pull the ad or why, the move comes amid growing concern about the changing mission of The Washington Post newsroom under the ownership of Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. The newspaper’s decision last fall to end its long-standing tradition of presidential endorsements and Bezos’ front-row seat at President Donald Trump’s inauguration have led some to wonder whether the news organization has been accommodating a Trump administration. -- nordy
You're quite welcome! There is also a "Buy Nothing From Amazon" WEEK March 7th-14th. Of course, that's my *every* week! There is also a NO WORK DAY on March 14th, when people are just supposed to not show up for work. I imagine that will be impossible for some...like nurses and surgeons and more. Lives would be in danger. But if it can be done safely, I'm all for it. Wil has a small software business and he is planning to honour it.
Finally got blogger to recognice me. Aournd here the large majority of school funds comes from local property taxes. Some from the state. Not aware of enough from tje federa; government to matter.
I don't know if it will help, but I changed my password in my Social Security account tonight. I think I may do that weekly. It's a fun way to leave little messages that the Muckers might come across. Ha!
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They did it. Now they're in our Social Security and Medicare System as well as Medicaid.
ReplyDeleteSocial Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information: AP sources
The Hill: Amazon’s exit from Quebec is a wake-up call for workers’ rights in the US [Click]
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Foggy at the moment (0740 hrs). No frost, rain, or high winds in the ten-day weather prediction. Temperatures to rise through the 60's during the next three days or so, then into the 70's. We finished pruning our fruit trees yesterday. The modest amounts of enteric-coated aspirin I am taking definitely seem to be helping ; I am thinking of increasing my dosage by two per day, but not sure what time would work well.
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U.S. Using “Reaper” Drones to Spy on Drug Cartels inside Mexico. [Click] The Mexican Air force has higher-performance trainer aircraft; hunting down and destroying Reapers should be good practice.
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Viking Journeys: How Long to England?
ReplyDeleteSo interesting! I'm a wee bit Viking (which explains a few things).
New footage shows Delta plane flipping over in fiery crash landing in Toronto [Click] Looks like the right main landing gear might have collapsed.
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Turns out the plane was hit by a downburst as it was close to landing. It ripped off one wing and the wind caught the other, flipping the plane. The landing gear may have collapsed due to the motion and power of the downburst.
Delete‘The lurch to the right scares me’: could The Left surprise in German election? [Click]
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Wikipedia: Die Linke [Click]
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In the current Bundestag AfD holds about 10% of the seats, and Die Linke about 5%.
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Pope Francis has double pneumonia Reportedly with more than one organism— oh, my. [Click]
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Aside:
ReplyDelete“Cecil Graham: What is a cynic?
Lord Darlington: A man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.
Cecil Graham: And a sentimentalist, my dear Darlington, is a man who sees an absurd value in everything and doesn’t know the market price of any single thing.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan
-----Alan
The Massive Hole in Trump's Tariff Plan (that no one is talking about) [Click]
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Washington Post cancels ad from groups calling for Trump to fire Musk
ReplyDeleteNYT: An advertisement that was set to run in some editions of The Washington Post on Tuesday calling for Elon Musk to be fired from his role in government was abruptly canceled, according to one of the advocacy groups that had ordered the ad.
Common Cause said it was told by the newspaper Friday that the ad was being pulled.
Although it is unclear who made the decision to pull the ad or why, the move comes amid growing concern about the changing mission of The Washington Post newsroom under the ownership of Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. The newspaper’s decision last fall to end its long-standing tradition of presidential endorsements and Bezos’ front-row seat at President Donald Trump’s inauguration have led some to wonder whether the news organization has been accommodating a Trump administration. -- nordy
listener, thanks for letting me know about the Buy Nothing day on Feb. 28. I will be participating. -- nordy
ReplyDeleteYou're quite welcome! There is also a "Buy Nothing From Amazon" WEEK March 7th-14th. Of course, that's my *every* week! There is also a NO WORK DAY on March 14th, when people are just supposed to not show up for work. I imagine that will be impossible for some...like nurses and surgeons and more. Lives would be in danger. But if it can be done safely, I'm all for it. Wil has a small software business and he is planning to honour it.
DeleteTrump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money
ReplyDeleteHow about next year we just give our tax money to the schools?
Of course, they'd just garnish my Social Security payment anyway. Sigh.
DeleteFinally got blogger to recognice me.
DeleteAournd here the large majority of school funds comes from local property taxes. Some from the state. Not aware of enough from tje federa; government to matter.
I don't know if it will help, but I changed my password in my Social Security account tonight. I think I may do that weekly. It's a fun way to leave little messages that the Muckers might come across. Ha!
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