Breakfast (cake, coffee and fruit) on the back patio with decorations by Naomi. A little cool, visibility about 10 miles, predicted high 92F, air quality good, with ragweed pollen. Back inside now. alan
From today's Wall Street Journal e-mail news digest:
1. The U.S. has agreed to release Korean workers detained in the Hyundai raid, Seoul says. South Korea’s presidential office said the two countries have reached a deal for their release, which follows a large scale immigration raid at a Hyundai Motor plant in Georgia last week. Some administrative procedures remain, but once they are cleared, a chartered plane will be sent to the U.S. to bring the South Korean citizens home, an official said. U.S. border czar Tom Homan said on CNN’s “State of the Union” today that workplace raids will continue because they help secure the border.
2. RFK Jr. is testing just how far the president will let him go. Trump is backing him, for now. The president has so far stood by his health and human services secretary. “I like the fact that he’s different,” President Trump said after Kennedy was admonished by Republicans and Democrats alike this past week over his recent firing of the CDC director, his effective limiting of access to the Covid-19 vaccine and concerns over possible changes to routine childhood vaccinations. Trump’s unwavering support for Kennedy is nonetheless showing its first signs of risk.
3. Chinese hackers posed as a top U.S. lawmaker during trade talks between the two countries. The FBI is investigating a scheme to spy on trade groups using fake emails from Rep. John Moolenaar (R., Mich.), who heads a House committee focused on U.S. competition with China. It’s the latest in a series of alleged cyber espionage campaigns linked to Beijing, people familiar with the matter said, timed to potentially deploy spyware against organizations giving input on President Trump’s trade negotiations.
4. Japan’s prime minister is resigning after clinching a tariff deal. Shigeru Ishiba, who led Japan for less than a year before his party turned on him over a run of election defeats, said he would step down just days after he finally won relief on punishing tariffs that were squeezing Japan’s powerhouse auto sector and other important exporters—a deal that wasn’t enough to save his premiership. He leaves his successor an inbox bulging with challenges including a relationship with the U.S. strained by tariffs and voter anger over sliding living standards.
5. Russia has struck Ukraine with the largest aerial bombardment of the 3½-year war. Russia fired 13 missiles and launched more than 800 attack drones, according to Ukraine’s air force, targeting sites across the country and hitting a government building in Kyiv for the first time. It came as Russia’s Vladimir Putin continues to evade Trump’s calls for peace talks, betting that Ukraine’s army will break before his economy does.
I'm back on Twitter incognito. The grand plan was to use the same alter-ego to troll Trump on Truth Social. Only, Truth Social demanded a phone number! There's no way on God's green earth I'm giving those...those...people a phone number! So, I'm stuck on Twitter as Jeremiah Barouche. Though, on the whole, it's probably not a bad thing to have a male persona there.
in re my comment on hcr's column, which comment disappeared, I question it a bit because I read the TMP column on which it seems mostly to be based. ------Alan
Hey Cat, did you notice any exciting weather on Saturday?
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Fortunately for us, the most exciting bits missed us, though we do have one large tree branch down. It was a lot worse elsewhere in the Valley.
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DeleteHCR IS A MUST READ TONIGHT…especially regarding Chicago
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seems still rather speculative to me.
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How so?
DeleteRemember that she speaks with a vast comprehension of history and the complex issues involved.
You feally can't take Trump's posts all that seriously.
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42 years married today
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Breakfast (cake, coffee and fruit) on the back patio with decorations by Naomi. A little cool, visibility about 10 miles, predicted high 92F, air quality good, with ragweed pollen. Back inside now.
Deletealan
Happy anniversary. And many more!
DeleteWhat W.A. said!
DeleteFrom today's Wall Street Journal e-mail news digest:
ReplyDelete1. The U.S. has agreed to release Korean workers detained in the Hyundai raid, Seoul says.
South Korea’s presidential office said the two countries have reached a deal for their release, which follows a large scale immigration raid at a Hyundai Motor plant in Georgia last week. Some administrative procedures remain, but once they are cleared, a chartered plane will be sent to the U.S. to bring the South Korean citizens home, an official said. U.S. border czar Tom Homan said on CNN’s “State of the Union” today that workplace raids will continue because they help secure the border.
2. RFK Jr. is testing just how far the president will let him go. Trump is backing him, for now.
The president has so far stood by his health and human services secretary. “I like the fact that he’s different,” President Trump said after Kennedy was admonished by Republicans and Democrats alike this past week over his recent firing of the CDC director, his effective limiting of access to the Covid-19 vaccine and concerns over possible changes to routine childhood vaccinations. Trump’s unwavering support for Kennedy is nonetheless showing its first signs of risk.
3. Chinese hackers posed as a top U.S. lawmaker during trade talks between the two countries.
The FBI is investigating a scheme to spy on trade groups using fake emails from Rep. John Moolenaar (R., Mich.), who heads a House committee focused on U.S. competition with China. It’s the latest in a series of alleged cyber espionage campaigns linked to Beijing, people familiar with the matter said, timed to potentially deploy spyware against organizations giving input on President Trump’s trade negotiations.
4. Japan’s prime minister is resigning after clinching a tariff deal.
Shigeru Ishiba, who led Japan for less than a year before his party turned on him over a run of election defeats, said he would step down just days after he finally won relief on punishing tariffs that were squeezing Japan’s powerhouse auto sector and other important exporters—a deal that wasn’t enough to save his premiership. He leaves his successor an inbox bulging with challenges including a relationship with the U.S. strained by tariffs and voter anger over sliding living standards.
5. Russia has struck Ukraine with the largest aerial bombardment of the 3½-year war.
Russia fired 13 missiles and launched more than 800 attack drones, according to Ukraine’s air force, targeting sites across the country and hitting a government building in Kyiv for the first time. It came as Russia’s Vladimir Putin continues to evade Trump’s calls for peace talks, betting that Ukraine’s army will break before his economy does.
I wish there really was a Hell and that it had viewing windows so we could all watch trump, Putin and Netanyahu roast. Susan
DeleteAh, you and me both, sister!
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ReplyDeleteDad, Sis and I get our covid and flu shots Wednesday afternoon.
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ReplyDeleteAs I (or rather my alter-ego) said on Twitter, if Trump had ever served in the military, he would know JAG officers are unsuited for this job.
I'm back on Twitter incognito. The grand plan was to use the same alter-ego to troll Trump on Truth Social. Only, Truth Social demanded a phone number! There's no way on God's green earth I'm giving those...those...people a phone number! So, I'm stuck on Twitter as Jeremiah Barouche. Though, on the whole, it's probably not a bad thing to have a male persona there.
Delete👍 Now I’m picturing a frog driving a horse drawn carriage! 😆
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ReplyDeletein re my comment on hcr's column, which comment disappeared, I question it a bit because I read the TMP column on which it seems mostly to be based.
ReplyDelete------Alan
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DeleteI see two Alan comments on HCR's column.
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