This Year's Yield...
I made 15 pair of layer-dipped candles and 11 pair of traditional candles.
Shown here are most of mine and a few made by others.
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Thanks for the candidate rankings, puddle!
ReplyDeleteI was surprised that Joe Biden came in 2nd, since he hasn't declared. Wow.
It is surely just a matter of name recognition at this point, listener.
DeleteInfuriating and utterly senseless! No one in their right mind would choose to restart the nuclear arms race. It seems that DT has gifted the Russians with a free pass to do whatever they now wish. Very hard to believe it's not an act of treason.
ReplyDeleteNPR: DT Admin begins production of a new nuclear weapon...
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/28/689510716/trump-administration-begins-production-of-a-new-nuclear-weapon?fbclid=IwAR1H_jcsxGzZhQs0caxrEnl_RXEYUKiRWhB9bmtZBqxPPUkXjWADnGiQY_w
The plans, initial development work and production planning must have been done under the Obama administration, if not before. And remember that France has made it very clear from the beginning that it would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons if confronted with an overwhelming conventional invasion. Another thing to consider is that tactical nuclear weapons have been discontinued, e.g. France's Pluton missile system [Click], and the US's cannon-fired atomic weapons.
DeleteOne should forget neither the US stationing of missiles in eastern Europe, supposedly to defend against Iran, nor the fact that Russia has repeatedly been invaded from the west. The Central European Plain extends beyond Moscow, and presents no physical obstacles to an invading army. It is an existential threat and fear that Russia has confronted for centuries.
DeleteIt's generally agree that Russia had been fudging the limits of the treaty if not totally violating them. But yes, Trump has explicitly given them permission to do whatever they please.
DeleteThe new US nuclear warhead would have been perfectly legal under the treaty, which applied to rockets rather than warheads. And I think an appropriate rocket to deliver this warhead would also have been legal, given the current state of the US nuclear arsenal.
So Russia is the only country that benefits from pulling out of the treaty.
This morning's tranche:
ReplyDeleteSecret Files Show How Trump Moscow Talks Unfolded [Click]
America’s Political Recession [Click]
Saudi Arabia Gave U.S. Weapons to al Qaeda Fighters [Click] They have also found their way into the hands of Iranian allies. Gee, who could ever have guessed?
Mystery mud on new volcanic island baffles Nasa scientists [Click]
The Guardian’s Long Read: Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: the 'pencil towers' of New York's super-rich [Click] Good Lord.
SOS call from Scottish off-gridder picked up in Texas [Click]
Opinion: Another Brexit referendum would be the EU’s worst nightmare [Click] “Britain’s trapped in Hotel California. But a remain win would hold Europe hostage to the UK’s never-ending internal debate.”
I'm a [UK] civil servant. Trust me, we're nowhere near ready for no-deal Brexit [Click] Just as was predicted before the Brexit referendum. My vocabulary lesson for the day: Tombola n 1: a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
Wow--and double wow. I just read through the Buzzfeed timeline linked through "Secret Files Show How Trump Moscow Talks Unfolded." To say that it is both very clear and damning is putting it mildly. It is assembled in a way that would [IMO] be satisfactory for use in court; that may not be coincidental.
DeleteIs Amy Klobuchar Announcing This Weekend? [Click] Here is her Wikipedia entry. [Click] Considering the large number of bills she has sponsored, there doesn’t seem to be a lot to say against her. Humdrum sounds pretty good these days… I will want to see a sample of her speaking ability on the stump, in addition to her campaign website.
ReplyDeleteBajadasaurus. [Click] Gee-whiz defensive horns.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else here braving the SOTU tonight? We are listening and what a bunch of malarky. Looking forward to the rebuttal, then Bernie's speech as well. Did you know that Bernie is going to speak after Stacey Abrams?
ReplyDeleteNo I didn't know Bernie was speaking, but I don't plan to listen to any of these speeches. The only political speech I can say really changed anything for me was Obama's "red state, blue state" speech shortly before Howard addressed the Democratic convention.
DeleteBesides, I've got work to do.
Well if anyone would like to hear Bernie here's the link:
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc5fD_t1ObQ
OK, you tempted me. I don't always have the dedication to work I should have. An impassioned speech, but it honestly didn't tell me anything I didn't already know.
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