I'm skeptical that this is entirely a good thing. Turkey helped, and Turkey and Russia have made some sort of agreement. Hmmmm. So with their help DT freed IS, then pissed off IS. What could possibly go wrong?
I guess we'll see how this all goes when the dust settles. If it ever does.
Reminds me of chestnuts. The American Chestnut groves were almost all cut down for lumber when the blight appeared; not so in Europe, where resistant strains have appeared. The roots of the old American chestnuts survive and produce shoots, though.
The sky is noticeably smoky here today. Still blue overhead, but as one looks down first hazy and further down sightly brown. No smell of smoke that I can notice. Considering that it is about two hundred miles from here to Geyserville as the crow flies, that's nothing small.
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders 23 October at 12:58 · President Trump just announced he will keep troops in Syria to protect oil fields. Last I checked, Congress never authorized U.S. forces to be deployed to secure Syria’s economic resources. Putting U.S. soldiers in harm’s way for this purpose is illegal and unconstitutional.
Cane toads story of the day! [Click]
ReplyDeleteAustralian water rats cut cane toads open with 'surgical precision' to feast on their hearts
Scientists say native rodents in Western Australia have discovered how to kill and eat parts of the poisonous pests
On a perhaps not altogether dissimilar note: Robert Reich: No wonder Wall Street fears Warren and Sanders – they speak for the people [Click]
ReplyDeleteAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi: IS leader 'killed in US operation' in Syria
ReplyDeletehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50200339
I'm skeptical that this is entirely a good thing. Turkey helped, and Turkey and Russia have made some sort of agreement. Hmmmm. So with their help DT freed IS, then pissed off IS. What could possibly go wrong?
DeleteI guess we'll see how this all goes when the dust settles. If it ever does.
And, of course, DT had to say that the IS leader will stand before the judgement of God, just to keep this a really potent religious war. HEAVY SIGH.
DeleteIt's always the same ten or fewer adjectives....
Delete"unbelievable," "perfect," "very very," "excellent," "great," "terrific,"
"Russia treated us great," "Iraq was excellent" ...
CONGRESS WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING...!!
DeleteDT says it's because "Washington leaks"...! Implying that Congress members would have warned IS?
(Isn't that illegal?)
He did, though, tell Russia in advance. Just not Congress. Hmmm.
Long read: Bark Beetles Are Decimating Our Forests. That Might Actually Be a Good Thing. [Click] I recall hearing about this several years ago; good to see it is being built on.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of chestnuts. The American Chestnut groves were almost all cut down for lumber when the blight appeared; not so in Europe, where resistant strains have appeared. The roots of the old American chestnuts survive and produce shoots, though.
DeleteThe sky is noticeably smoky here today. Still blue overhead, but as one looks down first hazy and further down sightly brown. No smell of smoke that I can notice. Considering that it is about two hundred miles from here to Geyserville as the crow flies, that's nothing small.
ReplyDeleteLots of N. California fire info at sfgate.com (the SF Chronicle web site) [Click] One gust of 102 mph reported.
DeleteTwo Photos Capture Vastly Different Presidents [Click] DT photo was posed after the fact. At the time of the raid Trump was at one of his golf courses (credit: Pete Souza)
ReplyDeleteGeorgia Sees Surge In New Voters [Click] Trump should have built his wall around Georgia, not Colorado!
ReplyDeleteRep Katie Hill (D-CA) resigns after allegations of affair with staffer
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I think we should just declare that the South won. And wall them off. Maybe a six months amnesty for those who wish to leave then BIG WALL.
ReplyDeleteOh, a BEAUTIFUL Big Wall! Like Trump promised. I figure that means alabaster, Carrera marble, or some such.
ReplyDeleteRhyolite porphyry would be nice, too.
DeleteI’d settle for some simple electric pasture fencing.
DeleteYou’d be welcome in Vermont, puddle!!
DeleteTrump Loudly Booed At World Series [Click]
ReplyDeleteThen came a loud chant: “Lock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.” [Click]
puddle--I see that Santa Rosa is under an evacuation order because of the fires. Reports of 90+ mph gusts north of town.
ReplyDeleteLink to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat [Click]
DeleteI lived in and near Santa Rosa off and on for a number of years. Graduated from Santa Rosa HS, attended Santa Rosa JC, had my first real job there.
Latest report: 190,000 people evacuated in Sonoma County
DeleteThanks for the link, Alan. I went to a convention in Santa Rosa last December.
DeleteWow. This is just such a harsh climate consequence! 😔
DeleteU.S. Senator Bernie Sanders
ReplyDelete23 October at 12:58 ·
President Trump just announced he will keep troops in Syria to protect oil fields. Last I checked, Congress never authorized U.S. forces to be deployed to secure Syria’s economic resources. Putting U.S. soldiers in harm’s way for this purpose is illegal and unconstitutional.