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Our world-class hypocrite is rapidly draining the strategic national oil reserve, after criticizing Biden for the same. America’s pile of emergency oil is shrinking fast But what else is new.

Greenland/US.

DOJ Removes All Mentions Of Justice From Website (Onion)

I was impressed how rapidly it left the pad. Must be the new engines. The old Saturn V seemed to take forever to clear the tower.

I could see a major vehicle transition occuring if we switch most vehicles to self-driving. In that case there might not be the incentive to buy bulky, gas-powered vehicles, with the motivation switching to internal comfort and safety. One thing I do wonder about is why the EV are still so focused on streamlining instead of style? Without the motivation to save on gas, streamlining seems like a lower priority. (The Tesla Cybertruck seems like a partial exception to this.)

Slow Horses was pretty good spycraft drama, although the seasons are only six episodes long. I could see that being remade for the US.

Republicans cancel votes amid fight over Trump's ‘anti-weaponization' fund In the USA, we're rapidly approaching political "silly season" as politicians posture for the upcoming election. In this case, some Republicans are objecting to Redacted's 'anti-weaponization' slush fund. I guess that isn't as silly as usual. At least the police who were attacked on Jan. 6th are taking the settlement to court. Redacted likes to break the rules, but perhaps this was a crime too far?

To top it off: US government will permanently drop tax claims against Trump as part of IRS lawsuit deal Such a deal. How do we get one of those? Yeah, sue the government for $10 billion. Anyway, seems just a tad illegal.

The 100 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time (Rolling Stones) The Clash is only number 4? Hmm.

So... after weaponizing the DoJ to go after his enemies, Redacted is creating a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. Guess who will be the recipient of those funds? Heh. They're not even trying to hide the corruption any more. Trump creates $1.8B "anti-weaponization" fund after dropping IRS suit

The Tdap vaccine is the only vaccination where I've had a noticeable reaction, in the form of a red patch around the injection site. But it went away after a few days. It beats getting one of those diseases.

Yeah, second place behind Bulgaria. What a slight.

I like to view routine vaccinations as exercising my immune system, much as one can exercise the mind and body. Maybe it's not just my imagination... Routine vaccines may cut dementia risk—experts have startling hypothesis on how

Gas Station Price Sign Using Scientific Notation Coming soon to a pump near you

Music for history study

When criticism of the President and his policies becomes treason. Sounds like Indonesia.

In the wilds behind my place there seems to be a pack of coyotes that hang around. Every time an emergency vehicle goes past with its sirens on, the pack just starts howling those creepy noises coyotes make. It takes a while for them to settle down again. Anyway, its a beautiful day out there, apart from all the cottonwood seeds floating about. I need to find a good place to get my glasses prescription filled. It's been a while and the old place I used to go to has long since shut down. Any suggestions?

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win Well, if the Pubs retain the House this fall, I'll know the fix is in and the nation is heading toward single party rule.

Brought to you by the party of "reduce government spending": GOP bill would fund $1B in White House "security upgrades" for Trump’s ballroom Yes, the supposedly "privately funded" government ballroom is now requesting a massive inflow of taxpayer money. For a ballroom.

Yes, I've long since resigned myself to the fact that institutions will need to be rebuilt following the smoking crater named Redacted. Foreign policy and World standing may never recover.

Still one of the all time great female vocalists

The Russians shipped oil to Cuba without the intervention of the US military. Remember? Sanctioned Russian tanker docks in Cuba after US allows passage despite energy blockade But yes, it's borderline behavior that should be reviewed by Congress. My particular concern is the use of military strikes against unarmed fishing vessels, which seems a pretty clear-cut human rights violation if not a violation of international law. Yes, Congress should be concerned about that, but the Republicans are too cowed by this administration.

Perhaps you believe this is the hand waving argument by the politicians, but a blockade is a war-like act by international law. Ergo, it must be authorized by Congress.