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They were led by a man who is mentally ill, so yeah it doesn't make logical sense. But he sat there and watched it so apparently he was hoping for some type of outcome.

The Jan. 6 event was clearly a Trump-inspired rebellion to disrupt the Constitutional authority of the government to manage the Presidential transition, so I think it's quite acceptable to call it an insurrection. The fact that it failed is mainly due to Trump's unwillingness to directly lead the mob, which caused it to peter out after their initial success. Fox News would like it to be white-washed and apply some less-loaded label, but that's just spinning the event. Next time we may not be so lucky.

Lately I've been trying to get back into the habit of reading more books. I finished The Last Watch by J. S. Dewes, and now I'm reading the sequel: The Exiled Fleet. It's pretty enjoyable military space opera. The books mainly focus on Adequin Rake, a career member of the Legion, and Cavalon, a disgraced royal family member.

It fits the dictionary definition of insurrection. The fact that it was inept and leaderless (after Trump departed) does not erase that stain.

Spaceflight 2022: Missions to watch in the upcoming year (Sky & Telescope) Three commercial lunar landings scheduled!

That would be fun though.

It was sad to hear that. Football was just more enjoyable back then.

It's a bit off topic for this thread, but the use of chemical agents is now restricted, at least in Seattle. Seattle council approves modified regulations for police use of less lethal weapons

It's not unheard of to get a false positive. The policies are there to play the odds at a high level.

Biden-Harris Administration Extends Space Station Operations Through 2030 Assuming Russia doesn't find a way to break it first...

Note that keeping that piece of information hidden is intentional. You don't want to give away that somebody has successfully guessed an account name on your system.

Omicron Has Bizarre Symptom That Only Shows Up At Night, Expert Says

Scheduled for release in April.

There was a story on this on a local sports news site: As covid shreds sports, Lockett tells why it’s not just the sniffles Tyler Lockett is a fully vaccinated professional athlete at the peak of physical fitness, yet even he got clobbered by COVID-19.

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Actually those are the digits that supposedly evolved from the Hindu-Arabic notation. The original Hindu symbols look almost nothing like the 15th century version. The spread of Hindu-Arabic numerals in the tradition of European practical mathematics

60% of the Russian and Ukrainian economies are in exporting raw materials. That's not a formula for economic success.