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#994 - Your $Tax $Dollars at work ... * My vote: yes, on purpose. Before self-serve gasoline stations proliferated, I fueled automobiles for extra $cash, in the early 1970's. Some customers, perhaps especially those from the South that wanted -premium-, fuel designed for high-compression...

Indeed Good news is relatively rare on Newspaper's front page. We have much to be thankful for, including Canada. "Happy Turkey Day!!" S2

🧐 This Qatari military base on U.S. soil raises many questions Republicans do NOT want answered publicly, as the mid-terms are a year away. MTG may be tip-of-the-spear on challenging Trump's bad judgement. A behind the scenes tap on Trump's shoulder from a Republican governor, or congressional...

Who ties your shoes for you Bud?

Trump administration cancels massive Nevada solar power project Mike Heuer / Fri, October 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM EDT Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has canceled the proposed Esmeralda 7 Solar Project in Nevada that would have been among the world's largest solar power facilities...

Not sure if they have cable? ;) In debate, correcting an opponent's error by exposing an attempt to exaggerate can score points. By underestimating, a debater may lay a trap for an attempt to correct. Such attempt would demonstrate reality even worse than presented, essentially resulting in...

Trump’s Biggest Ally Turns on Him Over Shocking Move Adam Downer / Fri, October 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM EDT Far-right influencer and informal Trump adviser Laura Loomer blasted the Trump administration on Friday for gifting Qatar an air force base in Idaho. “Does this mean the call to prayer will be...

Thomas Jefferson included the term "pursuit of happiness" in his Declaration of Independence. Historians suggest this is less about getting hammered Saturday night than it is about working toward prosperity. Consider this paradox: the more deliberate an individual is about seeking happiness...

'Their resilience is a lesson to us all': The maritime lions hunting seals on the beach Isabelle Gerretsen / Griet Van Malderen In Namibia, a group of desert lions have left their traditional hunting grounds for the Atlantic coast, to become the world's only maritime lions. Van Malderen has...

My friend Susan identifies as a man and changed his name yesterday. Susan B Anthony

"Define" means to limit the meaning of. The adjective "Orwellian" has broad potential applications, and thus is particularly vulnerable to misinterpretation. BUT ! Why obfuscate by analogy? President Trump is a liar.

That would explain it. I'm not sure that's the only explanation. I'm not sure an alternate explanation flatters him. qui vult decipi, decipiatur: let him who wishes to be deceived, be deceived There may not be much diversity of thought within the MAGA onslaught. But they seem to share a...

How the U.S. Military Is Amassing Combat Power Near Venezuela The Pentagon is moving some of its most advanced units and weapons closer to Venezuela as tensions run high between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro. Not directly related to Venezuela, but potentially of more long term...

For generations the metaphor was - Nero fiddled while Rome burned - . By the time Trump is done, Nero may no longer warrant rhetorical inclusion. The inmates have overtaken the asylum. They're Republicans.

Do urban population concentration centers attract the unusual? Are dwarfs, persons with 3 nipples, or those missing an arm in higher per capita concentration in cities than they are in suburbia and rural America? If so, why so? To avoid stigma? To find stronger fellowship? In either case, how...

I'm surprised the crater wasn't deeper. Well Sherlock, here's a lead for you: The facility processes high-grade explosives for demolition, military and other uses ... This is not intended as an endorsement of the U.S. Republican party leadership, or political agenda. But it's candid...

In Northern government schools it's called "The Civil War". Some in the South call it "The War of Northern Aggression". Sometimes called "the war between the States". The arguments of justification North & South will not be resolved here. This topic is not about picking a side. Instead, it's...

Reminds me of the anecdote: Seated at the dining table, formal banquet, he leans to the ear of the woman seated to his left. - Would you like to fly with me on my private jet to St. Maarten? After a moonlight walk on the beach we can overnight at my villa and be back to the U.S. before start...

No. BUT ! When was the next most recent time military forces outside U.S. military command were stationed here? In the 18th Century? During the Revolutionary War ? It's an honor to host visiting foreigners in official capacity, such as foreign dignitaries at the U.N. - but - Will these Qatari...

In #1,715 Noem invokes Yogi Berra: "Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded." Yogi Berra "This is like deja vu all over again." Yogi Berra "You can observe a lot just by watching." Yogi Berra "He must have made that before he died." Yogi Berra -- Referring to a Steve McQueen movie...