Post by mhbruin on Aug 3, 2022 8:37:23 GMT -8
How much did the pirate pay to get his ears pierced?
A buccaneer.
A Little Less War
The United Nations says Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to renew an existing truce for another two months, the UN envoy has said, despite international pressure for an extended and expanded deal.
More Hot Air Than a Previous Guy Rally
One of the most powerful volcanic eruptions on the planet blasted such a massive amount of water vapor high into the atmosphere that it’s likely to temporarily warm the Earth’s surface, according to detections from a NASA satellite.
When the undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on January 15, 40 miles (65 kilometers) north of Tonga’s capital, it created a tsunami as well as a sonic boom that rippled around the world – twice.
The eruption sent a tall plume of water vapor into the stratosphere, which is located between 8 and 33 miles (12 and 53 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface. It was enough water to fill 58,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools, according to detections from a NASA satellite.
Long Long Ago In a Galaxy Far, Far Away
The latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the Cartwheel galaxy, a ring galaxy located 500 million light-years away that formed when a large spiral galaxy and a small galaxy violently collided.
Oops!
A Utah wildfire that erupted amid summer heat and relatively dry conditions may have been started by a man trying to burn a spider with a lighter, authorities said.
The Springville Fire started about 5 p.m. Monday and consumed 60 acres of federal land east of Springville, part of the Provo metropolitan area, before state fire officials declared Tuesday that it was 90 percent contained.
On Tuesday, the Utah County Sheriff's Office said it arrested Cory Allan Martin, 26, of nearby Draper, on suspicion of starring the fire, possessing marijuana and possessing drug paraphernalia.
I Couldn't Find a Grainy Photo of This
The first grain ship to depart Ukraine under a wartime deal is poised to cross through the Bosporus Strait and sail to Lebanon after its cargo was checked and approved, Turkish and Ukrainian authorities said.
An inspection team spent about 90 minutes conducting checks aboard the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni, which was carrying Ukrainian corn and anchored off Istanbul, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said.
Cannon Fodder
This is Russia’s “reconnaissance by fire” approach: Send Donbas cannon fodder forward until they’re shot dead. Drop artillery on that position. Send more Donbas cannon fodder forward to see if anything is left alive. If they live, then great! They have just advanced a few dozen meters. Otherwise, rinse, lather, repeat.
It’s bad enough they employ tactics so callous to the lives of their allied Ukrainian proxies. But here they are bragging about it. Apparently they don’t realize that this isn’t how competent, civilized militaries wage war!
7 More in 2 Days
Kansas, I Don't Think You Are in Kansas, Anymore
Tapper is Impressed
11 Senators Who Should Never Face a Veteran Again. Where is Fist-Bump Cruz?
Have You Heard the One About the Hispanics Joining the QOP?
Has the Wisconsin Senate Election Just Flipped Blue? QANON Ron Has Just Created the Attack Ads Against Him.
Saying programs like Social Security and Medicare suffer from improper oversight, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on Tuesday called for turning every government program into discretionary spending programs, meaning Congress would have to allocate funding for the programs each year.
Such an effort could lead to yearly battles over the programs — fights that some Republicans say are necessary to cut down on government spending, while many Democrats consider the programs to be some of the nation’s most beneficial.
Spending on many defense and education programs has long been discretionary, but programs like Social Security and Medicare are mandatory spending programs, which don’t need congressional authorization every year. Social Security and many other mandatory spending programs are indefinitely in effect.
"What's mandatory are things like Social Security and Medicare,” Johnson, R-Oshkosh, said on the "Regular Joe" show Tuesday. “If you qualify for the entitlement, you just get it no matter what the cost. And our problem in this country is that more than 70% of our federal budget, of our federal spending, is all mandatory spending. It's on automatic pilot.
His likely Democratic rival in the November election, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, slammed Johnson's comments.
“Self-serving, multimillionaire senator Ron Johnson wants to strip working people of the Social Security and Medicare they’ve earned. Wisconsinites pay into Social Security through a lifetime of hard work, and they’re counting on this program and Medicare – but Ron Johnson just doesn't care,” Barnes said in a statement.
Secret Service, DHS ... Now DOJ??
In response to American Oversight’s litigation, the Department of Defense and the Army have confirmed in court filings that the phones of certain former senior Trump administration officials had been wiped, and that any text messages from Jan. 6, 2021, were not preserved.
Who were those “certain former senior Trump” officials? Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller and former Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy. I’d say these guys are kind of important to the events on January 6, ya think?
Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action. - Ian Fleming
Joe Manchin is Having a Good Week
A buccaneer.
A Little Less War
The United Nations says Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to renew an existing truce for another two months, the UN envoy has said, despite international pressure for an extended and expanded deal.
More Hot Air Than a Previous Guy Rally
One of the most powerful volcanic eruptions on the planet blasted such a massive amount of water vapor high into the atmosphere that it’s likely to temporarily warm the Earth’s surface, according to detections from a NASA satellite.
When the undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on January 15, 40 miles (65 kilometers) north of Tonga’s capital, it created a tsunami as well as a sonic boom that rippled around the world – twice.
The eruption sent a tall plume of water vapor into the stratosphere, which is located between 8 and 33 miles (12 and 53 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface. It was enough water to fill 58,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools, according to detections from a NASA satellite.
Long Long Ago In a Galaxy Far, Far Away
The latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the Cartwheel galaxy, a ring galaxy located 500 million light-years away that formed when a large spiral galaxy and a small galaxy violently collided.
Oops!
A Utah wildfire that erupted amid summer heat and relatively dry conditions may have been started by a man trying to burn a spider with a lighter, authorities said.
The Springville Fire started about 5 p.m. Monday and consumed 60 acres of federal land east of Springville, part of the Provo metropolitan area, before state fire officials declared Tuesday that it was 90 percent contained.
On Tuesday, the Utah County Sheriff's Office said it arrested Cory Allan Martin, 26, of nearby Draper, on suspicion of starring the fire, possessing marijuana and possessing drug paraphernalia.
I Couldn't Find a Grainy Photo of This
The first grain ship to depart Ukraine under a wartime deal is poised to cross through the Bosporus Strait and sail to Lebanon after its cargo was checked and approved, Turkish and Ukrainian authorities said.
An inspection team spent about 90 minutes conducting checks aboard the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni, which was carrying Ukrainian corn and anchored off Istanbul, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said.
Cannon Fodder
This is Russia’s “reconnaissance by fire” approach: Send Donbas cannon fodder forward until they’re shot dead. Drop artillery on that position. Send more Donbas cannon fodder forward to see if anything is left alive. If they live, then great! They have just advanced a few dozen meters. Otherwise, rinse, lather, repeat.
It’s bad enough they employ tactics so callous to the lives of their allied Ukrainian proxies. But here they are bragging about it. Apparently they don’t realize that this isn’t how competent, civilized militaries wage war!
7 More in 2 Days
Kansas, I Don't Think You Are in Kansas, Anymore
Tapper is Impressed
11 Senators Who Should Never Face a Veteran Again. Where is Fist-Bump Cruz?
Have You Heard the One About the Hispanics Joining the QOP?
Has the Wisconsin Senate Election Just Flipped Blue? QANON Ron Has Just Created the Attack Ads Against Him.
Saying programs like Social Security and Medicare suffer from improper oversight, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on Tuesday called for turning every government program into discretionary spending programs, meaning Congress would have to allocate funding for the programs each year.
Such an effort could lead to yearly battles over the programs — fights that some Republicans say are necessary to cut down on government spending, while many Democrats consider the programs to be some of the nation’s most beneficial.
Spending on many defense and education programs has long been discretionary, but programs like Social Security and Medicare are mandatory spending programs, which don’t need congressional authorization every year. Social Security and many other mandatory spending programs are indefinitely in effect.
"What's mandatory are things like Social Security and Medicare,” Johnson, R-Oshkosh, said on the "Regular Joe" show Tuesday. “If you qualify for the entitlement, you just get it no matter what the cost. And our problem in this country is that more than 70% of our federal budget, of our federal spending, is all mandatory spending. It's on automatic pilot.
His likely Democratic rival in the November election, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, slammed Johnson's comments.
“Self-serving, multimillionaire senator Ron Johnson wants to strip working people of the Social Security and Medicare they’ve earned. Wisconsinites pay into Social Security through a lifetime of hard work, and they’re counting on this program and Medicare – but Ron Johnson just doesn't care,” Barnes said in a statement.
Secret Service, DHS ... Now DOJ??
In response to American Oversight’s litigation, the Department of Defense and the Army have confirmed in court filings that the phones of certain former senior Trump administration officials had been wiped, and that any text messages from Jan. 6, 2021, were not preserved.
Who were those “certain former senior Trump” officials? Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller and former Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy. I’d say these guys are kind of important to the events on January 6, ya think?
Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action. - Ian Fleming
Joe Manchin is Having a Good Week
