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Archive for May 12th, 2021
May 12th, 2021 - 11:42 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
GOP Rep. calls Capitol riot “a normal tourist visit” (video)
May 12th, 2021 - 11:35 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Just because they’re retired generals and admirals doesn’t mean they have any brains
“A group of more than 120 retired military officers have written President Joe Biden to tell him his election was less than legitimate – while questioning his mental acuity,” the U.K.-based tabloid Daily Mail reported on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Read their story here, and Huffington P[...]
Ex-NSA hacker says Putin behind pipeline hack
A former National Security Agency hacker believes Putin “is connected to the actions of DarkSide,” a criminal gang based in Russian the FBI says carried out the cyberattack that shut down half the U.S. east coast’s petroleum supply, CNBC reported on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. DarkSid[...]
May 12th, 2021 - 8:45 pm § in America, Biden, Business, China, Christianity, Donald Trump, Economics, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Health, Humor, Hypocrisy, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Law and Courts, Misc., News Media, Politics, Racism, Religion, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Schools & Colleges, Science, The Ave Scene, UW
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May 12th, 2021 - 12:57 pm § in Misc.
5/12/21 headlines
Liz Cheney Ousted She’s loudly booed when she says, “We can’t let Trump destroy our democracy” Read story here Stock Market Selloff Deepens On Inflation Fears Dow falls another 681 points Read story here U.N. WARNS OF “FULL-SCALE WAR” between�[...]
May 12th, 2021 - 4:58 am § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Sailboat
Who doesn’t love to ogle wooden sailboats? I sure do! This one (details here) was designed by the well-known English naval architect Maurice Griffiths (read about him here), who excelled at squeezing comfortable accommodations into small hulls. There’s even an association of Griffiths-de[...]
May 12th, 2021 - 4:40 am § in Schools & Colleges, Science
Science: Space “hums”
“Instruments aboard NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft … have detected a faint monotonous hum caused by the constant vibrations of the small amounts of gas found in the near-emptiness of interstellar space,” Reuters reported on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Read story here.) “The pe[...]
May 12th, 2021 - 4:17 am § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: North Cascades
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GOP cutting off pandemic unemployment benefits
Federal enhanced unemployment benefits are supposed to last through September, but GOP-controlled states are rushing to cut them off now. Why? Because Republicans believe the benefits are creating a worker shortage. Without question, some employers are having trouble hiring enough workers. But it is[...]