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Today is Operation Iraqi Freedom Day
The conjunction of the daily quote and the "today is" entry from davebarnes pushes into deep commentary.
So, buy one Iraq and get one free?
We broke it….and then didn't pay for it.
Yes, in the sense you’re referring.
But, every time I get to watch, or participate in, the TSA Security Goon Muggings and their Security Theater Stupid Human Tricks Show at an airport, I just can’t help but feel a little bit like maybe we’re paying for something?
This ^^^ 1,000 (if only I’d had a video of the time I went through TSA with a mason jar full of hemp seeds. It will buy you a trip to the corner office and the near-equivalency of a body cavity search (even if you have your hemp permit with you!)
Lemee’ guess — they were fairly OK with your hemp seed couriering, but Barney Fife and Dirty Harry recognized that the mason jar could be a potentially deadly weapon in your confessed criminal-mastermind smuggler’s hands??? . . .
(. . . and unfortunately for you, some Discovery channel contracted crew just happened to also be filming there for an episode of TSA Strike Force: Defenders of Des Moines?)
For a brief moment they thought they'd caught the El Chapo of Yuma County!
Sheriff Day was right about needing his special-skills Deputy Mercer??? . . .
. . . Way to go, you slippery Botwin!
Thankfully it's Citizen Day now…I'm guessing he holds a key position in the security department at Brietbart these days.
Despite the record snow and a predicted second storm coming this weekend,
The Drought Monitor site and its ugly picture is at https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu . That site also has an analysis of present condition:
" The Bureau of Reclamation’s quarterly report was dire, showing Lake Powell at 42% of capacity and downriver’s Lake Mead at 40% capacity. And there’s not much water coming.
The bureau expects the Utah reservoir (Powell) will finish 2021 at 35% of capacity. If things get worse and follow that worst-case projection, the water level at Lake Powell could drop below a critical level — 3,525 feet above sea level — in early 2022 …
"If the reservoir falls below that 3,525-foot elevation level, the Glen Canyon Dam will be unable to deliver hydro-electricity to more than 3 million customers and the federal government could lose as much as $150 million a year in revenue from selling that electricity. Any projection that the reservoir is headed toward that critical threshold gets water managers in all seven basin states ready for drought-response operations* that spread the pain of water cuts across every region of the Colorado River Basin. "
https://coloradosun.com/2021/01/25/reclamation-lake-powell-forecast-water-cuts-drought-planning/
* This gloomy document should be taught in Colorado (and all seven CRC states) middle and high schools. Hell – it should be a required test item for a driver's license.
https://www.usbr.gov/dcp/docs/final/Attachment-A1-Drought-Response%20Operations-Agreement-Final.pdf
We were at this point seven years ago. We got lucky, then got lazy and didn't deal with the coming realities thanks in large part to the climate-deniers in Congress.
The magic fist of Adam Smith can't fix what's coming at us through the front windshield.
I had not found Colorado Pols then. But interesting that post got comments for more than two years. And bizarre that I could post to it now.
I remember preparing to move to our current home almost twenty years ago. The must have list referenced typical stuff like number of bedrooms and distance to or from various places. My contributions were buried power lines, south facing driveway, DSL or cable internet and water from Denver Water.
We did not get the internet at that time, but of the rest, Denver Water has been quite valuable if not in dollars, in peace of mind. I grew up with the Great Lakes and about a million other lesser lakes. Water was just not a thing to worry about. Water quality – sure.
I have family and friends in Los Angeles who still insist on a green midwestern looking lawnscape. I cannot believe we allow the Colorado River to be exported to Asia via hay and cotton grown in the lower basin.
Flint 2014
Capetown 2018
Colorado River Basin sooner than we would prefer
Since the filibuster is in so much conversation today, I did some reading and found this on Wikipedia
In November 2013, Senate Democrats led by Harry Reid used the nuclear option to eliminate the three-fifths vote rule on executive branch nominations and federal judicial appointments.[1] In April 2017, Senate Republicans led by Mitch McConnell extended the nuclear option to Supreme Court nominations in order to end debate on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch.[2][3][4]
So, I learned that, 1) the nuclear option has both been used in recent history in the Senate, and 2) McTurtle himself has used it.
WTF is the problem ? Damn, just use the nuclear option and stop heeding the Ghouls idle threats already.
The problem is that Sinema and Manchin have qualms — which leaves you two votes short. Sigh.
14 House Republicans voted against a resolution condemning the military coup in
MyanmarBurma, per@kristin__wilson
: Lauren Qbert Andy Biggs Matt Gaetz Tom Massie Ken Bu-ttfu-ck Mary Miller Chip Roy Jodey Hice Alex Mooney Scott Perry Andy Harris Ted Budd Barry Moore Marjorie Taylor Greene
Consistency, I guess. A number of those names refused to honor Capitol Police and other police squad for defending the government. And now, they are refusing to condemn an a group that actually DID overthrow a government.
Trillions For Oil, Millions For EVs: The Big Lie Of Ineffectual Government
nextdoor
"Nextdoor is a hyperlocal social networking service for neighborhoods. " Wikiedia
Nextdoor nextdoor.com
"It's where communities come together to greet newcomers, exchange recommendations, and read the latest local news. Where neighbors support local …"
I suspect all around the state, as in my neighborhood and 253 nearby neighborhoods, the snow was some topic of concern.
My conclusion is not local enough for ND: People suck and social media is the work of the devil.
Maybe just think of it as a night with Stormy??
Trump's private Boeing 757 sitting idle in disrepair at New York airport: report
Oh, FFS ??!!?? . . .
In a related story, reports are coming out of Washington DC this evening that the Biden Administration might consider looking into possibly impeaching President Obama . . .