@Bernard yep, I don't have a problem with those things.

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Link to video In his April 1, 2026 briefing, Economist Jeffrey Sachs questions why eight countries — Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, Bahrain, Panama, Colombia and the United Kingdom — allegedly failed to acknowledge the initial strikes while describing Iran's response as unprovoked. Sachs also raises questions about the influence of US military bases on allied countries' foreign policies and recounts his conversations with former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Sachs also raises questions about the influence of US military bases on allied countries' foreign policies and recounts his conversations with former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Right again. I'm sensing a pattern.

I have a hatchback. I use the back for hauling. I leave the rear seats down and have stored the removable 'boot cover" (?) behind a piece of furniture in my dining room. The large SUV's,.e.g. Hyundai Santa Fe are actually nice but $$$$.

Whether? smacks head. Btw, I have a headache. This is what it must feel like to be boxed by nuns. Anyway, low from as low as 61 recently back up to 68 tonight. It's great the rainy season is over. Very pleasant days and nights. But I'll be glad when I can switch on the heat. Using air, off, and heat. I plan to buy three different space heater for different parts of the house. Then if the AC unit fails so what. I'm not going to spend a single day without heat this winter after having none at all for 2 consecutive winters. People think the winter in FL is a joke. It's not. I know from experience it can go below freezing as far south as Sarasota.

@Mik said: My SIL was friends with her at DePauw. Interesting! I don't read a lot of fiction in English, so this is the first time I've heard of her as an author (my mother actually shared the info about the new book with me, which is how I learned of it).

So this sad crowd that turned up to H and M's cosplay royal appearance? Aerial footage has surfaced showing their PR team leading this little group into the venue. The footage shows handlers bring in adults and literally groups of children. So this event was what kids today might call- "performative". Why am I surprised?

@mik, nice find. I Google AI- ed brass and bronze. I didn't know they are both mainly copper. I didn't know bronze turns green with a "protective patina". I'd rather have brass. It doesn't have the reputation of bronze but so what.

@Steve-Miller said: caprese sticks on his boards. Cherry tomato, a basil leaf and cheese on a stick. Ooh, that sounds nice! A little labor intensive for some of the mid-semester events I do, but doable for a Christmas gathering. @Bernard said: Cheese straws are easy and inexpensive to make. Interesting! I've never heard of those, but from what I saw googling, they look yummy!

@DougG said: I was told there would be a handbasket. Lol!

@AndyD Your car is waiting.

Like Hygge but with more mattress.

Well I knew what it meant, if not how to spell it.

Vive la France! ️

Yes. A great breed with personality. Sometimes too much personality. lol He can be a stubborn and mischievous little guy, but most of the time he is a sweetheart.

Jared Kushner is pushing back on a report involving a hacked iPhone, international spies and billion-dollar transfers from foreign governments. An upcoming book by journalist Matthew Cole claims Kushner, who is President Trump's son-in-law, had access to more than $2 billion in "slush money funds" from Middle Eastern leaders in an attempt to influence U.S. foreign policy. An excerpt of the book released Thursday details allegations encompassing Kushner's time as a senior White House adviser during the first Trump administration, which included a lead role in U.S. policy in the Middle East. Kushner had a major hand in negotiating key foreign policy deals that involved Israel, the Gulf states, China and Russia during that period. https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/kushner-pushes-back-report-involving-133251393.html Here's the Vanity Fair excerpt from the book. Subscription required. https://www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-kushner-hacked-phone-secret-negotiations Link to video

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Not to underestimate the freedom to vote and of expression, it is the accountability of people in power that is important. They should be accountable both during their period of office and when that office ends.