He has well and truly gone off the deep end. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wines and champagne after French President Emmanuel Macron was reported to be unwilling to join his “Board of Peace” on Gaza. When asked for a response by a reporter in Miami about Macron’s stance, Trump dismissed the French leader’s influence and said he would use trade penalties as leverage. “Well, nobody wants him because he’s going to be out of office very soon,” Trump said. “So you know, that’s all right. What I’ll do is, if they feel like [being] hostile, I’ll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he’ll join. But he doesn’t have to join.” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/trump-threatens-200percent-tariff-on-french-wines-and-champagnes-.html

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Words fall.

@AdagioM The dances in Norwich, VT (right across the border from NH), where my friend invited me to join in do not require prior knowledge or experience (but I imagine it helps). They teach the steps needed for each dance sequence. I suspect a lot of places do the same. Wiki has what looks like a decent write-up of the individual moves (of which there are many). The sequence of moves--the choreography--that make up a dance are probably constantly being invented. There also appears to be a lot of room for individual expression and style. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_dance_choreography Also, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_dance

And don’t bears scratch their backs by rubbing against tree bark?

Agreed.

People have a hard time admitting animals are sentient let alone intelligent.

Cool! I love the line of salt buyers. Link to video

We have friends in Holland,MI - not far from that pileup. They said not much snow today, but crazy blowing and hard to see!

This was on ATK today. We are not big beef eaters but we may make an exception to try this. Link to video https://wskg.org/arts/2020-05-28/americas-test-kitchen-beef-top-loin-roast-with-potatoes-ep-2017

Interesting piece about how some foods we eat enhance the nutritional value of others. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260116-black-pepper-and-olive-oil-the-ingredients-that-super-charge-the-nutrients-you-get-from-food

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I know what he should do! Investigate the BIS! I mean why stop now? How absurd.

Well, at least you have a cozy warm house! And, there's nothing as peaceful as quiet falling snow. Avoid ice. But you already know that.

Now think about how many will get AI to generate a synopsis for that MIT report so they can get the salient points quickly, and how much energy that will use.

@Big_Al said in Hunting a house in Helena: This article made me think of a forum member. Me, too. As did this BBC article about the ten most sustainable US towns and why they're worth a visit. Missoula was one of them. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260115-10-of-the-uss-most-sustainable-small-towns Popular place, that state.