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jbnw replied to the topic New, massive fencing going up outside the Capitol. in the forum General Discussion 8 hours ago

For the inauguration only, right? 😉

jbnw replied to the topic Will the Senate confirm coup plotter Nuland? She promoted the Iraq war, and has made a lot of enemies in the Ukraine. in the forum General Discussion 8 hours ago

It wasn’t until Ukraine started forcing the Ukrainian language on everyone and deciding Russia was the enemy that led to the war in Donbass and Crimea’s decision to rejoin Russia.

As of yesterday, Ukrainian is now required for all service jobs (…[Read more]

jbnw replied to the topic FBI probing if foreign governments, groups funded extremists who helped execute Capitol attack in the forum Latest Breaking News 1 day ago

France is a surprise, and I guess China doesn’t become immune until January 20th – then I expect the anti-China rhetoric to quickly and quietly disappear.

jbnw replied to the topic Pentagon Confirms Military Will Not Hold Traditional Farewell Ceremony for Trump in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago

Isn’t that what Republicans said in the Bush years?

jbnw replied to the topic Daily Trivia – 16 January – Special Edition in the forum Daily Posts by JackPine Radicals 1 day ago

I looked 🙂

jbnw replied to the topic Daily Trivia – 16 January – Special Edition in the forum Daily Posts by JackPine Radicals 1 day ago

Mavericks is a little north of there at Half Moon Bay and has the competition most years.

And if I was a trivia master I would remember that before, not after!

jbnw replied to the topic Daily Trivia – 16 January – Special Edition in the forum Daily Posts by JackPine Radicals 1 day ago

🙂

jbnw replied to the topic Daily Trivia – 16 January – Special Edition in the forum Daily Posts by JackPine Radicals 1 day ago

and I even once happened to be there for a big wave competion!

Less exciting than it sounds – the waves are a LONG way offshore.

jbnw replied to the topic Daily Trivia – 16 January – Special Edition in the forum Daily Posts by JackPine Radicals 1 day ago

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jbnw replied to the topic Daily Trivia – 16 January – Special Edition in the forum Daily Posts by JackPine Radicals 1 day ago

Couldn’t resist 🙂

jbnw replied to the topic Daily Trivia – 16 January – Special Edition in the forum Daily Posts by JackPine Radicals 1 day ago

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jbnw started the topic ‘As if it was Baghdad’: US Secret Service creates fortified ‘Capitol Green Zone’ ahead of inauguration in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago

The US Secret Service has created a militarized zone around the nation’s capital in the lead-up to Inauguration Day, prompting comparisons to fortifications set up in Baghdad after the US invasion of Iraq.

Amid fears that Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremony on January 20 could spark unrest, authorities have decided to drastically expand a sec…[Read more]

jbnw replied to the topic That’s your Vice President over there, did you miss the debate we were at? in the forum Bar and Grill 1 day ago

Did you invite Corn Pop?

jbnw replied to the topic Will the Senate confirm coup plotter Nuland? She promoted the Iraq war, and has made a lot of enemies in the Ukraine. in the forum General Discussion 2 days ago

jbnw replied to the topic That’s your Vice President over there, did you miss the debate we were at? in the forum Bar and Grill 2 days ago

Joe, you have seven grandchildren over there, not six.

jbnw started the topic Erasing history like Stalin in the forum General Discussion 2 days ago

There’s a call to digitally remove Trump from Home Alone 2. I remembered these.

This image taken by the Moscow Canal was taken when Nikolai Yezhov was water commissar. After he fell from power, he was arrested, shot, and his image removed by the censors. Yezhov is clearly visible to Stalin’s left. The photo was later altered by cen…[Read more]

jbnw replied to the topic Biden to deploy FEMA, National Guard to set up Covid vaccine clinics across the U.S. in the forum General Discussion 2 days ago

rather than the current state and county prioritization?

Oregon still hasn’t gone beyond Phase 1a of “Oregon will use a phased distribution approach to ensure vaccination is done in a fair and equitable way.”

https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/

It’s a plan for a plan without details.

jbnw replied to the topic I was given aptmnt for covid vaccine! Oops, taken away 16 hrs later… in the forum General Discussion 2 days ago

Getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever during 2020-2021 to protect yourself and the people around you from flu, and to help reduce the strain on healthcare systems responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/whoshouldvax.htm

I had to find this on the American Association of Family Physicians site:

Can I get…[Read more]

jbnw replied to the topic National Guard at Capitol Authorized to Use Lethal Force in Aftermath of Mob in the forum Latest Breaking News 3 days ago

Sigh.

jbnw replied to the topic Political Vigilante: Biden Fools Neoliberals With Another War Monger in the forum Multimedia 3 days ago

Another veteran diplomat, Victoria Nuland, will be nominated for the role of under secretary of State for political affairs, one of the people said. Nuland also previously served in the Obama administration, as assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian…[Read more]

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