yeah... That's why they call them Opinion Pieces.

Trumpers are more 'easily excitable' than most Dem voters... they are going to have to be pretty worn out not to turn out.

"Moscow tested a conventionally armed Oreshnik " Russian for Hazel tree - against a target in Ukraine in November 2024. Putin boasts that it's impossible to intercept because of velocities reportedly exceeding Mach 10.

Putin plans to deploy the weapon "in Belarus to extend its range further into Europe," said John Foreman, an expert with the Chatham House who served as a British defense attache in Moscow and Kyiv.

Foreman said he also sees such a move as a reaction to the planned stationing in Germany next year by the U.S. of conventional missiles that include the intermediate-range hypersonic Dark Eagle.

The Oreshnik's deployment would come with only weeks left before the expiration of 2010 New START pact, the last U.S.-Russia treaty limiting deployments of strategic nuclear weapons by the world's biggest nuclear powers."

Sounds like it has more to do with velocity than range?

Quicker the better is what Mrs BJ always says!

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Glad you read it!

"Russian President Vladimir Putin has made clear his intention to place intermediate-range Oreshnik missiles, with an estimated range of up to 3,400 miles (5,500 km), in Belarus, but the exact location has not been previously reported.

Deployment of the Oreshnik would underscore the Kremlin's growing reliance on the threat of nuclear weapons as it seeks to deter NATO members from supplying Kyiv with weapons that can strike deep inside Russia, some experts said."

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Obligatory:

Very optimistic, the idea that there will be a Pres Election in '28, but hey, I'll play along.

(Not posting snippets of the article because it's short and concise and deserves being read... and it's TheHill, so it's not radical in any direction.)

Somebody did, it's at the thread link.

It's one of the reasons Blondi is whining so much about these vids.

If you want to live longer, improve what you're eating and start moving your body more," said Dr. Linda Shiue, an internist and director of culinary and lifestyle medicine at Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco.

But knowing exactly which foods to eat for a longer life can be tricky. Shiue says that while no one needs to be perfect, it's important to fill up on "foods in their natural state, like whole grains, vegetables, fruits, fish, eggs and nuts."

By doing so, she said, we replace the "ultra-processed foods" in our diets, "such as shelf-stable foods that have refined carbs and high sugars, like white bread."

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And such as frozen food dinners and breaded meats that are also ultra-processed. Ice cream and frozen pizza (dammit!). I went 'veggie mostly' over 25 years ago... and never saw a doctor most of that time. Which was stupid, but still.

Of course, were we to overturn Citizens United, and all the laws that billionaires paid to have written for them, we prolly wouldn't need taxes like this one.

- Oligarchs Peter Thiel (59) and Larry Page (52)

(Musk-54)

Damn Billionaire Boomers!.... oh, wait: "Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, are currently (in late 2025) between 60 and 79 years old."

Never mind.