Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday there is no "consensus" yet on advancing a bill establishing permanent daylight saving time even as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Republicans to pass it.
We previously covered the absolute disaster of an investigation that led to a 23-year-old Florida woman spending 13 days in a maximum-security jail over a fatal hit-and-run she had absolutely nothing to do with. read more
Global oil stockpiles are "scarily thin" owing to the U.S.-Iran war, Saudi Aramco chief executive Amin Nasser said Monday, days after G7 nations agreed to release more of their inventories to ease supply concerns. read more
The head of Germany's foreign intelligence agency also cautioned that NATO countries must beware of Moscow's "little green men." read more
City police say they were not aware that a white supremacist group was demonstrating outside their department Saturday night until after they were gone.
@#70 ... He's a hell of a lot smarter than you, ...
I have to wonder how it made that determination.
@#4
Ahh.. you remember that?
:)
John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant
en.wikipedia.org
... The John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant is a sewage treatment plant in Danbury, Connecticut, named after the English-American comedian and political satirist John Oliver.
The plant was completely renovated in response to a 2008 order from state and federal agencies to address the inability of the existing sewage system to curtail phosphorus concentrations in wastewater, as well as other environmental issues.
After Oliver made fun of Danbury on his show, Last Week Tonight, Danbury mayor Mark Boughton responded by offering to rename their $100-million sewage plant for Oliver.
Boughton later told reporters that it was a joke, but after Oliver offered $55,000 to local charities in exchange for the plant's renaming, the city agreed to officially rename the site in his honor.
Construction began in 2019, and was finished in October 2020, with Oliver personally attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony. ...
A fun time was had by all ...
Hey, have you heard this tune from over a half-century ago?
Ten Years After - I'd Love To Change the World (1971)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
Everywhere is freaks and hairies, dykes and fairies
Tell me where is sanity?
Tax the rich, feed the poor, 'til there are no rich no more
I'd love to change the world - but I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you
Population - keeps on breeding, nation bleeding,
Still more feeding economy
Life is funny, skies are sunny, bees make honey
Who needs money? Monopoly!
I'd love to change the world - but I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you... Oh yeah
World pollution, there's no solution, institution, electrocution
Just black and white, rich or poor, them and us
We'll stop the war!
I'd love to change the world - but I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you...
...
Prescient? ...
China's crude oil imports fell in the second quarter (July 2026)
www.eia.gov
... China, the world's largest importer of crude oil, imported less crude oil in the second quarter of 2026 (2Q26) following higher crude oil prices that resulted from disrupted flows through the Strait of Hormuz. China's lower imports reduced global demand, softening the upward price effects from the disrupted supply through the strait.
Monthly data from China's General Administration of Customs indicate that China imported just 8.1 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil in 2Q26, 32% less than the previous quarter. In May and June, imports fell below 8.0 million b/d for the first time since 2016. ...
Yup, and fwiw, the above substantial decrease was mentioned in a comment here on this most august site back then.
OK, that was then, and this is now ...
China's Crude Buying Rebounds as Fuel Exports Jump 29% (September 2026)
oilprice.com
... China's crude oil imports rose for the second consecutive month in August as refiners turned to additional non-Middle Eastern supply and boosted overseas fuel shipments amid eased export restrictions.
China imported 37.93 million tons, or 8.93 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in August, up by 6.2% compared to July, and further recovering from the decade-low seen in June, official Chinese customs data showed on Tuesday.
The August import level was still 23.4% lower compared to the same month last year, but it's a marked improvement from the June lows of just 7.1 million bpd.
China slashed its total crude oil imports to a decade low in June, culminating three months of very low import levels amid high prices and constrained supply from the Middle East.
Beijing, having amassed about 1.4 billion barrels of crude before the war, could afford to dramatically reduce its crude buying, slashing import volumes in June by an estimated 4.4 million bpd compared to the 2025 average. ...
Interesting ...
Flock Safety Patent Reveals Facial Recognition and People-Tracking Capabilities
usajournal.news
... A U.S. patent granted to Flock Safety in 2022 describes surveillance capabilities far beyond license plate reading, including facial recognition, race identification, and pedestrian tracking, contradicting the company's own public statements. ...
@#27 ... I always did think these two would eventually come to loggerheads. It was almost inevitable. ...
Pres Putin has explicitly stated that his goal is to put the former USSR back together, more or less.
Hence, his goal for Ukraine.