Trump's win means the federal prosecutions against him go away. Special counsel Jack Smith is deciding how to end them because Justice Department policy says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted regardless of how much evidence has been obtained of the crimes they have committed. read more
Nicholas Wimbish, a 25-year-old poll worker from Milledgeville, Georgia, was arrested for sending a bomb threat to the Jones County Elections Superintendent. read more
Vice President Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday to congratulate him on his election victory, a senior Harris aide said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the call.
Let the Democrats' circular firing squad begin...
Moldova's pro-European Union leader, President Maia Sandu, has claimed victory over pro-Russian challenger Alexandr Stoianoglo in a presidential runoff marred by Kremlin interference. read more
Maybe #5 is a reason for this...
Advisers Propose That Trump Give Security Clearances Without F.B.I. Vetting (October 27, 2024)
www.nytimes.com
... A memo circulating among at least half a dozen advisers to former President Donald J. Trump recommends that if he is elected, he bypass traditional background checks by law enforcement officials and immediately grant security clearances to a large number of his appointees after being sworn in, according to three people briefed on the matter. ...
OK, my first question is ....
Why would "advisers" propose to stop vetting appointees for security clearances?
@#4 ... His first move will be to donate NASA to SpaceX. ...
... or report to Pres Putin?
Putin Reportedly Asked Elon Musk Not to Activate Starlink Over Taiwan (October 24, 2024)
www.newsweek.com
... Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has reportedly kept in contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022, according to a new report by The Wall Street Journal.
The article, published Thursday night, says that Putin and Musk discussed topics from personal issues to geopolitical tensions. In one such conversation, two people familiar with the matter told the Journal that Putin had asked Musk not to activate his Starlink satellites over Taiwan as a "favor" to Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The report arrives as Musk has become entangled in the U.S. presidential election. The billionaire, who according to Forbes is the richest person in the world, with a net worth of $271 billion, has endorsed former President Donald Trump, who has also been reportedly staying in touch with Putin, even after leaving the White House. Trump has denied such reports.
In an email to Newsweek on Monday, SpaceX's media relations team said that the Journal's story was "yet another incredibly misleading story about [Starlink] based upon completely unsubstantiated claims from unnamed sources." ...
So, the SpaceX media relations team did not deny it.
Just popped up on a playlist...
Golden Earring - Twilight Zone (1982)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
Sirens in my head
My whole life spins into a frenzy
Somewhere in a lonely hotel room
There's a guy starting to realize
That eternal fate has turned its back on him
It's two A.M
It's two A.M., the fear has gone
(It's two A.M., the fear has gone)
I'm sitting here waitin', the gun's still warm
(I'm sitting here waitin', the gun's still warm)
Maybe my connection is tired of takin' chances
Yeah, there's a storm on the loose, sirens in my head
Wrapped up in silence, all circuits are dead
Cannot decode, my whole life spins into a frenzy
Help, I'm steppin' into the Twilight Zone
Place is a madhouse, feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?
Help, I'm steppin' into the Twilight Zone
Place is a madhouse, feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?
...
Exclusive: Johnson says economy, border trumped Dems' abortion focus
www.axios.com
... Should Republicans hold the House, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) tells Axios it's because the GOP is focused on kitchen-table issues over Democrats' emphasis on abortion. ...
@#20 ... If Trump is in prison he doesn't win last night. ...
Yeah, your comment seems to blame AG Garland, but also look at SCOTUS for apparently sitting on their presidential immunity decision for how many months?
"Intentional": Harvard legal scholar says SCOTUS "deliberately delayed" Trump immunity ruling (June 2024)
www.salon.com
... "When you compare the Supreme Court's handling of similarly urgent presidential matters in the past, including Watergate and the Nixon tapes and certainly Bush v Gore, the delay that has occurred here is intentional, and it is destructive of our democratic process," Sample said. "The D.C. Circuit's decision was thorough. It was by judges appointed by presidents from both parties, and it was correct on the merits, the Supreme Court has effectively interfered in the political process for no reason whatsoever other than for the purpose of interfering."
Claire Wofford, political science professor at the College of Charleston, said it's "certainly fair" to criticize the court for not taking up the case sooner. ...
In my view, for a similar reason to Judge Cannon's recent ruling to dismiss the case before her.
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@#3
Possibly.
The problem they face is that the growth of hurricanes is strongly dependent upon the air-water surface interaction, e.g., just how much energy is being transferred from the warm waters to the storm above?
Some background ...
We can steer these into hurricanes.' How drones by air and sea help Florida's forecasts (June 2023)
www.bradenton.com
... When it comes to forecasting the world's most powerful storms, the more data you have, the better. Now, new air and sea drones are helping NOAA hurricane scientists explore the storms from never-before-seen angles. From pinpointing potentially lifesaving details about storm conditions to answering questions previously unknown to science, the new tech is filling crucial gaps in understanding. ...
Take, for instance, the Saildrone Explorer. It's an "uncrewed surface vessel" " that's a boat-like drone. The 23 feet-long, 1,000-pound, bright orange drone is solar- and hydro-powered, and it's remotely controlled via satellite by teams around the world. It continuously collects info about its surroundings to provide data points including salinity, water temperature and turbulence, as well as nearly real-time visuals from the ocean's surface.
Since NOAA began a partnership with the California-based company Saildrone in 2014, the autonomous aquatic data collector has become a major boon for hurricane scientists. "The most valuable thing is we can steer these into hurricanes," said NOAA oceanographer Greg Foltz. "That's unique." The data that the Saildrone collects from inside the storm's fury, where waves can reach 90 feet tall and winds climb to 125 mph, is fed directly into hurricane models.
"We hope ultimately to improve the models and improve hurricane intensity prediction," Foltz said. One particular concern is rapid intensification, or when hurricane winds increase by 35 mph or more in a 24-hour period. It's a pattern that is thought to be increasing with climate change, and more accurate predictions could help forecasters warn communities sooner....
@#14 ... The goat...poor goat. Used to work on an oil rig, but died from COPD a few years back.
But what of WISGOD... ...
If your current alias (as it seems to admit) wants to look odd on this site, it will have to try a whole lot harder.
I mean, your #14 is not even scratching the surface.
:)