This was four days ago, the air quality was better, so we rode. The millfoil continues on its path to world domination. If the park service does not get control, soon, the lake is going to be impenetrable. Seattle has boats with paddle wheels that remove it. Eradication is virtually impossible, every fragment of the plant that hits the lake bottom will root and grow.
This is what we saw on our phones this morning. The use of the phrase “a particularly dangerous situation” in a red-flag warning is a first. Jim and I are wondering if we should load up the car with the important stuff. This is the wildfire map. Currently it's not showing anything burning in the immediate vicinity, so one wonders what one should be doing. If you have access to NYT, this is what they had to say on the subject.
Jeanine Pirro has been forced to drop the prosecution of David Hearn. Apparently her expert has said the damage to the reflecting pond was due to a botched installation and not vandalism. I hope Mr. Hearn sues for mental anguish and the waste of his time. Another stunning win for the Department of Justice.
The confirmation of Todd Blanche for AG is not going well, either. 47 currently has pulled it, and plans to wait until after the mid-terms when all of the troublesome republicans are gone. There is a time limit on how long someone can be "acting", and we may be rolling up on that. Blanch is second only to 47 in corruption.
In the WAPO today there is an article about this: "Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the head of U.S. European Command, sent written notification to senior Pentagon officials saying that without another Navy destroyer he will be forced to choose defense of the United States “homeland” over that of Israel, said the officials, who like some others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the correspondence." A large percentage of US Arleigh Burke destroyers are parked near Israel to provide missile defense. Even worse, the follow on build of DDGX ships to replace the aging Arleigh Burkes is at risk. Why, you wonder, it's because 47 wants to build battleships. Battleships! Also known as drone targets. Apparently he's been watching Victory at Sea again. 47 has given no-bid contracts to Finland for 11 ice-breakers. Never mind that we have no infrastructure to home port these vessels, or Coast Guard crews to staff them. 47 wants to dominate the Arctic.
We're still at war with Iran. Apparently there will be some shock and awe bombing of energy infrastructure this weekend. 47 wants to leave Tehran in the dark. This is a war crime.
Israel continues to attack Lebanon. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz had this to say: "Twenty-four Lebanese villages, hundreds of years old—we destroyed all the buildings, not house by house, but entire villages.
Their destruction has been completed. You need to understand: 15,000 to 20,000 homes across all 24 villages have been destroyed." He must be so proud. Israel has truly lost the moral high ground, and they are taking the US down with them.
So, that's my happy talk for today. Carry on and keep calm.
