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I recall arriving in New Delhi in the middle of the night, the airport more or less shut down because the the flight was delayed so long they forgot about it. One fortunate tuktuk wallah showed up and he got the fare for at least eight of us, plus our bags. I recall standing outside on the running board while speeding through empty pre-dawn streets. Now THAT is traveling! My point is the ability to pack people into tuktuks over there is a magical thing, like the rope trick or snake charming.

Oops! I meant to include the original version with the one I posted.

Well looky here! The GOP making a big case of locking someone up for owning a gun. Meanwhile whackdoodles in Congress maintain private arsenals. Also, this is a real witch hunt, one of DT's favorite terms. (and no, I'm not referring to the person in the pic)

Just ask. The answer will be true, why would they lie?

India has no shortage of Muslims and Sikhs who have no issues with beef and other red meats. Pakistan too, but not many Sikhs there.

I'm waiting for her to be taken to task for that phone call telling the Pentagon they need to invade Germany, or whatever that was.

A no vote for education.

The GOP has been pushing this "what good is an education?" stance for a while now, Santorum (remember him?) used it as a stick to beat Obama with in 2014. I think this was their goal: keep people stupid. My guess is Rove or Gingrich came up with this. The mental health of the cult leader is certainly in question. The mental health of the followers needs to be considered apart from any concern for the leader.

Christie is another one, I could be coming home drenched and if he said that it was raining I wouldn't believe him. I don't see how people in places like Texas or the Dakotas would choose him for president. But he could easily take Ohio and Nevada

And the Chinese will enjoy being able to study/disassemble-reassemble the engine. LOS should get them to pay for it.

What madness you talkin' 'bout, boss? You ain't makin' stoopid stuff up agin, are ya?

That fake crying he did on the stand was overly obvious, my nephew was better at that when he was 8. That the judge didn't call him on that, well . . . Crossing state lines with an automatic weapon and inserting himself into a conflict, ended up killing three people. By the judge letting the little sheet slide on this is openly saying that self-appointed militias are ok. The precedence is set. And then there is the parent who bought the kid an assault weapon. This isn't over, it's going to follow him through his life; unless he does another shooting. He's been to MAL a few times, hanging with the great orange one himself. Also, notice that the subject of school shootings/mass shootings in general does not come up in the MAGA diatribes.

I'd like to see the gun. When I was a kid the juvenile delinquents made their own guns.

Just heard this for the first time on US college radio station. So goofy it's irresistible, at least for this old fossil who recalls when The Who's album was current.

No, I haven't bought one. In the US a cheap no-name blade grinder starts at around US$18. This $4 one must be a doozy. Better quality blade grinders (like Krups) cost around $30+. I don't think I ever burned one out, the problems are usually the plastic cracks, a switch goes sideways, etc and becomes inoperable. For 120b it's an experiment. Yep, app. $18.

Would have been smarter (much smarter) to buy, and have it modified, abroad. He is at risk of having the last thing he hears "well, it was supposed to be bulletproof!"

Somebody's gonna shoot that boy. I'm sure there are MAGA-philes out there sending him threats at this moment. All for love of the country they want to tear down, of course.

Yeah, this one is on the level of "did [name of celebrity] really have mashed potatoes at lunch? News at 11!"

This month only! When you pay for your visa you get a free coupon for 10% discount on carved wooden elephant. Or maybe "all the prawns you can eat."

Resign as senator or step down as Majority Leader? Rick Scott plots in the wings, salivating. If you didn't catch it at the latest SOTU he is the guy Biden humiliated for wanting to cut Social Security, which our Ricky backtracked on double-quick. He also was governor of Florida. He's Tea Party, pre-MAGA. "No nothing for nobody" seems to be his political philosophy.

"Do you know who my uncle is?"

They may be on to something here. Cliche as it may sound, a lot of Americans do, or intend to, retire in Florida. The current governor of Florida seems bent on turning certain people away. Thailand as the new Florida?

Those who enjoyed the last episode of Andor might appreciate this. https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/star-wars-andor-s-maarva-speech-riot-scene-moment-possibly-unplanned/ar-AA1g9gcW?cvid=eca31f7c194d4496b3de64d326757a19&ei=33

And even if they did would they admit it? There are people who have disrupted their own lives, like not seeing their kids/grandkids on the holidays, insults spoken, etc. There is a DC correspondent of liberal bent with a sister to the right of Ronald Reagan who had hardly spoken to her in the previous decades, one day told her that she knew that if she were on her deathbed if would be she (the columnist) that would be there holding her hand, not W. Bush or Karl Rove. (I guess that reveals when she said it ). Anyway, that is the level of deprogramming that will be required. And Harlan, sell some of those damned guns!

When his wife was on the witness stand she described him a a__hole who watched too much Fox. Contrast this with the fellow who finally saw the light: “I’m done peddling lies for other people who don’t care about me.” DT tries to run all these distraction stunts, but his fan base understands what is happening with these cases and is not showing up when he puts out his calls. At some point his Second Amendment patriots may be coming for him.