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Tugs. The ferry distance between the two ports is 200 km maximum. Less than half the distance a Tesla or BYD can do on a single charge, and a catamaran hull to reduce drag. I guess there will always be people yearning for a horse and cart.

Only the deserving.

Well, the result is both Canada and Australia have elected left-wing governments. In Australia, conservatives aligned with Trump were annihilated. Australians don't like bullies, perhaps you enjoy being a doormat.

The only insights you seem to post are abuse. Another rent-free head.

There's a book by Geoffrey Jenkins called " A Ravel of Waters", published in 1981. It centres around a sailing ship called Jetwind, with fully-computerized sails.

Quite dark. I am actually somewhat disappointed, like many authors Burke seems to have run out of inspiration, and is reduced to potboilers.

IIRC the Bund was quite active in America from 1936 to 1941. Ironically, Joseph Kennedy was noted for his opposition to American involvement, and his anti-Semitism.

There's not enough information. We need pictures.

I am never sure whether his/her/its posts are interjections or ejaculations.

LFP batteries do not have lead or zinc in their construction. Possibly you are thinking of non-rechargeable batteries.

I'd say going by the responses on this thread, I am living rent-free in the heads of some posters.

More than enough trolling on ASEAN without getting into the Trump sewer.

Any plot you have would be as barren as your mind. The mine tailings around Johannesburg, for example.

Actually, the reference to Trump was in passing. The passage actually refers to MAGA's, but no one seems to have picked that up.

Really? You need to keep up, the conservatives in Australia have just been put to the sword. Save your sympathy for Rupert Murdoch. He's been meddling in elections for years, the Millennials and Generation Z aren't listening.

Given the negative reactions thus far, I'd say I have touched a nerve. I am quoting one of America's best crime writers.

Perhaps they were on a tight budget, the ruble isn't worth much.

The claims from the White House are 200 countries are lining up to cut deals on trade. A pity there are only 195 of them. It's far more likely the countries are re-aligning their trade between themselves, and seeking to minimize their export exposure to American whims. It is what sensible leaders would do. Isolationism won't work too well for America if other countries abandon the greenback as their means of exchange. The USD is the only thing keeping America afloat in its debt swamp.

Australia punches well above its weight in a number of fields, including science and engineering.

This is an excerpt from James Lee Burke's latest novel, "Clete". He predicted a leader like Trump way back in 1989. " In my lifetime, I had seen numerous groups come and go. Their names change, but their membership remains the same - people who feel they have been left out. They blame immigrants and women and gay people and Jews and Blacks and anyone else they can pick on. Needless to say, most of them are not bright, and get chewed up and spat out by the rich people who exploit them". Sound like anyone you know?

Humans take to drugs for a variety of reasons. There are plenty of drug users who are quite affluent. Governments need to acknowledge they can't arrest their way out of the problem. All the evidence from countries who have legalized drug use indicates crime rates drop significantly. There is no profit for criminals with legal drugs. Let's face it, some people will seek out drugs for a number of reasons, and no amount of education will stop them.

I guess I'll have to go to Truth Social for factual reporting.

It's pretty obvious Murdoch's influence in Australian elections has waned into irrelevance. That should be ringing alarm bells for the Liberals, who have always relied on support from News Corp. The Millennials and Generation Z are not listening.

He had a lot to be humble about.

Take up golf. All those trees, grass and fresh air.