Mark F

lol what darvin say to lapo?

how the hell was there no pi against elks darvin long pass.

and big Bobby clobber... need to bring his name into the discussion.

I just listened to audiobook On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century is a 2017 book by Timothy Snyder, an historian of 20th-century Europe. The book was published by Tim Duggan Books in hardcover and by Penguin Random House in paperback. A graphic version, illustrated by Nora Krug, was released October 5, 2021. The book topped the New York Times bestseller list for paperback nonfiction in 2017 and remained on bestseller lists as late as 2021. On Tyranny focuses on the concept of tyranny in the context of the modern United States politics, analyzing what Snyder calls "America's turn towards authoritarianism".Explaining that "(h)istory does not repeat, but it does instruct," he analyzes recent European history to identify conditions that can enable established democracies to transform into dictatorships.The short (126 pages) book is presented as a series of twenty instructions on how to combat the rise of tyranny, such as "Defend institutions", "Remember professional ethics", and "Believe in truth". aimed at murica, but applies to us as well. a bit uneven, but very straightforward, short, useful. some things we can all do to resist the right wing authoritarians smothering the world.

tonight, elks redblacks cfl.ca: "Caleb Evans started the game under centre in the team’s Week 9 loss, however Nick Arbucklereplace him in the third quarter of the game. Arbuckle completed 17 of his 23 attempts for 186 yards and two interceptions. Evans threw for 66 yards on 21 attempts with an interception." which coach gets fired? Lapo, or Jones?

Bo Levi on Rourke. "Stop finding a reason to hate on the kid. Love him up and enjoy him while he’s here.” I agree with that. most football fans do.

might be important In a stunning turn of events, Allen Weisselberg, the loyal and years-long chief financial officer of former President Donald Trump’s family business, pleaded guilty Thursday to 15 counts of tax fraud. But that’s not the best part: He has additionally agreed, per his plea deal, to testify at trial against the very company he’d staunchly refused to testify against. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/8/18/2117421/-Trump-CFO-Allen-Weisselberg-pleads-guilty-to-15-crimes-agrees-to-testify-against-the-organization The one thing about which Trump has kept his trap shut. Hard to imagine how much trumpshite this man ate over the years.

this will be bad: Canadian glaciers. melting. "What does all this mean for our water supply? Kavanaugh says glaciers keep our rivers flowing when other water sources dry up, like late summer when the snowmelt is gone and rainfall is at its weakest. “They carry us through the hottest months into the winter.” During particularly hot and dry years — like last summer, for example — glacier-fed rivers can actually see higher-than-normal flow. “Though the streams that relied on the snowpack and groundwater dropped to very, very low levels, the streams that were fed by glaciers — like the Athabasca River or the North Saskatchewan — had very high flows,” Pomeroy says The next few decades could be marked by high flows in our glacial rivers, which will continue as long as the glaciers are voluminous enough to contribute a lot of water, Kavanaugh says. We might have a 20-year window of this much water and then it will start to fall off a cliff,” he says. “How much water is flowing through the river as a function of that time of year is going to start changing remarkably.” cbc https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/glacier-melt-is-past-the-tipping-point-in-the-canadian-rockies-and-thats-a-big-problem remember when people said the glaciers are not melting? joe paidoff from crockofshyt climate blog said so. probably a few such posts here. I read somewhere that the last several hundred years maybe five hundred, , have been characterized by reliable , predictable, climate. This never counts on the balance sheet.

I think we need to move this discussion to the new "world religions" thread. (joke)

Harris is volatile, fiery, angry, very proud. Wasnt surprised that he said some things when he left, and didnt care at all. there def. were people here dumping on him when he left. the hardcore diehard guys. so what.

"Toyota and Apple supplier Foxconn are among the entities that have ceased operations in south-west China because of hydropower shortages caused by heatwaves and droughts. According to a government statement, Sichuan, a province with 84 million residents that generates the majority of its electricity from hydropower, announced that it would halt energy supplies to factories and other plants in a number of cities in preparation for a week in which temperatures were expected to exceed more than 40 degrees Celsius. "So far, the impact on production has not been severe," the companies said. According to Chinese media, electric vehicle battery manufacturer and Tesla supplier CATL closed its Sichuan factory over the same time period. The CATL did not reply quickly to a request for comment. Dan Nystedt, vice-president of TriOrient Investments, an Asia-based private investment firm, stated, "There are many manufacturers of laptops, iPads, and tablets in Sichuan, and we've heard that the eastern region of Jiangsu is also suffering constraints." Sichuan is also a significant center for lithium mining and solar panel manufacturing. Approximately 20 steel mills have halted production due to power restrictions, while energy-intensive aluminum and zinc smelters have reduced output, according to Shanghai Metals Market. The Yangtze River, China's largest and most significant waterway, reached its lowest level on record for this year last week, according to a news release from the ministry of water resources." It's really starting to bite hard. https://www.btimesonline.com/articles/155962/20220818/china-yangtze-river-toyota-foxconn-drought.htm

Bono, Bob Geldoff, Billy Joel 😂🤣😩 bono, hanging out with rupert, and jared on a yacht. 🤮 money corrupts.

he's trying to cancel the word "yikes" !

exactly. add in corruption, and it could be very ugly.

"The grinding megadrought that’s plagued the southwestern United States since 2000 plunged to a new level of seriousness on Tuesday, August 16, as the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced that the first-ever Tier 2 water restrictions will take effect in January 2023 along the Colorado River. Generous monsoon rains over parts of the Southwest this summer have done little to blunt the grim longer-term prognosis." The excellent "eye on the storm" yale climate connections, jeff masters. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/08/a-next-level-water-crisis-colorado-river-basin-faces-tier-2-restrictions/ "John Entsminger, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, and the state's lead Colorado River negotiator, was much more blunt. Here are some of the things he said in a letter he sent to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and other officials: “Despite the obvious urgency of the situation, the last sixty-two days produced exactly nothing in terms of meaningful collective action to help forestall the looming crisis . . . We are at the stage where basin-wide every drop counts, and every single drop we are short [of the] two to four million acre-feet in permanent reductions draws us a step closer to the catastrophic collapse of the system . . ." https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/no-end-in-sight-for-megadrought-crisis-as-states-fail-to-agree-on-use-of?fbclid=IwAR1ftBo7SoY_-ZKv7vCv6RNAa_b7ti8jTMTYjiI6_UDfrrj9kzlzJMPlFQI collapse of the system.

Blackrock wants to exist post oil and gas. "This is the first battery storage investment made by BlackRock’s Climate Infrastructure business in the Asia-Pacific region and its biggest anywhere in the world. The entry of the deep-pocketed BlackRock will likely change the dynamics of the growing Australian battery storage market. Charlie Reid, the co-head of climate infrastructure at BlackRock in the Asia-Pacific, says he is looking at Asia markets as well, where he sees a $US400 billion opportunity and the company has already committed $1 billion for Australia. “As renewable energy infrastructure continues to mature in Australia, investment is required in battery storage assets to ensure the resilience and reliability of the grid, especially with the continued earlier-than-expected retirement of coal-fired power stations,” Reid said in a statement. “For our clients, we see tremendous long-term growth potential in the development of advanced battery storage assets across Australia and in other Asia-Pacific markets and look forward to working with Akaysha to ensure an orderly transition to a cleaner and secure energy future.” https://reneweconomy.com.au/us-investment-giant-blackrock-in-1-billion-big-battery-play-in-australia/ Elon Musk was at the front of this in Australia, with his very successful battery installation there. initially derided of course by fossil fuelists. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a31350880/elon-musk-battery-farm/

note found in Faj garbage can. I Thought He Was Open My 35 INTs Were Due to Color-Blindness I Saw a Ghost and Couldn’t Sleep I Didn't Feel My Inner Peace My Jockstrap Was Too Tight The Jerseys Were Causing Bad Luck I Was Carrying Groceries When I Got Hurt I spent too much time playing Tekken and Tomb Raider.

"Didulo, the self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada,” arrived in the city in a crowd-funded RV on Saturday " people will give money, hard earned, to anyone. in fairness, she handed out sardines to her followers.

😂 think he may have written that himself...it is idiotic enough. he is flailing around so violently, it gives me hope. Putin cant help him now. Be interesting to see how far he goes with this stuff.

Streveller.... so great to hear , see that video.

also, a bit like Peyton Manning last season. could not throw the ball, carried by defence. peyton quit, not sure Bo will.

here is a nightmare scenario: Trump charged, pleads not guilty, while contesting the charges, runs again, wins, with aid of gerrymandering, fraud, and crackpot American voters. Looking at the people around him.... criminals, fraudsters traitors, and lunatics, all liars. horrifying. Paul Gosar, Christian fascist anti semite. "This Monday Gosar posted on Gab, "They've been going after Andrew Torba for months now — some would say years — because the platform that he is building threatens the Liberal World Order and their control over what we're allowed to say and see online. …I don't listen to the media. I'm not leaving Gab." interesting article, frightening. .https://www.salon.com/2022/08/13/far-right-platform-gab-veers-into-overt-antisemitism--and-only-some-back-away/

But I heard the opposite.... Although Ford said something like, Bo is still working his way back from an injury. They must think the viewers are complete idiots. Also humorous... sarah telling us Bo plans to play for a long time. I Hope he does.