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Quote from heathercoxrichardson.substack.com :- First: it was exactly ten years ago tonight that then–Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told the American people that Russian president Vladimir Putin hoped to have a “puppet” in the White House, and that Donald Trump was that puppet. A scowling Trump responded: “No puppet. No puppet.” Clinton continued: “It’s pretty clear. Trump interjected: “You’re the puppet.” Clinton continued: “It’s pretty clear you won’t admit…” Trump interjected: “No, you’re the puppet.” Clinton: “...that the Russians have engaged in cyberattacks against the United States of America, that you encouraged espionage against our people, that you are willing to spout the Putin line, sign up for his wish list, break up NATO, do whatever he wants to do, and that you continue to get help from him because he has a very clear favorite in this race.” Trump shook his head disparagingly. Ten years later, Trump is openly embracing Putin and is working to destroy the strongest and most successful alliance in human history to cement that partnership, apparently with an eye to enriching himself. And so, the events of the present change the way we see the past. Had Trump strongly supported Ukraine as Congress has demanded, and stood firm against Russia, a country that is, after all, a minor economic player whose military is flailing at its attempt to absorb its neighbor, we would rightly dismiss Clinton’s warning as campaign hyperbole. As it is, though, Trump’s tie to Putin—the story he has always tried to bury by calling it the “Russia, Russia, Russia hoax”—seems likely to emerge as the central story of the Trump years. As Clinton wrote today: “In just the last few days: Trump made a deal for the U.S. to buy Russian diesel, an economic lifeline for Putin; he and Elon Musk blamed each other for an order that slowed down Starlink satellite connectivity over Ukraine, hampering the country’s defenses during a devastating Russian attack; and Trump waived sanctions on Russia that Congress, led by his late friend Lindsey Graham, had pushed for. Now, Putin has proposed a summit with Trump and Xi to decide Ukraine’s fate for them, bulldoze a century of international cooperation, and frame Russia as an equal to the U.S. and China. “We’ll see if Putin’s puppet continues to dance on his strings.”.....more....

Supercheep and Repco are now a car accessory duopoly.

Looking at the USA condition..... the hole they are in..... basically the public have lost ALL faith in the system of government (both sides of it).... There is one way to restore the public's faith in the system.... If Dems wish to gain control for at least one season... Promise to release all the Epstein files unredacted, and to prosecute all dodgy particiants without favor, regardless of who they are, what party they are, or what country they are in. Restore ethics to the system. Problem solved.

Thanks. It's a real time machine. Following your work, I admire your tenacity.

HE has expanded the promise to a million tons of diesel. meanwhile there was a report somewhere that the first tanker docked in USA yesterday. (haven't verified that). I thought tankers took a couple of weeks to do that trip? Anyway it isn't about the diesel - even that much is not going to drop the retail price in tim for the midterms. It is a grift to Pootin to help fix the Ukraine war. Along with nobbling starlink.

So far he has done and said a lot of things that everyone thought a president 'just cannot do'.

WTF ? Are we trying too hard to be a 'little america'?

Just out of curiosity, what is the building made from? It doesn't appear like it was stone or bricks. And I would never have guessed they would use lime plaster on outside walls.

Oh what an endless task! Well how do the heritage experts feel about that? I hope you make them look like 18th century smoke detectors?

Blame A.I. for that - it can't work out we're in southern hemisphere where everything is downside up.

Whilstcwe are hijacking from Virginia to Farcebook, I'll add my tuppence. I quit FB tan years back when my bank advised me that it thought my personal data had been compromised. New cards issued, etc. Might not have been FB, but I quit completely. Only thing I miss is Marketplace, which Mrs Nomad can do. Anyway, I can view the links that Red posts. Sure, that 'Login or sign up' screen pops up, but if you wait about ten or fifteen seconds you can click the 'X' in top rhs corner to close that screen and view the content. Without a FB account. Works for me. Maybe I'm just lucky.

Yes, OME. Whatever happens politically in the next couple of years, USofA is truly forked. I see them having to adjust to being a third world country - possibly for ever. Trump gets his wish - his fame will last a long long time.

As always, informative. I enjoy your shared adventures. Glad to hear you finally got a oil cap. It doesn't take long to spray oil out - messy. But if you hadn't noticed it quickly, the story would have ended badly.

A ride is still a ride. Every ride counts. Even if you're not doing it for the scenery. Instead of riding, I went e-shopping. I found a NOS stator in US..... priced a bit out of my range. $1600, (plus $86 shipping). However there is a US supplier selling chinese copies. Being a poor lowly pensioner, I'll get one of those. For $120 plus $20 shipping. The joys of old (ish) machines.

The geran 4 drone is powered by a Chinese model aeroplane motor. Can you imagine a model aeroplane with these specs? How would RAAus cope with me flying in one of these? Discard the explosive payload and fit a windscreen & seat! "Militarnyi had already published 850 km range, a 350–500 km/h speed band and 450 kg weight on 3 May 2026;

I confess. My remark about US chips in Geran drones was cherry picking. A quich web search told me that Russian drones contain materials from many countries, including USA.

The USofA has been abrogating its responsibility for a long time. The trump administration has just taken it out of the shadows.

Not sure it's what trumpy did, or Elon, or Kegbreath. But in Ukraine, starlink recently suddenly stopped working for any receiver travelling faster than 100mph. It is used for anti missile/drone intercepts. The Ukranians sent a Starlink device travelling at speed from Ukraine, into Europe and back. The starlink worked perfectly once it crossed out of Ukraine. It stopped as soon as it came back. Military Starlink is controlled by USA. So USA is actively preventing Ukraine from defending its own territory. Also, investigating a fallen Russian Geran drone has found US semiconductors in its computer pcb. USA is now working for Putin.

Oh, I thought that if she wasn't dimwitted, the only alternative would be dim ethically. As Nev pointed out, donold primarily selects minions based on blind loyalty. And maybe lip size. Is that a metaphor for blind lip service?

And not their intellect - at least not that of his preferred (mostly blond) choices. That leads some to believe that blonds are not intellectually gifted. Obviously not always true but convenient to the christofashist view that females are lesser than males.

Sure. That one aspect raises another energy requirement of non ground vehicles. Land vehicles can stop without expending energy. Air vehicles require extra energy to stop or turn. So apart from a very great amount of energy to levitate, even more energy is needed to stop and to turn. Historically, this energy requirement has hampered every previous attempt at flying (even our aeroplanes). Has Mr musk found a new great lightweight energy source? If not, the magical levitating car is just a PR exercise, probably aimed at raising money.

On the money there. No practical use in real world transporting humans around. No mention of the vast amount of energy required for VTOL. No mention of what powers the thrustors which seemed to have blue flames, and I call BS on his claim that it uses compressed air - where is that stored? No mention of range regardless of its power source. Claimed to weigh 300kg - well that ain't a battery EV. And I can't see compressed air propolsion giving all that power. Finally no chance it will go into production - unless he is just trying to prove Darwin's Theory. The average DkHd would remove themself from the gene pool with one of these.

The latest Blond Barbie in the tRump administration has continued the trend of giving blonds a bad name.

Is that a useful vehicle, or just another vanity wankmobile?

There is a record spend on advertising for these midterms. Saturation advertising with that sort of money will swing the average mugs. Always does.