@CoyoteConscious I don't think feminists and celebs feel that Israeli women should be hostages but they have been relatively quiet on this. There are a few exceptions. Patricia Heaton more conservative than me but she has spoken out regularly and I salute her for doing so.

@CoyoteConscious '"Celebrities campaign for kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls
Published 8 May 2014" - BBC

Michele Obama, Angelina Jolie, Harrison Ford, Julia Robert's, Ellen DeGeneres, Kim Khardasian Kelsey Grammar etc etc all held up signs in 2014 to Bring Back Our Girls. Where are the celebs now holding up signs protesting rape idnapping of Israeli women and girls by Hamas? Or demanding all of hostages come home? Hollywood is relatively silent on this.

The feminists and celebrities who rightfully held up signs calling for the release of the Boko Haram hostages should be calling for the release of the Israeli young women still being held by Hamas. The fact that they are not is disgraceful

Finished reading The Moonstone (1868) by Wilkie Collins a novel about a yellow diamond that adorns the statue of the Hindu God of the Moon. A British army officer while in India steals the gem, killing the Hindu priests guarding it. One of the priests warns the soldier he will pay for his crime. The soldier takes the gem to England and it turns out the diamond is a curse and then it goes missing. The Moonstone has been called the first British Detective novel. It's long but I enjoyed it

@Route10 True its why the NYC Trump fraud trial has me interested and yet will he and the family ever be held accountable? A part of me has given up hope but I hope I am wrong.

@Route10 who knows what was going on there but it clearly fell apart. A reminder to us all that Trump, Kushner and the whole family are no answer. I worry about 2024. We are doomed as a democracy if Trump is reelected.

What has happened in the last few weeks on college campuses, people ripping down posters of hostages, blaming Israel and no condemnation of Hamas has reminded me that while I loathe Trump and fear the far right, the far left is no answer either. I always knew this of course but now I know it deeply.

@Oldguyaz Agree Trump made a statement but as with everything he does it's all about him. Obama and Bill Clinton could say something brief though. Not get involved but just express sadness and hope for the hostages safe return.

In the nearly 48-hours since the militant Palestinian terror group Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israel, former Democratic presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama have not said a word - Daily Mail

Why this silence from Obama and Bill Clinton? They have people who could write something quick expressing support for the Israeli people.

Bill Clinton and Obama can see on CNN the horrific videos of the innocent hostages & have said nothing and it's becoming disgraceful

"If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?" - Rabbi Hillel

Started watching Gunsmoke reruns, the early years when it was still a half hour show and I can wee why millions tuned in each week back in the 1950's and early 60's. Dodge City was a violent town but Marshall Matt Dillon, Deputy Chester Goode, Miss Kitty and Doc Adams were family to each other and that's what makes the show so great..
A talented cast and good writing as well.

Gunsmoke is a nice sabbatical from what's going on right now in the news.

@TrueBloodNet I agree. MTG and Boebert are a disgrace on many levels. But to be fair, Fetterman if he doesn't want to wear a suit at least dress in pants and a shirt.

Fetterman has had health issues even taking time off from the Senate and his constituents have supported him and so dressing in shorts and a hoodie is disrespectful on his part. It would take very little effort to wear pants and a shirt. He wouldn't even have to wear a tie but apparently even that's too much for him.

What us wrong with Trump? All he had to do is wish people a Happy Rosh Hashannah. But he had to tack on his own nastiness and grievances and make it all about himself.. We have to defeat him in 2024. Our democracy and certainly our sanity depend on it.

@Carolyn_haack And I like when the reporter says at the end of the film that out here in the West when we have the facts vs the legend, we print the legend.

Just finished watching The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence starring John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart and Vera Miles. It's a Western but it doesn't end the way you think it's going to. The ending leaves you with alot to think about. Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne are always good but I was also very impressed with Vera Miles. She was a very talented and interesting actress and I am going to llook out for more films she is in.

@Iveyjanette1 Agree, I am not going to watch Trump tomorrow. In fact I avoid any interview or debate he is in. I turn the channel.

Trump will be on Meet The Press tomorrow. It makes me mad because Trump will just talk over the interviewer and say what he wants to say. And even if the reporter is relentless they will feel they have to be professional even though Trump deserves none of it.

What needs to happen in an interview is to ask questions that get Trump angry. Keep asking him about Putin and Kim Jung and stay on that for the whole interview if you have to. Don't let him dodge.

@TrueBloodNet Very true. You have to read reputable sources and sadly many people are reading bad sources because they agree with the politics of the source. A good rule is to go with the experts in the field and to look for concensus among those experts. So for weather I am going to consult the meteorologists and we have a very good one in South Florida, John Morales.

@TrueBloodNet Thanks and I will be sure to use NASA, The National Weather Service and Counter Social as a resource.

There is so much about El Nino and other weather issues I will never understand but for non-scientists like me if we can find a good resource we can at least get a very basic definition of something. The internet is such a valuable tool.

How often does El Nino occur?

"Typically every 2 to 7 years and the conditions last for 7 to 9 months" - Country Living

Thank you to the magazine Country Living. I live I Florida and need to know more about the environment and had no clue what El Nino is and I am no scientist. But at least now thanks to Country Living and NOAA I have a basic definition and wanted to share the info.