from Jason Jay Smart

"Garry Kasparov repeatedly warned that Vladimir Putin was preparing for the full-scale war against Ukraine.

I AM the Warrior!!

#CATURDAY

Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered

Why have Atlantic salmon populations dropped so dramatically in British rivers, and is fish farming a help or hindrance?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/19/should-we-all-stop-eating-salmon-why-its-suddenly-become-endangered

ON this date in 2015, I was suffering through an incredible bout of MAN-FLU...

DAY 5 MAN-FLU UPDATE...

Continuing improvement, sneezing subsiding considerably...

Amazing how much better I seem to get when the Mikster has to head back to work, and I have no one home to hear me groan and moan...

I mean, what's the use, I might as well just gut it out like THE MAN-FLU KUNG FU MASTER I am...

#husbandwarriors

Invest 94L just North of Dominican Republic. Consolidated overnight into a nice ball, good outflow, found a small pocket of lower wind shear. May be able to be classified or named briefly before running into a wall of wind shear closer to Cuba this weekend that should knock it out. 19-Oct2024 8aEDT

Middle East, Ukraine wars in focus as G7 defence ministers meet in Italy

Italian defence minister warns global security framework is increasingly precarious due to competing world visions

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/19/middle-east-ukraine-wars-in-focus-as-g7-defence-ministers-meet-in-italy

https://youtu.be/MNV498SCouA

Harris seizes on Trump’s ‘exhaustion’

“Well, if you are exhausted on the campaign trail, it raises real questions about whether you are fit for the toughest job in the world,” Harris said.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/10/18/2024-elections-live-coverage-updates-analysis/harris-trump-exhaustion-00184421

Just a gentle public service reminder as we approach #Halloween.
Never trust your rear view mirrors. If you back up over a vampire they will get back up and be angry.

#Humor

Trump Wanders Stage in Awkward Silence After Microphone Fail
IT’S OH SO QUIET

The mic drop moment still elicited cheers from the crowd in Detroit.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-wanders-rally-stage-in-silence-after-microphone-fail/

Trump lashes out on his own voters...funny as hell

https://youtu.be/mC6yCx1Spwk

Are North Korean troops fighting for Russia against Ukraine?

The possibility that North Korean personnel are deployed in Russia cannot be ruled out, experts say

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a speech to parliament on Wednesday that North Korea was a de facto participant in the war in Ukraine, siding with Russia

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/19/are-north-korean-troops-fighting-for-russia-against-ukraine

'I'll sue!' Trump sounds off after audio issues derail swing state rally

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2669441362/

As I smoke my morning bowl...i am thinking...perhaps if Trump did this every morning...instead of snorting Adderol