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January 30, 2020

Trump's wall falls over. Stable genius. Not stable wall.

Trump's wall falls over.

Portion of new border wall falls in Mexicali

https://kyma.com/news/2020/01/29/portion-of-new-border-wall-falls-in-mexicali/

They couldn't even brace it while the concrete set.

January 22, 2020

What if enough Senate republicans can't make it to the trial vote?

What if enough Senate republicans can't make it to the trial vote?

Flat tire? Terrible head cold?

Could there be enough ratio of guilty to innocent to convict?

And no republicans would have to vote innocent.

January 9, 2020

Lindsey Graham's Bronze Star

Lindsey Graham's Bronze Star

For Lindsey Graham, years of light duty, promotions as a lawmaker in the Air Reserve

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/for-lindsey-graham-years-of-light-duty-promotions-as-a-lawmaker-in-the-air-reserve-1.361055

"Last year, the Army awarded Graham a Bronze Star for serving on the detention task force."
(2014 awarded)

https://veteranmedals.army.mil/awardg&d.nsf/%24%24OpenDominoDocument.xsp?documentId=7A8CADFE3054E73A85256B6600632EFF&action=editDocument

Criteria:

a. The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the military of the United States after 6 December 1941, distinguished himself or herself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service, not involving participation in aerial flight, while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.

b. Awards may be made for acts of heroism, performed under circumstances described above, which are of lesser degree than required for the award of the Silver Star.

c. Awards may be made to recognize single acts of merit or meritorious service. The required achievement or service while of lesser degree than that required for the award of the Legion of Merit must nevertheless have been meritorious and accomplished with distinction.

January 2, 2020

Australia / Bar Harbor fires 1947

Australia / Bar Harbor fires 1947

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=mt+desert+fire

https://maineanencyclopedia.com/mount-desert-fire/

Mount Desert, Fires of 1947

"In less than three hours the wildfire traveled six miles, leaving behind a three-mile wide path of destruction."
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My mother said she remembers the radio reporting the fire as it was happening.

People were on the edge of Bar Harbor being rescued by boats.

In the 60s, we would go down to the island and you could still see the dead, burned trees of the forest.

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/31/australia-bushfires-towns-devastated-and-lives-lost-as-blazes-turn-the-sky-red

Australia’s bushfire crisis has claimed at least two more lives, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, as dozens of fires tore through several towns on the east coast and forced thousands of people to take shelter on beaches.

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