The only reason Russia became a threat is that they had Trump there carrying their water.
Also, if Trump had the brains of a Fredo Corleone he would have realized that none of the kompromat Putin had on him would matter once he was in office. The CIA would swear up and down that it was ‘fake news.’
Just remember this : when Mitt Romney called Russia our greatest threat in 2012 the GOP rushed to his defense. A decade later they were openly admiring Putin.
GOP has been doing this for years; first they vote against a program, then when it passes they sing its praises.
How many GOPs love the ACA but hate Obamacare?
I try not to be ‘that American’ who thinks everything works the same all around the globe.
Good luck
If you’re in the US start applying for Civil Service jobs. City, state or federal.
You won’t get hired quickly, but when you do get hired you’ll have a great union and solid benefits.
Getting the prescription is important.
Also, they sell ‘glasses kits’ at most drug stores. Extra screws and a tiny screwdriver, nose pads, etc.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen that.
I never noticed that, but I don’t drive often.
If you can afford it, get another pair with ‘transition’ lenses that get darker in direct sunlight. Regular glasses are going to make sunlight more powerful; I used to get headaches every summer unless I wore a hat all the time. It’s easier to just have the one set that get darker than to fool around with prescription sunglasses and noraml ones.
There are swimming goggles with prescription lenses available. They cost about the same as normal goggles, and make sports much more enjoyable.
If your prescription is mild, you may be able to get away with using reading glasses from the drug store. Most of the bigger places have a rack where you can try them on.
Pets often enjoy chewing on the glasses, so be sure you put them in a safe place every night.
Reagan helped end the Fairness Doctrine that kept any one company from owning more than five television stations in the whole country and more than one in any market.
Life imitates fiction
Look at empires of the past.
Things were so bad in Dickens’ London that living in sewers to live off whatever scraps you could find was an actual occupation.
Wealth creates its own reality.
This is what I was taught.
You’ve got 24 hours in a day. The time you spend being angry is time you’re not doing something constructive.
If being upset actually helps motivate you, then revel in it.
If it hinders you, realize that being productive is the best way to screw the ones who fired you.
Can’t say for sure, but Hillary is an old-school politician who tries to create consensus. Trump is a fire breather who thrives on controversy.
Have you checked the maker’s site?
A lot of what people call maturity is really just being too tired to try something.
From the science fiction novel “The Syndic.”
Polo, except with jeeps firing .50 caliber machine guns. You have a metal ball about the size of a truck tire and a field about 2 miles long.
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I like to read old science fiction and check out the things the authors got wrong.
Maybe my favorite is the ‘mini VHS recorders’ from Neuromancer.