Jan 012022
 

The problem with trying to stay current through newsletters is that at certain times they all ask for donations at once. Yesterday, I had received almost 200 emails just by noon. And one has to read at least the sender and subject line in order to avoid throwing out something important. Eventually it went down to a trickle, but it did end up exceeding 200.

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Short Takes

Crooks and Liars – Eric Swalwell Neutralizes Internet Threat Radicalized By Tucker Carlson
Quote – If this whole Congressman thing doesn’t work out, Swalwell should definitely look into work as a detective or federal agent. He clearly has the skills necessary to get someone to straight up incriminate themselves and confess! Egads.
Click through for snippets from the conversatin. Much of it is small – I used my on-screen magnifier and had no difficulty.

Newsweek – Betty White, Iconic TV Star Dies at 99, Weeks Before 100th Birthday
Quote – “Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever,” White’s agent, Jeff Witjas, told People in a statement. “I will miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she loved so much.”
Click through – By the time you read this the article will be a lot longer and more detailed.

Reuters – ‘Miracle’ that no loss of life in Colorado urban wildfire -Governor
Quote – The fire was driven by wind gusts of 105 miles per hour, which caused flames to leapfrog over highways and entire neighborhoods on Thursday, authorities said. The winds created a “mosaic” burn pattern that saw untouched homes standing next to those left in ashes. Officials said on Friday that winds had died down and snow was arriving, and that they did not expect the fire to pose any more danger.
Click through for more. Snow is nice for putting out the fire, but not so nice if one doesn’t have a roof over one’s head.  Nolloss of life, hiwever, is indeed wonderful

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