I love jokes like the one claiming that Edward Snowden is a "dissident". "Czar" Putin does not have dissident friends. (Assuming it's a joke is the kindest thing I can do. If… (View Post)

Completely off topic, but an illustration of how "events" can affect politics. We are having heavy rain, relatively warm temperatures*, and gusts of wind. So far no deaths, but extensive fl… (View Post)

Continuing the discussion from the previous thread: In 1939, Clarence Streit's Union Now was published:Union Now is a book by journalist Clarence Streit calling for a federal union of fifteen of… (View Post)

On topic: Plus, this would give your nation a baseball team to cheer for. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays (Eventually, more than one, I would predict.) (View Post)

Off topic, but I think most of you will enjoy this picture, which I captured on the day I suggested looking at Mt. Rainier web cams: (This early in the winter here, clear weather for an entire day is… (View Post)