Off topic but possibly cheering: Happy Pi Day to all of you! (Well, almost all.) (View Post)

Off topic, but too funny not to share: Corruption Isn’t a New Problem in American Politics: I am reading Carl Sandburg’s biography of Lincoln, a chapter a day, and learning much from it. For example … (View Post)

FWIW - Today, I did see one gas station advertising gasoline at more than 5 dollars a gallon. Here in Washington state it has been significantly higher than the national average for years, thanks to … (View Post)

Sunil - True enough, but much of the US is more car-dependent than the UK. And of course our farms use diesel and gasoline than almost anywhere else in the world. (View Post)

For what it is worth, there have been Iranian demonstrations here in the Seattle area on both sides. Here's an example of a pro-strike demonstration: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/ral… (View Post)