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CRICKET ATTACK!

The mysterious wave of illness fueled speculation that the staff had been targeted by an acoustic weapon.

But a fresh analysis of the audio recording has revealed what scientists now believe is the true source of the piercing din: it is the song of the Indies short-tailed cricket.

'Sonic attack' on US embassy in Havana could have been crickets, say scientists

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/06/sonic-attack-on-us-embassy-in-havana-could-have-been-crickets-say-scientists?fbclid=IwAR3vvyVWqHh9utch0IsDzsiSAXgdx1w8MPtiIPnrnEyB5hVbizR473z5nGo

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/science/sonic-attack-cuba-crickets.html On my few visits to Havana and Cuba, we have passed by the US embassy (office of interest) many times, because it sits along the main road or Malecon. They still had the American flag flying on its property. Sure do miss my traveling.

Edgar,

1) lots of people asked how to fund space force (see links below)
2) if progressives don't start coming up with a better answer than evading the question then they're going to start losing support for these causes


https://www.vox.com/2018/6/18/17476266/trump-space-force-pence
https://spacenews.com/concerns-grow-about-space-force-diverting-funds-from-other-military-priorities/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/11/21/creation-space-force-would-cost-less-than-billion-according-new-report/?utm_term=.720700ad6392
https://www.defensenews.com/space/2018/08/09/no-answers-yet-on-cost-structure-of-space-force/
https://www.countable.us/articles/10042-space-force-estimated-cost-13-billion-five-years-congress-ok-funds
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/23/space-force-trump-administration-details-trajectory-pentagon-plan/1739251002/
https://www.thenation.com/article/trumps-space-force-is-putting-us-all-in-danger/

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It is unsurprising that antisemites get upset when people stand up to antisemitism.

Hmm — it wouldn't be difficult to imagine this leading to another Trump victory.

Biden in 2020? Allies Say He Sees Himself as Democrats’ Best Hope

It could combine the worst aspects of both the Democratic and Republican campaigns in '16. The left of the party (who backed Sanders) splits its votes among the handful of self-described progressives (Harris, Booker, Warren, Sanders, etc). Biden overwhelms any centrist opposition because of his name recognition and general popularity. Biden, in his campaign, regularly shoots his mouth off and makes embarrassing gaffes, while continuing to amass delegates. By the time of the convention, the progressive faction is so pissed off at the things Biden has said about them and about all the missteps he's made in his long political career that they just can't support the ticket and either sit out the contest or run a third party alternative. Trump easily wins in November when the old Hillary brigades fail to turn out as expected and carries both chambers as the squabbling Democrats reap a harvest of factionalism, political correctness, scandal fatigue and scorn!

CRICKET ATTACK!

Odd that it was never a problem before.

More self-doubting, hand-wringing and defeatism about dem candidates, huh?

Some people never learn, I guess.

Biden is likable in some ways and he touched a lot of hearts when his son died. He is not the answer to 2020.

Stop complaining about your own candidates for heavens' fockin sake. Any one of them could beat Trump, if only you guys stopped character-assassinating your own side.

Not the candidates as much as the method of choosing them.

If Trump gets reelected it will be because he is the only topic of conversation in the news.

I'm not "complaining about the candidates", I'm criticizing the process of their selection.

He won't have the benefit of the novelty factor, plus he'll need to defend his record. But he'll still have legions of supporters.

No doubt. At this stage anything is possible.

You mean, you don't like the primary system? That has nothing to do with Biden.

I still intend to express an opinion of each candidate based on my perception of the truth, as will most of us.

And I still intend to express my opinion that you guys are self-defeating fools.

Did you read any of the article on Biden?

Look, Olivier5, I set up a particular scenario which could end with a Trump victory. At this point we don't know who all the serious candidates even are.

I like Biden. As of now I have no preferred candidate — I'd prefer it weren't Biden but I wouldn't have difficulty giving him my vote should he prevail.

Given the dynamics of the '16 race and the division in the party between the progressive wing and the establishment the primary system could end up leaving a very divided party.

Did you notice, I said "could"? Maybe the process will go very differently. From what I've heard, the party is trying to find a way of organizing the debates to give all the candidates good exposure. Maybe some candidate will emerge from the field and be embraced by a clear majority of primary voters. But, in any case, I think the apparent divisions in the Democratic Party will need to be dealt with. And I'm not the one threatening to withhold my vote whether an establishment or a progressive candidate should win.

So basically, your critical comments are unhelpful, unnecessary, and unconvincing at this early stage of the campaign.

And I will write you off as a condescending person and do my thing.