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CloudWatcher

(1,845 posts)
Sat Dec 8, 2018, 05:12 PM Dec 2018

Diet Headlines

These are all recent headlines (and links to the stories). I call 'em diet-headlines for obvious reasons.

Russia fires on Ukrainian vessels in Black Sea; 2 wounded

US makes preparations to sail warship into Black Sea amid Russia-Ukraine tensions

Mikhail Gorbachev: George H.W. Bush and I Ended a War Together. But Peace Is Now in Jeopardy

Trump names new Joint Chiefs chairman

John Kelly, Trump’s Chief of Staff, to Leave White House

Brutal week: Dow plunges 1,150 points

I'm sure someone could do a series just on global warming and turning the planet into Venus before our kids grow old, but this is what's keeping me up nights.

Now ... what was that about not wanting to impeach Trump right away? The GOP support of Trump in the Senate has already started to fracture, and they are not known for staying on a sinking ship. Once they start throwing him under the bus, it'll be amazing how quickly they turn on him.

Oh yes, here's the clip from Galaxy Quest that I think best describes the GOP:

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Diet Headlines (Original Post) CloudWatcher Dec 2018 OP
Love that movie Bayard Dec 2018 #1
Still love Galaxy Quest ... CloudWatcher Dec 2018 #2
miners not minors - LOL lapfog_1 Dec 2018 #3
Well, it worked. kag Dec 2018 #4
Thanks for clarifying . . . I had no clue. Ms. Toad Dec 2018 #5
Sorry! I wasn't trying to be obscure. CloudWatcher Dec 2018 #6
I just wasn't making a connection between alarmingly depressing - and diet. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2018 #7

CloudWatcher

(1,845 posts)
6. Sorry! I wasn't trying to be obscure.
Sat Dec 8, 2018, 06:09 PM
Dec 2018

I find Trump's impact on the current global situation alarmingly depressing, hence the diet snark.

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