Observations

 1.  WaPo wrote some piece to ask the question....'just how many Covid deaths would we be OK with'.  

I'd like to see more journalism like this.  Ask the question 'just how many corrupt politicians are we OK with', or 'just how many left-leaning journalists are we OK with', or 'just how many dimwit Hollywood types are we fond of', or 'just how crapped-up is the NFL at this point', or 'just how bad is the NCAA bowl process', or 'just how stupid are high school kids upon graduation', or 'just how many elements of the Baltimore city government are corrupted'.  

Me personally.....if you have been living a pretty unhealthy lifestyle (two-pack a day smoker, meth-user, serious deficiency in vitamin D for past 30 years of life, half-a-bottle of whisky perday, greasy/fatty food diet)....then your death won't be that disturbing to me.  

2.  Newt Gringrich says that the 6 Jan committee from the House, with AG Garland.....could be brought up in a January 2023 House committee (Republican-run) and face federal charges, with jail-time possible for various members/Garland.  

Five years ago, I would have laughed over this idea.  Presently?  I'd say that civil rights might be abused in various ways, and some of these House members may think they can walk away in January 2023 without being dragged into court.  

3.  Some new poll says Joe Biden has dropped 30 points in the past six month among black voters.  The DNC may have significant worries building up over the mid-terms....that reach further than House/Senate situations.....it might affect internal state politics in various states (hint: Georgia).

4.  Just how much is Avenatti is accused of stealing from Stormy Daniels?

Well....$300k.  In this case in court.....does he even have the money to pay Daniels back?  I'd strongly say 'no'.....unless he has the money hid somewhere.  So this is a wasted court case?  More or less.  

5.  White House saying that in the event of an invasion of the Ukraine....there will be NO airlift to get American civilians out.  Repeat of Afghanistan?  Yeah.

I would say this....no one knows the number of Americans in the Ukraine (the size of Texas), but I would take a wild guess it's upwards to 5,000....most of which are businessmen.  

If you gaze at a map....to the far east of the Ukraine....lies the Dnieper River.  I think there's zero chance that the Russians intend to cross that river, and their primary aim is just this far SE chunk of land along the coast.  

So this idea of an evacuation being necessary?  Pretty near zero, if you ask me.

6.  Are the 'Patriot Front' or militia groups real?

In the past six months....a number of people have begun to look at the make-up of these right-wing groups, and suggest that they exist in some real 'world' but there are probably some FBI undercover or 'front-men' in the various fronts.  It may be the same way for the BLM people....the Antifa folks, etc.  

Just for the record, if you didn't know it.....Adolph Hitler was hired by the Bavarian Secret Police after WW I....to spy on a new political organization forming in Munich....called the Nationalist Socialist Party (NAZIs).  All he was supposed to was attend meetings and report back to the Secret Police 'bosses'.  Things got kinda crapped up and he took the NAZIs to the next level of operation.