Five Observations:

1.  The greatest human inventions that has saved more lives than vaccines?

Soap, and sanitation.

2.  I'd say it's pretty good odds.....Cuba-style gov't is likely to end in the next 100 days.  

3. I watched a NY City clip this AM....new mayor says he's got a public-toilet program....that he'll push.  Doesn't  say how many or where....just that toilets are coming.  My bet....they build three or four....for $2.5-million each, and stop right there.

4.  Russia has completed 1,417 days of war.....going now longer than the Soviet-Germany war of 1941-1945.  

5.  There are now 2,000 German companies....based in India....rather than Germany (figure cost as a factor).

Protest BS

 Over the past month, I've probably viewed a dozen hours of anti-ICE protests and journalists on some hype against ICE.

I've come to three observations:

1.  People don't fear confrontation or consequences with the police/LE/ICE or legal-system.

It seems like they are willing to detained/arrested....charged-up....go through court, and do a year in some state or fed jail.

I don't remember this attitude in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s....growing up and spending 20-odd years in the military.

2. People don't seem to have a fear of passing on, or being shot by the police.

Some seem like on a Power-Rangers adventure....fighting the forces of darkness/evil.

3.  If you do halt some protester and alert them that the guy they seem thrilled to protest over or protect....has actual assault/murder charges existing.....the protest guy/gal seems in a daze for 30 seconds.....like they weren't expecting that as  part of the thrill.

I might add...it seems out of every ten protest folks....seven are women, and from the three males....they seem to be in the age group of 18 to 25.  You don't see many 45-year-old male engineers or farmers.