I don't think anyone ever gauged public 'use' of the train.
I don't think anyone from the top 500 politicians in the state ever believed it was a good idea.
I think the funds 'movement' was mostly to pay off lobbyists....giving cash back to the politicians who supported it.
Oddly, with Vegas dying now....the path from Cal to Vegas via the bullet-train....makes no sense.
Finally....I would readily agree....there's probably over 200 similar projects in California....developed the same way.
Once Iran and the US agree on a deal....the nuke material is to be delivered to a 3rd-party (someone like Pakistan for example). Then probably....the US will ask for a sample-or-two.
So, this will say who manufactured the radioactive material.....either Iran, Russia, or some third-party.
The worst scenario? There are two: One that this started out as US-made and sold to Russia....or Israeli-made....then sold to some country other than Iran.
Another weird scenario? North Korea-made. This is less-likely.
But if it's US-made....all hell will break loose, and it'll be a five-star mess.
1. In the US/Iran deal being worked up....the US will arrange for possession of the Uranium to be held by a third-party.....with a inspection involved. What happens if we find out that Iran obtained from another party?
Well...there are two scenarios....one goes to the Clinton Foundation deal with Russia, and US-Uranium getting into Russia.
Second scenario. this is possibly Israeli Uranium.
In either case....it's a five star story.
2. There is some honest belief that the 700-odd 7-11 stores set to be closed later in 2026....were mostly surviving off EBT-funds being used for soda/candy.
3. This Trump-project....the Trumphal Arch....about 300 ft in front of the Arlington Cemetery...but still on the west side of the river....is NOT on Cemetery property. On two occasions...I've walked across from the Cemetery to the Lincoln Memorial, and will vouch...it's a scenic walk.
4. Just interesting....virtually every weapon that China and Russia sold Iran....came up short. Whatever Iran paid....didn't amount to much.
1. It came out yesterday.....the military 'speaker/talker' for the nightly news in Iran...to get and keep Iranians hyped-up....got bombed (dead) on 7April. Confirmed by the US/Isreal.
So who has been giving the nightly updates? Well....a virtual reality 'character'.
Anyone noticed? Apparently not.
Will they keep using the AI-guy? Because of the internet being off in Iran....no one much knows about the dead guy....so yeah....I think the AI-guy will remain.
Question? Well....if he's dead....from the next 200-odd VIP Iranians who get interviewed daily for TV-propaganda....how many of them are AI?
2. US fed folks showed up yesterday at renovation project for the Federal Reserve building. Yeah....they were asking questions.
I expect any minute now....a raid to occur, and charges pop up....for the contractor folks, and the fed folks.
3. Gov Tim Walz.....I believe by 2030....will have been convicted on charges and spend three to five years in prison.
So the evil one....that crazy guy....Scott Bessent...has spoke up and said regulations will be created shortly (I imagine by the end of April)....where banks have to certify your citizenship as a customer.
How? No one says.
I would imagine you'd present a passport, Star-Card, military ID, or a birth certificate.
He's not saying you'd be 'dumped' if you were a non-American.....just that in the banking data.....you'd be noted as American or non-American. Green Card people OK? Yeah.
These Democratic women who got all hyped-up....that they didn't have birth-certificates? Well....now, they've got a problem with their bank requirement.
But here's the odd thing....after three or four months of this....there's going to be ten-million-plus accounts where identification has NOT been achieved. Reason? Either the guy/gal is dead (for maybe 30-odd years), or the guy/gal never really existed in the first place.
This moment...probably occurring toward December....will bother Senators/House members. There might be a billion dollars sitting there....with the person dead.
In the 1970s...as 'LHOTP' came out....I noted some article in the paper at the time, which brought up two issues, and for all these years....it's stuck on my mind.
First....Walnut Grove is in Minnesota, and the landscape simply didn't fit for the Hollywood back-lot that was used for the show.
Second....the real location has WINTER conditions for about five month out of the year. I'm not talking about inch or two of snow.
These two things always stuck out in my mind.....so I saw the show as Little House in California.
From the previews of the new series? I'd say it's set for the real Walnut Grove.
Maybe it's better in some way.
I believe if you go back to Eric...at age 15....he was bumping up against girls, and doing lots of stupid crap, but never seemed have police involved.
I think he went to college....and did the same thing.
I think he went to the House, and did the same thing.
How many women did he hook up with? Probably over a thousand, and half of them probably didn't appreciate the hook-up.
What he does now...if the House kicks him out? Well....that's the big question.
Run for office? Maybe as some mayor?
