Lars Vilhuber

You mean it is now easier than ever to abduct and ransom somebody? Seems like an invention straight out of Guayaquil.

Agreed. Very clear, despite length. A must read. If folks didn't already suspect a scam/trap worthy of the best Nigerian prince, here's the detailed analysis.

A truly 🇩🇪 thing: having to finish your beer **before entering the bar**. Where presumably you'll have another one.

Ich glaub, das letzte Mal war ich vor über 30 Jahren in Hamburg...🤔1990? 😲

Quick: left or right? Which location requires more US troops to keep the peace?

I got it right, I guess. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans.

"Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk." From people who clearly know what they are talking about.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Holding 750,000 workers hostage. And their families. Sounds like a medieval despot's power trip.

I asked for an Old Fashioned in Hamilton ON 🇨🇦. I was told they couldn't do a true one, since they weren't serving bourbon. Canadian rye only. I asked what he then called it. He paused for a moment, then said "Standing Proud". The drink was great!

Pete Hegseth's one-dimensional view of combat readiness I served on the Navy’s first combatant ship to have women permanently assigned, and all of us on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower were completely qualified for our jobs, writes Laura McTaggart. No combat ...

Seems quite well founded discussion... www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...

My first thought was: "there's now a Trump Hotel in Atlanta?"

Fabulous autumn colors (colours...)

À hint of sunrise.

I know what this will be called! 🇨🇦 had it first! It will be called the "🇺🇸 LOONIE"!!

Monarchies put living monarchs on coins. The US puts dead presidents on coins. So which is it? www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/b...

Coffee is up 22%. But now when furloughed Gov't workers and unemployed fed contractors need it most, you won't know how high it's going from here, cuz the Gov't ain't tracking it no more while the T47 imperial hissy fit shutdown is on.

T47 presidential library will be in Miami. (a) is there space to park a 747? (b) it will be the FIRST presidential library... to be flooded bc global warming...

Not ready to join Hegseth's army.

Try and spot the difference with the earlier image.

Picture of Toronto YYZ airport, seen from inside. In front of you is the path from F gates to D gates.

Under Trump, US cedes its share of China's beef market to Australia Australian beef has replaced U.S. supply in China since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, funnelling hundreds of millions of dollars that have in previous years gone to the U.S. cattle industry into Australian pockets.

So the US single sided tariff war has lead to billions $$ of lost agricultural sales www.reuters.com/world/china/.... T47 will likely make farmers whole with revenue from tariffs. So manufacturing customers are subsidizing agriculture. That will surely help manufacturing grow in 🇺🇸. 🙄

Leaving Copenhagen. Which is in Denmark 🇩🇰. @aircanada.bsky.social is showing Dutch subtitles on the screen...which is the language spoken in the Netherlands 🇳🇱. Really, @aircanada.bsky.social 😭🤦

Sunrise at speeds that, if the tendency is maintained, Acela 🇺🇸 will reach on the entire NE corridor in 2190?

Another random train observation: every time I see an ICE 🇩🇪(train, that is) or TGV🇫🇷 pull into the station, it looks like each train has as many cars as the entire rolling stock of Viarail 🇨🇦... And there's another one over on the other track... And they're full. (also late... But hey..)

How is anybody supposed to learn German if on the same advertisement board at the train station, they somehow can't figure out what a lemon is in German... ("leh-mohn"?) 🙄

In other news, woman also does not bite alligator, but she does punch him.... 🐊👊

No shit, @nytimes.com . And in other news, man does not bite dog.

BTW, this is the right kind of ICE... 👍 It might be late when you expect it and want it, though, rather than early where you least expect (or want) it.

Not coming to your friendly east coast US city anytime soon...