James (Doug) Aitken

pretty clear the President Trump does not uphold the rule of law......
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

This fire shows that Lithium Batteries used for energy storage may explode, just as those in EV Vehicles.
Food for thought.......
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

Rise of vaccine distrust - why more of us are questioning jabs Confidence in all types of vaccination has taken a hit. The question is why, and what can be done about it?

Good BBC article on distrust of vaccines.
Sadly, if Kennedy is confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human services, and continues to spread untruths about vaccine efficacy, we will see continued outbreaks of preventable diseases in the US
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Breeding pair of wood Ducks at dusk

It seem many backpack designers seem to be goofing on: They do not seem to realize that the "pass-through" strap is only useful if it places the backpack upright on the roll-on. Putting it sideways (as shown below (example only!) makes it impossible to pull the roll-on down the aisle of a plane!!

And what percentage of them voted for Trump?

All things the voters ignored, but which the incoming "President" will claim as his accomplishments....

Meta to fire thousands of staff as Zuckerberg warns of ‘intense year’ Company reveals plans to cut about 5% of its global workforce days after saying it would get rid of factcheckers

As the Suck-up-berg panders to the right wing (and embraces his toxic masculinity on the Rogan podcast) he is reaping what he sowed with a slide in users and stock price.
Firing employees is not going to solve his problems!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

How much water should you drink a day? Here's how much water you actually need in a day – and how your body's thirst mechanism and hydration needs change as you age.

A good read, especially if you are carrying a big bottle of water!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Five takeaways from Pete Hegseth hearing US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee was grilled for hours about his ability to run the defence department.

Does anyone agree with his "Job description"?
""Warfighting, lethality, meritocracy, standards, and readiness. That's it. That is my job"
A biased agenda clothed in "Fox-speak" soundbites......
And no understanding of the complexities of the job.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

How Biden tarnished his own legacy The 46th president had his accomplishments - but for now these are partly overshadowed by certain missteps

This article is a pretty tough, but fair, analysis of the Biden Presidency. Many issues were out of the administrations control, but there were significant mis-steps made.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Republicans say they want to put conditions on wildfire aid to California California and other Democratic-controlled states would need to atone for “bad behavior” if they wanted federal assistance, one lawmaker said.

Can partisan politics be this heartless? I guess we will find out in the next years. But the signs are there already....
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Nice Visitor to my Florida garden. A fearless Summer Tanager