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Back to Hoovervilles.

No, no, that won't happen, Jan. Think of it as just like your morning walk along the river. It'll be smooth sailing.

Opinion: Remembering Sandra Grimes, mole hunter Sandra Grimes died at the age of 79. Her work was crucial in catching a Soviet agent who "caused more damage to the national security of the United States than any spy in the history of the CIA."

Sandra Grimes died at the age of 79. Her work was crucial in catching a Soviet agent who "caused more damage to the national security of the United States than any spy in the history of the CIA."

Why Dictators Have Such a Bad Taste • The Dialogue It’s a fact that dictators and authoritarian leaders have an awful taste. We think we know why it is so. There’re several various reasons for this phenomena

And for a little background: www.the-dialogue.com/en/en89-why-...

Fabulous news. (I had a similar 70s childhood. In the summer of '75 the skin on my arm came off in strips; my relatives then remembered this wonder drug called . . . sun cream.)

Ouch!

Roger, spotted this in today's Times: 'Real ghostbusters of Tokyo clear out city’s old haunts.' It's archived at: archive.ph/RUoO9

Yours in solidarity.

Nuclear test veterans demand compensation and medical records access The group say their lives have been blighted by various health problems as a result of the tests.

The exposure of servicemen to atomic tests in the 50s and 60s remains an issue here in the UK. The gvt line remains that there's no link with the veterans' ill health and their medical records haven't been made available(!) Just last March the issue was in the UK news: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-6861...

Media petition for return of old plotlines to ongoing soap.

Thank you so much, Suzy. 😀

Thank you for this thread, Alina. So much suffering and loss for a free Poland. We will remember.

Thanks for the link, Paul. Essential reading!

An exuberance of sunflowers too.

I've got a copy too - it's a tour de force.

The usual answer: money and sales rights?

There's a coda to her shooting practice. She attempted suicide in Germany at the outbreak of the war but botched the shot. She was returned to Britain severely wounded.

Thanks for the recommendation; definitely one to track down now.

This is such a delight, Adrianna.

Prompt action from the GP - good!

Here's to a stress free recovery. I'm glad to hear you were well cared for in the hospital. (Sadly, that can't be taken for granted these days.)

My very best wishes for tomorrow.

Thanks so much for posting this interview up. So good to hear you in person again.

How the CIA lost the war on terror | The Observer In The Mission, Tim Weiner argues that the agency’s past 25 years have been defined by scandal, psychodrama and human error

Tim, spotted this review in the UK's Observer paper: 'The Mission is a fantastic read.' observer.co.uk/culture/book...

This was a fantastic episode: plain speaking and deeply informed - getting the inside take on SCOTUS was invaluable. Thank you both for the best interview I've heard this year.

@tim-weiner.bsky.social Tim, just in case you missed this review of The Mission (plus two related books) in the Economist: archive.ph/2wEHj

The bookends.

Fraser Nelson's mirage of fascism lite.

But what would get more clicks in the Telegraph - generic opinions or rabid columns? And if the number of clicks drives columnist salaries, there's an incentive to write incendiary screeds.

(Quotation taken from the show's transcript.)