When Will The United States Learn That Guns Kill People?
Trump may blame mental health for the shootings in Florida, but then anybody can vere from their normal safe state to a dangerous one!
Islamic State ‘Beatles’ Duo ‘should be tried at The Hague’
The title of this post is the same as that of this article on the BBC.
This is the first two paragraphs.
Two captured British fighters should be tried in an international criminal court, rather than sent to Guantanamo Bay, a defence minister has said.
Tobias Ellwood told two newspapers it was important that “terrorists from any origin are transparently and fairly held account for their actions”.
I feel that Tobias Ellwood has got this absolutely right.
I suspect that Donald Trump, will not go along with the plan!
Will Sir David Teach Trump A Lesson?
The Times has an article today, which is entitled Attenborough Brings About A Sea Change.
One statement stands out.
The political impact of Blue Planet II is undeniable..
The article also says.
- Dozens of MPs have signed a motion congratulating Sir David for highlighting the issue of plastic pollution in the oceans.
- Michael Gove says he is haunted by the footage and pledged action.
- The UN has announced plans for a task-force.
But surely, the most important thing the article says is that Blue Planet II will premiere in the US on January 10 on five networks.
Will Trump watch?
Probably not! It’s all fake news to him anyway!
But a large proportion of the around three hundred million , who live in the USA, will find it compulsive viewing!
Out of curiosity, I wondered if Sir David had any views on Donald Trump. Google found this article in The Independent, which is entitled Sir David Attenborough on Donald Trump: ‘We could shoot him. It’s not a bad idea’.
This is said.
Until now, Sir David Attenborough was one of the few individuals in the public eye not to have broached the ever-present, all-pervasive topic of Donald Trump. However, the naturalist and beloved broadcaster has now given his assessment of the situation and suggested a way to counter the Republican’s ascent to power which, believe it or not, involves a gun.
In an interview with the Radio Times, the nonagenarian was probed about how we solve a problem like Mr Trump and quipped: “We could shoot him”.
Obviously, he was only joking. But Trump does live in the Land of Guns!
Assange Isn’t A Dreamer He’s A Destroyer
The title of this post is the same as that of an article in yesterday’s Times, by David Aaronovitch.
It is subtitled.
Don”t be fooled by the Wikileaks e founder’s supposed idealism; he is in the same destructive club as Putin and Trump.
It is thoughtful and well worth a read.
Is Trump’s Cabinet More White And Male Than Any First Cabinet Since Reagan?
The title of this post is the same as the title on this article on the Politifact web site.
It surely says something about Trump’s mealy-mouthed response to the events of this weekend in Charlottesville.
Could Trump Organise A Piss-Up In A Brewery?
After reading this report on the BBC and seeing it in full on the ten o’clock news, I think the answer is no!
I am old enough to remember the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Six Day War, which were both events that if they’d been handled in an insensitive manner could have led to something a lot more serious.
Can Trump’s judgement be trusted to deal with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un?
The guy is just too inexperienced!
Help For Charlie Gard
This article on the BBC is entitled Charlie Gard: Pope and Trump offer parents support.
I think this Pope is a good man, and I suspect his kind words would be welcome.
But whilst Trummkopf does nothing to abolish the death penalty in the United States, his unwanted comments should be treated with the contempt they deserve.
An Appropriate Story For Today
On Page 58, The Times has an article entitled Frictionless Flywheels Hold Balance Of Power.
This is the first two paragraphs.
Flywheels will be used to balance supply and demand on Britain’s electricity grid in a £3.5million project that could help the country to cope with more wind and solar power.
Sophisticated flywheels that can store electricity for long periods of time are to be installed next to the University of Sheffield’s battery storage facility at Willenhall near Wolverhampton, in the first project of its kind in the UK.
By using batteries and flywheels together, this makes a responsive battery that can fill in demand and overcome the degradation problems of lithium-ion batteries.
It looks a promising way of creating an affordable and reliable energy storage system.
Who needs coal? Trummkopf obviously does to buy votes!
In the United States, with its massive mountain ranges, it would be better to create construction jobs by creating hydro-based energy storage systems, as we did in the 1970s at Dinorwig and the Americans, themselves did at Bath County Pumped Storage Station a few years later.
To gauge the size of these plants, Bath County has about the same generating capacity as the UK’s largest power station at Drax, with Dinorwig being about 55% of the size.
Bath County and Dinorwig are big bastards, but their main feature, is the ability to pump water to store the energy.
Energy is like money, the best thing to do with excess is to put it in a secure storage facility.
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