Today’s featured image is of Long Lake. The 14 mile long lake is in the Adirondack park. The eponymous town is located in Hamilton county NY.
Today’s edition of the View from Here is the 40th. Didn’t know I had it in me. . . .
Some of you (and going by the results of the snap poll I’m being generous) may have seen Michelle Obama’s mendacious speech to the DNC yesterday. Notice anything odd? Like she never once mentioned Kamala Harris? Turns out she recorded the speech weeks ago and couldn’t be bothered to update it.
So much for Democratic unity and enthusiasm. . . .
I mean, we all knew Bill Clinton was a lying scumbag, turns out he may be more than that. Photos have surfaced that show Clinton receiving a massage from one of pedo Jeff Epstein’s sex slaves. On a trip to Africa that lyin’ Bill says he never took.
There’s a series of Reuters photos floating around the internet of a pile of USPS mailboxes. Most of the captions I’ve seen say they’re from Wisconsin and they’re being held up as proof Trump is trying to sabotage the election.
Well, the best I can say about those takes is they’re half right. The photos were taken in Wisconsin. However, the facility where those pics were taken is a powder coating company that has the exclusive contract to rehab old mailboxes for the USPS.
Franklin-Templeton and Gallup released the results of a survey about the Chinese lung AIDS. The results were a bit. . .
I realize I have a bit of confirmation bias on this particular issue, but the actual data are out there and fairly easy to find. Honestly, what surprised me the most is the fact that those who are affiliated with the so-called “party of science” are much more likely to be misinformed.
Look for my take on the data coming up in the next few days.
See also: Of Mountain Men and Map Makers pt 6
The US has finalized a $62 billion deal with Taiwan for the production and sale of 90 new F-16 fighters. The current fleet of Taiwanese F-16s was purchased in 1992 and the new jets are a major upgrade.
If you’re in the market for a ranched mink, be aware the prices may be on the rise. Captive raised mink at a farm in Utah have tested positive for Chinese Coronavirus.
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