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President Trump and Olympic hockey — women having breakdown over a joke.

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President Trump made the comment to say that the women’s team would be included. He was jocular about it, just as he was jocular when referencing the performance of our goalie (I won’t even try to spell his name from memory). The depth of this breakdown is bizarre. Men’s hockey is a unique sport in the context of the Olympics for Americans. We’ll have champion, skiers or skaters, or even bobsled teams. But in hockey – men’s hockey – that is not so much the case. We have tended to be deficient. The 1980 Miracle stands out because of this, and because of the political situation at the time. This 2026 victory stands out because of the 46 years, because of the traditional American deficiency in this area, and frankly because of certain tensions, we see even among our allies. Hence, for the President to treat this men’s team victory with a little more relish than the women’s team has a certain social and political logic. A lot of people might not even realize there is women’s hockey in the ...
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Off Topic: I stand convinced that the Swiss Miss in Moonraker did NOT have braces.

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I was the one who was sure Dolly had braces. I first saw the movie on American television at about age 10 or so. My mother was watching it with me, and I could distinctly remember her making reference to braces there. So when this Mandela thing arose, I was thinking she had made a comment about the little Swiss miss having races. Thinking back, she probably was saying that it would’ve been sweet or funny or something if she had indeed had braces. My mother would notice things like that in movies and whatnot. So I am convinced it is simply people seeing a missed opportunity and reimagining the scene with braces, a vision subsequently reinforced by a number of social factors. This examination of the issue makes many good points supporting this conclusion. Including the fact that everybody would be distracted by her boobs.
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THE DAILY FUDD: E283: “VIDEO: ‘Space Cowboy Lever Action” — actually might fit the bill.

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Actually, this would make some of a good weapon for amateur traveling between civilizations, be it interplanetary or interdimensional. It carries the space age look while having the reliability of manual action and the firepower of a lever action. And of course, it is pistol caliber to match his reliable manual action revolver. Such a traveler would actually have little use for “assault” firepower. He is not going to win a fire fight against larger numbers With modern weapons. But he might find use for a “boomstick” in some precise situations. TDF INDEX:  Cats, Guns, and National Security: THE DAILY FUDD index.    https://catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-daily-fudd-index.html vb
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1890s airship mystery probably solved.

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While a couple of places may be leaps here, it does mesh with my long-standing theory that the humans experimenting with airships stopped suddenly because of the Aurora, Texas crash. 1. 2. 
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CGNS fun with AI — cats, guns, and “knights” of various eras.

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By Meta AI through Facebook Messenger. Armor, guns, and cats, with Warhammer 40K-inspiration (in progress). ( These next two below are not my work, but were sent to me for a slightly different project.)   Then it finally occurred to me that there was no way I would ever get a cat to wear a gas mask! —— A few intermediate steps I found interesting. And one stolen, the only change being the sword changed to a rifle barrel. One added, improved version of one above: Better background. Removed loose-hanging hose. It is a flaw in the original W40K design. The smart way would be to have the hose more closely clamped to the body. It would still permit free movement of the head.  I like this backpack design, even with the exposed tube or two. Needs a better image of the soldier. O Wh o
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VIDEO: “Kiddo the Cat and Airship America.”

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The History Guy: “ Few examples of early aviation ambition exceeded the lofty goals set for the Airship America and forgotten aviation pioneers Walter Wellman and Melvin Vaniman. Plus a cat.” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vH7MOhXowBQ
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$100,000 H1B visa fee — keeping out the riffraff from the shitholes.

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H1Bs were intended to admit people like Rajesh Koothrappali, not his cousin working at a call center in New Delhi. This will help set things straight. See:  https://www.visaverge.com/news/who-must-pay-the-100k-h-1b-fee-detailed-applicability-table/
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