Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Penn State University, https://davidpassmore.net; live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; a Niagara Falls native.
Loaded with insights.
“If men are forced to choose between picking their party or keeping their balls, most men are going to choose their balls.”
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"Each one hopes that if he feeds the crocodile enough, the crocodile will eat him last. All of them hope that the storm will pass before their turn comes to be devoured."
~ Winston Churchill, BBC, 20 January 1940, when he was First Lord of the British Admiralty.
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A chance to fix an obstruction "a falsis principiis proficisci"?
For the real deal, see Cicero, "De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", 4.53, bit.ly/Cice
"On a visit to New Zealand in July, [Patel] brought plastic 3D-printed replica pistols as gifts to senior national security officials."
"Five Eyes officials have watched with alarm as Mr. Patel has fired agents who investigated President Trump and invoked his powers to investigate the president’s perceived enemies."
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Many Democrats are livid that their colleagues backed down from the demand to extend health insurance subsidies. Premiums will soar.
Republicans will "allow a vote" to extend expiring health insurance tax credits.
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Reposted by Nandita Sharma, David Passmore, Stacy D. VanDeveer
Mike Johnson is still refusing to swear her in because she’s the final vote for the discharge petition to release the Epstein files.
55% of in-service distribution transformers were more than 33 years old in 2024.
We don't make 'em:
Imports account for 80% of U.S. power transformer supply and 50% of distribution transformer supply.
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Since 2005, utilities have nearly tripled the amount they spend annually on the network of poles, wires, substations, and transformers that deliver power to customers.
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Reposted by David Passmore, Jonathan Hopkin, Gerald Friedman
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“Okay, are you ready?” Trump answered. “I don’t know who he is."
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