MEETING OF MINDS: North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un arrived in Russia today aboard a slow moving armored train. On the agenda is artillery shells for Russia’s depleted war stocks in possible exchange for food, oil, hard currency, or even more sophisticated weapons technology …

September 9, 2023 LIGHTS ON: Big 24 hour power outage in upstate New York starting Thursday night so we have catching up to do … MAGNITUDE: As many as 820 people are reported to be dead after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck about 50 …

SPEEDY TRIAL: The two co-defendants of Donald Trump in the Georgia election-interference case who asked for a speedy trial, and to be separated from each other, will go to trial together on Oct. 23rd the judge in the case ruled yesterday. Lawyers …

BE NOT PROUD: Former Proud Boys boss Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and leading the failed plot to prevent the routine transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. It is the longest sentence …

RAIN MAN: As many as 70,000 people have been trapped in the Nevada desert after heavy rains turned the ground under the annual Burning Man festival into a sea of mud. Authorities have been blocking anyone from entering or leaving the …

BE NOT PROUD: A third and fourth members of the Proud Boys were sent upriver yesterday for some serious time for their part in the January 6th insurrection.    Ethan Nordean, a leader of the Proud Boys, was given 18 years, equaling the sentence …

BE NOT PROUD: Joe Biggs, a leader of the right wing Proud Boys, was sentenced yesterday to 17 years in prison for his conviction on charges related to the January 6th insurrection. It’s the second longest sentence handed down to anyone involved …

RACIST ATTACK: Investigators say they have found racist writings on the home computer of a man who shot three Black people dead in a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida over the weekend. The local sheriff said Ryan Palmeter, 21, “hated Black people.”  Palmeter …

COVID COMEBACK: School districts in Kentucky and Texas have cancelled classes because of a surge in illness, including Covid. Illinois reports a rise in Covid cases.   The Centers for Disease Control reports a 21 percent surge in both Covid cases and deaths. The …

PRISONER # P01135809: Former resident Donald Trump surrendered for arrest yesterday in Fulton County, Georgia, became the first president in history to have his mugshot taken, and was issued prisoner # P01135809. He used the services of a bail bondsman to post his …