Bits and Pieces of This and That

First and foremost - the mass shootings in America.  There is no need for an ordinary citizen living inside the United States to own and carry any assault weapon.  I feel they were developed for, and should only be used by, a SWAT Team, or by military personnel in a combat situation.  Yes, those people need to be trained in the use of their weapons.  The general American public does not.
   45 seems to be fond of wanting to make assault weapons available at the age of 21, and not 18.  He also wants a deeper mental health screening.  The age of 21 does not confer instant wisdom; and if a sociopath has managed to get along in society until the age of 21, that person can, most probably, pass a simple mental health screening.
   I am disgusted by the fact that 45 had to have "a cue card" on hand to remind him of points to make while listening to people who have lost loved ones at a meeting in the White House.  He only cares about dollar signs - not real human beings.
   Then there are the cretins who claim that students from Parkland, Florida are paid political actors... They make me ill.
   Some Republicans are now stating that the majority of all mass shooters were registered Democrats - and that's an outright lie, also.
   And I am proud of the students across America for taking a stand against politicians, the National Rifle Association, and local, state, and the national governments, with their "Never Again" stance.  Good for you, young people!  I hope that you can make a difference, where parents and an older generation have been unable to.  Unfortunately, the NRA's money speaks louder than words.  We need to do something about that.   -  Enough.

     Did you see that Wilbur Ross wants 45 to claim the moon as US territory, and use it for refueling space ships in the future?  While planning to cut NASA's budget to the bones? I guess they are planning on immigrant Elon Musk to do all the dirty work for our country, at no charge.

    Have you seen the physical representation of the Cheddar Man?  Using DNA and modeling from the skull of the man, he had blue eyes, black curly hair and a very dark skin.  Another study that was recently published show that Bell Beaker people came originally from the eastern Steppes of Europe.  Their culture spread in waves across Europe, and, between 4,00 and 4,500 years ago, they appear to have traveled from Holland to Britain.  Within five generations, probably due to disease, their DNA was 90% of the total of British inhabitants.  Like the Native Americans, the British Neolithic farmers (who built Stonehenge) had no resistance to new diseases brought by, and spread, by new-comers to their land.  The British today look like the Beaker peoples....

    And, taking a step back to my Danish and Swedish heritage - Happy Thor's Day!!!