So, in North Korea they have a "youth coal mine", where kids can prove their loyalty to the Tubby Tyrant by digging coal, all to advance the majesty of the Glorious North Korean People, as one naturally longs to do. One shaft had been closed as dangerous. They decided to re-open it, the better to hit their government-mandated production targets ( Read more... )

So, we're finally going to be able to get COVID booster shots, starting September 20th. I have no idea where the '8 months' delay after your second shot came from. I suspect it has more to do with the WHO's insistence that we allocate our vaccine to everyone but ourselves, than it has to do with any sort of evidence-based decision-making. ( Read more... )

Lebanese Air Force is in such bad shape they're selling helicopter rides to raise operating cash. I *think* that's an ancient DeHavilland "Otter" parked in the background, for all that I can't find any website that says they operate those. And right behind that - is that the tail of a North American F-86 "Sabre" poking out? It certainly looks ( Read more... )