News Headline: “Donald Trump: ‘Hillary is bought and paid for.’ “
News Headline: “Trump says Kaine ‘owned’ by banks.”
Trump owes $100 million to Deutsche Bank.
But think of it as a pending transaction.
QT Yellowstone Caldera (the eruptions of which can be violent enough to send a layer of ash six feet deep as far away as Chicago and which erupts every 600,000 or so years and last erupted 640,000 years ago) update
Nerws Headline: “Super-eruptions offer a year’s warning before they blow.”
There are 106 days left to the presidential campaign.
Supervolcanoes are never around when you need them.
QT Man-Bites-Dog Worldwide Pinpoint Locator
As of the 19th dog day of summer, there have been no reports of a man biting a dog.
Then again:
News Headline: “Body-language trainer says Trump displays ‘alpha dog’ behavior
over Pence.”
News Headline: “Chris Christie fills new convention role: Donald Trump’s attack dog.”
News Headline: “Ted Cruz says he won’t be Trump’s ‘servile puppy dog.’ “
There are 21 dog days to go.
QT digest of tonight’s Republican National Convention schedule (for your convenience)
The Making of the President 2016nado!
News Headline: “Ted Cruz taunted by angry GOP Convention delegates as he reufses to endorse Donald Trump.”
News Headline: “Trump camp blasts ‘treacherous’ Ted Cruz.”
News Headline: “Brazilian activist puts head in bag of snakes, tarantulas.”
Or you can just watch the Republican Convention.
Frontiers of science
News Headline: “Giant galaxy found in quiet corner of the universe.”
News Headline: “Stand at the edge of geological time.”
As the effort continues to put Donald Trump in reassuring perspective.
Going viral
News Headline: “GOP convention staff hit by outbreaks of vomiting, diarrhea.”
. . . not to mention millions in the TV audience.
QT 2016 vote count countdown update
News Headline: “Melania’s speech is latest plagiarism from Trump campaign.”
News Headline: “Everything Donald Trump has plagiarized.”
Donald Trump addressing the Republican Convention in a video:
“Melania and I had such a great time last night. An unbelievable evening.”
Which is another way of putting it.
QT Man-Bites-Dog Worldwide Pinpoint Locator
As of the 17th dog day of summer, there have been no reports of a man biting a dog.
Then again:
News Headline: “Plagiarism dogs Trump campaign.”
There are 23 dog days to go.
In other news. . . .
News Headline: “Humpback whale bumps paddleboarder playing flute.”
A reminder that these things happen in threes.