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steve2470's JournalCape Morris Jesup, Greenland: -1 F (-18 C), only 442 miles from the North Pole
https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/city?LANG=en&CEL=F&SI=mph&MAPS=over&CONT=euro&LAND=GL®ION=0004&WMO=04301&UP=0&R=0&LEVEL=140&NOREGION=1]The current temperature at the geographic North Pole is -6 F (-21 C)
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/city/ca/nunavut/the-north-pole/current]
Yes, I have a fascination with the Arctic, having been there 2 times ( Utqiagvik, Alaska )
hi all DU Loungers, I'm back
I've been here over 20 years now (hard to believe), but I took a long break of a few years. Now that the Fascist-in-Chief-to-be has been elected AGAIN (just so hard to fathom), I need the Lounge and DU.
Ok, anyone have a good joke to make us smile ? I am not good with remembering jokes 
Steve aka steve2470
Mental Health Group: Please try to have hope
Hi all,
I return here 4 days after the horrible, almost unbelievable day that was the Presidential election. I know (since this is DU) all of you feel something similar. It was a really bad night for me and early morning. I went to bed at 3:30 AM more or less knowing the Fascist-in-Chief-to-be was going to be inaugurated in January 2025. I don't have to list all the obscene things he will try to do. We all know them.
Now, the good (maybe): For my own sanity, I still feel the American public do not want fascism or true authoritarianism, despite my own Governor DeSantis going full-on fascist about the abortion amendment. I have listened to many podcasts, so I know there is a range of opinions on why Ms. Harris lost. I feel "perceived economics" was the real factor, meaning the inflation over 5 years. Never mind that current inflation is about 2.5% and trending down. Gasoline and groceries and rent, etc. were all up over the last 5 years, with some of those items coming down in price. Yes yes, some voted out of pure racism, pure misogny, hatred for liberals, hatred for Democrats, pure xenophobia. The ghastly icing on the cake, to me, was the perceived "bad economy". Way too many Americans are ill-informed and misinformed about politics and government.
Please have hope, and don't succumb to despairing depression. Yes, I know, much easier said than done. I have chronic depression, so this is very personal to me. I just cannot succumb, or I will have to move out of the country.
Please forgive all the politics I inserted in here, and please try to have hope. All the best to everyone here with your mental health !
Steve
Jewish Group: Sincere question about Trump and the American Jewish community
It's really a two part question. Since I have been here since 2004, I am definitely no troll.
First question: Does Trump pose any threat to the American Jewish community, and if so, how much and what kind ? I ask this because I am very close to a Jewish person. I am not Jewish, just extremely sympathetic. I ask this because of a remark made at his Madison Square Garden rally and also the undeniable presence of neo-Nazis and anti-semites among his backers.
Second question: What threat, if any, does Trump supporters and governors pose in the states ? I realize both questions are impossible to answer almost perfectly, but I am concerned about the Jewish community.
Thank you for your patience and time, Steve
Resignation effective immediately as group host
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Sergeant Stubby, most decorated American "war dog" of World War One
Sergeant StubbySergeant Stubby (1916 – March 16, 1926) was a dog and the unofficial mascot of the 102nd Infantry Regiment and was assigned to the 26th (Yankee) Division in World War I. He served for 18 months and participated in 17 battles and four offensives on the Western Front. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and allegedly once caught a German soldier by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American soldiers found him.[2] His actions were well-documented in contemporary American newspapers.[3][4][5]
Stubby has been called the most decorated war dog of the Great War and the only dog to be nominated and promoted to sergeant through combat.[6] Stubby's remains are in the Smithsonian Institution.[3][4][6]
If you are a bit sad and want to frown, watch this video from a coffee shop in Kyiv, Ukraine....
https://twitter.com/NatalkaKyiv/status/1772280173905191108- A Ukrainian barista keeps on making coffee in a coffee shop near the site of the attack in the Pechersk district of Kyiv.
Yes, it seems (as far as I know) that no one was killed or injured in this particular instance. This young woman's attitude is just inspiring to me (and maybe others), that minutes after an attack on her Kyiv neighborhood, she is back to work with an extraordinarily positive attitude. Talk about fantastic coping.
If you cannot see the video, try refreshing your page.
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