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ONLY IN AMERICA

Is it possible that Donald Trump could have crossed the line into actual derangement?  The pressure has been horrendous, and the thought of prison must be terrorizing.  Don't know if there is a medically scientific term for mental derangement, but maybe something all-inclusive like psychiatric disorder might be it.

Well, the USA Women's Soccer team is out of the World Cup.  They lost to Sweden.  England would now be the favorite, followed by Spain, but maybe now even Japan, which is in a down period compared to their past, could well slip into #3 position.  Japan vs Sweden on Thursday could well provide an answer.

Have you been following the Bud Light boycott?

  • Bud Light is the top beer brand in the U.S.
  • Well, earlier this year, Anheuser-Busch decided to address some declining sales and attract a younger group.
    • During March Madness, Tik Tok personality Dylan Mulvaney was selected to increase sales.
    • She played Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
    • She is transgender woman, meaning she was born a male.
  • American conservatives, led by by Kid Rock, and including Caitlyn Jenner and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, instigated a boycott.  Somehow, Trump and MAGA are part of the scene.  Watch this.  How did Lindsey Graham get involved?  Read this.
  • Sales of Bud Light fell by as much as 26%.
  • Bud Light was #1 for 20 years.  Modelo Especial is now the #1 beer in the USA.

Well, not all is bad in America.  If you're worried that Michelle and Barack Obama must have some financial problems, as no one seems to be working, well:

The Obamas just dropped $12M on their new home on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. The waterfront property sits on 29 acres of land, and it boasts 7 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, and an outdoor swimming pool. Let's take a closer look inside!


Last month I reported on a Santa Cruz otter that steal surfboards.  Then this week, three Montana women were injured while inner tubing along the Jefferson River.  They were all injured, and one of them more seriously that she was helicoptered to a hospital.  There are signs warning of a vicious otter.

While you are not supposed to keep an otter as a pet, apparently, alligators are okay.  Five states allow this without a license or permit.  22 other states if you have one or the other.  It is illegal in Hawaii.  Here is the breakdown.  Want cuddle an alligator?  Watch this.

Hurricane Dora is now back up to 140 MPH.  Good thing she is sufficiently south of Hawaii.

Tropical Storm Eugene has formed off Mexico, and will attain hurricane strength, but is projected to remain around Baja.

Tropical Storm Khanun was once at 140 MPH, caused some havoc over Okinawa twice, but is now a tropical storm heading for Kagoshima.  However. another restrengthening will occur into hurricane strength, with the eye projected to make landfall near Busan, South Korea.

 

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