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MYSTERY MAN OF THE ATOMIC BOMB

To follow-up on the Kamala Harris - Tim Walz ticket, some humor.  Read Laura Yuen's op-ed,  No, Walz isn't old.  He's 60 (which is the new 40 ).  To quote. Joe Biden is old. Now that he’s dropped out of the race, we all can agree Donald Trump is old. Kamala Harris looks youthful. Tim Walz appears oldish, but he’s only about six months older than Harris. Our governor, who was announced as Harris’ vice presidential running mate, acknowledges the disparity. The former teacher attributes his graying appearance to having supervised a high school lunchroom for 20 year s. Retorted Walz:   You do not leave that job with a full head of hair. Trust me . By the way, Brad Pitt is also 60.   Photo taken this year , in an article that says he is worth $400 million. Yuen also had a dig at Trump:   The lines on his face come from the worry of protecting Minnesotans during COVID-19, and the glee from being swarmed by schoolkids when he signed a free-lunc...

OPPENHEIMER: Father of the Atomic Bomb

The Russian War in Ukraine has re-aroused the fear of a nuclear holocaust.  The closest humanity has been to extinction was the prospect of a similar horror through much of the Cold War.  Two J. Robert Oppenheimer productions will shake you out of your comfort zone.  It's actually worse because he is only the Father of the Atomic Bomb.  He had a feud with Edward Teller, Father of the Hydrogen Bomb. MSNBC had a documentary last night:   To End All War:  Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb , featuring a number of comments by Christopher Nolan, whose film,  Oppenheimer , will be released on July 21.  This movie is rated R and will be 3 hours long, with a glowing cast:  Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt as his wife, Matt Damon as General Leslie Groves, who ran the Manhattan Project, Robert Downey, who eventually became Oppie's nemesis, Kenneth Branagh, Florence Puch, as O's girlfriend/mistress, Gary Oldman, Josh Hartnett, Rami...