Nothing much to write about the pandemic, mid-term election next week or the weather, but looks like another tainted politician might be poised to again regain leadership in his country.    Voting is now over in Israel , but Benjamin Netanyahu, who is embroiled in legal problems, could well again become Prime Minister.  A few steps remain, and there are hurdles yet to clear, but don't be shocked to soon seem him at the top. About that Trump-like  Jair Bolsonaro presidential defeat in Brazil , it took him two days, and he has NOT YET CONCEDED, but he had his chief of staff say that the transition process has been authorized.  This was his first loss in a 34-year career.  When it comes to the electoral process, he is a clone of Donald Trump. I've long been an outlier regarding the role geoengineering can play in remediating global climate warming.  An issue of  Scientific American  this year provided  a look at this field .  I proposed providing a small amount of federal funds to