Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the Republican primary race, and endorsed The Donald.  Note the GOD OVER GOVERNMENT sign.  That is a surprise.  I thought both he and Nikki Haley were planning to hang in to the end, hoping Donald Trump would be judged so guilty that he couldn't continue his campaign.  Trump should win the New Hampshire vote over Haley on Tuesday, and crush her in South Carolina on February 24.  Thus, as she was governor of that state, look for her to drop out before or soon after that date. In case you were wondering what this fuss was about Biden not being on the New Hampshire primary ballot,  Democrats bypassed Iowa and New Hampshire, and will count South Carolina as the first primary state , even though no one of any substance is running against him.  New Hampshire, however, got pissed off about being sidestepped--although they say they are required by law to do this--so went on with the ballots anyway, showing his absence.  Thus, if Democrats choose to show up,

 Much of the following comes from  The American Energy Society . To begin. Retrospective: 5 hot topics from 5 years ago (2018) 1. The US surpasses Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world's largest oil producer.   2. Coal barely holds on as top source for generated electricity in the US (the last year).   3. President Trump makes clear that the US opposes the development of the proposed Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany.   4. President Trump's cabinet instability (Pruitt resigns and Wheeler takes over as Director of the EPA, US Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke fights to save his job, etc.)   5. Arnold Schwarzenegger — f ormer Terminator and California governor — sues the oil and gas industry for "First Degree Murder."  ******************************************** 2023 : January :  The National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab initiates a fusion reaction that produces more energy than it took to ignite it. This is the