I'll get to Freida later, but will start with another Democratic Party strategy to win the presidential election.  If just another 2% of voters can be swayed to vote for them because of this issue, that will make a huge difference in various races, especially for Congress, which is looking more and more like Republican victories in both chamber of Congress.  That bit of strategy is the Supreme Court.  This further shows how important President Joe Biden is in this presidential campaign. Biden today announced a program to reform the Supreme Court , including term limits. Will these measures pass through Congress in the coming years?  Nah, but just the mentioning of their brokenness, will gain a few votes for Democrats, as members of the court have had scandal problems, while the whole body has become unpopular for their decisions on abortion rights and the environment, while making Donald Trump immune from prosecution, increasing the chances of his destroying Democracy if he prevail

Clearly, the star of the Paris Summer Olympics is the Eiffel Tower, for it stands out all the time.  It is exactly 300 meters ( 984 feet ) high, and was finished in 1889 for the Paris World's Fair.  It is the most visited monument with an entrance fee in the world, and attracts nearly 7 million/year. After day 2, Japan and Australia have won the most gold medals, 4, but the  USA has the most medals with 12 .  France second most, 8. Australia is doing well in swimming, but the star could well be Leon Marchand from France. The USA is surging. Torri Huske (right) and Gretchen Walsh won gold and silver in the 100M butterfly. Foil Fencer Lee Kiefer, won a gold, topping Lauren Scruggs, also of the U.S.  Kiefer also got the gold in Tokyo. The US Women's soccer team beat Zambia 3-0 and Germany 4-1. Lebron James ( 39 ) and Kevin Durant ( 35 ) led the way to crush Serbia 110-84 in men's basketball. Russia and Belarus teams were banned, but certain individuals were allowed to particip

  It was a discrepant, rainy and magical night in Paris for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympics. A 3.5 mile flotilla on the River Seine, carrying 10,500 athletes on 94 boats.  Lady Gaga and  Aya Nakamura  performed.  The whole spectacle ended on a high, with the  lighting of a floating cauldron  and a courageous tour de force of  Celine Dione  singing Edith Piaff's  L'Hymne a L'amour . There is a lot of history. It was in Paris way back in 1783 that the very first flight took place, on a hot air balloon before King Louis XVI.  On board were a sheep, a duck and a young rooster.  They survived. A few days later, Jacques Charles used a hydrogen-filled balloon from the same spot in the Jardin des Tuileries in front of 400,000 people. The ballon is filled with hydrogen, but the cauldron is not a fossil-fuel flame.  Electricity is fed to 40 LED spotlights to illuminate a cloud of water using 200 high-pressure misting nozzles...an electric flame. From today, and eve