Over See..

The Senate passed a roughly $700 billion National Defense Authorization Act.  The final vote was 89 to eight. It required a simple majority to pass the Senate.

The 2018 bill also authorizes just over $141 billion for military personnel costs, including costs of pay, bonuses, benefits and moving expenses. It provides a 2.1 percent increase in pay for troops.

The legislation includes money to increase troop numbers above the White House's request, adding thousands of new members to the Army and Marine Corps as well as boosting reserve totals.

The final Senate version includes a base budget of $640 billion and another $60 billion for the so-called Overseas Contingency Operations war funding, which includes money for the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations.

 Does this make US more aggressive against poor countries in the Middle East?

Hut Tub...

A complaint filed with the  (EEOC) calls Florian Jaeger a "manipulative sexual predator." It also accuses university officials of retaliating against faculty who complained about his conduct. A university investigation cleared him of wrongdoing.

The probe into the university's investigation and overall handling of the case will be led by former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White.

According to EEOC complaint filed, Jaeger hosted hot tub parties, used illegal drugs with students and sent one unwanted pictures of his genitals.

"At least eleven female students and post-docs at University of Rochester actively avoided working with Jaeger because of his constant sexual innuendos, pressure to sleep with students, power plays and other unprofessional behavior, which created a taxing, strange and unequal environment in which to pursue their education," the complaint said.   

Speech...

Russia...

The Media's dream wish.

Revolving...

The immigration policies, the wall, the loud talk of some, and the revolving doors, are the issues preventing a decent resolution of illegals in this country. Just a thought.

Weather...

Climate change may be real... May be. Just a thought.

Ops...

Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered a lashing message to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo  from a camera-packed subway car in Brooklyn: You fix this. And don’t ask the city for any more money

The blunt words, delivered by a sweaty mayor in a train that ran smoothly for the four stops he traveled, was the most public attempt yet by Mr. de Blasio to show that he understands the problems faced by New Yorkers coping with a transit system plagued with delays.

The chairman of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Joseph J. Lhota, countered soon after. “What we need is leadership, not photo ops,” Mr. Lhota said in a statement. “The mayor’s comments today were completely disingenuous, knowing that the M.T.A. is set to present its 30-day overhaul plan this week.”

Change...

Republican mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis suggested that New York City could help the state-run subways by diverting rainy-day money the de Blasio administration has stocked away.

Malliotakis, who said she would accede to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s demand for half of an $800 million interim repair plan, criticized incumbent Bill de Blasio for failing to contribute enough to the ailing subway system.

Criticizing de Blasio for increasing spending every year since taking office in 2014, however, the subway deteriorates on a daily bases.

Nicole Gelinas, a senior fellow at the right-leaning Manhattan Institute, said the city has about $2 billion in reserves.

Two Million New Yorkers are inconvenient on a daily basis, spending more time in the subway system than being at home with their families. Time for a change.

Drills...

China and Russia began naval drills near North Korea amid continuing tensions over the isolated state's nuclear ambitions and ahead of a United Nations General Assembly meeting this week, where North Korea is likely to loom large.

The drills are the second part of China-Russian naval exercises this year, the first part of which took place in the Baltic in July. The report did not directly link the drills to current tensions over North Korea.

Both China and Russia have repeatedly called for a peaceful solution and talks to resolve the issue.
China has urged the United States to refrain from making threats to North Korea.

We need both countries to be on our side.

Pitch...

Everyone is doing something to repair the damage.  Just a thought.