So Russia has sanctioned President Biden, several of his Cabinet
and others of his staff....

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60754136

(but not, curiously enough, VP Kamala Harris, unless BBC has
trimmed the list)

.... and Hillary Clinton.

Whereupon Meg came downstairs with her phone, to share Ms.
Clinton's response:

"I'd like to thank the Russian Academy for this lifetime
achievement award."

--
Dorothy J. Heydt
Vallejo, California
djheydt at gmail dot com
Www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/

On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 8:56:20 PM UTC-6, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
> So Russia has sanctioned President Biden, several of his Cabinet
> and others of his staff....
>
> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60754136
>
> (but not, curiously enough, VP Kamala Harris, unless BBC has
> trimmed the list)
>
> ... and Hillary Clinton.
>
> Whereupon Meg came downstairs with her phone, to share Ms.
> Clinton's response:
>
> "I'd like to thank the Russian Academy for this lifetime
> achievement award."

I was just reading an article noting a Canadian politician expressing
similar sentiments...

https://www.narcity.com/justin-trudeau-more-canadian-officials-have-just-been-put-on-russias-black-list

notes that Chrystia Freeland referred to being placed on Russia's "black list"
as an honour.

John Savard

On Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 2:56:20 AM UTC, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
> So Russia has sanctioned President Biden, several of his Cabinet
> and others of his staff....
>
> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60754136
>
> (but not, curiously enough, VP Kamala Harris, unless BBC has
> trimmed the list)
>
> ... and Hillary Clinton.
>
> Whereupon Meg came downstairs with her phone, to share Ms.
> Clinton's response:
>
> "I'd like to thank the Russian Academy for this lifetime
> achievement award."
>
> --
> Dorothy J. Heydt
> Vallejo, California
> djheydt at gmail dot com
> Www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/
She is preceded by Rick Blaine, in Casablanca: "I'm on their black list. Their roll of honor"

On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 11:19:14 PM UTC-6, mcdow...@sky.com wrote:

> She is preceded by Rick Blaine, in Casablanca: "I'm on their black list. Their roll of honor"

I checked for the context of this quote, to be sure he was referring to a
German blacklist, and indeed he was. I found the quote is actually:

"I'm on their blacklist already. Their roll of honor."

John Savard

On Wednesday, 16 March 2022 at 02:56:20 UTC, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
> So Russia has sanctioned President Biden, several of his Cabinet
> and others of his staff....
>
> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60754136
>
> (but not, curiously enough, VP Kamala Harris, unless BBC has
> trimmed the list)
>
> ... and Hillary Clinton.
>
> Whereupon Meg came downstairs with her phone, to share Ms.
> Clinton's response:
>
> "I'd like to thank the Russian Academy for this lifetime
> achievement award."

In order to be fair, I have to object that none of this is
science fictional except for the handheld news receiver.

With that said, I wanted to ask "What did Mr Trump get
from Russia". This, maybe?

On Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 3:43:50 AM UTC-6, Robert Carnegie wrote:

> With that said, I wanted to ask "What did Mr Trump get
> from Russia".

Bailed out from his previous bankruptcy.

John Savard

In article <52cab7eb-507f-4eb3-8aab-89ba2c60ee5fn@googlegroups.com>,
Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> wrote:
>On Wednesday, 16 March 2022 at 02:56:20 UTC, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
>> So Russia has sanctioned President Biden, several of his Cabinet
>> and others of his staff....
>>
>> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60754136
>>
>> (but not, curiously enough, VP Kamala Harris, unless BBC has
>> trimmed the list)
>>
>> ... and Hillary Clinton.
>>
>> Whereupon Meg came downstairs with her phone, to share Ms.
>> Clinton's response:
>>
>> "I'd like to thank the Russian Academy for this lifetime
>> achievement award."
>
>In order to be fair, I have to object that none of this is
>science fictional except for the handheld news receiver.

Oh, yes; but people have been commenting on non-SFF topics on
this group for a while now. Why should we go back to the status
quo ante when there's such a nice zinger to pass along?

--
Dorothy J. Heydt
Vallejo, California
djheydt at gmail dot com
Www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/

On 15/03/2022 21.50, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
> So Russia has sanctioned President Biden, several of his Cabinet
> and others of his staff....
>
> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60754136

Every time the topic of sanctions comes up, I am reminded of Hober
Mallow's not-quite-war with Siwenna in "The Merchant Princes"
<http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?47565>

Mallow withholds trade with Siwenna, which is dependent upon
micro-miniaturized goods (including factory tooling) that they
can only get from the Foundation. The fact that the lives of
individual Siwennians are also made better through that trade
(now cut off) gives the industrialists mass backing for their
(eventual and presumed) deposing of the Commdor.

> ... and Hillary Clinton.
>
> Whereupon Meg came downstairs with her phone, to share Ms.
> Clinton's response:
>
> "I'd like to thank the Russian Academy for this lifetime
> achievement award."

Yow!

--
Michael F. Stemper
If it isn't running programs and it isn't fusing atoms, it's just bending space.

On 16/03/2022 09.32, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
> On 15/03/2022 21.50, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
>> So Russia has sanctioned President Biden, several of his Cabinet
>> and others of his staff....
>>
>> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60754136
>
> Every time the topic of sanctions comes up, I am reminded of Hober
> Mallow's not-quite-war with Siwenna in "The Merchant Princes"
> <http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?47565>
>
> Mallow withholds trade with Siwenna, which is dependent upon
> micro-miniaturized goods (including factory tooling) that they
> can only get from the Foundation. The fact that the lives of
> individual Siwennians are also made better through that trade
> (now cut off) gives the industrialists mass backing for their
> (eventual and presumed) deposing of the Commdor.

Sorry, but it was Korell, not Siwenna.

--
Michael F. Stemper
If it isn't running programs and it isn't fusing atoms, it's just bending space.

On Wednesday, 16 March 2022 at 13:16:21 UTC, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
> In article <52cab7eb-507f-4eb3...@googlegroups.com>,
> Robert Carnegie <rja.ca...@excite.com> wrote:
> >On Wednesday, 16 March 2022 at 02:56:20 UTC, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
> >> So Russia has sanctioned President Biden, several of his Cabinet
> >> and others of his staff....
> >>
> >> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60754136
> >>
> >> (but not, curiously enough, VP Kamala Harris, unless BBC has
> >> trimmed the list)
> >>
> >> ... and Hillary Clinton.
> >>
> >> Whereupon Meg came downstairs with her phone, to share Ms.
> >> Clinton's response:
> >>
> >> "I'd like to thank the Russian Academy for this lifetime
> >> achievement award."
> >
> >In order to be fair, I have to object that none of this is
> >science fictional except for the handheld news receiver.
> Oh, yes; but people have been commenting on non-SFF topics on
> this group for a while now. Why should we go back to the status
> quo ante when there's such a nice zinger to pass along?

....I like SFF!

And I kind of like scolding off-topic posters - but it
doesn't seem to work. And it won't work if I let you off,
because then I'm just objecting to people I disagree
with.

You could... SFF it up, surely. Like, tell us how
Flash Gordon or Gandalf reacted to being included
in sanctions. We know Gandalf was asked to
intervene...