Russia Developing World's Most Powerful Nuke

 The Daily Grind -View as a web page | [View Online]( [The DAily GRIND News]( Grind for February 3, 2018 # First sip "If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail." - Abraham Maslow   [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Overkill The Headline California lawmakers seek to reduce the use of plastic straws The Grind An outlandish bill introduced by Democratic California Assembly member Ian Calderon seeks to prohibit restaurants from providing plastic straws unless requested by the customer. "By creating a new crime and imposing additional enforcement duties on local health agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program," reads the document. Waiters and waitresses who commit the "crime" of offering "unsolicited" plastic straws could be punished with a fine of up to $1,000 or a jail sentence of up to six months. The Details Calderon argues the bill (dubbed "Straws Upon Request") is necessary to cull America's use of plastic straws - which some reports estimate to be as high as 500 million per day. Whether or not the bill passes, Calderon hopes it will bring awareness to an environmental issue and persuade people to use fewer straws. "[The bill] will NOT make it a crime for servers to provide plastic straws," tweeted Calderon. "My intention is simply to raise awareness about the detrimental effects of plastic straws on our environment." Calderon's tweet followed widespread backlash and questions about the need to create a "new crime" to raise awareness of an environmental issue that already seems to be picking up steam in California. [share]( [tweet]( You Might Like        [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Don't Mess With Russia The Headline Confirmed: Russia is developing world's most powerful nuke The Grind The Trump Administration's first nuclear posture review, leaked to the press in mid-January, confirms that Russia is working on the most powerful nuclear weapon the world has ever seen. According to Russian documents, the Ocean Multipurpose System Status-6 (AKA "Kanyon") is capable of carrying a 100-megaton thermonuclear payload over a distance of more than 6,000 miles. Simulators estimate the weapon could kill 8 million people instantly if dropped on New York City, but the weapon is designed to arrive via the ocean. This way, it would bring with it a radioactive tsunami that would contaminate a large swath of land for up for 100 years. The Details Rumors about Kanyon started circulating in 2015, but this is the first time the US government has confirmed the existence of the weapon. "The unclassified posture review document doesn't really tell defense analysts anything new, but it does establish Kanyon as a military fact," says military historian H. I. Sutton. "Until now, many observers had regarded the system as 'fake news.' I think that this was partly because the stated specifications are so incredible and partly because it is hard to understand how it will be used." Americans shouldn't be worried about a Kanyon attack, says Sutton, who sees the weapon as an intimidation factor. In other words, the mere threat of using it could prevent an enemy from using a nuclear weapon of its own. [share]( [tweet]( Good to the last drop Did you know... The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929. [share](#) [tweet](#) Help The Daily Grind support our Friends at Lady Freethinker You Might Like    [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}" TO OPT OUT [OPT OUT]( your email address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. [View our policy.]( This email was sent by: The Daily Grind News 6890 E. Sunrise Dr. Suite 120-137 Tucson, AZ. 85750 Don't forget, your friend wants to be interesting too. So [Forward this Email to a Friend](