[Chuckster]

The sole piece of mail in my mailbox today was a hit piece on Kari Lake.

Mine was stuffed with the same against Kelly Tshibaka and glowing praise for the Murk.

[Steven W.]

U.S. barge backlog swells on parched Mississippi River

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-barge-backlog-swells-parched-mississippi-river-2022-10-04/

Commercial barge traffic on southern stretches of the Mississippi River was at a standstill on Tuesday as low water levels halted shipments of grain, fertilizer and other commodities on the critical waterway, shipping sources said.

The supply chain snarl comes just as harvesting of corn and soybeans, the largest U.S. cash crops, is ramping up and as tight global supplies and strong demand for food and fuel have sent inflation soaring.