I am in complete agreement with David Clarke, the former Milwaukee County Sheriff, who recently wrote the following in response to the civil arrest around the country:
Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States, is the second to the youngest of the children of Fred Trump Sr. (a real estate developer who made a fortune building single-family houses in Queens, barracks and apartments for U.S.
I’m pleased to introduce myself to you; you’re in the presence of a bona fide landlord. And I did not acquire this impressive status the easy way. As I completed my 9th year in the U.S. Navy, with my ship just returned from a 10-month tour of WestPac, I actually had some cash in hand.
What bugs you? We all have a few things in our lives that bug us because they defy common sense or are irritating. Here are most of my pet peeves, in no particular order or priority:
On Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom attended a news conference in Sacramento where he listened to his Health and Human Services Secretary, Dr. Mark Ghaley, address the media.
In this extraordinary time, thoughts of mortality appear everywhere. weeks. Every day more than a thousand persons lose their lives to COVID-19. So, do you wonder about the numerous other ways of leaving our fair planet?
Timothy Snyder is a history professor at Yale University and a prolific author, having written tomes such as “Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin” and “Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning,” his latest and shortest (a pamphlet-like) book, “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The
Out of 800 safety deposit boxes in an exclusive, private bank in Brussels, 66 are robbed and no one notifies the police. Neither the bank director, his assistance or the 66 box renters whisper a word about the robbery to anyone–especially not to the authorities.
Undoubtedly 2020 will go down in history as a complete disaster. COVID-19 takes center stage in this regard and – to a different degree nationwide – the fate of George Floyd.
Yet there’s always a silver lining to be found in the rubble. For instance:
