Today’s Around the Block concerns two recent headlines.
1. Jerusalem Post: “US asking Israel to eliminate China ties in sensitive areas.”
2. New York Times: “Chinese Ambassador Is Found Dead at Home in Israel
Eliminate?
Coincidence?
Just saying!
Author Archives: Ted Block
Missouri Penguins Enjoy ‘Morning Of Fine Art’ At Local Museum
After watching a video of Penguins from the Kansas City Zoo visiting the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, I was amazed at how cute and funny and social they appeared. They seemed to be everything you’d want as a pet.
A pet? Would penguins be good pets, I wondered?
Read on to find out what I learned.
And where I learned it.
J.C. Penney declared bankruptcy today – Why I care
J.C. Penney’s bankruptcy declaration had a special meaning for me. Not because I was a loyal customer but because of the special relationship my family, and specifically my father, had with the company.
This sad day for Penney shoppers, moved me to share a bit of that history.
What’s most important to open? Beaches!
Going to the beach seemed to be the most desired, but until recently, most publicized unavailable pandemic-related non-activity.
Given recent sightings on Palm Beach Country beaches, “Around the Block” asks why does anyone really want to go to the beach?
Couldn’t watch Trump’s latest briefing? Neither could I
Didn’t watch Trump’s Rose Garden briefing yesterday? Couldn’t watch it? Neither could I. But, as a public service, here are the low-lights.
Trump contradicts nurse he’s honoring over PPE availability
In a ceremony in the Oval Office honoring nurses on “National Nurse Day,” Donald Trump rudely contradicted a nurse he was honoring.
And then, seemingly on whim, reversed “policy” on the Coronavirus Task Force, because he heard it was “popular” and “respected.”
A security guard was shot after telling a customer to wear a face mask
While the President and the Vice President don’t wear masks at very publicized events, a retail security guard, enforcing a duly enacted state order that requires masks in retail stores, is murdered trying to enforce that order. Do you see any connection here?
White House moves to shield Trump from oversight of his coronavirus response
The White House is barring members of the coronavirus task force from testifying before Congress without special permission, claiming that they’re too busy.
Of course, the two most important members, Fauci and Birx, haven’t been too busy to spend 2-3 hours a day, 7 days a week, as props for Trump.
But there’s a little wrinkle in the process. Seems permission is granted for appearances at Senate hearings, not House hearings. I wonder why?
Also, in this Around the Block, how Trump used the claim of “core government function” to televise his campaign “town hall” from the Lincoln Memorial.
Fifty years after Kent State, there’s Lansing.
Today, May 4, 2020, marks the 50th Anniversary of the Kent State Massacre.
Last week 100’s of protesters, “American Patriots,” stormed the Michigan Capitol building.
The difference: The students at Kent State were armed with rocks. The “American Patriots” were armed with AR-15’s.
Trump calls protesters who carried guns into the Michigan Capitol ‘very good people’
I was watching the videos of gun-toting demonstrators protesting Michigan’s coronavirus lockdown as they stormed the state capitol building. The images were horrific!
I read that the President of United States said that Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer should “negotiate with them…make a deal,” because “they are very good people.” It was a stunning, but not totally surprising, statement from this man.
Around the Block 