Commentary 78 years ago the events of a bombing mission over Copenhagen is eerily similar to the conflict in the Middle East. I recently watched a Danish movie on Netflix, “The Bombardment.” (The film’s original Danish title is, Skyggen i mit øje or “The Shadow in My Eye.”) The film deals with, among other things,Continue reading “The fog of war, war’s effect on children, antisemitism, when is enough, enough?”
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Habemus speaker!
Commentary Unlike the signal from the Vatican, puffs of white smoke, the signal from Capitol Hill was black smoke, very dark black smoke. Yesterday, Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana, a backbench Republican who has been in Congress fewer than eight years, was elected as the 56th speaker of the House of Representatives of the UnitedContinue reading “Habemus speaker!”
While Jim Jordan lost his bid to be speaker, he did receive the votes of 200 Republican representatives!
Commentary/News with a Twist* What does the vote of up to 90% of the Republican conference say about the GOP? Read his resume and you decide. *Please note, particularly for newer readers of Around the Block, “News with a Twist” means that while most of this post is true and factual, there are some elementsContinue reading “While Jim Jordan lost his bid to be speaker, he did receive the votes of 200 Republican representatives!”
In troubled times, is music the answer?
Commentary I write a monthly column for my community’s magazine, The Breezes. Each month the editor asks contributors, both the writers and the photographers, to adhere to a theme. While the themes can be frivolous or “corny,” I usually come up with a creative solution. Then, came the November issue. The theme for November, becauseContinue reading “In troubled times, is music the answer?”
Trump blames Biden for Hamas’ terrorist attack
Commentary Criticizes Netanyahu, calls Hezbollah “very smart.” Biden says, “We’re with Israel. Let’s make no mistake. “ Predictably, former President Donald Trump on Wednesday placed blame on President Joe Biden and his administration for Hamas’ deadly assault on Israel and insisted that such an attack would never have happened if he were still in the WhiteContinue reading “Trump blames Biden for Hamas’ terrorist attack”
THIS IS NOT A WAR!
Commentary A Horrific, Savage, Barbaric, Massacre– that’s what it is! I haven’t commented on the horrific Hamas attack on Israel. While media reporting keeps referring to the situation with headlines like “War in Israel,” make no mistake, this is not a war. This is a terrorist attack, pure and simple. Hamas has savagely slaughtered manyContinue reading “THIS IS NOT A WAR!”
As the GOP “Clown Show” rolls on, are you as “shocked” as Captain Renault?
Commentary You shouldn’t be…these clowns have been rehearshing since Trump came down that escalator in 2015. Over the last week or so Republican party stalwarts “writ large”* have reached the such depths that the only way to characterize the behavior is by calling the party and their leaders a “clown show.” *(So many pompous TVContinue reading “As the GOP “Clown Show” rolls on, are you as “shocked” as Captain Renault?”
The Patriot and the Betrayer
Commentary Anyone who concludes, after reading the story of Donald Trump, the former Commander in Chief and General Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that Trump should be reelected is casting a vote for the end of democracy and the world as we know it! In my previous post, Donald TrumpContinue reading “The Patriot and the Betrayer”
Donald Trump wishes all his Jewish friends an only-in-Trumpland Shana Tova
Commentary “Wake Up Sheep(!!!)*. What Natzi(sic)**/Anti Semite(sic) ***ever did this for the Jewish people or Israel? *(!!!) mine; **Natzi is Nazi, I guess; ***No, not Anti Semite. The accepted spellings are, Antisemite or Anti-semite The 10 days between Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) are commonly known asContinue reading “Donald Trump wishes all his Jewish friends an only-in-Trumpland Shana Tova”
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius: “President Biden should not run again in 2024.”
Commentary Sorry David, too late for that. And too bad that Biden didn’t take his own advice from back in 2019. David Ignatius is a well-respected Op-ed columnist for The Washington Post. His most recent column, published today, was headlined, “President Biden should not run again in 2024.” Ignatius began his column reminding readers thatContinue reading “Washington Post columnist David Ignatius: “President Biden should not run again in 2024.””
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