Every day there is an article about Elon Musk's $44 Billion bid to buy Twitter.
Did he, didn't he, what are the conditions, is it legal, etc, etc.
This morning I see some reality that a percentage of Twitter accounts are bogus... bots as it robotically controlled. Could Twitter be deceiving some of their numbers?
Maybe he's thinking of a way to back out of a seemingly bad deal.
Hmmm...
The Rudy Giuliani back slap incident is far from over. The number of news stories about his 'attack' has taken on a new life. The guy's name an address is easily Googled now.
I mentioned in a previous blog, the guy casually tapped Rudy.
One story had a photo of the angle with the hand going out and I ask, does that really look like anything close to the pounding Rudy described?
(photo from New York Post)
Let's focus a little deeper. What was Rudy Giuliani doing inside a ShopRite store?
C'mon, I know you know the answer...
One of the many story links:
I was reading a bunch of comments for and against the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn a law that's been around nearly 50 years and of the comments, one asked 'what's next?' What other laws do they want to overturn?
Several were aimed at Clarence Thomas, where one reader stated: "He’s been quiet for 30 years, now he’s become unleashed, like the Frankenstein monster, and wants to legislate from the bench. Character always reveals itself, eventually." (20 likes, 0 dislikes)
There's more: "Wonder why Uncle Clarence is not revisiting the Loving case ?
Loving v. Virginia a Supreme Court case that struck down state laws banning interracial marriage in the United States." (29 likes, 6 dislikes)
Another similar comment: "I wonder when Thomas will suggest overturning Loving vs. Virginia? Now that will be ironic!!" (14 likes, 3 dislikes)
It looks like Clarence isn't very popular this week.
News today, Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein abuse case. 20 probably means 3 to 5.
I hope she meets a lot of new friends there...
I thought I'd offer some lighthearted humor to all the political ruckus currently going on this month. In the news this morning, it's reported that former president Donald Trump issued a 12-page rebuttal to testimony and evidence presented by a House committee investigating the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
12 pages??
How is that possible??
Someone must have helped.
Ivanka? No way.
Right after every school shooting, both sides of the 'gun' issue think they have the answer.
In a previous blog I stated nothing will get fixed. No one has the answer and if they actually did, the issue would get 'shot down' by the side who disagrees with the solution.
Repeating my comment from that blog:
My prediction: For or against, nothing will happen. Nothing will get fixed.
Doing some research, I found a few sites that explain some current gun laws and how it affects schools. There are variances from state to state, but basically (other than security and law enforcement) possession of a gun in a school is a crime.
Uvalde, Texas massacre has so many errors and why the police didn't confront the shooter. I read "there’s no doubt some of those children bled to death while waiting for police to make entry"
One of the possible solutions that's been kicked around for years is to arm the teachers.
Personally, I think that's a bad idea and just to be sure, I asked a security guard who is a retired police police from New York and also served in the U.S. Army for his opinion on the subject.
His reply: "Bad idea, very bad idea"
Before I could ask for an explanation he was offering a few details.
He explained that Military training lasts for months and as a soldier you live the job.
Police academy last for months and while it's a job, you have to be mentally conditioned to fulfill the responsibility.
Teachers aren't allowed to discipline unruly students and now you want to arm them?
Consider the enormous liability he said. You have to train every teacher to accept the position of security, issue weapons. Where do they keep the guns...? lockup?
His sister-in-law would give her resignation. She's a teacher and not security.
He went on to say, there are lots of retired cops and former military who are suited for positions as security and not some overweight guy with a gun and keys who is one notch above janitor.
I agreed with him. The only guns that should be allowed in schools would be in the hands of trained professionals hired in security positions.
The issue is will something actually be done?
Mentioned in and earlier blog, it's been years since I visited a cardiologist. All my hypertension prescriptions were written by my primary care physician. I'm not feeling any anxiety, symptoms of pain or that I have heart trouble, but sometimes heart attacks come without warning. The smart thing is to be proactive and see a cardiologist.
My cardiologist started off with a heart scan using ultrasound and that test was a few weeks ago. A second test was for stress. We're all thinking it's the test where I'll be on a treadmill with oxygen tubes and electrodes running 'for my life' while some technicians are monitoring my condition.
Last week they called and told me what to expect... it's not the treadmill test, it's a PET/CT. That means I slide into a tube scanner, similar to an MRI machine/device and they scan the heart with an injection of dye for imaging contrast first. After that scan, they they inject a drug that dilates the blood vessels and re-scan. They warned me the effect would make me feel weird. That wasn't the correct word. Within a minute I began to feel like I wasn't getting enough air and my breathing increased to the point of heart pounding, extreme headache as though I was climbing stairs but my body was at rest.
I was told caffeine would help get over the symptoms so I stopped for coffee and a sandwich. The test required fasting for 12 hours before and it was a good idea to eat some food before I pass out!
Four hours later and walking around has me feeling like I did 2 months ago when I just started doing morning walks... as though I exercised on the first day.
I did some research and it appears to be a side effect that will soon pass.
Tomorrow is the followup with the cardiologist and I'm hoping the results are normal.
A friend texted me to watch live coverage of The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol now holding its first primetime hearing.
Cheney appears to have done her homework...
More to follow.
Grifter is a slang word that describes a person who operates a side show at a circus, especially a gambling attraction. Also, grifters are known to be swindlers as in dishonest gambler, or the like.
(stated in dictionary.com)
I caught a video interview last night with Michael Cohen calling Trump the greatest grifter in the history of the United States. Some people on CS would not believe that title. Whatever suits your perspective. For years I said he was a 'world class' con artist, but grifter is classier title.
Take it from someone who knows him so well:
Many thinks to Bassador for the link from the Washington Post
Credit to artist Matt Davies
Blog Category is Comedy because it's too funny not to laugh, especially if you caught the asterisk.
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It could happen to anyone... post a blog that gets a fair amount of comments. Then one person (often a troll or someone who rarely comments to blogs) becomes the blog killer by dropping a comment, like a fart in an elevator. Everyone drops dead and the blog fades into the sunset!
There must be a scientific explanation why this occurs, I know I don't have that answer...
Today is Paul's birthday and the final week of another North American tour.
80... amazing.
Many more years to you Paul... many more.
For one of the richest musicians in history, I'll always remember him and his iconic Hofner bass!
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