I watched Tom Homan on TV yesterday. He’s Trump’s border czar to be. He defined how he was going to deal with migrant households, together with these with youngsters born within the U.S. His whole presentation gave me the chills. My ideas instantly went to photos, displays and flicks the place Nazis spoke of the Jewish “drawback” and the way they have been going to resolve it. No sense of humanity in both dissertation.
Household detentions can be merciless, ugly, and wrenching.
The American manner?
Medical insurance coverage costs are excessive. Primarily as a result of insurance coverage corporations view medical doctors and hospitals as the shoppers and never sufferers who pay the payments. Such has been the strategy for years.
I recall some 50 years in the past once I was useful to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Utica. Sister Rose Vincent was the hospital’s Director. I labored intently along with her. She at all times jogged my memory the medical doctors have been the hospital’s clients, not the sufferers. The medical doctors determined what hospital they might affiliate with and direct their sufferers to.
Added prices are concerned underneath the U.S. system. For instance, 5 instances per capita on well being care paper work administration is concerned. Greater than in every other developed nation.
Trump’s Christmas message was not one anticipated from a nationwide chief. No love and kisses. Somewhat a deranged shoutout lambasting this and that.
He shouted out compliments to Chinese language troopers who he claimed operated the Panama Canal, he spoke of the U.S. taking up the Canal, knocked Canada’s Trudeau and mentioned re Canada it ought to be the U.S.’ 51st State and that he would reduce the nation’s taxes if it have been. Added a “Go to Hell” to the 37 demise row inmates who Biden had decreased their sentences t0 life imprisonment.
Trump could also be constructed like Santa Claus. He isn’t a jolly outdated man!
Trump needs all federal workers to return in home. Work from federal places of work, not their houses. COVID had begun the system of dwelling work. Union contracts and different agreements have continued the follow. It won’t be simple for Trump to perform that which he seeks.
Congress stripped the IRS of one other $20 billion within the current authorities shutdown battle. To fulfill Republicans.
The cash was particularly directed at going after “rich tax cheats.” A Republican tax reduce.
It’s estimated that the reduce and others earlier than it and the extra anticipated when Trump takes workplace will add $140 billion to the nationwide debt within the subsequent 10 years based mostly on the lack of the federal government to audit rich millionaires and huge companies.
Radio Metropolis Music Corridor opened today in 1932. In my youthful day, I used to be a frequent customer. M mom’s household lived in New York Metropolis. We have been frequent guests. Which meant taking the subway downtown and seeing reveals at Radio Metropolis Music Corridor.Â
We did so much. I recall my father once I was 7 years outdated taking me to the Paramount Theater the place we noticed Frank Sinatra carry out.
Cruelty at an excessive! A mom canceled Christmas for her 5 yr outdated daughter after getting an e mail from the kid’s instructor. It got here 5 days earlier than Christmas, complained of her daughter’s “atrocious habits.” Fifty pages lengthy! Would you imagine!
The mom stripped her daughter of any Christmas pleasure. For her, Christmas was to not be. Took her elf down, eliminated her stocking from the hearth, no presents from Santa Claus, and so forth. She had an 11 yr outdated brother. He nonetheless acquired to take pleasure in Christmas…..in entrance of his youthful sister’s eyes.
The instructor needed to be a whack to ship the mother a 50 web page e mail and accomplish that simply earlier than Christmas. The mom much more whacky to punish her daughter within the vogue she did.
It’s that point of the yr for Nostradamus predictions.
An odd one. He predicts England will undergo a devastating conflict and undergo the resurgence of a plague. Additionally, nice new powers will emerge. A conflict of powers will happen. Medical breakthroughs will happen. A protracted conflict will finish. Russia/Ukraine? An asteroid will come near the Earth.
The film “The Exorcist” opened in theaters on 12/26/1973. Scared me!
On July 16, 2024 a twister swept via Rome, New York. Triggered some destruction. The Zion Episcopal Church was closely broken. Nonetheless underneath restore.
A spiritual cohort, the First Presbyterian Church, opened its doorways and coronary heart. Zion Episcopal has been a welcomed visitor in using First Presbyterian to today and can proceed until Zion Episcopal’s repairs are accomplished.
We’re all one in God’s eyes!
A shock for me! One thing I used to be unaware of. Well-known film actor Richard Gere resided in Syracuse for plenty of years. North Syracuse to be particular. He graduated from North Syracuse Excessive Faculty in 1967.
Gere’s father Homer lived most of his life in North Syracuse. He died final yr on the age of 100. Son Richard is now 75.
Gere remembers his neighborhood, college and associates. Liked Italians, although not one himself. He mentioned, “I like Italy, if I might I might be Italian. I grew up in Upstate New York. The cool youngsters have been Italian, very elegant, great sneakers, that they had this fashion of shifting…..All of us needed to be Italians.”
Looks as if everyone seems to be in Key West this Christmas. I needed to go to Publix yesterday. I needed to await the site visitors gentle to vary 4 instances at two totally different intersections earlier than I might go via. A primary! The climate was a snug 78. The breeze off the ocean saved issues cool.
Publix was abandoned. Subsequent to empty. By no means noticed so few individuals. Comprehensible, nevertheless.
I shut with my again.Â
Started bothering me yesterday. A tough night time. Troublesome to sleep. Acquired up and commenced this weblog at 3:30 because of this. Sitting whereas researching and writing robust. Glad I’m at an finish.
Tonight, I used to be to be at Brady’s watching the Syracuse/Washington State sport with Steve. Known as him final night time and mentioned we’d not make it. I’ll name him in a bit to say I can’t do it. Will probably be unimaginable for me to sit down 4 hours by tonight.
I need to additionally name Carola this morning to inform her I can’t be there. She was going to convey me Irish scones. She bakes them contemporary the morning of the night I can be on the bar.
Take pleasure in your day!