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January
11, 2024 The New York City Department of Buildings have issued a
vacate order to the synagogue with the illegal tunnel. The buildings
department has ordered that an engineer be hired to determine how to
upgrade a structure and if necessary, fill in the illegal tunnel.
January
9, 2024 Illegally dug 60 foot long tunnel between the headquarters
of the Jewish Chabad Lubavitch global headquarters in Crown Heights
Brooklyn and a smaller adjacent building. The tunnel was apparently
dug by radical, young Orthodox Jews from Israel to expand the size of
the synagogue, without permission of the Rabbi or the higher ups.
When the tunnel was discovered, the Rabbi ordered that the tunnel be
filled and the young radicals objected. Police were called and a riot
ensued with a number of young Orthodox men being arrested. This is an
evolving story.
January
7, 2024 Today is Christmas day for many Orthodox Christian groups,
using the Julian Calender. It is also the Epiphany or Three Kings day
for most of the other Christian/Catholic groups.
January
7, 2024 Ukrainian President Zelensky has banned the Ukrainian
Orthodox Christian Church and has ordered that their Christmas be
celebrated on December 25, as listed in the Gregorian Calender,
rather than January 7, as listed in the Julian Calender. President
Zelensky is of Jewish background.
January
4, 2024 Automobile sales data shows that the sale of Electric
Vehicles is slowing down. It is believed that the long charging times
or 1 hour for a 40% charge or 8 hours for a full charge, plus limited
range and high initial cost plus a lower resale price is contributing
to the decline in electric vehicle sales.
January
4, 2024 Reports/rumors have been floating around the Ukraine stating
that the Ukrainian government is considering exempting high earners
from military draft. During the U.S. Civil War, it was possible for a
drafted person to be exempt from military service in the North, if
they could find someone to take their place or if they paid a fee of
$200. In the 1860's, $200 was the average yearly income for the owner
of a farm.
Happy
New Year, 2024!
December
25, 2023 Merry Christmas
to the 1.4 billion Christians celebrating Christmas, which is the
holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, over
2023 years ago.
December
18, 2023 The Israeli defense forces (IDF) head, Lt General Herzl
Halevi, has reminded soldiers that they are prohibited from shooting
those who are surrendering. This comes after three Israeli hostages
were shot to death by IDF soldiers, as they were fleeing captivity in Gaza.
December
17, 2023 Pope Francis has condemned Israel for assassinating a
Christian mother and daughter by sniper, in a Gaza Catholic Church.
December
15, 2023 Former NYC mayor De Blasio was seen dating a married woman
with children.
December
12, 2023 Former NYC mayor Giuliani was ordered to pay more than $148
million dollars to Georgia poll workers who a court in Georgia
declared that he had defamed.
December
7, 2023 Today
is the 82 year since the United States entered into World War 2.
Very few people seem to remember or even care today, yet it
defined an era.
December
6, 2023 Today is St Nicholas Day that is celebrated throughout
Europe. Children place their shoes in the window and St Nicholas (the
parents), fill their shoes with candy and goodies.
December
3, 2023 A wistle blower in New Zealand, who worked for their health
ministry, has released secret data that showed, according to the data
released, that about one in a thousand Covid 19 vaccination
recipients died as a result of the vaccination. Further, the released
data seems to indicate that over 10 million people worldwide died
from the vaccination. The wistleblower had been arrested by New
Zealand authorities for illegal use of the data that he had access
to, which seems to confirm that the secret New Zealand government is genuine.
December
3, 2023 The Russian Supreme Court has declared that the LGBTQ
movement is extremist and has banned much of their activities. In
Moscow, the police has raided several Gay clubs, as a result of this ruling.
December
3, 2023 Commercial ships as well as the American USS Carney were
attacked in the Red Sea. This attack and others have made ships
reluctant to travel through the Suez Canal when traveling from Europe
to Asia.
December
2, 2023 Heavy snow has covered most European Cities, with as much as
30 inches of snow. This has closed many airports in northern Europe.
Also, the mountain peak on Big Island in Hawaii was covered in snow.
December
1, 2023 According to Military.com, dozens of U.S. soldiers are
suspected of plotting to overthrow the US Government, according to a
Pentagon report.
December
1, 2023 (Former) U.S. Representative, George Santos has become the
sixth member of the House of Representatives ever expelled.
November
30, 2023 According to new analyzed data, Donald J. Trump won in
person vote in every state while president Biden won the mail in vote
in every state.
November
30, 2023 The state of Texas has sued Pfizer for "Misrepresenting
Covid-19 Vaccine Efficacy" and "conspiring to censor
public discourse", according to one website.
November
30, 2023 According to the BBC, released Palestinians allege abuse in
Israeli jails.
November
30, 2023 It is estimated that over 15,000 Palestinians have been
killed in Gaza, with an estimated 6,000 being children. Injuries are
estimated to be over 20,000.
November
29, 2023 Recent reports allege that most "smart" devices
in homes spy on the occupants.
November
29, 2023 Almost 4,000 car dealers across the country have asked the
Biden administration to eliminate the mandates for electric cars.
Apparently electric cars are not selling well. Some of the reasons
behind the slow sales include the long charging times (over an hour
for a 70% charge, that might propel the car for 200 miles), and the
high cost. Because of the limited range and long charging times,
electric cars are not very good for long distance or cross country
trips. This writer has owned electric cars since the late 1970's and
is founder of the Electric Car Society (www.ElectricCarSociety.com).
November
29, 2023 Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at age
100. He was a controversial figure who had a brilliant mind but who
also was alleged to be behind such things as the (said to be illegal)
carpet bombing of Cambodia, various extra-judicial activities in
South America and many other questionable acts.
November
28, 2023 Slovenia has decided to refund all Covid-19 lockdown and
mask fines and expunge all records regarding these Draconian laws.
Many countries now have regrets for forcing their populations to take
the experimental vaccines.
November
28, 2023 The Federal Transportation Agency is calling for speed
monitoring software to be installed in all cars by 2025. Privacy
advocates are opposed to this since a drivers location would always
be known and fines can be imposed on owners for rule violations,
anywhere and everywhere. So much for the freedom to hop in your car
and go on long road trips without government intervention and monitoring.
November
28, 2023 Russian President Putin has stated in a speech that Russia
is fighting for the freedom of the whole world.
November
28, 2023 The Philippine House of Representatives are investigating
the 262,000 excess deaths that many blame the Covid-19 vaccination on.
November
28, 2023 Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) is withdrawing his
proposal to mandate future electric vehicles purchases in the state.
November
26, 2023 New York State and City retailers lost 4.4 Billion dollars
to theft in 2022. The 2023 figures are not yet in. Many blame the
elimination of bail for shoplifters and the lack of police
enforcement for such crimes.
November
26, 2023 Three innocent 20 year old college students, were shot in
Vermont, simply because they were speaking in Arabic. Two of those
shot were American citizens and one had permanent residency status.
November
26, 2023 The Manhattan Bridge was shut down by a Jewish group
demanding a complete ceasefire in Gaza.
November
25, 2023 Hundreds of high school students in Brooklyn, shut down the
school and are demanding the removal of a teacher who they said has
said hateful things against Palestinians in Gaza.
November
24, 2023 A bizarre accident occurred at the US-Canadian border when
a $300,000 Bentley car crashed into the U.S. Border. Authorities
think that the car may have experienced mechanical failure.
November
23, 2023 Geert Wilders, a traditional conservative in the
Netherlands, has won their presidential election. Throughout Europe,
there is a desire by the population, for traditional conservatives,
with traditional values, to come into power.
November
22, 2023 The large Russian bank Rosselkhozbank has sued JP Morgan.
November
22, 2023 Russian authorities are cracking down on abortion access.
Their population has not changed in twenty years and remains at 144 million.
November
19, 2023 It is alleged that New York City does not have the energy
infrastructure needed to power UBER and Lyft electric cars or reach
the 2030 zero emissions mandate.
November
19, 2023 Rosalyn Carter, former president Carter's wife, has died at
age 96.
November
14, 2023 Microsoft and Meta have developed a technique to prevent
"Election Disinformation". These mega companies, that
millions of people per day relie on, plan to use "fact
checkers" and mark "election disinformation" with
memes of some sort. One may come to the conclusion that such actions
are a form of censorship.
November
11, 2023 Apparently the Russians have developed a new type of
suicide drone called the RuAF Lancet that uses molten alloy in it's
projectile. Not much more is known about this new weapon.
November
11, 2023 Today is the 105 year since the ending of World War One
that was to end on the 11 hour of the 11 day on the 11th month.
Originally, today was known as "Armistice Day" but in 1954
Congress voted to change the name to "Veterans Day".
November
11, 2023 Conservative Catholic Arch Bishop Joseph Strickland, has
been removed by Pope Francis. There is apparently an outcry from
conservative Catholics worldwide.
November
11, 2023 Massive anti-Israel protests continue to happen world wide
for the Israeli-Gaza war. Grand Central Station in New York City was
the location of one such large protest.
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Unfortunately,
homelessness is still an issue in New York City. There person
collects cans all day long, and then spends hours depositing the cans
into automatic machines, to receive only 5 cents per can. It shows
truly how difficult it is for some people. Things that the average
person takes for granted, is a complete Louvre for this person. |
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The price of
gasoline fluctuates almost as quickly as the stock market. Presently,
the price of gasoline in many stations is below $4 per gallon. Still,
with high tolls, speed cameras, and congestion price looming and with
the possible elimination of gasoline powered cars in 2030, there
seems to be a war against private ownership of cars for the average
person. Only the wealthy will be able to afford a car. Then again, if
all cars are electric, who wants to wait two hours for a 70% charge?
Most people find it annoying to fill their gasoline powered car in 5 minutes! |
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November
10, 2023 New York City mayor Eric Adams was stopped in the middle of
the street by the FBI, who directed the mayor's security to stand
aside and then the FBI proceeded to enforce a court ordered seizure
of his electronic devices including his cell phones and tablets. Not
much is known as to what is happening.
November
9, 2023 Italy has become the first country to ban fake or artificial
meat because of concerns regarding safety of the food product, which
is highly processed non meat products.
November
9, 2023 Apple Computer confounder Steve Wozniak, has been
hospitalized in Mexico City.
November
9, 2023 U.S. State Department has stated that the Gaza City death
toll can be higher than 10,000, as a result of massive Israeli bombing.
November
8, 2023 The good Samaritan hero, who stopped a subway assault of a
women by firing several warning shots from his pistol, has been
arrested. This hero, who's name is Mr. John Rote, was arrested by the
Manhattan DA and hit with a variety of alleged charges.
November
8, 2023 NYC Speed Cameras have been a lucrative business for NYC,
having issued over 4.5 million tickets, just this past year. There
are 2,000 cameras distributed around the city. They are permitted to
be within the 750 school districts and take photo's when the person
is driving over 10mph faster than the speed limit. They operate
between 6AM and 10PM.
November
7, 2023 Representative Thomas Massie (R) Kentucky, tried to pass a
bill eliminating the requirement to have "kill" switches in
stalled on all new cars, starting in 2024 under the notion that
privacy will be destroyed, that the location of a car will always be
known and the kill switch will allow the government to turn off a car
without a court order. His bill failed.
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The annual Travel
Show at the Javits Center was most interesting as always and opens up
one's imagination as to where to travel. |
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The annual fine
print art show at the Javits Center was a treasure trove for print
art enthusiasts.
What ever happened
to NFT's or Non Fungible Tokens? We don't seem to hear much about
them anymore. |
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New York City is
gearing up for "congestion pricing" scheme scheduled to
come into effect in early 2024. This is arguably the same, some may
say "failed" system the London, England imposed upon their
people. There is a type of war against cars and private
transportation in NYC. The imposition of this will ensure that less
people come to NYC to shop, enjoy restaurants, theater or any other
social function. Part of the problem of congestion are the bicycle
lanes that is used almost elusively by men below the age of 40 and
from a non scientific survey, for every 5 riders, only one is a
woman. In the wintertime, the bike lanes are hardly used.
Another factor are
the outdoor kiosks that have taken up many parking spots and cause
constant noise at night. |
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The
"Congestion Pricing Culprits". Why should car owners in
outer boroughs be charged to come into the center of THEIR city?? |
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NAB, the National
Association of Broadcasters, is probably the most famous show
displaying the latest in equipment for video production, editing and
storage. Once a year it is in Los Vegas and the other time in another
city, this time NYC. It is amazing how much the industry has changed
in 50 years. Somehow the new products do now create the excitement
that it did in the past. perhaps it is because so much can be
produced on a smart phone, that 50 years ago, would have cost
$250,000 or $900,000 in todays money! |
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The 2023 NAB show
at the Javits Center. |
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Beautiful Oakland
Lake in Bayside Queens. This lake is alleged to have been formed
during the Ice Age and is said to be very deep. Of course, all are
theories, including the theory of Ice Age. |
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Vegans (plant
eaters) protesting a fine store in Soho for using leather in their products. |
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A rainy day in
.... Soho! Something is special about the calmness of rain. |
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The famous
discount store on West 32 Street has closed. It has been there for
perhaps 40 years. Prior to Jack's, there was Willoughby Pearless
photo store, which was one of the oldest camera stores in America,
have started in the late 1800's. |
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Jack's on West 32
Street, is closed. Forever. |
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More and more
people are concerned about our food and water supply. Historically,
New Yorkers have always said that they have the best water in the
world, however now with the revelation of chemicals, fluoride (that
some say is bad for one's health) and other issues, bottled or
filtered water has become common. This however is a water
distillation system that takes everything out of the water and
provides only pure water. |
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More and more mail
boxes seem to have this unusual lock system to prevent letters from
being mailed. We are trying to find out why and will let you know
when we have a definitive answer. |
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Film. Just a few
years ago, film was the only way to photograph. Today, film is
difficult to get and is expensive and many say that the quality of
digital is better. Film of course, can last a lot longer than
digital, unless the digital photo's are constantly recopied.
Standards change constantly. For example, Betamax, VHS, 3.25 and 5.5
floppies and the list goes on and on. Modern film, such as Fuji
Velvia 50 slide film show, can last 100 years. Unfortunately, some
say that companies are about to stop making film. |
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Young Street
musicians on Broadway and Prince Street. Amazingly talented. |
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Piano's being
thrown out in Dumbo. Hard to believe. |
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Kind of a jet ski
gang! Almost every day, a group of jet skiers shoot by Dumbo and
Brooklyn Bridge Park, attempting to attract attention. One should be
aware the Jet ski's can be very dangerous. This write knows of
someone who became paralyzed when he was thrown of of his jet ski.
For those who care, a jet ski uses about 5 gallons of fuel per hour
and can travel 35+ miles per hour. |
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With 5" of
rain in one hour, parts of NYC was flooded. Here is Third Avenue in Brooklyn. |
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October 25, 2023
The Kremlin denies that President Vladimir Putin had a heart attack.
Further, president Putin's press secretary stated that Mr. Putin does
not use body doubles, as some have speculated.
October 24, 2023
It has been reported that the Palestinian group Hamas is using
advanced American and British weapons including rockets. It is
speculated that these weapons were somehow from weapons that had been
given to the Ukraine.
October 24, 2023
Various reports have emerged that Russian president Vladimir Putin
suffered a heart attack in his apartment but was revived. Most news
sources seem to be quoting a single on-line source. It remains to be
seen if these reports are true or not.
October 23, 2023
Another vast American Navy fleet of 40 ships, 200 jets, 3 submarines
and about 40,000 military personnel have entered to Mediterranean and
will join the existing American fleet in eastern Mediterranean.
October 21, 2023
The Ukraine has scored a major victory over Russia by breaking
through Russian lines. Some have estimated that Russia has lost 100
armored vehicles and up to 600 men. This has not been verified and if
it is true, it is difficult to say if the Ukraine will be able to
hold onto the territorial gains. For over a year, the border between
the Ukraine and the area of Russian speaking Ukrainians has not
changed. It is essentially a stalemate.
October 20, 2023
To hero NYPD police officers have saved the life of a suicidal man,
who wanted to jump off of a bridge. The spoke to the man for many
minutes. The two hero police officers are Police Officer Carl Fayette
and Police Officer Eleodoro Mata, both assigned to the 26 Precinct.
October 20, 2023
Two female American hostages were released by Hamas to the United
Nations and were then sent to Israel. Both were in good condition.
October 20, 2023
Starting in the spring of 2025, Americans will have to ask the
European Union to enter into western Europe. Americans will not need
a visa, but will have to apply for permission to enter in advance and
will also have to submit to facial recognition and fingerprinting.
Clearly less and less global freedom. One may assume that information
collected will be given to American and other authorities.
October 20, 2023
Israeli Arabs have been arrested in Israel over Gaza social media posts.
October 20, 2023
Massive crowds of anti-Israel protesters occurred in lower Brooklyn
on Fifth Avenue and lower 70's. The crowd was estimated as being
5,000 or more.
October 19, 2023 A
rare but powerful rain storm occurred in Death Valley and a huge lake
has formed.
October 19, 2023
The U.S. is planning to divert shells that were supposed to be sent
to the Ukraine and instead will be made available to Israel
October 19, 2023
It has been reported that Israel has bombed the oldest Christian
Church in Gaza, killing a number of Christian worshipers.
October 19, 2023
Hamas supporters have occupied the U.S. Capital building in protest
of President Biden's request to spend and additional 100 Billion
(100,000,000,000) dollars on military aid to the Ukraine,Taiwan and
Israel Hundreds were arrested.
October 19, 2023
The United Nations has again warned of a humanitarian disaster being
formed in Gaza.
October 19, 2023
Major talks were held between Russia and Hungary. NATO is holding an
emergency meeting over the Orban-Putin meeting.
October 18, 2023 A
woman was pushed into a moving NYC subway and is in critical
condition. This underscores the need for subway platform gates.
October 18, 2023
Joran van der Sloot has finally admitted that he murdered 18 year old
Natalee Holloway with a cinder block after she rejected his sexual
advances on an Aruba beach.
October 17, 2023
Some have estimated that 30% of all Gaza housing units have been
destroyed by Israeli retaliatory bombing for the 1500 Hamas fighters
who invaded Israel Gaza has 2,200,000 residents.
October 17, 2023
Over 800 people were killed an an estimated 1200 injured when Israel
bombed the Christian hospital of Al-Ahli in Gaza. At first Israel
took credit for this, but later stated that a Hamas missile went off
course and caused this destruction.
October 16, 2023
An Israeli Kibbutz survivor has stated that Israeli forces shot their
own civilians in their indiscriminate firefight.
October 16, 2023
Russia has threatened to strike U.S. Space infrastructure as
legitimate targets since the USA is giving information obtained from
its satellites.
October 16, 2023
According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the BRICS economy is
now larger than the G7.
October 13, 2023
It is being alleged that Israeli Settlers in the West Bank have
attacked and killed 51 Palestinians.
October 12, 2023
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has a new plan to fight the apparent
rat infestation of New York City by requiring a new type of garbage
can that will cost the home owner about $50 each. Up till now, many
buildings put their garbage out in plastic bags that rats easily ate
through. In the past, NYC garbage cans were made of metal and had
tops, that minimized rat access to scraps of discarded food.
October 11, 2023
There is a general fear that the war between Hamas and Israel may
expand to include other areas including the West Bank, Lebanon, Iran
and others, though up to this point, this has not happened.
October 11, 2023
The United Nations has warned Israel that a human "disaster"
in Gaza is unfolding in the Gaza that has a population of 2.3
million Palestinian people. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin
Netanyahu, has vowed not to restore water, electric power, fuel, food
or medical supplies to the Gaza till every Israeli hostage, recently
taken by an estimated 1,200 invading Hamas attackers, are returned.
October 11, 2023
It has been reported that United States senator Bernie Sanders has
stated that Israel's blockade of Gaza amounts to a war crime.
October 10, 2023,
According to a New York Times article, inexpensive drones built or
modified by the Palestinian Hamas, has made Israel's border wall "useless".
October 9, 2023 It
has been reported that Catholic Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp,
Belgium, has stated that Euthanasia is not necessarily an evil as
such. This is a departure of what the Catholic Church has preached in
the past. Belgium is on the forefront of Euthanasia and assisted
suicide, with an average number of deaths of over 5,000 people killed
per year.
October 8, 2023
Israel has ordered a total blockade of Gaza and it's 2.3 million
inhabitants including blockading food, power, fuel, and medical
supplies, coupled with heavy bombardment of the blockaded city.
October 8, 2023 It
has been reported that three Israeli radar stations near the Lebanese
border have been destroyed. These radar systems act as an early
warning system for Israel from rocket and aircraft entering Israel
October 8, 2023
The United States has moved U.S. warships closer to Israel including
the Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier group, as a show of support for Israel
October 8, 2023
According to the Irish Times, the head of Ireland, Tanaiste and
Ireland's foreign minister, Michael Martin has publicly stated that
Israeli response to the appalling Hamas attack has not been proportionate.
October 8, 2023 It
has been reported that a number of Israeli military bases were over
run by Hamas and that Hamas succeeded in capturing over 40 military
vehicles including main battle tanks, armored vehicles and a cache of weapons.
October 8, 2023
Anti-Israel protests have erupted in a number of cities throughout
the world including New York, Philadelphia, Berlin, Paris and many
others. All of these cities have sizable Muslim populations.
October 7, 2023 It
has been reported that Hamas fighters have gone door to door of
private residences, in Israel and indiscriminately murdered Israeli civilians.
October 7, 2023 It
has been reported that Hamas has taken over 100 Israeli hostages back
to Gaza.
October 7, 2023 It
has been reported that Hamas has attacked and conjured a large
Israeli military base near Gaza, killing an unknown number of Israeli soldiers.
October 7, 2023 It
has been reported that Hamas entered Israel using
"Para-gliders" which are powered parachutes, in order to
attack behind Israeli lines.
October 7, 2023 It
has been reported that Hamas has launched over 2,000 rockets at
Israel from Gaza.
October 7, 2023 It
has been reported that an Israeli Rave Dance party, close to the Gaza
border, that was celebrating the end of the Jewish Holiday of Kukkat,
was savagely attacked, and that over 200 celebrants were murdered.
October 7, 2023
The Palestinian independence military organization Hamas has staged a
surprise attack against Israel from Gaza.
October 6, 2023 A
lunatic man attacked and injured three people in Manhattan, in and
around a Whole Food store on 23 street, with a glass bottle. The
suspect was captured and taken into custody.
October 5, 2023
The United States Center for Decease Control and Prevention (CDC) is
phasing out the highly controversial Covid 19 vaccination cards.
NOTICE: On October
4, 2023, Homeland Security along with other United States federal
agencies, will be testing for the first time, the nationwide
emergency broadcasting system. All cellular telephones, televisions,
and radios will issue a message saying that the message is a test of
the emergency broadcasting network. Cellular phones that are set for
the Spanish language will broadcast in Spanish, while others will be
in English. Cellular telephones will receive one message. Radio,
television and other broadcast systems will continue the test for 30 minutes.
NOTICE: On October
3, 2023, Russia is having its first countrywide atomic war drill,
covering all territories of the vast Russian country. Further, the
next day, the United States is planning its first countrywide test of
the Emergency Alert network that will cover cellular telephones,
televisions, and radios. The fact that this drill as well as the
United States test of the emergency broadcasting system is occurring
at all, might make one wonder why now.
Notice: On October
3, 2023, the Vatican, under Pope Francis, will start the "Synod
of Synodality", and many existing aspect of the Catholic Church
will be discussed, plus non Catholic religious people have been
invited and will contribute to this nine day conference. One known
aspect is "Ecumenicalism" which means the unification of
all religions. Many conservative catholics are deeply concerned about
this conference and fear that the Catholic Church will somehow be compromised.
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Lovely Italian
modern dancers, part of the Fini Dance Studio, practicing in Brooklyn
Bridge Park, with the NYC skyline in the background. |
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Mr Fini
demonstrating a move |
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The price of
gasoline is rapidly rising. |
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More and more, car services are blocking narrow NYC roads, instead of
pulling over. This causes cars stuck behind the TLC cars to blow
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October 1, 2023
The UK government has suggested sending British troops to the Ukraine
to train Ukrainian soldiers. No mention was made how many troops, how
long they would be stationed in the Ukraine or if they would also be
in combat roles with direct fighting with the Russians. It should be
noted that during the early stages of the Vietnam war, America also
sent "advisers" to Vietnam, and as it later turned out,
those advisers were in combat, and not merely advising.
October 1, 2023
The European Union has launched a carbon tax on imports from
countries that do not comply with the European Union's carbon control
measures, designed to combat alleged global warming or climate
change. This is nothing new, since similar rules were used to prevent
lower priced goods into the European Union/European Economic System
(EEC) in the past.
October 1, 2023
Slovakia's new president, Robert Fico, has won on the platform of not
sending more arms to the Ukraine. He stated "My people have
bigger problems than (the) Ukraine".
September 30, 2023
California governor Gavin Newsom will have to pick a successor to the
late Senator Dianne Feinstein. Governor Newsom has stated that he
will his choices to a woman, preferably black, rather than chose from
the entire state for the best possible person.
September 29, 2023
Major rain storms hit the New York City area, causing flooding in
some low lying areas of New York City and surrounding areas. The
parts of the FDR Drive in Manhattan and a few other areas with poor
drainage were temporarily flooded.
September 29, 2023
The highly controversial California Democratic senator, Dianne
Fienstein is dead. She was 90 years old.
September 27, 2023
All liqueur stores in Philadelphia are closed today by the
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, after the mass looting. Many high
end stores including Apple stores, and other high end retail store
outlets were looted, vandalized and destroyed.
September 27, 2023
Volkswagon factories in Germany have essentially closed down after a
massive computer malfunction. A similar situation hit Toyota in Japan
this past August 30. It is not known if the computer issues were deliberate.
September 27, 2023
The recently conquered Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, by Azerbaijan, has
ceased to exist, after Russia negotiated a truce to end recent
hostilities. The former Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was primarily
ethnic Armenian, who are primarily Armenian Christian Orthodox, while
Azerbaijan is primarily Moslem. Thousands of people are now fleeing Nagomo-Karabakh
to Armenia, fearing ethnic cleansing.
September 27, 2023
Armenia is apparently leaning towards America and Russian Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Russian interests in South
Caucasus "can not be ignored". He claims that the U.S.
Embassy there is brainwashing Armenia. There are about 2,000 U.S.
embassy workers in Armenia. Lavrov went on to say that Armenia should
remember other countries that pinned their future on the USA and how
it worked out for them, implying that the USA is not a trustable partner.
September 27, 2023
Russia has announced that it will open up a Lada car manufacturing
plant in Ethiopia to supply African countries with Russian cars. The
people in Russia and Ethiopia are primarily Orthodox Christian.
September 26, 2023
A new study by scientists in the United States, United Kingdom and
Denmark indicates that the risks of so-called long Covid has been
greatly exaggerated due to flawed research. The study was published
in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine.
September 25, 2023
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been named a Master Mason in a
Freemason ceremony at Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the Mayor.
September 25, 2023
All cell phones pose a radiation threat, according to Russia's
consumer protection agency. This comes after France has banned the
Apple iPhone 12 because of fears regarding excessive electromagnetic
radiation fears. The Russians recommend that cell phone conversations
be limited to two minutes and minimum pause between calls 15 minutes.
They further recommend that cell phones be carried in a handbag,
rather than in a pocket and when sleeping, the phone should be away
from the bed.
September 25, 2023
According to the Serbian president Mr. Vucic, NATO peacekeepers, in
the recent flair up in Kosovo, ignored Kosovo police killing Serbs.
September 25, 2023
Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center, have
linked drinking diet soda during pregnancy increase in autism in baby boys.
September 23, 2023
Former New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern has called for more
censorship, particularly on line, at the United Nations Security
Council meeting. She has called for a global censorship system. So
much for free speech, that has been considered a corner stone of democracy.
September 21, 2023
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has issued significant zoning changes
that will allow the construction of new buildings without as many
parking places, as was originally required.
September 19, 2023
It has been reported that country wide rent inflation is the worse
that it has been since 1983.
September 18, 2023
The United States debt has passed 33 Trillion dollars. This comes out
to about $95,000 for every man, woman and child living in the United States.
September 17, 2023
It has reported in the New York Times that a Ukrainian BUK missile
was responsible for the deadly blast in Konstantinovka Ukraine and
not the Russians, as the Ukrainians first blamed. The attack gained
global attention, since that was the day the U.S. Secretary of State
Blinken arrived in Kiev for talks.
September 16, 2023
It is being reported that a Canadian school board has purged all
books written before 2008, to advance Equality. Clearly this is an
example of censorship The fact is that globally, it is getting more
and more difficult to find earlier books in libraries.
September 15, 2023
New York State has instituted a new ammunition background check for
gun owners, including a new $2.50 to tax cover the ammunition check
and an additional $9 fee for gun background checks.
September 14, 2023
Comedian and conservative news commentator Russell Brand has been
accused of rape, sexual assaults and grooming women twenty years ago.
He has been defunded on Youtube. He denies all charges and claims
that all relations were conventual and further claims that the
accusations are being made because of his political stance.
September 12, 2023
The Ukraine attacked the Russian ship yard in Crimea and it is
claimed that a Russian war ship and a submarine were badly damaged.
It is also claimed that at least 24 people were injured and one
death. Speculation is that the Ukrainians used British Storm Shadow
missiles on the attack on the Sevastopol ship yard.
September 10, 2023
It seems that the enormous jail sentences handed down to some of the
so called "Proud Boys" for their protest and questioning
the 2020 election results is longer than most murderers and rapists
receive. Around 1783, President George Washington was faced with his
first open insurrection by farmers who did not want to pay a tax for
the liqueur that they had been making on their farms for years.
Unlike the Proud Boys, the people behind Shay were well armed. the
rebellion was quickly put down and the leaders were charged with
treason and were sentenced to death. However since the members of
Shay were so well respected and so many people agreed with them,
Washington commuted their sentences and they were set free.
September 9, 2023
The New York State Supreme court has ordered the NYC Department of
Education to rehire and pay back pay to 10 employees who refused to
receive the experimental Covid vaccination on religious grounds.
September 7, 2023
NYC Mayor Eric Adams has said the that huge influx of illegal aliens
is going to destroy NYC. Approximately 10,000 illegals per month are
entering NYC. So far over 130,000 illegals have entered the city. The
vast majority are impoverished people from Central America and Africa
and are mostly without skills are abilities which almost guarantees
that they will effectively become a ward of the tax payer.
September 6, 2023
Many central African countries are demanding that European and
American militaries withdraw from their countries. Though most
central African countries, that were former European colonies, gained
their independence in the 1960's, many of the Europeans continued to
essentially exploit those countries of their raw materials at favored
prices and had special protection and living condition deals.
Apparently the African countries want to put and end to all of this.
Countries include Chad, Mali, Niger and others.
September 6, 2023
Some African countries are stating that European alleged Climate
Change schemes are effectively imposing Neo-Colonial barriers to the
development of Africa.
September 6, 2023
False flag missile attack on Ukrainian market? "Russian
" missile attach on the crowded open market place in the
Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka is said to have killed at least 16
people and injured many more. We can only hope that this was not a
false flag to drum up support for more funds to continue what seems
like a losing war in the Ukraine. The fact that the attach occurred
only a few minutes before U.S. Secretary Blinken arrived in the
Ukraine and that in general, the Russians tend target only military
targets. The Russians consider the people in eastern Ukraine to be
Russian since they are ethnically Russian, Russian speaking and are
mostly Russian Orthodox.
September 5, 2023
As of today, gasoline in Japan costs 185 Yen per liter, which comes
out to approximately $5.00 per regular U.S. gallon of gasoline or
$6.55 per British Imperial gallon or regular gasoline.
September 5, 2023
It is alleged that the Ukrainian counter offensive has lost momentum
and that very little ground has been recaptured, and this little
repatriated territorial gains came at a huge human cost.
September 5, 2023
The Kremlin is alleging that the USA is forcing to fight Russia to
the very last Ukrainian. They also claim that without what they
allege is U.S. interference, that a peace deal would have been made.
September 4, 2923
It is noted that Amish Children (also sometimes referred to as
Pennsylvania Dutch) have very cases of cancer, autism, diabetes or
covid. Some claim that this is proof that all vaccinations are
dangerous since they have potential horrific side effects.
September 4, 2023
Israel has also been flooded by illegal black immigrants and Israel
has now decided to deport them all back to Africa.
September 4, 2023
According to the Washington Examiner, it is now known that the covid
lock downs were useless and caused more economic and social damage
had the Covid flu been allowed to take its course.
September 1, 2023
Today is the 100th anniversary of the Great Tokyo Earthquake that
destroyed most of Tokyo, Yokohama and the surrounding areas. This
day, September 1, 1923, is forever engrained in Japanese history and
had a profound social effect, but with the ingenuity and hard work of
the Japanese people, the area was rebuilt in just a few years.
Unfortunately, the local Japanese government blamed the laboring
Korean immigration worker population and an estimated 5,000 were murdered.
September 1, 2023
China has suspended the importation of all Japanese fish allegedly
out of fear that the fish may be polluted with radiation, since Japan
has started to drain water from the stricken nuclear power plant in
Fukashima Japan into the ocean.
September 1, 2023
It is being alleged in the Japanese media that the famous iconic
Japanese songwriter Johnny, from the 1950's to the 1980's abused
hundreds of boys.
August 31, 2023
Japanese news reports state that Toyota has resolved the hacking
issues and that Toyota has again fully started to produce vehicles.
August 29, 2023
Japanese news reports state that all Toyota automobile factories in
Japan has stopped manufacturing vehicles as a result of a significant
computer hack or incursion effecting their supply chain and that most
workers were told not to report for work.
August 27, 2023
Some are alleging that the Ukrainian war is providing an important
testing ground for new weapon systems.
August 18, 2023 A
pre-football game at the New Jersey Meadow Lands.
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New York City has
stepped up vehicle "scofflaw" enforcement. It is beleived
that a private vendor has been contracted to do this. With more bike
lane, pedestrian pathways and less parking, it almost seems that NYC
is at war with private vehicle ownership. Vehicle ownership is a form
of freedom and allows a person to quickly, and comfortable go from
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August 22, 2023 Prigozhin, the head of the Russian mercenary group,
Wagner, has died, along with his top aids, in an airplane crash,
while traveling from St. Petersburg to Moscow. The cause of the crash
is not known.
August 22, 2023 Oliver Anthony, a new comer in the singing world, has
released a new country song "I want to go home". His
recently, previously released song "Rich men north of
Richmond" is number one on both the country and contemporary charts.
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The Statue of
Liberty is clearly visible from Red Hook Brooklyn. Originally the
statue was supposed to be at the entrance of the then recently opened
Suez Canal, representing a Moslem woman, but the builders of the
canal decided against it and thus it was redesignated the Statue of
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Red Hook Brooklyn
has emerged as an interesting trendy neighborhood, though it is not
serviced by the subway system, though there is plenty of parking and
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August 18, 2023
New York City is being over run by illegal aliens crossing the
southern border with Mexico. Most of the illegal aliens, are
completely unskilled and from sub Sahara Africa and other very poor
areas of the world. It would seem that most have come to the United
States to enrich themselves, but this is creating a huge burden on
the taxpaying public. Further, in all likelihood, these illegal
aliens will probably be on the welfare rolls for years to come.
August 16, 2023
Saudi Arabia has been accused of gunning down over 100 illegal aliens
attempting to cross their border. As horrifying as it is, this has
served to discourage others from entering Saudi Arabia illegally.
August 9, 2023 A
massive fire in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, has completely destroyed the
town and so far about 100 people are known to have died, though
thousands are missing. High winds of up to 45 miles per hour, coupled
with a loss of water, has contributed to this disaster.
August 8, 2023 The
writers strike continues, particularly in the entertainment industry.
The fact is that if Artificial Intelligence is as powerful as
alleged, the writers future is not very bright and their profession
may well become a thing of the past. There are countless examples of
jobs being pushed aside by advancing technology, such as the wool
weavers is England, Wales and Scotland in the early 1800's, who lost
their jobs to the automatic loom, or people who made and serviced
horseshoes and horses, or more recently, those who worked
manufacturing and developing film. There are many other examples.
August 6, 2023
Today is the 77 anniversary of the dropping of the said Atom Bomb on
Hiroshima. The bomb has always been a mystery and every year the
mayor of Hiroshima has written a letter to the U.S. President asking
"what did you drop on us" and why. This year however it was
different in that Hiroshima has focused on the Russian threat to use
the said atom bomb if necessary to preserve Russian freedom from the
west. From the beginning, the effects of the said atomic bomb were
exaggerated. Much of the city that burnt out was not caused by the
blast itself but rather the fires and fire storm that engulfed a
portion of the city, for several days after. The numbers of people
said to have died also has changed dramatically over the years. It
has been said that truth is the first victim of war.
August 5, 2023 A
recent study stated that electric vehicles are more expensive to
"charge" than the equivalent of gasoline cars. This is
particularly the case with the lower priced electric cars. Many other
issues need to be addressed with electric cars before they can
realistically compete with gasoline cars, such as the length of time
needed to charge (refill) the electric car, electric car range,
particularly in the cold and electric car cost. Most people are used
to filling up their car with fuel in a matter of a few minutes rather
than a few hours. Further, if everyone had an electric car, the power
grid and electric generation industry would not be great enough to
charge all of the cars at the same time. With a general decline in
the standard of living, more and more young people in urban areas are
using bicycles, though bicycles are not very comfortable or safe in
the rain, snow and cold weather.
August 5, 2023
There was a revolution in the African Country of Niger with the
military taking over. This is bad news for France and Europe since
Niger is a major supplier of Uranium for France's nuclear power
plants. For many years, Niger has supplied low priced uranium to
France. Now that western Europe, under the guidance of America, has
stopped importing low priced Russian oil and gas, Uranium is vitally
important for France. France has for several years bragged that it
was energy independent, but as it turns out, this independence was
based on obtaining uranium at favored prices from Niger. France has
stated that they will use force to protect their interests and has
also encouraged some of Niger's African neighbors to threaten Niger.
So much for African independence.
August 4, 2023
Russian President Putin has banned 5G in Russia and has ordered all
5G towers to be removed immediately. The issue, according to the
Russians, is that 5G is a health threat and they site a school in St.
Petersburg that was located next to a 5G tower and students suddenly
experienced a wide range of health issues. Similar fears have been
expressed in other countries including in the United States. Some
people have also expressed fears that 5G represents a greater
invasion of privacy particularly when linked to the so-called
Internet of things, such as computer controlled homes.
August 4, 2023 A
Federal judge has ordered a former Fox News reporter to reveal
sources that were used in a story regarding a particular FBI case.
Some freedom of press advocates say that this is an attach on the
basic constitutional guarantee of freedom of press and expression.
August 4, 2023 A
lawyer in Florida has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for filing
and pushing bogus disability and injury suits.
August 3, 2023 The
U.S. White House has eliminated hundreds of reporters from Whitehouse
briefings. This action has some saying limits the publics access to
vital government information and leaves only reporters favorable to
the current administration.
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Free canoe rides
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August 1, 2023 New York City is being overwhelmed by illegal
immigrants, who entered the country illegally, mostly through the
southern border. These illegals are mostly from very poor central and
south American countries, and sub Sahara Africa. Almost all are from
families that have been impoverished from many generations and have
few, if any skills that can be used to contribute to the American
economy and society. Unlike previous emigrations of the past, of
which each immigrant was carefully vetted, these immigrants seem to
be coming here to take advantage of the American social network. Hard
information is difficult to come by but it is believed that a family
of four is given approximately $85,000 per year, perhaps
indefinitely. The illegal migrants represent a huge burden on the
American taxpayer and will ultimately reduce the standard of living
of the middle class.
July 31, 2023 The war between Russia and the Ukraine seems to be
heating up, with America and Europe, under pressure from America,
giving the Ukrainians very advanced rockets. This has caused the war
to spread to Russia proper including the bombing of bridges,
apartment buildings in Moscow and ships. One has to wonder how long
the Russians will tolerate the obvious involvement of NATO. Lets hope
that the war does not spread.
July 30, 2023 Some sources have stated that John Bolton, the former
National Security Advisor, as well as UN Ambassador, has stated that
if Donald Trump is selected to become president in 2024, that the
United States will leave NATO. Since NATO is such a fundamental
institution for America, his words seem difficult to accept.
July 30, 2023 To the surprise of many, Russia has emerged as Europe's
largest economy and is apparently the 5th largest in the world
behind, China, USA, Japan, and India.
July 28, 2023 Great Kills, Staten Island, New York City There was a
massive fish die off, with perhaps millions of dead fish washing
ashore. The cause in not known, but the event has attracted countless
birds, and fly's feeding on the dead fish.
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July 25, 2023 It is estimated that gas and electric charges in NYC
will double by 2025. Another blow to the middle class.
July 19, 2023 The MTA has approved of a subway and bus fare hike from
$2.75 to $2.90. One has to ask where does all the tunnel and bridge
toll money go and what about the upcoming "congestion pricing
" tax?
July 19, 2023 Airline passengers headed to Hawaii were delayed at a
NYC airport for 33 hours and were given only a $12 food voucher. The
effected passengers were not able to get their luggage off of the
plane. It is time for some serious laws governing airplane safety,
comfort and liability. It is clear that the current lows are not
strong enough.
July 15, 2023 Is "Artificial Intelligence" being over hyped
and exaggerated? As so many things presented to the citizens though
school, movies, TV and some of the so-called main stream media, it
would seem so.
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A possible
homeless man sleeping on the street, or is he a victim of the recent
crime wave that has resulted because the local district attorneys no
longer prosecute criminals, but if you should defend yourself, you
may be charged with assault! Remember, the police are just minutes
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The South Street
Seaport has an excellent show schedule on the roof of Pier 17. The
view is spectacular, regardless if the concert is interesting or not
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July 10, 2023
Belarus Tennis player Victoria Azarenka was booed by the crowd at
Wimbleton for allegedly not shaking the hand of the Ukrainian winner,
Ms Svitolina. What the crowd did not know is that Ms Svitolina, the
Ukrainian had said earlier that regardless who won, she would not
shake the hand of any person from Belarus or Russia.
July 9, 2023 One
person is confirmed dead and several people are missing in upstate
New York after heavy rainstorms and flash flooding.
July 9, 2023 Irish
Farmers are shocked that the Irish government wants to cull 200,000
cows allegedly to control "climate change".
July 8, 2023 It
has been published that the average life expectancy of volunteer
fighters and mercenaries, fighting on behalf of the Ukraine is only
four hours.
July 8, 2023 The
Ukraine seems to have admitted that they were behind the attack on
the Crimean Bridge several months ago.
July 8, 2023 A
crazed person on a motor shooter shot four people, killing one man,
in Jamaica Queens. The shooting was random and the shooter, who was
quickly caught was described as being 25 years old.
July 7, 2023 Dr.
Peter McCullought, a well known and highly published cardiologist has
testified to the dangers of vaccinations.
July 7, 2023 The
United States is now allowing illegal immigrants to fly into the
United States. Most illegal immigrants are unskilled and ultimately
become a burden on the taxpayer as well as in their frustration,
resort to crime.
July 7, 2023 It
has been reported that a New York Solar Panel factory, pushed by Elon
Musk at a cost of 1 billion dollars to the taxpayer, has fallen far
from the hoped economic gains and increased money entering the state.
July 6, 2023 It is
estimated that there are 400,000 Amish in the United States. Amish
children are almost never vaccinated and yet certain relatively
chronic conditions that seem to plague other groups are all but
unknown including auto-immune diseases, heart disease, diabetes,
asthma, ADHD, arthritis, cancer and autism.
July 6, 2023 Many
are beginning to question if AI or artificial intelligence is being
over hyped and if in fact, it is anywhere near what some say is happening.
July 6, 2023 The
United States wants to send the Ukraine banned cluster bombs. Cluster
bombs are banned in over 100 countries and just last year, the United
States stated that their use is a "war crime". One can
interpret this decision as being a last gasp of a losing war.
The United Nations
is alleged to be anti-smoking yet there
have been
times when the UN gave out matches to smokers!
July 3, 2023 The
World Economic Forum (WEF) has stated that in 2023, humans will all
wear a uniform. Apparently, the WEF wants the world to revert wearing
a type of "Mao" suite, as was worn in China till 1978.
July 3, 2023 It
has been reported that New York Democrat Senator, Chuck Schumer,
wants to push harder to disarm citizens and prevent citizens from
defending themselves. It should be noted that good police work solves
already committed crimes, but as for protection from criminals, the
law abiding citizen must defend themselves.
July 3, 2023 The
United States Secret Service has ordered DNA and finger print
analysis of the bag containing cocaine, that was found on the west
wing of the Whitehouse in the US capital.
July 2, 2023 30
year mortgages have spiked to 7.22 percent. The higher the mortgage
rate, the higher the monthly payments to buy a home and this also has
the effect of reducing the price of the home.
July 1, 2023
Portugal regrets legalizing drugs.
June 29, 2023 It
has been reported from CDC data, that more than 40% of Americans who
received the Covid-19 injections have experienced symptoms similar to
food poisoning.
June 29, 2023 The
United States Supreme Court has outlawed affirmative action in
college admissions. From now on, colleges will be required to admit
students on a merit and achievement basis and not by racial quotas.
Some minority groups feel that this may also ultimately extend to
businesses who will hire strictly on skills and ability rather than
having racial quotas.
June 29, 2023 New
York City Mayor Eric Adams, who is black, accused an elderly 84 year
old white woman of talking to him as if she was a slave owner on a
plantation, speaking to a slave. The elderly woman was complaining to
Mayor about his support for rent increases of about 6%. This,
according to the woman, was a high burden on the elderly and those
who are on a fixed income, such as Social Security. Mayor Adams
further stated "First, if you're going to ask a question, don't
point at me, and don't be disrespectful to me. I'm the mayor of this
city and treat me with the respect that would be deserved to be
treated. I'm speaking to you as an adult. Don't stand in front like
you treated someone that's on the plantation that you own". Most
New Yorker's were shocked by Mayor Adams response in a City that is
already racially divided and his words were perceived as a racial
attack by many.
June 28, 2023 The
U.S. Department of Justice filed for an emergency stay so that U.S.
Government officials can continue to meet social media
representatives, to coordinate what the citizens are permitted to
view on various sites. This potential censorship was banned last week.
June 28, 2023
Today is the 99th year from the killing of Arch Duke Ferdinand in
Sarijevo, which quickly led to World War 1, the destruction of the
monarchy throughout Europe, the division of many formerly peaceful
countries such as the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, the Russian
revolution. All of this led to the death of hundreds of millions of
people and changed the world from a civil, law abiding society to a
type of fragmented free for all society.
June 27, 2023 It
has been reported that Iran is flooding the global market place will
cheap oil, being sold in the area of $40 per barrel, instead of the
OPIC cartel price of around $70 per barrel. A barrel contains 55
gallons (or 42 Imperial gallons in the UK) of oil.
June 26, 2023
Congestion pricing, an automobile restricting system designed to
lower the number of cars entering Manhattan south of 96 street will
come into effect next year. It will cost between $9 and $23 dollars
per day for cars and significantly more for trucks, to enter
Manhattan below 96 Street. Many believe that this toll tax will have
a devastating effect on business in Manhattan and will lead to a
further exodus of businesses and people from New York City. Most car
owners have more money in stores than local people. Office buildings
in mid-town are already experiencing a 50% vacancy rate. Further,
this poorly planned tax will clearly be passed on to local consumers
in the form of higher prices.
June 25, 2023 The
Gay Pride parade was held in New York City.
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Some businesses
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June 21, 2023
Another crazed person has slashed people on a NYC subway. This type
of senseless crime is happening all too often in NYC.
June 20, 2023 Four
people were killed and two people are in critical condition after a
fire erupted in lower Manhattan in an e-bike store. More and more,
lithium batteries found in e-bikes, electric cars and certain
electric tools, are causing fires since under certain conditions,
they are unstable.
June 19, 2023 12
people were murdered and over 100 injured this past
"Juneteenth" weekend, which celebrates the freeing of the
slaves in the slave states. Some slave states did not leave the Union
and they were not officially freed till a few years later.
June 19, 2023 A
tourist submarine carrying 5 people, has disappeared in 13,000 foot
deep water in the Atlantic Ocean while attempting to visit the sunk
Titanic boat, that sunk in 1912 with the death of over 1200 people.
Each tourist is said to have paid $250,000 for the ride. The pressure
is said to be 5 million pounds per square inch at that depth.
June 18, 2023 The
United Nations under the World Economic Forum is planning to bring
out a digital ID linked to bank accounts. Some people feel that
financial freedom and privacy will be destroyed by this.
June 18, 2023
Dodger Stadium was almost completely empty, except for reporters,
because the LA Dodgers were honoring the Anti-Catholic hate group
known as the "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence".
June 17, 2023
Toyota has claimed that it has developed a new type of battery that
will give electric cars a range of 932 miles and have a charging time
of 10 minutes.
June 7, 2023
Massive ongoing forest fires, numbering over 30, in Ontario Canada,
just north of New York State, has caused an eerie smoke that has
spread to New York City, which is approximately 600 miles (1,000km)
from the fires. It is odd that so many independent forest fires have
started at essentially the same time.
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June 7, 2023 New
York City is engulfed in an odd, smokey, orange colored haze. There
is a mild smell of fire to the haze and a number of people have
reported trouble breathing. |
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June 7, 2023 12
noon. New York City Visibility is greatly reduced. Here is the
Manhattan Bridge. |
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June 7, 2023 New
York City Lower Manhattan at 12 noon. |
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June 7, 2023 New
York City By 3PM, the haze is no longer a strong orange color and
some of the smokey mist seems to have dissipated. |
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June 7, 2023 New
York City High School Graduation Day. Here in front of St Patrick's
Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan, just graduated students of Cathedral
High School are celebrating and being honored for their achievement.
Best of luck to all of the students. |
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June 7, 2023 New
York City Rockefeller Center is adorned with countless gay flags. A
few years ago, this would have been unthinkable. |
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June 7, 2023 New
York City This pile of burnt wood is said to be art and can be found
in front of Rockefeller Center on Fifth Avenue. |
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June 7, 2023 New
York City Homelessness or beggars claiming to be homeless can be
found in key areas of New York City. One such "homeless"
person told me that they make over $30 per hour from donations from
kind people. |
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June 7, 2023 New
York City The pollution level in New York City is said to be worse
than the smoke from the September 11, 2003 disaster, as a result of
the Canadian forest fires.
June 5, 2023 New
York City Mayor Adams wants private residences to house the recent
influx of illegal immigrants into New York City and the City plans to
pay $125 per illegal immigrant housed. There are several hurdles that
must be overcome. For example, after 30 days, a normal tenant has the
right to have a rent stabilized lease. Since the illegal migrants are
technically illegal, harboring such a person may have other legal
issues. The vast majority of the illegal immigrants do not have any
particular skills and are from the poorest sector of the country that
they are leaving. The may well become a permanent financial and
perhaps, criminal burden to society. One has to wonder how come the
American borders are not secured to prevent these illegal boarders
from becoming a strain on our society.
June 4, 2023 New
York City Incredibly, New York City established a machine that gives
out free crack pipes! This does not seem like the best way to control
illegal drug use.
June 4, 2023 New
York City has started to house illegal immigrants in houses of
worship paying $125 per illegal per night. Over 50 such houses of
worship have signed on.
June
1, 2023 A senior gunned down a mugger who threatened him. The senior
has been charged with use of an unlicensed firearm. The mugger had a
long history of arrests.
June
1, 2023 Ms Chelsea Mitchell has sued to prevent
"transgender's" from competing in girl sports. Ms. Mitchell
has been billed as the fastest girl in Connecticut.
June
1, 2023 Amazon is to pay 30 million dollars over violations of
privacy by Ring and Alexa. The Federal Trade Commission discovered
that even though Amazon stated that private information would be
erased if the user requested it, the information was not erased and
instead monetized and used.
May
30, 2023 Twitter will be banned from Europe unless it complies with
the EU's new censorship rules according to French minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
May
30, 2023 The U.S. Congress is investigating who pushed the Covid
mandates and outgoing CDC chief Rochelle Walensky has agreed to testify.
May
30, 2023 The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
launched a web page designed to curtail the spread of misinformation.
Freedom of speech and censorship of opinions is distinctly anti-American.
May
29, 2023 MEMORIAL DAY which is to remember those who have served in
the US Military and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
May
29, 2023 It is reported that critics are calling for defunding tax
money going to CCNY after the graduating law student Fatima Mousa
Mohammed hateful, anti white speech called for revolution to take on
:white supremacy" to defund the NYPD and ripping Israel.
May
28, 2023 Russia has condemned Senator Lindsey Graham's comments on
dead Russians and have called for his arrest.
May
28, 2023 It has been reported that France has banned short haul
internal flights if a 2.5 hours train journey can do the same trip.
May
28, 2023 It is reported that a North Korea toddler and parents have
been jailed for life after being caught with a Bible. This story has
not been verified.
May
26, 2023 President Biden has called for banning "extremist
websites" and "hate speech" in a strategy to counter antisemitism.
May
26, 2023 Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has signed a bill banning
drag queen story hours at public schools and libraries.
May
26, 2023 Comedian Roseanne Barr has condemned abortion as barbaric.
As a teen, she gave birth to a girl and put her up for adaption.
May
25, 2023 Pope Francis has called for an end to the era of
"fossil fuel". It is not known what scientific basis the
Pope was relying on to make this statement.
May
24, 2023 A rally to defend Daniel Penny, the person who subdued the
alleged subway menace and in the process, choked him, was attacked by
a small group of anti Penny counter protesters. Several were arrested.
May
24, 2023 It has been reveled that nearly a third of all shop lifting
arrests last year were committed by the same 327 people. Under the
new rules, they are released without bail. It is time to lock these
criminal up in order to maintain society order.
May
23, 2023 Shellyne Rodriguez, the CCNY College adjunct professor who
cursed out and vandalized an anti abortion students table at Hunter
College, was videotaped holding a machete to a New York Post
reporters neck, when he went to her apartment to ask for an
interview. The reporters left and she then followed them outside with
the machete and menaced them. Upon hearing this, Hunter College has
relieved the professor of all of her duties at the school.
May
23, 2023 Ukrainian commandos entered Russia proper and stroke inside
the country, fighting in several Russian towns.
May
22, 2023 Shellyne Rodriguez, A CCNY College adjunct professor who
teaches art, cursed out and vandalized an anti abortion students
table at Hunter College. This was captured on video and has caused
outrage due to the language, violence and anti freedom of speech. An
investigation has been opened.
May
21, 2023 All film, including Kodak, Fuji and knockoff brands are
being rationed at the major camera stores in Tokyo, including
Yodabashi, Bic and others to one roll of film per person, per day. It
would seem that the end of the film era is upon us. To shoot film is
vastly more expensive than shooting in digital, however film can last
for hundreds of years but the formats of digital, such as sd cards
and others are constantly changing. Further, film can be viewed
without a player or electricity and film can be scanned at very high
Gigapixels (not megapixils). Those depending upon the cloud to
preserve their photographs or documents are in fact, depending on a
few hard drives stored in controlled environments.
May
20, 2023 We were told in Tokyo by employees at the FujiFilm company
that Fuji has decided to stop producing film. This includes Fuji
Velvia 50 and Velvia 100 as well as all other films. Other employees
stated that film will be produced at a much slower rate.
May
20, 2023 Jon Kerry has stated that farm confiscations was "not
off the Table". He was referring to similar actions taken by the
Dutch Government against over 2,000 Dutch farms to minimize the
effects of alleged climate change.
May
20, 2023 Supreme Court Justice, Neil Gorsuch has declared that the
Covid response and restrictions as one of the greatest intrusions of
civil liberties that the United States ever faced. The Covid
restrictions and those behind it are rapidly coming to light.
May
19, 2021 Russian security chief have stated that a "radioactive
cloud" threatens western Europe. He was referring to the use by
the Ukraine to use depleted uranium munitions supplied to them by
Great Britain.
May
19, 2023 Intrusive street sheds and outdoor dinning. It would seem
that a compromise has been made regarding the street sheds that
emerged during the hyped pandemic. The plan now is to require all
sheds to be removed by the end of each October and for restaurants to
reapply to build/install new sheds starting the following May. Many
restaurants object to this because of the high cost of building new
sheds. Sources have also said that the City will start charging
significant rent for the sheds, that will take into account the
location of the shed.
May
19, 2023 New York, NY There seems to be some question as the the
full story of the alleged "car chase" that Prince Harry and
Meghan claims that they were subject to. The Police, a taxi driver
and the photographers themselves dispute the full account of Prince
Harry and Meghan.
May
8, 2023 It would seem that many national brand stores are closing
stores in crime-ridden San Francisco. This is most unfortunate,
considering that San Francisco was till relatively recently, been
considered one of the most beautiful city's in the United States.
May
7, 2023 Elon Must tweeted that the media misrepresents interracial
crime "to such an extreme degree". His tweet is sure to be
considered controversial in some circles.
May
7, 2023 Mr. Dmitry Rogozin, the former head of the Russian Space
agency "Roscosmos", stated that there is "No
Proof" that the USA landed on the moon. Russian propaganda?
May
7, 2023 King Charles III has been crowned King of England among much pomp.
May
6, 2023 U.S. Treasury Secretary and former Federal Reserve Chair
Person, stated that the USA is running out of measures to avoid
default, though she was only referring to the hesitation to
increasing the debt ceiling (and inflating the currency).
May
6, 2023 The City and State of New York has sponsored a Marijuana
event in Union Square! This is astounding considering that in the
past, the use and certainly the sale of Marijuana was completely
illegal. It is still illegal on the law books of the State of New
York to use or sell Marijuana
May
6, 2023 Kentucky Derby was held in Churchill Downs. A horse won.
May
5, 2023 The governor of Maryland has signed bills allowing abortion
and gender changing medical and drug "procedures".
May
4, 2023 It is "come out" that the U.S. Navy has appointed
a transvestite/transgender biological man, who dresses as as woman,
to be the new Navy Digital Ambassador.
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May 3, 2023 In
Front of Cooper Union in Manhattan. These writers are demanding a
Union Contract while a particular speaker is giving a talk at this
distinguished college. |
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There is an
underlying fear that writing and editor jobs are at severe risk with
the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) computers. |
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May 3, 2023 A violent man, threatening passengers and claiming that
he doesn't care if he hurts anyone and doesn't care if he returns to
prison, was restrained by several concerned citizens. Unfortunately,
while being restrained, the disruptive person died of asphyxiation.
May 3, 2023 Bank stocks declined as a result of fear regarding the
safety of banks.
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These signs can be found around certain area's of the City. This
writer is not a gun enthusiast, however there is a strong question if
the City can circumvent the constitutional right to carry a gun. |
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Apparently some U.S. Mail boxes are being closed down. This box in
Dumbo has a lock on it preventing the deposit of mail. |
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May 2, 2023 Ukraine. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is planning to
start to use the Gregorian Calendar, rather than the current Julian
Calender, when determining certain Christian Holidays (Holy Days).
Thus Christmas would be celebrated on December 25, rather than
January 7th.
May 2, 2023 The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to the
highest in 16 years.
April 30, 2023 NYC Mayor Eric Adams has taken to the streets of NYC
in a media campaign to fill the thousands of vacant NYC City Jobs. It
is estimated that 20,000 City jobs need to be filled. The solution
seems obvious...pay more.
April 26, 2023 It has come out that President Biden had advanced
knowledge of questions being asked at his press conference, even
though on TV, it was orchestrated to look like extemporaneous questions.
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April 21, 2023
Union Square. These protestors are protesting free enterprise and
capitalism. Unfortunately many people have high expectations of their
perceived abilities and when things do not work out as the expected,
the tend to blame others or institutions or businesses. |
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There has been a
general collapse in the standard of living, over the past 50 years,
in the United States and perhaps elsewhere. At the same time, there
has been an increased feeling by people who have not accomplished as
much as they would like, to have a sense of entitlement. |
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Nonsense! Sadly, many people have traveled on the
wrong career path in life and now blame their lack of progress on others. |
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April 21, 2023
Washington Square Park, NYC. This excellent High School Marching Band
performed and entertained the Sunday crowd. |
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April 18, 2023 NYC will track the "carbon footprint" of
residents food purchases, when paying electronically by credit card
or debit card.
April 18, 2023 U.S. Senators have introduced a bill to create a
digital identify for all Americans. Some say that privacy will be
compromised and it is often thought that privacy equals freedom.
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NYC has been under
constant rain for five days, that has also caused limited flooding
throughout the region. |
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April 11, 2023
Dumbo, Brooklyn. Installing a new Belgium block road is both
extremely expensive as well as time consuming. |
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In the 1800's,
till the early 1900's, the USA was a major exporting country,
exporting everything to Europe, but little came from Europe to the
USA. In order to properly ballast the empty returning ships, the
ships used "Belgium Blocks" as ballast. These blocks were
then used to pave EVERY street in New York City. Till the late
1950's, most streets still showed the blocks. Today, when roads are
being repaired, one can still see the blocks under the asphalt. |
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This man is
wearing,...well...a bonnet! |
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April 9, 2023 New
York City Easter "Parade" on Fifth Avenue in New York City. |
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The Easter Parade
on Fifth Avenue is a 150+ year old tradition with women traditionally
wearing outlandish hats and extreme costumes. |
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like something for the flat earthers! |
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April
9, 2023 Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter.
New
York City on Easter, 1956
April
6, 2023 The famed, former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz has
stated that he believes that former President Trump will be found
guilty of the charges that has been put against him, unless there is
a change in venue, but that he believes that the charges will be
dismissed upon appeal. He stated that if a judge in New York City was
to dismiss the charges, that would end the judges career in liberal
New York City.
April
6, 2023 Many financial and commodity trading markets as well as
businesses world-wide will be closed till Monday, April 10, 2023, in
honor of the Easter Holiday. Easter, which commemorates the
resurrection of Jesus, is considered the most holy day in the
Christian world.
April
5, 2023 Twitter has labeled National Public Radio (NPR) as
"government affiliated media".
April
5, 2023 Russia has officially stated that the arrest of Former
President Donald J. Trump is an internal matter, however the Russian
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova stated that Trumps
arrest represented a "crisis of liberalism".
April
5, 2023 Ukrainian President Zelensky has been closing down Christian
Orthodox Churches throughout the Ukraine, in what some perceive as an
anti-Christian campaign. During the Soviet era, particularly between
1926 to 1933, an estimated 9 to 12 million Ukrainians were
systematically starved to death and in particular, Christians were
targeted. President Zelensky's stated reason for closing down the
Christian Orthodox churches, of which an estimated 80% of the
Ukrainians are members of (the balance being primarily Catholic and
Protestant) is that Orthodox Christians are more likely to be
sympathetic to Russia, rather than the Ukrainian regime.
April
5, 2023 Today is Passover celebrated by Jewish people world wide.
This evening, most Jewish households will have the traditional Seder
which celebrates various aspects of Judaism and how God is said to
have protected the Jews in Ancient times.
April
4, 2023 Finland has joined NATO. Since Finland has an 800+mile
border with Russia, which means that now NATO has an additional 800+
miles border with Russia.
April
4, 2023 Though this is the first time that a former president has
faced felony charges, regardless of the validity, there were other
cases that almost happened. In the 1870's, former president Ulysses
S. Grant almost faced such charges when the investment company that
he was in charge of was accused of fraud. The top people of the
company were indicted, however the powers that be decided not to
indict former president Grant in order to save face for the nation.
April
4, 2023 Will the United States military act on this? While it is
true that the majority of the rank and file of all services of the
United States military are pro Trump, it is unlikely that there would
be essentially a coup. It did not happen during the Civil War nor any
other time in U.S. History though there was concern several times
over the past two hundred years. In 1973, a rumor was circulated in
the United States military might not follow certain orders by then
President Nixon, but this did not come to pass. During the Seminole
Indian wars, Andrew Jackson was ordered to stop fighting by the
United States Supreme Court. When Mr. Jackson heard this, he is said
to have asked "how many divisions does the Supreme Court
Have?". During Shay's Rebellion, soon after the Revolutionary
War, there was fear that the fledgling U.S. Army would not obey
commands. In all cases, the issues were quickly diffused.
April
4, 2023 Privately, many countries feel that today's weak indictment
of Donald J. Trump is a political vendetta, that is often seen in
small, unsophisticated countries, with weak rule of law. Further,
here in the United States, even Democrats are concerned about the
effect of this indictment on the nation.
April
4, 2023 The U.S. Dollar dropped today against most world currencies
by about 1%. Further, the U.S. Dollar dropped in terms of it's value
with precious metals with gold hitting over $2022 per troy once and
silver hitting $25 per troy once.
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April 4, 2023 In
back of the New York State Supreme Court, on Baxter Street, next to
Chinatown. Trumps motorcade leaving after the indictment. |
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April 4, 2023 In
back of the New York State Supreme Court, on Baxter Street, next to Chinatown. |
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April
4, 2023 Former President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, was
indicted today on 34 felony charges stemming from a 2016 payment to
quiet a woman alleging that she had a sexual relationship with Mr.
Trump. Mr. Trump has perpetually denied this, but said that he paid
to protect his name from being soiled by the alleged false claims.
The indictment alleged that he claimed the payment as a business
expense and further, that the payment was to prevent the voters in
2016 from hearing the alleged "truth". Most legal scholars
say that the indictment seems to be very weak since first, the
statute of limitations has passed, depending on a few issues, second,
that international companies often make payments for certain
"business expenses" such as kidnaping ransoms, or
suppressing unfavorable news and deduct such expenses as business
expenses. It remains to be seen how the case will progress.
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April 4, 2023 In
front of the New York State Supreme Court. There were many peaceful
pro Trump demonstrators. |
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April 4, 2023 In
front of the New York State Supreme Court. |
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April 4, 2023 In
front of the New York State Supreme Court. This individual dressed as
a banana implying that the USA has become a banana republic. |
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April 4, 2023 In
front of the New York State Supreme Court. More pro Trump demonstrators. |
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April 4, 2023 In
front of the New York State Supreme Court. The pro Trump
demonstrators were numerous but peaceful. Interestingly, many of the
pro Trumpers carried American flags, but the anti-Trump protesters
did not. |
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April 4, 2023 In
front of the New York State Supreme Court. Anti Trump protestor with
a professionally printed sign and T-Shirt. |
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April 4, 2023 In
front of the New York State Supreme Court. A sole protestor among a
group of spectators. |
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April 4, 2023 In
front of the New York State Supreme Court. The NYPD did and excellent
job in separating the pro and anti Trump groups. |
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April 4, 2023 In
front of the New York State Supreme Court. There was a mixed number
of pro trump and anti trump protestors |
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April 3, 2023 In
front of Trump Tower in Manhattan. Far more press and security
services than demonstrators. |
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April 3, 2023 In
front of Trump Tower in Manhattan. Two lonely protestors, though a
number of passers by said that they agreed with these two. The
gentleman protesting came to the USA in 1979 and said that what is
happening now in the USA with the pending indictment of former
President Trump is the same way that the former Soviet Union would
suppress opposition. |
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April 3, 2023 In
front of Trump Tower in Manhattan. Many police and security officials
but few protesters. The NYPD was very polite, as always. |
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April 3, 2023 In
front of Trump Tower in Manhattan. The NYPD was ready with many
police vehicles and "paddy wagons" ready, just in case. |
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April 3, 2023 NYC
seems to be having a war against private ownership of cars. Many
roads have gone from four lanes to two lanes. Bicycle lanes, often
take up two lanes, when the buffer is considered. This has caused
massive automobile traffic jams. It should be noted that bicycle
lanes only benefits a small number of New Yorker's. This includes
primarily men, between the ages of 22 and 40 years old. Further,
bicycle lanes are hardly used in cold weather, and on rainy days.
Should the entire population suffer for a few? |
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April 3, 2023 Washington Square Park is always buzzing with
activities. Here the yet to be filled water fountain has become a
temporary skateboard park. |
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April 3, 2023 Music abounds in Washington Square Park. |
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April 3, 2023 A
bicycle "meetup" in the park. |
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April 3, 2023 Mr.
Joel McDonald is well known for many years for his interviews of the
common man and his opinions on various topics. |
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Mr. Joel
McDonald's well produced interviews can be seen on TikTok and
instagram @JoelsInterviews |
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March
31, 2023 The New York State governor has stated that the State
Police and the National Guard are prepared to suppress any protests
regarding the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump. Mr.
Trump has a huge following and many people, including a number of non
Trump supporters, feel that the indictment is a political maneuver to
prevent Mr. Trump from running and possibly winning the 2024
presidential election. Some are comparing the indictment to what one
might expect from so called Banana Republics in the 1960's or what
one might expect under a totalitarian regime. The United States is
clearly divided. Most American news outlets have been positive about
the indictment, however this may not represent the true feelings of
the people, particularly outside of the liberal cities. Much of the
United States military rank and file are pro-Trump. This unusual
indictment has divided the country even further.
March
31, 2023 It is believed that former President Trump will appear in
person on Tuesday, April 4, to be formally indicted.
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March 31, 2023 The
well known local singer, performer Kaz performs at the popular Polish
Restaurant Karzma in Greenpoint Brooklyn. |
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March 30, 2023
Dumbo Brooklyn. The Manhattan Bridge as seen from Dumbo Park. The
hideous, out of place monolith building in the background, is
actually in Manhattan on the old Pathmark supermarket site. |
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March
30, 2023 In light of the indictment of former president Donald J.
Trump, the NYPD restricted access to parts of lower Manhattan, around
government buildings, this evening.
March
30, 2023 In a surprise move, former president of the United States,
Donald J. Trump was 26 counts related to a $120,000 payment that Mr.
Trump made prior to him being elected to the presidency in 2016, to
silence a woman who appeared in pornographic movies who was alleging
that she and Mr. Trump had a brief intimate relationship. Mr. Trump
has continually denied this but is said to have paid her off to
silence her and prevent her from harming his good name. The
indictment is not about this relationship or the payment, but rather
it is alleged that Mr. Trump deducted the payment as a business
expense. Most legal experts have stated that the case brought on by
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is very weak, but this
remains to be seen. Both the state and the Federal government was
aware of the situation but declined to bring the case to court,
allegedly because the potential case was very weak.
March
30. 2023 Russia has arrested an American for espionage. Mr. Evan
Gershkovich, 31 years old, works for the Wall Street Journal and was
staying in the city of Yekaterinburg, which is about 1,000 miles east
of Moscow. Yekaterinburg is where the Tsar Nicholas and his entire
family was brutally murdered by the Bolsheviks in 1918 and to this
day, many Russians feel that the killers were pushed by outsiders.
The United States state department has denied that Mr. Gershkovich is
a spy. It should be noted that since 1977, it is illegal under U. S.
Federal Law for any government employee to falsely claim as a cover,
that they are a journalist or a religious person.
March
30, 2023 According to the journal, American Military News, the
United States weapons stockpile is thirteen years behind in Stinger
missile production, since apparently a large quantity of America's
stockpile has been sent to the Ukraine. Unrelated to the article,
there is also concern that many key military and electronic and
production components are no longer being manufactured in the United States.
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March
29, 2023 In front of the Brooklyn Navy Yard that is now used as
spaces for small and medium sized businesses and workshops. This
experimental robot is one of many new and frightening automated
machines and our soon Artificial Intelligence (AI) world. |
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March 28, 2023
Police helping a stranded motorist on the Manhattan Bridge. |
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March 28, 2023 Central Park on a warm, pre-spring day |
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March
28, 2023 Republican Senator Mr. Josh Hawley has stated that the
recent Nashville massacre should be viewed as an anti-Christian hate crime.
March
28, 2023 Deep concern is emerging regarding the introduction of the
Artificial Intelligence (AI) robotic program called AI ChatGPT can
greatly and quickly alter society and may well make obsolete, many
middle class jobs, with some saying that as many as 80% of higher pay
middle class jobs in jeopardy. Jobs such as web designers, legal
secretaries, data managers and Journalists were specifically
mentioned, but one must assume that any information and logic based
professions, including the legal and medical profession, may well be
in jeopardy It would seem that certain workman trades,such as
electrician, carpenters, repairmen and similar have a better chance
of continuing to make money in the emerging AI world.
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March 28, 2023 The Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom
in Central Park. |
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March 28, 2023 The now famous bronze Alice and
Wonderland statue in Central Park. |
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28, 2023 A U.S. Senate bill entitled "The Restrict Act (S.686)
and also called the Ban TikTok Act will also be allowed to give the
Federal government access to all data and private devices, such as
cell phones, home security apps and Ring type devices. Further,
certain privacy methods, such as VPN would not be allowed and would
have stiff penalties if used.
March
27, 2023 A huge strike is taking place in Israel in protest against
the recent conservative Israeli government proposals of changing the
basic elements of the Israeli Supreme Court. Essentially the liberal
factions, representing 46% of the country, which recently lost the
election to the conservatives, representing about 54% of the people,
do not want the change. Israel does not have a constitution. The
Israeli Supreme court justices are chosen by the existing Justices
and some feel that the court system has become a closed system,
favoring one group of people. The proposed changes would allow the
executive branch and the Knesset to make proposals for new court
justices. Presently an Israeli supreme court justice is appointed for
life, till the retirement age of 70 years old.
March
27, 2023 The strike in Israel has extended to the closure of
hospitals, except in extreme emergencies, the closure of Ben Gurian
Airport and the closure of many, though not all, Israeli embassies
around the world including the Israeli embassy to the USA, and
France, though the Israeli Embassy to Britain remains open.
March
27, 2023 A 28 year old transgender man (a biological woman who now
identifies as a man) named Audrey Hale entered into the Christian
Academy in Nashville Tennessee and murdered three 9 year old children
and three adults, before the police shot and killed her. Apparently
she had attended the academy as a child.
March
25, 2023 A transgender woman (a biological man) claims that a TSA
agent JFK airport, punched her in her testicles causing her pain,
during a routine aircraft screening.
March
23, 2023 Ford Motor Company announced that its electric car division
has lost approximately 2 billion dollars last year. It should be
noted that most electric cars manufactured use extremely expensive
batteries that cost upwards of $20,000 or more and must be replaced
every 6 years or so. Further, it takes eight hours to fully charge
the batteries, though a so called quick charge, amounting to between
60 and 80% charge, takes about an hour. Quick charging requires
special equipment and electric service. By contrast, a gasoline
vehicle can be fully fueled in less than 5 minutes, and goes farther
with a full tank of gasoline than a fully charged electric vehicle.
March
23, 2023 Canada's President Trudeau has declared that the government
must censor the internet.
March
22, 2023 Uganda, which is primarily a Christian country, unanimously
passed an "anti-homosexual" bill that codifies stiff jail
sentences, ranging from 7 years to life and even the death sentence
for certain homo-sexual activities.
March
22, 2023 Prince William of Great Britain, who is next in line for
the throne, dined at a gar restaurant in Poland during his recent
trip there.
March
22, 2023 A whale rammed and sunk a sailboat. Luckily everyone was
saved. On a yearly basis, whales sink a number of boats around the
world. A whale tends to sleep, while floating on the surface and if
they are struck by a boat, they become violent. Since hunting whales
has been illegal in almost all countries since 1971, the whale
population has vastly increased and we now have as many whales
roaming the oceans as we had in the 1870's.
March
21, 2023 Home prices have declined for the first time since 2006.
The medium home price today is $360,000.
March
20, 2023 The possible indictment of former president, Donald J.
Trump may not happen this week or ever. There has been a massive push
back against such an action and people on all sides of the political
spectrum feel that the entire affair is politically driven and may
well divide the country with unknown consequences.
March
20, 2023 Congress is demanding that the Manhattan District Attorney,
Mr. Alvin Bragg, appear before them to explain his possible actions
of indicting former President of the United States, Donald J. Trump,
for paying off a former lover to keep quiet, in an improper way. The
Congressmen have stated that the entire episode is political and that
such an action will greatly divide the country. If Mr. Bragg does not
voluntarily appear before Congress, he could be subpoenad.
March
19, 2023 New York, New York New York City has deployed police to key
areas, including in front of court house buildings, and Trump
buildings fearing possible civil unrest if former President Donald J.
Trump is arrested this week under rather dubious charges of paying
off a former lover to keep quiet.
March
19, 2023 Basel Switzerland A merger has been made Between the huge
Swiss bank Credit Swiss and Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) averting
a potential run on Credit Swiss and the global banking industry as a
whole. Credit Swiss stock holders, who were not given an opportunity
to vote on the merger, will be given one share of UBS for every 22.4
shares of Credit Swiss, that they may have had. This represents a
massive decline in the value of their original investment value. Bond
holders of Credit Swiss will lose 100% of their investment. UBS is
paying approximately 3.2 Billion dollars for Credit Swiss plus
various financial guarantees.
March
19, 2023 New York, New York. New York State attorney general Letitia
James hosted a "Drag Queen Story Hour" for children, with
transgender women reading to the children. Over 100 protesters
protested this event claiming that the Drag Queen Story Hour's are
grooming young children. There were also LGBT groups protesting in
support of this event. There was a significant police presence.
March
17, 2023 Former President Donald J. Trump has stated that he expects
to be arrested this coming week, possibly on Tuesday, March 21, 2023,
because of an alleged payment of about $130,000 to his alleged lover,
Stormy Daniels, to keep quiet about their affair. The payment itself
is not considered illegal, but the way he paid it is said to violate
the spirit of a law. It should be noted that in 1997, former
president Bill Clinton paid Paula Jones $850,000 (about 2 million
dollars in 2023 money) for a similar situation. This is while Mr.
Clinton was being investigated by Congress for allegedly lying about
his relationship with the young Whitehouse intern, Monica Lewinsky.
Many are viewing the possible arrest as a strictly political maneuver
to prevent former President Donald J. Trump from running or winning
the 2024 presidential election. Some say that the USA has fallen to
the level of a "banana republic" or is something that has
never been seen in any advanced western country. Others claim that
this represents the end of American exceptionalism and the
"American Dream". The United States is certainly entering
into unknown territory.
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A permanently
closed Protestant Church in Greenpoint Brooklyn, still displaying the
American flag and the LGBT+ Transgender flag |
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Dumbo, Brooklyn
March 17, 2023 Happy Saint Patrick's Day! These lovely, festive
ladies are enjoying St Patrick's day in Dumbo Park, in Brooklyn |
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Mott Street at
9PM, which is the main street in Manhattan Chinatown, is almost
completely deserted. Prior to the Covid 19 pandemic fears, this
street was always packed with people and had many 24 hour
restaurants, including the globally famous Wo Hop. Today, almost
every restaurant there is closed by 10PM. Why? What happened? For
history buffs, Mott Street, before 1895, was primarily a Hungarian
neighborhood, that had many Hungarian restaurants and was famous for
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March 16, 2023 The
Federal Reserve may be introducing their digital payment system known
as "Fednow" as early as this July. It will allow the rapid
payment of bills and money transfer by individuals. Questions of
privacy and the purpose of banks have not been fully addressed, as of yet.
March 12, 2023 New
York State Department of Financial Services has announced that it is
taking over Signature Bank. Signature bank has total assets of
approximately 110 Billion Dollars of which 88 Billion are deposits.
Normally deposits are insured by the FDIC for up to $250,000 per
person or entity, however the FDIC has stated that all amounts will
be covered.
March 12, 2023 The
FDIC has announced that it will insure ALL accounts in the Silicon
Valley Bank. It is hoped by this action, that other banks do not
experience bank runs.
March 10, 2023 The
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has been taken over by the FDIC. It is the
17th largest bank in the United States with deposits of approximately
300 billion dollars. Accounts holding up to $250,000 are fully
insured. Those over may get some of their money back, beyond the
insured amount over time.
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February 23, 2023
"Chateau Blank" or rather "White Castle". White
Castle, started in 1921, is by far the oldest hamburger company, with
over 377 restaurants throughout the United States. White Castle
invented the hamburger bun and thus, the modern hamburger. The
restaurants are a college student favorite. Prior to 1921, most
people were very reluctant to buy chopped meat since it had a
reputation of being unclean and unsafe to eat. The two founders of
White Castle made sure that their restaurants were ultra clean, with
polished stainless steel counters and glazed white walls. White
Castle also essentially invented the takeout food system. To this
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It is always sad when a century old building is torn down making room
for something new. Here is a large lot on the north west corner of 46
Street and Fifth Avenue. |
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Electric cars are being pushed as the wave of the
future. Actually up to 1912, there were more electric cars than
"hydro carbon" (gasoline) powered cars. Though the range of
electric cars has improved from an average of 70 miles per charge to
now slightly over 200 miles per charge, the annoying charging time
remains. I spoke to one person in this lot who was patiently sitting
in his car as the vehicle was being charged. He told me that for a
70% charge, it takes one hour and that will get him about 180 miles
at a charging cost of about $20. This of course does not take into
consideration the cost to replace the batteries every five years at a
cost of over $10,000 or about $1,000 per year. Most people are
annoyed if it takes more than 5 minutes to fill up their gasoline car. |
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New York, NY
Metropolitan Museum of Art February 19, 2023 People enjoying the
extremely warm weather. |
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New York, NY Next
to the Metropolitan Museum of Art February 19, 2023 People enjoying
the extremely warm weather. |
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New York, NY
Metropolitan Museum of Art February 19, 2023 People enjoying the
extremely warm weather. This winter may be the warmest winter since
1933. Of course, a thousand years ago, between 700AD and 1000AD, the
weather was much warmer and it did not snow in Europe. A warmer world
would be excellent for society in that it will open up new areas for
farms, particularly in the northern parts of the world, such as
Alaska, Siberia and northern Canada. |
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Here we see a
single bicycle rider in a bike lane. The bicycle lanes has been a
disaster for traffic and increased travel times for the majority of
people. The vast majority of people riding bicycles are men under the
age of 40 years old. The bicycle lanes has not benefited the majority
of New Yorkers. |
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Manhattan,
February 19, 2023. A motorcycle gang? No, it is just the NYPD headed
to an assignment. |
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February 18, 2023
The foot of Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint Brooklyn. This park and
the emergency dock clearly states "No Mooring" yet there
are four, unregistered boats, who have been moored here for months
without repercussions. NYC is becoming like the wild west. |
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February 18, 2023
Newtown Creek looking towards Queens. There are perhaps over fifty
unregistered boats who have made this waterway there permanent
location. NYC is becoming both lawless and is beginning to resemble
Shanghai China in the 1920's. |
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The Holland Tunnel
going from Houston Street in Manhattan to Jersey City in New Jersey
is being closed on weekends after 11 PM for repair work. |
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February 17, 2023,
Manhattan on lower Fifth Avenue. If the under utilized bicycle lanes
were not already a burden enough for travelers, New Yorkers are now
faced with perpetually double parked vehicles to slow traffic down.
The worse offenders are the car services that routinely stop in the
middle of the road to pick up passengers, often blocking many
vehicles behind them and further slowing down traffic. Where is
enforcement when you need it? |
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February 15, 2023.
Manhattan on Fifth Avenue. A criminal attempted to smash the window
at this Best Buy store on Fifth Avenue, but only succeeded in
breaking the glass. When will the law protect the innocent from
criminals, rather than letting such thugs continue to roam the streets? |
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always a tough job, particularly in the cold on a busy street. |
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February 9, 2023
Manhattan A "rest room" located at 383 Fifth Avenue. This
new for NYC are small pods for people to rest and take a nap for a
few hours. It is an excellent idea, that is rather common in Asia,
particularly Japan. |
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Hunter Mountain,
Green County in Upstate New York. There has been very little snow
this year. The snow on the slopes is man made using remarkable equipment. |
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February 7, 2023 An alleged Chinese spy balloon floated over
sensitive United States sites for days, according to the Pentagon.
The Chinese balloon was finally shot down by a missile fired from an
American F22 fifth generation fighter, from an altitude of 45,000
feet (approximately 9 miles high). The balloon, said to be 200 feet
in diameter, and was floating at 65,000 feet (13 miles) and weighed
over 2,000 lbs (800kg). Balloons of this size can float at up to
120,000 feet (24 miles) and are difficult to shoot down since fighter
planes fly at a much lower height. Further, a missile hitting the
balloon, may well go right through the balloon and the hole would not
necessarily bring down the balloon immediately. A balloon spy craft
is better than a satellite for several reasons. For one thing, the
balloon can be programmed to linger around the area being spied upon,
while a satellite flies at about 17,000 miles per hour and is over
the target for only a few moments. Further, a balloon at 20 to 24
miles high has a better view than a satellite ten times higher at 250
miles. This writer is familiar with balloons since he had owned a
Raven 77RX hot air balloon that had an "envelope of 77,000 cubic
feet (about 1/10th the volume of the Chinese balloon, which was
helium filled).
February 6, 2023 A large earthquake, believed to be 7.9 on the
Richter scale, has devastated several cities in Turkey and Syria. It
is believed that hundreds may have perished, with the possibility of
many thousands still under the ruble.
February 6, 2023 FTX, the disgraced crypto "currency"
company, is demanding the return of Sam Bankman-Fried's political
donations. It is believed that he donated over 40 million dollars to
democratic politicians and 2 million to republican politicians. Some
politicians have already been making arrangements to return the donations.
February 6, 2023 An off duty NYPD officer, who has been on the job
for 5 years, was shot in the head today in East New York (Brooklyn),
while going to inspect and buy a used vehicle. Apparently the officer
saw an advertisement on Facebook Market Place and brought a
substantial amount of cash with him to purchase the vehicle, that was
simply a rouge by the assailant to rob the officer.
February 5, 2023 A new beach will be opening up in Greenwich Village
on Manhattan's west side this summer. The "beach" is on
reclaimed land and is about one square block.
February 4, 2023 Taylor Swift, the country-pop music singer has
caused controversy when she stated "I am Christian" and
that people with real Christian values are pro-choice.
February 3, 2023 A large Chinese balloon has been spotted over
Montana. China claims that it is a wayward weather balloon, but most
feel that it is a spy balloon.
February 2, 2023 Most of central Chinatown in Manhattan, including
Mott Street and numerous side streets were closed for the filming of
a new movie called "Unicorn" which features the actor
George Clooney and Brad Pitt. The closure of Chinatown has caused
significant consternation by the local residents and businesses
because Thursday evenings tend to be a time that tourists and locals
go to enjoy the food that Chinatown is famous for. Further, tomorrow
and Saturday, there is a major Chinese festival and their annual
parade that is expected to draw large crowds. It is not known how
much money the City of New York businesses lose every year because of
the inconvenience of the various film productions. Historically, a
road could not be closed off for more than 5 minutes and that if a
driver or a pedestrian refused to stop, that they would be allowed to
travel on the road of sidewalk. Apparently the rules are being
flaunted, just as the motorcycle and bicycle and many other laws are
ignored. In 2017, it was estimated that the State of New York spent
650 million dollars and film "credits" to production
companies, that amounts to $31 for every man, woman and child in the
state. New York State has a tax credit program that pays for an
astounding 30 percent of the cost of producing the film. It is not
known if the production companies are audited or what safeguards are
employed to make sure that the taxpayer's are not over charged.
February 2, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin made a speech
stating that it is stunning that for the first time since World War
Two, German tanks are threatening Russia again. Many people in Europe
and around the world are concerned about the potential for an
expanding war between Russia and the West.
February 1, 2023 Bulgaria and Hungary have stated that additional
arms supplies to the Ukraine will not help resolve the
Russian-Ukrainian war.
January 31, 2023 The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
(ACEEE) has stated that large Electric Vehicles (EV's) pollute more
than smaller gasoline powered cars. The new Hummer EV causes 341
grams of carbon, while the gasoline powered Chevrolet Malibu causes
320 grams of carbon.
January 30, 2023 Another mass shooting in California has left 7
people dead. All of the dead as well as the gunman is said to be Asian.
January 27, 2023 It is rumored that Thailand may drop the indemnity
of the vaccination medical companies.
Monterey California January 22, 2023 A man shot and killed 10 people
and left an other 10 people injured, some critically, at a ball room
dance studio/club. Most of the patrons were seniors of Asian
background, celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit. The accused
Asian gunman, a senior himself, has been located.
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Dumbo, Brooklyn,
January 21, 2023 It is 4PM and our playgrounds are empty but our dog
runs are full. It shows that people are no longer having children and
to fill this void, people rely on pets. |
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Dumbo, Brooklyn,
January 21, 2023 Tourism is slowly coming back to NYC.
Unfortunately, the United States is the last western country to
require all foreigners to have taken the controversial Covid-19
vaccination. Since accurate estimates shows that less than 50% of
foreigners have taken this shot, the maximum number of tourists (and
the money that they spend), can only be 50% of the pre-Covid days. |
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Dumbo, Brooklyn,
January 21, 2023 Building scaffolding is never an easy
job, but it is compounded when the weather is cold. |
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Brooklyn, January
21, 2023 Signs like this to prevent motorcycles (including electric
powered "bicycles" from using bicycle paths are completely
ignored. The Vehicle and Traffic laws of the State of New York must
be enforced for all motorcycles of all types including having
insurance, registration, and properly and clearly visible license
plates, as well as proper motorcycle driving licenses. |
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Long Island New
York, January 21, 2023 It is always sad when a 75 year old, 1950's
style dinner is torn down, as is the case of this dinner on Long Island. |
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Under the Hudson
River, New York, January 13, 2023 Here is a reasonably well dressed
"beggar", asking for money in the middle of the Lincoln
Tunnel connecting Manhattan with New Jersey. Where is the enforcement
to stop this dangerous act? |
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January 21, 2023 The Toronto Sun has reported that Health Canada
considers the 400 deaths of people after receiving a Covid-19
vaccination to be low. Some report the numbers of vaccine related
deaths to be be much higher, with vaccine related injuries to be
considerably higher than the number of deaths.
January 21, 2023 Buzz Adrin, the second astronaut to step on the moon
on July 20, 1969, has married his long time girlfriend. Mr. Aldrin,
who is 93 years old, has been married three times before and his new
wife is 69 Years old.
Washington DC January 20, 2023 A huge Pro-Life, anti abortion protest
was held in Washington DC today. Over 100 thousand people protested,
demanding to end all abortions. This is the first major pro life
protest since Roe vs Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
January 20, 2023 Ramstein Germany. The Ukraine is demanding to be
given the most advanced tanks that NATO has including the most
advanced German tanks. Germany and most NATO countries are reluctant
to do this. The idea of German tanks fighting against the Russians,
is reminiscent of World War Two.
January 20, 2023 A U.S. Navy Seal is said to have been killed in the
Ukraine. The U.S. Government has stated that this individual was
AWOL, meaning that he left his military duties without authorization
and apparently went to fight in the Ukraine. The United States
government has stated repeatedly that no U.S. military people are
fighting in the Ukraine. Some U.S. military analysts have questioned
how advanced western weapons and missiles can be operated by
inexperienced Ukrainian soldiers when it takes months, if not years
to master some of the weapons.
January 19, 2023 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has
resigned. She was highly controversial since she locked down New
Zealand completely with only one known Covid-19 case, causing untold
hardship among the citizens of New Zealand. Her approval rating was
extremely low.
January 17, 2023 Japan has launched an official investigation into
the alleged millions of mRNA vaccination deaths.
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Under the Hudson
River, New York, January 13, 2023 A "beggar" in the middle
of the Lincoln Tunnel begging for money. |
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New York, NY
January 13, 2023 Macy's Department store on 34 Street in Manhattan
has one of the oldest escalators in the country. The hand grip
however was updated at some point after the 1960's to rubber. Prior
to this, the grip was tubular and looked similar to BX cable. |
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Dumbo, Brooklyn,
New York, January 13, 2023 Enforcement for illegal parking is strong,
however it is non existent for much more dangerous unlicensed,
uninsured and unregistered motorcycles. This must stop. |
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January 8, 2023 The United States TSA has extended the Covid 19
Vaccine requirement to enter the USA for foreigners from today till
April 10, 2023. This makes the USA the industrialized western country
to have this requirement.
January 7, 2023 In Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, hundreds of
thousands of supporters for ex-president Jair Bolsonaro have stormed
their supreme court, their Congress and other Brazilian government
buildings. The protesters claim that the current president, Lulu da
Silva stole the election. President da Silva has vowed to punish the
protesters. What is happening in Brazil is similar to what happened
in the USA on January 6, 2021.
January
6, 2023 Christmas Eve for 1.2 Orthodox Christians around the world.
January 7th, which is the day of Orthodox Christian Christmas is also
celebrated by tens of millions of Catholic and other Christian
denominations as the Epiphany and also the "Three Kings Day".
Photographs
of Christmas Eve in the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church on East
97 Street, between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue.
January
5, 2023 President Vladimir Putin of Russia has proposed a 36 hour
cease fire in honor of the Orthodox Christian Christmas. President
Zelensky of the Ukraine rejected this proposal. Mr. Zelensky said
that the only cease fire that he would honor would be if the Russian
troops occupying Russian speaking, eastern Ukraine were to leave the
country. It should be noted that President Zelensky recently closed
Orthodox churches and arrested priests and nuns.
January
3, 2023 Sam Bankman, the former head of the now failed crypto
currency trading company FTX, accused of massive fraud, arrived for
his first hearing in a California courthouse
January
3, 2023 The New Republican controlled House of Representatives, has
failed to agree on a Speaker for the second time.
January
3, 2023 Gold and silver hits 6-month high
January
3, 2023 Tesla stock value has declined by 70% since October 2022
January
2, 2023 The New York City Department of Sanitation is experimenting
with 6 electric powered garbage trucks, that cost over 500,000
dollars each. The trucks have proven to be a complete failure since
they only car run for about 4 hours before the batteries are
depleted. It is essential that garbage trucks run for a minimum of 12 hours.
January
1, 2023 Buffalo Bills player collapses on Monday Night
Football&ldots; CPR administered on the field. He is now in hospital
in critical condition. Cause was said to be blunt trauma to the
chest. &ldots;
January
1, 2023 Churches in Beijing China have finally been allowed to open
January
1, 2023 President Lulu inaugurated as president of Brazil. Mr. Lulu
had been convicted of various crimes in Brazil, but was released by
Brazil's supreme court. Former Brazil President Bolsonaro did not
attend the ceremony.
January
1, 2023 The annual "polar bear" swim in normally icy
waters at Coney Island is a little easier today with temperatures in
the mid 50s (F).
January
1. 2023 Happy New Year! Wishing all of our readers peace, health and
happiness throughout the new year.
Happy
2023!
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OP-ED
It is time
for the New York City to take action to control bicycles Lets
face it, the quality of life in New York City is suffering
from bicycles, electric powered bikes and scooters. The riders feel
that they are above the law or don't even know the law. These vehicle
almost without exception, never obey traffic laws, go through red
lights and even go through crosswalks while people are crossing. It
is time to start requiring all bicycles to have registration, and
clearly visible license plates, and insurance. If cars and trucks
have to "share the road" with bicycles, bicycles must also
pay their fair share and obey the law. read
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Is it wrong for
a company to make
a payment in order to protect the reputation of the company? Large
international companies often make payments for certain
"business expenses" such as ransoms paid to pirates to
release ships, kidnaping ransoms, or suppressing unfavorable news, or
paying off people who make false allegations and then deduct such
expenses as business expenses. The companies make a business decision
to determine if it is better to fight an allegation in court, that
may generate bad publicity and damage the company's reputation, even
if the allegation is completely false.
It is
essential to maintain law and order in New
York City There
has been a type of collapse of law and order in NYC. Shoplifting is
rampant, with little chance of punishment, even if caught.
Shoplifting is so prevalent that some stores have simply closed their
businesses. Unfortunately, the recent state law that removes the bail
requirement for many smaller crimes has given the green light to
criminals to continue their criminality.
Besides the
shoplifting and new bail rules, New York City has become like the
wild west when it comes to motorcycles. Today, very few motorcycles
seem to even have license plates, which means that they are probably
uninsured, unlicensed, and unqualified to even be riding. Further the
motorcycles rarely obey traffic laws and almost always go through red
lights, ride on the sidewalk or ride the wrong way down one way
streets. In the past, Police commissioner Bratton and others
maintained that by enforcing smaller regulations, the larger laws
also benefit.
We must have
reasonable police enforcement in New York City and certainly let us
not even consider reducing funding to the NYPD.
Vision
Zero is without vision. Is the well
intended Vision Zero New York City program started under former Mayor
DeBlasio to reduce pedestrian deaths from vehicles working? Some of
the actions taken was to reduce the speed limit in NYC from 30 miles
per hour to only 25 miles per hour. In addition, when the cross walk
light says walk, the traffic light for cars changes a few seconds
later, allowing pedestrians to start to cross before cars start. In
some areas, there has also been guides put on streets so that cars
must make a larger diameter turn. Has these measures work? Actually
these measures have not helped at all. Our speculation as to why
these measures have not worked are as follows. The crossing
pedestrians have come to take it for granted that the cars will
always allow them to cross and unfortunately, the pedestrians do not
look both ways. Further, many pedestrians are oblivious to their
surroundings because they are staring at their smart phones and do
not take a moment to carefully look to see if all is clear to cross
and also many pedestrians wear ear buds playing music or talking on
the phone that further reduces their attention to traffic. It should
be noted that many years ago, the brother of this writer was hit and
killed by a car.
Are
people really living longer today, than in the past? Time
and time again, we are told that people today liver longer than in
the past, but is this true? The answer is that people have about the
same life expectancy as people had 200 years ago. As proof, one only
has to go to a 200 year old cemetery, and look and see how old the
average person was when they passed on. You will find that the
average was between 75 and 85 years old. Also of interest, This
writer purchased an English cookbook from 1795 and discovered that
most recipe required heavy cream, butter or lard. Seed oil, such as
olive oil was very expensive and not widely used back then. Most
dishes were meat or dairy based with very little vegetables, since
vegetables were only available for a few weeks per year. They did
have dried vegetables and also jams. Many nutritionist today would
object to the diet of 200 years ago, but the fact is that as per the
tomb stones, people seemed to have lived as long then as they do
today. Life was arguably less stressful back then and also their work
day was not organized and the people probably worked considerably
less than today's 9 to 5 job. If we go back a thousand years, the
number of days people worked in the fields or work shops was much
less than today, being on average, 150 days per year because of the
numerous "Holy Days" or holidays! It is true that during
the industrial revolution, the factory workers were extremely over
worked, often working 12 to 14 hour days and lived under very dire
conditions. Essentially those workers were worked to death and thus
the average life expectancy did decline during that period.
Plastic
clothing? Have you noticed that it
is getting more difficult to find clothing made with 100% cotton or
wool? Even most shoes are no longer made from leather but rather only
leather upper, if that. In most cases, except in the most expensive
stores, clothing is made either from cotton and polyester or rayon
blends or in some cases, 100% polyester or rayon. Some have argued
that such plastic based clothing may not be as healthy as natural
fibers, with concern that over time, the plastic may leach into one's
body, though there have been very few studies on this. Of course,
even all natural materials may potentially be compromised, depending
upon the dye that is used to color the cloth.
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Are
"Yoga" pants sexy or are they vulgar? |
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Yoga
pants/leotards/long underwear leave little to the imagination and
curiously in this day and age, serves to objectify women. |
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Under wear or
sports wear? Some compare the use of "yoga pants" in public
to a some women who in the 1960's, who sometimes wore hair curlers
and even slippers when they went shopping. Inappropriate? |
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Share
the road: This NYC sign says "Share the road".
Good idea! Perhaps it is time for bicycle riders to obey traffic laws
and also pay a road tax, just as the car drivers have to do. Indeed,
share the road!
App based taxi ride services often block traffic
traffic while picking up customers. read
more
Time
to start enforcing the laws covering motorcycles,
powered bicycles and powered scooters:
  
Time
to start enforcing the laws covering motorcycles,
powered bicycles and powered scooters: The laws covering
motor vehicles (gas, steam, electric), must be enforced including
having proper registration, insurance and make sure that the driver
has a proper drivers license and skill to drive the motorcycle. NYC
has become like the wild west. Here we see unregistered, uninsured,
motorcycles and their unlicensed riders, using the bicycle lane over
the Manhattan Bridge. Electric scooters are extremely dangerous but
are very popular. They really are unlicensed, unregistered
motorcycles. Originally the State of New York, Vehicle Traffic and
Safety Laws permitted human/motorized hybrid vehicles, primarily
wheelchairs, for disabled people, including veterans after the
Vietnam war. But now the rule is completely abused.
Time
to remove
these unpopular
garbage cans. Who approved of these
these expensive, but highly disliked monstrosities? Most
people do not like the idea of having to pull a dirty garbage can
handle to open a small door and then push their garbage inside.
Many
people fear energy
shortage this winter however there are many natural
gas substitutes
Before 1947 in the
USA and late 1960's in Europe, countries used first wood gas and then
later coal gas, as this plant in Seattle, Washington produced till
the mid 1950's read
more
Natural
Gas. Europe and
many other countries around the world are concerned about shortages
of natural gas but there are many
substitutes for read
more
Wood gas was also
used to power cars, trucks and buses when gasoline was not available
in Europe and Japan during World War 2. read
more
Can
a draw bridge be an example of true democracy? read
more
Fads
come and go. Today,the fad is clown
colored hair, body graffiti, extensive facial shrapnel and torn jeans,
ultra tight "yoga pants" read
more
Have
you noticed that our playgrounds are empty, but our dog runs are full?
A sizable portion of the population are no longer getting married and
forming families, but read
more
Down
Syndrome.
Did you know
that there are some people with Down Syndrome who are geniuses? read
more
The
"Frank Didik" penny theory to
analyze the state of the economy read
more
Either
gold
is over valued or silver is under valued,
based on historic ratio's read
more
Libraries
have lost their purpose. read
more
1.2 TRILLION
DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
Infrastructure
program: New York City is about to receive billions of
dollars of the enormous money that has been granted by Congress (and
paid for by the taxpayers). Cable
Cars: One proposal is to build a
series of cable cars, similar to the Roosevelt Island cable car, to
make additional connections between Brooklyn and Manhattan, Manhattan
and New Jersey and Brooklyn and Staten Island. Further, it is
proposed that a cable car going along the east side of Manhattan,
from the East Village up to the upper east side of Manhattan. While
this is an interesting proposal, such issues as cost verses benefit
and perhaps safety comes to mind. Will this billion dollar project
really improve NYC transportation? Will a cable car dangling over the
Hudson River or over New York Harbor between Brooklyn and Staten
Island in the high winds of winter really be safe? We recommend that
this project be very carefully analyzed and put to public scrutiny
before being adapted.
Happy New
Year! --or is it? As we enter into 2023,
there seems to be apprehension and fear, rather than excitement, as
was often the case in most prior new years. Something is afoot. As
one walks down the street, we can see a type of anger that many
people seem to suddenly have. Christmas is no longer Christmas. The
stores were hardly doing any business. There is fear that the
Russian-Ukrainian war may expand to a regional or perhaps even a
world wide war. There is fear that China may attempt to unify with
Taiwan through the use of force, in which the USA is all but expected
to intervene in. Perhaps people feel that America is no longer as
free as they thought. For one thing, for the first time, the USA is
filled with censorship. Censorship was always something that happened
in communist or third world countries, yet over the past three years,
censorship has become rampant in the USA. People are afraid to say
what they feel, which is similar to how people reacted in the past in
repressive communist countries.
Perhaps people are
fearful of the economy. Inflation is sky high, in fact, the highest
it has been in 40 years. The official inflation rate is now 8.9%
however food has inflated by over 30% in just one year.
The Freedom
of travel was always considered a right for American's and yet for
three years, travel has been vastly curtailed for Americans and
others worldwide. Perhaps people no longer feel that they own their
own bodies, since they are forced to take an experimental vaccine in
order to maintain their jobs or eat in a restaurant or even travel.
What ever happened to the notion of "my body, my choice".
We now know that the emergency use vaccinations did almost nothing to
limit the spread of Covid, nor to protect a person from getting it,
and yet the vaccination and masks continue to be forced upon people,
in certain parts of the country. Today, from all quarters, people are
questioning why the lockdown happened in the first place, how come
people were forbidden to travel or work and how come the untested
vaccinations were allowed to be used.
Young people no
longer seem to be planning for the future, but rather only live for
the moment. People no longer consider getting marries, having
children, buying a house, cars, planning for the future. Instead,
people live in shared apartments, commute by bicycle or skateboard
(what ever happened to flying cars and jet packs?) and only worry
about what they might do the next weekend.
Whatever the cause
of this apprehension, we must hope and strive for the best.
We wish you peace,
health and happiness in the new year.
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Frank
X. Didik with former NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio and first lady Chirlane
McCray, at Gracy Mansion. Former
Mayor DeBlasio served two terms in office and then as per term
limits, had to leave office at the end of his second term. Mr
DeBlasio original birth name (May 8, 1961) was Warren Wilhelm Jr. and
later used the name Warren de Blasio-Wilhelm and then finally adapted
his mother's maiden name DeBlasio and today is commonly known as Bill
DeBlasio. Mr.DeBlasio was succeeded as mayor on Jnuary 1st, 2022 by
new mayor Eric Adams, who became New York City's 110 mayor.
