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1824, John Quinsy Adams, the president of the United States, was
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in the past, it isn't now, but I sure hope it will be in the future".
News Briefs
March 24, 2022 New York City New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed a
law exempting athletes and performers from the NYC Covid-19 vaccine
mandate. Most people had expected that the mandate would have been
lifted for everyone back in January or perhaps it should have never
been enacted in the first place. The NYC vaccine mandate has had a
massive effect on businesses who can not find workers willing to take
the vaccination and has also greatly harmed the commercial real
estate market, with many buildings being 50% or more vacant since
many people prefer to work at home, rather than take the shot. This
has had a spill over effect on restaurants and stores that depended
on local office workers.
March 24, 2022 New York City. City workers who were fired for
refusing to take the experimental vaccination are threatening to sue
the city based on the fact that some sports performer workers are now
exempt from the vaccination.
March 23, 2022 The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which started on
February 24, is now a month old and it appears that it has become a
war of attrition. Apparently the Russians expected the local
Ukrainian population to go along with the invasion, since there had
be a great deal of dissatisfaction with the existing Ukrainian
government and in addition the Russians had expected some Ukrainian
troops to put down their weapons. Many in that region feel that the
Russians and Ukrainians are essentially the same people, with the
same historic past, similar language, and similar religion. Russian
Colonel General Vladimir Valentinovich Chirkin has stated that they
may have misjudged the situation and did not expect such fierce
opposition. The Russians have effectively destroyed most of Ukraine's
heavy military including tanks, artillery, aircraft, missiles,
ammunition, and command and control centers, however the Ukrainian
military and militia's continue to fight. Further, he has stated that
western and Ukrainian media has effectively demonized the Russians in
the eyes of the Ukrainians and the world.
March 23, 2022 Polish president Andrzej Duda has stated that he is
waiting for U.S. Whitehouse approval to his plan to send 10,000
"peace keepers" into Ukraine in order to protect
humanitarian aid and assist the population. The Poles plan to use
10,000 NATO troops. One might expect Russia to take a dim view of this.
March 22, 2022 It is estimated that 18.6% of the total Manhattan
office space was on the market for lease. Many companies are leaving
their existing spaces as their lease expires and down sizing to
smaller, sometimes newer, spaces. The trend is that the vacancies
will increase over the near future. Some old office buildings have
dramatically lost their value and are being sold for a fraction of
what they sold for just a few years ago.
March 22, 2022 It has been reported that a father and son were pulled
from their car and beaten by a gang riding un-registered motorcycles
the wrong way on a one way street. The fact is that NYC has become
like the wild west with hundreds, if not thousands of unregistered,
uninsured, motorcycles, along with drivers without licences riding
the streets with impunity.
March 21, 2022 New York City. 29 people were shot in NYC over the
weekend. It would seem that NYC is falling back to the terrible crime
period between 1977 and 1993.
March 21, 2022 China. A Chinese Boeing 737 crashed head long into a
mountain side. It is believed that there were no survivors.
March 21, 2022 U.S. Supreme court justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized.
The Brooklyn St. Patrick's parade.
March 20, 2022
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March 20, 2022 A
popular Irish bar in the Kensington area of Brooklyn, after the parade. |
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High School girls
entertaining the crowds, with excellent River Dancing. |
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Classic Cars were
also in the Parade. |
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A local high
school marching band. |
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March 20, 2022
Brooklyn St Patrick's Parade. Bagpipes and Kilts were common in the Parade. |
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Irish flags were everywhere. |
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March 20, 2022
Brooklyn St Patrick's Parade. American Legion marching in the Parade. |
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If you served in
the military or if your parents served, you might consider joining
the American Legion. Inexpensive and an excellent place to network. |
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The NYC Parks
Commissioner was the Grand Marshal of the 2022 Brooklyn St. Patrick's parade. |
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Patriotic members
of the American Legion celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Many members
are former military and also law enforcement, protecting the American People. |
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Ukrainian Flag. |
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March 4, 2022. A
lady feeding pigeons in Central Park |
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March 19, 2022 Andreas Schofbeck of the large German medical
insurance company BKK/ProVita claims that between 2.5 and 3 million
Germans had to seek medical help after receiving a Covid vaccination,
since his company apparently had a 40% jump in medical claims.
March 19, 2022 The Canadian Credit Union Association claimed that the
Canadian Emergencies Act Measure led to millions of Canadian dollars
being withdrawn out of fear that accounts would be frozen.
March 19, 2022 Dr Fauci stated that he is considering to resign from
the being director of the National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases. This comes after several Senators are
considering to sponsor a bill to have him removed.
March 19, 2022 The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) has revised
their previous statistics and reduced the number of alleged Covid
deaths by just under 80,000.
March 19, 2022 A survey indicates that over 65% of the average
American would support the imposition of a no fly zone over Ukraine.
Many other US military and government leaders feel however to impose
such a no fly zone would mean shooting down Russian planes, as well
as potential massive losses of American planes to advanced Russian
missile technology and could well lead to a global war. Russian
leadership stated that such an action could well lead to nuclear war.
March 19, 2022 Russia. Putin gave a speech claiming that the Russian
operation in Ukraine stopped a Dombass (eastern Ukraine) genocide. It
is claimed that the Ukrainian government has killed over 15,000
civilians in eastern Ukraine since 2013.
March 18, 2022 Putin has threatened countries helping to arm Ukraine
stating that they will be considered legitimate targets.
March 18, 2022 Ukraine. Many people are surprised how quickly
Americans have jumped behind Ukraine, without fully knowing the
causes of the war and the potential consequences. Some people view is
like a "Wag the Dog" moment or similar to the 1939 invasion
of Finland by the Soviet Union, when the U.S. media convicted the
American population to support "brave little Finland" and
just six months later, the U.S. media changed course and suddenly
supported the Soviet Union and "uncle" Joe Stalin after the
Soviets started to fight Germany. We are in strange times indeed.
March 18, 2022 Russian Phobia has reached an irrational level, never
seen before level. For example, bars and liqueur stores have stopped
selling Russian vodka and other alcohol, classical music venues have
cancelled Russian performers, and sporting events have banned or
greatly curtailed Russian athletes.
March 17, 2022 Poland is to formally propose sending NATO troops to
fight in Ukraine. This would greatly expand the potential for a
global war.
March 16, 2022 The Ukrainian government has stated that 20,000
foreign troops have volunteered to fight against the Russians in
Ukraine. This force includes approximately 6500 Americans, 3500
British, 1,500 Germans, 950 Canadians and the balance from other countries.
March 16, 2022 It is now estimated that 30% of Ukrainian Refugees are
actually from other countries including Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere.
March 16, 2022 A powerful earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter
scale, has hit just north of Tokyo. Yokohama, 10 miles/15 kilometers
south of Tokyo experienced 5.6 on the Richter scale.
March 15, 2022 There is fear of a possible global food shortage since
both Ukraine and Russia, which together supplies over 35% of the
worlds wheat, has banned exports till next year. Further, in
retaliation to western Embargoes, Russia has banned the sale of
fertilizer. This could greatly effect the crop yields around the
world, including the USA.
March 15, 2022 Apparently the Russians have deployed the Kinzhal
hypersonic cruise missiles which is said to be able to travel between
4,000 to 7,000 miles per hour. It is not known if the USA or NATO has
the technology to shoot these missiles down.
March 15, 2022 Germany wants the EU to ban the sale of gasoline and
diesel powered vehicles by 2035 in western Europe.
March 14, 2022 The International Energy Agency is said to want
restrictions on oils supplies in an effort to control alleged global
pollution and warming.
March 10, 2022 The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to
demand information on the U.S. funded biological laboratories in Ukraine.
March 10, 2022 Russia bombed a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian
City of Mariupol. Surprisingly, according to Ukrainian sources, no
one was killed in this attack and there were 14 injuries. The
Russians claim that the hospital had been evacuated and that the
buildings were being used by Ukrainian fighters.
March 10, 2022 The CEO of DuckDuckGo.com, Mr. Gabriel Weinberg, has
stated that they will start censoring "misinformation". The
search engine that claims that it does not save a persons search.
March 10, 2022 Banks in Canada have stated that those who had their
bank accounts frozen because the donated money to the "Truckers
Freedom Convoy" will be "flagged for life", though
what effect that this will have on the account holders is not known.
It will certainly discourage people from donating money in the future
to controversial political efforts.
March 9, 2022 Because of the embargo of airliners coming from or
going to Russia, many airlines from around the world must fly
substantially longer in flights from Asia to Europe. For example,
Japan's ANA estimates that flights from Tokyo to Brussels will be
slightly over 3 hours longer, use more fuel and may not be non-stop.
March 9, 2022 Both Russia and Ukraine has banned all exports from
their respective countries till next year. This may be a huge problem
for society. The Ukraine has always been called the "Bread
Basket of Europe". It is estimated that Russia and Ukraine
supplies about 30% of the worlds wheat and Russia supplies also about
30% of the worlds phosphate fertilizer. This may well cause
substantially higher food prices as well as possible famines.
March 9, 2022 The State of New York will allow certain companies to
grow cannabis/marijuana. Oddly, the license holder must have been
convicted of a marijuana related offence. In general, state issued
licenses of any kind are traditionally issued only to people without
criminal records. Further, one may question if this ruling is
acceptable under the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution,
both state and federal.
March 9, 2022 The Chinese government is demanding information from
the USA regarding the USA funded "biological research
facilities". Some Chinese bloggers are alleging that the Corona
virus epidemic may have originated in Ukrainian labs.
March 9, 2022 Under Secretary of State of the United States, Mrs
Victoria Nuland when asked under oath before the U.S. Congress, if
Ukraine had Biological weapons, Secretary Nuland responded that
Ukraine has "biological research facilities". She further
added that there was great fear that the approaching Russian forces
might somehow obtain files on this research. Many people now question
what types of dangerous biological weapons might be in these
facilities. Based on the U.S. Embassy website, these included
particularly dangerous pathogens and apparently this research is
funded by the United States. The United States is a signature of a
treaty that bans biological weapons which are considered weapons of
mass destruction.
March 9, 2022. The Russian government claims that the United States
is funding at least 27 biological warfare research centers and it
further claims that it has destroyed or captured these facilities and
has proof of such. The existence of these centers was confirmed in
Congress today my Under Secretary of state, Victoria Nuland. The
United States is banned from producing or researching in biological
weapons under treaty.
March 9, 2022 Pope Francis implied that the future of Christendom was
somehow at stake in Ukraine.
March 9, 2022 Oil prices in western Europe and the United States has
reached all time highs. President Biden is said to have asked the
Saudi's and the United Arab Emerits to increase production, but was
apparently so far not successful. The United States imports about 7%
of oil products from Russia and also 25% of phosphate fertilizer from
Russia. The average price of gasoline in Russia is about $1.39 US.
March 9, 2022 Under pressure from the USA, Poland has agreed to
donate all of its old Russian made Mig 29 fighter aircraft to
Ukraine. The United States apparently had expected that Poland would
allow the planes to be donated directly to Ukraine. Instead, Poland
stated that they would donate the planes to the Untied States and
NATO and fly them to the huge Rhine-Main air force base in Germany
and that the USA and NATO could then send the planes directly to
Ukraine. The United States immediately rejected this stating that it
would put the USA and NATO in direct conflict with Russia. It should
be noted that Poland is also a NATO country. Russia has stated that
any country offering arms or getting involved in the Ukrainian
conflict, which Russia considers an internal affair, would be
considered a co-belligerent and face massive consequences that they
have never had in their history.
March 9, 2022 Hawaii is the last state to be dropping the mask
mandate on March 30. This mandate and the Draconian restrictions of
highly questionable science, has cost Hawaii billions of dollars in
lost tourism revenue. Hopefully they will recover and that the normal
tourists have not decided to go to other places, such as Saipan, Guam
or Okinawa.
March 8, 2022 Illegal individuals, who snuck into the United States
to work illegally are demanding unemployment benefits! Today, a
large, vocal group briefly shut down lanes of the Manhattan Bridge
and the Brooklyn Bridge. Every illegal worker takes a job from an
American. Further, by increasing the workforce, this adds to reducing
the overall pay per hour. Traditionally when an illegal worker was
caught, they would be arrested, jailed and then deported and the
company that hired would be fined. This however, no longer is the case.
March 7, 2022 The cost to farm in the United States had dramatically
increased for all farming products including seeds and fertilizers.
The increase in costs range from 200 to 500% since last year.
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Crime is increasing in NYC. This heating truck has a
steel screen around all of the windows, though it is not known if
this is for safety or crime prevention. |
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March 4, 2022, Greenpoint Brooklyn, NY. Gasoline
prices have gone down somewhat. Conoco is one of the least expensive
stations in NYC. |
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March 4, 2022 FREEDOM!
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced this morning,
the end highly controversial Covid Vaccine Passport system and the
need for school masks, three days earlier then his original planned
ending date of March 7. These highly controversial, freedom snubbing
rules were originally put in place by the extremely liberal Mayor
Bill DeBlasio late last year. It is estimated that this ineffective
system has cost businesses and taxpayers billions of dollars in lost
revenue. As a result of the mask and vaccine mandate, many office
workers refused to work in the office and continued to work at home
or in some cases, offices left the city. Many offices remain only
partially filled and as an added result, local restaurants, bars and
other venues, who catered to office workers, have had a significant
drop in the number of customers. Officially, over 80% of NYC
residents have had at least one Covid vaccination injection, however
there has been a significant drop in restaurant tax collection
receipts, indicating that perhaps less than 80% of the city has been
vaccinated. Recently, more and more scientists and top medical
professionals have questioned the effectiveness of both mask wearing
as well as the vaccine itself, particularly for those under 18 years old.
March 4, 2022.
U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken stated that NATO is ready
for conflict with Russia. Ukraine is not a NATO country. Russia has
implied that any nation that interferes with Russia's Ukraine
operation may face Russia's atomic force. The Russians have stated
that the Russian Ukraine conflict is a "family dispute" and
that the two countries are one people.
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March 2, 2022 Times Square New York City |
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An anti Russian-pro Ukrainian protest was held in Times Square. |
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About 100 pro-Ukrainian protesters showed up. |
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March 3, 2022
Russian forces have taken control of Europe's second largest nuclear
power plant. The power plant itself was not attacked or damaged,
however a nearby building on the grounds, that had Ukrainian troops
was attacked and apparently defeated.
March 2, 2022
Yesterday, Ukrainian president Zelensky claimed that the Babi Yar
Holocaust Memorial had been destroyed by a Russian missile strike,
and further stated that the Russians were trying to erase
"our" history. Today however it was revealed that the
memorial is still completely intact and that the Russians had
attacked a nearby Ukrainian military garrison.
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This person is holding a poster saying Lithuania is with Ukraine. |
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An unusual face mask that shows a persons mouth. Masks are no longer
required in the State or City of New York. |
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A person holding the Ukrainian flag |
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March 1. 2022 The
Russian Ambassador to the U.N. stated in a speech that President
Trump was the legitimately elected president of the United States who
was overthrown.
March 1, 2022 The
European Parliament accepted Ukraine's appliction to enter the
European Union. It is not clear if this means that Ukraine will enter
the Union or if only that the application was received.
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A bicyclist displaying his acrobatic ability in Times Square. |
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March 2, 2020 is "Ash Wednesday where Catholics and other
Christians receive ashes on their forehead to remind them that life
is not forever and that we come from dust and to dust we will return. |
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Repairing the Manhattan Bridge. Working in the below freezing cold is
difficult work, even on clear days. |
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Beautiful Manhattan Skyline. It is hard to imagine that there are so
many wars around the world including Somalia, Ukraine and other
regional fights. |
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An automatic postal machine with clear plastic dividers between them.
It is highly unlikely that such a divider would prevent a disease
from spreading and would probably be just as ineffective as mask wearing. |
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Staten Island is a mystery to most New Yorkers, yet it offers so much
including beautiful parks, restaurants, boating, museums, zoo and so
much more. |
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February 28, 2022 A
huge amount of false information is emerging regarding the
Ukrainian-Russian war. Some false information includes a well
publicized alleged fighter dog fight between Russian and Ukrainian
forces, that turned out to be from a video game, a huge explosion
that was said to have occurred in Kiev, but actually was from a
chemical plant explosion in China in 2015, allegedly all of the
Ukrainian soldiers on an island off the coast of Ukraine, supposedly
were killed, but in fact simply surrendered and were taken prisoner
and photo's
of Ukrainian president Zelenskyy in military fatigues, on the front
apparently was from two years ago. False information in very common
in times of war. All sides do the same.
February 28, 2022 The
Nigerian government has complained to the Polish and Ukrainian
government regarding the poor treatment of their black citizens.
Stories have emerged that Ukrainian and Polish border guards have
prevented black people from leaving Ukraine. Many blacks were not
allowed to board buses and trains headed towards the border. Further,
some local hotels apparently were not allowing black guests. However
one Nigerian medical student, who eventually was allowed to enter
Poland, stated that once she was in Warsaw, the Polish capital that
is located hundreds of miles away from the Ukrainian border, she was
treated with great respect and even offered free accommodations. The
Nigerian government has recommended that their nationals head towards
the Ukraine-Hungary border or the Ukraine-Romania border.
February 28, 2022 American
President Joe Biden when asked if Americans should fear a nuclear
strike by Russia, responded "no".
February 27, 2022 New
York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced that the highly
controversial Covid Vaccine Passport system would end on March 7. He
stated that he is giving a week so that restaurants and other social
venues have time to prepare. One might ask, prepare for what?
February 27, 2022 New
York Governor Hochu has announced the elimination of
her mask mandate throughout the state of New York.
February 27, 2022 Russian President Putin has ordered Russia's
nuclear forces to be on high alert. Russia is said to have the
largest nuclear arsenal in the world had is capable of launching
missiles and hitting any place on earth. The Russians are said to
have completely destroyed Ukraine's navy and airforce. Surprisingly,
Russia has not destroyed the Ukrainian power plants, nor have the
Russians cut off the Ukrainian water supply, nor have the Russians
cut off lines of communication, such as the internet or cell phone
service, which they undoubtedly can do.
February 27, 2022 Belarus president Lukashenko has threatened to
enter the war on the side of Russia. He further warned that the war
may become a "meat grinder".
February 27, 2022 Is Russian President Vladimir Putin threatening
nuclear war? When the war started on February 21, on live TV at
5:45AM, Mr. Putin stated "Whoever tries to impede us, let alone
create threats for our country and its people, must know that the
Russian response will be immediate and lead to the consequences you
have never seen in history. All relevant decisions have been taken. I
hope you hear me".
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WAR
IN UKRAINE
In war, truth is the first victim
Primary Causes for the war in Ukraine:
1. Eastern Ukraine is almost 100 percent ethnic
Russian and has been operating independently of the central Ukrainian government
since 2014, when the elected Ukrainian president was forced to flee
the country and an unelected president was put in place. Since that
time, the new central Ukrainian government has been bombing the two
break away regions. There was a peace treaty/armistice called the
"Minsk Agreement" but neither side has obeyed the terms.
2. In 1990, under the four party agreement the United States, Great
Britain, France and the then former Soviet Union, agreed to allow
East and West Germany to unify and part of this agreement was that
NATO was not allowed to move "one inch east". In fact, at
that time, Eastern Germany was to be demilitarized. However since
that time, the key NATO members including the USA, Great Britain, and
France not only militarized eastern Germany, but has also added the
former Soviet "satellite" countries of Lithuania, Latvia,
Estonia, Poland, the now Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and more
to NATO, thus NATO is at the border of Russia. The Russians pointed
out that it would be as though Russia placed it's military in Canada
and Mexico.
3. Ukraine has been clambering to join NATO and it seemed that NATO
was about to allow Ukraine join the military alliance of NATO
Apparently to Russia, this was unacceptable. There is also the
element that many people in the east, including Russia, Belarus and
even Ukraine, have traditionally considered themselves more or less
the same people, having the same orthodox religion, an almost
identical language and the same historic culture. Russia demanded
that NATO agree not to allow Ukraine to enter NATO and further
demanded that the NATO countries bordering Russia be essentially
demilitarized. This was rejected by NATO
4. The current Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is considered
to be a western "puppet" by the Russians. President
Zelensky recently stated that Ukraine should become a nuclear power.
This apparently enraged the Russians. President Zelensky was a former
actor and comedian and had an extremely popular TV show in Ukraine.
President Zelensky is said to hold duel citizenship with both Ukraine
and Israel.
5. Russian President Vladimir Putin made an impassioned speech to the
Russian people claiming the following goals of the invasion.
There is a fear that with EU countries giving the Ukrainian
government advanced weapons and the USA providing various forms of
support, that the Ukrainian-Russian war may quickly expand. Russian
President Putin has put Russians extensive nuclear force on high
alert. Some people have said that this can get completely out of hand
and may result in a complete European war or even a World War 3. One
can only hope that this will not be the case.
In war, truth is the first victim
Presently there is a huge amount of propaganda and it is very difficult
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February 27, 2022 The Russians are accusing the Ukrainian government
of placing heavy weapons in the middle of residential areas. This
claim was also made by an American said to be stuck in a hotel in
Kiev. Essentially they are saying that the Ukrainian government is
using civilians as a human shield. If the Russians attack the
weapons, there is a high risk of civilian casualties.
February 27, 2022 Russian troops have encircled the key Ukrainian
cities, but have not entered major battles.
February 27, 2022 U.S. and EU countries are considering to freeze
Russia's central banks assets. President Putin said that Russia in
apparent retaliation, is considering to confiscate foreign assets in
Russia and presumably Ukraine, if Ukraine is conquered.
February 27, 2022 Pope Francis called Ukrainian president Zelenskyy
and has expressed his sorrow.
February 27, 2022 It turns out that the Ukrainian border guards, who
were stationed on Zmeinyy Island (Snake Island), who were said to
have bravely died defending the territory, have in fact been captured
and are alive.
February 27, 2022 Many Ukrainian citizens in the capital city of Kiev
have temporarily evacuated to the subways to avoid the fighting on
the street.
February 27, 2022 The Ukrainian government has distributed 10,000
machine guns to civilians in order to assist in stopping the
Russians. It remains to be seen if untrained civilians have any
chance to assisting.
February 27, 2022 Moscow has accused the USA of using its drones to
direct Ukrainian gunboats to attack Russian ships in the Black Sea.
February 27, 2022 Sweden, Germany, Denmark and other countries have
given Ukraine thousands of hand held rockets and anti-tank weapons.
One has to wonder if Russia will retaliate for this.
February 27, 2022 NYC mayor Eric Adams has Apparently initiated a new
system to fight rising street crime in NYC. Throughout the City,
police cars and vans have been deployed and are stationary, guarding
intersections and areas. This method is very similar to ambulances
that are stationed throughout the city. We command Mayor Adams and
the Police chief for this excellent idea.
February 22, 2022 5AM Russia has launched a massive invasion of
Ukraine and in approximately 40 minutes is said to have destroyed the
entire airforce and navy of Ukraine and has destroyed the Ukrainian
airports, military command and control centers and is now attacking
Ukraine from all sides.
February 21, 2022 Russian President Putin claims that the two
recently recognized countries in eastern Ukraine has requested
military aid and President Putin has sent in the Russian army.
February 21, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin recognizes the two
separatists regions in Ukraine as independent countries.
WAR BREAKS OUT IN UKRAINE
February 21, 2022 It is estimated that about a third of NYC bus
riders do not pay their fare.
February 21, 2022 It has been reported that the CDC (U.S. Center for
Disease Control) spends $5,000 per shot to convince minorities to
take the Covid-19 vaccine.
February 21, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain has been tested
positive for Covid. She is said to be taking the drug
"Stromectol" which is another trade name for Ivermectin,
which has been labeled as a "Horse deworming drug" in the
USA, even though many countries and countless studies has shown the
effectiveness of the drug.
February 21, 2022 Former President Donald Trump is launching a new
Twitter type information platform www.TruthSocial.com.
February 20, 2022 The United States Embassy in Moscow has issued a
"security alert" to be ready to evacuate Russia, without
U.S. Government help.
February 19, 2022 Canadian police are said to have arrested almost
200 people in relation to the Truckers Freedom protest in Canada.
There have been some injuries including people being hit by tear gas
projectiles and being trampled by a police horse. One 75 year old
woman, using a walker is said to have been severely injured.
February 18, 2022 The US Senate is to vote on legalizing abortion on
demand, till the moment of birth. If this law passes, as it is
expected to do, individual states will not be able to regulate,
control or minimize abortion.
February 18, 2022 The Canadian government is seizing the trucks and
property of people connected with the Canadian Truck Freedom Convoy.
Further, people who have donated money, in some cases as little as
$25 Canadian (about $20 U.S.) are having their bank accounts frozen.
Strangely, someone or some entity has somehow infiltrated
("hacked") the GiveSendGo.com donation website and have
apparently distributed private donor information to various groups in
order to shame the donors. This issue underscores one of many flaws
of "digital" type payments, which includes the lack of
privacy, potential lack of security and vulnerability of funds.
February 18, 2022 A car transport ship containing about 2500 new
cars, primarily Volkswagens, Porche's and Audi's, is engulfed in
flames in the Atlantic ocean. Some speculate that the fire started
with the lithium ion batteries contained in some of the vehicles.
February 17, 2022 The United States Center for Disease Control (CDC)
and the medical company Pfizer has issued warnings regarding blood
clots claiming that everyone is at risk.
February 16, 2022 The United States Center for Disease Control (CDC)
has indicated that some Covid nasal swabs were used to sequence a
persons DNA.
February 16, 2022 NYC Mayor Eric Adams released his "Blueprint
to end Gun Violence" to help curb the rising crimes committed
using guns.
February 16, 2022 NYC Mayor Eric Adams has outlined a new facial
recognition push. Many privacy advocates are concerned about the
rising loss of personal privacy and the potential loss of freedoms
and rights.
February 16, 2022 Cambodia is to start full internet surveillance,
similar to what China is already doing, through the national
communication gateway. Some say that this exists to some extent in
most countries since the various search engines control what you see,
when you search, unless you already have a direct link. Some
countries also reduce the bandwidth to sites that the country does
not want the computer user to see, so that it may take and excessive
amount of time to access and certain wesbsites. Since most browsers
will return a "404" error in a minute or two, if a site
does not come up, the search site is effectively blocked. A similar
method was used during the "Cold War" when telephone access
to communist countries was greatly curtailed and in some cases, it
was almost impossible to contact numbers there.
February 20, 2022 Canadian premier Justin Trudeau has declared type
of Martial Law in Canada called the "Emergency Act", that
allows extreme powers to the premier. Parliament has apparently not
met today, so these measures can not be debated. This act is similar
to what happened in Poland in the early 1980's.
February 15, 2022 It is reported that the Canadian government is
blocking social media postings and it is further alleged that no
social media news can leave Canada. If this is true, Canada would be
in the same league as totalitarian governments, such as North Korea
and similar.
February 14, 2022
An arrest has been made of a suspected killer of two people in the
Bronx. The suspected killer is believed to be the brother of one of
those murdered.
February 14, 2022
Crazed crowds in Los Angeles "celebrating" the Super Bowl
win, have rioted causing substantial damage in down town Los Angeles.
February 13, 2022
An arrest has been made of the vicious murderer of an innocent lady
walking into her apartment on Christy Street in Chinatown.
February 13, 2022
Thousands of NYC workers, including police, firefighters teachers and
others are protesting the mandate demanding that they submit to
taking the experimental Covid-19 vaccine. The initial mandate was
ordered by former Mayor Bill DeBlasio and this order has not been
changed by current mayor Eric Adams. Religious exemptions and other
exemptions have not been permitted. Legal actions are pending.
February 13, 2022
The Teamsters have denounced the Canadian "Freedom Convey"
saying that the economic recovers is being harmed by blocking the
border crossings.
February 12, 2022
It is being claimed that tow trucks from Michigan are being used to
remove the parked protest trucks from the "Freedom Convoy"
and the Ambassador Bridge, linking Detroit, Michigan, USA with
Windsor Canada. The Ambassador Bridge is privately owned and managed.
February 8,
2022 NYC is out of control.
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Abuse everywhere. In Downtown Brooklyn, DOT PVB enforcers have taken
over a local park in order to park their private vehicles. Most of
these vehicles place DOT emblems in their windows, but do not have
plaques. These private vehicles, some with out of state licence
plates, do not have the legal right to park their private vehicles
illegally. Some local residents have complained that the parking laws
are being strictly enforced so that the DOT workers have place to
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abuse is that very few motorcycles are properly registered. This
motorcycle, does not have a license plate and one might also suspect
that they do not have insurance or a motorcycle drivers license.
These illegal motorcycles rarely obey the Vehicle Traffic Safety laws
of the State of New York and routinely drive the wrong way on road
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February 6, 2022
Canada is facing an nationwide insurrection. . Most land, highway
border crossings to the United States are blocked, preventing goods
from flowing back and forth.
February 6, 2022
The Mayor of Ottawa has declared a state of emergency for the city.
February 6, 2022
Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly stated that "local law
enforcement was never intended to deal with a city under siege".
February 6, 2022
The protests throughout Canada with tens of thousands of people
protesting the Covid 19 restrictions.
February 6, 2022
The police chief of Ottawa has stated that any police officer who
aids in any way the protest, including giving the protesters food or
water, will be prosecuted.
February 6, 2022
The Canadian military leaders has warned soldiers not to assist the
protest in any way.
February 6, 2022
Hundreds of mounted cowboys have joined the protest at the Canadian
Untied States border in Saskatchewan. The protests are getting larger
across Canada.
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February 6, 2022
The Beijing Olympics seems to be off to a bad start. Athletes in the
so called Beijing Olympic bubble are complaining about the
authoritarian restrictions and incredibly poor quality of the food.
Further, a reporter from the Netherlands, was detained while on a
live broadcast.
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February 6, 2022
Beijing 2022 Olympics. Athletes are complaining about all aspects of
the Beijing Olympic bubble, including the poor quality of the food
that is provided to the athletes. Russian athlete Lara Vatsnetsova
took this photo of her dinner. She said that they are served similar,
for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Does this look like the food for
champions? How can they be expected to perform their best, when they
are served this. Food is not the only complaint filtering back from
Beijing Authoritarian rules, fear that the required Olympic App is
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February 5, 2022
Happy Lunar New Year. This is a robot that takes orders in Chinatown
New York City. |
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February 4, 2022
Niclas Castello, a German artist, has placed a 410 pound 1.5 foot
square cube of pure gold valued at $11.7 million in Central Park, as
an art piece. The solid 24 karat gold block is protected with security.
February 2, 2022
Jen Psaki is urging Spotify to take further action against Joe Rogen
for having a different opinion regarding the severity and the
recommended treatment of the Covid virus. This is one of the first
time that a government official is openly calling for censorship of a
private entity.
February 2, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of
Moderna's Covid rDNA modifying drug that is often referred to as a
vaccination. So far, the FDA has not made public the information
submitted by drug companies when they applied for emergency
authorization of unapproved vaccine treatments that has led many to
speculate, why not.
February 2, 2022 A
huge Truck convoy that has encircled the Canadian Capital in Ottawa
continues and has massive support throughout Canada. Further, many
key border checkpoints between the United States and Canada has been
closed down by the Truckers. Originally, the truckers were protesting
the need for vaccination when traveling from the United States and
going into Canada. This protest has expanded now to a demand for all
Covid 19 restrictions to be immediately removed. Essentially Canada
is under siege by the truckers who have extremely widespread support
among Canadians.
February 1, 2022
American Truck Drivers are planning a "freedom Convoy" from
California to Washington DC to protest Covid restrictions. This
protest has been banned by Facebook, and other social media platforms.
February 1, 2022
Canadian tow truck companies are refusing to assist the RCMP (Royal
Canadian Mounted Police) in towing trucks away. Further, reports have
been coming in stating that the police themselves are sometimes
assisting the truckers.
February 1, 2022
More and more media outlets are questioning the CDC's order for
universal masking in schools and claim that there is not any science
behind the masking request.
January 31, 2022
The Hershey Chocolate company has fired all unvaccinated employees.
Some of the employees have worked for Hershey for years. They are
being offered severance pay, but they must sign an agreement not to
sue the company. It has been reported that relatively few are
accepting the offer.
January 30, 2022
Police Officer Jason Rivera was laid to rest today after a service at
St Patrick's Cathedral. Tens of thousands of Police Officers lined
fifth avenue to honor Officer Rivera and his ultimate sacrifice.
Officer Rivera and his partner, who was also killed, was savagely
attacked by a vicious individual while responding to a domestic dispute.
January 30, 2022 A
woman is claiming that she was virtually groped b a gang of male
avatars in Metaverse!!!
January 29, 2022
Some people in the west are claiming that Russia is about to attack
Ukraine. The is based on Russia's demand that the United States and
NATO honor their 1992 agreement not to expand NATO into former Soviet
satellite countries and not to station troops in those countries.
January 29, 2022
The British government is now blaming a secret government unit that
was used unethical fear tactics to push Covid rules compliance. The
Unite Kingdom and many European countries have now abandoned all
Covid 19 restrictions.
January 29, 2022
Far fewer people are eating in New York City restaurants, than in the
past. The reason is apparently that only between 40% an 65% of New
Yorkers have been vaccinated. This happens to be the current
occupancy of many restaurants.
January 26, 2022
The United States has sent 300 Javelin missiles to Ukraine.
January 26, 2022
Shoplifting has become rampant in many local stores including Rite
Aid. Some stores have decided to close down because of the shop
lifting plague. The primary reason for vast increase in shop lifting
is that those caught are quickly released and are not required to
post bail to insure that they will return for the trial. Regardless,
even if convicted, the penalty is often a release from prison.
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January 29, 2022
New York City. This year it seems that the City of New York was slow
in plowing the streets. Hours after the snow stopped falling, many
streets had still not been plowed, including main thoroughfares. |
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January 29, 2022
Dumbo Brooklyn, New York City Snowed street. |
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January 29, 2022
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January 26, 2022
New York City It is a tough job to be working on the road, when the
temperature is 15F. |
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January 26, 2022
Manhattan Bridge, Repairs, New York City |
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January 26, 2022
Manhattan Bridge, Repairs, New York City |
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January 16, 2022
New York City An endless number of Covid testing tents have popped up
around the city. Though the person on the street does not pay on the
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January 24, 2022.
New York, NY Subway Gates / barriers are an absolute must for the NYC
subway system. Frank
Didik, who has been desperately pushing subway gates to the MTA and
other agencies since over a decade points out that hundreds of people
could have been saved over this period of time. Further, thousands of
people could have been spared hideous, life transforming injuries,
including by MTA workers. Further, the MTA could have avoided paying
out hundreds of millions of dollars in liability, that could have
already paid for the entire subway gate system. In 2014, the MTA
studied Mr. Didik's proposal, but did not act on it. The proposal was
not to have a platform floor to ceiling barrier, which Mr. Didik said
was not necessary, but rather to have a 5 foot high barrier. This
would prevent anyone losing their balance, accidently falling, being
pushed, or dizzy or intoxicated or fainting from falling on to the
tracks. Further, this system could have easily been installed on all
480 subway and elevated train platforms since the platform, with it's
hollow core could easily support the weight. Further, the different
subway car door locations could easily have been accommodated. The
total cost of this proposal in 2014 was estimated to have been only
730 million dollars. The 2019 MTA study did not take into
consideration the Didik subway gate proposal of 5 years before and
instead focused on platform floor to ceiling wall, which would have
been vastly more expensive, being estimated at 10 times the cost of
the Didik proposal and further, was workable on only 130 stations,
about a quarter of the Didik proposal. We urge the MTA to Reconsider
the Didik Subway Barrier proposals. Frank
X. Didik Subway Gate Barrier proposal from 2014.
January 23, 2022
Hundreds of people, who lost loved ones in nursing homes, who had
contracted and died from Covid, protested New York Governor Hochul
for excluding the victims fund from the state budget. Allegedly
former Governor Cuomo had placed people sick with Covid in nursing
homes that resulted in the death of hundreds of elderly and other
people with weakened immune systems in the homes.
January 23, 2022
More and more European Countries are removing Covid-19 restrictions.
The United Kingdom and now Ireland and the Czech Republic have
removed all or most Covid 19 restrictions.
January 22, 2022 A
large pro-life demonstration to end abortion was held in Washington
DC today.
January 22, 2022
Truckers entering the United States from Mexico or Canada must be
vaccinated against Covid-19. Estimates range from only 30% to 60% of
the truck drivers having been vaccinated. If this rule continues, it
is believed that sever supply chain shortages for all transported
products will occur. This might include food, spare parts and even
fuel. All of this remains to be seen.
January 21, 2022
The head of the German navy has resigned after he stated that he
doubted that Russia wanted to invade Ukraine. Presently the German
government is not sending arms to Ukraine and is forbidding other
NATO allies from sending German arms to the Ukraine.
January 20, 2022
The NYPD detained a number of people in the Museum of Natural History
including little children who were crying as they were escorted alone
to police vans, if they could not show proof of having been
vaccinated. One has to question if the rules have gone too far,
particularly when even asking a person their medical condition or
status may violate Federal Hippo laws and other medical privacy laws.
January 20, 2022
The statue of the beloved Theodore Roosevelt, that was in front of
the Museum of Natural History for about 100 years, was removed this
evening. Who is next, George Washington?
January 19, 2022
The person who killed Barnard student Tessa Majors was given 14 years
in jail.
January 18, 2022
Hawaii will now require all travelers to have the Covid booster
shoot. Some are concerned that this may further Hawaii's suffering
tourist industry.
January 18, 2022
Hamburg Germany will now require people to have been vaccinated and
also have the boaster shot in order to enter restaurants and other
social settings.
January 16, 2022
The US Government is offering each person 4 at home Covid-19 test
kits. The website is: www.CovidTests.gov.
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January 15, 2022 The Japanese Gypsies in a jam
session. Her Mr. Sakai, a world class ukulele master performs. |
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January 15, 2022
The Japanese Gypsies in a jam session. Sakai and Kazmo comprise of
the duet. |
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January 15, 2022
The Japanese Gypsies in a jam session. Kazmo singing, and playing the
guitar. Excellent. Catch them at top venues, including Lincoln Center. |
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January 15, 2022 A
deranged man pushed a 40 year old Asian woman onto the subway tracks
in front of an oncoming train. Sadly, the woman was killed. We must
have subway gates. Didik
Subway Barrier proposals. Frank
X. Didik Subway Gate Barrier proposal from 2014.
January 10, 2022
Pfizer CEO, Albert Bourla state in a conference that "two doses
of the vaccine offers very limited protection, if any" when
referring to the Omicron variant.
January 10, 2022 A
recent study, as outlined on RT indicates that the common cold may
give people immunity from Covid.
January 9, 2022 17
people died in the Bronx as a result of a terrible fire. This
included 8 children and 9 adults.
January 9, 2022
The New York City Council approved a new law allowing non-citizens to
vote. NYC Mayor Adams did not exercise his rite to veto the law.
January 7, 2022
According to Law Enforcement Today, serial burglars and released
without prison terms and only given a fine for their theft.
January 7, 2022 A
Russian force of several thousand special forces soldiers quickly put
an end to the revolution in Kazakhstan.
January 5, 2022 It
has come to light that T-Mobile is censoring text messages, sent that
contains links from certain websites. Most of the websites are
alternative view, with a conservative bend. Apparently an official
complaint has been filed against T-Mobile with the Missouri Attorney
General, which demands an investigation of the company to stop this
censorship of private, person to person messages.
January 5, 2022
Kazakhstan is in a revolutionary state with hundreds of thousands of
people protesting a variety of problems including governmental
corruption, Covid issues and the former president. The people have
stormed their main airport.
January 4, 2022
Mr. Alvin Bragg, the new Manhattan District Attorney, has stated that
his office will no longer request jail time for a variety of formerly
jailable offenses. One has to question if this will reduce crime in
the city or if it will be a type of green light for criminals. This
policy seems to be counter to Mayor Eric Adams campaign promise to
get tougher with criminals.
January 4, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams is asking banks and businesses to open up and have
their employees return to the offices, rather than working remotely.
Office workers eat in restaurants, and spend money locally. The key
problem with this request is that Mayor Adams has also extended the
vaccine requirement for workers, which is something that a sizable
portion of the workforce refuses to do.
January 3, 2022
The weatherman was wrong again. It had been predicted that NYC would
experience between 1 and 1.5 inches of snow today, but instead, not a
single snow flake hit the city. One has to question the effectiveness
of the billions of dollars of weather satellites.
January 2, 2022
Brazilian beat the mayor of Toritama after he imposed a vaccination
passport in order to participate in society.
January 2, 2022
Perhaps as many as a 100,000 people have protested in Holland against
the new Dutch Covid lockdowns.
January 2, 2022
Austria has announced Draconian rules that can place you in prison
for up to a year, a large fine and loss of driving license for those
who refuse to submit to the experimental Covid vaccination.
January 2, 2022 In
England, black patients are three times more likely than average to
be hospitalized with Omicron.
January 2, 2022 In
NYC, the MTA expects longer wait times due to Covid related crew
shortages. As with airlines, the employee shortage is caused by
workers refusing to be vaccinated and by employees who have been
tested positive for Covid
January 2, 2022
Some airlines, which have a massive employee shortage, have
temporarily doubled flight attendants pay, while tripling pilots pay.
The employee shortage is caused by workers refusing to be vaccinated
and by employees who have been tested positive for Covid
January 2, 2022
According to the Daily Mail, a study done by McGill University and
the Montreal Neurological Institute Hospital, a study of 1,500
Americans showed reduced cognitive ability which they are speculating
to people being worried about the Covid pandemic. Other individuals
and groups have claimed that mask wearing reduces cognitive ability
because between 7 and 12% of the air breathed is rebreathed.
January 2, 2022
Worldometer claimed that 42.6 million abortions were performed in
2021. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), which is a
private organization, 3.5 million people died from Covid, though some
have disputed this number.
January 2, 2022
The CEO of OneAmerica Insurance company based in Indiana claims that
deaths among people aged from 18 to 64 is up by 40% which he stated
is a huge number to happen.
January 2, 2022
Major cell phone companies have rejected a request by the Federal
Aviation Administration to delay the 5G launch date. This puts the
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) against the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA).
January 2, 2022
The Chinese government in Beijing is cracking down on dissent and
freedom of the press in Hong Kong with the closure of Strand News in
Hong Kong. Until recently, the Hong Kong province of China has been
largely left alone by the Chinese central government. In the United
States, dissent and censorship is largely conducted by private
companies and on-line social media outlets.
January 2, 2022
Mayor Eric Adam's rode his bicycle to work.
January 2, 2022 An
additional 1,900 flights were cancelled countrywide with the airline
hubs of Chicago and Denver being the hardest hit.
January 1, 2022 In
one of his first acts as new mayor, Mayor Eric Adams decided to
continue former Mayor Bill DeBlasio's New York City's Covid State of
emergency and to continue the indoor vaccination mandate. This
continuation comes as a surprise to many businesses suffering from a
major loss of customers, as well as continues to put pressure on the
real estate office rental market since a sizable percentage of the
population refuses to be vaccinated, claiming that the short term
effects can be dangerous and that the long term effects are a
complete unknown. It is estimated that less than 25% of Black New
York City residents have been vaccinated and thus this ruling
significantly hurts Black New Yorker's. The total number of New York
City residents who are vaccinated is not completely known. Official
figures claim a vaccination rate of 78%, but others claim that the
true rate is significantly lower. It is a matter of debate if these
restrictions prevents the spread of the Covid virus. We now know that
a person without any serious underlying medical issues has a 99.98%
chance of full recovery from Covid, even if not vaccinated.
January 1, 2022 A
thousand homes burnt to the ground in Colorado and this was followed
by a major snow storm, which covered the burnt out homes.
January 1, 2022
Taiwan, which has some of the strongest privacy laws in the world,
plans to adapt the European Union on-line censorship proposals, which
includes recording internet users activities, among other new rules.
January 1, 2022 It
is estimated that over 2500 flights were cancelled yesterday because
of a lack of flight personnel. The vaccine mandate has caused massive
supply chain and service chain disruptions since so many well
educated people refuse to submit to the mandated Covid emergency use
"vaccine". One family flying from San Francisco to New York
city was scheduled to fly at 9pm, however because of the massive
number of flight cancellations, they did not board the plane till
4am, seven hours after their flight was originally scheduled to
leave. Many people were not as lucky and had their flights cancelled
completely, rather than just delayed.
January 1, 2021
New NYC Mayor Eric Adams, HAPPY NEW YEAR! Mayor Eric Adams was sworn
in to be the 110 Mayor of the City of New York and the second black
American mayor after former Mayor David Dinkins. News1.net, which
endorsed Mayor Adams, wishes him the best of success in leading this
great city.
January 1, 2021
The crowds watching in person, the famous "ball dropping"
from the former Times Square Building to mark that the start of the
new year, was greatly limited to about 15,000 people, who had to wait
for many hours before the event took place.
January 1, 2021
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Let's hope that 2022 brings back a return to
constitutional and basic human freedoms, that has been so damaged by
repressive and Draconian laws and non-law mandates world wide.
Freedom of travel, freedom to conduct business, freedom of
association, freedom of social interaction and so much more has been
greatly harmed by the introduction of questionable measures to
control the Covid-19 virus, without clear, tested, scientific based
reasons. Many basic freedoms have been "temporarily"
suspended. It would seem that the worse elements of totalitarian
regimes such as National Socialist Germany and the Soviet Union have
been adapted with hardly a peep out of the bulk of the population.
Let us indeed hope for a better 2022.
January 1, 2021
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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OP-ED
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.
Subway
Safety Gates: We firmly recommend that the City Of New
York finally adapt Frank X. Didik's proposal for subway safety gates.
The entire project to put subway gates on all subway and elevated
train platforms would cost an estimated $600 million dollars and
would ultimately save countless lives and would prevent hundreds of
people a year
from losing limbs and being permanently disabled. Read more about
this remarkable proposal here
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Subway
Safety-Subway Gate Every year
hundreds of people are killed or severely injured when they fall onto
the tracks of trains and subways. The prevention is cost efficient
and greatly reduces liability ...
read
more ...
Subway
Noise: In
addition to the much needed subway
gate proposal an additional proposal to
greatly lower subway noise could be achieved over several years and
would cost an estimated 500 million dollars. This would make riding
the subway much more pleasant and bring NYC up to the standards of
the Tokyo, Hong Kong, Moscow and most modern subway systems.
Presently, NYC's subway system is aged and and far below the current
global standards. Read
more here about reducing subway noise.
Greatly
reduce train noise A
significant amount of train noise is caused by the train wheels
rolling over the expansion joint of the tracks. This vibration
creates noise, vibrations, an less pleasant ride and also reduces the
life cycle of the train. The solution is relatively simple and cost effective..read
more ...
A
$40 per hour minimum
wage? ...Frank
X. Didik, September 22, 2021
In
1962, the average 35 year old working man was able to support a
wife, 3 or 4 children, own a house in the suburbs, have 2 cars and
had enough money to go on a vacation once or twice a year. Today, it
takes two highly educated people working to buy a small one or two
bedroom coop or condo, car ownership is rare and they can only afford
to have one or two children at best. To achieve what a man in 1962
made per week and to regain the standard of living of that time, the
minimum wage must be increased to $40 per hour. The gradual decline
over the past 60 years should be changed. Perhaps "shock
treatment" that was recommended to the former communist
countries in Eastern Europe by "experts" from leading
American Universities, should be the guide for this sudden increase
in the average (minimum) wage. Several things would happen. First,
people would initially spend much more money and this would almost
instantly create huge demand. At the same time, it is very possible
that prices would go up, though perhaps not as fast as one might
expect, since production efficiency is much greater today than in
1962. Finally, it might be necessary to implement trade barriers.
This of course would run counter to the direction of globalism.
Perhaps it is time to modify the notion of globalism and take into
account the different global cultures, work ethics and achievements. read
more
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Olympic
Note:
We decided not to cover the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics because
of the severe restrictions and a possible 14 day hotel quarantine.
Defund?
Some anti-police groups have called for the defunding of the police
around the country. Question: late at night, if you are traveling in
an empty subway car and two police officers come on, do you feel
threatened or are you relieved and hope that they stay on for the
duration of your trip? The answer is obvious. The police are
essential to maintaining order in any society.
Corona Paycheck
program read
more
Remote
salary protection read
more
Internet
censorship read
more
People
should be responsible for themselves and carry their own weight in society read
more
Career
first and family later? read
more
Frank X. Didik aboard "The
Futurist", anchored in a New York Harbor.
Thoughts
on science, business and society today
By
Frank X. Didik - News1.net editor.
What
if and what can or might be.
The
1956 Firebird was
to be self driving.
Self
Driving Cars? If
you have an accident with a self driving car, who is at fault? The
car manufacturer, the owner of the car or the occupant
"driver" of the car? I
have enjoyed owning and driving some of the most interesting cars
made and have always enjoyed the freedom of driving without
impediments or restrictions. Nevertheless, if self driving cars can
help reduce accidents and enhance society, I am for them. Besides the
technical aspects, there are many other issues that must be worked
out. My concerns regarding self driving cars including liability,
safety, morality and effectiveness. ...read
more ...
 
Bicycles?
What ever happened to jet packs, flying cars and advanced technology
that in the past, was predicted that we would be using by today? Why
are bicycles being pushed by cities world wide?...read
more ...
What about? ..
Old
Computer Formats and the longevity of our digitally stored
knowledge. Are
we entering into a "pre-history" era? How can we preserve
our computer written records, books, photographs, video and
knowledge? We must have an international agreement and an
organization, perhaps under auspices of the United Nations, dedicated
to preserving our global digital records so that future generations
can access the information and knowledge that we store on computer
readable formats.
If
you wanted to, would you be able to read a:
3
1/2" or 5 1/4" or 8" floppy?
cd-rom
or a dvd?
12"
optical disk?
9
track tape?
IBM
punch card?
Paper
punch tape?
If
you can not read these one or two generation old formats today, how
will society be able to read these documents in 200 years from now?
In a few years, our latest computer formats and storage devices, such
as USB drives, will also be obsolete. I have deep concerns about the
longevity of our knowledge and of computer records, ...read
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What
if the decay rate of elements varies rather than being a constant? Imagine,
if this is the case, it would mean that all archeological dating is
in question. How old are artifacts? When in fact did the dinosaurs
really die out? Further, consider that ...
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What
is the speed of gravity? If it is instantaneous, then what if
gravity can be modulated? Today
most scientists, assume that the speed of gravity is the same as the
speed of light, but what if the speed of gravity is instantaneous?
Further, if gravity can be modulated, it might allow for
instantaneous universal communication. Thus it might be possible to
communicate with space craft instantly, rather than waiting for
minutes for transmissions to reach the craft or earth. Perhaps
computer chips can be made to operate vastly faster. And this is just
the beginning since ...read
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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.
