Stuff and Nonsense - 20 Apr 24
Folks –
Well, this week was fun… Got to have breakfast with my brother-in-law Rick when he flew into town, which was very cool… Did some work around the house (starting to look at “Swedish Death Cleaning”; some technique for cleaning up the house, so folks can take care of it when you die… Jury’s out) … Gotta pick up a vacuum cleaner… All the fun things they don’t tell you about when you graduate “Grown-up” school…
A bit of rain the next couple days, and some light shopping (all the lettuce was gone… Along with a bit of my gut… Win-Win), and the week was done… Great… A good week, no screaming, bloodshed, nor a need to post bail… I’ll take it…
Next week, more adventures… I’ll keep you posted…
Let’s see how the REST of the World handled last week…
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In Local News…
Two police officers were killed in a shootout near Syracuse, NY…
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/16/two-police-officers-killed-shootout/2531713246244/
Former Pres. Trump’s “hush money” trial started in NYC. Much ado, much ado… Let’s wait for the other trials …
https://apnews.com/article/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial-new-york-dd1a8dcc063b7ad0fbe14af6e8724c2f
… And brought his usual circus to the Courtroom, including posting about it on social media, talking to the press… Dude…
https://apnews.com/article/trump-criminal-trial-campaign-833ca03359cb76331f16580ac04e398e
… And took his act to the Manhattan streets, vowing to “straighten out NY”!
https://nypost.com/2024/04/16/us-news/trump-to-visit-bodega-where-clerk-jose-alba-was-hit-with-murder-charge-for-stabbing-an-ex-con-in-self-defense/
… And lost two potential jurors, after one had info about her job, and physical description posted online… WTAF is going on with this trial??
https://www.iheart.com/content/2024-04-18-trump-juror-dismissed-after-parts-of-her-identity-were-publicized
…. And despite all this, opening arguments start Monday! And a guy set himself on fire outside the Courthouse! WTAH??
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/19/Trump-criminal-trial-jury-selection/2151713537744/
… More on the guy, who died from his injuries…
https://nypost.com/2024/04/19/us-news/conspiracy-theorist-max-azzarello-dead-after-setting-himself-on-fire-across-from-trump-hush-money-trial/
NYC’s top lawyer is getting replaced by a former lawyer for former Mayor Giuliani. Hey, he can help Mayor Adams out of his (assorted) messes!
https://nypost.com/2024/04/16/us-news/nycs-top-lawyer-pushed-out-as-adams-eyes-ex-giuliani-deputy/
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Elsewhere in the Nation …
FL Gov. DeSantis signed a new law limiting police oversight. And there are folks who aren’t happy about it!
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/13/ron-desantis-signs-police-oversight-bills/7291713027759/
The Senate dismissed impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. Good… Partisan political horseshite…
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-expected-swiftly-end-mayorkas-impeachment-2024-04-17/
A civilian counsellor for “Gold Star” families pled guilty to cheating them out of nearly $10M… Sir, the “special hell” awaits you…
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/16/army-counselor-Caz-Craffy-guilty-plea-fraud-gold-star-families/4891713314924/
Pres. Biden & the First Lady, and VP Harris, and the “Second Gentleman” released their tax returns. Very nice of them…
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/15/Bidens-tax-return-released/6471713220374/
Military recruiters are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year (although the Navy is a bit short). We need troops; too much going on!
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/15/Bidens-tax-return-released/6471713220374/
A bill that would strip convicted persons of Secret Service protection is heading through the system... Looking at you, DT!
https://nypost.com/2024/04/19/us-news/house-democrat-introduces-bill-aimed-at-trump-that-would-strip-secret-service-protection-from-felons/
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Elsewhere on the Planet (and Beyond) …
Pres. Biden denied Israel’s request that we join in a counteroffensive against Iran. We’re not getting drawn further into your nonsense, man…
https://nypost.com/2024/04/14/world-news/biden-tells-netanyahu-us-will-not-engage-in-offensive-against-iran-calls-saturday-a-win-for-israel-report/
Sweden and Switzerland signed NASA’s “Artemis Accords”; Great! More folks looking to explore space peacefully… Always a good thing!
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/18/nasa-artemis-accords-switzerland-sweden/6941713413636/
A knife attack in Sydney, Australia (the 2d in a few days) at a church during a service is being called “terrorism”. You don’t mess about in Church…
https://apnews.com/article/australia-church-stabbing-0fd1e9d4ae21915d16318456d1e58bc7
… And it turns out the Bishop who was stabbed at the Church is a social media star… Nowadays, who isn’t?? His Boss is pissed about this, though…
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/stabbed-sydney-bishop-is-tiktok-star-beloved-by-his-community-2024-04-16/
The US vetoed allowing Palestine to enter the UN as a full member… That’s not gonna go over well…
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/19/US-veotes-Palestine-UN-membership/7301713493286/
NASA confirmed that a piece of metal that crashed through a house in FL came from the ISS!! Umm… Oops??
https://apnews.com/article/space-station-debris-florida-home-8c5cd89b0d9db0f5c274ab9ed1f0713c
China calls a US investigation into their shipbuilding industry, a “politically motivated mistake”. We’ll see, pal… We’ll see…
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/04/18/denounces-US-shipbuilding-investigation/4401713424204/
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Some Stories that Just Caught My Eye This Week …
The NYPD is trying to curtail the way the cops park near precincts. Because that’s very important, far more important than getting these folks to work!
https://nypost.com/2024/04/13/us-news/nypd-tells-cops-to-curb-parking-on-sidewalks-near-precincts/
… And City Hall asked employees to write a poem about their Agency for “Poem in your Pocket” day… Great way to waste time!
https://nypost.com/2024/04/17/us-news/city-hall-asked-staffers-to-write-poems-about-their-agency-perfecting-the-art-of-time-wasting/
A man in Australia went on an EPIC “pub crawl”! 120 bars in 24 hours! Let’s not congratulate him just yet… He has a bit of a headache…
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/04/17/australia-Guinness-World-Records-pub-crawl/8191713374341/
Boston Dynamics revealed their new model! Our future overlords have evolved…
https://www.popsci.com/technology/rip-atlas-robot/
ABBA, Bill Withers, Bobby McFerrin, and other singers got their records enshrined in the National Recording Registry! Nice… And Congrats!
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/16/1244804661/abba-green-day-national-recording-registry
A man in TN tried to rob a gas station with a five-foot snake! Oh boy…
https://www.iheart.com/content/2024-04-16-man-tried-to-rob-gas-station-armed-with-a-five-foot-snake-police
A man in OH shot and killed an Uber driver he thought was going to rob him… And then the story gets complicated…
https://apnews.com/article/ohio-uber-driver-fatally-shot-2efec12816a9a40934a6a7524e20e613
A woman in IN called the police to report her dealer for selling her bad meth!
https://nypost.com/2024/04/17/us-news/indiana-woman-calls-911-to-report-dealer-for-selling-bad-meth/
26 barges broke loose on the Ohio River, with five going over the dam. Lots of excitement on the waterways lately…
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/13/Pittsburgh-Ohio-River-barges-loose/6081713022942/
One of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings and housing the “Old Stock Exchange” was heavily damaged in a fire…
https://apnews.com/article/copenhagen-fire-spire-stock-exchange-045be0d926a7dd590d4f32e5cea07360
The original first model for the USS Enterprise was found in a TX storage unit, and was returned to Gene Roddenberry’s son! Very good news!
https://apnews.com/article/star-trek-uss-enterprise-roddenberry-e3cea04b05ae5c24130d144a0b38d051
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Some Interesting People Passed Away This Week …
Racer/TV Director Bruce Kessler died 4 Apr… We just found out…
https://honoraryunsubscribe.com/bruce-kessler/
Guitarist Dickey Betts (“The Allman Brothers Band”) died …
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/dickey-betts-influential-allman-brothers-band-singer-songwriter/story
MLB pitcher Ken Holtzman, who won three World Series, died…
https://apnews.com/article/ken-holtzman-obit-oakland-cubs-d80f40a445e98ca50444ee8aab9ba616
Well, that’s the way the week went… And I hope yours met with your expectations… We’ve got some great things to share this week, like “Aliens: The Musical”, an app that gives you one minute in a random park, all over the World (great if you need a break), “Wallace & Gromit” enter “The Matrix”, and lots more… As always, a huge thanx to everyone who stops by the Site, or hits the FB page… We’re working hard, to keep the weird and wonderful coming… So glad it pleases…
Enjoy,
Phil