Downtown Dallas became a war zone Thursday night when a sniper shooting from a building opened fire on police working a Black Lives Matter demonstration, killing 5 cops and wounding 7 more. Two civilians were also wounded. Police killed the shooter early Friday morning, after an hours-long standoff,[...]
Archive for July, 2016
July 8th, 2016 - 7:30 am § in Misc.
Police: Lone sniper responsible for Dallas carnage
July 8th, 2016 - 7:00 am § in Misc.
140th Anniversary of The End of Reconstruction
BLACK THEN: HAMBURG MASSACRE OF 1876: ALL-BLACK COMMUNITY RACE RIOT AGAINST WHITE TOWNSPEOPLE 1 POSTED BY JAE JONES – APRIL 7, 2016 – LATEST POSTS, RECONSTRUCTION The Hamburg Massacre of 1876 was a race riot between community’s Black militia and white residents from the surrounding rur[...]
July 8th, 2016 - 6:16 am § in Misc.
BUCHENWALD 128: After Liberation
A major reason for my effort to preserve my father’s heritage is my hope that survivors will remember my father and that memory wilk add a bit to the work of scholars like Ken Waltzer who are trying to resopnstruct the story of Buchenwald. From Ken’s post on FACEBOOK: Many Buchenwald boy[...]
July 7th, 2016 - 9:52 am § in Misc.
Letter from Medellin
Phil Herzog: Dear Amigos, First let me apologize for the hiatus in communication. Retiring, divesting, and moving to South America has been time consuming and emotionally draining. This the first of what I hope will be a series of sporadic expat sharings. I hope you find them of interest. If you wou[...]
July 7th, 2016 - 9:31 am § in Donald Trump, Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: TRUMP Taxes, PROPOSED RULE CHANGE FOR REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
If a candidate seeking the GOP nomination fails to make at least three years of tax returns available to delegates at least 48 hours prior to the beginning of the RNC, any obligation to vote for that candidate on the first ballot shall be null and void.[...]
July 7th, 2016 - 1:08 am § in Misc.
When was John Lewis Arrested?
55-years ago today, John Lewis was released from jail, after being arrested for using a “white” restroom.[...]
David Brewster: California, where high taxes and high regulation may have crippled its prosperity and its ability to fix problems like water shortages and poor assimilation of migrants is a warning for Washington state
David Brewster Here’s a glum appraisal of California politics and economy, where high taxes and high regulation may have crippled its prosperity and its ability to fix problems like water shortages and poor assimilation of migrants. The warning for Washington state is the creation of two polar[...]