Author: Harris L
The New York Times on white supremacist incidents
How the Beatles’ success saved jobs in Scranton, PA
1938 MLB film on YouTube
Wealthy people gain influence in politics – most gave to Trump
Trump benefited the most and will give them a lot in return. They are sucking up to Trump now.
Instagram post on sports revenue sources
Instagram post on the world’s largest chicken-shaped building
After the 1971 World Series
I was a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh when the Pirates won the 1971 World Series in October 1971. The game was on a Sunday afternoon. I lived on the 13th floor of a high-rise dorm which looked out over Forbes Avenue, a major Pittsburgh street. One of the guys had a tape recorder – the old kind about the size of a book with small reels – and hung it out the window. He could pick up the sounds from the packed street below. It was full of cars celebrating the big win. We heard that the Original Hot Dog Shop, the main place to get carry out beer nearby, ran out of beer. That’s hard to believe.
Washington Post article on Trump and TikTok leaves important information out
The Washington Post published the article below which includes information on Trump’s change in position to pro TikTok. It leaves out his contacts with Republican donors, one who owns a share of TikTok. These discussions presumably were influential in changing his position. Trump responds to people who give him money. I wrote a tweet reply to the Post on this but they haven’t added anything to their article.
Trump and GOP Got Financial Help From Another Donor Linked to TikTok
Cornyn’s hypocrisy on recess appointment
John Cornyn, a Republican senator from Texas, supports Trump’s goal of recess appointments. He opposed them when Obama did them.
Manu Raju on CNN made a tweet on Cornyn’s current position. I replied asking if he asked Cornyn on his prior position.
See my posts on X (Twitter.) I am taking a Twitter break
Trump will use the appointments of unqualified people like Gaetz and Kennedy to increase his power. He’s shitting on Republican senators who will have two bad options:
- vote for bad choices to avoid the wrath of Trump and threats from his cult
- Let Trump increase power with recess appointments. They can avoid voting this way.
I predict they will take the coward’s way out – recess appointments.
Sad! 