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This bush was passed to us from Youngest's house a few weeks ago. It was almost bare, but for some leaves and rather unhappy there in the shade. We set it in the sun and it blossomed out! Can't wait to see it next year...!
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SUPREME COURT BLOCKS TRUMP PLAN TO END DACA PROGRAM! [Click]
ReplyDeletePerhaps they have comprehended that DT will soon be history?
DeleteYou may have a point there, listener.
DeleteCome to think of it, might this and the recent job discrimination decision be auguries of the Obamacare decision?
DeleteI followed Roberts' confirmation hearings and he convinced me he was more focused on legal principles than on politics. Maybe we're seeing that now. And I think the legalities in the Obamacare case are pretty clear.
DeleteAnd notably, the relatively conservative Chicago Tribune Editorial Board has called on Congress to pass a law giving Dreamers a path to citizenship.
DeleteThe Supreme Court didn't say DACA couldn't be banned--it said it had to be done in the manner required by law, and Trump hadn't followed the rules. Quite reasonable and efficient, it seems to me.
DeleteVT: 1135/ 56(+5/+1)
ReplyDelete162 active/ 1st death in 25 days Recovered: 917 (+2)
In Hospital = 2 (+1)
Tests 54,745 (+1082)
4.9%
Montana Senate Moves to Toss Up [Click]
ReplyDeleteBiden Is Clear Leader In Presidential Race [Click] Data from FiveThirtyEight.
Biden Begins First General Election TV Ad Blitz [Click]
The Hidden History Of Juneteenth [Click] A very good read, although the headline could be improved.
Uncle Ben to go into retirement with Aunt Jemima. [Click] I am reminded that it was African slaves who began rice culture in what became the US. A ship with a cargo of rice ran aground in the Carolinas and the grain was salvaged, but the White farmers didn’t know how to grow it; some of the slaves did.
Footprints reveal giant carnivorous dinosaurs the length of a bus wandered Australia [Click]
Jean Kennedy Smith: Last JFK sibling and US envoy dies aged 92 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53095039
ReplyDeleteAlso CNN:
Deletehttps://www.cnn.com/2020/06/18/politics/jean-kennedy-smith-jfk-dead-at-92/index.html
Since others are posting similar statistics, here are the numbers for a state with a population of 12.83 million:
ReplyDeleteConfirmed cases: 134,185 (+546)
Deaths: 6,485 (+87)
Tests: 1,258,328 (+29,987)
Death rate: 4.8%
Data on hosiptalizations and recovery are not readily available, although currently 14,457 of 35,169 hospital beds, 1,783 of 3,869 ICU bed, and 4.374 of 5,983 ventilators are open.
It may be noted that the peak daily number of new cases was May 22, with 2,783.
The numbers look huge, but .0505% of the population there has died.
DeleteThat seems small, except...
In Vermont, .0089% of the population has died.
In Ohio, .0225% of the population has died.
In Maine, .0074% of the population has died.
Delete(100 deaths, population 1,344,000)
DeleteIn California, .0133% of the population has died.
(5290 deaths, population 39,510,000)
In West Virginia, .0049% of the population has died.
Delete(88 deaths, population 1,792,000)
To my surprise, Massachusetts is doing really well!
DeleteIn Massachusetts, .0011% of the population has died.
(7770 deaths, population 6,893,000)
Nationally, .03656% of the population has died
Delete120,000 deaths, population 328,200,0000
OHIO: As of Thursday afternoon, there have been at least 43,122 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 2,633 deaths, and 7,104 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
ReplyDelete6.1%
DeleteThe Prison Was Built to Hold 1,500 Inmates. It Had Over 2,000 Coronavirus Cases. [Click]
ReplyDeleteDocs cancelled yesterday. River over bridge cancelled Cooter for today. sigh
ReplyDeleteGosh! With most of our plans cancelled due to the virus, you sure don't need water over the bridge too!!
Delete7 Ways 2020 Has Exposed America - Click
ReplyDeleteLink seems to be broken; try this one (and click on the video if desired). [Click]
DeleteThis link should take you directly to the video [Click] [Tested once]
Thanks for the link, Cat--I'm sure not going to argue with Robert Reich's take on the situation. Glad to see he's come around to my point of view. [grin]
DeleteFair is fair: small wonder DT didn’t know about Juneteenth; look at all the things that happened on the same day! [Click]
ReplyDeleteTrump Is Losing Credit Where He May Soon Need It Most [Click] “Sometime within the next two weeks or so, the Supreme Court will deliver its decision in the Trump business-documents case.” Hmmmm…could be fun indeed.
ReplyDeleteActually, I’m a bit concerned that they have voted against DT leading up to that vote. Now they can get away with voting for him without cries of them being in his pocket.
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ReplyDeleteCompare and Contrast: Protests of the 1960’s and Today. [Click] I am hopeful; this seems bigger. The writer doesn’t direct attention to the change in methods of communication, but it seems important to me.
I’ve been saying for awhile that this is the other half of the 60’s ~ this time without the drugs.
DeleteJune 18, 2020 By Taegan Goddard:
ReplyDeleteA new AP-NORC poll finds just 24% of Americans say the country is headed in the right direction, down from 33% a month ago and 42% in March.
...what it takes to wake some people up.
DeleteFox News poll: Biden extends lead over Trump amid protests [Click] Registered voters 50% to 38%.
ReplyDeleteWow! And this is said by Fox!
DeleteThe Fox polls have a good reputation.
DeleteThe Trump Administration Paid Millions for [Viral Transport Vials] — and Got Unusable Mini Soda Bottles [Click]
ReplyDeleteKrugman: Market madness in the pandemic [Click] Investors who try to beat market gyrations are likely to get burnt.
ReplyDeleteI am now reminded of the old dictum that time in the market is more important than timing the market.
DeleteKlobuchar Withdraws as Possible Biden Veep, suggests woman of color. [Click] Thinking of Harris, she has a very significant problem that is rarely mentioned— she is very definitely a clintonista. And I wouldn't be surprised if Biden is considering possibilities that don't occur to the popular press.
ReplyDeleteSuch as Tammy Duckworth?
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