Out of curiosity, I read the Wikipedia entry for Ms Bowser. [Click] It seems she has been involved in a lot of governmental hanky-panky but remains popular with her constituents. I think the Black Lives Matter Plaza action is historical.
AFAIK that's standard for mayors of D.C. Can't remember the scuttlebutt about Harold Washington, but Marion Barry was as crooked as they come and yet immensely popular. If I'm not mistaken, things have carried on like that.
The only Harold Washington I recall was mayor of Chicago. Died before the end of his first term. He was the city's first Black mayor and succeed Jane Byrne, the city's first female mayor. The current mayor, Lori Lightfoot, is the city's second Black mayor, its second female mayor, and its first openly gay mayor.
Looking at the Wikepedia article Alan linked to, I see that the first mayor of DC was Walter Washington. He served from 1975 to 1979, but seems to have previously held a similar position under a different title.
OHIO:As of Saturday afternoon, there have been at least 38,111 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 2,370 deaths, and 6,460 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
'A giant wheezing kazoo': Golden Gate Bridge starts to 'sing' after design fix [Click] ‘Strange sound coming from bridge explained by new bicycle-path railings that make ‘music’ as wind passes through.’ Reminds me of an old engineering question: Q: How big do you make a smokestack? A: Big enough that it doesn’t whistle.
Here's a response I just wrote on FB to a nasty person:
George Floyd is only the most recent of an all too long line of civilians, a disproportionate number of them people of color, killed by police.
While I cannot condone violence, I can readily understand how grief and anger might spontaneously erupt into violence. But what surprises and encourages me is how many peaceful demonstrations we have seen.
I am fifty-six years old. My entire life we have been promised that racial equality was coming, that economic justice was coming. When? How many more must die before all Americans teach our children that bigotry, discrimination and violence against someone just because he looks different, speaks differently, follows a different religion or lifestyle or political party, is un-American?
I suppose it would be Leavenworth [Click]; Moundsville (where Gene Debs was incarderated) and Fort Monroe (where Jefferson Davis was ensconced) are retired, as I recall. And the food and physical environments in those lockups were unwholesome by modern standards. Fort Jefferson would be another option if he prefers the climate of Florida; there's no yellow fever there anymore.
My Mother's Ring has been shipped back to me! It is supposed to arrive on Tuesday. Don't hold your breath. The bird/butterfly bath I purchased was supposed to take 3 days to arrive, but took 22 days. But at least it's coming!
The jeweler makes new jewelry in Toronto, and repairs just north of Los Angeles. So, though I was supposed to get the resized ring back the third week in March, it got stuck at the shop in California due to COVID-19. It was taking so long, with LA County shut down, that they said they'd make me a new one and send it from Canada. However! This one was shipped from California! So I think they were able to resize my original ring after all!
Bona fortuna! I am waiting on a shipment of watercolor paints from Russia; they are slow to come because they come by surface post. (I suspect they may travel across Siberia to Vladivostok, then by ship to some intermediate port, then to California.) The shipping charge and the price of the (artist grade) watercolors is very low. I can be patient.
It's such a visual of the time we are in, that DT has had a tall fence built around the White House.
ReplyDeleteNotes on the last thread.
The Trump Regime Is Beginning to Topple [Click] “The best way to grasp the magnitude of what we’re seeing is to look for precedents abroad.”
ReplyDeleteGene Sharp: From Dictatorship to Democracy:
DeleteAt amazon.com [Click]
At alibris.com [Click]
Thanks, Alan. Ordered it through Alibris.
DeleteMy pleasure.
DeleteOut of curiosity, I read the Wikipedia entry for Ms Bowser. [Click] It seems she has been involved in a lot of governmental hanky-panky but remains popular with her constituents. I think the Black Lives Matter Plaza action is historical.
ReplyDeleteAFAIK that's standard for mayors of D.C. Can't remember the scuttlebutt about Harold Washington, but Marion Barry was as crooked as they come and yet immensely popular. If I'm not mistaken, things have carried on like that.
DeleteHere’s a little more from Wikipedia: Mayor of the District of Columbia [Click]
DeleteThe only Harold Washington I recall was mayor of Chicago. Died before the end of his first term. He was the city's first Black mayor and succeed Jane Byrne, the city's first female mayor. The current mayor, Lori Lightfoot, is the city's second Black mayor, its second female mayor, and its first openly gay mayor.
DeleteLooking at the Wikepedia article Alan linked to, I see that the first mayor of DC was Walter Washington. He served from 1975 to 1979, but seems to have previously held a similar position under a different title.
DeleteGeorge Floyd killing: Washington expecting biggest march yet as mourners prepare for second memorial service – live [Click] The Guardian
ReplyDeleteOHIO:As of Saturday afternoon, there have been at least 38,111 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 2,370 deaths, and 6,460 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
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DeleteBowser addresses record crowd at Black Lives Matter Plaza [Click] “Today we say ‘no,’ in November, we say ‘next.’”
ReplyDeleteDraft Democratic Police Reform Bill [Click]
Inappropriate Us of Disinfectants Causes Increase in Calls to Poison Control Centers. [Click]
Arizona Health System Hits Ventilator Capacity [Click]
'A giant wheezing kazoo': Golden Gate Bridge starts to 'sing' after design fix [Click] ‘Strange sound coming from bridge explained by new bicycle-path railings that make ‘music’ as wind passes through.’ Reminds me of an old engineering question: Q: How big do you make a smokestack? A: Big enough that it doesn’t whistle.
One perfect moment: Georgia National Guard, protesters dance the 'Macarena' [Click]
In re "giant wheezing kazoo," that must be the world's largest Aeolian Harp [Click]
DeleteAmidst George Floyd protests, Kamala Harris wants police reform. What took so long? [Click]
ReplyDeleteHere's a response I just wrote on FB to a nasty person:
DeleteGeorge Floyd is only the most recent of an all too long line of civilians, a disproportionate number of them people of color, killed by police.
While I cannot condone violence, I can readily understand how grief and anger might spontaneously erupt into violence. But what surprises and encourages me is how many peaceful demonstrations we have seen.
I am fifty-six years old. My entire life we have been promised that racial equality was coming, that economic justice was coming. When? How many more must die before all Americans teach our children that bigotry, discrimination and violence against someone just because he looks different, speaks differently, follows a different religion or lifestyle or political party, is un-American?
US protests live: hundreds of thousands march against racial injustice, from coast to coast. [Click] The little people are comin’ to getcha, Donnie. You got an airplane ready to go?
ReplyDeleteYou could have somebody read up for you on what Pretty Boy Batista, Rafael Trujillo, and Ferdinand Marcos took along when they left.
DeleteMore of the same [Click]
DeleteRats fleeing SS Trump [Click]
ReplyDeleteWhite House almost completely surrounded by 1.7 miles of fencing [Click] Let’s complete the job and put locks on the outside.
ReplyDeleteOh, I would LOVE that!
DeleteNa, that's defacing public property. Besides, as soon as Pres. Polosi moves in, she'll have to tear it all down.
DeleteNor am I in favor of letting Trump flee. There's a nice, cozy cell and an orange jumpsuit waiting for him at Leavenworth.
I suppose it would be Leavenworth [Click]; Moundsville (where Gene Debs was incarderated) and Fort Monroe (where Jefferson Davis was ensconced) are retired, as I recall. And the food and physical environments in those lockups were unwholesome by modern standards. Fort Jefferson would be another option if he prefers the climate of Florida; there's no yellow fever there anymore.
DeleteConnecting California: Law enforcement can ID 'the looters' by gazing into a mirror [Click]
ReplyDeleteMaine Factory Discarding COVID-19 Swabs Produced During Tour By Unmasked Trump: Report [Click]
ReplyDeleteConfirming his idiocy.
Delete1047/55 (+19/ 0) 104 active
ReplyDeleteNo deaths in 9 days
Recovered: 888 (+6)
In Hospital 1 ( +1)
Tests 40,083 (+966)
My Mother's Ring has been shipped back to me! It is supposed to arrive on Tuesday. Don't hold your breath.
ReplyDeleteThe bird/butterfly bath I purchased was supposed to take 3 days to arrive, but took 22 days. But at least it's coming!
The jeweler makes new jewelry in Toronto, and repairs just north of Los Angeles. So, though I was supposed to get the resized ring back the third week in March, it got stuck at the shop in California due to COVID-19. It was taking so long, with LA County shut down, that they said they'd make me a new one and send it from Canada. However! This one was shipped from California! So I think they were able to resize my original ring after all!
Bona fortuna! I am waiting on a shipment of watercolor paints from Russia; they are slow to come because they come by surface post. (I suspect they may travel across Siberia to Vladivostok, then by ship to some intermediate port, then to California.) The shipping charge and the price of the (artist grade) watercolors is very low. I can be patient.
DeleteWow, Alan! I'll be interested to hear how long that shipment takes...!
ReplyDeleteWhat made you buy from so far away?