Happy # "2,000 something" to the city of Roma

They tell us that this is the day that the city of Rome was founded:  

According to tradition, on April 21, 753 B.C., Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, found Rome on the site where they were suckled by a she-wolf as orphaned infants. Actually, the Romulus and Remus myth originated sometime in the fourth century B.C., and the exact date of Rome’s founding was set by the Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro in the first century B.C.

OK.   We won't argue details.    Nevertheless, happy birthday to Roma.     It gives us a good excuse to listen to Dean Martin's "On an evening in Roma".

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April 21, 1865: Abraham Lincoln's funeral train left Washington

On this day in 1865, the Lincoln funeral train left Washington DC.     The train traveled through 180 cities and seven states on its way to Illinois.   Millions lined up to say goodbye to the 16th president.

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The Barcelona conference with lots of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Pope & war. Iran negotiations.

 The Barcelona conference with lots of Trump Derangement Syndrome.  Pope & war.  Iran negotiations.

A ship of fools fueled by TDS

A ship of fools fueled by TDS:

Minnesota’s Gov. Tim Walz and Connecticut’s Sen. Chris Murphy made fools of themselves at a leftist get-together in Barcelona, where they badmouthed Trump.

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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/04/a_ship_of_fools_fueled_by_tds.html

We remember Mother Angelica (1923-2016)

She was born Rita Rizzo in Canton, Ohio, on this day in 1923.   She died in 2016.

In 1944, Rita entered the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration in Cleveland.   Later in 1981, she was one of the founders of EWTN and became a favorite of millions around the world.

Mother Angelica was a very consequential woman.   Thank you for everything!

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We remember Mariel 1980 with Marcos Nelson Suarez

On April 20, 1980, the Castro regime announced that all Cubans wishing to leave were free to board boats at the port of Mariel. 

Shortly after, the first wave of 125,000 Cuban refugees reached Florida the next day. 

Mariel brought thousands to the US and most of them turned out to be very good additions to Florida.   Unfortunately, there were some criminal elements but they were a very small number. 

Years later, most of the “Marielitos” have contributed much to Miami and the US.  One of them is my friend Marcos Nelson Suarez who came to Dallas and started a very successful newspaper, "El Hispano". 

For me, Mariel was a turning point in rediscovering my Cuban roots.   It reconnected me with the Cuban cause, specially as I saw boats and people leaving the same island that I left as a kid in 1964.

This is our chat with Marcos Nelson Suarez.

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We remember Tito Puente (1923-2000)

Like many of you, I’ve spent a few hours of my life listening to the music of Tito Puente.   

Ernesto Antonio "Tito" Puente was born in New York City, the son of Puerto Rican immigrants and already playing music by age 13.  

He was quite a musical pioneer, mixing musical styles with Latin sounds and experimenting in fusing Latin music with jazz.

Tito Puente won 5 Grammys, including “Homenaje a Beny“, a tribute to Beny More.

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A look at Texas politics with George Rodriguez from South Texas.....

 A look at Texas politics with George Rodriguez from South Texas......The latest from the Paxton vs Cornyn GOP primary.  Governor Abbott vs cities attacking ICE.  The international left meets in Barcelona.  Justice Thomas about the ideas of 1776.  We remember Henry Hyde  (1924-2007).

CANTO TALK podcasts from last week

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Another rich Democrat wants to wreck California harder

Another rich Democrat wants to wreck California harder:

Tom Steyer is the embodiment of Trump-derangement pie in the sky.

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