Hundreds of people marched in the streets of Manassas Saturday afternoon to show their support for law enforcement officers as police departments across the country come under unprecedented scrutiny in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Participants in the event, sponsored by the organization We Back Blue, gathered at Nelson Park and then marched down Grant Avenue to the Old Manassas Courthouse holding signs that read “We Support Our Law Enforcement,” “No Police, No Peace,” and “Law & Order.”
A district attorney in Oklahoma hit several protesters with charges of assault, rioting, and terrorism in connection to recent violent protests that took place in Oklahoma City.
"Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York."(NYT)It's hard to pick a favorite song but her version of "Where or When" is great:
The Essential Lena Horne........... https://t.co/J7xwl8dg65 via @amazon— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) June 14, 2017
Monday’s video:— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) June 29, 2020
Justice Roberts and the Louisiana abortion law......
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Democrats worry the presence of Bass on the ticket would needlessly help Republicans in a state where the GOP has historically eked out come-from-behind wins. Florida Democrats also favor a home-state congressional candidate as Biden’s running mate, with Val Demings also under consideration. Demings, a Florida congresswoman who is African-American, is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus while Bass chairs the group.Two of their congressional colleagues from Miami, Reps. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Donna Shalala, are facing reelection challenges from Cuban-American Republicans who have made socialism a top issue. Both support Demings as a running mate for Biden but say that Bass‘ comments in their own right are problematic, and both had also condemned Sanders remarks about Castro in the primary.“I disagree with the Congresswoman’s comments on Cuba. I invite people to come to Miami where we can educate them on the tyrannical dictatorship that has decimated Cuba for 60 years,” Shalala said, adding “my focus is on helping her and Joe Biden win Florida, the White House, and save our country.”
"On May 14, 1948 President Harry Truman announced that the United States would offer de facto recognition of the new State of Israel. His decision, coming only eleven minutes after the new government was formed in the former British mandate of Palestine, gave immediate legitimacy to a country that existed only on paper and in the hearts of the world-wide Jewish community." (Truman and Israel: Behind the Decision)
Ami Horowitz first went to the East Village in New York City, asking white liberals if they think it will help the black community. The responses showed apparent anger and hatred toward law enforcement.
However, when Horowitz traveled to Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem, he heard a different tune from black residents.Another woman said, “I have family members that are police. I respect the police. I would not want to see a lawless society.”
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During my time working and living in Mexico, I would often hear about US highways. I learned in conversation that many middle class and professional Mexicans drove to the US, went shopping and travelled around the US in their early 1980's Ford LTD cars.
How many times did I hear people complimenting those clean and well paved US roads? A lot!
Americans can indeed take it for granted. For example, you can drive from Atlanta to LA on I-10 and stay in San Antonio. Or, you can start in Minneapolis and drive straight to Laredo on I-35. Or you can the Atlantic coastline from Maine to Miami on I-95. Or you can see the Pacific Oeean from San Diego to Seattle on I-5.
It is really a great transportation system and something that Americans should be very proud of and learned that many of my Mexican friends very impressed with.
It started when the US Senate approved The Federal Highway Act this week in 1956. The US House approved it on a voice vote the next day. I guess that everyone was "on board" to start building those highways that connected the country from coast to coast and Mexico to Canada.
Looking back, this is how the federal government should work. You propose an idea, discuss it openly and pay for it by raising taxes. Overall, a good idea that benefited the country and impressed the heck out of the Mexicans.
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Friday’s video:— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) June 26, 2020
How much of an impact did the protests have on the spike?
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Numerous Seattle businesses – including an auto repair shop, a tattoo parlor and a property management company – sued the city Wednesday, alleging city officials were complicit in allowing an “occupied protest” that has made them feel unsafe in their neighborhood, according to reports.
On this day in 1956, Elvis rocked on "The Milton Berle Show".....he was seen by millions for the first time on TV.......and his performance of "Hound Dog" was spectacular.....
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Thursday’s video:— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) June 25, 2020
Seattle citizens plan to sue city hall for not protecting them....
Click to listen:........ https://t.co/li2BuS6kwy via @YouTube
Major League Baseball has officially announced a plan to return to play that features players reporting for training by July 1, leading up to a proposed 60-game regular-season schedule anticipated to begin on July 23 and 24.“Major League Baseball is thrilled to announce that the 2020 season is on the horizon,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement.“We have provided the Players Association with a schedule to play 60 games and are excited to provide our great fans with Baseball again soon.”
Wednesday’s video:— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) June 24, 2020
The Democrats go further left and left.......
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A 3-year-old boy was shot and killed in Chicago over the weekend. Two hours later, a 13-year-old girl was shot and killed just blocks away.Between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, seven people were killed, including the 3-year-old, the 13-year-old and two other teenagers.
Tuesday’s video:— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) June 23, 2020
Trump is correct about the destruction of statues....
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Chicago recorded at least 11 killed and 67 wounded during an outbreak of violence, according to Fox 32. The deaths included a 3-year-old and a 13-year-old girl. The teenage girl was home Saturday night when she was struck in the neck from the shot fired from outside. She was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital.CBS Chicago reported that eight of those shot were children and teens, four of them died. The 3-year old was with his stepfather at about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday when he was struck in the back. Witnesses told the station that the gunfire came from a blue Honda.“Tears are a natural reaction to these tragic stories of violence. But we need to do more than just cry,” Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said. “Let’s keep violent offenders in jail longer, and let’s revamp the home monitoring system. It’s not working.”
Living in Forney, Vera Harris is the family historian for the Richard family of Hawkins, and could hardly believe a big part of their family legacy, the “Aunt Jemima” brand, was about to be erased from supermarket shelves.“A lot of people want it removed. We want the world to know that our cousin Lillian was one of the Aunt Jemima’s and she made an honest living. We would ask that you reconsider just wiping all that away. There wasn’t a lot of jobs, especially for black women back in that time. She was discovered by Quaker Oats to be their brand person,” Harris said.Lillian Richard became a goodwill ambassador for Quaker Oats, and for decades, portrayed Aunt Jemima all over Texas.“She made an honest living out of it for a number of years. She toured around Texas,” Harris said.In the Fouke community just outside Hawkins is a historic marker dedicated to Lillian Richard, who is recognized as one of several women who portrayed Aunt Jemima.
Just watched Michael Landon on "The Rifleman"....he plays a young man....."End of a young gun"........1958..... pic.twitter.com/DmYptNeIBt— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) June 18, 2016
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But despite the win for DACA recipients, we must not ignore that the Supreme Court did not rule on the legality of the DACA program but only on the manner in which Trump chose to try to end it.In other words, there may be other avenues through which he can approach ending the program, and he’s made that clear that he’s interested in doing so.
