Thursday, January 23, 2025

Voz Media: Trump speaks to Davos

 


The Texas Report with George Rodriguez

Cuba back on the list

Cuba back on the list: It did not take long before President Trump reversed one of President Biden's most outrageous decisions. In other words, the corrupt Cuban dictatorship is back where it belongs. Here is the story: President Donald Trump’s swift…..
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 It did not take long before President Trump reversed one of President Biden's most outrageous decisions. In other words, the corrupt Cuban dictatorship is back where it belongs. Here is the story:

President Donald Trump’s swift action after his Monday inauguration to return Cuba to the list of countries that support terrorism is a necessary step to uphold U.S. national security interests -- and to show the island government that Trump, whom they hate, is back.

The change to Cuba’s status came as Trump signed 78 executive orders on Day One of his presidency.

Thank God. What were they thinking in the Biden administration? They weren't thinking at all, because once again, a Democrat President gets nothing in return from the Cuban dictatorship. At least, President Obama got to do the wave with Raul Castro at a baseball game. Wonder if President Biden got a thank you note from the leadership?

Yes, this will be a popular decision in Florida. I get it. At the same time, the Trump message is simple: We love the Cuban people but hate the corrupt communists who grabbed power years ago. Furthermore, we don't like regimes that support terrorism or undermine the safety of their citizens.

What will we do next? Here are a couple of ideas. No more Russian military ships visiting Havana harbor. No more foreign-owned hotels (joint ventures with the Cuban military) that discriminate against Cubans because only tourists with dollars can enjoy those facilities. Last but not least, we will enforce the U.S. embargo like never before to show the thugs in Cuba that we are serious about liberating the Cuban people.

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1979: Willie Mays Hall of Fame!

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Ted Williams allegedly said that they invented the All Star Game for Willie Mays.  He was right.

Willie Mays was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame on this day in 1979.    Mays played 21 seasons with the Giants, and finished up with the Mets in 1972-73.    He hit over .300 10 times and retired with a career .302 average, won the NL MVP twice (1954 & 1965) and was selected 20 times as an NL All-Star.  On top of that, Mays led the league in home runs four times and hit 660, or the second highest ever at the time he retired.

Some of us are old enough to remember watching Mays in the NBC Saturday afternoon game of the week.  Finally, I had a chance to watch Mays in 1972 when he finished his career with the New York Mets.   He wasn't Willie Mays anymore but it was a huge thrill to see him in person! 

For my money, Mays was the greatest player of the 20th century!

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1945: The Marines at Mt Suribachi

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Back in 1945 or many years ago, the battle of Iwo Jima was in full force.  

Taking the island of Iwo Jima was essential to the Pacific strategy.   

The island became an important post for future B-29 bombing missions against the Japanese mainland.
  
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A chat with Leslie Eastman: Language Creation Society on Klingon, Dothraki and Legalese


 



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2014 podcast: "The Vikings" with Leslie Eastman & friends

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2012: Talking tango with Georgina and Oscar


Leslie Eastman joined me for a chat with Georgina Vargas and Oscar Mandagaran.  They are a lovely tango couple from Argentina.  This is Leslie's post about the show!  This is a wonderful couple who dances gracefully............



2013: A chat about the story of "beer"

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We spoke on Thursday night about the history of beer, from the beginning to the present.

We were joined by Leslie Eastman, Barry Jacobsen plus Vice President/Brew Master of the Manzanita Brewing Company, Garry Pitman.

Here is the show.

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