Sunday, April 6, 2025

Stick Library

 


96: Nanette Blitz Konig

 


Happy 96th Birthday Nanette Blitz Konig!

Nanette was born on April 6, 1929 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands to Martijn (a native of Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and Helene (a native of Kimberley, South Africa.)

The Germans occupied the Netherlands.

In 1941 the Germans forced all Jews out of the Public Schools and so Nanette went to the Jewish Lyceum where she met and became Friends with Anne Frank.

In September 1943 Nanette and her Family were arrested by the Germans and sent to the Westerbork Transit Camp in northern the Netherlands.

On February 15, 1944 Nanette and her Family were deported to the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in Germany and kept in a Special Section of the Camp that was to be used to barter for German Prisoners Overseas.

Her Father died in November 1944 and the rest of the Family lost their “Special Status.”

Her Mother and Brother were deported from Bergen-Belsen to different Camps in 1944 leaving Nanette all alone at the age of 15.

Her Mother was sent to the Beendorf Salt Mines in Germany where she worked as a Forced Laborer. She died in April 1945 while on a train headed to Sweden for recuperation after her Liberation.

Her Brother was sent to the  Orangeburg Concentration Camp in Germany where he died.

In January 1945 Nanette was transferred from the Special Section to the Regular Female Section of Bergen-Belsen where she reunited with Anne Frank and Anne’s Sister, Margot.

She also said that she had seen Anne and Margot shortly before they died:

"When I found Anne and Margot in Camp 8, that was the original Camp 8, which was then a women's camp, [...] they were both skeletons and I, I know about Anne that she was wrapped in a blanket. Margot I can't remember if she was also wrapped in a blanket, but she was also very weak, completely, well, consumed so to speak. And maybe she was wrapped in a blanket too, the clothes were impossible to wear because they were full of lice."

Nanette was liberated from Bergen-Belsen by the British Army and spent 3 years in a Hospital with Typhus (the disease that killed Anne Frank.)

Nanette moved to England where she met and married John Konig in 1953 and they moved to Brazil where they had 3 Children.

John died in 2022.

In 2015 Nanette published her Memoirs in Portuguese with an English Version published in 2018.

Following the death of Jacqueline van Maarsen in February 2025, she is one of the last living People to have known Anne Frank.

Nanette is also the last living person who saw Anne Frank closest to her death.

Protecting The House

 


Reciprocal Tariffs

 


I am so sick of all our American Products being made in Middle-Earth with all the Hobbits getting rich and costing Americans so much extra money. 

Saturday, April 5, 2025

No Weakness



After a Russian Ballistic Missile killed 18 People—including 9 Children—in his hometown of Kryvyi Rih, President Zelenskyy demands accountability: "Staying silent about Russia killing children only emboldens the scum in Moscow."

The strike comes as the Trump Administration continues pushing for a Ceasefire that Analysts warn could give Russia time to prepare for a new War.

Zelenskyy appeared to criticize US Ambassador Brink, whose statement on the attack avoided explicitly naming Russia as responsible—calling such Diplomatic ambiguity "wrong and dangerous."

Collasping Economy

 


Protests are happening across the United States, the Stock Market is Crashing, Prices on Everything are Rising, a Recession is Looming, Russians continue to kill Ukrainians because Putin is playing Trump, DOGE continues to not be efficient and randomly firing Thousands of People with no worry about the effects on the American People, Tariffs have caused unnecessary harm and expense to Ordinary Americans, etc.

Trump ran on fixing the American Economy and so far he is only destroying the American Economy.

While the Country falls apart because of his Direct Rule (ie. Executive Actions) Trump goes golfing while Americans struggle to feed their Families.

Friday, April 4, 2025

80: 1st Camp

80 years ago today (April 4, 1945) the US Military liberated their first Concentration Camp: Ohrdruf (south of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.)

It was a sub-camp of Buchenwald.

It housed 20,000 Russians, Poles, Hungarians, Jews, French, Czechs, Italians, Belgians, Greeks, Yugoslavians and Germans.

From November 1944 until April 1945 7,000 people were murdered by the Germans here.

The Camp was liberated by the 4th Armored Division, led by Brigadier General Joseph Cutrona, and the 89th Infantry Division.

When the soldiers of the 4th Armored Division entered the camp, they discovered piles of bodies, some covered with lime, and others partially incinerated on pyres.

The ghastly nature of their discovery led General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe, to visit the camp on April 12th, with Generals George S. Patton and Omar Bradley (pictured.)

 After his visit, Eisenhower cabled General George C. Marshall, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington saying “I made the visit deliberately, in order to be in a position to give first-hand evidence of these things if ever, in the future, there develops a tendency to charge these allegations merely to 'propaganda.'”

On April 19, 1945, Eisenhower again cabled Marshall with a request to bring members of Congress and Journalists to the newly liberated Camps so that they could bring the horrible truth about German Nazi atrocities to the American public.

That same day, Marshall received permission from the Secretary of War, Henry Lewis Stimson, and President Harry S. Truman for these delegations to visit the liberated Camps.

80: Ohrdruf

 


80 years ago today (April 4, 1945) the US Military liberated their first Concentration Camp: Ohrdruf (south of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.)

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Backseat Speaker

 


Axis Of Evil

 


This is how Iran, North Korea, China and Russia support each other and how Iran gets the missiles it uses to bomb Israel and how Russia gets the drones and missiles it uses to bomb Ukraine as well as using North Korean Troops to fight the Ukrainians.

Helping any of these countries (especially Russia) is helping all of these countries commit their Crimes.

50: Babylift

 


50 years ago today (April 3, 1975) Operation Babylift started.

Operation Babylift was the Mass Evacuation of Children from South Vietnam to the United States, Australia, France, West Germany and Canada at the end of the Vietnam War.

On April 4, 1975 a plane carrying Children flying from Saigon, South Vietnam to the Philippines crashed during an Emergency Landing shortly after takeoff.

Of the 314 People on-board the death toll included 78 Children, 35 Defense Attaché Office Employees and 11 U.S. Air Force Personnel; there were 176 Survivors.

When American Businessman Robert Macauley learned that it would take more than a week to evacuate the surviving Orphans due to the lack of Military Transport Planes, he chartered a Boeing 747 from Pan American World Airways and arranged for 300 Children to leave the country, paying for the trip by mortgaging his house.

When it ended on April 26, 1975 3,300 Vietnamese Babies and Children had been airlifted to safety from the Communist North Vietnamese.

91: Jane Goodall

 


Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Always ice Cream

 


UKETA Expanded

United Kingdom Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)



Required Since: January 8, 2025

Required For Citizens Of: Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, The European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden), Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, the Solomon Islands, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United States, Uruguay and Vatican City.

Exemptions For: Ireland, British Subjects with right of abode in the United Kingdom and British Overseas Territories Citizens.

Cost: 16 British Pounds ($21 US Dollars)

Procedure: You have to go to the ETA Website (available in English) fill out the online form, pay the fee, print the Confirmation Page and bring that with your Foreign Passport when travelling to the United Kingdom.

As of today (April 2, 2025) all EU Citizens except the Irish need an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) before they travel to the United Kingdom.

Note: American and Canadian Citizens have needed a UK ETA since January 8, 2025.

Wednesday

 


160,000

 


Putin has called for 160,000 Russian Men (18-30) to be Conscripted into the Russian Military this Spring.

This is the largest number of Conscripts since 2011.

Russia Drafts Men every Spring and Fall.

That means 160,000 will be Drafted this Spring and another 160,000 in the Fall for a total of 320,000 Russian Men Drafted and sent to fight in Ukraine (despite the Official Line that no Conscripts are sent to Ukraine.)

918,180 Russian Soldiers have been killed or wounded in Ukraine since February 2022.

They are dying as Putin’s Cannon Fodder and so he needs to replace them quickly so more can die.

Val Kilmer

 


Less Money

Trump has called today “Liberation Day.”

Do you feel liberated?

I don’t.

The only thing that Trump is liberating us from is more of our hard-earned money since his Tariffs on nearly every single Country will cost the Ordinary American an extra $1,200 Dollars a year on just the basics.

Add to that buying electronics, cars, houses, etc. and the Ordinary American pays even more money for the same items that were cheaper before January 20, 2025.

Holidays Off

Easter Holidays

While most of the Countries of the World get either Good Friday, Easter Monday or Both (Catholic, Protestant or Orthodox Christian) off the United States only gets Easter Sunday off as a Federal Holiday – and we only get it off because it’s a Sunday.

Easter Sunday Only: Albania, Kosovo, Moldova, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Ukraine and the United States (Federal)

Good Friday Off: Angola, Argentina, Bermuda, Bolivia, Cameroon, Canada (Federal), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, East Timor, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Island (Denmark), Honduras, Indonesia, Lebanon, Macau, Malta, Marshall Islands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, the United Kingdom (the Falkland Islands, Scotland), the United States (Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands and Wake Island)

Easter Monday Off: Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Canada (Northwest Territories and Quebec), Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Gabon, Guinea, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Senegal, Slovenia, Spain (Catalonia, Balearic Islands, Rioja, Navarre, Basque and Valencia), Togo, Tonga and Vatican City

Good Friday and Easter Monday Off: Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Eswatini, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guernsey (UK), Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Isle of Man (UK), Jamaica, Jersey (UK), Kenya, Kiribati, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Namibia, Nauru, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, the United Kingdom (Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, England, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Northern Ireland, Saint Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands, and Wales), Vanuatu, Venezuela and Zimbabwe

Passover Off: Israel

Autism Day

 


Tuesday, April 1, 2025

April Fool's

April Fools’ Day

April Fools’ Day—celebrated on April 1 each year—has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, though its exact origins remain a mystery. April Fools’ Day traditions include playing hoaxes or practical jokes on others, often yelling “April Fools!” at the end to clue in the subject of the April Fools’ Day prank. While its exact history is shrouded in mystery, the embrace of April Fools’ Day jokes by the media and major brands has ensured the unofficial holiday’s long life.

Origins of April Fools' Day Some historians speculate that April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. In the Julian Calendar, as in the Hindu calendar, the new year began with the spring equinox around April 1.  People who were slow to get the news or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1 and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through April 1 became the butt of jokes and hoaxes and were called “April fools.” These pranks included having paper fish placed on their backs and being referred to as “poisson d’avril” (April fish), said to symbolize a young, easily caught fish and a gullible person.

Hilaria in Ancient Rome Historians have also linked April Fools’ Day to festivals such as Hilaria (Latin for joyful), which was celebrated in ancient Rome at the end of March by followers of the cult of Cybele. It involved people dressing up in disguises and mocking fellow citizens and even magistrates and was said to be inspired by the Egyptian legend of Isis, Osiris and Seth.

Vernal Equinox and April Fools' There’s also speculation that April Fools’ Day was tied to the vernal equinox, or first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when Mother Nature fooled people with changing, unpredictable weather.

History of April Fools’ Day April Fools’ Day spread throughout Britain during the 18th century. In Scotland, the tradition became a two-day event, starting with “hunting the gowk,” in which people were sent on phony errands (gowk is a word for cuckoo bird, a symbol for fool) and followed by Tailie Day, which involved pranks played on people’s derrieres, such as pinning fake tails or “kick me” signs on them.

April Fools’ Day Pranks In modern times, people have gone to great lengths to create elaborate April Fools’ Day hoaxes. Newspapers, radio and TV stations and websites have participated in the April 1 tradition of reporting outrageous fictional claims that have fooled their audiences.

In 1957, the BBC reported that Swiss farmers were experiencing a record spaghetti crop and showed footage of people harvesting noodles from trees. In 1985, Sports Illustrated writer George Plimpton tricked many readers when he ran a made-up article about a rookie pitcher named Sidd Finch who could throw a fastball over 168 miles per hour.

In 1992, National Public Radio ran a spot with former President Richard Nixon saying he was running for president again… only it was an actor, not Nixon, and the segment was all an April Fools’ Day prank that caught the country by surprise.

In 1996, Taco Bell, the fast-food restaurant chain, duped people when it announced it had agreed to purchase Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell and intended to rename it the Taco Liberty Bell. In 1998, after Burger King advertised a “Left-Handed Whopper,” scores of clueless customers requested the fake sandwich. Google notoriously hosts an annual April Fools’ Day prank that has included everything from “telepathic search” to the ability to play Pac Man on Google Maps.

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/april-fools-day

My Look

 


Holidays

April 2025 Holidays - Monthly Celebrations

National Card and Letter Writing Month

Global Astronomy Month

International Guitar Month

Keep America Beautiful Month

Lawn and Garden Month

National Frog Month

National Humor Month – Spread a little laughter.

National Kite Month

Pecan Month

Poetry Month

Records and Information Management Month

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Stress Awareness Month

 Welding Month

 

April Weekly Events

First Week of the Month – Library Week

First Week of the Month – Read a Road Map Week

Second Week of the Month – Garden Week

Third Week of the Month – Organize Your Files Week

Third Week of the Month – Medical Labs Week

Fourth Week of the Month – Administrative Assistants Week

Fourth Week of the Month – National Karaoke Week

 

April 1

April Fool’s Day

Atheist Day

International Fun at Work Day

International Tatting Day

April 2

Children’s Book Day

National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day

National Walking Day

Reconciliation Day

April 3

Don’t Go to Work Unless it’s Fun Day

Find a Rainbow Day

National Burrito Day –

Tweed Day

World Party Day

April 4

Hug a Newsman Day

National Walk to Work Day

School Librarian Day

Tell a Lie Day

Walk Around Things Day

World Rat Day

April 5

Deep Dish Pizza Day

Go for Broke Day

National Dandelion Day

Read a Road Map Day

April 6

California Poppy Day

National Tartan Day

New Beer’s Eve

Plan Your Epitaph Day

Sorry Charlie Day

Teflon Day

April 7

Caramel Popcorn Day

International Beaver Day

National Beer Day

National Coffee Cake Day

No Housework Day

World Health Day

April 8

All is Ours Day

Draw a Picture of a Bird Day

International Be Kind to Lawyers Day

National Library Workers Day

Zoo Lover’s Day

April 9

Bookmobile Day

Name Yourself Day

Winston Churchill Day

April 10

Golfer’s Day

National Farm Animals Day

National Siblings Day

Safety Pin Day

April 11

Barbershop Quartet Day

Eight Track Tape Day

National Pet Day

National Submarine Day

April 12

Big Wind Day

Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day

International Day of Human Space Flight / Russian Cosmonaut Day

National Licorice Day

Passover

Walk on Your Wild Side Day

April 13

International Plant Appreciation Day

National Peach Cobbler Day

Palm Sunday

Scrabble Day

April 14

Ex Spouse Day

International Moment of Laughter Day

Look up at the Sky Day

National Dolphin Day

National Pecan Day

Reach as High as You Can Day

April 15

Income Taxes Due

Rubber Eraser Day

Take a Wild Guess Day

That Sucks Day

Titanic Remembrance Day

World Art Day

April 16

Bean Counter Day

Eggs Benedict Day

Mushroom Day

National Librarian Day

National Orchid Day

Save the Elephant Day

Stress Awareness Day –

April 17

Bat Appreciation Day

Blah, Blah, Blah Day

Herbalist Day

International Haiku Poetry Day

National Cheeseball Day

National High Five Day

April 18

Good Friday

International Juggler’s Day

Newspaper Columnists Day 

Pet Owners’ Independence Day

April 19

Husband Appreciation Day

National Garlic Day

National Hanging Out Day

Record Store Day

World Circus Day –

April 20

Chinese Language Day

Easter Sunday

Look Alike Day

Volunteer Recognition Day

April 21

Dyngus Day

Kindergarten Day

Patriot’s Day

April 22

Earth Day (U.S.)

Girl Scout Leader Day

National Jelly Bean Day

April 23

Administrative Professionals Day

Lover’s Day

English Muffin Day

National Picnic Day

National Zucchini Bread Day

Take a Chance Day

World Laboratory Day

April 24

Pig in a Blanket Day

Take Your Daughter to Work

April 25

Arbor Day

East Meets West Day

National DNA Day

National Teach Children to Save Day

World Penguin Day 

April 26

Hug an Australian Day

National Pretzel Day

 Richter Scale Day

April 27

Babe Ruth Day

Morse Code Day

National Prime Rib Day

Tell a Story Day

April 28

International Astronomy Day

Great Poetry Reading Day

Kiss Your Mate Day

April 29

Greenery Day

International Dance Day

National Shrimp Scampi Day

National Zipper Day

April 30

Hairstyle Appreciation Day

Honesty Day

International Jazz Day

National Raisin Day

National Mahjong Day

https://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/april.htm

April

 


Monday, March 31, 2025

3: Bucha Memorial

From MSN/NVU:

“New Bucha memorial to capture horror and resilience of Russian occupation”








The Urban Design team, led by Stanyslav Demin, won the architectural competition and will be responsible for the construction of the memorial, which will consist of several structures and aims to represent the 33 days of occupation through form, material and silence rather than numbers and dates.

The main building will have an inverted structure, symbolizing the upheaval experienced by the residents who lost everything. In addition, there will be an underground corridor representing the journey from fear to hope. Another element of the memorial is a pond, built on the grounds of a church, where the names of the victims will be displayed and illuminated at night as a symbol of perpetual remembrance. Public discussions on the design of the memorial are ongoing, and the community is invited to provide input.

March 31 marks the third anniversary of the liberation of Bucha, which serves as a reminder of Russia's crimes in Ukraine. More than 2,500 Russian soldiers suspected of involvement in the killing of civilians in Bucha in 2022 have been identified by the Ukrainian National Police as of March 2025, according to an NV investigation.

^ A sad Anniversary, but one that needs to be remembered. ^

https://www.msn.com/en-us/society-culture-and-history/history/new-bucha-memorial-to-capture-horror-and-resilience-of-russian-occupation/ar-AA1C0dmD

3: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Wife Olena remember the 637 Men, Women and Children murdered by the Russians during the Bucha Massacre on the 3rd Anniversary of the War Crime.




Sunday, March 30, 2025

Very Angry

From the BBC:

“Trump 'very angry' with Putin over ceasefire negotiations”

Donald Trump has said he is "very angry" and "pissed off" with Russian President Vladimir Putin after weeks of attempting to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine. In an NBC News interview, the US president said he was angry with Putin for attacking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's credibility, and threatened to impose a 50% tariff on countries buying Russian oil if he did not agree to a ceasefire. "If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia's fault - which it might not be... I am going to put secondary tariffs... on all oil coming out of Russia," he said. The comments mark a shift in Trump's tone toward Putin and Russia. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

European leaders had worried that Trump was cosying up to Putin as negotiations on a ceasefire in Ukraine continued. For the past six weeks, Trump has harangued Zelensky in the Oval Office and demanded numerous concessions from Ukraine's president. In turn, he has flattered Putin and largely given in to the Russian president's demands. This appears to be a departure from that dynamic. It is the first time the US has seriously threatened Russia with consequences for dragging its feet in ceasefire negotiations, which would seem to put the diplomatic ball back in Moscow's court. NBC News reported that, in a 10-minute phone interview, Trump said he was very angry and "pissed off" when Putin criticised the credibility of Zelensky's leadership, although the president has himself called Ukraine's leader a dictator and demanded that he hold elections. "You could say that I was very angry, pissed off, when... Putin started getting into Zelensky's credibility, because that's not going in the right location," Trump said. "New leadership means you're not gonna have a deal for a long time," he added. Trump said that the Russians knew of his anger, but noted that he had "a very good relationship" with Putin and "the anger dissipates quickly... if he does the right thing". If Russia does not follow through with a ceasefire, Trump threatened to target its economy further if he thought it was Putin's fault. "There will be a 25% tariff on oil and other products sold in the United States, secondary tariffs," Trump said, noting that the tariffs on Russia would come in a month without a ceasefire deal. Secondary tariffs could constitute up to 50% on goods entering the US from countries still buying oil from Russia. The biggest such buyers by a long margin are China and India. Trump said he would speak to Putin later in the week.

^ The Orange Man is "very angry" that his Master Putin doesn't want a Ceasefire in Ukraine.

He's starting to realize what the rest of us have known since 2014.

I guess Trump’s Appeasement of Putin isn’t working. ^

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20x7z36d56o

Vance In Greenland

 


Tomorrow

 


Ellen Loeb-Katz

Ellen Loeb-Katz



Ellen Loeb-Katz was born on January 31, 1921, in Germany. She fled with her family to the Netherlands in 1936.

After the German invasion in 1940, she was sent to Westerbork. Loeb-Katz survived four Concentration Camps: Westerbork, Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, and Lenzing (a subcamp of Mauthausen).

She and her Mother were liberated by U.S. Troops in 1945.

After the War, Loeb-Katz moved to Dallas, Texas and attended Southern Methodist University where she became a Nurse. She later attended UT Southwestern Medical School and became a Hematologist.

In 1956, Loeb-Katz joined the Wadley Research Institute and Blood Bank. There she developed a method for removing and preserving Bone Marrow for reimplantation in Patients fighting Leukemia.

Travel Postponed

 


 "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘚 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 (𝘝𝘞𝘗) 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘝𝘞𝘗𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘈) 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴." – DHS

^ Romania was supposed to be added tomorrow (March 31, 2025.) ^

Like Minds

 


Weekend Gone

 


Koda's Mission

Koda’s Mission:

“Let´s keep Kodas Mission rollin'”



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A car is essential for us to keep the animal shelter running. We have to take many animals to the vet regularly and transport large quantities of food and building materials.

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Saturday, March 29, 2025

Ukraine



As an American I stand with Ukraine against Putin.

 

 


Trump made this Ceasefire.

So what's he going to do now that Putin and the Russians have violated it?

Probably nothing sadly (he's more concerned about wearing suits than Human Lives.)

540 Days

 


59 Hostages continue to be held by Hamas in Gaza  - for 540 days and counting.

Vietnam Veterans

Today (on Vietnam Veterans Day) we remember the American Men and Women who served in and around South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos.

The Federal Government officially states that a Vietnam Veteran is a person who served in Southeast Asia from February 1961 until May 1975 (although the US only had Combat Troops in South Vietnam from the Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution of August 1964 until the Paris Peace Accords of April 1973.)

2,709,000 American Soldiers served in and around Vietnam during the Vietnam War (out of the total 9,087,000 American Soldiers worldwide at the same time.)

58,000 Americans died and 300,000 Americans were wounded while serving in and around Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

It is estimated that of the 2,709,000 Soldiers there are 510,000 Vietnam Veterans alive today. They range from 67 years old (those who were 18 in 1975) to those in their 90s and 100s (many of them serving in either World War 2, Korea and Vietnam or Korea and Vietnam.) The average age of a Vietnam Veteran is 68 years old.

Many Vietnam Veterans were treated poorly by their fellow Americans during and immediately after the War (despite the fact that Politicians - Congress and the President create, run and end wars.)

VVD

 


Friday, March 28, 2025

6 Degrees

"Can you still play 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' if you keep Kosher?"

2 Months On

2 Months into Trump’s 2nd Term and he, Musk and DOGE have gone through like a bull in a China Shop destroying anything they can get their hands on,

They have fired hundreds of thousands of Men and Women without cause and without caring about how they will feed their Families.

They have shut-down whole Departments and Agencies without caring what the impact will be on Ordinary Americans.

They have gone after Legal Immigrants, Green Card Holders, etc. with no Criminal Record and sent them to ICE Internment Centers where they have to wait months for a Hearing.

They have started a senseless Tariff War with nearly every single Country which means Ordinary Americans (not Foreigners) will have to pay Thousands of Dollars more for the same goods and services as before.

They have gone after Programs and Services that help the Elderly and the Disabled.

They have used Official Resources to go after Personal Grudges.

Anyone who disagrees with them (or disagreed with them in the past) are investigated on trumped-up charges.

Trump Supporters who committed crimes including murdering a Police Officer were pardoned by Trump.

Instead of the United States standing for truth and justice Trump and DOGE are hiding the truth and eliminating the justice.

 

 

Here are the Affected Agencies, Departments, Programs:

Department of Education: 4,000 Employees fired.

NASA: 20 Employees Fired including NASA’s Chief Scientist.

Department of Defense: 4,000 Employees fired.

Internal Revenue Service: 7,000 Employees fired with plans to fire another 45,000 Employees.

Department of the Interior 2,300 Employees fired.

Environmental Protection Agency: 300 Employees fired.

Department of Veterans Affairs: 1,300 Employees fired with another 10,000 expected to be fired soon.

Department of Housing and Development: 780 Employees fired with plans to fire another 4,000 Employees soon.

U.S. Department of Agriculture: 2,000 Employees fire.

Department of Energy: 2,000 Employees fired.

Federal Aviation Administration: 400 Employees fired.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: 1,000 Employees fired.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: 200 Employees fired.

Department of the Treasury: 76 Employees fired.

United States Postal Service: 10,000 Employees to be fired soon.

Agency for International Development: 9,700 Employees fired.

Federal Aviation Administration: 400 Employees fired.

Environmental Protection Agency: 300 Employees fired.

Department of Defense: 5,400 Employees Fired already with plans to fire another 68,000 Employees within 21 days,

Department of Agriculture: 5,600 Employees fired.

Natural Resources Conservation Service: 1,200 Employees fired.

Forest Service: 3,400 Employees fired.

Department of the Interior: 2,300 Employees fired.

National Park Service: 1,000 Employees fired.

Department of Health and Human Services: 5,200 Employees fired with plans to fired another 20,000 Employees soon.

General Services Administration: 90 Employees fired.

The Central Intelligence Agency: 50 Employees fired.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID): 10,000 Employees fired.

Natural Resources Conservation Service: 1,200 Employees fired.

Department of Commerce: 500 Employees fired.

National Nuclear Security Administration: 300 Employees fired.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 1,300 Employees fired.

Citizenship and Immigration Services: 50 Employees Fired

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: 130 Employees fired.

Federal Emergency Management Agency: 200 Employees fired.

Transportation Security Administration:               200 Employees fired.

Department of Housing and Urban Development: 4,000 Employees fired.

Department of Justice: 12 Employees fired.        

Bureau of Indian Education: 85 Employees fired.              

Bureau of Land Management: 800 Employees fired.

National Institutes of Health: 1,200 Employees fired.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: 73 Employees fired.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: 170 Employees fired.

Social Security Administration: 41 Employees fired.

Food and Drug Administration: 700 Employees fired.

Voice of America: 20 Employees fired.

A total of 192,997 American Men and Women have lost their jobs within the last 2 months – with many more soon to join them.

 

You may think this won’t directly affect you or your Family, but you are wrong.

Less People at TSA means longer lines as Security Checkpoints across the US and more missed flights.

Less People at the USDA means all your food may not be inspected and could kill you.

Less People working around the World to promote the United States means that our Enemies (China, Russia, Iran, etc.) will step in and promote Anti-Americanism as well as the threat for violence against Americans at home and overseas increases.

Less People at Social Security means the Elderly and the Disabled will not get the benefits they need and deserve.

Less People at the Health and Human Services means less medicines for those with Cancer, Diabetes and nearly every other Illness and Disease – since there will be less Government Approval for Research on Cures and New Medicines.

Less People at the Department of Defense means the United States will be less protected for its Enemies (Foreign and Domestic.)

Less People at the FAA means the potential for more and deadly plane crashes likely across the US with less Air Traffic Controllers.

Less People at the Post Office means your Birthday and Holiday Cards and Presents won’t be delivered on time. Also, anything you bought online – including prescriptions will take longer to get to you.

Less People at the Veterans Affairs means more backlogs for US Veterans – including Disabled Veterans – in getting the medical care and other services the US promised them when they were willing to die for our country.

The affects go on and on.

Wednesday, March 26, 2025