Sunday, April 6, 2025
96: Nanette Blitz Konig
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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.
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
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.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
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.
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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.
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
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.
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
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. ^
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. ^
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
𝘝𝘞𝘗’𝘴
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.) ^
Koda's Mission
Koda’s Mission:
“Let´s keep Kodas Mission
rollin'”
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stay mobile
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.
The VW Crafter belongs to Moritz,
a friend who has supported us on supply trips in the past. The price of €6,400
is very fair, and we can pay for the car in installments. Thank you for your
support!
^ Koda’s Mission helps save
animals inside Ukraine. They go to the Frontlines to rescue animals from
Russian Bombs as well as strays. ^
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.)
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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.)
Friday, March 28, 2025
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
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