Lots of trouble here again with the blog, so am posting what I have now, perhaps out-of-order and possibly overlapping before things get any more confusing. We may need to wait until my daughter comes from Hawaii to straighten things out, as I'm having way too much trouble here right now. She intervened remotely quite recently which seems to have caused even further confusion, so I may take a break from the blog until she shows up. Then I hope we can fix everything together. She has suggested not copying or summarizing from another source, just posting a link. As for myself--and perhaps for my readers--I'd rather post relevant content right here on the blog, not make readers have to do their own research. I'm trying to tie my whole narrative together to make a point or come to a conclusion, as this is my own platform after all. Even my postings from years ago are still there, just like the pages of a printed book. I don't want to include footnote-type references here now whose relevance might change over time. Maybe my daughter and I have different visions for the blog, which she may have viewed more as an academic exercise. Therefore, dear readers, let's just take a break for the next day or two while I consider what to do next. I wasn't having any major problems before, but now I don't quite what to do. Apologies for the glitches,, which I promise to try straightening out.
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BBC, Storm uncovers shipwreck buried for more than a century on Nantucket
The Warren Sawyer ran aground on Dec. 22, 1884, while carrying 1115 bales of cotton and 28 tons of scrap iron from New Orleans to Boston. So its cargo was never delivered and its crew members probably drowned. Below is what the ship looked like before it was lost.
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Today in Berkeley Springs,
and this evening's sunset by the Potomac River.
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Because of the very counter-productive influence of Health Secretary RFK Jr., folks are no longer getting their kids vaccinated for measles and other common childhood diseases, with lifelong consequences for some, perhaps even death. Measles had been declared eliminated from the US in 2000. Now thanks or no thanks to RFK Jr., and to Donald J. Trump who appointed him and still keeps him in office, unfortunately measles is back once again after 25 years.
NYTimes.com: Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 CasesPennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases
State health officials said 55 new cases had been reported since Wednesday.
In all, 890 measles cases have been reported across 39 counties so far this year.
CDC Official Count: The CDC officially tracks only two measles-related deaths nationally
for 2026.
State Report Update: Individual state health departments—particularly Pennsylvania,
which has faced a major surge with over 900 cases—have reported four total
measles-associated deaths within their state borders so far this year.
So obviously the CDC is not keeping up-to-date,
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Gaza has not recovered yet nor does that look likely in the foreseeable future.
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Rubio says Cuba has ‘already fallen’: ‘It is a failed state’
Donald Trump is obviously a very confused, very incompetent guy being guided
by folks he doesn't always listen to. Not only has he never been kind, generous, or thoughtful,
not only
has he lied and broken the law numerous times, he
is also becoming increasingly confused, still touting himself as the greatest and most popular
US president ever, while continuing to fail and becoming increasingly forgetful.
I don't know why American voters ever chose him over Kamala Harris who is 100 times more
competent and more personable.
It will be a relief, even for many Republicans. when Trump retires
from office. So let's hope that he fully retires at the end of his term.
Trump's taxpayer-funded ad
Draws Bipartisan Criticism
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Hundreds of UN delegates, including from the Philippines and Suriname, began walking
out at the UN as Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to speak Netanyahu scolded
them roundly as he addressed a mostly empty hall.
Doctor describes Trump as paranoid and insane
In a groundbreaking book, an eminent psychiatrist diagnosed Donald Trump as a psychotic
and paranoid manic depressive.
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