To all my readers and followers:
I will not be online or contributing any posts on public affairs for the next two weeks, as I am going on vacation with my older son, on a baseball stadium tour, including Washington DC, and the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois, both National League and American League Major League Baseball games at 8 stadiums!
I realize a lot of news will occur, but everyone needs a break, so I look forward to resumption of commentary at the end of June!
Everyone who reads and follows me, including those who are on vacation, have a great time away from “reality”, which all of us need in this “crazy” world!
Have fun on your trip!
Thanks so much, Former Republican, and your family and relatives, I wish the same! 🙂
I hear that Cornell West will be running as the Green Party candidate.
That’s the thing I’m fearing for 2024 – third party candidates taking a slice of the pie.
Yet another Republican has entered the nomination sweepstakes for 2024. On Thursday, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced that he is running alongside 12 other Republican candidates.
Reminds me of 2016. So many running they had to have two debates.
The media is saying that Trump could have some more indictments in either July or August.
Fox News is going to have a field day with this –
Hunter Biden to plead guilty to three federal charges. .
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/20/politics/hunter-biden/index.html
Trump had an interview last night with Fox’s Bret Baier. Bret Baier came armed with facts, and the interview turned into a disaster for Trump. Here are some reactions –
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/6/19/2176412/-Reactions-to-trump-s-self-flagellation-on-Fox-with-Bret-Baier
This is the kind of thing that irks me about Merrick Garland –
FBI slowed investigation into Trump’s role in January 6 for fear of appearing political
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/19/politics/fbi-doj-trump-investigation-january-6/index.html
Trump documents trial starts August 14.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/20/politics/trump-federal-trial-date/index.html
The Wagner paramilitary group attempted an insurrection against Putin. The insurrection was halted by some deal made with Belarus.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/24/europe/russia-putin-wagner-uprising-saturday-intl/index.html
If the Russians do eventually have a successful revolt against Putin, which I feel will probably happen, let’s hope that whoever takes Putin’s place is not worse than Putin.
The leader of the Wagner group claims his actions were just a protest and not a coup.
CNN has an audio recording of Trump at a meeting in 2021 in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he discusses holding secret documents he did not declassify.
Supreme Court has gutted affirmative action in college admissions.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/supreme-court-decisions/index.html
Supreme Court releases major opinion on LGBTQ rights case and will rule soon on student loans.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/supreme-court-decisions-06-30-23/index.html
A top Russian military commander, Gen. Sergey Surovikin, who was a secret VIP member of Wagner, is missing after the insurrection last weekend. There is also no confirmation that Prigozhin, the leader of Wagner, has arrived in Belarus.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/30/europe/russian-general-sergey-surovikin-wagner-vip-intl-hnk/index.html
Biden’s student loan plan was struck down by the Supreme Court.