Boot..

 

Gov. Kathy Hochul is urging state lawmakers to help boot her embattled former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin off the Democratic ballot in the upcoming June 28 Democratic primary.

Benjamin — indicted in a pay-to-play bribery scandal — resigned from office in disgrace but his name will still appear on the primary ballot due to election laws. The governor, however, believes that Albany can pass a law to fix the ticket.

Governor Houcle choose Benjamin to be her running mate as lieutenant governor. 

What's up with the Democrats? What kind of choices they are making?

Hope..

 

Oleg Shuplyak is a famous Ukrainian painter who uses hidden images to turn his artwork into optical illusions

In this particular painting we can see a face made up of reeds [any of various tall grasses with slender often prominently jointed stems that grow especially in wet areas] but you may have spotted that the eyes and nose resemble a unique bird.

For many, the stork symbolises joy and reminds us that there is a bright future on the horizon.

Storks are said to most importantly represent hope, which is why they are commonly associated with new-born babies.

Hunger Cliff..

 

Families across America are precariously perched on the edge of a hunger cliff. With inflation on the rise and supply chain backlogs, more families have been turning to food banks, forcing programs nationwide to ration supplies and cut services. 

And now the war in Ukraine is leading to more food shortages and driving up prices even further.  

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has estimated that as many as 30 million adults and 12 million children are living in food-insecure households.

 And the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey found that in the last seven days, 10.3% of respondents sometimes or often did not have enough to eat. Local food aid organizations are essential community resources for families during this crisis, but they cannot do it all by themselves.

With that in mind, the secretary of defense said "The Biden administration’s aim in the Ukraine war is to see Russia’s military capabilities degraded and Ukraine’s strengthened, to prevent Moscow from attempting to conquer territory by force in the future.

Ignoring the hungry children worldwide, and fuel the destruction of the Ukraine, a small price for this Biden administration just to inflame hate towards the Russian people.  Just athought.

Receded..

 

The United States is out of the Covid-19 pandemic phase, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

"We are certainly, right now, in this country, out of the pandemic phase," Fauci said on PBS NewsHour Tuesday.

"Namely, we don't have 900,000 new infections a day.

Covid-19 cases in the US have tumbled dramatically over the past couple of months as the Omicron wave receded.

Fewer people are dying of Covid-19 now than during most of the pandemic, but with more than 400 deaths a day, the past two months of Covid-19 have been more deadly than most recent flu seasons.

So the virus did what it did, then morphed and moved out. All those who claimed Science, knowledge, life savers techniques and mandates have been all for their own self advancement.

No one said the cause of death with Covid-19 associated illness. Just a thought.

Faces..

 

Most people either saw a pair of faces in silhouette or the stark outline of a tree when they first looked at the picture.

"If the first thing you paid attention to was a couple looking at each other, then you're a romantic at heart," the narrator explained.

You really value the people in your life. Love and understanding mean a lot to you.

"Not to mention, you have a positive and friendly personality," he continued.

If you saw the faces, you probably also have strong reasoning abilities that can calm down your friends when they're nervous or agitated.

On the other hand, if you saw more natural elements in the image, you probably value solitude.

"If your attention was instantly drawn to a tree, you're the type who occasionally needs to be on their own," the narrator said.

"You love nature and solitude but don't mind spending time with your loved ones as well."

But just because you like solitude doesn't mean you're callous.

"You're a tactful person who avoids hurting others' feelings by all means."

Fault..

 

Blind..

 

In this new century of war, Americans have lost their way. We have become existentially unmoored. The very language we use to describe war with strangely disconnected words like “asymmetric” or “hybrid” tells the world how confused and uncertain we feel when it comes to using military power effectively. But war has not changed in 10,000 years. 

We seem to think “real war” is about something else entirely: tank-on-tank, airpower resplendent, forces moving majestically on the field of battle. Other wars are somehow lesser and unworthy.

Hence even as we assault the walls or trenches right in front of us, our psychic energy is still flowing to the battles we yearn to fight. Our war-desire always overcomes reality. Because we are always dreaming of the war we want, we are blind to the war we have. Thus our failures have not been defeats necessarily on the battlefield, but deeper defeats: defeats of the mind.

This is not a problem of simply seeing war wrongly, but rather that in seeing it wrongly, there are almost immediate negative effects — on our warfighting, our strategy, and our society. We have lost wars because fighting the war we wanted was more important to us than winning the war we had. — as in Vietnam, as in Iraq.  

ARE WE BLIND TO AN ENDURING REALITY OF WAR?  MICHAEL VLAHOS -AUGUST 20, 2014

Dementia in Chief..

 

Russian newspaper is taking aim at President Biden, claiming he suffers from dementia.

Citing the World Health Organization’s definition of dementia, Lyudmila Plotnikova, the author of the article, said Biden is "very elderly" and "too often in the last years of his life he either forgot names and dates, or lost his orientation in space."

Pointing to columns written by American physicians, as well as previous health battles Biden has faced, including those related to brain aneurysms, the paper suggested Biden has repeatedly "embarrassed himself" on the world stage as a result of some kind of cognitive impairment.

The paper highlighted a recent appearance Biden made in North Carolina where he "finished his speech, turned to the side and began to speak into empty space, and then began to imitate a handshake with someone invisible."

"Biden began to feverishly look around the stage on which he stood," the author said of the incident. "His expression was confused. This miserable spectacle ended with the fact that the president began to wander aimlessly around the crowded hall."

Nothing is wrong with that.

We labled Putin with many thing we did in Iraq, Syria, Libya but we completely forgot.

Lips..

“If you saw the rooster first, it means you’re quite shy,” Meriot said.

“You only like attention when you’re in the right mood.”

People who saw a pair of lips immediately have a very different personality

If you saw the mouth first, it means you’re confident, strong, and independent,” Meriot explained.

But that comes with a drawback: “you can be a little bit stubborn and aggressive when things don’t go the exact way you want them to,” he added.

Some viewers said that Meriot’s descriptions fit them exactly.

Loyal..

 

This optical illusion can reveal how traditional you are.

There are two images hidden in this silhouette and the one you see first can be very revealing.

You could see either an elephant or a village with huts, trees and birds.

Those who see the village in the optical illusion first are more traditional.

They prefer calmness and a peaceful, simple way of life instead of the buzz of a city.

And those who see the elephant first are loyal and respectful of their friends and family.

They are a great listener as well as friendly, thoughtful and considerate. They are well-liked and respected.

So look for the Elephant.  Just a thought.