(My apologies to an incredible cartoonist -- Gary Larson -- for borrowing a character that looks a little like one of his). All firefighters do is put out fires and saves lives... Environmentalists are the ultimate pragmatists... (the above original blurbs can be found in the T-shirt section/Carbuncle Moon) Please give to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation/ P.O. Drawer 498/ Emmitsburg, Maryland, 21727/ 301-447-1365
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9/11 brought devastation and profound loss, fear brought a new world, children new hope, a national soul brought endurance and a spirit to rebuild. Our grief made us thoughtful, our dilemma is that our sense of justice and freedom might not keep us safe but it will keep us American. Our hearts are with those that suffered and suffer still. (9/11 by Kevin O'Kendley first appeared in Carbuncle Moon 9/11/13)
Please visit the 9/11 Memorial/180 Greenwich Street/ New York, New York, 10007 “'Today -- among all of the other things they do -- the company makes pacifiers in fourteen colors. Ahmadinejad in Iran loves the shit outta them, especially the turquoise double sucker. He sends all his used Binkies to Assad in Syria. Assad goes through two a day. The rebels are trying to cut the Binky supply line between Iran and Syria. I heard some expert on Meet The Press say ‘cut off Assad’s Binkies and he could be in real trouble.’ The Iranians have promised an airlift -- "Uncle and nephew laughed. "Nurse Ratchet stuck her head in the door and said, 'I love you guys.'" - from Lucky Louie by Kevin O'Kendley Please give to the Volunteers of America, 1660 Duke Street/ Alexandria, VA, 22314/ 703-341-5000, 800-899-0089. In America: as human beings we are equal; we all have value, we all have worth. It's not always that simple but it is always that noble. Let us be who we are -- Baptist, Jew, black, white, gay, straight -- in peace whenever possible and by law always. - As Human Beings by Kevin O'Kendley James Foley found the truth of ISIS within the savage murder of a noble human being who was in pursuit of the truth. - James Foley by Kevin O'Kendley Please give to the National Breast Cancer Foundation/ 2600 Network Boulevard, Suite 300/ Frisco, Texas/ 75034/ 972-248-9200 Happy Labor Day (9/5/16):
Labor Day is a celebration of the American labor movement, and of all American workers. - U.S. Labor Department A relative short-term mass round-up of 11 million illegal immigrants, as suggested by Donald Trump and others, logistically will entail a large source of manpower, secure storage areas to house prisoners, judicial support, transportation (trucks, trains, planes, etc.), healthcare, food, clothing, etc, beyond existing infrastructure and capabilities. Because of the Posse Comitatus Act the American military can't be used for this police action.* The national guard can be utilized being under the control of the states.
To raid homes, public areas, and work places, to arrest illegal immigrants, to take away adults, children, the elderly -- families -- possibly in military transports, might inspire in Americans (including law enforcement and the national guard) a resistance to do so, even under orders. The exponential bureaucracy, the police and imprisonment operations could become a longterm issue -- a new and more aggressive policy of the containment and deportation of illegal immigrants. To grab 11 million prisoners in 50 states will take millions and millions of dollars, and could prove to be more costly than current policy. To deport millions of prisoners to Mexico, Central America, Asia, Europe, and elsewhere might encounter resistance from destination countries. From any perspective -- right or wrong -- its gonna be tough, and it will change our country... Please see: 8/27/15-blog, part 3, for additional perspective... *(added: 10/29) The Posse Comitatus Act restricts the participation of the U.S. military in domestic law enforcement activities. It was written and passed as law by the 45th Congress of the United States and signed into federal law by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878. - Wikipedia, Rand Corporation added 9/4: Rudy Giuliani believes that Donald Trump does not favor mass deportations. "Giuliani told CNN's Jake Tapper" "that Trump 'would find it very difficult to throw out a family that has been here for 15 years and they have three children, two of who are citizens. That is not the kind of America he wants.'" - CNN Under the Obama Administration illegal immigrants are being expelled at nine times the rate of twenty years ago. Though the illegal population -- the numbers -- have stayed relatively steady (even declining some last year), the arrests and deportations by the Border Patrol, ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), and other law enforcement agencies has dramatically risen, beginning with the end of the Clinton and through the Bush Administrations, reaching a zenith with the Obama Administration. - Reuters, Washington Post, CNN Please see: 7/24/16-blog on Carbuncle Moon for further information on illegal immigration. My laptop picked up a virus. I posted these last blogs with my son's computer via his access to this website. My son, Conor, is working on my laptop. This might be my last blog for awhile... 9/7: Conor set me up with another laptop. |
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