Fifty Years Ago – May 4 – Kent and Jackson State

I fully remember … that picture: seared in my mind!!
“This Monday, May 4, marks the 50th anniversary of the Kent State shootings involving the killing of 4 unarmed university students by the Ohio National Guard. It was a time when armed soldiers of the state shot down unarmed students. “

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This Monday, May 4, marks the 50th anniversary of the Kent State shootings involving the killing of 4 unarmed university students by the Ohio National Guard.  It was a time when armed soldiers of the state shot down unarmed students.  Kids should know about these things.

Jeffrey Glenn Miller was 20 years old. He was 265 feet from the National Guard and was shot through the mouth, He was killed instantly.

Allison B. Krause, 19 was 343 feet away and died from a fatal chest wound.

William Knox Schroeder, 19, was 383 feet away and was shot in the back. He died in hospital.

Sandra Lee Scheuer, 20, was 390 feet away from the Guard and was shot in the neck. She bled out while lying on the ground.

Nine other students were wounded, including one permanently paralyzed from the chest down.

The record states that the Guardsmen fired 67…

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Once Upon A Virus: video illustrates Chinese and American responses to COVID-19

American arrogance portrayed one more time … ‘A new video from Xinhua News Agency uses LEGO characters to illustrate the difference in the Chinese and American responses to the emergence of COVID-19.’

United States Hypocrisy

A new video from Xinhua News Agency uses LEGO characters to illustrate the difference in the Chinese and American responses to the emergence of COVID-19. Fortunately for the Americans, the brutally accurate video did not include the suggestion from the U.S. President to inject disinfectant as a form of treatment against the virus.

Video transcript:

December

China: Strange pneumonia cases reported

W.H.O.: Roger that!!

January

China: We discovered a new virus

U.S.A.: So what?

China: It’s dangerous

USA: It’s only a flu

China: Wear a mask

USA: Don’t wear a mask

China: Stay at home

USA: It’s violating human rights

China: Building temporary hospitals

USA: It’s a concentration camp

China: Built in ten days

USA: Show off

China: Time to lock-down

USA: How barbaric

February

China: It’s overwhelming our medical system

USA: Look how backward China is

China: The virus is killing doctors

USA: Typical Third World

China: It’s airborne

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Olympic Gymnast Laurie Hernández Recalls Emotional Abuse ‘So Twisted That I Thought It Couldn’t Be Real’

Wow!! …. simply wow!! … “Laurie Hernandez won medals at the 2016 Games. But she said her love of the sport was tainted under training with Maggie Haney, who is now suspended by the sport’s American federation.”

Repeating Islands

A report by Juliet Macur for The New York Times.

Laurie Hernandez won medals at the 2016 Games. But she said her love of the sport was tainted under training with Maggie Haney, who is now suspended by the sport’s American federation.

For the longest time, Laurie Hernandez, an Olympic champion gymnast, thought she was crazy for thinking that her coach had emotionally abused her.

When that coach screamed at her for the tiniest of mistakes or lapses in focus, calling her weak, lazy or messed up in the head, with an obscenity for emphasis, Hernandez rationalized that all top coaches pushed their young gymnasts that way. When she stood frozen and bawling at the gym, her heart racing as she struggled to breathe, scared to do anything that would elicit her coach’s wrath, Hernandez — an adolescent at the time — assumed she just couldn’t handle the pressure.

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Michigan Freeedumb ….

FREEEE-DUMB!! Beyond … I hate Michigan Nazis! Could some of them have come from another area in the country? … “Trump defended the Michigan protesters by saying there were “very good people” among them. When Nazis marched in Charlottesville chanting “Jews will not replace us,” and “Blood and soil,” he said there were “very fine people” among them.”

… I hate Drumpf!!

claytoonz

OK, kids. Let’s go over it one more time. Flying a Confederate flag isn’t about your heritage, especially if you’re in Michigan. Unless…maybe you consider hate your heritage. If you’re at a rally supposedly to protest lockdown orders in your state, and your brought Swastikas, hate is your heritage. Your parents taught it to you and you’re probably teaching it to your kids.

Greg Gutfeld, one of the idiots at Fox News and an example of conservative humor was being serious when he argued…you’re gonna love this…that just because someone’s waving a flag with a Swastika on it, doesn’t mean they’re a Nazi.

I always thought that if you wave a flag, you believed in what it stood for. When a flag is waved, you look to see who salutes. Apparently, Republicans salute Swastikas. What’s the deal with Republicans apologizing and defending Nazis?

When you see a sticker for a…

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Earthquake of 5.5 magnitude rattles Puerto Rico, damages buildings in city of Ponce

This is what I woke up to early this morning … my heart sank!! … “A 5.5-magnitude earthquake was recorded off the waters of southern Puerto Rico early Saturday, rattling the city of Ponce, according to the US Geological Survey. Other earthquakes ranging from 3.4 to 4.9 on the Richter scale have hit the same area.”

Repeating Islands

A report by Artemis Moshtaghian and Jay Croft for CNN.

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake was recorded off the waters of southern Puerto Rico early Saturday, rattling the city of Ponce, according to the US Geological Survey.

Other earthquakes ranging from 3.4 to 4.9 on the Richter scale have hit the same area.

No tsunami advisory has been issued.

Ponce Mayor Maria “Mayita” Melendez said several buildings were damaged.

One of the buildings damaged by Saturday’s earthquake

Officials are assessing the quake’s effects and checking on citizens, she said.

The Electric Energy Authority tweeted that its EcoElectrica power plant was offline, but crews were working to restore service. It was not clear how many residents had lost power.

The Puerto Rican Water and Sewage Authority has inspected three dams on the island and found no damage, Gov. Wanda Vazquez Garced said in a tweet.

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Damage reported in Puerto Rico following 5.4 magnitude earthquake

Mi tierra, mi patria , mi hogar!! Again! … “A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit near southern Puerto Rico on Saturday, jolting many from their beds on an island where some people still remain in shelters from previous quakes earlier this year. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit just off the coast of Tallaboa, Peñuelas, and was felt in nearby towns – including Guánica and Guayanilla, where hundreds of homes were destroyed by a quake in early January that killed one person and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.”

Repeating Islands

Chaffin Mitchell (UPI), Nicole Acevedo (NBC News), and the AP, among others, have reported on a magnitude-5.4 earthquake that jolted citizens in southern Puerto Rico on Saturday morning. A series of less powerful shocks followed ranging from magnitudes 4.9 to 2.6 in the area. The initial quake was recorded at 7:13 a.m., 6.8 miles south-southeast of Tallaboa, a small community in the south of the island, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed. Nicole Acevedo writes:

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit near southern Puerto Rico on Saturday, jolting many from their beds on an island where some people still remain in shelters from previous quakes earlier this year. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit just off the coast of Tallaboa, Peñuelas, and was felt in nearby towns — including Guánica and Guayanilla, where hundreds of homes…

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Saturday Sensibilities …. “🗽#SavingOurSelves: New York Strong 🗽 …. “!!

~~May 2, 2020~~

NEW YORK STRONG

I’ve been following New York through Governor Cuomo’s briefings during this time of COVID-19.

I love Alicia Keys.

Today I found this video and I would like to share it with you!

HortyRex©

Alicia Keys dedicates a special tribute to New York City as she performs her song “Empire State of Mind.”

BET announced an array of high-impact initiatives to support communities of color impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Black Americans are being disproportionately harmed by the health and financial devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. BET, in partnership with the NAACP, United Way Worldwide and leaders in the African-American creative, civil rights and business communities, provided critical financial, educational and community support directly to the African Americans hardest hit by this crisis.

~~Published April 30, 2020~~

Music video by Alicia Keys performing Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down (BET COVID-19 Relief Effort).

(C) 2020 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

One of New York City’s most iconic landmarks is celebrating the efforts of medical workers responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

The top of the Empire State Building paid tribute despite rainy conditions, with red and white lights revolving around the famous needle to resemble the lights that accompany a siren. The building’s owners call the display “the heartbeat of America.”

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Something to Think About …. “🤔 ‘Things are Getting Uncovered’ 🤔 …. “!!

~~May 2, 2020~~

NOT GETTING WORSE, GETTING UNCOVERED

I’ll leave this here because it says a lot.

We are ALL in this together whether we like it or not!

HortyRex©

#SomethingToThinkAbout #ThingsArentGettingWorse #TheyAreGettingUncovered #HoldEachOtherTight #ContinuePullBackTheVeil #AdrienneMareeBrown #Thoughts #Inquiring

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Happy Caturday …. “🐱 That’s It, That’s It …. No Big Butt 🐱 …. “!!

~~May 2, 2020~~

NO BIG BUTT

Humor helps me make it through the day.

These days, it’s badly needed!!

HortyRex©

#HappyCaturday #ThatsItThatsIt #DoesntMakeMyButt #LookBig #HumorHelps #BadlyNeeded #AwesomeOutfit

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Saturday Surprise …. “🎼 The Beatles: Let It Be” 🎼 …. !! “

~~May 2, 2020~~

LET IT BE

Taking a trip through memory lane. I grew up with this song, during my teen years. It’s ingrained in my mind and memories. It brings up warm and fuzzy feelings that are very much needed today.

The animation makes it even better.

Found it in a Facebook Page.

Decades of Rock Music

https://www.facebook.com/decadesrockmusic/

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They recorded multiple versions of “Let It Be” in late January 1969 at Twickenham Studios for use in a documentary film also called Let It Be. They then re-recorded Paul McCartney‘s song on Jan. 31 at Apple Studios in an attempt to get a final take.

George Harrison added a guitar solo, recorded through a rotating Leslie speaker, on April 30, 1969, and that version ended up pressed for release as a George Martin-produced single on March 6 – of the following year.

By 1970, McCartney had returned to add still more elements to the song (while also recording over an original turn on bass by John Lennon), and Harrison added an entirely different solo.

Read More: 50 Years Ago: Beatles Release One of Many Versions of ‘Let It Be’

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