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3 min readJul 15, 2025

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Three enemigos, from pinterest.com:

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Attention those struggling financially. Headline from nypost.com: “People drowning in debt are turning to ChatGPT for help: ‘I need to do something about it’.” Maybe this would solve the student loan problem.

Headline from foxnews.com: “Five Iranians nabbed at US northern border as terror fears grip small towns.”

From FN, candidates for deportation: “Video of suspected ‘honor killing’ plot resurfaces as parents stand trial for attempted murder.”

From an FN article by Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report: “…French startup Seaturns has designed technology that taps into the natural motion of the sea. Their water pendulum turbines are built to last, require little maintenance, and turn rolling waves into electricity. Unlike other renewable options, ocean waves offer a steady, often predictable source of power.” Cool.

For the first time since June 2017 (Who was president then?), the USA had a monthly surplus, attributed largely to tariffs. $27 billion. May it continue.

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From 48 Times Movies Slipped In Easter Eggs And Hidden Details by Asli Akalin, msm.com:

RIP MLB stalwart pitcher Jim Clancy, 69, who succumbed to congestive heart failure. Born and raised in Chicago, he was drafted by the Rangers in 1974. Left unprotected in the ’76 MLB Expansion Draft, he was selected by the Blue Jays. He got the call mid-season in ’77. He was with Toronto until ’88, an All-Star in ’82, pitching a perfect inning in the game, and he pitched one scoreless inning in the ’85 ALCS, which the Jays lost to the Royals, who would win the World Series. Clancy then spent two-and-a-half seasons with the Astros and then had the great fortune to be traded to the Braves mid ’91. Pitching out of the bullpen, he helped Atlanta reach the Fall Classic, retiring the only batter he faced in the NLCS. He had a win in the series, which the Braves lost to the Twins in seven. In ten seasons he was 140–167, 4.23 ERA. Don’t be fooled by his losing record. His win total ranks 312th all-time, tied with three others. Only 400+ pitchers in MLB history had more victories. Well done, Sir. Facts from Wiki, photo from Google Images:

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One more from 48 Times Movies Slipped In Easter Eggs And Hidden Details by Asli Akalin, msm.com:

It was sprinkling when I left the building. Lacking the patience to wait it out, I took the anti-Inflation Book Shop to the viaduct. It looked like a dumb move until Dina, who I hadn’t seen in months, came along and bought The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, The Snake Pit by Mary Jane Ward, and two thrillers by Tom Clancy: The Sum of All Fears and The Bear and the Dragon. My thanks, and also to the gregarious gentleman who purchased Selected Poems (English/Russian text) by Rasul Gamzatov.

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I was born in Brooklyn in 1950 to Sicilian immigrants. I’ve had more than 50 short stories published world wide. I have 13 books in print.