Sons & Sins
I wonder if there would be a 50–50 split on this issue, as there are on so many. It makes me angry. Headline from nypost.com: “23-year-old survivor of Brussels ISIS bombing dead by euthanasia.” Killing oneself is horrendous enough. Sponsored by the state, it seems evil. And the problem was depression, not physical impairment. Drugs didn’t help, but so what? Time usually heals.
From NYP: “NYC shoplifter with 153 arrests booked again after fleecing three Rite Aids.” What’s the threshold for a lengthy prison sentence — 200?
Caveat emptor — buyers beware. NYP headline: “TikToker ‘staged’ generous Starbucks tip video with fake employee, worker claims.” Unsurprising. Some people are desperate for attention.
Another attack on free speech cited in an NYP article by Colin Wright, in my own words: Wright runs online magazine Reality’s Last Stand, which relies on Paypal and other such sites to collect subscription fees. He has argued that there are only two sexes, and the differences between males and females sometimes matter. Activists raised a ruckus that led to his being cut off by payment processors who cited hate speech violation.
Par for the political course, headline from newsmax.com: “Biden Flies 72 Miles for Speech, Burns 3,866 Pounds of Fuel.” Hadn’t he recently declared a climate emergency?
From NM: “Iran State TV Hacked with Image of Supreme Leader in Crosshairs.” Wow! Unfortunately, protestors victory over the mullahs is still a long shot, as this foxnews.com headline attests: “Iranian police have killed nearly 200 people in rights protests — including children — watchdog group says.”
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This is a famous painting by Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte titled The Son of Man:
This is a parody by cartoonist Michael Ramirez that lampoons another artist:
Kudos, sir:
A gorgeous day to sell stuff curbside. Late sales boosted the return to above average for the second straight day. My thanks to the gentleman who did a swap and buy of Russian titles; and to the woman who bought Short Story Masterpieces, The Art of Virtue by Benjamin Franklin and Lost Horizon by James Hilton; and to the girl and her dad who purchased The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty, The Witches by Roald Dahl and Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver.
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