Thursday, March 2, 2023

GET ME REWRITE: Ron DeSantis rips page out of the Hitler playbook to attack his 'enemies of the state' (chapter 2)



Headlines top to bottom:
Facing History.  4/20/2022
Florida Politics. 2/27/2023
Florida Politics.  2/28/2023
Florida Phoenix. 3/1/2023
Truthout.  3/1/2023

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Let the 2024 election speculation begin:  Will Ron DeSantis become Scott Walker 2.0?  (2/9(
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2022
When it comes to the GOP attacking Black candidates, it's deja vu all over again.  11/11/2022)
What's wrong with this picture?  (6/29/2022)
So this is the best the GOP has to offer (Death wish for American democracy).  (6/23/2022)
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It can happen here.  (1/18/2022)
Ron DeSantis fiddles while Florida burns with the omicron variant.  (1/10/2022)

2021
Dear insane fuckup Ron DeSantis, Nobody should die from the virus due to heavy-handed anti-vax mandates from a crazed, power-mad governor. (11/24/2021)Meet the University of Florida Board of Governors.  (11/5/2021)

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Thomas Sulo Jr. (1928-2023) Warren High School class of 1946

 
1946 Warren Dragon yearbook

Source:  Warren Times Observer

Thomas's high school activities: none listed

1967 Warren City Directory
1983 Warren City Directory
  • Sulo Tom T (Evelyn M) retired h1203 Madison Avenue
 

The popularity of Thomas as a baby name is graphed here.  Let's take a look at Chance.


Chance traveled a bumpy road on his first 15 year on the chart.  He got a big boost in 1984, making a huge leap from #555 to #249.  He spent 27 consecutive years in the top 300 (1994-2020), peaking at #154 in 1996.  

Other class of '46 graduates (32): 
2022
John Nordin.  (2/23)

2021
John Harrington.  (2/10)



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Charles "Jim" Farrell (1927-2023) Warren High School class of 1945

 
1945 Warren Dragon yearbook

Source: Warren Times Observer

Joseph's high school activities:
Basketball (2, 3, 4); Boys' A. A. (2, 3, 4); Carnival, (2, 3); Class Officer (4); Commencement Usher (3); Dragon (4); Dramatic Club (4); German Club (2, 3); Hi-Y (2, 3, 4), Presidente (4); Junior Play; Lebewohl (2, 3); Senior Play; Standing Committee (2); Student Council (3, 4), Vice-President (3). 

1967 Warren City Directory
1983 Warren City Directory

The popularity of Charles as a baby name is graphed here.  Let's take a look at Owen.

Source:  Social Security Administration

Owen has spent all but 3 years -- a late 60s/early 70s clump -- in the top half of the baby names chart.  And he is currently kickin' butt, having spent the past 20 years in the top 100, peaking at #21 in 2019.

Other members of the class of 1945 (32):

2023

2022

2021

2020
Roger Nuhfer.  (12/15)

2019
Myron Sorenson.  (9/8)
Paul Dickerson.  (9/2)
Robert Uhr.  (7/16)

2018
Glenn Slocum.  (4/9)
Violet Bimber Kavinski.  (1/25)

2017
Richard Peterson.  (1/4)
Ruth Peterson Bennett.  (11/5)
Jean Park Johnson.  (10/23)
Marion Cook Klakamp.  (3/30)
Raymon Billstone.  (1/29)

2016
Barbara Coe Sly.  (9/20)
Richard Olney.  (7/4)
Robert Scalise.  (3/21)
Doris Dinsmoor Lyle.  (2/6)

2015
Mary Ann Masterson.  (9/28)
Clara Gelotte Wooster.  (7/19)
Dorothy Smith Bowser.  (6/30) 
Charles "Lindy" McConnell.  (2/14) 

2014
Ruth Campbell Freeman.  (2/3)
Dixie Eaton Weldon. (1/25) 

2013
Dorothy Kavinski Wycoff.  (12/21)
Robert Hammerbeck.  (12/14)

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When was the last time any reporter checked the demographics of Chicago?

 
The only combining form of 'demo-' you'll find here is in the words 'Democratic', "Democrats', and 'Democrat'.  16 of 'em.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

New York Times, 3/1/2023
Now, an unanticipated mayoral runoff in the country’s third largest city between Paul Vallas, the white former Chicago public schools chief running as the tough-on-crime candidate, and Brandon Johnson, a Black, progressive Cook County commissioner questioning traditional methods of policing, will elevate public safety on the national stage and test how ugly the Democratic divide might get in a city known for bare-knuckled politics and racial division. 
“Oh, it’s going to be good,” Christopher Z. Mooney, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said of the runoff contest, which will culminate on April 4. “It’s going to get pretty rancorous, and underlying all of it will be the racial subtext. ê
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GET ME REWRITE: Iowa GOP fights crime and inflation with bill to ban same-sex marriage

 
Top headline:   NBC, 10/16/2022
Bottom headline:  USA Today, 3/1/2023 

From USA Today:
The proposal comes amid a flurry of anti-LGBTQ bills authored by Iowa Republicans, including bathroom bills, gender identity, and banning gender-affirming care for minors. The onslaught mirrors actions taken by GOP lawmakers nationwide.  [emphasis added]

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What is Ron DeSantis hiding?



Headlines from top to bottom:
CNN, 5/6//2021
Alligator, 10/20/2022
New York Times, 2/10/2023

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Let the 2024 election speculation begin:  Will Ron DeSantis become Scott Walker 2.0?  (2/9(
Boneheaded Florida Governor pushes racist agenda.  (1/27/2023)

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What's wrong with this picture?  (6/29/2022)
So this is the best the GOP has to offer (Death wish for American democracy).  (6/23/2022)
Florida high school principal to senior class president: "Don't say gay!"  (5/24/2022)
Baby, scratch my back: Florida GOP governor Ron DeSantis math textbook ban is good thing for Virginia GOP governor Glenn Youngkin's bottom line.  (4/26/2022)
It can happen here.  (1/18/2022)
Ron DeSantis fiddles while Florida burns with the omicron variant.  (1/10/2022)

2021
Dear insane fuckup Ron DeSantis, Nobody should die from the virus due to heavy-handed anti-vax mandates from a crazed, power-mad governor. (11/24/2021)Meet the University of Florida Board of Governors.  (11/5/2021)

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GET ME REWRITE: Ron DeSantis rips page out of the Hitler playbook to attack his 'enemies of the state'



Headline top to bottom:
Facing History.  4/20/2022
CNN, 5/17/2022
NBC News, 6/2/2022
PBS New Hour, 1/23/2023

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This rabid, anti-education bully wants to be president of the United States.  (2/15)
Florida GOP fights crime and inflation with fascism.  (2/15/2023)
Let the 2024 election speculation begin:  Will Ron DeSantis become Scott Walker 2.0?  (2/9(
Boneheaded Florida Governor pushes racist agenda.  (1/27/2023)

2022
When it comes to the GOP attacking Black candidates, it's deja vu all over again.  11/11/2022)
What's wrong with this picture?  (6/29/2022)
So this is the best the GOP has to offer (Death wish for American democracy).  (6/23/2022)
Florida high school principal to senior class president: "Don't say gay!"  (5/24/2022)
Baby, scratch my back: Florida GOP governor Ron DeSantis math textbook ban is good thing for Virginia GOP governor Glenn Youngkin's bottom line.  (4/26/2022)
It can happen here.  (1/18/2022)
Ron DeSantis fiddles while Florida burns with the omicron variant.  (1/10/2022)

2021
Dear insane fuckup Ron DeSantis, Nobody should die from the virus due to heavy-handed anti-vax mandates from a crazed, power-mad governor. (11/24/2021)Meet the University of Florida Board of Governors.  (11/5/2021)

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Photos on this date from past years

 
2018:  Wisconsin State Capitol

Photos by Retiring Guy

2018:  Section of 1958 City of Madison map in Madison Central Library collection, showing the following neighborhoods (starting clockwise at 12 noon):

Yeah, not much development on Mineral Point Road west of Midvale Boulevard.


2022:  Received this gen of a family from a second cousin with whom I had recently connected.

Left to right:  Great-grandfather August Luthgren, great-grandmother Jennie Luthgren,
great-uncle Oscar Luthgren, grandfather Adolph Luthgren
(photo taken in late 1890s)

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Meet Paul Ryan: Fox shill, GOP hypocrite, major-league phony, board of directors whore

 
Whore as defined in sense 4.

Fox Corporation Board of Directors

The Bulwark, 228/2023

Charlie Sykes calls him out for his hypocrisy.
The court filings show that Ryan played an active and vocal role behind the scenes, urging the Murdochs to push back against the flood of election lies on the network.\ 
But he remains on the Fox board, even though the network continues to push baseless conspiracy theories about the election and January 6th.

And how does Ryan respond when Sykes pushes him on this point?

He shills.  He shows his true colors.  He shreds whatever is left of his reputation as a policy wonk.  He pimps the Fox News line-up.

So, the board, you don't decide content and personnel you don't decide who goes on the air, who doesn't, what they say, that's not what you do on the board. I mean, it's a big company….You’re probably ask me why I'm on the board. I think that's probably where you're going next. I think it's really important in society, that we have strong cultural, private institutions that can stand up toward what I would call it sort of a woke conformity. I think it's really important for the sake of pluralism that you have alternative voices that are readily accessible and are strong enough to stand up for for pluralism then get sort of pushed down. So, if only for that reason alone, I think it's very important to have an institution like that.

Yup, it's important to have an 'institution' like Fox News to lie to its viewers, to give them what they want to hear so they don't go running and screaming into the arms of Newsmax and OAN. 


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With its population in decline and its residents aging, Warren County Pennsylvania finds it increasingly challenging to support 4 high schools

 
Which translates into tough decision for members of the Warren County School District.

Photos:  Warren County School District

Warren Times Observer, 2/28/2023
More than 100 people attended Monday night’s school board committee meetings. 
The board reconfigured its meeting space to allow more people into that room and provided a room for overflow seating nearby. 
Many of the 60 visitors in the meeting room wore clothing showing their colors – Sheffield and Youngsville garb were scattered throughout. 
A few people spoke, directly addressing the board’s stated interest in reconfiguring its schools.

The population of Warren County has declined 19% to 38,587 since its 1970 peak of 47,682.

Source:  Wikipedia

The population of the Borough of Youngsville has declined 23% to 1,711 since its 1960 peak of 2,211.

Source:  Wikipedia

At the end of the 2004-2005, WCSD closed the remaining elementary schools in Warren and North Warren and opened a consolidation Warren Area Elementary Center in September. 

Warren County School District



Of the schools pictured here, Market Street was repurposed while the Home Street and North Warren schools were demolished.  As for Jefferson, the school Retiring Guy attending from 2nd through 6th grades, the building has remained empty since 2005.

2022
Photos by Retiring Guy

2021

2016


And then there are these gems from 2008.



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Ron DeSantis gives the racist, homophobic Republican party just what it wants to hear

 
Headline:  Truthout, 2/28/2023
Photo:  Wikipedia

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2022
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What's wrong with this picture?  (6/29/2022)
So this is the best the GOP has to offer (Death wish for American democracy).  (6/23/2022)
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Baby, scratch my back: Florida GOP governor Ron DeSantis math textbook ban is good thing for Virginia GOP governor Glenn Youngkin's bottom line.  (4/26/2022)
It can happen here.  (1/18/2022)
Ron DeSantis fiddles while Florida burns with the omicron variant.  (1/10/2022)

2021
Dear insane fuckup Ron DeSantis, Nobody should die from the virus due to heavy-handed anti-vax mandates from a crazed, power-mad governor. (11/24/2021)Meet the University of Florida Board of Governors.  (11/5/2021)
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It's 2023 and we still have headlines like this in the USA

 
Headline and graphs:  Governing, 3/1/2023

There’s no doubt that homeownership is a primary driver of wealth. When equity is taken into account, Census Bureau data shows that the median net worth of American homeowners is almost 75 times greater than that of renters. 
In 1968, the Fair Housing Act outlawed discriminatory practices such as redlining and covenants forbidding Black ownership of homes in white neighborhoods. Despite this, the gap between Black and white homeownership rates in 2022 (29 percent) was wider than it had been in 1960 (27 percent).  [emphasis added]
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Dear Republican Party of Dane County, Dane County has been lost territory for Republicans for years. Best, Retiring Guy

 
Source:  Wikipedia

Headline:  Wisconsin State Journal, 2/28/2023
Speaking with conservative radio host Vicki McKenna on Monday, Maly attributed his victory to growing frustrations within the party over low overall turnout among Dane County conservatives in recent elections. Maly said the county party needs to find a way to better drum up GOP votes in the Madison area and show that "Dane County is not going to be lost territory for Republicans any longer." 
Maly, who has worked for Turning Point USA, a conservative advocacy group founded by election denier Charlie Kirk that organizes young voters, pointed to the Feb. 21 spring primary in which the two conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates on the ballot, Jennifer Dorow and Dan Kelly, brought in a combined 17.4% of votes cast in the county.
The last time a Republican won Dane County in a presidential race was in 1956.

Tim Michels won just 2 Dane County municipalities in the 2022 gubernatorial election:
  • Town of Dane (57.9%)
  • Town of Medina (51.2%)
Percentage-wise, Dane County Republicans had their worst showing ever in a presidential election:  22.86% of the vote.  

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GET ME REWRITE: 24 years later, Baton Rouge has transformed its downtown

 This is now
Photos:  Downtown Development District


That was then:  New York Times, 10/24/1999


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24 years later, Virginia Key, once Dade County's only beach for Blacks, has been preserved and is on the National Register of Historic Places. (2/25/2023) 

Georgia

Illinois

Iowa

Kentucky

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