1. Welcome to the second half of 2024. There are 26 Mondays remaining in the year and 4 remaining in July.
2. Happy Canada Day!
3. July is my favorite month of the year! I'm glad that it has arrived. Enjoy the summer!
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Gopher Tortoise
Tequesta, FL
June 30, 2024 |
4. Despite the morning thunderstorms yesterday, Chris and I were able to get out for a short 10-mile bike ride yesterday which brought my total miles ridden for June to 305! It was my third-ever month riding over 300 miles. Along the way we spied a tortoise moving across the sidewalk. I don't usually see them on the sidewalk. It was very different riding during the afternoon. I usually ride during the morning.
5. The pathologic liar, who arguably was the fourth worst president in the history of the United States (C-Span), continued his string of false claims during the debate last week. According to CNN, Candidate Trump made more than 30 false claims during the debate--that is one every 90 seconds. Additionally, he did not provide a plan for the future other than retribution. A quick summary, from CNN follows: Trump’s repeat falsehoods included his assertions that some Democratic-led states allow babies to be executed after birth, that every legal scholar and everybody in general wanted Roe v. Wade overturned, that there were no terror attacks during his presidency, that Iran didn’t fund terror groups during his presidency, that the US has provided more aid to Ukraine than Europe has, that Biden for years referred to Black people as “super predators,” that Biden is planning to quadruple people’s taxes, that then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi turned down 10,000 National Guard troops for the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, that Americans don’t pay the cost of his tariffs on China and other countries, that Europe accepts no American cars, that he is the president who got the Veterans Choice program through Congress, and that fraud marred the results of the 2020 election.
Trump also added some new false claims, such as his assertions that the US currently has its biggest budget deficit and its biggest trade deficit with China. Both records actually occurred under Trump. (CNN)
6. Have you heard the question, are you better now than you were four years ago? Remember, four years ago we were in the COVID-19 pandemic which the then sitting President denied existed until he actually was afflicted by COVID.
7. Today in History. At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hong Kong reverts to Chinese rule in a ceremony attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Charles of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. A few thousand Hong Kongers protested the turnover, which was otherwise celebratory and peaceful.
In 1839, Britain invaded China to crush opposition to its interference in the country’s economic, social, and political affairs. One of Britain’s first acts of the war was to occupy Hong Kong, a sparsely inhabited island off the coast of southeast China. In 1841, China ceded the island to the British with the signing of the Convention of Chuenpi, and in 1842 the Treaty of Nanking was signed, formally ending the First Opium War.
Officials warn Hurricane Beryl will raise water levels by as much as 6 to 9 feet above normal near where it makes landfall - CNN
Car dealerships are racking up millions in losses as CDK outage enters second week - CNN
French parties rush to build anti-far right front - Reuters
Scientists wary of bird flu pandemic 'unfolding in slow motion' - Reuters
Top Democrats rule out replacing Biden amid calls for him to quit 2024 race - Reuters
Russia attacks Ukraine's two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv - Reuters
17 Years, $700 Million Wasted: The Stunning Collapse of New York’s Traffic Moonshot - The Wall Street Journal
The Once-Dominant Rocket Maker Trying to Catch Up to Musk’s SpaceX - The Wall Street Journal
In Effort to Stem Quality Problems, Boeing Agrees to Buy a Longtime Supplier - The New York Times
-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL
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