President Donald Trump's prime-time election security speech: Lasted almost 26 minutes.   Full presentation. Was only covered by Fox News, and even they actually fact-checked in real time.  CBS and MS NOW only aired portions, cutting away for analysis and fact-checking. ABC, NBC and CNN almost ignored this effort. Time magazine reported : Mostly about his version of the 2020 presidential election, the one he lost to Joe Biden. Lies, exaggerations and the like.  Fact-checking horror. Mostly catered to his MAGA base. Blamed China for interfering.  In advance, denied by China. Urged Congress to pass the doomed SAVE Act.  Needs 60 votes. From a variety of sources:  Trump's obvious message is that he is preparing to subvert the midterm elections.  109 days to November 3. About that cyclosporiasis outbreak : Linked to Taco Bells in Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan ( most cases) , Ohio and West Virginia, but there are cases in at least 34 states.  But m...

 Well, the world went back into turmoil. Peace talks between Iran and USA failed War in Iran will now escalate again. Stocks fell and petroleum prices increased. Latest Trump fight is with Pope Leo. Belorussian President Victor Orban lost his attempt to stay in office, a huge loss for Trump, but big plus for European leaders. Oh, my original blog site reached 5 million views today. Yesterday was our day for a Broadway show.  We wanted a matinee in close walking distance of Times Square.  Both half-price ticket stands were close by our hotel. The small one had no lines, but nothing much to offer. No worthy half- price tickets MJ The Musical had seats for $250/person, and was a ways away. The main one had a long line. However, I had my walking cane with me, which allowed for immediate walk-up to a ticket booth. There were two half-price offerings,  The Great Gatsby , a musical, but five blocks away. The Outsiders , across the street from the Marriott Marquis. This was ...