Donald Trump escaped assassination twice, the first by a smidge, and second through alert security prevalence.  Did you know that  President Gerald Ford, too, in 1975, survived two attempts, within three weeks ? Both occurred in California by women. On 5September1975, on the grounds of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, drew a Colt M1911 .45-caliber pistol on Ford when he reached to shake her hand in a crowd.   She had four cartridges in the piston, but none in the firing chamber, so the gun did not fire.  Was immediately restrained by a Secret Service agent. Sentenced to life in prison and released on 14August2009 after serving 34 years. Published a book about her life in 2018,  Reflexion . Now lives in Marcy, New York with her boyfriend in a house decorated with skulls.   Says she is still in love with Charles Manson, who passed away in 2017. On 22September1975, 17 days later, 45-y...

Today is like the end of summer, for tomorrow begins September.   But you can enjoy life until Tuesday, for Monday is Labor Day, a national holiday. All things considered, the world at this very moment is doing fine: Internationally: The Hamas attacked Israel on 7October2023.  There will be a  three-day cease fire beginning tomorrow in the Gaza Strip to vaccinate 640,000 Palestinian children against polio , which has no cure.  The first case in 25 years was just reported, so maybe this is a possible first step to a larger truce to come. Two doses of two drops of a live virus to be taken orally.  2000 medical volunteers will do the job.  The world yet awaits that expected revenge response from Iran on Israel. Russian invaded the Ukraine in February 2022, and remains in control.  But the fact that Ukraine has lasted this long, and is  now into Russian territory , is a surprise.  The U.S. is approaching a  trillion dollars for the Afgh...

But first, a look at the week to come: Donald Trump leads Nikki Haley in the Republican primary, 244 to 24.  1215 clinches the vote. Actually, we are in the midst of the DC Republican primary, from Friday through Sunday for 19 delegates.  If Haley is ever to beat Trump, it will be in DC.   Donald Trump will crush Nikki Haley in all the 16 Republican primaries on Super Tuesday. The only question about the Republican primary is when Haley will give up. Will this happen after Super Tuesday? She represents the never-Trumpers, and this could be more than 10% of the Republican Party and Independents, those who will make the difference between Trump and Biden. Wouldn't it be nice for Republicans if they kissed and made up, with Haley campaigning WITH Trump into the future? If she hangs in there, that will only hurt Trump, for, after all, he is a lout, cheat and a huge threat to American Freedom and Democracy.  If he gets re-elected on November 5, that will the last ele...

The Middle East is getting scarier with more   American bombings, this latest joined by the UK of Houthi rebels in Yemen .  They're the ones attacking ships in the Red Sea shipping lanes.  So far, Iran has been untouched.    Republicans in Congress  criticized President Joe Biden for his anemic response, and   some went to far as to condemn him   for not striking Iran.    Trump said   Biden is to blame for the U.S. deaths. I've been posting too much about Donald Trump, on  29January 2023  and  30January2024 , and a more recent one a couple of days ago  comparing him with Barack Obama .  I had one more difference which I did not include, and on reflection, so horrified me, that I thought I'd share this startling revelation. So to continue, Barack Obama won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 and Donald Trump has a sexual abuse conviction where he had to pay off his victim $5 million, which was recently upped to a tot...