ARE WE STILL IN FEAR OF COVID NEW VARIANT

ARE YOU STILL IN FEAR OF COVID?

By: Derek Varsalona

I hate to break it to you America, but the government wants you to be in fear of Covid.    That is because the American government both Democrats and Republicans have a vested interest in keeping the public in fear of this disease so they can innoculate the public with their vaccines.  I am prochoice on the vaccine.  I got the vaccines to keep safe.  But if someone does not want to get the Covid vaccine to stay healthy or be harmed by the vaccine that is their choice.  I still would not be surprised if people got sick from the vaccine.  I personally got sick from the vaccine with flu-like symptoms for a day.  But I will still take the vaccine for safety from Covid.  It is important to note that the vaccine does not prevent COVID-19 but gives you the antibodies to fight off the disease.  Another conspiracy theory that I have to debunk is the thought that the government has placed a tracking device in the vaccine.  That is not true, but what is true is that you need to carry a card to show your vaccination status at some public events.  You know who else made people carry cards: Nazi Germany.

The side effects of the new COVID variant are not severe.  But the new variant is more contagious.  The new variant XEC is a hybrid of KS 1.1 and KP 3.3.  Still not one apology from China.  A friend I will not name for their protection told me that the Chinese can not say they are sorry since it admits guilt.  The Chinese he said can not admit guilt.  But China is the biggest terrorist country in the world.  I say that because if the Chinese can bring down an economy and make people live in fear even for a short time that is an international terrorist event.  As always comments accepted.

Are you still in fear of Covid?

Source: Anthony Robledo. " Hybrid Covid Variant XEC is More Contagious: What to Know About the New Strain." USAToday.com Washington, DC: September 21, 2024. 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/09/21/covid-xec-variant/75303152007/

WHO IS VOTING FOR LT GOVERNOR MARK ROBINSON THE BLACK NAZI?

WHO IS VOTING FOR A BLACK NAZI?

By: Derek Varsalona

I hate to write about this but sometimes a journalist must cover issues they do not like.  In regards to Lieutenant Governor Mark  Robinson, a self-proclaimed Black Nazi who refuses to get out of the race after disparaging comments about Jews and Blacks is appalling.   I would not vote for this man.

The Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson calls himself a Black Nazi.  That does not even equate since the Nazis also hated blacks and killed them in the Holocaust also.  So in the 1920's-1930 Robinson would most likely have been a dead man.  What is more scary is that he wants to reinstate slavery.  This man would be fighting for the Confederacy in the 1800s.  He even called himself a perv online.  If he is a perv online that does not disturb me as long as he is not doing something illegal.  He has freedom of expression and speech along with privacy to fulfill his dark fantasies.  As long as he is not harming anyone or killing anyone while acting on those fantasies I am okay with that. Robinson will not exit the race for Governor and you know something he just might win in the Conservative state. 

If he wants to look at porn I am okay with that.  If that is how he fills his sexual desires that is not a crime.  But the idea of wanting to reinstitute slavery is a wee bit concerning.  The idea that he is a Nazi and wants to kill Jews, Catholics, disabled and homosexuals is concerning.  For that reason the slavery issue I would not vote for him for Governor.  As always comments accepted.

Mark Robinson the Black Nazi
CNN.com
SAturday, Septemeber 21, 2024

Source: Sophia Cal. "North Carolina: Trump's Emerging Achilles Heel." Axios.com Charlotte: Friday, September 20, 2024. 

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/20/north-carolina-trumps-emerging-achilles-heel

PEOPLE WILL HOLD THEIR NOSES AND VOTE FOR HARRIS

HOLD YOUR NOSE AND VOTE FOR HARRIS

By: Derek Varsalona

Well, the results are in and it seems like Vice President Kamala Harris won the last debate with former President Donald Trump.     But why does it seem like people are voting for Harris?  According to polls, she is not well-liked, but she is more like than President Donald Trump.  Maybe it is because people do not like the personality of President Trump and want something different.  I notice that President Trump is his own worst enemy.  My dad says, "If President Trump would just shut up and not act so crazy he'd be in the lead.

The fact of the matter is that people do not seem to be voting for Kamala Harris.  They are voting against Donald Trump.  So this is one of those issues as it returns out of holding your nose and voting for Harris.  

In recent polls, Vice President Kamala Harris has the advantage over former President Donald Trump.  According to most polls, Kamala Harris leads in most polls up by four unchanged since August.  The fact of the matter is that voters do not necessarily like Vice President Kamala Harris.  But they hate President Trump's personality.  Vice President Kamala Harris is seen as more intelligent, yet she still does not have an advantage.  Vice President Kamala Harris is playing into that telling her supporters not to take the election lightly and for granted, Trump still can win.  Hillary Clinton was leading Trump up until election day and look how that turned out Trump won.  Maybe some people are afraid to say they are voting for President Trump, and others might be afraid to say they are voting for a woman.

I do not think that either candidate would be better for the disabled.  The only factor is that Vice President Kamala Harris wants to save Medicare, with Medicare for All.  Medicare is socialized medicine, and it works great I am on it but I will call it what it is.  But it is not going to be for all literally.  For it to be for all the US Government workers and federal officials must go on Medicare also.  That means the President Must go on it, the Vice President must go on it, all federal workers go on it and Congress goes on it along with the public.  That is how you are going to save Medicare for All.  Also, if we must have Medicare for All, the Democrats must admit one thing: Obama Care did not work out.

I am in support of Medicare for All.  I understand, that if we have Medicare for All it must cover abortions and euthanasia along with all other Medical procedures if it truly is for all, even though I dispose of abortion and euthanasia as I am pro-life.   But everyone including politicians must go on it for it to work out.  I do not support Harris and will vote for Trump.  As always comments accepted.

People want to vote for Harris

Source: Shane GoldMacher. " Harris Had Stronger Debate, Polls Find But Race Remains Deadlock." The New York Times. Washington, DC: September 19, 2024. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/politics/harris-trump-times-siena-poll-pennsylvania.html

THROWING MONEY AT EDUCATION DOESN'T HELP

THROWING MONEY AT EDUCATION WILL NOT HELP

By: Derek Varsalona

I am all for better funding for education.  As a former special education student, I support better funding for special education.  I even did a swimming fundraiser for special education over many years, where I swam a mile a day when I was younger.  But I know that more than just throwing money at the problem is going to solve the problem.  

The way to solve problems in education is to have two parents in the house.  The two parents need to be involved in the education process of their child.  The parents need to ask as a role model for the child.  If that does not happen then the government becomes the role model for the child's life and the child is going to most likely be addicted to government benefits.  It all starts in the home.

I am all for funding education.  But the best way to help children succeed is to have two parents in the house checking the homework.  attending the SEPTA and PTA meetings.  The parent must be involved in the child's education for the child to succeed.

Throwing money at the problem does not necessarily help.  It is just one part of the problem.  I applaud President Biden for funding black colleges and education.  But unless the parents are involved in the student's life, then all the funding in the world is not going to amount to diddly-squat. As always comments accepted.

Source: President Joseph R. Biden. " Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.3 billion in Additional Funding and a Record of Over $17 Billion in Total Support for Historically Black Colleges." Whtiehouse.gov Washington, DC: Monday, September 16, 2024. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/09/16/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-1-3-billion-in-additional-funding-and-a-record-of-over-17-billion-in-total-support-for-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-hbcus/

ARE PEOPLE EATING PETS IN SPRINGFIELD?

JD DOUBLES DOWN ON HAITIANS EATING PETS

By: Derek Varsalona

It is fit for a scene for Saturday Night Live or the Simpsons.  I am sure they both will have jokes about this.  But yet Senator JD Vance claimed that Haitian Immigrants were eating dogs and cats in Youngstown, O.H.  I tend to think this is a false claim and would be left for a satire novel or an episode of the Simpsons.  There is nobody eating dogs and cats in Youngstown.

If this is true then the Senator must come forth with evidence.  He has yet to do so.  So I am putting this in the satire bin.  I do not think that anyone is eating dogs and cats in Springfield.  I would be shocked to see such a video and might even be scared.  But I do not put anything past me and once I see a video if there is a video I will say I've seen it all my friend.

Senator JD Vance again doubled down on such a claim that Haitian immigrants are eating dogs and cats.  What is next week's saga of people-eating people?  Well, the fact of the matter is that this is a sign of a mental handicap if there is no close evidence to make the point valid.

Due to this baseless rumor now there are threats against the people of Youngstown.  But Senator JD Vance is not going to apologize for the realistic problem that he threw the right flank of the Republican Party into mob mode.  Until I see evidence of this I am putting this in the bin of satire and yes JD Vance needs mental help.  As always comments accepted.

Image: Ella Baron
THe Guardian.com
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Source: Kaia Hubbard. " JD Vance Defends Amplifying False Claims about Immigrants, Saying, "You're never going to get this perfect." Face The Nation. Washington, DC: Sunday, September 15, 2024.

ARE HAITIANS EATING PEOPLES PETS IN YOUNGSTOWN

THE TRUMP CLAIM OF PEOPLE EATING PETS

By: Derek Varsalona

It would be a work of satire if it wasn't true.  However, former President Trump made a baseless claim that people eat pets in Springfield, Ohio.  Maybe it is true maybe it is not true.  However, I would like to check a reference with Senator JD Vance since he is from the area.

I do not believe it but I would not be surprised if other do believe the claim.  Until President Trump shows me video evidence of the incident, which he said evidence will come out I have yet to think this is plausible and I take it as more of an act of satire by the former President who still believes such a claim.  If it has not already happened, I am sure it will be a Simpsons cartoon episode of people eating pets.

President Trump claims that immigrants are eating people's pets in Youngstown, Ohio.  Until i see video evidence I have yet to be convinced.  But these rumors started and his supporters buy it without any evidence.  Maybe evidence will come out I am not sure but I am skeptical about the whole notion of people eating other people's pets.

Residents claim that immigrants eating people's pets is a false claim.  The claim spread online in media platforms.  But this is just more gin to rile up President Trump's base.  I am not saying it is true, I am not saying it is true.  It is wacky that is for sure and until I see video evidence from President Trump or another credible news source I tend to throw this in the bin of pure political satire.  As always comments are welcomed.

Are Haitians eating people's pets?
Image: Elizabeth Brockway
The Daily Beast
Yahoo.com/News
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Source: Stephen Starr. " Haitian Immigrants Helped Revive the Struggling Ohio Town. Then the Neo-Nazis showed up." The Guardian.com Springfield, OH: Saturday, September 14, 2024.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/14/neo-nazis-springfield-ohio-haitian-immigrants

NORTH KOREA WILL LET WEAPONS INSPECTORS IN

NORTH KOREA TO SHOW OFF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

By: Derek Varsalona

Is Kim Jung-Un finally being forthcoming?  The North Korean Dictator has finally let the weapons inspectors in to show hoof his nuclear weapons.  I am a little bit suspicious of the whole incident.  I think this is a just s way to get the media attention for himself and great public and media relations.  

I would not be surprised if Kim Jung Un has moved those weapons elsewhere.  Like, let us think of Russia and Putin as they fight the war with Ukraine.  I would not be surprised if Kim moved his weapons and deadly toys to Russia to fight in the war in Ukraine. 

North Korea has shown photos to inspectors of fuel that is used to make nuclear weapons.  It is great that he is forthcoming but I am taking this with a grain of salt.  Why is awe only showing the fuel and not the weapons?  Have the weapons been moved elsewhere like let us say....Russia to fight against the Ukrainians?

This fuel is used to make Nuclear Bombs as reported.  So why is he trying to make a nuclear bomb?  I suspect that Kim is a growing threat and is going to sell these bombs to Russia.  I am not certain that he will use those in America.  I think he will use them on Ukraine in the fight with Russia and he will use them on the Democratic country in the region: South Korea. 

We should be wary of Kim since he has asked for more development of these weapons.  But instead of war let us try to talk to North Korea to avoid escalation in the region.  As always comments are accepted.

North Korea to show off weapons

Source: Hysunsu Yim. "North Korea Shows First Photos of Banned Uranium Enrichment Site." Reuters.com Pyongyang: Friday, September 13, 2024.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-visits-uranium-enrichment-facility-state-media-says-2024-09-12/