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April 3, 2023

Teacher Shot By 6-Year-Old Student Files $40 Million Lawsuit Against School

An elementary school teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student has filed a $40 million lawsuit, accusing administrators at her Virginia school of repeatedly ignoring warnings that the student was armed with a gun and “had a history of random violence.”

Abigail Zwerner filed a lawsuit against Richneck Elementary School’s former principal, former assistant principal, the Newport News School Board and the former superintendent on Monday, accusing them of gross negligence and failure to report the weapon to authorities on Jan. 6. “She has endured four surgeries and still has a bullet lodged inside her,” said Zwerner’s attorney Diane Toscano. “In addition to holding the school division accountable for its failures, this lawsuit is a means to deliver justice for Abby in this tragic but entirely preventable situation.”

The shooting occurred only hours after staff and teachers raised concerns to the assistant principal, Ebony Parker, about the boy having a gun, the lawsuit states.
Parker later resigned, the school board’s superintendent was fired, and the school principal was reassigned.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abigail-zwerner-lawsuit-richneck-newport-news_n_642ae018e4b01284198e7b4a

March 31, 2023

Tweet from Mary Trump --- trump's niece

Mary L Trump@MaryLTrump
It's official: Donald Trump is the:

1st man in the Oval Office to be impeached twice

1st man in the Oval Office to incite an insurrection

1st to lose the popular vote TWICE

and now . . . the first to be INDICTED.

But the media is missing the biggest reason this is so important: For the victims of Donald, this is finally some measure of justice.

It's been a long time coming, but after everything Donald has put this country through, WE HAVE PREVAILED.

I'll see you on my substack later (see below👇 with my take on how this impacts our country and me personally, but for now, let's take a minute to celebrate--we've all earned it.

Drink Responsibly 😎

https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/6Zx2KJmDmEU_5NhBiIGvKx3hIFI=/904x0:4108x3204/1080x1080/media/img/mt/2016/09/RTX1GZCO/original.jpg


March 31, 2023

WAY TO GO DISNEY !!! "DeSantis snoozes, loses to Disney" -- LA TiMES !!!

"DeSantis snoozes, loses to Disney" -- LA Times today, page 1 below the fold


Anyone following the career of the ambitious Governor DeSantis can tell he fancies himself a right-wing autocrat.
However, he put his wanna-be autocracy up against a kingdom — a Magic Kingdom.
I am still chuckling over my morning coffee.

From the opening of the article: Did you really believe that Florida’s arrogant Gov. Ron DeSantis would get the better of Walt Disney Co. in their fight over Disney’s supposed “wokeness”?

If so, you don’t know your Disney.

DeSantis handpicked a board of cronies to take over control of Reedy Creek Improvement District — the quasi-governmental entity that Disney and Florida established more than 55 years ago to control development and management of the land on which Walt Disney World, Epcot and the company’s related enterprises sit.

DeSantis’ board has now revealed that, while they were snoozing, Disney executed an agreement with their predecessors that strips the new board of all its powers except the authority to “maintain the roads and maintain basic infrastructure,” according to one of the new board members.

Hilariously, the agreement Disney reached will remain in effect at least until 21 years “after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III, King of England,” currently living. More on this delicious provision in a moment. First, let’s get a legal commentator’s opinion of where the Disney-DeSantis battle stands.
…….

https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/latimes/default.aspx?token=42e23962a5d74614be16bae3d62d13e7&utm_id=91865&sfmc_id=1778350&edid=1f31b2b9-9a0f-4669-af5a-b8caeb80a1d8

March 9, 2023

Biden Plans To Save Medicare By Making The Rich Pay Their Share

Biden Plans To Save Medicare By Making The Rich Pay Their Share


President Biden’s plan to save Medicare raises taxes on the wealthy and eliminates a loophole that allows the rich to hide income from Medicare taxes.

According to a White House Fact Sheet provided to PoliticusUSA: The proposals in the President’s Budget would extend the solvency of Medicare’s Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund by at least 25 years, the Medicare Office of the Chief Actuary estimates. While the most recent Medicare Trustees Report projected that the HI Trust Fund would be insolvent in 2028, the President’s Budget would extend solvency at least into the 2050s.

Modestly increasing the Medicare tax rate on income above $400,000. The Budget proposes to increase the Medicare tax rate on earned and unearned income above $400,000 from 3.8 percent to 5 percent. Since Medicare was passed, income and wealth inequality in the United States have increased dramatically. By asking those with the highest incomes to contribute modestly more, we can keep the Medicare program strong for decades to come.

https://www.politicususa.com/2023/03/08/biden-plans-to-save-medicare-by-making-the-rich-pay-their-share.html

February 26, 2023

Your opinions .... HOW did we go from President Obama to Donald Rump ???

CALL TO ACTIVISM@CalltoActivism

As long as I live, I will never understand how we went from Barack Obama to Donald Trump.







Never in my long life did i think we would have a woman hating, racist pig of a crook as president.
3 time married, cheating on wives, sexually assaulting women. what a pig he is !!

February 12, 2023

PUPPY BOWL IS ON !!!

February 11, 2023

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me. Sick as usual. i have a cold today

it is sooooooooooooo special being sick today. just sitting around in my robe.

February 9, 2023

1963 - my fav songs. Lesley Gore, Beach Boys, Paul & Paula - 4 seasons and more!!!!

Top Songs of 1963
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1 Sugar Shack - - The Fireballs
2 Surfin' U.S.A. - The Beach Boys
3 The End of the World - Skeeter Davis
4 Rhythm of the Rain - The Cascades
5 He's So Fine - The Chiffons
6 Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton
7 Hey Paula - Paul & Paula
8 Fingertips - Little Stevie Wonder
9 Washington Square - The Village Stompers
10 It's All Right - The Impressions
11 Can't Get Used to Losing You - Andy Williams
12 My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels
13 Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto
14 She's a Fool - Lesley Gore
15 So Much in Love - The Tymes
16 Puff, the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul and Mary
17 Blowin' in the Wind - Peter, Paul and Mary
18 I'm Leaving It Up to You - Dale and Grace
19 Deep Purple - Nino Tempo & April Stevens
20 Wipe Out - The Surfaris
21 I Love You Because - Al Martino
22 Wild Weekend - The Rebels
23 You're the Reason I'm Living - Bobby Darin
24 Walk Like a Man - The Four Seasons
25 Mockingbird - Inez and Charlie Foxx
26 I Will Follow Him - Little Peggy March
27 Pipeline - The Chantays
28 Surf City - Jan and Dean
29 It's My Party - Lesley Gore
30 Blame It on the Bossa Nova - Eydie Gorme


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