Author: Tom Faranda
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Notre Dame students to lead protest against promotion of pro abortion faculty member
Good! See the article below the t shirt. In 2009 Brigid was arrested on the ND campus – she was protesting Obama’s being awarded an honorary law degree. I was in my office and Tim called me up and said “Mom’s on TV. She’s being arrested. I called her and her phone rang.” They must…
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Bill Mazeroski, 89. He broke Yankee hearts
Ugh. I saw the game on our beautiful black and white TV, and remember how forlorn Yogi Berra looked, standing in left field and seeing the ball go over the fence. It’s a nice article and includes a video of the homer. I did not know Mazeroski was in the Hall of Fame – he…
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YIKES! Who else is buried under the snow?
The view yesterday out our window. And astute people may appreciate the bumper sticker on the Ford Edge. (Thanks JC!) Ok -now, here’s the situation. And it is still snowing. After the dig out which won’t start for couple of hours – it’s still snowing and blowing!
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Treasury Secretary Bessent interviewed about tariffs.
Ok, a bit grumpy. Ot should I say Trumpy? The tariff discussion begins at 2:19 on the video.
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Had a jolly dinner as we await the storm.
The aperitif is the Dutch Word which is a variation of the delicious Last Word cocktail. And for dessert – Brandy Alexander! YIKES!! In between ,chicken wings, salad and fries. No need for pictures.
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Cardinal Dolan on Mayor Mamdani
Yes he’s right – Mamdani dissing Catholics. Get used to it. Cardinal Dolan on Mayor Mamdani skipping Catholic events: ‘I was ticked off’ Cardinal Timothy Dolan said he was “ticked off” that Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not invite him to his January inauguration or attend the installation Mass of the city’s…
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Buy sign for bitcoin; Paul Krugman says it’s a bust
Hahaha. The former opnion writer for the NY Times – now has a substack column as he seems to have left the Times by mutual agreement. Yes I know, he won the Nobel Prize – for ideas on International Trade, which in his mind made him an expert on everything. For years, begining in 2003,…