Tom Faranda's Folly

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They can't keep up with the demand! This is off CNBC Amazon is hiring an additional 100,000 employees in the U.S. to meet the surge in demand from online shopping amid the coronavirus outbreak, the company said Monday. The company is looking to add extra full-time and part-time positions for warehouse and delivery workers. Through … Read more

Thanks to my friend Jessica for sending me this. A little-known Saint – a martyr but embellished with legends. The most common pious legend around Saint Corona involves another Saint, St. Victor, a Roman soldier of Italian ancestry, who was stationed in Damascus. Saint Victor was tortured for refusing to renounce his faith- including having … Read more

Wow. You have to hit the link to see all the photos and video. The picture below was taken at 9:30 in the evening from the other side of the Hudson. Thanks Karen for sending this. Very sad. A series of brush fires that began along the shoreline of the Hudson River near Breakneck Ridge … Read more

So – heading into Lent I have three books on the go – one for quite a long time. Want to finish all three by mid-Lent and then re-evaluate. The first is Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race. which was lent me by my friend Maria. Written by a woman … Read more

Nice. Of course Tom and Tim are Stepinac alumni.

How profoundly sad. And I’m supposed to vote for these people? This from Alexandra DeSanctis at NR Online Earlier this week, 41 Democratic senators successfully filibustered the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would require doctors to provide standard medical care to infants who survive attempted abortion procedures. Contrary to Democratic claims, the bill is … Read more

This from The Borowitz Report in the New Yorker – Ginsburg enumerated a list of issues about which Trump should immediately recuse himself, including immigration, taxes, women’s reproductive rights, “and any other issues related to domestic or foreign policy not listed above.” Speaking from her office at the Supreme Court, Ginsburg said that Trump’s oft-stated … Read more

From Kathryn Jean Lopez in National Review Online. It seems to me that if you are a conservative, small/less government person, you certainly should oppose the death penalty. State-sanctioned killing This is a good article taking that position in the conservative National Review. His crimes were appalling but … … no one was asking for … Read more

Well, it's because I'm on the moveon.org email list. "Send $$$" – what a surprise – Here it is – email heading – Hi, Tom, it's AOC! Text – Dear MoveOn member, This is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and I'm writing to you today because I want to tell you about a powerful, progressive fighter who … Read more