CUBA SI

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What I Carried From La Habana, Cuba, and What I remember living upon a Hill Overlooking El Bosque.

I grew up on Calle San Antonio, in a house at the top of a hill overlooking El Bosque de la Habana... the green corridor of trees and river that Havana still calls its lung today. From that hill, as a boy, I could see the whole city breathing. I didn't know yet that I'd spend the rest of my life carrying that view with me, because I'd never get to stand on that hill again.

LEGITIMACY MATTERS

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Legitimacy is accepting the authority of an institution, This one is a real, well-documented story, and the facts line up.
The irony is that Balagon is a citizen of three countries: Nigeria, England, and the United States by birthright because his mother was visiting the USA when he was born. Or is it that everything Trump touches goes into the toilet? He went to game 4 in the NBA and the Knicks lost. Now he interferes with FIFA and the USA losses.
I loved my late father. He was an avid sports fan. But he taught me a lesson about integrity that I will remind my kids and grandchildren. What the Red Card Taught, and What FIFA Forgot.
My father, Antonio J. Soto, was a sports fan the way some men are readers or gardeners... it was constant, and it shaped how he saw the world. He used to tell me that winning or losing mattered far less than how you played, and whether you accepted the outcome once the whistle blew. That lesson came back to me this week, watching FIFA unwind a World Cup suspension under pressure from the White House.

CHRIST HOUSE MISSION

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Christ House, the Washington respite care ministry for homeless patients, traces its origins to nineteen seventy six... when Allen and Janelle Goetcheus abandoned plans to serve as missionaries in Pakistan after witnessing the scale of poverty and homelessness in the nation's capital. Janelle... a physician... saw that hospitals often discharged uninsured patients before they'd fully recovered... leaving them to recuperate on the streets. She and Allen... a United Methodist minister... joined five others from the Church of the Savior to found Christ House... which opened its doors to its first patient on Christmas Eve... nineteen eighty five... after an anonymous two point five million dollar donation funded the purchase and renovation of a building on Columbia Road Northwest.

DOGS R US

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Popular U.S.-bred breeds include the Boston Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, and Alaskan Malamute Category:Dog breeds originating in the United States.

CUBAN JAZZ STARS

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In the realm of music, few genres reportedly demonstrate the dynamic interplay of cultural influences as vividly as jazz. 

POTUS STATE OF AFFAIR

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Extreme heat (record 102°F, heat index up to 113°F) and then thunderstorms hit Washington over the July 4th weekend. The heat forced D.C. to cancel its annual parade and temporarily shut down the "Great American State Fair" on the National Mall — dozens of people needed medical treatment, several were hospitalized. Then, just as the "Salute to America" event was getting underway Saturday evening, a thunderstorm rolled in and the Secret Service ordered an evacuation, sending thousands of attendees to shelter in nearby Smithsonian buildings and Metro stations for a couple of hours.

FALSE SOCIAL

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When we asked Americans what makes them proud of the U.S., freedom was the most common answer.
Fascism: "A strong nation restored through unity, strength, and decisive leadership."
Communism: "An economically just society achieved through revolutionary state power and collective ownership."
Democracy: "Freedom and self-government through equal political participation, protected rights, and accountable institutions."

OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE

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I am honored and humbled to be an American citizen and to have been of service for USA.

FREE TO BE

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We all want to improve our quality of life and be free from any and all distractions.

USA

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Trump’s Republicans may find a path out their political valley. But it is difficult to escape the shadows when the country is bathed in sunlight. A hopeful president, could have carried through a jubilant summer by parades, celebrations, and boost national optimism, changing the political weather winds. In seasons like these, hope has a momentum of its own, and those betting on discontent find themselves rowing against the tide.
Will we see a dark summer of chaos and violence, of power grabs and preparing for an authoritarian fall season? Each and every citizen must defend our government, strengthen democratic institutions and expand political participation with vigilance against movements at home to weaken constitutional limits on power.

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