God Bless and Love Them - I Do

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Happy Fathers Day Weekend. Whether you're a father, or by marriage, or a parent who adopted. I love my kids and all my grandchildren.

However, I am a divorced dad living at a distance who at a ripe old age realizes a limited connection to my family. My adult kids are mostly married with children who know how to reach me. I always reached out to them and miss my DaD and grandfathers.

Celebrating Four Decades ¡Retumba!

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Hello Friends ¡Hola Amigos! City Island - A Slice of NYC Paradise invites everyone to celebrate the rich musical culture of ¡RETUMBA!.

¡Retumba! translates into Resound and they bring vibrant interactive performances that are musically soulful, passionate, entertaining as well as visually fascinating into a feast of folkloric music that can be enjoyed by adults and children of all ages.

REPUBLIKLAN?

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The GOP obstructions are reportedly becoming more obvious that it is increasingly clearer for every American to register and vote.

As Americans celebrate Juneteenth. 156 years later, a legacy of slavery and all the great-grandchildren of racism are still making news headlines.

Diplomacy and Democracy

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POTUS wraps up his first trip abroad since taking office, an eight-day mission to rebuild trans-Atlantic ties with NATO after they were strained during the past years and to reframe relations with WAPS Warsaw Pact nations. Experience and intelligence matter more than buffoonery.

Following the last meeting, Russia’s dictator emerged from the Helsinki summit smirking like the cat that swallowed the canary. There was no such grin this time. Vlad was subdued and far from triumphant. He tried attacking the USA but not Biden.

Reflecting Surroundings

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Some may decide to call it playing and trying to please the crowd, I prefer to focus on reflecting the community that we want to serve.

With its Latino cast, the arrival of In the Heights on #HBO and at local theaters was billed as a milestone for Hollywood. However, Lin-Manuel Miranda issued an apology for the film not including enough black Latino actors.

Killer Vlad vs Killer Joe

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POTUS has referred to Putin as an “autocrat,” a “dictator” and a “killer”, with relations between the countries at an all-time low.

POTUS is reportedly pressing Putin over alleged hacking, human rights abuses and other irritants. Putin may be cruising for a bruising as Russian ships carry out the largest military exercises since the Cold War off the coast of Hawaii, sending the US Air Force scrambling as President Biden meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Common Truths

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A breakdown of America’s political tribes overlooks the millions that voted for a real POTUS. Saluting USA working-class heroes.

US politics feels like a fight to the death between well-meaning patriots out to defend the good of the country and madmen who aim to destroy it. As @TheDemocrats continue to represent forgotten Americans, they will keep voting for real representation. Taxpayers and registered voters, it's now time to wake up and smell reality. The truth is that Democrats will always continue to be advocates for the common man.

No Little Man Bromance

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The buffoon may love him, but it's over now. Putin thrived by persuading the last American president to trust in him while simultaneously sowing division and discord among the USA and our allies.

As POTUS Joe Biden meets with Russia’s Communist dictator for a one-day summit in Geneva, Switzerland, the West's favorite geopolitical bogeyman is not likely to get the easy pass he got the last time around.

Community Organizers

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We need Community organizing - Folks sharing common problems with a group that acts to solve their shared self-interest.

Supporters of Democracy have found themselves in a difficult situation. Until they can distinguish between what’s true and what’s false, then the marketplace of truths won’t work and our democracy may perish.

Bibi's Boo-boos

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Bibi is out and a new Israeli government has a confidence vote. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister.

His record run in office officially ended with parliament approving a new administration led by Naftali Bennett. This means there is a new prime minister for the first time since 2009 after a power-sharing government survived a confidence vote on Sunday. Bennett was then sworn in as prime minister.