This morning, Sparky came into the bedroom to hide in the closet. He was concerned about something.
Sparky isn’t the type of dog that smells cancer or sees dead people, so if he is disturbed, it’s usually for a mundane reason. From bed, I could see that the weather looked sunny and clear. That left the possibility that Sparky had taken a shit in the house.
Supreme Court to Hear Case of Orthodox Jew Ordered to Get Permit to Host Prayers at Home
The petitioner, Daniel Grand, is an observant Jew who lives with his family in University Heights, Ohio…
In January 2021, Grand emailed a dozen friends, inviting them to pray at his house on the upcoming Sabbath. Shortly after, one of the neighbors informed the mayor, asking him to “put a stop to this.” Within a day, the city demanded he “cease-and-desist” from using his home as a place of religious assembly without first obtaining a permit.
This is surprising. University Heights was always liberal, but that may have evolved to being Progressive, and that leans to being intolerant and antisemitic.
Maybe there is more to the story, but so far, the mayor looks like a dick.
It’s with some trepidation that I must get out of bed this morning. I don’t know what I’m going to find, but Sparky has something to do with it.
Lying in bed this morning, I heard Sparky’s clickity nails on the hardwood floor as he came into my bedroom. He stopped, so I grabbed my phone to get video because it’s going to be something.
He is probably not looking for my wallet or car keys.
First guess, it has something to do with the weather or his digestive system.
Breaking down the birthright-citizenship decision
The Supreme Court has affirmed birthright citizenship. At least the issue is decided. It’s strange that birthright citizenship is almost entirely a policy in the Americas.
Pick an enemy. Russia, China, Hamas, it doesn’t matter. Send a million pregnant women to the US to give birth to American citizens, then bring the babies back home to be raised as operatives or fanatics. These indoctrinated and trained American citizens return to the US to implement the nefarious plot.
After the computers are shut down, the lights are turned off, and Sparky has gone out for his final wee, I like to put him to bed. Since Sparky is a free man with agency, I could just bid him good night and put myself to bed. He can take care of himself, but that feels ambiguous.
If you haven’t seen this, then you live like a normal person in the real world.
I have no interest in women’s basketball, but this incident is fascinating to watch. I didn’t do a deep dive, but nobody is providing a convincing explanation.
Chinese strategic oil reserves are missing.
China’s strategic oil reserve, to the surprise of the government officials who went to verify the reserves in May, was instead composed of water, sludge, various debris and overflow from nearby sewer lines.
That’s awkward.
China used to circumvent sanctions to buy oil from Iran and Venezuela, but the US has instituted management disruptions in those countries. The Strait of Hormuz is also critical. China might want to help out the US in keeping that open.
With family in town, we had a cook-out at my house. We get reacquainted as the young ones form new bonds. Looking at it like that, a little girl crying in the rain is an opportunity. It certainly doesn’t mark the end of the party.
DeWine tells CNN Trump should reconsider action on Haitian immigrants
This week, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can remove the Temporary Protected Status designation for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians, opening the door for those immigrants’ deportation.
It’s right there in the name, “Temporary”. Governor DeWine is not happy that it’s time for the Haitians to leave America.
I had an exchange student from Brazil. Every couple of weeks when we had some free time, he would describe to the class some aspect of life in Brazil.
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