Author: DOuG pRATt

Revolting Beantown

Boston as seen from the Museum of Science. Mass Eye & Ear was where the sight in my left eye was successfully saved 26 years ago. It’s now part of Massachusetts General Hospital, where my successful coronary ablation was performed one year ago.

Tonight’s PBS News Hour ended with this segment about Boston’s singular significance in the Revolutionary War. Then it “goes woke” with a discussion of another revolt; the desegregation busing crisis of fifty years ago.

The Stroke of Midnight

He’s been sundowning then staying up late into the night, posting unhinged screeds and sharing offensive fake videos. In the Oval Office he’s always sitting at his desk. His speech patterns have become so odd. Something is very wrong, even by his bizarre standard.

From the bruising on his hands it’s obvious he’s on a blood thinner, and it isn’t just aspirin. A mini-stroke must have been suspected, so he had an MRI. The CT scan was a cover-up story, or perhaps he was given one of those too.

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