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What heatwave? Folks enjoy the day at the Fontana della Barcaccia, at the Piazza di Spagna in Rome. 43 Celsius is 109.4 Fahrenheit. Photo from reuters.com:

This does not fit the “better late than never” category. Headline from nypost.com: “US government suspends funding so that Wuhan lab ‘does not receive another dollar’ over stonewalling COVID probe.”

I wonder if there will be more of this type of behavior — or perhaps harsher — as people get fed up with know-it-alls. In Germany, a woman deals with an environmental zealot blocking traffic an old fashion way, photo from Google Images:

Excerpt from an NYP editorial: “Food prices increased by 18.9% under Biden. Gasoline prices have increased by 42.7%. Real weekly wages have dropped for 26 of the 29 months of the Biden presidency.” I’d bet he would still get 45% of the vote in ‘24.

The latest on the Jason Aldean song brouhaha, headline from foxnews.com: “Country star’s controversial video cut by CMT, song skyrockets to number 1.” Love it!… In a similar vein, this too from FN: “The movie the media tried to kill is still going strong.” And the caption: “Journalists have tried desperately to keep ‘Sound of Freedom’ from being a success.” Made on a budget of $14.5 million, it has so far returned $85 million. Does this mean the backlash is enough to overturn liberal domination of America? I doubt it, but the fight is fascinating. I will quote Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are A-Changin’, although I suspect he disapproves of protest from the right: “…The battle outside ragin’/ Will soon shake your windows/ And rattle your walls…” Photo from GI, which should contain the caption: “I’m Bob Dylan and I did not approve this message:

No book shop today, as I accompanied my youngest niece to the lawyer who is handling the legal side of the sale of our old house. No fun.

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