What a World

The first four items were gleaned from nypost.com. Headline: “Less than 20% of NYC voters cast ballots this year.” I’m one of the 80%. What’s the point — voting for someone who’s a tad less radical leftist?…

From an op-ed piece by Miranda Devine, edited by yours truly: “European climate activists followed Greta Thunberg’s lead and sailed for weeks across the Atlantic to attend a UN climate confab in Santiago, Chile, only to find it’s been canceled… And the reason it was called off? Riots sparked by punitive climate policies — including carbon dioxide taxes on energy that have jacked up the cost of living… The government also switched the subway system over to 60% wind and solar, an expensive indulgence that forced up the price of fares…”

A week after a NY Times food writer gave beloved Brooklyn steakhouse Peter Luger a zero-star review, an art critic has called for the Louvre to take down the Mona Lisa. It seems the paper is trying to recapture interest through iconoclasts…

“Here’s a term I hadn’t seen or heard before today — “Blexit,” which means the exit of black Americans from a Democratic Party that takes their vote for granted. One of its spokespersons is Candace Owens, a conservative. The left is concerned because the President’s approval rating among blacks has risen, anywhere from 21–36% according to polls. It is believed Dems need 85% of black voters to gain power. This is Owens:

Think things are harsh politically in the USA? Check out these three headlines from foxnews.com: “Election protesters cut mayor’s hair, drag her through streets (Bolivia)” “Mexico mayor tied to truck, dragged amid reported anger over unfulfilled campaign promise.” “Chilean police officers set on fire by Molotov cocktails thrown by protesters.”

Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, recently produced an award-winning ad to help boost tourism, which has risen 12%. Here’s a still:

The rain held off, and the floating book shop enjoyed good luck. My thanks to the woman who bought The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, and to the Frenchman, who selected Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous; and to Ira, who purchased American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America by Linda S. Godfrey, and bios on Hollywood legends Shirley Maclaine and Fatty Arbuckle; and to Matt, who chose Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK by Gerald Posner; and to the young man who took home Skeleton Crew by Stephen King; and to the woman who bought five paperback romances; and to the couple who donated three books, one each in English, Russian and Spanish.

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