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time.com

... Asked whether Americans should be worried about retaliatory attacks at home, Trump acknowledges the possibility. "I guess," he says. "But I think they're worried about that all the time. We plan for it. But yeah, you know, we expect some things. Like I said, some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die."...

David Bromberg - Summer Wages (Live at WFUV, 2012)
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... and the original album version ...

David Bromberg - Summer Wages (1976)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
Never hit seventeen when you play against the dealer
For you know those odds won't ride with you
And never leave your woman alone with friends around to steal her
Years are gambled and lost like summer wages

So we'll keep rolling on till we get to Vancouver
And a woman that I love is living there
Oh it's been six long months and more since I've seen her
Maybe gambled and lost like summer wages

In all the beer parlors all down on Young Street
The dreams of the seasons all spilled down on the floor
All the big stands of timber are ready for falling
And the hustlers sitting watchfully as they wait there by the door

So, I'll work on those towboats in my slippery city shoes
Which I swore I'd never do again
Through the gray fog-bound straits where the cedars stand watching
I'll be far off and gone like summer wages

And in all the beer parlors all down upon Young Street
The dreams of the seasons spill down on the floor
All the big stands of timber are ready for falling
And the hustlers sitting watchfully as they wait there by the door

For she's a woman so fine
I might never try to find her
For the memories are all we had before
They should never ever be changed
Cause they're all I'll take with me
Now I've gambled and lost my summer wages

Never hit seventeen when you play against the dealer
For you know the odds won't ride with you
And never leave your woman alone with friends around to steal her
Years are gambled and lost like summer wages
...



TYPO corrected: Canada PM Stephen Harper: www.cbc.ca

I went with my memory about the Canadian PM and this incident, not the interweb.



The Azadi Stadium, Iran's largest sports complex, was needlessly bombed, as Israel and US have intensified their attacks on the Iran people for a sixth consecutive day on Thursday.

More than 3,600 civilian sites have suffered damage in attacks attributed to the US and Israel.

At least 3,090 homes, 528 commercial centers, 13 medical facilities and nine Red Crescent centers have been hit in Israeli-US strikes.

Officials reported damage to major medical facilities, including Khatam Hospital, Gandhi Hospital, and various rehabilitation and welfare centers.
The US and Israel have killed at least 1,230 Iranians and Israel has expanded its attacks to include Lebanon.


~snip~

Link: The next generation of Americans will pay for this illegal war and suffer austerity measures

International arrest warrants for war crimes issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague remain active for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former IDF General Yoav Gallant. In addition, the Istanbul Public Prosecutor in Turkiye issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and 30 other suspected Israeli war criminals.

INTERPOL Red Notices have been diffused internationally for these fugitives.

The ICC has not yet indicted Dummkopf Trumpf, Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegeth, or Empty Suit USSECSTATE Marco Rubio for crimes against humanity.

Indictments are merely allegations. To ensure a fair trial, Messrs Netanyahu and Gallant must both be presumed innocent until they are proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt at an international tribunal to be held for them in the Hague at future dates.


Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez
www.yahoo.com

... Video of the March 2025 fatal shooting of American citizen Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims by federal officials that Martinez was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent because he "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over" another agent with his car.

The killing of Martinez, who was 23 at the time, in South Padre Island, Texas, on March 15, 2025, was reported by local news outlets at the time. But it was not until February of this year, nearly 11 months later, that ICE confirmed one of its agents had fatally shot Martinez.

In an internal report released by a nonprofit watchdog group last month, ICE said Martinez "accelerated forward" and struck an agent during the March 2025 incident. The Department of Homeland Security claimed in a statement that an ICE agent had fired "defensive shots" into Martinez's vehicle after Martinez "intentionally ran over" another agent.

But body camera video, which has not been previously reported, shows that Martinez's vehicle, a blue Ford Fusion, was stationary or going at a very low rate of speed when he was fatally shot. When gunshots are heard in the video, the brake lights of Martinez' vehicle appear to be on. ...



Related ...

Americans trust Fauci over RFK Jr. and career scientists over Trump officials
arstechnica.com

... Anti-vaccine activist and current Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has worked hard to villainize infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, even writing a conspiracy-laden book lambasting the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

But a year into the job as the country's top health official, Kennedy -- who has no background in medicine, science, or public health -- still holds less sway with Americans than the esteemed physician-scientist.

In a nationally representative survey conducted in February by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, 54 percent of respondents said they had confidence in Fauci, while only 38 percent had confidence in Kennedy.

Breaking those supporters down further, 25 percent of respondents said they were "very confident" in Fauci, while only 9 percent said the same for Kennedy. ...



Tangentially related...

Pam Bondi's in trouble with Republicans on Capitol Hill
www.politico.com

... Attorney General Pam Bondi was already in trouble with congressional Republicans. Now she could be facing an even more existential threat to her political future after President Donald Trump ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, showing his willingness to ax Cabinet members who lose trust within the GOP.

Bondi is under intense scrutiny for her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. As many as 20 Republicans might be prepared to back an effort to render punishment against the nation's top prosecutor for slowwalking the materials' release, according to the Democrat helping lead the charge. And five Republicans joined with Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday to subpoena her testimony. ...



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