'Secure the border & end this madness!'

 GOP New York lawmakers slam Hochul's White House requests to tackle migrant crisis.

 “In 1981, the city of New York and the Coalition for the Homeless signed an agreement that the city would provide shelter to anyone who seeks it. This is an agreement that does not apply to the state’s other 57 counties, which is one of the reasons we cannot and will not force other parts of the state to shelter migrants," she said. 

 Four Republican New York lawmakers ripped Gov. Kathy Hochul's (D-NY) request to President Joe Biden for more federal funds and access to more federal lands to deal with the migrant crisis in her state.

"Rather than calling on President Biden to end his executive orders which created this crisis in the first place and secure our nation’s border, your and New York City Mayor Adams’ repeated decisions to continue saddling New Yorkers with this problem through the implementation of failed policy have ushered in chaos across our state," the lawmakers wrote.

On A Personal note.

  It was a busy summer health wise. Back in May I had a few days where I had a very slight chest pain, just a little uncomfortable. One morning sitting on the edge of the bed I had it again. I picked the dog up off the bed and put her on the floor, and broke out in a cold sweat, just lasted a minute or two. OK, I thought I'll mention this to the Doc when I went in for my immunotherapy. 

So I'm doing my follow up with the Doc while waiting for my blood work. I told him what had happened and off to the ER he sends me. Protocol apparently. I spent the next 8 hours at the ER getting poked and prodded, multiple blood draws. Nothing of note was found, so lets keep looking. Appointments were made for a chemical stress test and sonogram. Passed all the tests and apparently I'm at very low risk of heart problems, blood flow thru the valves and heart are all fine. Not having the pains anymore so I guess I'm good.

   Now on the cancer front I've been receiving  pembrolizumab (Keytruda) every three weeks for two years. The oncologist and I have discussed getting off it after two years and my body should be able to keep fighting on it's own. I was looking forward to that but my last CT scan on 8/9/23 showed a slight growth of the tumor in my upper lobe right lung. So treatments will continue. Dammit. The tumor on the salivary gland under my chin disappeared completely after the first couple of months and has not recurred.

   I now have a urologist. Blood in the urine for several days in July. I bring this up to the oncologist and get referred to said urologist. No pain in the lower back or while I pee. They had to digitally check my prostate first thing, apparently it could be a problem. All good there. Next a fucking camera up where it was never meant to go. Have to visually check out the badder. Note: Do not recommend. The nurse shoved a Q-Tip up there with some medicine to numb everything. I don't know her story or why she hates men. No pain but very uncomfortable, Bladder looked good. I had a few more days that month with some blood but none since. A mystery as to where the blood was from but since it stopped the Doc is satisfied and will see me in 6 months to get another medicare payment. 

 

   Yeah I'm worried but don't dwell on it. Life goes on.

Hopefully this will assauge all my guilt and free me to be a better person.

New York legislators to pass bill creating a reparations study commission  

 Sen. James Sanders, the Senate sponsor of the bill, also expressed hope about the measure being approved before the legislative session ends this week.

“New York has an accounting it must do,” Sanders (D-Queens) said. “If we are ever to be the America for everybody, then we have to come to grips with America’s original sin, slavery.”

 “Reparations is not just about a paycheck, it’s much more than that,” Solages said. “It’s atoning, it’s talking about what we can do to support and uplift Black New Yorkers throughout this great state.”

Bullshit, fuck them. No country's ever done more for them.

From the Babylon Bee.

Texas Governor Signs Legislation Making It Legal To Make Climate Protestors Dance By Firing Six-Shooters At Their Feet 

 AUSTIN, TX — In response to a trend of climate protestors blocking roads and interrupting the daily lives of sane people, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed legislation making it legal to make them dance by firing six-shooters at their feet.

"If namby-pamby protestors wish to sit on Texas roads and block our jacked 4x4 trucks, they're plumb free to get a wiggle on," said the governor of the Lone Star State while signing legislation with his customary red-hot cattle brand. "Them climate morons best be prepared for a rootin' tootin' gun-blazin' whuppin' that's legal as all git-out."

The governor continued, emphasizing that by golly he couldn't set with allowing "wussy little wobblin'-jawed tenderfoot protestors" to decide how Texans ought to go about their day, and "if he allowed such bellerin' boot lickers to continue this farce, then he wouldn't be worth a hill of beans. Shucks."

At publishing time, Governor Abbott had announced plans to build even more hoose-gows to house the whole kit and caboodle of protestors spoutin' off horse feathers about the climate and whatnot.

 

 

A little truth in all.

 

It's almost like she expects them to vote.

Gov. Kathy Hochul Announces Jobs Program for Illegal Aliens as 380K New Yorkers are Unemployed

 

As more than 100,000 border crossers and illegal aliens have arrived in New York, mostly in New York City, since the spring of last year, Hochul has pleaded with President Joe Biden not to stem the flow of illegal immigration but to more easily provide new arrivals with work permits.

In addition, Hochul rolled out a jobs program for border crossers and illegal aliens whereby the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) will be authorized to connect migrants with employers so they can nab jobs.

“All asylum seekers with work authorization in New York can now register for assistance here,” a press release from Hochul’s office states of the jobs program:

 DOL career experts will work with individuals to assess skills, work history, education, career interests and more, and connect them with employers across the State. Additionally, the New York State Department of Labor launched a portal enabling businesses to inform the State that they would welcome newly-authorized individuals into their workforce.

Wait...what..oh thats right, it is Ithaca.

 Menstrual Equity Center Opens in Downtown Ithaca

On August 10, Downtown Ithaca celebrated the opening of the city’s first ever Menstrual Equity Center. The event was organized by the Downtown Ithaca Alliance and was attended by State Senator Lea Webb. The ceremony highlighted the community’s collective effort to eliminate period poverty, eradicate stigma, and champion the menstrual health rights of all individuals.

"Period poverty is a challenge impacting countless individuals in our community and across the State. It obstructs education, work, and meaningful engagement in everyday activities,” said Senator Lea Webb. “I was proud to join the Downtown Ithaca Alliance at their Ithaca Period Pantry and Menstrual Equity Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. This pantry will help to ensure menstrual products are accessible to our community, work to advance inclusive menstrual health education, and eliminate stigmas surrounding menstruation."

So glad to see Senator Lea Webb working on the tough issues plaguing our state right now.

Changes Coming Soon for New York State Gun Owners

Changes Coming Soon for New York State Gun Owners

New York is switching from a jurisdiction in which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducts firearms-related NICS background checks, to one in which the New York State Police will conduct all firearm and ammunition-related background checks using both NICS and a pending “statewide license and record database.”

Backdoor Ammo Registry, HUGE Gun Sale Delays Coming to New York

 

Hochul must have wet herself a little bit getting this one passed.

 New York gun owners grapple with new background check fees for ammunition purchases

 On September 13, gun owners in New York State will have to go through a background check every time they want to buy ammunition and those background checks aren't free.

The news about the state implementing changes. didn’t exactly thrill Syracuse Pistol Club president Bill Bender, "Everybody is concerned. The dealers are concerned because they have received no information from the state police yet."

It will be $9 for the firearm background fee and $2.50 for the ammunition fee. The money will go towards the New York State Police to perform those checks, “Now the governor and assembly are adding all this extra work to them. How long is it going to take them to perform these background checks?”

UniParty

 Am so tired of this shit.

Keep investigating, form more committees,  call another witness, make sure to hit all the talking points and do the interviews telling us of all the progress you've made.

It's all bullshit and smoke and mirrors,  How about progress on securing elections - crickets.....,

How about reining in the 3 letter agencies- Crickets.....

Nothing of any consequence will be done.  

Memes That Amused Me.

 

Bill to Allow Whole Milk in Schools Is Supported by Science

 ‘We got it wrong on saturated fats’

 

The “Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023” would override the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s current guidelines on milk by amending the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow school cafeterias to offer unflavored and flavored whole milk

For years, children at public schools have been offered only nonfat and one percent milk — but that may soon change, thanks to a bill that aims to put whole milk back on kids’ lunch trays.

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 30 advanced the bill, which has been scheduled for a floor vote. The date of the vote is not yet publicly available.

According to the bill’s lead sponsor, Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-Pa.), “Bad federal policy has kept whole milk out of our school cafeterias for too long. … Milk is the number one source of 13 essential nutrients.”

    No shit. I drink whole milk, use butter, enjoy the fat on bacon, pork chops, pork butt. Love it all. Last time I was in the ER at a local hospital had a doctor look at my blood work and he asked how I kept such good cholesterol levels.