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Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart “Baltimore, Maryland: Two dead, 28 injured.” This headline was not the first story on the front page of “Google News.” That’s no surprise. It happens every day somewhere in our nation. These happen so frequently, Republicans have ceased offering their “thoughts and prayers.” During a block party in South Baltimore, on the 4th of July weekend an 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man were shot and killed by what appears to be a lone gunman. 28 others were injured, some remain in critical condition. “Just two days into the month, it is one of three mass shootings in July and one of 338 mass shootings in the US in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive.” Since 2017 there have been more mass shootings than days on the calendar, and our government does not give a damn. They continue to do nothing with the exception of stuffing their war chests with money from the NRA gun lobby. It is our government who is the reason why the United States has become the most dan

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   As of today, June 24, 2023, the United States of America remains the only nation to use nuclear power to murder tens of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.  [Hiroshima: 70,000–126,000 civilians killed 20,000 soldiers killed 12 Allied prisoners of war Nagasaki: 60,000–80,000 killed (within 4 months) 150+ soldiers killed 8–13 Allied prisoners of war Total killed: 129,000–226,000.] Governments declare and create wars. The military executes these tragedies. Regardless of the nation or the situation, innocent civilians are always victims of their governments, offering their lives and their quality of life for those who are designated to serving our nation, while our elected officials frequently profit from the carnage. In the 1980’s our political and corrupt government created one national holiday in February and declared it “President’s Day.” This was a self-serving and terrible decision. Prior to this mistake, we, as a nation, celebrated Abraham Linco