HOPE

Zohran Mamdani’s Inaugural Remarks
as NYC Mayor
Outlines Vision for the City
26 (amazing!) minutes

“Proof”
Poet Cornelius Eady stuns crowd
at Mamdani's Inauguration
6 (inspiring) minutes

Song from the Hope Column . . . Sing Your Life!

Sing your life
Any fool can think up words that rhyme
Many others do, why don't you?
Do you want to? Oh-oh, oh-oh
Sing your life
Walk right up to the microphone, and name
All the things you love
All the things that you loathe
Oh-oh, sing your life

Others sang your life
But now is your chance to shine
And have the pleasure of saying what you mean
Have the pleasure of meaning what you sing, oh-oh
Make no mistake my friend
All of this will end
So sing it now (Sing your life)
All the things you love (Sing your life)
All the things you loathe
Oh, sing your life

Don't leave it all unsaid
Somewhere in the wasteland of your head, oh-oh
Head, oh, head, oh-oh, head, oh
And make no mistake, my friend
Your pointless life will end
But before you go
Can you look at the truth?
You have a lovely singing voice
A lovely singing voice
And all of those
Who sing on-key
They stole the notion from you and me
So, sing your life (Sing your life)
Sing your life (Sing your life)
Oh, sing your...
Oh, sing your...

DESPAIR

Trump's Venezuela Attack

Trump didn’t attack Venezuela because it produces fentanyl. It doesn’t. He didn’t attack Venezuela because President Nicolás Maduro controls the Tren de Aragua gang. He doesn’t. He didn’t attack Venezuela because Maduro is the head of the Cartel de los Soles. It doesn’t even exist.

It’s about the oil, stupid! Click on image to get informed.

Meanwhile in the USofA . . .

An index tracked by the center finds that half of people over 65 cannot afford to meet their basic living expenses. And research by the center and the National Council on Aging found that 80 percent of older households don’t have the financial resources to weather major financial shocks such as widowhood, serious illness, or the need for long-term care. The financial struggles extend to middle-income households. For example, in 2022, households with median total income of $46,200 had just $15,800 in non-housing financial assets that could be tapped in the event of a financial shock.

Cuts to food assistance and Medicaid eligibility under the budget legislation signed into law last year by President Trump will worsen the poverty outlook for older Americans, Dr. Tavares said. “People need to be aware that there’s no fallback when you make these cuts.”

Song from the Despair Column. . .

Surveillance, Baby!

"Watch Me" — Anohni’

Daddy! Daddy!
Watch me in my hotel room
Watch my outline as I move from city to city
Watch me watching pornography
Watch my talking to my friends and my family
I know you love me
‘Cause you’re always watching me
Protecting me from evil
Protecting me from terrorism
Protecting me from child molesters
Protecting me from evil
Watch me
Watch me, watch me
Watch me in my hotel room
Watch my iris as I move from city to city
Watch me watching pornography
Watch my medical history
Daddy! Daddy!
I know you love me
‘Cause you’re always watching me
‘Case I’m involved in evil
‘Case I’m involved in terrorism
‘Case I’m involved in child molesters
‘Case I’m involved in evil
Watch me
Watch me, watch me