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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears form the eyes of woman.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Rallying For An American Hero — Patriots took gathered on West Chester Pike in Newtown Square, Pa. to show support after hearing President Trump had been shot at his rally in Butler, Pa., July 13.
They rallied for the President and prayed for those killed and injured, said Media GOP Chairman Michael Straw.
Photos by Jan Aruffo
President Trump Shot And Remains Defiant — Donald Trump was shot at tonight’s, July 13, rally in Butler, Pa. The bullet came from the roof of a building behind the stage. Trump was hit in the right ear and fell to floor as Secret Service agents rushed to cover him. He came to his feet and defiantly shaked his fist as he was taken to safety and treatment.
The Donald is a badass and we are proud to be supporters.
Two attendees were also reportedly shot. Their injures have been described as serious, possibly fatal.
The shooter was killed.
Perhaps Joe Biden should tone his rhetoric.
The good thing is that it appears the bad guys have calculated vote fraud isn’t going work this time.
Here’s Gov. Josh Shapiro’s statement. He couldn’t even mention the President’s name.
President Trump Shot And Remains Defiant
Going Forth On The 2nd
By Bob Small
John Adams believed, July 2, was the date to be celebrated as “ the great anniversary festival.” This was because July 2 was the date that delegates at the second Continental Congress meeting approved a meeting for independence. It was approved by 12 of the 13 colonies.
The New York delegation had to abstain as they did not have the necessary permission to vote from their state.
From his letter to his wife Abigail written on July 3, “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations “
July 4 was the date of the adoption, though not signed, by members of the Continental Congress.
However, not until July 8 did Philadelphia hold a parade and the firing of guns in celebration of the moment.
The Declaration of Independence was not signed by any of the delegates until early August, after  “being engrossed on parchment by Timothy Matlack, a Philadelphia beer bottler who had fine penmanship ”
Fifty-six delegates eventually signed it.
For information on viewing the Declaration of Independence and other documents locally, see Museum of the American Revolution.
Historian Pauline Maier, in her 1997 book, American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence said that in early July 1777 that there had been almost a year since they declared their independence from the British
Maier also said that “arguments over the how to celebrate the Declaration arose between the Federalists (of John Adams) and the Republicans (of Thomas Jefferson) and that the Declaration and its anniversary day weren’t widely celebrated until the Federalists faded away from the political scene after 1812. “
See also, from across the pond: John Adams was right, July 2nd is really America’s …
History, as they say, is “written by the victors” or, in this case, the last on the field.
Will future historians pontificate on the first Trump term versus the second Trump term.?
Going Forth On The 2nd
Memorial Day Shooting Suspect Arrested — US Marshal, July 9, arrested the suspect in the Memorial Day shooting  inside the Leon Spencer Reid American Legion Post, 233 Simpson Road, Ardmore, Pa.
The post is in Lower Merion Township.
Andrew McCutchen, 35, of Philadelphia, was captured in Williamsport then extradited to Montgomery County.
The victim, a 26-year-old man, was shot several times. He was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle. He was released many days later following extensive treatment.
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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: Being right half the time beats being half-right all the time.
Malcolm Forbes
Problematic Montco Judge Tapped For Fed Court — Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Gail A. Weilheimer has been nominated by Joe Biden to serve as  United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The nomination was recommended by Pennsylvania’s Democrat senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman.
Judge Weilheimer is involved with the troubling stories regarding family court matter in Montco, including the torture inflicted on Arthur Herring.
She is the wife of Philadelphia Inquirer Vice President and Chief General Counsel Larry Wellheimer, and closely connected to Gov. Josh Shapiro.
With Democrat control of the US Senate her confirmation is basically assured.
Problematic Montco Judge Tapped For Fed Court
Black Support Growing For Trump In Philly, Keystoners Told — Support for Donald Trump is growing among Philadelphia Blacks, the audience of last night’s, July, 11, Keystone Town Hall was told.
Mina Quarles a captain of Trump Force 47 said her group is holding flag waves and voter registrations in the city.
The flag waves get enthusiastic support and people — including Blacks — are flipping to R.
Ms. Quarles said her mother was a die-hard Democrat and now strongly backs The Donald. She routinely — and shamelessly — wears a MAGA hat.
Mom doesn’t experience hostility, said Ms. Quarles.
But she does get strange looks.
The Black community is ready to flip, she says. She says the only obstacle is that still not enough are saying the can be Republicans.
Ms. Quarles was a speaker at the June 22 Trump Rally at Temple University’s Liacouras Center.
She said she felt a unifying sense of hope.
Ms. Quarles, however, said one surprising group of treacherous snakes in her grassroots group of volunteers has found are in the Philadelphia Republican Party.
She said this revelation hit home during Sam Oropeza’s 2023 unsuccessful City Council bid.
“People don’t know that it’s our own party working against it,” she said.
Ed note: See this article from 2013.
Ms. Quarles said those in the suburbs can help their city brothers and sisters by sharing videos of their flag wavings and other events on social media.
She says the Instagram account Flip Philly Red details their activities.
Also speaking was Ms. Quarles’s daughter Jadyn.
Jadyn said teachers at her school bullied her for supporting Trump.
Black Support Growing For Trump In Philly
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit puzzle: If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.
Carl Sagan
SEPTA Stupidity In Springfield — Once upon a time the SEPTA Route 101 trolley made all stops on the north side of Springfield Road at this station in Springfield. A while back, some genius decided it stop on the north side for trolleys bound for 69th Street and on the south side for trolleys bound for Media.
This means a round-trip commuter is always going to have to cross the busy street once whereas before the street would rarely have to be crossed.
Note the “do not cross” sign that directs one a block away to a crosswalk which makes sure the automobile traffic gets sated before one gets a walk signal.
Did any of the brilliant thinkers every consider that one rushing to catch a trolley might not be inclined to do things properly and risk a rather dangerous crossing?
The reason for the change was supposedly to take advantage of some parking. The second picture is the north side parking lot during the morning rush hour, today, July 11.
Not very strong thinkers are running things. Perhaps the idiocracy has arrived.
SEPTA Stupidity In Springfield