IN THE United States, a Trump administration initiative has been issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that will affect me directly, the “obesity ban”.
I can understand why a country would want their citizens as healthy as possible although having visited the US on several occasions I didn’t see many salad bars.
A guiding principle in life is that all people are equal irrelevant of gender, race, and religion but apparently now not “bulk”. I am in that obese category as are many others in the world and especially in the US, so it looks like I might have to cross it off the list.
I would probably also be crossed off the list given that not all of my letters to the editors have praised President Trump, a person who looks like he is also in that obese category.
Are there any other countries out there who will welcome me?
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A start of a long journey
Pope Leo XIV has met 15 Belgian victims of sexual abuse from members of the clergy. It is a step in the right direction but like “Mao’s Long Walk” it will be a very long journey to justice and a safer world.
The crimes of some religious people are well documented and they smear the good work of the majority.
Religious leaders and many other parts of society must recognize what has and is happening, stop it from reoccurring and support the victims.
This would be a true miracle but they do seem to happen from time to time.
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Flushing money away
Sotherby’s action house is selling the solid gold toilet with a starting bid of probably $10 million. As it is named “America”, this could be a great Christmas present to buy for President Trump.
From pictures of his Mar-a-Lago “bathroom/secure secret documents storeroom”, it looks like the current toilet lacks the glamour we would expect and it isn’t even gilded gold.
There were plenty of people willing to buy massive amounts of his meme coin or whatever they were in order to get to his fancy dinner and bask in his golden glory.
You will, however, need to have the money to hire some movers as it weighs about 100kg (220 lb) and also a plumber to install it.
OK now, put your hand up quickly as this one will sell fast. (dennis.fitzgerald.letters@gmail.com)/PN
