A Few Reads for Saturday

 Yes, I knew about the death of singer/musician/songwriter Neil Sedaka yesterday, but I had a lot of stuff to deal with late in the afternoon, so I decided not to post anything online about anything yesterday.

Anyway, Neil died at the age of 86, so he had a good, long life. Perhaps his most famous recording was "Breaking Up is Hard to Do."  He wrote and performed not only his own hits, he also wrote songs for others:

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Sedaka's songwriting prowess extended beyond his own career. He and Greenfield wrote the perky pop tune "Love Will Keep Us Together" in 1973, which Sedaka recorded. But it was the 1975 version by Captain & Tennille that made the song a worldwide smash and karaoke favorite.

Sedaka's work also infiltrated the catalogs of Elvis Presley ("Solitaire"), Frank Sinatra ("The Hungry Years"), Tom Jones ("Puppet Man") and The Monkees ("When Love Comes Knockin' At Your Door").

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Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been confirmed dead, now that the US, with Israel, has decided to pull bullshit in the Middle East.  

Or maybe he isn't dead.

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Some Thursday Reads

 It really isn't an "alpine divorce" when some dude leaves you stranded on a hiking trail.  It is attempted murder.  The law should treat it as such.

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In Case You Want to Miss It,

 Trump's STFU speech can be found in numerous locations such as the White House's:

Some Monday Reads

 If Tennessee legislative dipshits have it their way, women having abortions could pay for them with their lives.

These whack jobs don't even hide it anymore.

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Sunday Etc.

 Separation of church and state is one of the things that has made the United States such a great country.  However, Christian reconstructionists (aka "nationalists") are trying like hell to undermine this.

Saturday Etc.

 All nine of the deceased in the Lake Tahoe avalanche have been found and recovered.  The reporter/anchor of this video mispronounces Verdi, Nevada.  It is pronounced VER-die.

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Some Friday Reads

 The USSC today told Trump to go pound sand regarding tariffs, but that hasn't stopped Metamucillini from trying to do an end run around the decision.

So, will Trump refund the money he owes to the American people?  Doubtful.

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