Friday Reads

 Obituary:  Actor Larry Storch, 99, best remembered for his role as Corporal Agarn in the 1960s sitcom F Troop, has died.  He was the last surviving major cast member of the series.

Storch died in his sleep.  He was a frequent poster on social media.

Snip:

The comedic actor was renowned for his distinctive Bronx accent, which he lent to numerous cartoons including “Koko the Clown” and “Scooby and Scrappy Doo.” He additionally voiced Mr. Whoopee in the popular mid-1960s animated series “Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales.”

In his last credited role, the prolific TV actor voiced Willie on the TV series “Medium Rare” in 2010.

Along with his small-screen career, Storch also racked up multiple Broadway credits, including “Porgy and Bess” (1983), “Arsenic and Old Lace” (1986), “Annie Get Your Gun” (1999) and, in 2004, “Sly Fox” with Richard Dreyfuss and Irwin Corey.

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Speaking of which, I haven't posted a lot of content other than news briefs in recent years.  I slacked off because of Trump getting in the White House, and I didn't want to waste my time writing too much about him or his radical right supporters. I also have a lot of other things going on.  It seems my most substantial posts of recent years, if you can call them that, are noting the deaths of famous people.  Well, rest assured as long as these famous people die, and as long as I am alive, this blog will remain active.

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Biden signed an executive order preserving abortion rights, but necessarily it is limited in scope.

There is no action the President can take to restore the nationwide right to an abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling. Biden has acknowledged publicly his options to expand abortion access remain limited, and has called on the American people to elect more members of Congress in November's midterm elections who will support federal legislation protecting abortion access.

The White House has dismissed several progressive ideas to protect abortion access, including allowing abortion providers to work from federal property in states where the procedure is banned. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said using federal lands for abortion services would have "dangerous ramifications." The White House has also reiterated the President does not support expanding the Supreme Court, as many progressives have pushed for.

By not expanding the USSC to have a justice for each circuit court (there are 13 presently), Biden has guaranteed nothing will be done to reverse the Dobbs decision.

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The assassination of former Japan PM Shinzo Abe shocked the world because Japan has such a low crime rate.  The murder was carried out in broad daylight as he was speaking.

Abe would have been 68 in September, just a few months older than I am.

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