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From WAFF 48 Huntsville:

Huntsville synagogue vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti

South Huntsville’s Etz Chayim synagogue was vandalized overnight.

The synagogue and it’s property were covered in anti-Semitic messages and graffiti including swastikas.

This was yesterday’s news, so the vandalism took place on the 8th which was the first night of Passover.

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A Huntsville synagogue was vandalized last night on Bailey Cove Road.

Etz Chayim, a well-known temple in the community, is now covered in swastikas and other hateful anti-Semitic slurs. pic.twitter.com/9RH98rjz35

— Jenna Rae (@journalismjenna) April 9, 2020

This happened again last night to the Chabad.

Second Huntsville synagogue vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti

Huntsville police officers responded to Chabad of Huntsville Friday morning.

Lt. Michael Johnson with the Huntsville Police Department confirmed “disturbing graffiti” was found at the scene.

The vandalism comes just days after south Huntsville’s Etz Chayim synagogue was targeted on Wednesday night with anti-Semitic messages and graffiti including swastikas. Wednesday marked the start of the Passover holiday.

The FBI is joining police in both investigations.

Etz Chayim is the synagogue that hosts the first night of Passover seder that we normally attend when services aren’t shut down for the Coronacrisis.

The piece of shit doing this is probably a coward who would run if he got caught.  But on the off chance that he’s not, is the reason why I carry, especially in Synagogue.

Sometimes it hits very close to home.

One of the things I do to counter boredom is to do online surveys. It also gives me an idea what researchers are looking/studying for by the way they present the questions and give you available answers.

I got one survey today, all related to the pandemic and this question did call my attention:

(Pulls and releases charging handle)

Is NO a clear enough answer for you?

You guys know I am not a gardening aficionado.  But one thing I learned from mom is to have some fresh herbs growing because the flavor is always superior to the dried/processed stuff.  Yesterday I finally decided to replant her mini herb garden, add new soil and get rid of the old plants to make way for the new ones. And, of course, saved me a bunch of basil leave which now reside in the fridge. Fresh basil is expensive as heck in supermarkets.

I wasted a full hour with this and it was relaxing and I almost had fun. It helped relieve the annoyance of being quarantined. Then, via Wirecutter, I find out that one idiot governor is ordering Home Depot and Lowes not to sell items that are deemed by her non-essential:

And now the Democrat governor is calling on Home Depot and Lowes to shut down to close certain sections like flooring, garden centers and plant nurseries.

Crazed Michigan Governor Now Tells Home Depot to Shut Down Unnecessary Flooring, Tiles and Garden Centers

This is absurd. We all have been joking about finally getting down with the Honey Do lists and these retailers have set up online sales and curbside pick up to lower possibility of infections, but this idiot rather push her power than actually allow her citizens to have a constructive outlet for times like this.

Th citizens of Michigan should be taking notes for the next election.

PS: Yes, that is a detergent container. Mom realized that it worked better than all other gardening watering devices she used and had the right amount of water for those pots and the orchid too.  And she was right.

Via Aesop.

RICHMOND, Va. (WHSV) — The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic does not change legislative calendars, and this coming weekend still marks the deadline for Governor Ralph Northam to take action on any bills passed in the General Assembly, which adjourned just last month, before sweeping changes due to COVID-19 took hold in Virginia.
On Friday, Gov. Northam announced that he signed a range of gun control bills, many of which passed in the final days of the General Assembly session in March, into law.
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The bills signed by the governor on Friday are:

• Senate Bill 70 and House Bill 2, which establish universal background checks in Virginia
• Senate Bill 240 and House Bill 674, which establish an Extreme Risk Protective Order, allowing authorities to temporarily take guns away from people deemed to be dangerous to themselves or others
• Senate Bill 69 and House Bill 812, which reinstate Virginia’s one-handgun-a-month law
• House Bill 9, which requires gun owners to report their lost or stolen firearms to law enforcement within 48 hours or face a civil penalty.
• House Bill 1083, which toughens the penalty for leaving a loaded, unsecured firearm in a reckless manner that endangers a child
Northam proposed amendments for other bills without signing them into law, including:

• Senate Bill 35 and House Bill 421, which give local governments more authority to ban guns in public spaces, like public buildings, parks, recreation centers, and during permitted events
— The governor requested amendments clarifying the exemption included in the bill for institutions of higher education
• Senate Bill 479 and House Bill 1004, which bar people with protective orders against them from possessing firearms and require them to turn over their guns within 24 hours
— The governor requested amendments recommended by the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance to allow judges to hold the person in contempt of court if they fail to comply

Gov. Northam signs gun control bills into law

So yes, the March they had in Virginia was pretty and thrilling, but useless.  Virginia jumped three decades back on Gun Rights. And God knows if they will ever get it all back again.

This is why we get involved soon and strongly when it comes to elections and legislation. This is why I abhor stupid unnecessary displays of tactical mental masturbation, they are a waste of time and even ammunition for the other side.

Let’s start to prepare for the elections in November, shall we?

A majority of Democrats want to nominate New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for president instead of Joe Biden, according to poll results shared exclusively with The Post.

The national poll found 56 percent of Democrats prefer Cuomo, with 44 percent wanting to stick with presumptive nominee Biden — a 12-point margin well outside the 4.8 percent margin of error for the Democratic sample.

Democrats want to drop Joe Biden for Andrew Cuomo, poll finds

So, you are going t have a chunk of Democrats that went for Bernie and feel they were cheated during the Primaries. Next we are going to have another chunk of Democrats that voted for Biden and their choice will not be respected because the higher ups in the party feel Cuomo is a better challenger than Biden. And what if Cuomo fucks up or comes out evidence he fucked up the Wuhan virus response in NY? They are gonna tap Michelle O. to tag 2 weeks before the election?

I am sure there will be a high level of motivation to vote among Democrats come November.

Rueben Roberts, a representative for the Miami-Dade County NAACP chapter, said the homemade face coverings may be a recipe for racial profiling.

“There is a concern for how people may perceive an African American man wearing a mask,” Roberts said. “They see us as a threat or as they see us just like any normal citizen that may be wearing a hood or wearing a mask for COVID purposes.”

Gary Wright expressed similar fears the masks carry.

“It’s definitely been a concern for me,” he said. “We can’t allow those stigmas to keep us from being able to keep ourselves safe and not worry about someone actually causing harm to you.”

https://wsvn.com/news/local/homemade-mask-orders-causing-concern-among-african-americans/?FBWSVN

I this guy seriously advocating for black people not wearing masks? Or that there won’t be anybody that will take advantage of wearing masks to commit crimes?

I am suspicious person by nature and this mask thing is not helping.  Please look at the forecast for my area:

If you are wearing a mask and a hood with 95 degrees busting the mercury, bet your ass I am going to be rather suspicions of your intentions and prepare accordingly. Just because there is a pandemic does not mean my security measures should be relaxed as to not offend some whinny activist.