27 years ago today a man entered Dunblane Primary school in Scotland, armed with a pistol and a revolver. He proceeded to kill 16 children, aged 5 and 6 years old, and 1 teacher before turning a gun on himself. Today we remember the victims, and the heroism of their teacher.
These are their names: Victoria Elizabeth Clydesdale (age 5), Emma Elizabeth Crozier (age 5), Melissa Helen Currie (age 5), Charlotte Louise Dunn (age 5), Kevin Allan Hasell (age 5), Ross William Irvine (age 5), David Charles Kerr (age 5), Mhairi Isabel MacBeath (age 5), Gwen Mayor (age 45) (teacher), Brett McKinnon (age 6), Abigail Joanne McLennan (age 5), Emily Morton (age 5), Sophie Jane Lockwood North (age 5), John Petrie (age 5), Joanna Caroline Ross (age 5), Hannah Louise Scott (age 5), Megan Turner (age 5).
Captain Crozier's former crew gives him a warm send-off April 3, 2020
Navy's reason for the firing: Crozier went outside the chain of command when he pleaded for help after about 100 of his crew tested positive for the coronavirus. As of Friday morning, 137 sailors aboard the ship have now tested positive for the virus.
When we get an honest person in the White House, we are going to have to put a stop to this "Acting Secretary" charade. Modly isn't the problem, though. The fish rots from the head. #ETTD
Going forward, there should be a Constitutional amendment. Vacancies unfilled after 60 days are filled by the House with majority vote.
captains are stripped of command, such a disgrace/
their crimes: trying to evacuate the dying from this place/
three wars without end, nitrates cause Beirut blasts/
a virus on the loose, breathing’s illegal without masks/
a hurricane hits with devastating force/
reported on page six, barely news, of course/
the legislatures have been suspended/
fifty-one “executive order” dictators commended/
people in the streets, a coalition of the willing/
to be gassed, disappeared, and beaten to stop the killing/
murder hornets, wildfires, bombs, riots, drought, the TV shouts/
“remind the people why they need us!”, Chancellor Sutler touts/
the children can’t go to school, we must stop the spread/
unemployment cut, the people must work and end up dead/
shutdown has ruined economies, the waste our “leaders” make/
if they worked for their dinner, slower to cry “let them eat cake”/
russian roulette with six loaded cylinders/
lose/lose situations are grim reality reminders/
these things didn’t belong, until presently/
along came the year 2020/
USS Theodore Roosevelt Captain Relieved of Duty - But Left to Cheers and Applause
USS Theodore Roosevelt Captain Relieved of Duty – But Left to Cheers and Applause
USS Theodore Roosevelt Captain Brett Crozier was relieved of duty on Thursday. But his sailors, who felt he was a hero, gave him a rousing send off to cheers, chants, and applause. (Fox)
Captain Crozier incurred the ire of the Navy when a letter he wrote to senior military officials was leaked to the San Francisco Chronicle and published. In it, the Captain talked about the number of COVID-19…