KEY WEST LOU / BIRTH CONTROL AROUND FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS

Birth control has been around for hundreds of years.

Diaphragms and other barrier devices have existed since the time of ancient Egypt.

The ancient Romans used a certain herb that proved to be effective nearly 100 percent of the time. The herb was silphium. The herb no longer exists. The reason being Romans used it so much. They used it to extinction.

I searched for governmental opposition to birth control back then. Found none. Which proves the ancients were smarter than we are in this regard.

Tonight, the Presidential Debate! A big deal!

A win, lose or draw! Could amount to being an important event or a nothing. Depending on how it goes.

Nine pm on CNN and other channels.

From my perspective, worthy of watching. My thoughts tomorrow as to who won if either and any other thoughts I may have.

First the Supreme Court bans abortion. Now 2 years later, it appears the Court may allow emergency abortions. So sayeth a short Idaho decision accidently leaked yesterday.

The decision says the Court will allow hospitals to perform emergency abortions to stabilize patients without being subject to prosecution under Idaho’s abortion ban.

No way to run a Court! Recognition of a mistake in only two years. Used to take forever for case law to be changed. Even if a recognition of error re Dobbs, the decision is only a small correction. Helpful, but not enough. Dobbs was a major error. A political decision. Not what the Supreme Court is supposed to do.

The Key West Commission runs itself in a worse fashion than the U.S. Supreme Court.

A rebel faction of the Commission did it. Yesterday, they fired City Manager Childress. The vote 4-3.

A new City Commission takes place in a few days on July 1. Commissioner Kaufman asked that a meeting be scheduled for August 26 to vote on Childress again. At that time there will be 3 new Commissioners and a new Mayor voting.

The entire scenario a stupid one. An only in Key West situation.

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy announced yesterday re gun violence: “Firearm Violence: A Public Health Crisis in America.”

Florida Governor DeSantis was quick to respond. He said Florida will not go along with the directive.

Shot ’em up! It’s coming again! Bump guns will be used and Florida could very well be the location.

DeSantis had a second debacle yesterday. What’s wrong with the man?

His latest error is having cut state monies to deal with social services. Like $625,000 to Keys Area Health Centers and $150,000 to the Monroe Association for ReMarcable Citizens.

The cuts were made willy nilly, with no track record of wrong doing or lack of need by either entity.

On this day in 1950, a “police action” was born. Communist North Korea attacked South Korea. The U.N. immediately ordered U.N. forces to aid the South Koreans. President Truman agreed and sent our soldiers in with the same dispatch.

Enjoy your day!

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