Of course Donald Trump wants fireworks on Mount Rushmore – meanwhile in America

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4 years ago

July 4, 2020

KEYSTONE, SOUTH DAKOTA - JULY 01: Tourists visit Mount Rushmore National Monument on July 01, 2020 in Keystone, South Dakota. President Donald Trump is expected to visit the monument and make remarks before the start of a fireworks display on July 3. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Such frivolity might look uncomfortable in the middle of a rapidly worsening pandemic – and it is not wise because social distance is not needed at the event. But a holiday celebrating independence from Britain was used to support Trump’s false narrative that the country is doing well.

“We came back in a very powerful way … and I think we will be very good with coronavirus,” Trump to Fox Business on Wednesday, the day after his administration’s top infectious disease specialist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has warned that the US will soon see 100,000 new cases per day.

The state of Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, has never been exposed to a severe virus like any other part of the heart. But that only requires one person to become infected in what is expected to be a large crowd for new outbreak seeds.

The president likes big shows and bigger crowds. On Saturday, he will host his second “Salute to America” festival in Washington, complete with other big fireworks shows. Last year, his demand for flypast and military hardware modeled at the Bastille Day parade in France doubled the cost of the event to $ 13 million. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has asked residents to stay at home and watch the program on TV – but the temptation will be very good for many people. The city’s subway system is gearing up for a crowded train.

This is a nightmare of public health. But Trump really wants to put himself in the middle of the celebration, four more months from Election Day. And it took more than one of the worst pandemics in a century to stop it.

“I can’t wait to compare my cognitive abilities with the cognitive abilities of the men I’m facing.”

Now the two men who are running for US President’s office are questioning each other’s reasoning. After months of Trump’s campaign describing former Vice President Joe Biden as “sleepy” and incoherent, a Fox News reporter this week asked Biden if he had been tested for cognitive decline. “All you have to do is watch over me,” Biden answered, “And I can’t wait to compare my cognitive abilities with the cognitive abilities of the men I fight. “

BoJo and FDR

Trump is not the only world leader who enjoys the president’s greatness that is reflected. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who imitates his hero Winston Churchill by reaching 10 Downing Street, is now begging another part of the dynamic democratic duo of World War II – US President Franklin Roosevelt.

With Britain in danger of posting the worst unemployment rate ever, Johnson promised a very large government investment program New FDR Agreement, which made America return to work in the 1930s and maintain a welfare state. This is an interesting comparison, not least because of Johnson’s courage in comparing himself with the Democratic Party giant who uses a wheelchair that defeated the Great Depression and destroyed Nazism.

To begin, Johnson’s proposed plan – worth 5 billion pounds, or 6.24 billion dollars – is small compared to Roosevelt’s extensive public works program. But that is still brave: Johnson’s Conservative Party remains in the shadow of Margaret Thatcher, whose uncontrolled capitalism is the antithesis of FDR government spending. And Johnson has not revealed whether he will raise taxes to pay for his infrastructure investment, as did the FDR. His temptation with Roosevelt also suggests that despite his populist style, flamboyant rhetoric, and strong support for Brexit, Johnson is actually a more conventional and moderate politician than Trump – to whom he is often compared.

In calling for a “Rooseveltian approach” in Britain, Johnson might think less of an ideology than about the cheerful and cheerful personality of FDR, who placed steel in the soul of his compatriot during his 12 years of extraordinary power. That optimism, symbolized by the campaign song of the 32nd President, “Happy days have come again, “maybe just what the world needs now.

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

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1 year ago

December 20, 2022

Herb Adkins

Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

Method Media Bermuda will present the documentary FABRIC: Portuguese History in Bermuda on Thursday, December 29 at the Underwater Research Institute of Bermuda.

A spokesperson said: “Method Media is proud to bring Bermuda Fabric: Portugal History to Bermuda for its 5th and 6th showing at the Bermuda Underwater Observatory. In November and December 2019, Cloth: A Portuguese Story in Bermuda had four sold-out screenings. Now that Bermuda has reopened after the pandemic, it’s time to bring the film back for at least two screenings.

“There are tickets Ptix.bm For $ 20 – sessions at 15:30 and 18:00. Both screenings will be followed by a short Q&A session.

Director and producer Milton Raboso says, “FABRIC is a definitive account of the Portuguese community in Bermuda and its 151 years of history, but it also places Bermuda, Acors and Portugal in the world history and the events that have fueled those 151 years.

“It took more than 10 years to implement FABRIC. The film was supported by the Minister of Culture, the Government of the Azores and private donors.

“Bermuda Media Method [MMB] Created in 2011 by producer Milton Raposo. MMB has created content for a wide range of clients: Bermuda’s new hospital renovation, reinsurance, travel campaigns, international sports and more. MMB pays special attention to artistic, cultural and historical content.

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS ‘There will be room’

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1 year ago

December 20, 2022

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS 'There will be room'

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

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December 19, 2022

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

Maestro Filipe Cunha, Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Braga, has been invited to conduct the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, as announced today.

According to a statement sent by O MINHO, “he will be the first Portuguese conductor to conduct this orchestra in its entire history.”

In addition to this orchestra, the maestro will also work with the Lyceo Mozarteum de la Habana Symphony Orchestra.

The concerts will take place on 4 and 12 March 2023 at the National Theater of Cuba in Havana.

In the words of the maestro, quoted in the statement, “these will be very beautiful concerts with difficult but very complex pieces” and therefore he feels “very motivated”.

From the very beginning, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 will be performed by an Italian pianist (Luigi Borzillo), whom the maestro wants to bring to Portugal later this year. In the same concert, Mendelshon’s First Symphony will be performed.

Then, at the second concert, in the company of the Mexican clarinetist Angel Zedillo, he will perform the Louis Sfora Concerto No. 2. In this concert, the maestro also conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

“This is an international recognition of my work. An invitation that I accept with humility and great responsibility. I was surprised to learn that I would be the first Portuguese member of the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. This is a very great honor,” the maestro said in a statement.

“I take with me the name of the city of Braga and Portugal with all the responsibility that goes with it, and I hope to do a good job there, leaving a good image and putting on great concerts. These will be very special concerts because, in addition to performing pieces that I love, especially Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, I will be directing two wonderful soloists who are also my friends. It will be very beautiful,” concludes Filipe Cunha.

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