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Author Archives: willmann
The beauty of Christmas through music in a concert with three tenors
By Robert Willmann A timeless concert from 1999 — The Three Tenors Christmas — with Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, and Jose Carreras. Pavarotti passed away in 2007, but left the world a better place through the gift of music. http://vimeo.com/149035819
Posted in Christmas, Fine Art
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Production of the great Boeing 747 jumbo jet ends after 54 years and 1,574 planes
By Robert Willmann A wonderful airplane designed to carry both passengers and freight emerged from the imagination of designers starting in 1967. Called the Boeing 747, it entered service on 22 January 1970 with Pan American World Airways, because Pan … Continue reading
Posted in History, Science
Tagged Boeing 747, Boeing 747 production ends, The last Boeing 747
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A county in Arizona wanted to count all midterm election ballots by hand. The Secretary of State’s office said doing that would be illegal!
By Robert Willmann Cochise County, Arizona has a population estimated by the U.S. Census to be 126,050. In order to do its part to support democracy and have an honest election, it wanted to hand count the ballots in the … Continue reading
Unsolved mysteries: The assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963
By Robert Willmann For the record. On 22 November 1963, President John F. Kennedy was murdered on a public street in broad open daylight in Dallas, Texas by a sophisticated operation. An equally sophisticated coverup and whitewashing of the crime … Continue reading
Midterm election day. With electronic voting and counting machines, you do not vote, and you do not count the votes.
By Robert Willmann An election has three parts — a voter registration list, voting procedures, and counting the votes — unless you divide the last one into two. That will make it: a voter registration list, voting procedures, counting the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, government, Politics
Tagged 2022 midterm electins, Electronic voting machines, voter fraud
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Will Judge Carl Nichols sentence Steve Bannon to jail for resisting a subpoena from the J6 Committee?
By Robert Willmann Something has made me uneasy about U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who is presiding over the misdemeanor criminal case against Steve Bannon for failing to appear after receiving a subpoena issued by the Congressional committee that is … Continue reading
What are the causes and effects of leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines?
By Robert Willmann Both reports and rumors are swirling around confirmed leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines running from Russia to Germany across the Baltic Sea. Although natural gas is not flowing through the pipelines at this … Continue reading
A little labor on Labor Day: The federal judge blocks the DOJ from using any material seized during the search of Trump’s home, and appoints a special master with four powers
By Robert Willmann On this Labor Day, the federal judge presiding over the lawsuit by Donald Trump asking that a special master be appointed to review the items seized from his home in Florida, and that using the material for … Continue reading