BY FRANK VERNUCCIO
Joe Biden has taken the
oath of offi ce, fi nally succeeding
in his third run for the
presidency.
Biden’s fi rst attempt at the
presidency was in 1988, a campaign
that ended in a plagiarism
scandal. His second attempt
was in 2008, before he
dropped out and was later
named the vice-presidential
candidate for Barack Obama.
He takes offi ce at a time of
unprecedented challenges.
Internationally, Russia
and China have reached the
culmination of massive military
buildups decades in the
making.
Beijing’s armed forces
have been fi nanced by rates
of spending increases higher
than either the Soviet Union
or the United States at the
height of the Cold War. They
have been further strengthened
by vast technology stolen
from the west through a massive
espionage operation, and
also thanks to the inexplicable
BY TONY SALIMBENE
So it’s confi rmed, Sunday,
February 7th, 11am mass at St.
Benedict. All are welcome to
celebrate 4 Chaplains Sunday.
Sorry, no breakfast gathering
this time due to virus protocols.
Just in from BX Community
Board 10- If any vet needs
some veggies, please call Bronx
VA MC at 718.584.9000 x 5475.
Your health is most important,
don’t be shy!
A shout out to Cousins
Pizza, Tremont and Lafayette
Aves. They did something real
sale of Cray supercomputers
during the Clinton Administration.
A type of warfare already
is taking place between
Beijing and the U.S., as a massive
espionage and political
infl uence by China against
America rages ahead.
Biden will be closely
watched on this issue. His
familial fi nancial ties to Beijing
are signifi cant. Further,
his party, particularly those
from California, appears to
have been heavily infl uence
by China. It may not be a coincidence
that the leading opponents
of the strongly anti-Beijing
Trump Administration
hail from that state, including
Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff,
as well as Eric Swalwell and
Diane Feinstein, both of whom
had had their personal lives
and/or offi ces signifi cantly infi
ltrated by China’s spies. Major
Golden State industries,
including Big Tech and Hollywood,
have, like Biden, significant
fi nancial relations with
the Communist giant.
nice for a WW2 Marine. Thank
you!
Just found out AL Dept.of
NY Boys State in-person program
is canceled this summer
due to the pandemic. They will
try on-line remote sessions.
I’m sure Boys State counselors
are aware. Good luck with this
great, traditional youth program.
Look for a beer from Longtab
Brewing, veteran owned,
all American ingredients. Part
of the profi ts go to outfi ts helping
Special Forces - Green Berets
and the families of those
who did not come home. Coming
in February 2021. Don’t
know what it tastes like, you
know I’ll have to test it and report
back.
Until Next Time: Politicians
should wear a sponsor jacket
like NASCAR drivers so we
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Moscow, with a weaker
economy, has increased its dependence
on nuclear weapons,
a cheaper alternative than
maintaining an army equivalent
in size to that held by the
USSR. Russia leads the U.S.
in nuclear weapons, thanks
to a deal made early on in the
Obama-Biden Administration.
It has enough uranium for
those nukes, following a deal
approved by former Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton.
Atomic danger also emanates
from Iran. The Obama-
Biden Administration signed
onto a “deal,” actually a treaty
that should have been sent to
the Senate for approval but
never was, which allowed the
Islamic radical state to develop
nuclear forces after a
relatively short period of time.
The Trump Administration,
through sanctions, and Israel’s
Mossad spy agency, have
attempted to halt Tehran’s
progress. The Biden camp has
signaled that it may re-enter
the failed agreement, returning
to the puzzling tilt towards
Iran favored by the Obama-
Biden White House.
The nation remains in the
grip of the plague from China.
In January of 2020, key members
of Biden’s party called
President Trump’s attempt to
stop travel from China “racist
and xenophobic.” Whether his
Administration will be more
capable in dealing with the future
of the pandemic remains
to be seen.
Racial divisions and leftist
political extremism, ramped
up by “progressive” Democrats
and allied groups such
as Antifa and Black Lives
Matter, have reached unprecedented
heights. During the
campaign, Biden was reluctant
to address the unparalleled,
nationwide violence that
gripped many of the nation’s
cities, out of fear of alienating
the left wing of his party.
As Nazis rose to power,
they set fi re to the Reichstag,
Germany’s capitol, an act they
falsely blamed on others. Members
of Biden’s party blame
the assault on America’s Capitol
on Trump, despite the fact
that he never urged that terrible
act. (They were dead silent
when Antifa & BLM rioted,
and when elected thugs such
as Maxine Waters openly encouraged
violence on Trump
appointees.) They are now using
that incident to violate
the First Amendment rights
of anyone opposing Biden’s
Party.
Will the newly-elected President
rise above his party’s authoritarian
impulses?
Editor’s note: All views
expressed in this column refl
ect the author’s opinion and
should be verifi ed by outside
sources.
CIVIC CENTER
Community Action
Civic Association
BY COUNCILMAN
MARK GJONAJ
As chair of the New York
City Council’s Committee
on Small Business, I held an
oversight hearing last week
to assess the distribution of
second wave small business
aid. While the shortcomings
of the fi rst wave—primarily
the inequitable distribution
of grants and loans between
Manhattan and the outer
boroughs—were known and
the administration has made
an effort to correct this,
the problem still remains.
Alarmingly, the bulk of the
small business relief funding
has been consumed by
Manhattan, leaving scraps
for outer borough small businesses,
if anything at all.
At this hearing we looked
over the data on specifi cally
on geographic distribution
of the New York City Employee
Retention Program
and New York City Small
Business Continuity Loan
Fund and what we discovered
was disturbing. Overwhelmingly,
the distribution
skewed to Manhattan, with
the outer boroughs receiving
a fraction of the money.
Some council districts did
not receive any money at all.
This is unacceptable, and as
both a representative of the
Bronx and of city-wide small
business, I made sure to hold
the testifying administrators
to account.
Following the disappointing
fi rst wave of COVID-19
small business relief, I
drafted Introduction 2000-
2020, which would require
the city to seek parity,
based on need, in the disbursement
of emergency
grants and loans, or otherwise
present to the Council
a good faith effort to do so if
that attempt fails. Now that
this problem persists with
the second wave of funding,
I strongly urge the rest of my
colleagues in the council to
revisit the above legislation
and explore new legislative
solutions.
I, per my mandate to the
small businesses that make
our city thrive, will fi ght to
ensure greater equity in access
to relief money for the
outer boroughs. If you are
a small business owner and
would like to share your
story and/or diffi culties
in accessing relief grants
and loans, or even a concerned
community member,
please contact my offi ce at
either MGjonaj@council.
nyc or (718) 931-1721.
CIVIC CENTER
Theodore Korony
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Theodore Korony Post
Auxiliary Sends Thanks
Theodore Korony Post & Auxiliary thanked the Locust Point Civic
Association for the use of their room for its annual Children’s Toy
Drive buying new fl ags both inside and out. This gift has turned into
a new program to help others replace old and tattered fl ags. (L-r)
Judy Lanci, Unit President and Kathy Collins, Locust Point Civic Offi
cer. Photo provided by Judi Lanci
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