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Today at a Glance:
The Flagler County Library Board of Trustees meets at 4:30 p.m. at the Flagler County Public Library, 2500 Palm Coast Pkwy NW, Palm Coast. The meeting of the seven-member board is open to the public.
The Flagler County Land Acquisition Committee meets at 3:30 p.m. at the Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell, in the first floor conference room.
The Bunnell City Commission meets at 7 p.m. at the Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell, where the City Commission is holding its meetings until it is able to occupy its own City Hall on Commerce Parkway in 2025. To access meeting agendas, materials and minutes, go here.
Nar-Anon Family Groups offers hope and help for families and friends of addicts through a 12-step program, 6 p.m. at St. Mark by the Sea Lutheran Church, 303 Palm Coast Pkwy NE, Palm Coast, Fellowship Hall Entrance. See the website, www.nar-anon.org, or call (800) 477-6291. Find virtual meetings here.
Notably: Who hasn’t at one time or another had a romance with radio? Who doesn’t remember their first tiny transistor set taken to bed every summer night to listen to the baseball game (Phil Rizzuto and his holy cows with Bill White and Frank Messer on WABC in New York. He was off the air by 1986, the year I left the city.) But who still listens? Though I’ve been doing a weekly commentary on our own WNZF for years, I could count on one hand the number of minutes I’ve listened even to that radio station, though I have an excuse: one of my health insurance’s conditions is not to listen to right-wing shout radio. I stopped listening to AM when Limbaugh infested it in the late 1980s. I stopped listening to FM when I left Chapel Hill and its then-fabulous combination of WUNC (with its late night jazz hours) and WCPE, the listener supported classical radio station that still streams here. Too many ads (who am I to say, considering the ads I inflict on readers here), too much sameness, too little personality behind the voices. And yet it’s still a sought-after medium, especially if podcasts are included. Theodor Adorno in 1938 predicted that music broadcast over radio would make us “forcibly retarded.” He was wrong of course, at least about the music. Father Coughlin and his multiplying descendants of talk radio and the podcast age who have proved him right.
—P.T.
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June 2025
ESL Bible Studies for Intermediate and Advanced Students
Grace Community Food Pantry on Education Way
Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village
Gamble Jam at Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area
Al-Anon Family Groups
Nar-Anon Family Group
Flagler County Beekeepers Association Meeting
Bunnell City Commission Meeting
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And right-wing radio newsdork and bunco-artist Paul Harvey, who, like the shill he is, works commercials without a break right into the news.”
–From Alexander Theroux, The Secondary Colors (1996).
Pogo says
@And now this
Dennis C Rathsam says
Coocoo my ass. As TRUMP announces a trade deal with China! Hamas agrees to release American Edan Alexander! Qater,s royal family is giving TRUMP the use of their 747 jumbo jet, a flying palace, until the new AirForce 1 is ready.After years of delays, & over runs, by the Biden administrtion! How silly do Democrats feel, as TRUMP continues to excell? All the hate & lies, from the fake news media, are losing viewers daily.How sillyer do the democrates feel as AOC has become the leader of the party…. A bartender, a millionaire, yet refuses to pay back her student loans. As she & her communist hero Bernie Sanders, fly all over the USA on tax payers dime. The party of the people, is now the party of the millionaires. Working class folks finally see TRUMP is for them, for a proud America!!!! Just like I said, TRUMP,S crazy as a fox. The trade deals are coming in. Companys are coming home to the states, to manufacture goods, & employ millions! The only COOCOO,s in America, belong to the democrat party!D
Pierre Tristam says
Dennis of course has no problem with a $400 million bribe from Qatar, or that the plane would be Trump’s to keep after he leaves office. Mega maggoty maga ethics at work.
The dude says
Meanwhile… the Executive orders pile up at a rate unparalleled in modern history. It’s like why do we even have a Congress if they won’t legislate?
https://eotracking.com
Sherry says
Maga says Ethics. . . we don’t need no Ethics man! We ain’t “Woke”!
Pogo says
@P.T.
Let’s not overlook trump selling all the Top Secret aspects of Air Force One when he absconds.
Ed P says
White House announcing drug price cut. “Favored nation”pricing is being forced upon Big Pharma. American consumers will no longer be subsidizing the worlds discounted drug prices. On average, Americans pay twice as much for most drugs. Some drugs touching 4 times more then the best price paid by foreign companies. Our allies have known this forever. American politicians has been allowing the unfair advantage.
The world will now pay their fair share. They will pay a little more while Americans pay much less. We are only 4% of the worlds population so the system should equalize without creating excessive cost upon our allies. This will not be price control.
On getting a free expensive 747, let’s be dumb and say no. $400 million. Boeing is behind schedule on replacing the 40 year old Air Force One.
Ps: Once the free Qatar jet is decommissioned, it would go to the Trump Library- directly. It will not be titled to Trump. It’s a gift to the Dept of Defense.
Sherry says
Why is this OK with you Maga?
trump’s ongoing “CORRUPTION”:
This from Robert Reich:
Friends,
Trump is overplaying his hand.
Not just by usurping the powers of Congress and ignoring Supreme Court rulings. Not just abducting people who are legally in the United States but have put their name to opinion pieces Trump doesn’t like and trucking them off to “detention” facilities. Not just using the Justice Department for personal vengeance. Not just unilaterally deciding how much tariff tax American consumers will have to pay on almost everything they buy.
Polls show all these are tanking Trump’s popularity.
But one thing almost all Americans are firmly against — even many loyal Trumpers — us bribery. And Trump is taking bigger and bigger bribes.
Yesterday it was reported that he’s accepting a luxury Boeing 747-8 plane worth at least $400 million from the Qatari royal family, for use during his presidency and for his personal use afterward.
Trump just can’t resist. He’s been salivating over the plane for months. It’s bigger and newer than Air Force One — and so opulently configured that it’s known as “a flying palace.” (No report on whether it contains a golden toilet.)
Apparently he’s been talking about the plane for months. In February, he toured it while it was parked at Palm Beach International Airport.
He’s tried to redecorate the White House into a palace but that’s not nearly as satisfying as flying around the world in one, especially once he’s left the White House (assuming he will).
Attorney General Pam Bondi said it’s perfectly legal for him to accept such a bribe, er, gift.
Hello?
The U.S. Constitution clearly forbids officers of the United States from taking gifts from foreign governments. It’s called the “emoluments clause.” (See Article I, Section 9.)
Anyone viewing Bondi as a neutral judge of what’s legal and what’s not when it comes to Trump can’t be trusted to be a neutral judge of Bondi. Recall that she represented Trump in a criminal proceeding. Presumably he appointed her attorney general because he knew she’d do and say anything he wanted.
Oh, and she used to lobby for Qatar.
So, what does Qatar get in return for the $400 million plane? What’s the quid for the quo?
This week Trump takes the first overseas trip of his second presidency. He’ll land in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, followed by a visit to Qatar, and then to the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E).
That’s a big boost for Qatar right there.
Trump also just did what Qatar has been wanting done for years — announcing that the Persian Gulf (as it’s been known since at least 550 B.C.) will henceforth be known as the Arabian Gulf.
Trump’s company has just announced a new golf resort in Qatar, reportedly partnering with a company owned by the royal family.
Qatar is also pushing the Trump regime to lift sanctions on Syria.
The payback could be any number of things. The only certainty is that you and I and other Americans won’t necessarily benefit.
This week’s trip to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the U.A.E. is as much a personal business trip for Trump and his family businesses as a diplomatic trip.
Eric Trump, who officially runs the family business, has just announced plans for a Trump-branded hotel and tower in Dubai, part of the U.A.E.
The Trump family’s developments in the Middle East depend on a Saudi-based real estate company with close ties to the Saudi government. Saudi Arabia has a long list of pressing matters before the United States, including requests to buy F-35 fighter jets and gain access to nuclear power technology.
Trump’s family crypto firm, World Liberty Financial, announced that its so-called “stablecoin” — with Trump’s likeness all over it — will be used by the U.A.E. to make a $2 billion business deal with Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world. The deal will generate hundreds of millions of dollars more for the Trump family.
I had assumed that Trump’s undoing would be his unquenchable thirst for power. It may yet be, but I’m beginning to think his insatiable greed will do him in. America’s Grifter-in-Chief knows no bounds.
Dusty says
Er you were okay with Brain dead Biden lol.
BillC says
Our Commander In Thief is now accepting bids for a luxury yacht. Highest bidder gets a squid pro quo.
BillC says
PS That’s right, Trump is a joke!!!
PDE says
Pierre, take it easy on Dennis.
He may be stupid / ignorant / crazy, butt at leest he can spel wurds wihout mishspelling themm.
Ray W, says
This past Friday, the USDA published its most recent Egg Markets Overview.
Under a section titled 2025 Commerical Table Egg Flock HPAI Losses as of May 9, 2025, the authors wrote:
“An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was reported this week in a commercial caged table egg flock in Aurora County, South Dakota. In 2025 to date, HPAI in commercial table egg layer flocks have resulted in the depopulation of 31.3 million birds. To date, USDA APHIS has confirmed 42 outbreaks in layer flocks in 10 states (AZ, CA, IA, IN, MO, NC, OH, PA, SD, and WA). The 31.3 million birds lost included 20.3 million (65%) in conventional caged systems, 11.0 million (35%) in cage-free systems, and 26,000 organic (0.1%). These losses represent 11.1% of the conventional caged layer flock, 10.8% of the non-organic cage-free flock, and 0.1% of the organic flock on January 1, 2025.
“Compared to January 1, the caged flock on April 1 was down 11.7% while the cage-free and organic flocks increased — by 4.3% and 0.3%, respectively. As of the end of April, nearly two-thirds of layer losses have occurred in caged systems (65%). To date, Ohio has borne the brunt of 2025 outbreaks with 13.5 million (43%) of losses occurring in Ohio flocks.”
Make of this what you will.
Me?
With the highly pathogenic form of bird influenza first appearing in 2022, it has now been slightly more than three years since the outbreak without significant respite for the egg-producing industry. Since many sources support the position that the avian flu mutated in the wild and is widespread in numerous species of wild birds native to regions all over the world that migrate, it seems unlikely that it will suddenly disappear.
According to an NBC story published yesterday, based on data obtained from NIQ, a market research firm, the retail price for a dozen eggs peaked in mid-March at $6.55; it has since declined to $5.45 per dozen on average as of the week ending April 19, 2025.
There are a number of lie-laundering FlaglerLive commenters who have repeatedly posted that former President Biden’s policies are responsible for high egg prices. These gullibly stupid commenters are simply repeating the many lies spread by the professional lying class that sits at the top of one of our two political parties.
Pierre Tristam says
I love Dennis but I hit my daily limit of Dennisorama usually at 6:15 a.m.
Pierre Tristam says
Stand by for tomorrow’s Daily.
The dude says
Why does a presidential library need a 747? Of what historical significance will this plane have? Other than to once again show that when it comes to grift, MAGA simply cannot be matched. And that when it comes to MAGA grift, our constitution and those entrusted to protect it, are feckless and weak.
So who will pay for the upkeep of this 747 for the orange shit stain’s “library”?
Why the American taxpayers, of course! Do you know how much it costs to maintain a 50yo airframe, especially a heavy?
Ray W, says
More on the subject of American engineering capabilities.
Interesting Engineering recently published an article about a new copper-based superalloy.
Researchers with Arizona State University, Lehigh University, LSU, and the US Army Research Laboratory blended copper, tantalum and lithium to produce an alloy capable of withstanding 800-degree Centigrade (1472 degrees Fahrenheit) heat for over a hear without significant loss of “yield strength.”
The alloy’s yield strength at room temperature is superior to that of other copper alloys.
At temperatures approaching melting point, the alloy displays “lower creep formation.”
Adding 0.5% lithium “alters the precipitate morphology from a sphere-like precipitate to stable cuboidal structures with improved thermal and mechanical properties.”
Using “powder metallurgy and high-energy cryogenic milling to ensure a fine-scale nanostructure” the tantalum bilayer ensures maintaining of the nanocrystalline structure, which prevents “grain growth” and delivers “high-temperature performance.”
One of the researchers told the reporter that:
“Having a copper lithium precipitate with a stable bilayer of Ta (tantalum) is when we can alter high temperature fingerprint for failure. … By manipulating fingerprints, we have developed a copper alloy that maintains its strength and structural integrity even after prolonged exposure to high temperatures.”
He added:
“Our alloy design approach mimics the strengthening mechanisms found in Ni-based (nickel) superalloys.”
The alloy offers deployment in the aerospace and defense industries that need materials capable of withstanding extreme temperatures.
Make of this what you will.
Sherry says
I don’t @#$%^ care who that airliner is “registered” to! The goddamned thing “benefits” trump! His attorneys are right now looking for the @#$%^ loophole to make his acceptance of that “Bribe” legal! We ALL know it. . . It’s just that the Maga radicalized/immoral don’t care because it’s their lord and master trump that is completely illegally trashing our constitution!
Meanwhile, out of the other side of his CORRUPT mouth. . . “Made In America” really means absolutely nothing! This is what happens when a “criminal” sits in the white house!
Laurel says
“Haitians are eating the dogs, eating the cats, eating the pets of the people that live there.”
So, did they show Trump, the President of the United States, mimicking fellatio with a microphone on Fox Entertainment?
Did they show Trump mocking a man with palsy on Fox Entertainment?
Did they play the “…grab ’em by the pussy…” tape on Fox Entertainment?
Okay, I get it now. Y’all are joking, right? You’re kidding me. I’m going to wake up and the U.S.A. will be normal again, and we will still be the most admired country in the world, with so many allies, right? Right! You jokesters! You got me! No one with a brain cell would ever accept such foolishness and believe it to be productive and even admirable. Nope. No one.
Laurel says
Hamas is financially backed by Qatar. Enjoy the flight, Trump.
James says
Oddly enough, I’ve been listened to radio more than ever lately…
88.5 WFCF (classical 11 AM to 3 PM… Jazz after 3, a somewhat weak signal at times unfortunately).
89.9 WJCT News (very weak signal sandwiched between two holy roller stations, but worth it).
97.3 WQFB-LP Surf FM (local station, again a surprisingly weak signal, but an interesting mix of pop oldies).
Just some suggestions.
Sherry says
Sorry James. . . We should not be sitting listening to calming radio and praying that this “shit show” just goes away. In 4 whole years trump will have completely destroyed the best country on the planet. RESIST! With every fiber of your being. . . RESIST fascism!
James says
Well everyone resists in there own way Sherry… and to know what one is resisting requires reliable information.
Listening to WJCT News is one way to get that information… especially on Friday mornings.
Just my opinion… and a suggestion to all.
Sherry says
Right On James. . . I also suggest PBS/AP News/Politico. trump doing his best to shut down the truth tellers!
Ed P says
Appears impossible for the left to applaud even a sliver of successes coming from the right. Bill Maher simply went “civil” on Trump. He paid a price.
Peer pressure is so extreme that the left can’t agree with anything being done correctly.
Resistance for the sake of theater is not a strategy. Democrats must look for the opening and start working with Trump before they become totally irrelevant or hopelessly lost in the wilderness.
Every democrat has to stop working on their own brand, and crying wolf about absolutely everything. How many more times can they be wrong? Slicing off small radical pieces of the party by swearing, protesting, singing, or pretending to be “cool” is not gelling party support with the entire base.
I’m suggesting Dems stop worrying about raising money, or keeping their job and start working for America.
Laurel says
Ed P: You may be right. If Dems would focus on America as hard as Trump is focused on himself, and his offspring, there may be progress for the Democratic party, and the country.