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Sunday, June 15, 2025
The LuLac Edition #5, 356, June 15th, 2025
SUNDAY SNOW
FLAKES
THE RICH
BOYS
DANNY
AND
ROB
BOTH CUT PUBLIC
MEDIA TO 22 COUNTIES
If you
people who votedfor Trump thought he’d
never screw your children or grand kids, you were wrong.
Plus he was
enabled by two local Congressman who knelt before the wanna be king and did his bidding.
Meuser is beyond redemption. He always underrepresented the needs of his
district by voting AGAINST an infrastructure bill that included better internet
access for rural communities. But I bet he’ll take credit for what the real
President, Biden did for his people.
Bresenehan
though confirmed the late Maya Angelou’s quote, “When someone shows you who
they are, believe them the first time”.
With the
passing of the outline for the Trump tax breaks for billionaires, Bresnehan said it was just a blueprint. In Edition #5, 253, we even ran Bresnehan’s justification for his thoughts
on the Trump plan. Unlike Meuser who can’t keep staff reportedly because of his
entitled temperament, Bresnehan’s staff people, when in line with some
priorities are cooperative.
But with
this vote, Bresnehan has shown who he is. He will follow Trump unquestionably.
By his vote he has deprived children in 22 counties early learning education.
I guess millionaires want other people’s kids to be dumb, easy to manipulate you
see. WVIA has a department of education that goes out to classrooms and
EDUCATES. But that’s not important to a the two millionaires.
Now to be
clear, I am not against millionaires. I even supported some Republican
millionaires too. Loved Rockefeller and Romney (the dad) when I was a kid and
thought the Scranton family never turned their backs on the middle class.
But these
two…………..beyond hope.
If there is
a 2026 election (watch these two closely because if Trump decides to cancel it,
they’ll AGREE, WVIA should DROP their Congressional debates. These two were
only too happy to appear on TV and spout their now confirmed lies for FREE
coverage. But now, they decide Public Media is just not in the less than 1%
budget.
Meanwhile
yesterday their lord and savior was hosting his military paradeand I bet they were cheering him like fifth
grade majorettes at a mini football game.
WVIA has
hope that the Senate willoverride this
cruelty, and maybe they will. But bottom line is they screwed their voters in
plain sight.
You will hear Meuser on the Cordaro show whining with the late morning Mussolini and Breneshan will offer a justification but that is what snowflakes do.
In the
meantime, here’s an article from The Voice.
Dan Meuser
and Rob Bresnahan, the Republican congressmen from the Back Mountain in Luzerne
County, both voted to eliminate $1.1 billion in federal funding for the next
two years for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The House
voted 214 to 212 Thursday to approve a rescissions package that also included
slashing $8.3 billion to foreign aid programs.
WVIA Public
Media receives approximately $1.2 million in annual federal funding from the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which is roughly 20% of its overall
budget, WVIA president and CEO Carla McCabe said.
“This is a
direct and unprecedented attack on public media. It’s no longer just political
rhetoric or grandstanding — the threat is here. It’s happening now, and it’s at
our front door,” McCable said in a statement on WVIA’s website. “If the Senate
passes the bill, the funding will be eliminated immediately and permanently.
That means cuts to trusted journalism, local programming, and educational
content for the millions of residents in Northeastern and Central
Pennsylvania.”
WVIA-FM is a
National Public Radio member affiliate owned by the Northeastern Pennsylvania
Educational Television Association along with WVIA-TV, a Public Broadcasting
Service affiliate. WVIA is based in Jenkins Twp. and serves more than 22
counties in northeastern and central Pennsylvania.
McCabe is
urging viewers, listeners and supporters to help defeat the legislation by
contacting their senators. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill in July.
“If this funding is cut, local stations like
WVIA could be forced to immediately reduce — or eliminate — the trusted local
news, educational programs and resources, TV and radio programs, and emergency
broadcasting services you rely on,” McCabe said.“This vote is not just about dollars — it’s
about the future of independent, locally-owned and operated public media like
WVIA. We need your help right now.
The
legislation to cut $9.4 billion is the first request by President Donald Trump
to claw back money already approved through annual spending bills.
“Americans
have a right to know where their taxpayer dollars are spent. The rescissions
package does not end these programs, it merely works to eliminate the waste and
abuse of American citizens’ tax dollars by the federal government,” Bresnahan,
R-8, Dallas Twp., said in a released statement.
Okay
Rob, where is the WASTE in this program? Is it education to kids? Is it local
TV shows geared toward businesses development, the arts, medical needs,
consumer information, the only local areas radio news team that covers you and
Danny’s district?
Put
up! WHERE’S THE WASTE.
And
don’t you dare say it’s in the salaries or programs that other millionaire out
of town owners have cut back on?
This
is rich coming from you who supports the biggest grafter in American Presidential history. That parade yesterday cost 45 million dollars. That's not waste? That could have funded WVIA for the NEXT 45 YEARS! Plus, there's reason why we have Armed Forces Day in this country. Why not have a parade for ALL branches?
Meuser, R-9,
Jackson Twp., addressed the recissions package on the House floor Thursday.
” … why is
the federal government still funding public television and radio when most
people have hundreds of channels to get their news and information from? And
these stations are some of the most partisan stations out there,” Meuser said.
“Can you imagine, as I stated earlier, if a conservative station was funded?
The left would have screamed, vilified and exterminated it a long while ago.”
No
Dan, the left (and I have no idea who you think the left is) doesn’t have to scream
and vilify or “exterminate” anything. You guys do that all
the time by getting rid of Medicaid (nursing homes Dan) SNAP (food for poor
people Dan) and now early education for kids via Public media.
According to
a 990 tax filing for the fiscal year ending in June 2023, the nonprofit owner
of WVIA reported nearly $6.1 in revenue and $7.4 million in expenditures.
Revenue from contributions was $4.1 million, and investment income was $1
million.
The
organization had 71 employees with five receiving compensation of more than
$100,000. Employee salaries and benefits cost more than $3.4 million.
Trump asked
lawmakers to rescind nearly $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting, which represents the full amount it’s slated to receive during
the next two budget years. About two-thirds of the money gets distributed to more
than 1,500 locally owned public radio and television stations.(LuLac Citizens’ Voice)
A flag resolution was adopted 248
years ago, on June 14, 1777, according to the Smithsonian, that said, "Resolved:
that the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes, alternate red and
white; that the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new
constellation."
However, it would be more than 100
years after the Continental Congress approved the flag, that Flag Day would be
observed. The event was first observed in the late 1800s by schoolteachers
around the U.S., according to the National Constitution Center, and in May
1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 Flag Day.
1. Baseball season is here and in play. What do you think of the
Phillies slide recently?
They will come out of this I’m sure. What
concerns me about streaks, especially during the Philadelphia slide is when a team goes on a losing streak automatically want
to fire the manager.. I think that people sometimes make a big fuss over that
and at some point regret it, especially when there is nobody in the wings to replace the chief. The manager that is suffering through the streak is just as worried as the
players.
2. What do you think of the defenders of the Los Angeles
invasion of national troops by Trump when the Los Angeles police were taking
care of business?
I have given up, trying to understand the
psychosis of both Trump and his enablers. The fact is they listen to Fox and
believe every single thing that they hear.Then they accuse thinking people of
having been off their meds. In order to survive as a decent human being I try
to see them as individuals and not as a mob. I think individually most
people and I don’t wanna sound like Anne Frank here, but most people are good
inside, But when they are inside as a group they tend to forget where they come
from and look upon others with disdain.
3. I reread your Bobby Kennedy tribute from 2008 and to me it is
one of the best pieces ever written about him, but my question is whatever
happened to the seventh grade girlfriend?.
Well, thank you for the kind words. I
really appreciate it. I remember that day very vividly. when
she graduated the eighth grade I believe her family moved to Maryland The
last I heard she became an airline stewardess and after that I lost touch with
her. When her mom died I wrote out a card and dropped it off at the funeral
parlor in Wyoming, where her mom was being buried from, But I didn’t see her then because I was going on a trip to the Bahamas that next day.
4. How about that Connie Francis song having a mergence?
I always kind of had a crush on Connie
Francis and I was heartened to see her at the age of 87 get her due. A couple
years ago Brenda Lee became famous all over again with her version, which is
the best I believe of "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree" so well the Internet blew up. It's great to see career veterans who have been in obscurity given them new life. I did see Connie Francis at the Kirby how small she was in stature But she could certainly
belt out a song when I did see her 30 years ago
5. What do you think about the use of drones in the Ukrainian
war with Russia?
I think they have to use everything at
their disposal to actually stave off the Russian invasion. I don’t know how this
is gonna end, but I pray every day that Ukraine somehow will survive, but
that’s not gonna be a slam dunk.
6. How do you feel about the fact that some Democrats aren’t
happy John Fetterman speaks to the press?
He’s always been his own guy and we have
to remember that you can’t be as doctrinaire as most of the Republican Party is in
their blind belief of the Trump fascism. That’s sad. I think we should
concentrate on what the Republicans are doing rather than what a guy like
Fetterman is doing with agreeing once in a while with what the Republicans.
7. Summer is coming up the actual day that it starts. Do you
agree that it is almost like a mixed bag of feelings on that day?
Absolutely we have like 90 days of summer
to enjoy when it arrives, but the downside of that is that the days start to
get shorter and when that happens, no matter how early, you tend to think of another winter is on its way. I know I sound like Charlie Brown by saying
that, but I can’t help feeling that way.
8. Why are there two separate Juneteenth celebrations of this
year in Wilkes-Barre when Scranton is having one big one?
I am no longer affiliated as an officer
of the NAACP. I still am a member and believe in principles, but you’ll have to
contact the local branch to find out why thereare two. There is an event on the actual day on Public Square and that starts at 5 on June 19th.
9. I saw on Facebook that you had a great time on the jazz
weekend. Are you a big fan of jazz?
Here’s what I do like about jazz. I like
it when they take a standard from the American songbook playbook or a
contemporary version of a tune and turn it into a brassy bold version. What I
don’t like is when you have an individual jazz performer that goes on a 20
minute riff of either drumming or whatever instrument they’re playing, To me I
have a low attention span to put up with that. I respect the endurance as well
as the talent in doing that but at the stage in my life I don’t really like to
waste time with something that’s not for me.
10. What do you think of the local state of newspapers in the city
Wilkes-Barre.
Well, if someone pointed out to me, we
are still the only town in the state where we have two daily newspapers. But I
have to tell you that the Citizens' Voice really is suffering a little bit
because of the content that they put in the paper. They have great columnist and
great reporters, but in a section like the Public Square, they put a big story
in from Out of town. The other thing is their customer service is located in I
think Thailand or something like that so when you try to contact them, it’s a
problem.
I’m not dissing them. I’m just giving you
a version of what people are telling me and what I’ve seen in the paper. It
takes me like maybe five minutes to get through it and growing up I was used
to in-depth stories that rarely exist these days.
11. You’re closing in on your kickoff of the weight loss
anniversary. Any thoughts.
I’m grateful that I did change my life
and I’m grateful that I am consistently staying at the goal that I set out back
in the summer of 2019. There were a lot of Cifff bars for lunch that summer.
12. What do you attribute to the increase in daily readership to
Lulac?
The only thing that I could think of is
curiosity about what the political landscape is. But to be honest with you, I
don’t know. I’m grateful but couldn’t explain it if I tried.
13. It’s been about five or six years since you explained the
logo above this page. I know there’s a song involved. Can you play it?
It
appears Congressman Dan Meuser has once again been caught on camera behaving
poorly—this time by CODEPINK, the women-led peace and justice
organization known for confronting warmongers with bold truth (watch it here).
This
isn’t Meuser’s first on-camera temper flare. About seven years ago, another
clip surfaced—posted by none other than Laura Loomer, Trump’s #1 conspiracy
cheerleader and sometime snitch—calling out Meuser for gasp contributing
to Democrat Matt Cartwright’s campaign. That footage still makes the rounds
(watch it here).
Of
course, these public moments are likely just the tip of the iceberg. I’ll share
one of my own: Several years back, I taught a television production class at
Luzerne County Community College. Dan’s wife, Shelly Meuser, a student of mine,
asked me to film their daughter playing a tennis match for possible college
recruitment. But once filming started, their daughter appeared nervous and
wasn’t playing her best. That’s when Dan—clearly frustrated—angrily barked, “Shut
it down! Shut it down!” referring to the camera. I’ve never been more
embarrassed for a child in my life.
That’s
the Dan Meuser I knew—long before he entered politics by giving former
Governor Tom Corbett over $75,000 in campaign cash, which conveniently helped
him land the job of Secretary of Revenue. (Read more here.)
Today,
Meuser remains a loyal foot soldier in Trump’s army—enabling the dysfunction
and doubling down on MAGA extremism. Maybe he’ll jump ship before the Good Ship
Trump hits the ocean floor… but I’m not holding my breath.
Subject: Pennsylvania’s
Ethics Codes Fall Short on Hate Speech – Time to Speak Up
In
yet another troubling development from our so-called public servants, I
received word that a citizen was verbally berated in a public space by none
other than State Representative Jamie Walsh. The individual had merely asked
Walsh why he was so loudly and obsessively insulting the LGBTQ community — a
reasonable question, especially given Walsh’s recent public tirades targeting
queer people and drag performers. Instead of a civil response, Walsh reportedly
lashed out with personal insults.
This
behavior is disgusting — but apparently not unethical, at least not by
Pennsylvania’s current standards.
After
researching how to file an ethics complaint, I was shocked to learn that
Pennsylvania’s Ethics Act only allows complaints if a public
official financially benefits from misconduct. There is no mention —
none — of hate speech, discriminatory slurs, or abusive behavior being
considered unethical conduct under the current code. In short: elected
officials can spew vile rhetoric, and unless they’re getting paid for it,
they’re in the clear.
That
is unacceptable.
Last
month, Senator Lisa Baker issued a press release proposing a legislative
package to strengthen Pennsylvania’s ethics and transparency laws. You can
read it here: Baker
Announces Legislative Package
Today,
I sent a letter to Senator Baker asking whether her reforms will
address hate speech, verbal harassment, and bigoted public conduct.
Because they should. Our representatives are supposed to serve everyone — not
target and belittle marginalized communities for political gain.
We
can’t and won’t put up with this anymore. If you’re sick of officials like
Jamie Walsh turning our government into a platform for cruelty, make your voice
heard. Call your legislators. Demand better.
PENNSYLVANIA GOP FRESHMAN
EYES NEXT FIGHT AFTER MEDICAID
Congressman Rob Bresnehan (Photo: LuLac archives)
Tthe Washington Examiner published a profile piece on
U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) following his involvement in
negotiations during the reconciliation process.
Five months into his freshman year in
Congress, Rep. Rob
Bresnahan (R-PA)
has learned how to elbow his way into key negotiations with decision-makers.
Bresnahan, who flipped a blue seat in November by beating
incumbent Rep. Matt Cartwright, knows his career in Congress depends on
delivering for his northeastern Pennsylvania district that includes Scranton,
former President Joe Biden’s hometown.
Working for his constituents means muscling
his way into the conversations with powerbrokers who call the shots. On Monday,
Bresnahan was the only freshman among a small group of GOP lawmakers to join
President Donald Trump at the White House for an event on new savings accounts for children.
Bresnahan, who is only 35 in Congress and started working at his
family business, Kuharchik Construction, at age 19, said he is used to punching
above his weight.
“I’m traditionally accustomed to being the youngest guy in the
room, but at the end of the day, we all have a job to do, and my job, at least
the way that I perceive it, is to represent northeastern Pennsylvania,” said
Bresnahan, a former electrical contracting company CEO.
As House Republicans battled to negotiate an
agreement to advance Trump’s tax and spending bill, the freshman Pennsylvania
Republican was publicly opposed and worked behind the scenes to advocate
against steep cuts to Medicaid.
“Listen, we’re all for getting rid of waste, the fraud, the abuse, the illegal
aliens, absolutely. But when it comes to providing the benefits for the people
of northeastern Pennsylvania that deserve them, it was nonnegotiable, and I was
very clear and adamant that this was not going to be something that we would
support,” Bresnahan told the Washington Examiner during an
interview.
About 27% of Bresnahan’s district relies on
Medicaid, the second highest out of all congressional districts in
Pennsylvania, making the issue a key priority for his district.
The Pennsylvania Republican was also against reductions to the
federal Medicaid assistance percentage, known as FMAP, pushed for by fiscal
hawks as a means of reducing government spending due to the effect they would
have had on two hospitals in his district that are struggling to stay
open.
“We have a hospital situation taking place in Lackawanna County
right now, where Commonwealth [health system] is in the process of
potentially closing two of our hospitals, and we need to do everything within
our power to make sure there’s a continuity of care for the epicenter of our
district. And we would not feel that we were doing right for the district if
there were some kind of reconfiguration of the provider tax,” Bresnahan said,
adding there was a proposal on the table during a meeting he attended with
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other GOP members to reduce the provider tax
over eight years.
Bresnahan continued, “There were gigantic
savings in there. But again, there would be long-term consequences to our
ultimate beneficiaries that deserve these benefits, as well as our hospital
systems. And that wasn’t something that I was willing to wave on.”
In the monthslong negotiations over the
massive spending bill, Bresnahan attended several meetings, including one
late-night meeting at the White House, in which he and other GOP centrists
expressed their opposition to any reductions to Medicaid spending, including to
the federal Medicaid Assistance percentage.
When asked about Bresnahan and his time in
office, a White House official called him a “workhorse member” who is on the
path to be a “great leader for the Republican Party” in a statement to the Washington
Examiner.
The official continued, “He is a trustworthy
ally that has been working in tandem with the White House to advance President
Trump’s agenda on behalf of the American people.”
He was also one of 12 Republicans who sent a letter to House GOP
leadership declaring that they would not support a final reconciliation bill
that would reduce Medicaid coverage for vulnerable populations.
Bresnahan and GOP centrists were successful in
limiting cuts to Medicaid, fighting off a last-minute effort from conservative
holdouts in the House Freedom Caucus who wanted to see steeper cuts.
Now, though, as the reconciliation bill sits in the Senate,
Bresnahan is eyeing his next project: permitting reform to streamline
infrastructure projects.
“I’m a big believer in infrastructure, and I’m very honored to
serve as the vice chairman of highway transit. I think 25% of our district has
structurally deficient bridges,” Bresnahan said. “There’s a lot that goes into
infrastructure, but in order to have a functioning society … that foundation
needs to be proper and adequately reinvested in.”
Pennsylvania is second in the nation in structurally deficient
bridges, according to data collected by the American Road & Transportation Builders
Association. However, because of the current permitting process in the United
States, it can take years for a bridge to get fixed, Bresnahan said, referring
to one bridge in his district that is expected to take years to reopen.
“And that means a main artery, a main thoroughfare leading in
and out of our community, will be down for close to a decade, and it’s because
of the permitting process, it’s the environmental studies, it’s the review periods,
and I don’t think that’s acceptable,” Bresnahan told the Washington
Examiner.
Bresnahan joined the newly formed Build America Caucus last
month, which is aimed at making permitting and transmission reform,
incentivizing the building of more homes, streamlining requirements for
infrastructure projects, and “cutting red tape.”
“Ultimately, time is what makes any job the most unpredictable
but also increases the cost exponentially,” Bresnahan said. “So getting shovels
in the ground faster and getting these things built are ultimately going to
save the taxpayer money, and it’s going to produce a result and a product
significantly faster. So getting, again, government out of the way.”
SHAPIRO ADMINISTRATION HIGHLIGHTS THE CONSEQUENCESSNAP
FUNDING CUTS WILL HAVE FOR PENNSYLVANIA FARMERS AND FAMILIES
Governor Josh Shapiro (Photo: LuLac archives)
Agriculture Secretary
Russell Redding emphasized the critical role Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) benefits play in supporting Pennsylvania's ag industry at
People's Provisions, a Perry County grocer that accepts SNAP benefits and
sources entirely from local farms. Today's event included local business
leaders, farmers, and community members who amplified real concerns about the impacts
that proposed federal cuts to SNAP funding will have on Pennsylvania families,
farmers, and grocery businesses if Congress follows through on the current
version of H.R. 1.
Governor Josh Shapiro has
made it clear that Pennsylvania cannot backfill these costs.
"Radical reductions
in SNAP would hurt not only the two million people who recieve benefits and may
be temporarily struggling, but the Pennsylvania farm families, and families of
those in 12,000 grocery industry jobs across the state supported by SNAP
spending," Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said. "The Shapiro
Administration is doing our part, investing to see that no family goes hungry
in Pennsylvania. We are calling on Congress to keep its promises and remember
their commitments to Pennsylvania farmers, families, and businesses."
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THE LULAC TIME MACHINE
NBA Championship: Houston Rockets
sweep Orlando Magic in 4 games
June 14th, 1995
The 1995 NBA
Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's
(NBA) 1994–95 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.
The series pitted the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic against the defending NBA
champion and Western Conference champion Houston Rockets. Much pre-series hype
concerned the meeting of the two All-Star centers—Shaquille O'Neal of the Magic
and Hakeem Olajuwon of the Rockets—a matchup some compared to the Bill
Russell–Wilt Chamberlain games of the 1960s. The Houston Rockets swept the
Orlando Magic 4-0, repeating as champions and becoming the lowest-seeded team
ever to win the Finals.
In the 1995 playoffs, the Rockets became the first NBA team to win nine road playoff games
and to beat four 50-win teams in a single postseason. It was the second NBA
Finals sweep in the 2–3–2 Finals format (after the Detroit Pistons did so again
ainst the Los Angeles Lakers in 1989). The Rockets also became the first repeat
NBA Champion in history to keep the title with a sweep. In addition, the
Rockets became the first team in NBA history to win the title without having
home-court advantage in any of the four playoff rounds since the playoffs was expanded
to a 16 team format in 1984.
The Orlando
Magic, making their first NBA Finals appearance, began the series at home,
hosting the defending champion Houston Rockets. With the Magic up 110–107 late
in Game 1, Nick Anderson missed four consecutive free throws in the closing
seconds of the game, and Kenny Smith hit a three-pointer, tying the game and
sending it to overtime as well as setting a new Finals record, with the most
three-pointers in an NBA Finals game with seven (later broken by Ray Allen, who
hit eight three-pointers during Game 2 of the 2010 NBA Finals). The more
experienced Rockets went on to win in overtime and eventually swept the Magic,
winning their second consecutive NBA Championship. In achieving this, they
earned the distinction of being the only team to win both championships during
Michael Jordan's first retirement (although Jordan did return in the closing
months of the 1994–95 season), in addition to being the only team other than
the Chicago Bulls to win multiple championships in the 1990s. This was also the
second consecutive 90s championship series not featuring the Chicago Bulls, a
streak the Bulls would end in 1996…and this week the number onbe song in LuLac
land andAmerica was “Have You Ever
Loved A Woman” by Bryan Adams.
Location: Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Political analyst for WBRE TV's Pa. Live program and post election commentator for WBRE TV's Eyewitness News Daybreak show. Author of the book "A Radio Story/We Wish You Well In Your Future Endeavors" and "Leges Vitae" "26 Rules of Life" and the new novel, "Weather Or Knot". The blog editor also writes various news articles and columns as well as upcoming literary projects. The blog editor was a frequent guest on WYOU TV'S INTERACTIVE NEWSCASTS when political issues were discussed on the national, state and local level. Yonki was a weekly panelist on WYLN TV 35's Friday Topic A program. He also appeared on the Hazleton, PA. station on Election Night doing coverage and did special projects and stories for WYLN TV 35's 10PM Newscast "Late Edition".