The LuLac Edition #5, 742, August 16th 2026

 

 

 

REESE’S BIG ONE

 

Reese’s is releasing a new Halloween Pumpkin Bowl exclusively on Amazon.

The 60.9-ounce container includes 110 snack-size treats, including Reese’s Pumpkins, Ghosts, Pieces, and Peanut Butter Cups.

Fans are already reacting to the Reese’s-filled pumpkin, with some saying they need it immediately.

The 60.9-ounce assorted snack pumpkin includes 110 snack-size pieces, with Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins, Reese’s Peanut Butter Ghosts, Reese’s Pieces, and classic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups all in the mix

 

 

THE PEPPER WATCH

 

On the heels of a summer surge of cyclosporiasis, health officials are investigating an outbreak of salmonella linked to jalapeños, which has sickened nearly 350 Americans across the country.

The first cases linked to the outbreak occurred in late June, and infections have now been reported in 27 states, according to an Aug. 13 update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 36 people have been hospitalized with the foodborne illness so far.

 

 

 

The LuLac Edition #5, 741, August 15th, 2026

 

 

AARON BURR

AMERICAN RASCAL

Aaron Burr Jr.  was a prominent American politician, lawyer, and military officer whose career spanned the Revolutionary War, early U.S. politics, and the turbulent early republic. Born in Newark, New Jersey, to a wealthy family, Burr lost his father at age one and was educated at Princeton, entering as a sophomore at thirteen Amazon. He served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, notably in Benedict Arnold’s expedition to Quebec and as a hero in saving a brigade from capture during the New York Campaign

After, Burr became a leading figure in New York politics, serving as Attorney General, U.S. Senator, and eventually Vice President under Thomas Jefferson from 1801 to 1805 Wikipedia. His political career was marked by ambition, charm, and a willingness to challenge the status quo, earning him both supporters and enemies.

Burr’s reputation was forever altered on July 11, 1804, when he killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel over political rivalry Amazon+1. The duel, dramatized in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical Hamilton, remains one of the most famous in American history.

Beyond the duel, Burr is infamous for the Burr–Hamilton conspiracy — a plan to seize territory in the western U.S. and possibly the Spanish Empire to form an independent nation Wikipedia. This led to a treason trial in 1807, where he was acquitted but stripped of his office. He later went into self-imposed exile in Europe for four years before returning to the U.S.

Biographers like Noel B. Gerson portray Burr as a brilliant, charismatic, and ambitious man whose personal flaws — including ego, ambition, and questionable judgment — ultimately undermined his legacy Amazon+1. While some see him as a “great American rascal” — a man of extraordinary vitality and charm who could have been one of the greatest of his time — others view him as a dangerous political opportunist whose actions threatened the young republic

In sum, Aaron Burr was a complex figure: a Revolutionary War hero, a high-ranking political leader, and a controversial figure whose life reflects the contradictions and challenges of early American democracy.

In the 1800 United States presidential election, Burr combined the political influence of the Manhattan Company with party campaign innovations to deliver New York's support for Thomas Jefferson. That year, New York's state legislature chose the presidential electors, as they had four years earlier, in 1796, when they gave their support to John Adams. Prior to the April 1800 legislative elections, the State Assembly was controlled by the Federalists. The City of New York elected assembly members on an at-large basis. Burr and Hamilton were the key campaigners for their respective parties. Burr's Democratic-Republican slate of assemblymen was elected, giving the party control of the legislature, which in turn gave New York State's electoral votes to Jefferson and Burr. This drove another wedge between Burr and Hamilton, who had developed a rivalry with Jefferson.

Burr enlisted the help of Tammany Hall to win the voting for selection of Electoral College delegates. He gained a place on the Democratic-Republican presidential ticket with Jefferson in the 1800 election. Jefferson and Burr won New York, and tied for the presidency overall, with 73 electoral votes each. Members of the Democratic-Republican Party understood they intended that Jefferson should be president and Burr vice president, but the tied vote required that the final choice be made by the U.S. House of Representatives, with each of the sixteen states having one vote, and nine votes needed for election.

Burr remained quiet publicly, refusing to surrender the presidency to Jefferson, who was seen as the great enemy of the Federalists. Rumors circulated that he and a faction of Federalists were encouraging Democratic-Republican representatives to vote for him, blocking Jefferson's election in the House. However, solid evidence of such a conspiracy was lacking, and historians generally gave Burr the benefit of the doubt. In 2011, however, historian Thomas Baker discovered a previously unknown letter from William P. Van Ness to Edward Livingston, two leading Democratic-Republicans in New York.Van Ness was very close to Burr, serving as his second in the duel with Alexander Hamilton. As a leading Democratic-Republican, Van Ness secretly supported the Federalist plan to elect Burr as president and tried to get Livingston to join. Livingston agreed at first, then reversed himself. Baker argues that Burr probably supported the Van Ness plan: "There is a compelling pattern of circumstantial evidence, much of it newly discovered, that strongly suggests Aaron Burr did exactly that as part of a stealth campaign to compass the presidency for himself."The attempt did not work, however, at least in part because of Livingston's reversal and especially Hamilton's vigorous opposition to Burr. Jefferson was ultimately elected president, and Burr vice president

Jefferson never trusted Burr, so he was effectively shut out of party matters. As vice president, Burr earned praise from some enemies for his even-handedness and his judicial manner as President of the Senate; he fostered some practices for that office that have become time-honored traditions.Burr's judicial manner in presiding over the impeachment trial of Justice Samuel Chase has been credited as helping to preserve the principle of judicial independence that was established by Marbury v. Madison in 1803.One newspaper wrote that Burr had conducted the proceedings with the "impartiality of an angel, but with the rigor of a devi

Burr was not nominated to a second term as Jefferson's running mate in the 1804 election, and Clinton replaced Burr as vice president on March 4, 1805. Burr's farewell speech on March 2, 1805, moved some of his harshest critics in the Senate to tears. But the 20-minute speech was never recorded in full,and has been preserved only in short quotes and descriptions of the address, which defended the American system of government

When it became clear that Jefferson would drop Burr from his ticket in the 1804 election, Burr ran for governor of New York instead. He lost the gubernatorial election to little known Morgan Lewis, in what was the most significant margin of loss in the state's history up to that time. Burr blamed his loss on a personal smear campaign believed to have been orchestrated by his party rivals, including Clinton.Hamilton also opposed Burr, due to his belief that Burr had entertained a Federalist secession movement in New York.n April, the Albany Register published a letter from Dr. Charles D. Cooper to Senator Philip Schuyler, which relayed Hamilton's judgment that Burr was "a dangerous.

Burr died in a boarding home after suffering two strokes  in Port Richmond, New York, on Staten Island, on September 14, 1836, at age 80he same day that his divorce was officially completed. He died deeply in debt.The boarding house later became known as the St. James Hotel. He was buried near his father's gravesite in Princeton, New Jersey.

John Quincy Adams wrote in his diary a year after Burr's death: "Burr's life, take it all together, was such as in any country of sound morals his friends would be desirous of burying in quiet oblivion." (wikipedia, LuLac) 

The LuLac Edition #5, 740, August 13th, 2026

 

THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN HAS BEEN AT SEA FOR NINE MONTHS AMID DETERIORATING CONDITIONS—AND SOME SAILORS HAVE HAD ENOUGH

Life on a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is probably never easy. But for the sailors on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), it may be akin to a floating hell. As of Thursday, the Nimitz-class supercarrier has been deployed for 265 days, having departed from Naval Base San Diego with little fanfare on November 21, 2025.

That may be significantly fewer days at this point than the record-setting 326 days that the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) spent deployed, but CVN-72 has only made two very brief port calls, including one to Guam in December and another to Oman last month. Neither visit likely gave the crew much time ashore.

The recent port call was likely only to receive supplies, as the crew had complained of poor conditions and supply shortage.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has downplayed the reports of poor living conditions aboard the Lincoln. The secretary used a common deflection of the Trump administration, describing the reports as “fake news” when they first surfaced in April.

Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA), whose congressional district includes the Lincoln’s home port, Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, raised alarm at conditions aboard the vessel this week, including moldy showers, broken toilets and laundry facilities, no hot water, substandard meals, and lack of access to basic necessities like soap and deodorant.

“These men and women signed up to serve their country,” Levin wrote. “The least their country owes them is hot water, a working toilet, and a real meal.”

MY QUESTION TO THE CORRUPT TRUMP DEPARTMENT OF WAR…

WHAT DID YOU DO WITH ALL THE MONEY FOR THE WAR?

 

STUNNED SILENCE AS TRUMP MOCKS JOE BIDEN’S CANCER, LEAVING CROWD VISIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE

Donald Trump faced a silent reception in Michigan after mimicking President Biden's speaking style, including a mock cough and wheezing. Trump's remarks, which targeted Biden's health and speech delivery, drew criticism for their perceived insensitivity. The audience's lack of reaction was noted, with some deeming the act a self-inflicted humiliation for Trump.

Since the diagnosis, Trump has made a number of disparaging comments about Biden.

Days following Biden's team announcing his diagnosis, Trump shared a post which called Biden a "decrepit corpse." The post also accused Democrats of stealing the 2020 election, pardoning "their friends," and of using "an autopen to start wars"—the latter a reference to the accusation that Biden did not physically sign official documents, including pardons, and that the White House instead used an automated signature.

Trump has a nerve to call out Biden’s pardons. This pig President pardoned the people who did this.

Here’s the bottom line. I hope to God this is far away but if Biden passes away during Trump’s term, I  trust the Biden family not enough three people.  

Trump for obvious reasons.

Joe Mancin and Kristen Sinema two democrats who thwarted his agenda and stopped the legislative progress in his administration.  (LuLac, The Economist, Newsweek)

 

GAMERS THE NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS?

The Trump administration is facing backlash after transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced 2,000 video gamers have been hired to serve as air traffic controllers.

Duffy first unveiled the plan to meet the national shortfall this spring and recently took to social media with an update revealing the recruitment drive had been a success.

“In April, we launched a NEW CAMPAIGN to recruit video gamers as air traffic controllers – and supercharged the entire hiring process to get the BEST & BRIGHTEST in faster. The results are HISTORIC.”

Duffy said the 2,000 appointments so far was the most in a single year, adding that a further 2,000 were “in the pipeline”. His post was accompanied by a video compilation of testimonials from some of the new hires expressing their excitement about passing their interviews and getting down to work.

Well, here’s the thing. I’m all for getting new people involved in government work. But I think there needs to be psychological test to make sure these “gamers” know that there are real human beings on a plane and not any do overs.

 

THE PILLOW GUY SCREAMS FOWL

Mike Lindell the Pillow Guy lost the election for Governor in Minnesota’s primary. Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth fended off MyPillow founder and Trump loyalist Mike Lindell to win the state's Republican primary for governor, according to a race call by the Associated Press.

Demuth, 59, has presided over a state House that is almost evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats and she spoke in her campaign about her ability to work across the aisle. Now she'll advance to run in the fall against Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who won her party's primary decisively.

Much of the attention in the primary - positive and negative - focused on Lindell. Some Republican leaders in the state had questioned Lindell's electability and challenged his residency and his business record.

He actively backed Trump's false election denial claims about the 2020 election as he tried to help the president overturn the vote.

Some Republicans worried Lindell's association with Trump would hurt him in the general election. Trump lost Minnesota in each of his three runs for president. His administration launched the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota that left two observers dead and prompted weeks of unrest.

Lindell of course being the MAGA failed candidate now draws light on his loss saying it was rigged. The proverbial political rotten apple doesn’t fall from the diseased Trump tree. (NPR, LuLac)

 

 

WALLACE ON THE WARPATH

WALLACE TAKES CAMPAIGN DIRECTLY TO PA-09 COMMUNITIES AS MEUSER RELITIGATES 2020 ELECTION

WALLACE FOCUSES ON LOCAL ISSUES WHILE MEUSER RELITIGATES 2020

  

In case you missed it, two new local news articles this week highlight the stark contrast in Pennsylvania’s 9th Congressional District: Rachel Wallace is traveling throughout the region, listening to voters and focusing on the challenges facing local communities, while incumbent Congressman Dan Meuser continues to relitigate the 2020 election and refuses to debate his Democratic opponent.

The Republican-Herald reported Wednesday that Wallace returned to Pottsville for National Night Out as part of a week of community events across the district, including stops in Berks, Bradford, Sullivan and Columbia counties.

At the event, Wallace said voters are raising concerns about development pressures, while she highlighted food insecurity and the consequences of federal policies supported by Meuser.

She framed the election as a choice over who will stand up for the region.

“This election is about who is going to fight for our part of Pennsylvania,” Wallace said. “It’s not about what party you’re in. It’s about taking a look at me and Dan Meuser and deciding who’s with us.”

The story noted that an estimated 8,185 residents of the 9th District could lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and 17,967 could lose Medicaid coverage as a result of the federal legislation Meuser supported.

Wallace also emphasized the need for greater federal support for local police and volunteer fire departments, saying that bringing people together to solve local problems is central to her campaign.

Read the full Republican-Herald article.

Meanwhile, NorthcentralPA.com reported that Meuser used an appearance before the Lycoming County Patriots to defend his refusal to certify Pennsylvania’s 2020 presidential election results, repeating claims of widespread election irregularities that have not been substantiated by any court, state review or bipartisan audit.

During the event, Meuser also entertained a question about the military taking control of the November election, called Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law unconstitutional and responded to an attendee who raised what he called “the Muslim problem in this country.”

Meuser declined to name Wallace when asked to contrast himself with his opponent, even as he continues to avoid debating her directly.

Wallace has accepted debate invitations from both WVIA and WGAL. Meuser has yet to agree to either

Read the full NorthcentralPA.com article.

 

BRESNAHAN DELIVERS $1.25 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR MONROE COUNTY WASTEWATER FACILITY

Rep. Bresnahan was joined by Monroe County Commissioners John Christy, Chairman, David Parker, Vice Chairman, and Sharon Laverdure.

 

U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr.  joined local elected officials in Monroe County to announce $1.25 million in federal funding he secured for the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility for the area.

“Good infrastructure is about more than meeting today’s needs. It’s about doing our part to leave our communities stronger for the people who come after us,” said Rep. Bresnahan. “This expansion is an investment in the future, making sure Monroe County has a wastewater system it can rely on for decades to come. I’m proud we were able to work together to bring federal dollars back to Northeastern Pennsylvania for a project that will make a real difference for this community.”

This project is one of 13 that Rep. Bresnahan secured federal funding for in the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations process, including other projects to improve wastewater infrastructure, as well as investments in roads, bridges, housing, education, and law enforcement. He also supported the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2026, which expands access to federal water resources programs and helps communities improve wastewater systems, reduce flood risks, and invest in long-term resilience.

 

SHAPIRO ADMINISTRATION IS PROVIDING 'CLARITY AND CONSISTENCY' TO PA'S AGING NETWORK THANKS TO NEW PERFORMANCE MONITORING TOOL WHILE IMPROVING LOCAL SERVICES, KEEPING OLDER ADULTS SAFE

Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich continues a statewide tour at Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services highlighting how the Departments new approach to reviewing the performance of older adult protective services is delivering better results in keeping older adults safe. This new, modern tool allows the Department to do away with a simple pass/fail scoring system for local aging agencies, and comprehensively ask what does this local agency specifically need to improve?"..That tool, the Comprehensive Aging Performance Evaluation (CAPE), is also providing historic levels of transparency and accountability of the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) network that provides those services.

Following a full performance evaluation of Montgomery County's aging services under the Shapiro Administration's new monitoring tool, Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) Secretary Jason Kavulich today continued a statewide tour highlighting how the Department's new approach to evaluating the performance of older adult protective services is delivering better results in keeping older adults safe.

That tool, the Comprehensive Aging Performance Evaluation (CAPE), replaces a prior ineffective pass/fail system that did not provide adequate oversight of the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) network nor did it tell a AAA what specific steps they needed to take to become compliant. CAPE not only provides those granular details to ensure a AAA is able to improve, but it also delivers historic levels of transparency and accountability of the AAA network, which provides an array of services to support older adults, including protective services. In the 26-27 budget, Governor Josh Shapiro secured a $1 million increase for CAPE so the Department can continue to improve AAA oversight and accountability.

"Under the leadership of Governor Shapiro, the Department of Aging is providing unprecedented levels of transparency and oversight of the AAA network that thousands of older adults rely on for daily needs, like transportation, meals, social activities and protective services," said Secretary of Aging Jason Kavulich. "Before the Shapiro Administration, a lackluster performance monitoring system only told a AAA whether it passed or failed and provided no insight on how to improve. CAPE completely upends that process and raises the bar of accountability to ensure our local aging agencies not only know their score but are armed with the right insight to improve their services and ultimately keep older adults safe."

 

MEDIA MATTERS

WVIA RADIO  

WALN

BOLD GOLD COMMUNITY FORUM

You'll hear the program Sunday at 6 on 94.3 The Talker; 6:30 on 1400 am The Mothership and 7:30 am on 105 The River.

 

THE LAURIE CADDEN SHOW

Tune in every Saturday morning at 9am for The Laurie Cadden Show on WILK FM 103.1 and AM 980 and 910. Laurie’s program has been a northeastern Pennsylvania mainstay every Saturday. Tune in to hear her insights and take on local issues as well as entertaining and informative interviews.

BOBBY V’S DOO WOP SUNDAY NIGHT SOCK HOP

 

BEATLE EDD’S FAB FOUR MUSIC HOUR

Tune in every week to the Home of Rock and Roll for a jam packed, unpredictable hour starting at 9am Sundays. Host Edd Raineri gives you facts and great music from the immortal Fab Four on ROCK 107.

 

THE LULAC TIME MACHINE

AUGUST 1974

GERALD FORD 

ADDRESSES 

THE NATION

As the new President of the United States, Gerald Ford gave an address to the nation.

It was televised to a joint session of the United States Congress, U.S. President Ford said, "To the limits of my strength and ability, I will be the President of the black, brown, red and white Americans, of old and young, of women's liberationists and male chauvinists and all the rest of us in between, of the poor and the rich, of native sons and new refugees, of those who work at lathes or at desks or in mines or in the fields, and of Christians, Jews, Moslems, Buddhists and atheists, if there really are any atheists after what we have all been through". and this week in 1974 the number one song in Lulac land and America was “The Night  Chicago  Died” by Paper Lac.