WHY DID ZUCKERBERG CHOOSE NOW CONFESS?

Consider Mark Zuckerberg’s revelation and its implications for our understanding of the last four years, and what it means for the future.

On many subjects important to public life today, vast numbers of people know the truth, and yet the official channels of information sharing are reluctant to admit it. The Fed admits no fault in inflation and neither do most members of Congress. The food companies don’t admit the harm of the mainstream American diet. The pharmaceutical companies are loath to admit any injury. Media companies deny any bias. So on it goes.

And yet everyone else does know, already and more and more so.

This is why the admission of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was so startling. It’s not what he admitted. We already knew what he revealed. What’s new is that he admitted it. We are simply used to living in a world swimming in lies. It rattles us when a major figure tells us what is true or even partially or slightly true. We almost cannot believe it, and we wonder what the motivation might be.

In his letter to Congressional investigators, he flat-out said what everyone else has been saying for years now. READ MORE AT Why Did Zuckerberg Choose Now to Confess? ⋆ Brownstone Institute

ANOTHER INTERESTING FIND FROM THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY...

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VIA THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY FB PAGE:   This envelope (CLICK ON THE PHOTO) is addressed to Schuyler Hamilton, Jr., an architect and the great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, who lived in Croton in the late 1800s and owned the Anchor Brick Company. When he lived here he was married to Gertrude Van Cortlandt Wells, who had inherited most of the land in the upper village. The brick company had financial problems and Hamilton declared bankruptcy in the early 1890s. After the couple divorced he moved to Newport, R.I., where this envelope is postmarked. His wife later married Baron Raoul Nicholas de Graffenried in Paris and became known as Baroness de Graffenried. In 1919 she donated the land where Holy Name of Mary Church was built ten years later.

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REMINDER--TEMPLE ISRAEL SISTERHOOD ROSH HASHANAH BABKA, SWEETS & MORE--- DEADLINE TO ORDER 9/6

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TEMPLE ISRAEL SISTERHOOD BABKA, SWEETS & MORE DEADLINE TO ORDER 9/6--GO TO Sisterhood Rosh Hashanah Babka, Sweets & More - Temple Israel of Northern Westchester (tinw.org)

THE PASSING OF ROBERT FERGUSON

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VIA SUPERVISOR BECKER'S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: We are saddened to announce the passing of the vice chairperson of the Cortlandt Hudson Valley Veterans Committee, Mr. Robert "Bob" Ferguson, who served in the Army, Army Reserve and National Guard from 1965 to 1994 with the 1st Battalion, 105th Field Artillery and the 102nd Medics. Bob was also a part of the special committee to save the VA Hospital, and service officer for Fox Eklof Post 505 of the Croton American Legion. In 2016 he was inducted into the New York State Veterans Hall of Fame, and in 2023 he was named one of the Veterans of the Year by Congressman Mike Lawler. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife Dorothy, his family and friends. The Town will always remember his unwavering patriotic commitment and contributions to our Veterans, as well as leading the service songs at our Memorial Day and Veterans Day Ceremonies.

OBITUARY IS ALSO AT Robert E. Ferguson Obituary - Montrose, NY (dignitymemorial.com)

ANOTHER KITCHEN SPICE RECALL

More cinnamon products are being added to a nationwide recall over fears they contain high levels of toxic metal. The FDA today added Asli brand ground cinnamon to the recall list because it contains 'elevated levels of lead', which is linked to cancer and low IQ. It is the 10th cinnamon product to have been recalled in the past year for containing too much lead, which can get into the spice from soil or factory contamination. Another kitchen spice is recalled due to high levels of cancer-causing lead linked to low IQ | Daily Mail Online

PEEKSKILL HERALD: GLENN GRIFFIN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES

A prominent Peekskill businessman who operates a landscape company, a garden nursery and owns properties throughout the city has pled guilty to bribery charges and could be headed to federal prison following a three-year investigation.

Glenn Griffin, 55, of Cortlandt Manor, pled guilty on Monday, Aug. 26 to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, each carrying a maximum sentence of five years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York. Griffin is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti on Dec. 5.

“In a difficult and complex situation, Mr. Griffin has chosen to accept full responsibility for the matter,” said Stephen McCarthy, Griffin’s attorney in the federal criminal case.

“He would like to apologize to the town, the entire community, all of the people who have supported him, and most importantly his family.”

Also pleading guilty to federal charges was Robert Dyckman, 52, of Verplanck. He will also be sentenced on Dec. 5 on one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Dyckman was the former assistant general foreman for the Town of Cortlandt and a 28-year employee. MORE AT Glenn Griffin pleads guilty to federal charges, faces prison term – Peekskill Herald

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST, IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF NEW YORK'S FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW

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Sunday, September 1, is the 50th anniversary of New York's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL.) Let's celebrate the role that open and transparent government plays in safeguarding democracy.

Obtaining government records, with certain exceptions, is your right as a citizen.

Michael Balter
Aug 30, 2024

Editor’s note: The Chronicle thanks Paul Wolf, President of the New York Coalition For Open Government (NYCOG), for supplying much of the historical information on which this article is based. The Chronicle, represented by its editor, is affiliated with NYCOG.

These days, we take it for granted that citizens have a right to know what their government is doing, even if the fight for that right seems never ending. But it was not always so, at least not in our laws. The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) did not come into existence until 1966, when President Lyndon Johnson signed it with great reluctance on July 4 of that year, in time for the nation’s birthday.

And LBJ only did so after a 12 year long campaign by California Congressman John Moss and other legislators to make it happen.

As Bill Moyers, LBJ’s press secretary, later recalled:

“LBJ had to be dragged, kicking and screaming, to the signing ceremony. He hated the very idea of open government, hated the thought of journalists rummaging in government closets, hated them challenging the official view of reality.” READ MORE AT Sunday, September 1, is the 50th anniversary of New York's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL.) Let's celebrate the role that open and transparent government plays in safeguarding democracy. (substack.com)

LABOR DAY, CROTON 1929

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WITH LABOR DAY 2024 around the corner, your editor thought you'd enjoy this annual blast from Croton Labor Day Past...1929...click on the images below...there's Holy Name of Mary, the American Legion, the Fighting 69th, Croton Point Park and more...click on the images below.

MASK BAN ARREST: 18 YEAR OLD FIRST PERSON CHARGED UNDER CONTROVERSIAL NY COUNTY LAW

Mask Ban Arrest: 18-Year-Old First Person Charged Under Controversial NY County Law

An 18-year-old man appears to be the first person arrested under a New York county's controversial law banning face coverings in public.  On Long Island, Nassau County Police were called about a suspicious person in Levittown who was walking along Spindle Road shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25.  Officers arrived to find 18-year-old Wesslin Omar Ramirez-Castillo, of Hicksville, dressed in black and wearing a face mask, police said.

The officer said the teen displayed “suspicious” behavior while attempting to conceal a large bulge in his waistband. That object turned out to be a 14-inch knife. MORE AT Mask Ban Arrest: 18-Year-Old First Person Charged Under Controversial NY County Law | Cortlandt Daily Voice

NOTICE OF DEATH---ROMANO AGAR-BARDINI

Romano Agar-Bardini; service info unavailable at the present time; Romano Agar-Bardini Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY (dignitymemorial.com)

SISTERHOOD MEMBERSHIP CELEBRATION DINNER---TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER 9/19

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SISTERHOOD MEMBERSHIP CELEBRATION DINNER---TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER 9/19----MORE INFO AT Sisterhood Membership Celebration Dinner - Event - Temple Israel of Northern Westchester (tinw.org)

FORD LATEST US FIRM TO BACK AWAY FROM "WOKE" INITIATIVES

Ford Motor Company says it has made some changes to its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, becoming the latest U.S. firm to back away from "woke" initiatives. ---READ MORE AT https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/ford-walks-back-woke-dei-policies-joining-growing-list-us-companies