Kudos to Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez, who is standing by a 2013 pro-gun Instagram post featuring a picture of Hitler. Of course, it has drawn heat from busybodies. I've seen similar posts on Facebook. It's not praise but condemnation of Hitler and other tyrants such as Fidel Castro, whose tyranny Martinez's parents fled. Martinez said: "I love my country. I love this country. I stand by the Constitution and I stand by the Second Amendment..." Stay strong, sir. Here's the post the thin-skinned find offensive:
When a pro athlete gets busted it almost always involves drugs, guns or domestic violence. Cleveland Browns LB Mychal Kendricks has taken a different route. He's going down for insider trading. He made about $1.2 million trading ahead of four acquisition announcements. His partner in crime, Goldman Sachs employee Damilare Sonoiki, is being charged with receiving kickbacks, including Eagles tickets and cash bribes. Kendricks also arranged for Sonoiki to visit the set of a reality TV show. He spent the last six years with the Philadelphia Eagles and signed with the hapless Browns in the off-season, a one-year deal for $2,250,000. In his rookie campaign of 2012, the minimum salary was $390,000. He started in the Super Bowl and was credited with four tackles. What the hell was he thinking?
Manhattan residents and tourists had company yesterday - a swarm of bees. Here's a pic:
My thanks to Matt, a private school administrator, who bought Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder for Dummies, and to the woman who purchased a book in Russian. It was brutally hot. Fortunately, the heat is supposed to begin backing off overnight.
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