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Relief is finally here at long last. The sun will be shining today, the temperatures are heating up and the cold raw days are behind us. The long cold winter followed by that extended wet raw spring is coming to an end today. With the warm weather here at last, for me its time to get started on the garden.


They’re Back, The Clintons Are Asking for Money Again
Longtime Clinton supporters last week received an invitation offering access to the family (the green invitation features photos of Bill, Hillary and Chelsea) at a Clinton Foundation benefit on May 24 in New York, at prices ranging from $2,500 (“Friend”) for cocktail party and dinner, up to $100,000 (“Chair”) for “Leadership Reception for two, a premium table of ten, program recognition as Gala Chair and invitations to the Clinton Foundation Annual Briefing.” The foundation’ streamlined mission: “create economic opportunity, improve public health, and inspire civic engagement and service.” According to Axios, who published an image of the invitation.

Muslims buying from Starbucks will go to hell, says popular preacher
A popular preacher is under fire on Twitter for saying Muslims who buy from Starbucks will go to hell.
In a 52-minute video uploaded by Islamic channel Fodamara TV on Youtube, Abdul Somad, the preacher in question, says that Muslims will be thrown into hell if they buy from Starbucks, as the coffee shop openly supports the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Via Jakarta Post:

NEW POLL: Millennials Slipping From Dem Party’s Grasp as Economy Improves
Millennials, who helped elect Barack Obama president twice, are turning away from the Democratic Party in 2018, according to a new poll from Reuters.
The outlet polled “more than 16,000 registered voters ages 18 to 34” and found a noticeable drop among these voters in support for the Democratic Party. Some, Reuters found, have migrated to the Republican Party amid the majority party’s agenda of tax cuts and deregulation.