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  1. Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-31-26

    We bring August to a close with one Pook-Emu Bee for the road. 1 | Understanding And Dealing With Kim Jong-Un’s Resilience (Mario Alexis Portella for American Thinker. August 31, 2026.) I attribute Kim Jong-un's resiliance to his looking at everything. 2 | Israel Continues Elimination Campaign Against October 7 Perpetrators and Gaza Terror Commanders (Vijeta Uniyal for Legal Insurrection. August 29, 2026.) There seems to be a growing correlation between having participated in October 7 […]

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  2. Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-28-26

    Pook-Emu Bee will be taking the weekend off, first for Newsletter Saturday and probably for Sunday, so let us finish this work week strong before I return to my day job. 1 | Study Linking Solar Farms to Bird Loss Draws Scrutiny in China (Jiang Xinyi for Sixth Tone. August 28, 2026.) I found myself scrutinizing the claim that the Chinese government is focusing on solar because it is concerned with China's carbon emissions. 2 | What the $131 Billion F-15 Contract May Mean For the Air Force […]

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  3. Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-28-26

    I have more work ahead of me today. But once again, I refuse to let work stand between me and another edition of our regularly scheduled Pook-Emu Bee links. 1. Can an ESPN analyst revive the Scripps Spelling Bee? (Molly Liebergall for Morning Brew. May 28, 2026.) The premise presupposes that the spelling bee needs to have big (it's relative) TV ratings. 2. Hochul tries to dunk on Trump over Knicks fandom — but it totally backfires (Haley Brown, Mark Lungariello, and David Propper for the […]

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  4. Sliwa for NYC Mayor Lawn Signs Seen in May 2026

    On seeing the first Curtis Sliwa 2025 mayoral campaign signs in Brooklyn Heights on Mother’s Day 2026, more than six months after election day.

    thenewleafjournal.com/sliwa-fo

    #NYC #BrooklynHeights #CurtisSliwa #NYCMayor #MothersDay

  5. Brooklyn Paper reports that a new scam involving fundraising solicitations for fake youth basketball teams is hitting Brooklyn. I note that it hit Brooklyn at least a few decades ago.

    https://thenewleafjournal.com/basketball-team-donation-scams-in-brooklyn/

  6. September Fireworks Over Brooklyn Bridge Park

    thenewleafjournal.com/septembe

    I was enjoying a pleasant chat with a friend one September night on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade when we were treated to an unexpected fireworks show.