As we look back at Hurricane Agnes, which occurred 45 years ago this week, take a look at these amazing photos of Letchworth State Park. There was so much water coming over Lower Falls, that the were invisible under the torrent of water. Water reached the top of the Mount Morris Dam, before it was released in a measured fashion to avoid logs from jamming up the river downstream.
Driving along the rural Albany County Route 1 in Berne, through the farm country of the Switzkill Valley, near Partridge Run Wildlife Management Area and the Cole Hill State Forest in June 2017. My dash cam was malfunctioning, so the coordinates aren't shown.
"The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a federal trademark law banning offensive names is unconstitutional, siding with a rock band whose name had been deemed racially disparaging by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office."
"In an 8-0 ruling, the court determined the law’s so-called “disparagement clause” violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment."
"The case centered on Oregon-based, Asian-American band The Slants, which was denied a trademark because its name was considered offensive. The band countered that the 70-year-old law at issue violates free-speech rights -- and Justice Samuel Alito, in the court’s opinion, agreed."
“The commercial market is well stocked with merchandise that disparages prominent figures and groups, and the line between commercial and non-commercial speech is not always clear, as this case illustrates. If affixing the commercial label permits the suppression of any speech that may lead to political or social ‘volatility,’ free speech would be endangered,” he wrote."
NBC News Exclusive: Memo Shows Watergate Prosecutors Had Evidence Nixon White House Plotted Violence
It states that “an extensive investigation” found evidence that Nixon operatives plotted an “assault on antiwar demonstrators” at a rally at the U.S. Capitol featuring Ellsberg and other anti-war "notables.” The anti-war demonstration occurred near a viewing of recently deceased FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. An accompanying memo by Akerman summarizes his interview with Stone, who said he helped organize young Republicans to join the counter-demonstration but who had no apparent knowledge of the White House plot on Ellsberg.
The attack would be on "long-haired demonstrators, in particular Ellsberg,” the prosecutors' memo states, with the objectives of impugning Ellsberg for protesting near to Hoover lying in state and "simply having Ellsberg beaten up.”
Downpours and thunderstorms today. Also, very humid today and tomorrow, but relief is expected for Wednesday and Thursday. Those days will have partly to mostly sunny skies, with very low humidity. Some showers on Friday, modest humidity. Drying trend for the weekend, with low humidity and lots of sunshine. On the whole, a nice start to summer time.
| Weather Summary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today. | Chance of Showers then Severe Thunderstorms with Downpours | 82 degrees | 8:36 sunset | |
| Tonight. | Severe Thunderstorms with Downpours | 65 degrees | 72 max dew point | 5:17 sunrise |
| Tuesday. | Slight Chance of T-storms then Chance of Showers | 84 degrees | 72 max dew point | 8:36 sunset |
| Tuesday Night. | Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance of Showers | 60 degrees | 5:17 sunrise | |
| Wednesday. | Slight Chance of Showers then Slight Chance of T-storms | 78 degrees | 60 max dew point | 8:36 sunset |
| Wednesday Night. | Partly Cloudy | 53 degrees | 5:18 sunrise | |
| Thursday. | Mostly Sunny | 81 degrees | 57 max dew point | 8:37 sunset |
| Thursday Night. | Chance of Showers | 64 degrees | 63 max dew point | 5:18 sunrise |
| Friday. | Showers are likely | 85 degrees | 63 max dew point | 8:37 sunset |
| Friday Night. | Chance of T-storms | 65 degrees | 69 max dew point | 5:18 sunrise |
| Saturday. | Partly Sunny | 83 degrees | 69 max dew point | 8:37 sunset |
| Saturday Night. | Partly Cloudy | 60 degrees | 5:19 sunrise | |
| Sunday. | Chance of Showers then Chance of T-storms | 77 degrees | 62 max dew point | 8:37 sunset |
Yes, horse patty bingo is a real thing. The Schoharie Boy Scout Troop was doing it for a fundraiser.
Taken on Sunday June 18, 2017 at Gas Up.