{"id":3029,"date":"2013-04-23T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2013\/04\/23\/thoughts-on-the-government"},"modified":"2021-09-22T06:17:54","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T13:17:54","slug":"thoughts-on-the-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=3029","title":{"rendered":"thoughts on the government"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"22826\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"22827\">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<\/script><div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">It was one week ago today that started a horrible chain of events here in the USA&#8230;.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Two bombs explode at the Boston marathon, killing three, critically injuring over one hundred and seventy&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;poisonous Ricin envelope mailed to President Obama, Mississippi Senator&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;fertilizer explosion in West, Texas kills one hundred and sixty, levels town.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;city of Boston shut down while largest manhunt in history searches door to door for suspects of marathon bombing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/56555-dsc02818.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/56555-dsc02818.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">*****<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Over the weekend I find myself in Sacramento, California. 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