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Donald Trump now assumes the executive position of President of the United States.
Through his appointments and influence, he has taken that office to be much more than the one-third portion of the triumvirate that’s supposed to allow governmental balance by giving one-third the power to the Congress, one-third to the Supreme Court, and one-third to the President. The Supreme Court caved less than a year ago and gave the executive branch basic immunity, which means no accountability for actions normally illegal as long as those involve the execution of his office. That execution is basically whatever the President wants it to be, because the immunity will kick in even if those acts are illegal.
The nation, including Walworth County and all its communities, have been holding their collective breath about what this newly empowered executive might do with these new powers. The gathering of supposed illegals into camps and deporting them seems to be this new executive’s first order of office, and that is something he said he would do. The front page of this newspaper indicates a lot of other things that many said he would do. Will he do them? Will the arrest and incarceration of Mexicans who’ve come to this country without proper approval take place beginning on Tuesday, as rumored, or not?
The GSR and the nation will be watching and paying attention closely, as will the rest of the nation. Will this be the first test of those things that this man said and threatened before his election? The answer to that question will begin to come on Tuesday and then be followed by 1458 more days of his term. Four years is a long time. WWII for the U.S. lasted about that long. Let’s all hope that the conditions people lived under, even in the USA, during that time are not repeated as these days begin to go by.
Exploring the Night Sky with the Great Refractor tour tickets for Spring 2025 are now available.
With only 12 tickets available for each tour, this exclusive evening illuminates the inner workings of Yerkes Observatory after dark. Curated by our Astronomy Team, each tour features a viewing of the cosmos with the largest refracting telescope in the world if the skies are clear. If the skies are not clear, you’ll delve into Yerkes vaults with 180,000 glass astronomical images, explore the evolution of astrophotography through over a century of equipment, and visit darkrooms in our subterranean chambers.
This is a two-hour immersion inside the observatory that changed the way we see the Universe. This is a night event; thus, it’s an experience best enjoyed by ages 13 and up. This tour will showcase how Yerkes changed the world and what we know about the universe. The tour will showcase the history of Yerkes and astronomy. For ticket information visit buy.acmeticketing.com.
