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Old Crank

Old Crank's Journal
Old Crank's Journal
May 25, 2024

Found on walls

A few old phone pics from 2018.
Why you always have to be on the lookout when in Europe.



Is he toking up?






Farm life






May 23, 2024

More disgusting garbage from Scotus

WASHINGTON — May 23, 2024 — In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court today issued a decision that reversed a federal trial court’s unanimous finding that Congressional District 1 in South Carolina’s 2022 map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The Court also ruled that the district court applied the incorrect standard to Plaintiffs’ intentional vote dilution claim and returned that claim to the district court for further proceedings.

The decision is a rejection of the historical deference given to the trial court’s factual findings and adds to the already difficult evidentiary burden that plaintiffs must demonstrate to remedy racial discrimination in voting. This divided decision underpins efforts nationwide to deny Black voters fair access to the political process to elect their preferred candidates.

The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of South Carolina, and Arnold & Porter tried this case over eight days before a three-judge panel unanimously ruled that there was a racial target on the number of Black South Carolinians assigned to Congressional District 1; that race more than partisan affiliation explained that assignment; and, the legislature disregarded traditional redistricting principles.


https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-unanimous-post-trial-decision-and-long-settled-precedent-allows-south-carolinas-racially-discriminatory-congressional-map-to-stand/

May 22, 2024

Sunny day Flowers II

The second instalment of the flowers.









May 21, 2024

A history related pun

While driving around Southern England a while back, we were in Hastings. Some big event happened there in 1066.
As we were driving into town we say a concrete truck on the road. The name of the company?
"William the Concreter"

(web site for the nonbelievers.... https://www.williamtheconcreter.com/ )

May 21, 2024

Sunny day flowers

Part one from one of our local parks, Rosengarten. (Munich)
Pixel 8 pro













May 8, 2024

Just Wow.

FedEx plane landing at Istanvul with no front gear down.
No injuries reported. Cargo 767




May 5, 2024

Rainy day classic cars

Small car show at our Dorffest, village festival, I think the numbers were down because of the rain.
These ones get driven and not owned by the trailer and QTip crowd.

Chevy Impala






GMC pickup


No cupholders visable


Dodge Charger r/t


May 2, 2024

What teh Frunk?

I don't think I have tried to do with with any of the cars I have had. But none have had self closing technology, other than gravity.

https://insideevs.com/news/705904/tesla-cybertruck-finger-pinch-guillotine/

April 30, 2024

Schloss Nymphenburg

We had a sunny day! It was warm!. After almost a week of rain and upper 30's(F)
The summer palace in Munich for the House of Wittelsbach.









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Name: Ralph
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Current location: München, DE
Member since: Tue Nov 14, 2017, 07:17 AM
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About Old Crank

Currently living in Germany, enjoying the culture, enjoying the food, enjoying the travel. Not enjoying the winters, or the Deutsches lernen... Born in Canada. Parents moved to Arizona in 1965. Spent 5 years in the USAF and 2 of those on Crete. Lived in Fresno, Las vegas, Sunnyvale, CA.
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