Psalm 150:2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
This week more soldiers and LEOs were killed as they pursued their “dreams” on behalf of the American people. See more information here: https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Casualty-Status/ and here: https://www.odmp.org/
Tony Morrison died: https://artscanvas.org/arts-culture/toni-morrison-celebrated-author-and-nobel-laureate-dead-at-88?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=newshour
Many scandals this week as the Boy Scouts of ‘merica were sued and it looks like their abuse is WORSE than the Catholics! https://time.com/5645097/boy-scouts-sex-abuse-lawsuit/ also, Jeff Epstein was found hanging in his jail cell after being removed from suicide watch, and just as his lists of names and activities of very influential people was handed over to the Federal government: https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/jeffrey-epstein-accused-sex-trafficker-dies-suicide-officials/story?id=64881684&__twitter_impression=true One of those mentioned is ALLEGEDLY Prince Andrew: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-prince-andrew-breaks-cover-18903441
GodSmack!
Russia’s military has been pilloried by a “string of explosions and fires” in recent weeks: https://taskandpurpose.com/russian-military-base-explosions
In Tour de Poland (yes apparently that is a real thing – and do not start with any jokes, please) had a crash in which the Belgium Bjord Lambrecht died: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/08/05/us/bjorg-lambrecht-death-trnd/index.html?__twitter_impression=true
They had a typhoon (Lekima) in east China, and at least 13 were killed with 16 missing: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-08-10/At-least-13-killed-16-missing-after-typhoon-Lekima-hits-E-China-J2EycTuSru/share_amp.html?__twitter_impression=true
New Normal Section
Bullet proof back packs are a huge seller as American parents ready their children to return to school: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/parenting/2019/08/08/bullet-resistant-backpacks-sales-surge-sales-after-el-paso-walmart-dayton-shootings/1947608001/
In New York’s Time Square this week a mass panic ensued when a motorcycle backfired and something toppled over making people believe it was a mass shooter: http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-performance-of-to-kill-a-mockingbird-halted-after-motorcycle-backfire-causes-times-square-shooting-scare
Turkish environmental activists were marching against a Canadian-owned goldmine project: https://twitter.com/i/events/1158328646756552704 just as more Hong Kong protests continued: https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-protesters-battle-police-despite-beijings-warnings-11565525679
One man, in Orange County, California, took him a knife and went on a “stabbing (and robbery) spree” which killed four across two cities, and is being charged with 11 separate felonies: https://abc7.com/oc-stabbing-spree-suspect-charged-with-51-felony-counts-after-rampage-leaves-4-dead/5456110/