ROBERT F. KENNEDY Jr. speaking at memorial for Charlie Kirk (Gage Skidmore/Wikipedia).

Vaccines to prevent disease are facing skepticism from the Centers for Disease Control.

The New York Times reports that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed in an interview with The New York Times that he personally told the CDC to remove from the agency’s website support for the safety of vaccines with regard to being the possible cause of autism.

The website now states that the position that vaccines don’t cause autism is not “evidence-based.” In the interview he conceded that while there’s no evidence of a connection, there’s no proof that there isn’t.

New York University’s Dr. Arthur Caplan told The Times that “You can’t prove that Coca Cola doesn’t cause autism, either.”

Kennedy is not a medical doctor or have experience with medical research, critics of his theories point out.

Trump and Mamdani best friends?

Surprise of the week: President Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York City, met on Friday and got along fine.

According to the Associated Press, Trump said, “I think he is going to surprise some conservatives, actually,” and “I really would [be comfortable living in New York City under Mamdani], especially after the meeting.

Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, and Trump, a hardline conservative, had criticized each other, but expressed a willingness to compromise.

“Extremely difficult choice” for Ukraine

The U.S. sponsored plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine could make the smaller country face an “extremely difficult choice,” the Ukrainian president said on Friday.

VOLODOMYR ZELENSKY, President of Ukraine.

According to United Press International, Volodymyr Zelensky – in a post on socal media – said “either the loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner.” – an apparent reference to the United States. “Either 28 complicated points or the hardest winter yet.”

The proposed settlement would mean that Russia could annex some Ukrainian territory in its eastern regions, and the size of the Ukrainian armed forces would be reduced.

President Donald Trump said the deadline for Ukraine to accept the plan was Thanksgiving (Nov. 27), but he might be willing to extend the deadline.

Weather: Rain is gone … we think

Our West Orange County cities will start drying out on Saturday … we hope. The forecast for Saturday is for morning clouds and afternoon sun. The daytime high should be 72 with an overnight low of 53. Sunday should be sunny. The high is expected to hit 70 with a low of 54. Monday will be partly cloudy with a high of 67 and a low of 55. Tuesday should see a return of sunny conditions with a high of 73 and a low of 55.

Great Thoughts

“I prefer lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”
– Bill Gates

“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction,”
– Anne Frank

“Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.”

– Jules Renard