Elections, war crimes, whatever Hundreds of Ukrainian civilians have died in what is being called a massacre and genocide; some with their hands tied behind their back, others shot in the head. Putin calls it fake, staged, a “hoax.” He sounds like Donald Trump who uses the same language when…

Another UAW leader falls MarketWatch reports that Timothy Edmunds, a United Auto Workers treasurer, “has pleaded guilty to embezzling $2.2 million to bankroll his high-octane gambling habit and to buy guns and luxury cars.” Edmunds is the 7th recent UAW bigwig to be rung up for union treasury theft. Former…

Not just a pretty face. This week and next, all eyes will be on the lovely cherry trees blooming around a basin in southwest D.C. It serves as the perfect backdrop for the blossoms as well as the various memorials adjoining it: Jefferson, Mason, FDR and MLK. The basin dates…

Irish heritage, Kelly style: Cue the bagpipes, please. Our own IAFF president Ed Kelly (how Irish is that?) is doing a wee bit of facebook’in today as he waxes poetic on firefighters and Irishness: “Dating back to early America; job opportunities for Irish immigrants were usually limited to dangerous professions…

Between the lines If you’ve been out of the loop, IAFF president Ed Kelly terminated the law firm used by the union. IAFF vice presidents fiercely loyal to Harold Schaitberger are up in arms over Kelly’s decision. They are arguing he lacks the authority. Funny thing, for twenty years many…

A Tour de Force of Bull Shit IAFF president Ed Kelly canned the longtime legal firm used by the union and the ten vice presidents who live in the hip pocket of disgraceful former president Harold Schaitberger are fit to be tied. They actually wrote a letter rebuking Kelly while calling for “transparency and an open and honest debate” This could not be made…

Laying out some law? In the wake of the tragic deaths of three Baltimore City firefighters in an abandoned building fire, Councilwoman Danielle McCray has introduced legislation which would: “bar city firefighters from entering vacant buildings if 25% or more of the structure has been consumed by fire.” “Additionally, firefighters…

In the Schaitberger style “Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Mr. Mullins “abused his position of trust and authority to fund a lavish lifestyle that was paid for by the monthly dues of the thousands of hard-working sergeants of the N.Y.P.D.” …

President Kelly Throws Down the Gauntlet In a lengthy email sent yesterday, Kelly called out ten members of the current board for their actions in covering up the massive corruption during Harold Schaitberger’s time as IAFF president. He wrote, The ten DVPs … are the same ten who voted to heavily redact reports of our Ethical…