Steve Thomas

Greg, By any chance have you researched the bus schedules for buses going down Beckley? Earlene Roberts says Oswald was in a hurry, and the last time she saw him, he was standing by the bus stop. She didn't say if he was standing by the stop that went south, or by the one going north. I wonder if that was why he was in a hurry. He didn't want to miss his bus. Catching a bus heading south towards the Theater makes a lot of sense, and would explain why no one ever saw him walking the streets towards the Theater, or to 10th and Patton, for that matter Steve Thomas

- Matt Gaetz - https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1521797001175834625 “How many of the women rallying against overturning Roe are over-educated, under-loved millennials who sadly return from protests to a lonely microwave dinner with their cats, and no bumble matches?” 5:20 AM · May 4, 2022·Twitter for iPhone Somebody should take that man’s Iphone away from him. Steve Thomas

Gil, https://www.jfk-assassination.net/russ/testimony/bledsoe.htm Mrs. Mary E. Bledsoe was accompanied by her attorney, Miss Melody June Douthit. Mr. BALL - And you have come down here in response to that letter, haven't you? Mrs. BLEDSOE - Yes. Mr. BALL - And you are here appearing with your attorney, who is present at this time? Mrs. BLEDSOE - Yes. Mr. BALL - Mrs. Bledsoe , this deposition will be written up by the reporter, and you can take it and look it over if you wish and change it in any way and sign it, or if you wish to waive the signature we will have it written up and send it to the Commission as it is. Do you have any preference that way? Do you want her to waive the signature? Miss DOUTHIT - I think she can waive it. I don't see any reason for her to sign it. Mr. BALL - Then can we, on the advice of your attorney, will you waive the signature? Mrs. BLEDSOE - Yes. Doesn’t sound like an attorney who’s working in the best interest of her client to me. If you read the last third of Mary Bledsoe’s testimony, her attorney, Ms. Douthit spent a long time trying to get Mary Bledsoe to admit she actually witnessed Lee Oswald sign the register. Mary did her best to avoid saying that. Steve Thomas

https://www.jfk-assassination.net/russ/testimony/bledsoe.htm Mr. BALL - Now, I have got a piece of clothing here, which is marked--- Mrs. BLEDSOE - That is it. Mr. BALL - Commission Exhibit 150. Mrs. BLEDSOE - That is it. Mr. BALL - This is a shirt. Mrs. BLEDSOE - That is it. Mr. BALL - What do you mean by "that is it?" Mrs. BLEDSOE - Because they brought it out to the house and showed it. Mr. BALL - I know. What do you mean by "that is it?" Mrs. BLEDSOE - Well, because I can recognize it. Mr. BALL - Recognize it as what? Mrs. BLEDSOE - Yes, sir; see there? Mr. BALL - Yes. You tell me what do you see here? What permits you to recognize it? Mrs. BLEDSOE - I recognize---first thing I notice the elbow is out and then I saw---when the man brought it out and let me see it? Mr. BALL - No, I am talking about---I am showing you this shirt now, and you said, "That is it." You mean---What do you mean by "that is it"? Mrs. BLEDSOE - That is the one he had out there that day? Mr. BALL - Who had it out there? Mrs. BLEDSOE - Some Secret Service man. Mr. BALL - He brought it out. Now, I am---you have seen this shirt then before? Mrs. BLEDSOE - Yes. Mr. BALL - It was brought out by the Secret Service man and shown to you? Mrs. BLEDSOE - Yes. Mr. BALL - Had you ever seen the shirt before that? Mrs. BLEDSOE - Well--- Mr. BALL - Have you? Mrs. BLEDSOE - No; he had it on, though. Steve Thomas

Ron, Did you notice that Fritz mentioned the bus transfer, but neglected to mention the bullets? Was there something hincky about the bullets that Fritz knew would never stand up in court? I think any good defense lawyer would, make hay with just what you mentioned. Steve Thomas

Gil, You may be interested in this: There are two versions of Fritz's interview with Oswald in the DPD Archives. One is in Box 1 and another is in Box 15 of the old DPD Archives. 1) Interrogation, by an unknown author. Typed rough draft with handwritten corrections pertaining to the interrogation of Lee Harvey Oswald, (Original), date unknown. This was in DPD Archives Box 1, Folder# 15, Item# 1. Consists of 12 pages. This is the version of the Interrogation that has stenographer's notes. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=217800#relPageId=546 On page 550 of the pdf file, there is a handwritten not concerning the bus transfer allegedly found in Oswald’s pocket https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=217800#relPageId=550 Page 550. This note was inserted into the Report concerning the interrogation that took place at 10:25 on Saturday morning. 2) Interrogation, by J. W. Fritz. Draft of the interrogation of Lee Harvey Oswald, (Photocopy) Poor Quality), date unknown DPD Archives, Box 15, Folder# 1, Item# 111. This consists of 13 pages. By starting new paragraphs as called for in the draft in Box 1, this version has been extended to 13 pages. You can also see the differences between page 5 in Box1 and page 6 in Box 15 where Fritz wanted language added about the bus transfer in Oswald's pocket. This tells me that the draft in Box 1 came first. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=217813#relPageId=157 (page 6 of the Interrogation, page 162 of the pdf file). Steve Thomas

As far as I know, the right to freely travel between States is not guaranteed in the Constitution. According to Alito, because that right is not in the Constitution, it can be taken away. If I live in Colorado and want to travel to Wyoming, can the Wyoming State Police stop me at the border and tell me I can't? The Commerce Clause guarantees the free flow of goods, but what about private individuals? Steve Thomas

Fox correspondent: "States may put more restrictions on [abortion], but people have the right to leave. They can go live somewhere else where it’s more of a free-for-all and they could do whatever they want... it should be about choices WE want to make." https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1521885849067081735 And, so it begins. Steve Thomas

Jim, Pictures of Oswald's I.D, bracelet, and the Property Clerk's Receipt can be found here: https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/JFKAM/browse/?q=Oswald+I.D.+bracelet&t=fulltext&sort= The Kamisnky information I have can be found on Page 1 of this thread. Steve Thomas

f you read Mary Bledsoe's WC testimony very carefully, she was confirming that the shirt the WC showed her, was the same shirt the Secret Service showed her a couple of days after the assassination. Steve Thomas

Jim, Unfortunately, the Dallas Police Archives are no longer available (at least in electronic form). The digitizing was taken over by the Portal to Texas History at the University of North Texas Libraries. You can find the Dallas Police Archives here: https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/JFKAM/browse/?start=0 I can't say that everything has been digitized yet, and the searching mechanism is a little different, but it's worth a look, their collection is pretty amazing. While we're on the subject (sort of); in your post about how the two Oswald left the TSBD, which one of the two was stopped by Erich Kaminsky at the front door? Steve Thomas

For a long time, militia members and other far-right crazies have been warning that a second civil war is coming. I've been scratching my head trying to figure out how the geographical boundaries for such a split would be drawn. After all, you have liberals and conservatives in every state. Monday, with the announcement of the Supreme Court's draft opinion on Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court laid out where those geographical lines will be drawn. In the Opinion, the Court said that it will be up to each State to decide. States are already staking out their position, with States like Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Missouri passing even more stringent anti-abortion laws, even laws to prevent women from traveling out of state; and States like Connecticut, New York, Michigan, New Jersey and California vowing to protect abortion rights at all costs. The Court has now pitted States against each other. In one fell swoop, the Court has done what noone else could in the lat 50 years. Steve Thomas

W., I read that Susan Collins is shocked and amazed. Steve Thomas

Made in Chyna The tires on Russian tanks and heavy military vehicles are bursting and leaving the vehicles stuck in the mud. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10772127/Cheap-Chinese-tyres-bought-corrupt-officials-blame-Russias-stalled-advance.html"Russian generals are notoriously corrupt. Russia has a defense budget of around £60billion a year, but much of that budget is siphoned off at various levels,' an intelligence source told the New Zealand Times." "'The impact of this is that the Russians are forced to buy cheap tires to fit on expensive armored vehicles, and they just don’t work.' China's version of the tire is the Yellow Sea YS20, of significantly poorer quality, according to self-described 'tyre expert' and University of Chicargo academic Karl Muth. A set of 50 Michelin XZL tyres retails on Alibaba at approximately $36,000, whereas 50 sets of the Chinese equivalent retails at around $208." Steve Thomas

Michael, The bus was on Elm, headed directly for Dealey Plaza. The cab was a couple of blocks south of the Plaza and headed southwest - away from all the hubub. William Whaley's testimony is here and he describes his route. You can cross reference it against Google Maps. https://www.jfk-assassination.net/russ/testimony/whaley1.htm Steve Thomas

John, According to CD 705... The first inclination on the Sheriff's Department Dispatch Tapes that something was wrong comes in at 12:30:40. All Units are ordered to report to the railroad yards. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=1134#relPageId=394 page 368 An unknown mike on Channel 1 of the City's Police Department Dispatches is stuck open between around 12:27 and 12:34. On Channel 2 of the DPD's Dispatch Tapes, (the cars involved in the motorcade itself), Unit 1 (Chief Curry) orders the units to go to Parkland Hospital and get men on top of that triple underpass to see what's going on up there at 12:30 https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=1134#relPageId=487 page 461 I guess I was wrong about the shooting taking place at 12:35. Steve Thomas

George, That bus timing seems a little off to me, and I say that for two reasons: 1) Oswald supposedly got on the bus in front of the Rio Grande Building at 251 N. Field St. That is approximately 5 blocks from Dealey Plaza. JFK was shot at approximately 12L35 PM. It’s hard to see how Oswald could have walked those 5 blocks in 4 minutes. For a discussion of Oswald and the Rio Grande Building, see this thread on the Education Forum: https://educationforum.ipbhost.com/topic/23210-rio-grande-building/ 2) According to the Dispatch Tapes, George Lumpkin had arrived at the TSBD by 12:49 PM. http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/dpdtapes/ 15 (Captain C.E. Talbert): “15 is at the scene. We... the building's the Old Purse Company on the east side of Houston. Somebody cut off the back side, will you? Make sure nobody leaves there.” Dispatcher: “10-4, 15” 15: “15's in charge down here. Correction 5's (Deputy Chief Lumpkin) in charge.” It was Kaminsky who Deputy Chief Lumpkin had positioned at the front door of the TSBD. Portal to Texas History [Report from Charles Batchelor to Chief J. E. Curry, November 30, 1963] Page: 43 of 70 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth338584/m1/43/?q=Stevenson pp21-22. This matches exactly what Postal Inspector, Harry Holmes wrote in his Report of Oswald's interrogation on Sunday, November 24th. See Warren Report, Appendix XI page 636 https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=946#relPageId=660&tab=page It has always surprised me, not that Oswald left the TSBD so quickly, but that he hung around so long. Steve Thomas

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10764433/Roger-Stone-backs-Elon-Musk-make-Twitter-place-free-speech-expression-honored.html (Roger) Stone made a new (Twitter) account in the early hours of Thursday, telling DailyMail.com he wanted to see whether the platform would allow him back in the wake of Musk’s takeover. ‘I’m back b***hes… testing 1… 2… 3… ’ he declared in a 1 a.m. post under the new handle @RogerStoneUSA, describing himself as an ‘American Political Icon. The profile amassed 80 followers before it was taken down around 11am and replaced with an ‘Account suspended’ message and the standard blurb explaining that the 69-year-old had violated Twitter rules. Alas poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio' Steve Thomas

Some Republicans planned to end democracy with Martial Law - the ultimate 'big government' by Thom Hartmann April 28, 2022 https://www.rawstory.com/martial-law-2657230720/ “It was 58 years ago that Barry Goldwater proclaimed: “A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have.” Republican advocates of “small government,” in addition to trying to pull the ultimate big government trigger of martial law in January of 2021, now also brag that they want to use the power of the governments they control to: Narrow your right to vote Imprison women seeking abortions Ban books Block efforts to green our energy sector Harass gay and trans kids Prevent minorities from having full representation in Congress Turn school boards into inquisitors Let utilities rip off solar customers Trash public health Put more guns in the hands of deranged mass shooters Purge voting rolls of Democrats and minorities Preempt local communities from protecting their own environment Reduce the accountability of police for violent behavior Ban gay marriage Allow state legislatures to overturn the will of the voters in elections Keep students in debt Hand Medicare over to the big insurance companies Increase hundreds of billions of dollars a year in taxpayer subsidies to the fossil fuel industry Terrorize refugee children Eliminate or turn most national parks into drilling and mining sites End environmental protections Thwart enforcement of food safety laws Destroy workers’ rights to union representation Steve Thomas

In terms of their arrival on the scene, which came first, the bus allegedly carrying Oswald, or the Rambler that Roger Craig said he saw? I have a feeling that it was the bus, but I don't really know. Steve Thomas

Greg, Fascinating. Steve Thomas

I didn't realize that at 70 years of age, I was going to have to learn a new language. Marshall law, Gazpacho police, kofeve, Troth Senshil... Who knew? Steve Thomas

The Insurrectionists Are Coming by A.B. Stoddard April 26, 2022 5:03 am https://www.thebulwark.com/the-insurrectionists-are-coming/ “He (Kevin McCarthy) chose to protect Trump and punished those who told the truth about the president’s role. He is aware of the complicity of members of his rank and file in this attack on our Republic and is protecting them, as well. New revelations show he has lied about this. Not shaded the truth; not engaged in spin; not obfuscated. Lied. Flat out. If he is promoted to be third in line to the presidency, he will lie about anything. In abetting Trump and his followers in Congress, Kevin McCarthy has emboldened them. True public servants, doing the people’s business, do not work to thwart or weaken the Constitutional order they take an oath to protect. Republicans who took part in, or dismissed, sedition cannot be trusted with control of our government because they will break it.” Steve Thomas

Jim, That's a problem I have with the theory of Oswald being diven away from the Theater in Westbrook's car. if Westbrook is driving a numbered car seen by Earlene Robert's at 1026 N. Beckley, and a numbered car at 10th and Patton, how did Westbrook wind up driving an unmarked car at the Theater? Steve Thomas

Jim, For me, it's the combination of height, but also the weight difference that makes it suspicious. How you go from "slender" to 165 lbs is problematic. DPD Sergeant Gerald Hill: We went on to the scene of the shooting where we found a squad car parked against the right or the south curb on 10th Street, with a pool of blood on the left-hand side of it near the side of the car. Tippit had already been removed. The first man that came up to me, he said, "The man that shot him was a white male about 5'10", weighing 160 to 170 pounds, had on a Jacket and a pair of dark trousers, and brown bushy hair." https://www.jfk-assassination.net/russ/testimony/hill_gl.htm The initial description broadcast over the DPD radio was for a suspect 5"10" tall weighing 165 lbs and nobody knows where that description came from. The broadcast over the Dallas police radio fifteen minutes after JFK was shot was that the unidentified assassin was “5/10, 165 pounds...” http://www.aarclibrary.org/publib/jfk/wc/w...Vol23_0438a.htm “Although confused commentators have claimed that Howard Brennan was the source, it's well documented that an "unidentified citizen" gave the above description to Inspector Sawyer after he saw someone looking like Oswald running from the Book Depository immediately after the assassination. The citizen did not comply with the sheriff's request to come to the office later to fill out a report, and Hoover said that the "sheriff's office can locate no record on this citizen". https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=57753&relPageId=109 Even after the Warren Report was published, Hoover responded in November, 1964 to general counsel J. Lee Rankin's request that according to the Dallas police the information came from an ‘unidentified citizen’.” http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/...mp;relPageId=72 - Thanks for the heads up about the link. I was using my tablet to post early this morning, and I haven't mastered the art of inserting links yet. Steve Thomas