SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT:

A SIGN OF OUR TIMES – FROM THE NEW YORK POST:   A man was arrested after setting fire to a Christmas tree outside Midtown’s News Corporation building early Wednesday morning, police and sources said.  The holiday display was set ablaze shortly after midnight and the flames quickly spread up the tree in Fox Square outside the 6th Avenue building that houses Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.  Photos from the scene show the fire charred most of the Christmas tree that was decked out in red, white and blue ornaments and topped with a red star.  The flames also damaged three other nearby trees decorated with Christmas lights.  Police closed off the surrounding streets as FDNY firefighters extinguished the blaze.  I want to know more about this.  What was the motivation of the arsonist?  You think we'll actually be told?  You think the outgoing mayor will care?  This kind of thing was virtually unheard of only a few years ago.

December 7, 2021