Daniel Ellsberg speaking at a press conference in 1972. Photo by Gernard Gotfryd, public domain

Daniel Ellsberg, a senior military analyst who courageously exposed four governments’ criminal war against Vietnam and later became a leading activist for peace and civil rights, died June 16 at the age of 92.

Ellsberg is best known for releasing 7,000-page copies of classified documents in 1971 that became known as the “Pentagon Papers.”

The incriminating documents, reprinted in leading newspapers in the US and around the world, showed that US political and military leaders were willing to sacrifice the lives of millions of Vietnamese and tens of thousands of US soldiers rather than admit defeat, many of which were defeated of them knew it was inevitable. Ellsberg, who worked for the Rand Corporation and the State Department, had spent time in Vietnam and seen firsthand the discrepancy between government reports and the reality on the ground.

As early as July 23, 1965, when the massive buildup of US troops had just begun, Clark Clifford, a close adviser to President Lyndon Johnson, wrote:

“I don’t think we can win in South Vietnam. . . If we lose 50,000 men there, it would be catastrophic for that country. Five years, billions of dollars, hundreds of thousands of men. . . All I can think of in this area is catastrophe for our country.”

But when Pentagon generals assured him that given sufficient troops and bombs, a US victory was certain, Johnson launched a massive deployment that would see more than 550,000 troops deployed into Vietnam by 1968. Though he inflicted unimaginable death and destruction on the country, victory was no nearer the height of the boom than it had been when it began, and Johnson was forced out of office.

His successor, Richard Nixon, was elected and promised to end the war but had no intention of doing so. While US troop levels in Vietnam were being reduced by the time the Pentagon Papers were published in 1971, Nixon was escalating genocidal air warfare against the country and contemplating the use of nuclear weapons.

The release of the Pentagon Papers, entitled “History of US Decision-Making in Vietnam, 1945-68,” hit the country like a bomb, documenting a quarter-century of lies and deception. Its publication enraged Nixon. One of his advisors, Egil Krough Jr., later said, “We had a strong feeling that we were dealing with a national security crisis.” Henry Kissinger [then National Security Adviser] said that dr. Daniel Ellsberg is “the most dangerous man in America” ​​and he must be stopped.”

A film entitled The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, voiced by Ellsberg himself, was released in 2009.

“Let’s get this son of a bitch in jail,” Nixon told his attorney, John Ehrlichman. “We want to destroy him in the press. Is that clear?”

After The New York Times began printing the papers on June 13, 1971, Nixon’s Attorney General John Mitchell obtained an injunction blocking further publication. But then the Washington Post began publishing the documents. Later that year, the injunction was overturned by the Supreme Court, a major victory for press freedom.

Meanwhile, a two-week nationwide search for Ellsberg and an associate, Anthony Russo, which one media report described as “the biggest manhunt since the Lindbergh kidnapping” in the 1930s, ended in self-reporting. Both were charged with espionage and other crimes, Ellsberg faces 105 years in prison and Russo faces 35 years.

Ellsberg was the first target of the White House “Plumbers Unit,” secretly formed in August 1971 under the leadership of G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt to pursue Ellsberg. The Plumbers became notorious for the 1972 break-ins at the Democratic Party headquarters in Washington, DC – the Watergate scandal that played a key role in Nixon’s resignation in 1974.

But as early as September 3, 1971, the “Plumbers” had broken into the office of Ellsberg’s psychologist in Santa Monica, California, looking for information that Nixon hoped would discredit Ellsberg. When this break-in was exposed during the May 1973 trial of Ellsberg and Russo, it prompted the judge to dismiss the charges against both defendants.

Daniel Ellsberg and the anti-war movement

As he pointed out, Ellsberg’s decision to publish the Pentagon Papers did not come in a vacuum, but was significantly influenced by the growing anti-Vietnam movement. He attended his first anti-war rally in 1965, while still working as a fringe analyst, at the invitation of his future wife, Patricia Marx.

An anti-war conference at Haverford College was a turning point for Ellsberg. At the conference, Randy Kehler, a draft evader, proudly declared that he was about to go to prison. “I didn’t know he was going to be convicted of conscientious objection,” Ellsberg said in an interview many years later. “It wasn’t exactly what he said that changed my worldview. It was the example he set with his life. . . I had no doubt that my government was engaged in an unjust war that would continue and only get worse. . . If I hadn’t met Randy Kehler, I wouldn’t have thought of copying [the Pentagon Papers]. His actions spoke to me in ways that mere words could not. He put the right question in my mind at the right time.” (Greenfield Recorder, 12/31/2021)

On May 1, 1971, just weeks before the release of the Pentagon Papers, Ellsberg was part of an affinity group with Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, and others at a mass anti-war demonstration in Washington DC. He remained an anti-war activist for the rest of his life, opposing US wars from Latin America to the Middle East. He has been arrested more than 90 times in civil disobedience activities.

In a 2018 interview, Ellsberg said, “I think America in Iraq has never looked at the number of people who have died over the last 30 years from our invasion, our aggression against Iraq and Afghanistan.”

When the ANSWER coalition initiated a mass march and demonstration in Washington DC in 2019 against Trump’s attempt to impose regime change in Venezuela, Ellsberg was the keynote speaker.

Among his many books was The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. According to Ellsberg, planning for nuclear war was his main work as a military analyst. In May 2021, Ellsberg posted online a classified 1958 document in which he sought another legal battle over press freedom and detailed a Pentagon plan to launch nuclear war if the People’s Republic of China attempted to gain control over Taiwan province had seceded from the mainland after the 1949 revolution. The planners assumed that such a course of action by the USA would result in a reaction from the Soviet Union and thus in World War III.

Ellsberg was a staunch supporter of other “whistleblowers” ​​who exposed the criminality of Pentagon/CIA wars and interventions, including Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange, and Edward Snowden. He wore a pink feather boa to represent Chelsea Manning at the LGBTQ Pride Parade in San Francisco in 2013 and carried a sign that read “I Was Manning: The Pentagon Papers, 1971.” In 2020, Ellsberg testified against the extradition of WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange to the US.

In a 2018 interview, he appealed to other members of the national security apparatus who are aware of criminal acts being planned or carried out:

“My message to them is: don’t do what I did. Don’t wait until the bombs actually fall or thousands more die before you do what I would have done years earlier, in 1964 or even 1961, on the nuclear issue. And that means exposing the truth you know, the dangerous truths that the government is keeping from you, at whatever cost, whatever the risk. Consider doing this because in a war, lives could be at stake. Or in the case of the two existential crises I am talking about, the future of humanity is at stake.”

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American Democratic Majority, the super PAC tied closely to George Norcross, spent $6.4 million in the 2021 elections. At this point two years ago, it had just started up and raised $1.25 million from the NJEA’s super PAC.

Now, all 120 seats in the Legislature are up again and competitive races in two South Jersey districts — 3 and 4 — will be crucial in the battle for control of the Legislature . The first quarter 2023 fundraising numbers are in, and American Democratic Majority raised a whopping $0.

The New Jersey press corps has written quite a bit about the diminishment — it’s way too early to say downfall — of the South Jersey Democratic machine. But this is somewhat puzzling. Norcross retains the ability to easily raise millions of dollars. So maybe there will be a later infusion, or perhaps he’ll begin another project. When I asked, Norcross answered solely with a joke that you’ll see below. You’ll also find below some other news that’s got to be unwelcome to Norcross.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I’m working with Connor Roy.” — George Norcross, referring to the “Succession” character who is polling at about 1 percent in his presidential campaign, which to be fair is better than most polls have been for former Gov. Chris Christie.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY — Cory Booker

WHERE’S MURPHY? No public schedule.

CAMDEN RISING PILE OF SUBPOENAS — “N.J. corruption probe focuses on Camden, ties to South Jersey powerbroker, sources say,” by NJ Advance Media’s Ted Sherman: “The city of Camden and a major nonprofit group working on revitalization efforts have been hit with a flurry of subpoenas in recent weeks in what appears to be part of a corruption investigation into lucrative development deals involving millions in tax incentives, according to four sources with knowledge of the inquiry. The specific focus of the investigation was unclear and officials declined comment. But NJ Advance Media learned many of the records sought by the subpoenas are related to companies, individuals and transactions that have been publicly tied to South Jersey Democratic powerbroker George E. Norcross III, who wields great influence in Camden. … Some of the subpoenas described by the sources requested documents connected to the awarding of state-funded economic development incentives that were the subject of a special governor’s task force four years ago. … In response to questions, a spokesman for Norcross said the awarding of Economic Opportunity Act incentives in Camden “has been repeatedly and exhaustively reviewed, including by a special task force, the state, the Economic Development Authority” and the media.”

SCARLET STRIKES — “Both sides in Rutgers faculty talks hopeful on a contract deal within days,” by The Record’s Mary Ann Koruth: “Union leaders representing 9,000 Rutgers University faculty members said Wednesday that a final deal on a new contract could be possible by the end of the week — but only if the university administration negotiators keep up momentum and show urgency to close a few issues that remain on the table. Three faculty unions have tried to ramp-up the pace of negotiations with the university since April 15 when they secured key victories that paused a one-week strike and resumed classes. Now, as the end of the semester looms with final exams starting on May 4, faculty members under increasing pressure to sign a contract have shifted some of that pressure onto Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway by floating the possibility of a no-confidence vote in him.”

UNDER THE BOARDWALKS THEY’LL BE HAVING SOME FUNDS — “Here’s what Murphy wants to do with NJ’s leftover pandemic aid,” by NJ Spotlight News’ John Reitmeyer: “Gov. Phil Murphy is proposing more than a dozen ways New Jersey should spend its remaining federal pandemic aid, with funding for Jersey Shore boardwalks and aid for local governments facing rising employee health care costs among his requests. Murphy’s latest plans for deploying the last of New Jersey’s direct COVID-19 aid were included in a proposed state budget currently being reviewed by the Legislature. In all, Murphy has identified nearly $500 million in new spending that would be backed by money the state received in 2021 through the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act, according to budget documents. … More than $1 billion of the state’s original $6.2 billion allocation has yet to be appropriated, according to the latest official accounting. That means lawmakers will also likely have their own ideas about ways the remaining federal aid should be used as they draft an annual spending bill in the run-up to July 1.”

LORETTA VS. BERETTA — “Retired N.J. lawmaker just led fellow senior-living residents in rally for tougher gun laws,” by NJ Advance Media’s Brent Johnson: “The group of older New Jerseyans — both grandparents and great-grandparents, ranging in age from 86 to 100 — gathered in front of a senior-living facility Tuesday, clutching not only walkers but protest signs calling for tougher gun laws in America. And standing in front, gripping a megaphone, was an influential retired state lawmaker who now lives in the building. A year after moving in, former state Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg organized a rally with her fellow residents at the Arbor Terrace retirement community in her native Teaneck to urge Congress to pass federal legislation with stronger firearm restrictions.”

— “NJ’s landmark affordable housing law helped at least 50,000 residents since 2015, report says”

—N.J. public worker pension fund has gained nearly $4B on investments so far this year”

—“Bayonne assemblyman plans to return to crane worker position when state pulls out of Waterfront Commission”

—“NJ spends $467K on prisoner sex-change operations, gender care so far this year”

—“NJ council sets first regional curbs on warehouses”

—“Women’s political representation edges up at local level, but gains meager, study finds”

—Greenstein: “An investment in water is an investment in New Jersey”

—“NJEA makes early endorsements in some legislative races, setting up early money”

LEAKING ON A MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GLOUCESTER — “Plan to build N.J. terminal for trains that carry combustible gases hits federal roadblock,” by NJ Advance Media’s Nyah Marshall: “A developer’s plan to transport combustible gases by rail from Pennsylvania to a terminal in New Jersey has been blocked on the federal level after years of community organizing to stop the project. The U.S. Department of Transportation denied a special permit on Monday sought by Energy Transport Solutions, a subsidiary of New Fortress Energy, to transport liquefied natural gas by rail to a port on the Delaware River in Gibbstown in Gloucester County, according to the Federal Register. State and national environmental groups are celebrating the denial because it may block the proposed project that critics say would send polluting, combustible ‘bomb trains’ across dozens of South Jersey and Pennsylvania towns daily.”

HAIR TODAY GONE YESTERDAY — “Joe Biden’s plans just sidelined these NJ Democrats,” by The Record’s Charles Stile: “We’ll see if Biden gets a bounce in the polls — and in fundraising — from his Tuesday announcement. But it is undoubtedly a sad day for Murphy’s hairstylist, who was no doubt paid handsomely for cultivating a robust hair bloom on the desert of a middle-aged dome. The makeover, which also included the hip, red-framed glasses, should no longer be a priority. (Murphy will probably still do his share of Biden surrogate work as things heat up, so he may need to maintain the bangs.) It also means an end to all the other obvious, just-in-case candidacy moves. The governor will no longer need to lob potshots at Ron DeSantis”

—“Rapper Pras, of N.J.-formed the Fugees, found guilty of political conspiracy”

NEITHER RED NOR BLUE BANK —“Two slates duke it out in Red Bank’s first nonpartisan local election,” by New Jersey Globe’s Joey Fox: “When it comes to political drama per square mile, Red Bank has long been one of New Jersey’s most effective municipalities. For years, Democrats in the Monmouth County borough of 13,000 have been locked in a brutal internecine fight, with two competing factions engaged in a constant tug-of-war over local control. This year’s May 9 elections represent a continuation of that battle, but with a new twist: they’ll be the first elections held under Red Bank’s new nonpartisan form of government approved by voters last year. Leading one ticket is incumbent Mayor Billy Portman, who won his first term off-the-line just last year; the borough’s new charter reset all terms, with all offices up this year regardless of when they were last elected. Portman’s opponent is Tim Hogan, a first-time candidate and the president of Riverview Medical Center, a major hospital in Red Bank.”

A TINY PORTION OF THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN — “Mayor-backed slate sweeps race for 3 Newark school board seats,” by NJ Advance Media’s Steve Strunsky: “With 94% of districts reporting, a mayoral-backed slate of three Newark Board of Education candidates swept Tuesday’s election by a nearly 3-1 margin, with voters overwhelmingly approving a local tax levy projected to cut the average homeowner’s bill by $15 for the coming school year. The ‘Moving Newark Schools Forward’ slate backed by Mayor Ras Baraka included two incumbents, Josephine Garcia and Hasani Council, and Allison James-Frison, who ran unsuccessfully against the mayor’s slate last year. … Turnout in the state’s largest school district was low on Tuesday — about the same as last year’s 3% mark.”

—“Should Baraka be worried that Newark voters don’t vote?” by New Jersey Globe’s David Wildstein: “When Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson ran for governor in 1981, he came out of Newark with 21,967 votes. That enabled him to carry Essex by a 40%-13% margin over Jim Florio, and helped propel him to a third-place statewide – just 3,448 votes out of second. But that was more than 40 years ago, and circumstances have changed for another Newark mayor, Ras Baraka, as he considers a bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 2025. Baraka has struggled to turn out votes in the state’s largest city in recent elections. When he ran for re-election in the May 2022 non-partisan municipal election, just 10 % of Newark voters turned out to vote. Despite his 83% landslide, 92% of voters in Baraka’s hometown didn’t vote for him. … The latest data point came on Tuesday when voter turnout in a contested race for the Newark Board of Education was roughly 3.7%, just slightly better than the 2.9% turnout in April 2022.”

A PLIGHT IN THE ROXBURY — ”‘Pornography’ on the shelves at Roxbury High? Librarian sues residents for defamation,” by The Daily Record’s William Westhoven: “Roxbury’s High School librarian has sued a group of township residents, saying they’ve made her the target of ‘a civil conspiracy to defame her character’ with allegations online and in public that she’s allowed pornography in the library. The alleged campaign centers on the graphic novel ‘Gender Queer: A Memoir,’ and other books in the library that critics have called sexually explicit but which also have been approved by the state as part of its sex education and gender-identity curriculums. The lawsuit, filed last month by librarian Roxana Russo Caivano, said the residents have labeled her a ‘child predator’ and accused her of ‘luring children with pornography.’”

TOO HOT OFF THE PRESSES — “A newspaper was planning its last edition. Then the press caught fire,” by The New York Times’ Corey Kilgannon: “In 2017, a tech executive and his wife from New Jersey with a spare fortune to invest in local news and nostalgia started a weekly print newspaper covering their beloved Montclair, an affluent commuter town some 30 minutes from Manhattan. As other regional and community papers were fading, Montclair Local popped up with a subscription price: $12 a year. It added a website and weekly email newsletters, and for seven years, it defied the odds. The press run grew to 3,500. … But print circulation costs were eating 40 percent of the budget, so last week, the Local’s board announced it would go online-only and merge with another online outlet, Baristanet. Its last print edition would come out the following Thursday, April 27. … But on Monday morning, Ms. Baranauckas received an email with some troubling news: There had been a fire at the printing plant in Rockaway, N.J. Suddenly, the Local’s last edition was in jeopardy.”

—“Sires-endorsed slate cruises to victory in West New York school board elections”

—“Ex-Ocean Township manager getting $110,000 in lawsuit deal after firing”

—“Paterson educator claims he was discriminated against — because he’s white”

—“Ramapo Indian Hills school board’s legal fees overshadow budget talks as accusations fly”

—“Paramus weed dispensary’s future remains hazy, as CEO calls questions ‘political’”

YOU KNEW IT WOULD BE 22 — “New Jersey’s 25 worst highways, ranked by how much we hate them,” by NJ Advance Media’s Bobby Olivier and Jeremy Schneider: “1. Route 22 Why we hate it: If New Jersey’s highway system is indeed a manifestation of man’s sin and folly, then Route 22 must be the devil himself. It is a commuter’s eternal damnation, a gauntlet of car wrecks, road rage and drivers touting death wishes. The moment you pull onto 22 you become the worst version of yourself, involuntarily giving people the finger as you slalom through Hillside.”

DESTROY YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR FINANCES — “Pork roll vs. Taylor ham debate celebrated in new scratch-off lottery ticket,” by The Record’s Sarah Griesemer: “The New Jersey Lottery is getting in on the fun with a scratch-off ticket called ‘The Jersey Debate.’ The ticket, which features a traditional match-the-numbers game, costs $5 and has a top prize of $200,000. ‘What we’re really trying to do is embrace the fun of the New Jersey-ness of this debate and just how unique it is,’ said Missy Gillespie, chief communications officer for the New Jersey Lottery.”

YOU MAY NEED SOME PLUMBERS — “President Nixon’s North Jersey home hits the market for $1.2 million. Take a look inside,” by The Record’s David M. Zimmer: “Put up for sale at the end of March, 23 Sherwood Downs was the final home of former President Richard M. Nixon and his wife, Pat. The asking price is $1.2 million, twice what the couple paid in March 1991. Located deep within the gated Bears Nest community, the three-bedroom, five-bathroom home was the second Bergen County residence for the Nixons. The pair lived in a 15-room home on 4 acres in Saddle River for nine years before they sold it in November 1990. They moved to 23 Sherwood the following April.”

HOW IT THIS POSSIBLE IF EVERYONE’S LEAVING? — “‘Everyone’s fighting over crumbs’: New Jersey housing markets slip right back into the Pandemic Housing Boom,” by Fortune’s Alena Botros: “New Jersey’s average home value is up 5.9% over the past year. Meanwhile, San Francisco’s average home value is down 11.8% over the same period. It’s clear that the housing market correction, mostly fueled by last year’s mortgage rate shock and currently losing steam, is milder in the East and sharper out West. But New Jersey housing markets, in particular, are getting surprisingly hot again.”

—“Report: 37% of working families in NJ struggled to make ends meet during COVID pandemic”

—“Killer of Press photographer gets life plus 35 years for ‘cruelty in its purest form’”

—“Cooper and Cape Regional reach definitive agreement to merge”

—“7,100 square-foot esports gaming venue set to open near [Rowan] campus”

—“Memorial service for P-Funk co-founder Clarence ‘Fuzzy’ Haskins set for Plainfield”

—“FDU names its 9th president. Here’s how he differs from his predecessors”

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After a year of pandemic that changed work and leisure, Father’s Day gifts can comfort old favorites or celebrate exciting new interests.

Here’s a selection of high- and low-tech goodies for an epic Father’s Day, from a personalized song service to some souped-up Lego models.

TO EAT AND DRINK

Interest in homebrewing has increased, according to San Francisco-based research firm Grand View Research. With the starter kits from Brooklyn Brew you choose a variety – including IPA, Porter, Ale, Stout – and receive 10 bottles, 50 caps and a capping tool along with the ingredients. ($ 85) The starter shower set includes a pot, strainer, spoon, funnel, and siphon. ($ 175)

Northern Brewer’s Siphonless Fermenter also simplifies the process with instructional videos. ($ 199.95 and up).

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If dad prefers his beer without the kick, Brew Your Own magazine has the information on how to make a non-alcoholic version by adjusting the heat and ingredients. For the taste of schnapps with no noise, consider Ritual’s handcrafted non-alcoholic versions of tequila, whiskey, or gin.

To enjoy the casual drink and also to help the wildlife, consider Glenorangie’s Giraffe Tin. The Highland Scotch Maker’s stills are the tallest in Scotland – the size of a giraffe – and the collection jar is patterned like the animal’s fur. Every purchase supports the Giraffe Conservation Foundation.

You can order a set of personalized glasses from Stationery Studio. Choose from a variety of sand-etched monogram styles. Or, download a picture of the family from the CuttingEdgeBoston Etsy page and they’ll laser it onto a glass or goblet.

Grillers like the Man Crates Kebab King box, which comes with all the skewers, sauces, spices, and cleaning wipes needed to sear Argentine, Japanese, and Indian kebabs. The company also offers kits for preparing other foods, including hot sauce, bacon, roasted coffee beans, donuts or tacos. ($ 29.99-179.99)

Those who don’t have a backyard BBQ area can enjoy the craft with the handy grill from Kenyon’s City Grill. Or choose the 5-in-1 from Ninja Food, which allows you to grill, bake, roast and air-fry indoors.

For a gourmet dining experience at home, consider ordering one of Goldbelly’s special dishes. Top restaurants are among the listings. The company also offers a variety of desserts from bakeries and restaurants across the country.

LEARN

Give dad a masterclass in something he dearly wanted to take away. Rockers could enjoy some electric guitar lessons with Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine; Wine critic James Suckling talks about the appreciation of wine; Ron Finley walks you through the basics of gardening.

TOY STORIES

Is Papa a Mustermann? Lego has a 1,087-piece Apollo 11 moon lander kit. ($ 99.99) Car enthusiasts could opt for the chic Ferrari GTE with realistic features. ($ 169.99) Or maybe the rare 1989 Batmobile model, all over 3,300 pieces. ($ 249.99)

Wooden Town has a buildable pinball roller coaster made from laser cut pieces of birch plywood that fit together without glue. ($ 79) You can also find buildings, boats, and all kinds of steampunk-style clocks here.

CRAFTS AND PROJECTS

Man Crates has some fun gift boxes that contain everything you need to make a leather belt, fishing lure, or bird house.

If dad discovered the joys of DIY during the pandemic, Craftsman has a 57-piece tool set with pliers, socket wrenches, screwdrivers and measuring tape in a sturdy case. They also have one for training sons and daughters with eight child-sized tools.

Ryobi’s 5-piece set consisting of a drill, handheld vacuum cleaner, saw, grinder, light, batteries and charger is a good DIY set. ($ 149)

And Backdrop, the DTC paint company, has a nice essentials kit with three paint rollers, handles, painter’s tape, tray and liners, and a handy breadboard for storage. ($ 45)

Would you like to work on something together? Online site The Woodwork Place has guides to simple projects dads and kids can do together, like salt and pepper shakers, picture frames, boxes, planters, shelves, and even a pallet lamp. Or try making a copper wind chime, a ring of fire or a tiled table: instructions are available on the Family Handyman website.

ENTERTAINMENT

There is something for everyone in a bookstore; Check out your local store for books, puzzles, and more.

In terms of TV and music, consider the Phillips 4 device universal remote that provides control over multiple Amazon and Roku devices. And The Daily Edited has stylish AirPod cases made of pebbled leather that can be personalized with initials, names or text in different fonts and colors.

Or here’s a new way to save memories: with a Qeepsake subscription, dad can answer a few questions and submit photos each week, and Qeepsake creates a soft or hardcover book at the end of the year. It is also a nice present for parents-to-be.

Songfinch creates a personalized song. Work with them on the style, mood, and moments that the melody should convey; You choose a professional artist to write and record the song and in a week you will have a personalized page to listen, download and share.

SPORTS

Tennis nuts can carry the Slinger portable tennis ball thrower onto the court; The bag holds 144 balls, and thanks to the five-hour battery, dad can practice his strokes for as long as he wants.

For golfers, Rapsodo’s Mobile Launch Monitor app helps perfect their swing with technical analysis and instant video to save and share with other players.

To keep an eye on fitness, Oura’s smart ring tracks sleep patterns and other activities. Link the Oura app to Apple Health or Google Fit.

DRESS

Help dad get the best night’s sleep with nightwear from the Swiss-Swedish brand Dagsmejan. Your trademarked fabrics stay cool and are soft, breathable and moisture-wicking.

Bill Murray fans could look forward to a pair of swim shorts from the actor’s Life Aquatic-inspired collection for his sportswear label William Murray. Scuba Steve, jaguar sharks and of course the Deep Search submarine can be seen in the trunks.

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