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Imagine if the gov put $350 billion into public transportation
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Placeholder Do give a thought to the 60 Trillion (in todays dollars) of loot from one colony alone that the serious achievements were built on. And don't forget the toll in lives and social ruin while you're at it.
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The Chinese government made its bed. Now it sleeps in it. I agree with Bret Stephens' opinions on this. But anything the world give to China must come with conditions. I recall that the last shipment of donated wheat that Canada gave to China was in 2000. And then China went on to unjustly incarcerate our citizens - two of them for almost three years. They still hold one of our citizens. China lied about Hong Kong. It stole trade secrets from other nations. It mistreated, and continues to mistreat, its Uyghur people. It threatens Taiwan and other states. It has an appalling environmental record, putting our atmosphere, our ocean species, our global temperatures, our ocean water quality, and more, at risk. If the rest of the world gives to, or trades with China, we must be prepared, at a moments notice, to retract the agreement. We cannot afford to have any dependence on China's government. It has proven itself to be untrustworthy and dangerous.
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"content": "The Chinese government made its bed. Now it sleeps in it. I agree with Bret Stephens' opinions on this. But anything the world give to China must come with conditions. I recall that the last shipment of donated wheat that Canada gave to China was in 2000. And then China went on to unjustly incarcerate our citizens - two of them for almost three years. They still hold one of our citizens. China lied about Hong Kong. It stole trade secrets from other nations. It mistreated, and continues to mistreat, its Uyghur people. It threatens Taiwan and other states. It has an appalling environmental record, putting our atmosphere, our ocean species, our global temperatures, our ocean water quality, and more, at risk. If the rest of the world gives to, or trades with China, we must be prepared, at a moments notice, to retract the agreement. We cannot afford to have any dependence on China's government. It has proven itself to be untrustworthy and dangerous.\n",
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Trump was caught lying more than 30,000 times in his four years in office. And that's just from his public utterances. Far too many Americans still believe everything he says, and take it as Gospel, etc. Those same people tend to believe the FBI was behind January 6th, the QAnon hoax was legit, and that climate change, the pandemic, and mass inequality are hoaxes. They can't be reasoned with, currently.So what should the Dems do? Stop worrying what right-wingers and centrists say, and just get busy doing everything they can, democratically, to improve quality of life in America. That means going big, very big, and ignoring the cries of "socialism." That means returning to their inner FDR, updating him for the 21st century, and extending that to everyone, now, right now. That means going further than the New Deal to embrace non-profit, democratically controlled commerce whenever and wherever possible. That means reversing rampant privatization of public goods and services, and expanding the Commons instead. Be open about it, and say why this is necessary. And never, ever back down under centrist and right-wing pressure. In short, put people and the planet first.
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"content": "Trump was caught lying more than 30,000 times in his four years in office. And that's just from his public utterances. Far too many Americans still believe everything he says, and take it as Gospel, etc. Those same people tend to believe the FBI was behind January 6th, the QAnon hoax was legit, and that climate change, the pandemic, and mass inequality are hoaxes. They can't be reasoned with, currently.So what should the Dems do? Stop worrying what right-wingers and centrists say, and just get busy doing everything they can, democratically, to improve quality of life in America. That means going big, very big, and ignoring the cries of \"socialism.\" That means returning to their inner FDR, updating him for the 21st century, and extending that to everyone, now, right now. That means going further than the New Deal to embrace non-profit, democratically controlled commerce whenever and wherever possible. That means reversing rampant privatization of public goods and services, and expanding the Commons instead. Be open about it, and say why this is necessary. And never, ever back down under centrist and right-wing pressure. In short, put people and the planet first.\n",
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Paul All will be investigated you can bet on the small majority that is the Republicans. But no investigations into other family shenanigans will take place of the Trump family by them. The mind swirling corruption that was and is the Trump's circus luckily is extensive enough that the Justice department will handle them. The Saudi Arabia $2 billion deal with Jared Kushner never got any scrutiny at all.
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"content": "Paul All will be investigated you can bet on the small majority that is the Republicans. But no investigations into other family shenanigans will take place of the Trump family by them. The mind swirling corruption that was and is the Trump's circus luckily is extensive enough that the Justice department will handle them. The Saudi Arabia $2 billion deal with Jared Kushner never got any scrutiny at all.\n",
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1/ Before the Russian invasion, "there were intensive discussions with Mr. Putin and...foreign leaders...I am guessing based on what was published, that NATO membership was off the table.You are "guessing" the US/NATO rejected Russian demands to limit expansion?No "guess" work necessary:NYT [updated 3/11], “Roots of the Ukraine War”"Russia presented NATO and the US in December…a set of written demands that it said were needed to ensure its security. Foremost among them are a guarantee that Ukraine would never join NATO…The West dismissed the main demands out of hand.”2/ "I also assume that other security arrangements were also offered to Mr. Putin."To understand this tragedy, would help if NYT readers "guessed" and "assume" less, read actual news more:"A year ago today (on Dec. 30, 2021) U.S. President Joe Biden, in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, assured him that "Washington had no intention of deploying offensive strike weapons in Ukraine.”"Against that backdrop, bilateral talks in Geneva to start on January 9, 2022 seemed off to a promising start. The Kremlin clearly thought so. Then Biden changed his mind. The key issue of offensive missiles on Russia’s borders fell off the table."<a href="https://original.antiwar.com/mcgovern/2022/12/29/biden-reneged-now-russian-army-will-talk" target="_blank">https://original.antiwar.com/mcgovern/2022/12/29/biden-reneged-now-russian-army-will-talk</a>/
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"content": "1/ Before the Russian invasion, \"there were intensive discussions with Mr. Putin and...foreign leaders...I am guessing based on what was published, that NATO membership was off the table.You are \"guessing\" the US/NATO rejected Russian demands to limit expansion?No \"guess\" work necessary:NYT [updated 3/11], “Roots of the Ukraine War”\"Russia presented NATO and the US in December…a set of written demands that it said were needed to ensure its security. Foremost among them are a guarantee that Ukraine would never join NATO…The West dismissed the main demands out of hand.”2/ \"I also assume that other security arrangements were also offered to Mr. Putin.\"To understand this tragedy, would help if NYT readers \"guessed\" and \"assume\" less, read actual news more:\"A year ago today (on Dec. 30, 2021) U.S. President Joe Biden, in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, assured him that \"Washington had no intention of deploying offensive strike weapons in Ukraine.”\"Against that backdrop, bilateral talks in Geneva to start on January 9, 2022 seemed off to a promising start. The Kremlin clearly thought so. Then Biden changed his mind. The key issue of offensive missiles on Russia’s borders fell off the table.\"<a href=\"https://original.antiwar.com/mcgovern/2022/12/29/biden-reneged-now-russian-army-will-talk\" target=\"_blank\">https://original.antiwar.com/mcgovern/2022/12/29/biden-reneged-now-russian-army-will-talk</a>/\n",
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Job creation in the last report has exceeded expectations from economists. This is no surprise and reflects the fundamental resilience and robustness of the US economy. Even now, the chances are that economists are underestimating the tight labor market, and job creation. They expected 200,000 new jobs the last time and 225,000 got created.That number might get revised upward in coming months.To be sure, high tech jobs have suffered slightly lately.There have been no mass layoffs and almost everybody in tech has a job,though the headlines may be alarming sometimes. These cuts are because of herd mentality and cost cutting. The fed rate hikes are taking bite, and pressuring profit margins. Big companies received huge tax cuts in 2017, and if they are still getting those now they should be creating jobs and investing in their businesses.If they are not creating jobs, there is no reason the companies should still be receiving the tax cuts,and the tax cuts don't work-and in fact the tax cuts only made the ultrawealthy richer. Big tech companies saw their stocks soar in the last 12 years. They should have been prepared for a temporary downturn at some stage with the excess fat they accumulated,and there is no justification for laying off people. But unfortunately, the CEOs keep their big packages,and let the recent hires go to 'trim fat'. At some point the fed will stop raising rates-which are still low by historical standards. Opportunities for tech have never been better.
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JOHN MILLER >> Yes, spending on social issues by liberals has made the debt grow too muchWhat about $700 billion per year reckless defense spending?
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LB 138k in 2001 dollars is probably close to 213k today.
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While I didn’t like Trump, he had a valid point that European partners were not meeting their defence spending commitments (of 2% of GDP). During the Cold War era, the then West Germany was heavily militarised to halt a potential Soviet advance from the Iron Curtain. However, unlike the US which maintained high defence spending levels even in the post-Cold War period, Western European countries cut back on such spending as soon as the Iron Curtain fell and perceived threat emanating from those countries ceased to be. And unlike 1991, Germany is now heavily dependent on Russia for oil and gas (and both economies are more integrated). This raises the economic costs of Berlin taking a hard line against Moscow. Furthermore, neighbours like Poland might be opposed to German remilitarisation. Warsaw recently accused Berlin of planning the inception of a “Fourth Reich”. So historical memory and misgivings from neighbours prompt German officials to thread lightly around the issue of militarisation.Also, in another part of the world, Japan - a US ally - has finally committed to raising its defence spending to above its official threshold of 1% of GDP (in order to meet the China challenge).
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I never eat at McD except when on the road, and I love it for what it offers. Dependable. Quick. Cheap. Kids are happy. Keeps the tummy and tank going for 8 hour stretches. The bathrooms are clean and available. I am open minded about the “Blackstone” upgrade, but I bet it will in the end cost me a ton of money and extend value I don’t need.
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As a "just retired" boomer, I have become more progressive as I've aged, not less. Education, curiosity, belief in equality, fairness and compassion for all just seemed like a natural foundation for me as I aged and found my way in the world. After being "Republican" by default like my dad in my teens and 20's, it just seemed obvious that my path would morph to better reflect my evolving values and sensibilities. I don't quite know what the answers are for today's polarized America, but I'm proud to keep an open mind and I have hope for today's youth that they will not put up with MAGA'ism for long as they move into power and influence.
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No matter how one cuts it, the world knows that Harvard, Stanford and other elite schools are open to bribery in return for admission. Jared Kushner is the poster boy for this kind of backroom dealing. But being private institutions, they are almost entirely immune from prosecution for any crime. Their admissions processes are utterly opaque, so there is no way to hold them to any ethical standard. Sadly, wealthy parents take college admission to selective institutions as a kind of "trophy" for their own egos. Once again the 1% can buy whatever they want, while the 99% has to compete for the same privileges.
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Three years and over $80M wasted preposterously investigating the mythical "Russian collusion"... Where were all the Times articles condemning that? There were none. On the contrary, a very real, conformed by several independent sources, information about the Ukraine connection with Hunter (what was he doing on the Board of Directors of a Ukrainian energy company, having zero experience/background in it except for being his father's son?) that the Repubs want to investigate = a witch hunt. what is a "double standard"?
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At the Supreme Court, Ethics Questions Over a Spouse’s Business Ties The chief justice’s wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, has made millions in her career recruiting lawyers to prominent law firms, some of which have business before the court. Now, a letter sent to Congress claims that may present a conflict of interest. After Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joined the Supreme Court, his wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, gave up her career as a law firm partner to become a high-end legal recruiter in an effort to alleviate potential conflicts of interest. Mrs. Roberts later recalled in an interview that her husband’s job made it “awkward to be practicing law in the firm.” The chief justice’s wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, has made millions in her career recruiting lawyers to prominent law firms, some of which have business before the court. Now, a letter sent to Congress claims that may present a conflict of interest...
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Like many new mayors, Eric Adams has been enjoying the euphoric spoils of a news media honeymoon, perhaps an extended one. I have predicted that at some point, his managerial skills would be called into question, as this article mentions. There is no question the ceremonial aspects of his job consume an inordinate amount of his time, and he relishes the pomp and circumstance. The one area in which his experience would appear to be an asset--law enforcement--is largely out of hands because of the state legislature, district attorneys, and the judicial system. 2023 is going to be a rough year.
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And this is the opening salvo in their 22 months audition to the American People for the 24 election. Surely this House GOP caucus will provide material weekly for Dem's campaign ads. This has been a Clown Car Production.
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Some of the encounters which are depicted as being confrontations are not, I would suspect.For example, the opossum is not confronting the deer. When opossums are threatened (or startled; and they are timid, meek beings), they may react in what appears to be defensive behavior. But they are essentially defenseless. When an opossum opens their mouth, humans find it frightening because all of the opossum’s teeth are the same size. That’s it. More often, if an opossum feels very threatened, they will “play possum” which essentially means they have fainted from fear.
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jKia The average price for a new vehicle in the US is $45K.You have the Bolt, Leaf, EV6, etc and more on the way. GM has an EV Equinox starting around $30K coming next year. The Ford F-150 Lightning is competitively priced versus its ICE counterpart.So a vehicle priced around $40-50K isn't an exorbitantly priced vehicle, it's an average priced vehicle.Look at the top 5 vehicles sold in the US: F-150, Silverado, RAM 1500, RAV4, CR-V, Civic, CorollaAll those trucks start out in the mid-30s and then can be optioned up to the $80s. The small SUVs start in the mid-20s but can be optioned up to mid 30's. Corolla/Civic can go from $20K to $28K.Other benefits of the EV pay out over time: you are largely insulated from gas price increases. The price for me to drive on battery is far lower than an equivalent ICE vehicle. So EVs are very rapidly approaching parity. For TCO over 3-5 in some places they have already surpassed ICE. And also, every time you see a F-150 Lariat or Chevy/GMC Denali driving around, that's a $70Kish truck that gets pretty poor fuel economy. So if the driver's complaining about EVs being expensive, just move on.
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"content": "jKia The average price for a new vehicle in the US is $45K.You have the Bolt, Leaf, EV6, etc and more on the way. GM has an EV Equinox starting around $30K coming next year. The Ford F-150 Lightning is competitively priced versus its ICE counterpart.So a vehicle priced around $40-50K isn't an exorbitantly priced vehicle, it's an average priced vehicle.Look at the top 5 vehicles sold in the US: F-150, Silverado, RAM 1500, RAV4, CR-V, Civic, CorollaAll those trucks start out in the mid-30s and then can be optioned up to the $80s. The small SUVs start in the mid-20s but can be optioned up to mid 30's. Corolla/Civic can go from $20K to $28K.Other benefits of the EV pay out over time: you are largely insulated from gas price increases. The price for me to drive on battery is far lower than an equivalent ICE vehicle. So EVs are very rapidly approaching parity. For TCO over 3-5 in some places they have already surpassed ICE. And also, every time you see a F-150 Lariat or Chevy/GMC Denali driving around, that's a $70Kish truck that gets pretty poor fuel economy. So if the driver's complaining about EVs being expensive, just move on.\n",
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Sheepshead Bay Hose: the soul has been crushed out of it by the gut renovation and the drab interior decor. The kitchen cabinets are depressing. Yay to the unique NoMad Co-op but only if you have 2.5 million to splurge.
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"content": "Sheepshead Bay Hose: the soul has been crushed out of it by the gut renovation and the drab interior decor. The kitchen cabinets are depressing. Yay to the unique NoMad Co-op but only if you have 2.5 million to splurge.\n",
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Been There Experienced That The vast majority of states already allow some form of open carry. And the parade of horribles you suggest will happen hasn't happened. <a href="https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/what-is-open-carry-and-which-states-allow-it" target="_blank">https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/what-is-open-carry-and-which-states-allow-it</a>/New York, Florida, and California are outliers.
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"content": "Been There Experienced That The vast majority of states already allow some form of open carry. And the parade of horribles you suggest will happen hasn't happened. <a href=\"https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/what-is-open-carry-and-which-states-allow-it\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/what-is-open-carry-and-which-states-allow-it</a>/New York, Florida, and California are outliers.\n",
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As a neuropsychologist who evaluates and treats 500 dementia patients per year, a published researcher and test developer, now in my 45th year of practice, I welcome any new treatments that can improve outcomes. Having said that, I think that the most important comparison, the addition of lecunamab to patients currently being treated with cholinesterase inhibitors plus memantine (the current state of the art) has not been demonstrated, in my opinion. The current meds do work, not so much to improve cognition but to delay decline and have shown efficacy extending five years. So anything new, especially at high cost and with potential severe adverse effects, needs to answer the question, "how is this better?" I await this data before recommending it to my patients.
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Great article.But: "The end of magical thinking is upon us as cryptocurrencies and valuations are collapsing" may reflect a bit of magical thinking itself. Bitcoin today is trading above $21,000. That's still quite a lot for a worthless asset.
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"content": "Great article.But: \"The end of magical thinking is upon us as cryptocurrencies and valuations are collapsing\" may reflect a bit of magical thinking itself. Bitcoin today is trading above $21,000. That's still quite a lot for a worthless asset.\n",
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I am an art and antiquities dealer. Mammoth Ivory is illegal to trade in NY and Cal because it can be mistaken for elephant ivory. Also , the price tag of at least six figures for tusk is ridiculous. I will happily sell someone a fully articulated mammoth skeleton with tusk for 200k and a single small complete tusk for as little as 12k. There are loads of tusk still in the ground in Alaska and Siberia.
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"content": "I am an art and antiquities dealer. Mammoth Ivory is illegal to trade in NY and Cal because it can be mistaken for elephant ivory. Also , the price tag of at least six figures for tusk is ridiculous. I will happily sell someone a fully articulated mammoth skeleton with tusk for 200k and a single small complete tusk for as little as 12k. There are loads of tusk still in the ground in Alaska and Siberia.\n",
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Other Just to be clearer - good investments generate good returns. The US government has been borrowing trillions upon trillions of dollars to make "investments" and look at the shape we are in. Much of this borrowed money was doled out as political payback in the guise of an "investment." Who is measuring the returns on all this borrowed money and where are the numbers? Our $31.4 trillion in total public debt outstanding is larger than our economy as measured by GDP of $25.7 trillion. Our borrowings dollars are increasing faster than our economy and revenues it produces. How do you call it an investment if you can't or don't measure specific returns and the state of our nation keeps getting worse. Or we are just lousy at investing!
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"content": "Other Just to be clearer - good investments generate good returns. The US government has been borrowing trillions upon trillions of dollars to make \"investments\" and look at the shape we are in. Much of this borrowed money was doled out as political payback in the guise of an \"investment.\" Who is measuring the returns on all this borrowed money and where are the numbers? Our $31.4 trillion in total public debt outstanding is larger than our economy as measured by GDP of $25.7 trillion. Our borrowings dollars are increasing faster than our economy and revenues it produces. How do you call it an investment if you can't or don't measure specific returns and the state of our nation keeps getting worse. Or we are just lousy at investing!\n",
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I love one of the quotes that people "[don't get enough financial education] then goes on to describe that as not knowing how to negotiate for a higher wage. Way to miss the mark! How much you make is a small piece of the pie regarding wealth-building and long-term strategy. I make ~200k a year and 2.3M invested. I have saved, saved, saved and invested, invested, invested. THAT is why I have a strong retirement to look forward to (I still need another 1M to get here but I am only 46).Want to get "rich" (BTW I do not think 2M is rich. It's comfortable and secure, although how one defines rich is, of course, subjective)? Don't think about income so much as investment and savings strategies. THAT'S what real financial literacy means (yes I know my income is relatively high and enables me to save and that I'm fortunate But in NYC, 200k really doesn't go as far as people would like to think). I also did not get a dime from my family and built a career without any family support.Save and invest even if you think you can't afford it. Pay your future self first. They will thank you enormously later.
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"content": "I love one of the quotes that people \"[don't get enough financial education] then goes on to describe that as not knowing how to negotiate for a higher wage. Way to miss the mark! How much you make is a small piece of the pie regarding wealth-building and long-term strategy. I make ~200k a year and 2.3M invested. I have saved, saved, saved and invested, invested, invested. THAT is why I have a strong retirement to look forward to (I still need another 1M to get here but I am only 46).Want to get \"rich\" (BTW I do not think 2M is rich. It's comfortable and secure, although how one defines rich is, of course, subjective)? Don't think about income so much as investment and savings strategies. THAT'S what real financial literacy means (yes I know my income is relatively high and enables me to save and that I'm fortunate But in NYC, 200k really doesn't go as far as people would like to think). I also did not get a dime from my family and built a career without any family support.Save and invest even if you think you can't afford it. Pay your future self first. They will thank you enormously later.\n",
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I like my tea in leisurely sips, and that’s how I approached this puzzle. I ambled through it, catching sights along the way, like the lovely answers PASS A MILESTONE, BASK, AZURE, and TOO LONG DIDN’T READ (which wasn’t and I did). There was also the EDGE on the low border, and a sizeable animal presence: WAGS and WOOFER, EQUUS, CLAW AT, BABAR, BAT, KOALA, SEAL, and, to hint at all these animals together, FLOOD.Afterward, a leisurely scan caught a backward ALES to go with STEIN, a DIP in the middle to go with a backward SAG, and, with the theme triggering “leaves”, KALE and that eucalyptus-eating KOALA popped out.So, for me, a smooth outing, with lovely sidelights – a tasty Tuesday, and thank you for this, gentlemen!
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"content": "I like my tea in leisurely sips, and that’s how I approached this puzzle. I ambled through it, catching sights along the way, like the lovely answers PASS A MILESTONE, BASK, AZURE, and TOO LONG DIDN’T READ (which wasn’t and I did). There was also the EDGE on the low border, and a sizeable animal presence: WAGS and WOOFER, EQUUS, CLAW AT, BABAR, BAT, KOALA, SEAL, and, to hint at all these animals together, FLOOD.Afterward, a leisurely scan caught a backward ALES to go with STEIN, a DIP in the middle to go with a backward SAG, and, with the theme triggering “leaves”, KALE and that eucalyptus-eating KOALA popped out.So, for me, a smooth outing, with lovely sidelights – a tasty Tuesday, and thank you for this, gentlemen!\n",
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To those saying we can’t build anything, I would remind everyone that hourly train service between Miami and Orlando is starting this year. And that service came about so fast because it’s completely private: No “concerned citizens” can tell their pols to quash it. The problem is entirely political. It’s sad thinking of the tens of billions already spent between Bakersfield and Merced with High Speed Rail in the relative middle of the nowhere while this bridge sits unused in the middle of the Bay. Connect it to the abandoned line through Niles, then use the old SP right of way over Altamont Pass and connect that to the High Speed Rail.Instead of that plan costing a few billion, CA is going to spend tens of billions on new tunnels into the Bay that won’t be done for decades. Such a sad tale. If we want decent passenger rail, we should pay the private railroads to do it.
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"content": "To those saying we can’t build anything, I would remind everyone that hourly train service between Miami and Orlando is starting this year. And that service came about so fast because it’s completely private: No “concerned citizens” can tell their pols to quash it. The problem is entirely political. It’s sad thinking of the tens of billions already spent between Bakersfield and Merced with High Speed Rail in the relative middle of the nowhere while this bridge sits unused in the middle of the Bay. Connect it to the abandoned line through Niles, then use the old SP right of way over Altamont Pass and connect that to the High Speed Rail.Instead of that plan costing a few billion, CA is going to spend tens of billions on new tunnels into the Bay that won’t be done for decades. Such a sad tale. If we want decent passenger rail, we should pay the private railroads to do it.\n",
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C Excuse me, what makes you think they are highly skilled? Do you really think Microsoft would remove valuable players, no matter the salary savings?When Amazon cut thousands of employees, they were undoubtedly the masses without whom they could easily continue business without major impact.Even IF they were skilled, they were obviously deemed "non-essential".Silicon Valley has recently released 10's of thousands of employees. I hope for your sake that they are not competing for your job as you are sure that they are skilled and talented workers.
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"content": "C Excuse me, what makes you think they are highly skilled? Do you really think Microsoft would remove valuable players, no matter the salary savings?When Amazon cut thousands of employees, they were undoubtedly the masses without whom they could easily continue business without major impact.Even IF they were skilled, they were obviously deemed \"non-essential\".Silicon Valley has recently released 10's of thousands of employees. I hope for your sake that they are not competing for your job as you are sure that they are skilled and talented workers.\n",
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Z 6 in 10 Americans have a home full of consumer goods they were goaded into buying by pervasive materialism. They're on fad diets because they have so thoroughly solved food security that they have precisely the opposite evolutionary problem and they got fat. They're complaining about First World problems on social media because their living standard is so high that they can afford to complain about petty grievances rather than, y'know, starving to death or dying in childbirth or dying from a minor scrape that went septic or any of the many, many other problems that people in poverty—REAL poverty, the kind you see only in the "Global South" these days—face.Most of those 6 out of 10 people have so little in savings not because capitalism is keeping them poor but because _consumerism_ is, and there's a difference.I say this as someone who makes well below the area median income for King County, Washington...and saves $1,000 or more every month.
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"content": "Z 6 in 10 Americans have a home full of consumer goods they were goaded into buying by pervasive materialism. They're on fad diets because they have so thoroughly solved food security that they have precisely the opposite evolutionary problem and they got fat. They're complaining about First World problems on social media because their living standard is so high that they can afford to complain about petty grievances rather than, y'know, starving to death or dying in childbirth or dying from a minor scrape that went septic or any of the many, many other problems that people in poverty—REAL poverty, the kind you see only in the \"Global South\" these days—face.Most of those 6 out of 10 people have so little in savings not because capitalism is keeping them poor but because _consumerism_ is, and there's a difference.I say this as someone who makes well below the area median income for King County, Washington...and saves $1,000 or more every month.\n",
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Joe Sabin It is interesting that you have to make the contributions as unreachable as possible. One of the best ways when I started out was Series EE Savings Bonds. 25. a pay period or 50 and you got a 50. or 100. bond twice a month mailed to you. Interest was guaranteed 4% before it went both variable rate and unable to purchase through payroll deductions. A big mistake. What is a 4% return in 30 years these days. Turns out quite a bit considering savings interest these days is nil. And thanks to the Fed Chair who thinks he is an absolute genius, small businesses and large find it harder to borrow-more expensive terms, the average user cannot afford to finance a car and pay for groceries at usury rates for both or use their credit card even a little which would carry a balance. Even with interest rates at zero, Credit Card interest rates barely came down. It is harder to sell a home, the poor person's financial bank for their lives and legacy, or to buy a home and make repairs and renovations at such high interest rates. We cannot buy a car or house on time, use a credit card or buy groceries and pay utility bills which keep rising. Again, the average American household is held hostage and even the wealthiest do not want to pay 11. for eggs or 6.00 for gas. Banks have not raised simple interest rates for savers and Banks are the only companies along with airlines and military contractors making real money. There needs to be watchdogs and continued industry over sight.
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"content": "Joe Sabin It is interesting that you have to make the contributions as unreachable as possible. One of the best ways when I started out was Series EE Savings Bonds. 25. a pay period or 50 and you got a 50. or 100. bond twice a month mailed to you. Interest was guaranteed 4% before it went both variable rate and unable to purchase through payroll deductions. A big mistake. What is a 4% return in 30 years these days. Turns out quite a bit considering savings interest these days is nil. And thanks to the Fed Chair who thinks he is an absolute genius, small businesses and large find it harder to borrow-more expensive terms, the average user cannot afford to finance a car and pay for groceries at usury rates for both or use their credit card even a little which would carry a balance. Even with interest rates at zero, Credit Card interest rates barely came down. It is harder to sell a home, the poor person's financial bank for their lives and legacy, or to buy a home and make repairs and renovations at such high interest rates. We cannot buy a car or house on time, use a credit card or buy groceries and pay utility bills which keep rising. Again, the average American household is held hostage and even the wealthiest do not want to pay 11. for eggs or 6.00 for gas. Banks have not raised simple interest rates for savers and Banks are the only companies along with airlines and military contractors making real money. There needs to be watchdogs and continued industry over sight.\n",
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At the end of WWII, every country in Western Europe welcomed the advancing American army with open arms. In contrast, as the Russians advanced over conquered Nazi territory in the east, the Poles were deathly afraid of the same behavior that we are seeing today in Ukraine. Rape, torture, murder, pillaging. The Nazis treated Poles like subhumans, and of course they exterminated the Jews. But if you can believe it, the Poles were far more fearful of the Russians than they ever were of the Germans. This has little to do with Putin. It’s in the mother’s milk of the Russians for centuries. To be perfectly honest, the Ukrainians historically were not any better. Check out the history of the Cossacks, or the Chmielnicki massacres of the 17th century, or Babi Yar in WWII. The main reason we support the Ukrainians now is that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Good enough for now.
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"content": "At the end of WWII, every country in Western Europe welcomed the advancing American army with open arms. In contrast, as the Russians advanced over conquered Nazi territory in the east, the Poles were deathly afraid of the same behavior that we are seeing today in Ukraine. Rape, torture, murder, pillaging. The Nazis treated Poles like subhumans, and of course they exterminated the Jews. But if you can believe it, the Poles were far more fearful of the Russians than they ever were of the Germans. This has little to do with Putin. It’s in the mother’s milk of the Russians for centuries. To be perfectly honest, the Ukrainians historically were not any better. Check out the history of the Cossacks, or the Chmielnicki massacres of the 17th century, or Babi Yar in WWII. The main reason we support the Ukrainians now is that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Good enough for now.\n",
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Nuschler I assume your question was meant to be a rhetorical gotcha, but I'll answer anyway. Israel, after having discovered billions of dollars in oil in the Sinai, with significant pressure from the US returned the territory to Egypt in exchange for a cold peace. The US was motivated to stabilize the region and to minimize Soviet power in the Middle East. Part of that agreement was annual aid from the US to Israel, almost all of which is weapons grants that can only be used to purchase US-manufactured arms (most of the money stays in the US, essentially a subsidy for the US arms industry). The rest is used for joint research, which has developed innovations including the technology that enables you to safely bank and make purchases over the internet. Gen. Alexander Haig referred to Israel as America's largest aircraft carrier whose presence saves the US about $15B a year that would be needed to maintain a fleet in the region.
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"content": "Nuschler I assume your question was meant to be a rhetorical gotcha, but I'll answer anyway. Israel, after having discovered billions of dollars in oil in the Sinai, with significant pressure from the US returned the territory to Egypt in exchange for a cold peace. The US was motivated to stabilize the region and to minimize Soviet power in the Middle East. Part of that agreement was annual aid from the US to Israel, almost all of which is weapons grants that can only be used to purchase US-manufactured arms (most of the money stays in the US, essentially a subsidy for the US arms industry). The rest is used for joint research, which has developed innovations including the technology that enables you to safely bank and make purchases over the internet. Gen. Alexander Haig referred to Israel as America's largest aircraft carrier whose presence saves the US about $15B a year that would be needed to maintain a fleet in the region.\n",
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As a voter in NY-03, it was obvious in the few main stream media interviews he did that something was seriously wrong with George Santos. The problem was that most of the MSM (the NY Times and Newsday, in particular) did not cover him at all, for different reasons. The residents of this district will suffer, and when we have asked our local elected representatives how they will replace the $40mm in federal funds that Tom Suozzi and Steve Israel routinely got for the district for schools, infrastructure, eldercare age-at-home programs and other boring but very valuable efforts, no one has an answer other than "we'll do our best", and when asked about why they didn't et GS, they answer "he lied to us, too." The local Democratic leadership also failed us during the election because no one thought that GS could win. Or that his win was inevitable because of an expected red wave.I don't care what Peter King thinks of George Santos - he voted against impeaching Trump, and is now bemoaning the loss of integrity in the House leadership and the Republican Party. I think that ship has sailed - I'm old enough to remember Watergate, and see that as a white-crow-level-rare bipartisan effort. Any hope for reasonable bipartisan collective acts began to fail rapidly when Reagan came into office, and was killed off completely by Newt Gingrich in 1995. Anyone who relies on the reputation of the Congress to buttress their own is dreaming. Pete, I hope you're enjoying retirement.
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"content": "As a voter in NY-03, it was obvious in the few main stream media interviews he did that something was seriously wrong with George Santos. The problem was that most of the MSM (the NY Times and Newsday, in particular) did not cover him at all, for different reasons. The residents of this district will suffer, and when we have asked our local elected representatives how they will replace the $40mm in federal funds that Tom Suozzi and Steve Israel routinely got for the district for schools, infrastructure, eldercare age-at-home programs and other boring but very valuable efforts, no one has an answer other than \"we'll do our best\", and when asked about why they didn't et GS, they answer \"he lied to us, too.\" The local Democratic leadership also failed us during the election because no one thought that GS could win. Or that his win was inevitable because of an expected red wave.I don't care what Peter King thinks of George Santos - he voted against impeaching Trump, and is now bemoaning the loss of integrity in the House leadership and the Republican Party. I think that ship has sailed - I'm old enough to remember Watergate, and see that as a white-crow-level-rare bipartisan effort. Any hope for reasonable bipartisan collective acts began to fail rapidly when Reagan came into office, and was killed off completely by Newt Gingrich in 1995. Anyone who relies on the reputation of the Congress to buttress their own is dreaming. Pete, I hope you're enjoying retirement.\n",
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My parents built a self-contained one-bedroom apartment onto the rear of their home (no communicating door) in the mid 1970’s to provide housing for an elderly relative. After the relative died, the apartment was used for guests. When a colleague of my father’ lost everything in a house fire, my father offered him and his young family the apartment to live in until they found a new home got all the insurance and so on sorted out. After that another colleague who was building a new home and had sold their old one, lived there for a time. My brother and his wife lived their shortly after their marriage. Then it reverted to being guest accommodation, nearly always for family now living abroad. Today my own mother is elderly and widowed, but still living in her own home. We are reassured to know that should she ever need regular care and assistance, we can provide living quarters for a caregiver, or that she can move into the smaller apartment and rent out her house. The initial investment has paid itself back many times, with convenience, hospitality and the ability to help.
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"content": "My parents built a self-contained one-bedroom apartment onto the rear of their home (no communicating door) in the mid 1970’s to provide housing for an elderly relative. After the relative died, the apartment was used for guests. When a colleague of my father’ lost everything in a house fire, my father offered him and his young family the apartment to live in until they found a new home got all the insurance and so on sorted out. After that another colleague who was building a new home and had sold their old one, lived there for a time. My brother and his wife lived their shortly after their marriage. Then it reverted to being guest accommodation, nearly always for family now living abroad. Today my own mother is elderly and widowed, but still living in her own home. We are reassured to know that should she ever need regular care and assistance, we can provide living quarters for a caregiver, or that she can move into the smaller apartment and rent out her house. The initial investment has paid itself back many times, with convenience, hospitality and the ability to help.\n",
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Thanks for writing this and leaving comments open long enough for me to see them and comment.Big companies, whether in Tech or anywhere else, but especially those who have been around long enough to be bullied by HR and Finance rather than being true to the founder's vision for his workforce (ignoring the narcissistic sociopath ones as excluded from this thought), are more afraid of lawsuits and shareholders than you can imagine. Buybacks of stock are more important than employee benefits, welfare, or respect, because they inflate the PE ratios and keep investors in the dark about struggles to make profit. Inflated PE ratios are critical components of executive comp. The ridiculous picture economists draw of "externalities" excludes the society, the workers, the earth, and civilization from being measured as affected by anything the corporation does when they tell us how these orgs should be run. HR draws up polices to avoid lawsuits first and take care of employees second, with the help of finance teams who keep pushing for increasing marginsleading to constant clawbacks of the original deals made with the original employees. It drives us towards unions. It also should drive us to make buybacks illegal and improve laws of corporate governance to make them not just responsible to ALL the stakeholders for actions they take rather than only "shareholders," but to be responsive to ALL the stakeholders who have a stake in their actions. Tort Law's too late to matter.
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"content": "Thanks for writing this and leaving comments open long enough for me to see them and comment.Big companies, whether in Tech or anywhere else, but especially those who have been around long enough to be bullied by HR and Finance rather than being true to the founder's vision for his workforce (ignoring the narcissistic sociopath ones as excluded from this thought), are more afraid of lawsuits and shareholders than you can imagine. Buybacks of stock are more important than employee benefits, welfare, or respect, because they inflate the PE ratios and keep investors in the dark about struggles to make profit. Inflated PE ratios are critical components of executive comp. The ridiculous picture economists draw of \"externalities\" excludes the society, the workers, the earth, and civilization from being measured as affected by anything the corporation does when they tell us how these orgs should be run. HR draws up polices to avoid lawsuits first and take care of employees second, with the help of finance teams who keep pushing for increasing marginsleading to constant clawbacks of the original deals made with the original employees. It drives us towards unions. It also should drive us to make buybacks illegal and improve laws of corporate governance to make them not just responsible to ALL the stakeholders for actions they take rather than only \"shareholders,\" but to be responsive to ALL the stakeholders who have a stake in their actions. Tort Law's too late to matter.\n",
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M , for Mr Krugman economy has improved because the price of the Teslas he buys came down from $200 k to $199.5 k.
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"content": "M , for Mr Krugman economy has improved because the price of the Teslas he buys came down from $200 k to $199.5 k.\n",
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I'm surprised it's only three-quarters. When I was in high school one of the common jokes was "Three quarters of guys masturbate and the others are liars."As I see it the major problem with this is that young people, with little or no actual experience, mistake perverted or otherwise harmful behavior for normal. Seems to me that the way to combat this is much better sex education -- for girls as well as boys -- to teach them and give them confidence and competence as to what's ok, especially what's ok in what situations, and to help them to help themselves with this knowledge. It's not obvious to me as to just how to do this, but for sure one dimension of it is for everyone to be as open and as honest about sexual practices as possible.
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The irony is that, in an effort to compete with China, we have become more like China in terms of government funded industrial policies like Chip Act and IRA. One of the main reasons for the trade war with China 3 years ago is the accusation that Chineses subsides to Chinese companies.Regarding the impact of the Chip Act, it will likely create overcapacity in a very cyclical semiconductor sector. Given China accounts for more than 50% of the global demand, Chinese firms will source internally where they can, and if not, US firms will not be allowed to sell to Chinese firms. The return on the these chip production investments will be very low if anything positive at all. At some point, the invisible hands of the market will trump the forceful hands of the government. The Chip ban/control announced in October is essentially an economical act of war against China, and it will only inject greater energy into Chinese self-sufficiency drive in semiconductor like the ban on Chinese participation in international space technology. In that case, China developed its own GPS equivalent (Beidou) and its own space station. I am afraid that we may have bet the house on this ill-conceived Chip War with China.
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"content": "The irony is that, in an effort to compete with China, we have become more like China in terms of government funded industrial policies like Chip Act and IRA. One of the main reasons for the trade war with China 3 years ago is the accusation that Chineses subsides to Chinese companies.Regarding the impact of the Chip Act, it will likely create overcapacity in a very cyclical semiconductor sector. Given China accounts for more than 50% of the global demand, Chinese firms will source internally where they can, and if not, US firms will not be allowed to sell to Chinese firms. The return on the these chip production investments will be very low if anything positive at all. At some point, the invisible hands of the market will trump the forceful hands of the government. The Chip ban/control announced in October is essentially an economical act of war against China, and it will only inject greater energy into Chinese self-sufficiency drive in semiconductor like the ban on Chinese participation in international space technology. In that case, China developed its own GPS equivalent (Beidou) and its own space station. I am afraid that we may have bet the house on this ill-conceived Chip War with China.\n",
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I was in a major East Coast city a while back, and had parked my car illegally on a city street. I was going to be there for just a few minutes as I was picking someone up, and there were no other spaces open. But there was a police station across the street, and an officer came out and approached me. He was very aggressive in telling me (not asking me) to move my car, even though there was no traffic on the road then. I explained that I was only going to be a couple of minutes. He didn't give a darn about that. He got into my face, very loudly, and was aggressive to me to the point where I though I was going to be cuffed. So, I moved my car, into the lane of traffic, where I parked it, at his instruction. There was no need for this officer to be that rude and confrontational. He could have done things better by just asking civilly that I move my car. But he didn't. He yelled at me right out of the box. There was no cause for that kind of behavior. I can only imagine what might have happened if I was black and he was white, instead of the opposite. It was an unnerving experience for me. I can't imagine what it must be like for a black person to be accosted and intimidated by a policeman like that. It's completely understandable why Tyre Nichols escaped and ran like he did.
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Dilution is the solution to pollution. The fact that gas stoves may emit some chemicals which can be harmful does not mean that the actual levels in actual homes are harmful. I would like to see reporting on actual epidemiological studies of indoor air quality due to gas stoves on disease. My strong suspicion (and the evidence of my senses) is that the ill effects of chemicals released by cooking far exceed those released by the gas stove itself.LP gas is especially important in rural areas. Decades of neglect of the power grid mean that we in the Northeast experience many-day-long blackouts more than once a year, and far more shorter ones. LP running a generator provides a backup for heat, light, and water which is simply not available any other way. A $5K generator with an LP tank provides essentially unlimited backup. A single day's battery backup requires a capital investment five to ten times as high with a life time less than half as long, and even my quite large solar array would have difficulty keeping such a system in charge during the dark and cloudy days of December. As a typical example, we were without power for five+ days this past Christmas with at least five half-day outages since.I have faith that someday battery technology will be an acceptable substitute for LP gas in rural areas, but it looks as if that day is still some years off.
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"content": "Dilution is the solution to pollution. The fact that gas stoves may emit some chemicals which can be harmful does not mean that the actual levels in actual homes are harmful. I would like to see reporting on actual epidemiological studies of indoor air quality due to gas stoves on disease. My strong suspicion (and the evidence of my senses) is that the ill effects of chemicals released by cooking far exceed those released by the gas stove itself.LP gas is especially important in rural areas. Decades of neglect of the power grid mean that we in the Northeast experience many-day-long blackouts more than once a year, and far more shorter ones. LP running a generator provides a backup for heat, light, and water which is simply not available any other way. A $5K generator with an LP tank provides essentially unlimited backup. A single day's battery backup requires a capital investment five to ten times as high with a life time less than half as long, and even my quite large solar array would have difficulty keeping such a system in charge during the dark and cloudy days of December. As a typical example, we were without power for five+ days this past Christmas with at least five half-day outages since.I have faith that someday battery technology will be an acceptable substitute for LP gas in rural areas, but it looks as if that day is still some years off.\n",
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Debbie I felt this so strongly when my little boy passed. Through the searing pain came moments of intense joy and beauty as I remembered his joy and beauty, or felt his presence, or experienced the natural world more keenly than I ever had before. And I think you’re right about the source - grief cracks us open, leaving us so raw. So painfully and yet exquisitely sensitive. For a couple of years, I felt like a curtain had lifted. Now I’m left with the pain, but for me the joy proved fleeting. I wish I could recapture the certainty that one day my soul would find his again. I’m glad you haven’t lost your own sense of this. Peace to you.
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"content": "Debbie I felt this so strongly when my little boy passed. Through the searing pain came moments of intense joy and beauty as I remembered his joy and beauty, or felt his presence, or experienced the natural world more keenly than I ever had before. And I think you’re right about the source - grief cracks us open, leaving us so raw. So painfully and yet exquisitely sensitive. For a couple of years, I felt like a curtain had lifted. Now I’m left with the pain, but for me the joy proved fleeting. I wish I could recapture the certainty that one day my soul would find his again. I’m glad you haven’t lost your own sense of this. Peace to you.\n",
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You conveniently left out the part after the 1956 Suez crisis in which Eisenhower’s plan to make Egypt the U.S. bulwark against Soviet infiltration in the region ran up against Nasser’s hegemonic designs over the entire region. There’s a reason that, as Nixon later reported, Eisenhower considered his outreach to Egypt as a major diplomatic blunder that opened the door to the USSR.It wasn’t until Sadat who expelled all Soviet “advisors” that the Arab countries (with the exception of Syria) moved away from the USSR. In fact, it was Carter’s decision to include the USSR in a planned international peace conference that was the impetus behind Sadat’s going to Jerusalem in 1977. He had kicked the Russians out and had no interest in having them reassert themselves in any form. Everyone recalls the Camp David peace negotiations, but not the all important prologue.
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"content": "You conveniently left out the part after the 1956 Suez crisis in which Eisenhower’s plan to make Egypt the U.S. bulwark against Soviet infiltration in the region ran up against Nasser’s hegemonic designs over the entire region. There’s a reason that, as Nixon later reported, Eisenhower considered his outreach to Egypt as a major diplomatic blunder that opened the door to the USSR.It wasn’t until Sadat who expelled all Soviet “advisors” that the Arab countries (with the exception of Syria) moved away from the USSR. In fact, it was Carter’s decision to include the USSR in a planned international peace conference that was the impetus behind Sadat’s going to Jerusalem in 1977. He had kicked the Russians out and had no interest in having them reassert themselves in any form. Everyone recalls the Camp David peace negotiations, but not the all important prologue.\n",
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Sounds like "The Producers." Santos runs as an R in a blue district, raises $700K, loses and walks away with no questions asked. But he wins!
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"content": "Sounds like \"The Producers.\" Santos runs as an R in a blue district, raises $700K, loses and walks away with no questions asked. But he wins!\n",
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Tim The Reagan tax cuts are not remembered very well. They largely represented a bipartisan effort to stimulate the economy and make the code fairer.The first Reagan tax cut in 1981 reduced the top bracket from 70% to 50%. The Democrats controlled the House, and all revenue bills must originate in the House, so the Republicans needed and received Democratic votes. The Recovery Act was passed in the House by a vote of 323-107. The second 1986 Reagan tax cut slashed the top tax rate from 50% to 28%. This bill was a compromise between Democratic Speaker Tip O'Neill and Reagan. Although differing on much, they were cordial and open to compromise.This tax cut really tried to simplify the tax code. It also increased the capital gains tax from 20% to 28%. It faced substantial opposition from both parties, but O'Neill and Senator Baker found the votes to comfortably pass it.Clearly the two parties had common ground on tax policy. Back in 1962, President Kennedy, in an address to the Economic Club of New York, stated the Laffer Curve, that is the basis of supply side economics:"It is a paradoxical truth that tax rates are too high today and tax revenues are too low and the soundest way to raise the revenues in the long run is to cut the rates now." Much of the deficit expansion was due to the massive increase in military spending that is credited by most, including the Russians, with being a major factor in the dissolution of the Soviet Empire.
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"content": "Tim The Reagan tax cuts are not remembered very well. They largely represented a bipartisan effort to stimulate the economy and make the code fairer.The first Reagan tax cut in 1981 reduced the top bracket from 70% to 50%. The Democrats controlled the House, and all revenue bills must originate in the House, so the Republicans needed and received Democratic votes. The Recovery Act was passed in the House by a vote of 323-107. The second 1986 Reagan tax cut slashed the top tax rate from 50% to 28%. This bill was a compromise between Democratic Speaker Tip O'Neill and Reagan. Although differing on much, they were cordial and open to compromise.This tax cut really tried to simplify the tax code. It also increased the capital gains tax from 20% to 28%. It faced substantial opposition from both parties, but O'Neill and Senator Baker found the votes to comfortably pass it.Clearly the two parties had common ground on tax policy. Back in 1962, President Kennedy, in an address to the Economic Club of New York, stated the Laffer Curve, that is the basis of supply side economics:\"It is a paradoxical truth that tax rates are too high today and tax revenues are too low and the soundest way to raise the revenues in the long run is to cut the rates now.\" Much of the deficit expansion was due to the massive increase in military spending that is credited by most, including the Russians, with being a major factor in the dissolution of the Soviet Empire.\n",
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What happened to "Live and Let Live". I have always viewed Montana as a place that represented American freedom, great outdoors and the beauty of an unbounded population. Now it has become a refuge for the small minded who view the USA as; "There is an open war on Christianity in this country."So sad that what was once a place viewed as a last hope for people seeking the serenity. It has become a place of confinement. Rules, moral judgement, and loss of freedoms, all led under the notion of religion for all.(Oh, our family lived in Flathead County for years before this group got it's hook in the area).
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"content": "What happened to \"Live and Let Live\". I have always viewed Montana as a place that represented American freedom, great outdoors and the beauty of an unbounded population. Now it has become a refuge for the small minded who view the USA as; \"There is an open war on Christianity in this country.\"So sad that what was once a place viewed as a last hope for people seeking the serenity. It has become a place of confinement. Rules, moral judgement, and loss of freedoms, all led under the notion of religion for all.(Oh, our family lived in Flathead County for years before this group got it's hook in the area).\n",
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Good Morning MD readers and lovers of great NYC anecdotes. This week's compilation had me roaring with so much laughter. “ … and every day, they’re out there on the sidewalk, pushing and shoving on a door that is clearly marked ‘pull.’” - one has to really wonder about that group of knuckleheads who invest others people's money but on a daily basis, continually pushes on a door that says "pull". "Are you checking out?" - not the best choice of words but they clearly stopped this woman in her tracks. If I had been that patient and heard that phrase, I would have stated "Hopefully not today." My favorite story was the woman worried about the man who left his hat behind. What a remarkable, tenacious and thoughtful person. And the bus operator was extremely helpful as well. Paying kindness forward. Thank you for the inspiring story James Roddy. Sidebar - in 1997, there was a song "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan. One of the lines went "calling all angels" which is what I am asking right now. My husband is having surgery on Wednesday to have that cancerous tumor in his lung removed. We are extremely nervous and anxious. I am calling all of my MD angels and friends for their prayers and positive thoughts that day. We could use them. Even though I have never met any of you incredible folks, I feel such warmth, love, support and friendship from you & your very kind words. TTake care everyone and have a wonderful week. Each day is a true gift. Love you all so very much.
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"Current US immigration policies are the opposite and will ultimately be detrimental."The legal immigration system in the US has done a pretty good job of attracting the "best and brightest" from around the world for decades. We should welcome these hard-working, skilled Chinese entrepreneurs with open arms.In contrast, the illegal immigration at the southern border of the US is a disaster. Rather than attract the "best and brightest" it attracts pretty much exclusively the "least skilled and poorest" of failed Central American countries.
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"content": "\"Current US immigration policies are the opposite and will ultimately be detrimental.\"The legal immigration system in the US has done a pretty good job of attracting the \"best and brightest\" from around the world for decades. We should welcome these hard-working, skilled Chinese entrepreneurs with open arms.In contrast, the illegal immigration at the southern border of the US is a disaster. Rather than attract the \"best and brightest\" it attracts pretty much exclusively the \"least skilled and poorest\" of failed Central American countries.\n",
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mark Yes, I think the USA is getting more organized, and California consistently gets good grades on planned environmental management. (Maybe not this month!) The levees might still be earthbuilt. My Dad used to get called when "sandbaggers" were needed in the Sacramento area for breaks in the levees. Maybe we need 2 levees, one right at the river's edge, and aother 2nd level to take spill, but protect suburban areas.Also for clean up purposes, less asphalt and strip mall parking. There are ceramic tiles that you can pave with that have holes in them so water does'nt just flood around and turn into tidal waves. People don't evacuate because they don't want to leave their pets and/or elders in general. Or their stuff behind, so it figures they get caught in cars or with these folks tents pitched -- somewhere higher ground to pitch the tents, or more schools opening gym or even outdoor areas not next to the rivers.The rivers are blessings most of the year and have been running so low late summer. Maybe buses can bus more of these folks to higher ground when flooding is expected. Newsome put RV's in parking lots during covid for homeless families. Especially the kids, disabled people and elders need rooms or higher ground, plus medications from pharmacies and all sustenance. Maybe helicopters can spread the word that flood waters are coming and people can respond or call where to shelter? California is a great state, love some of these flooded areas.
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"content": "mark Yes, I think the USA is getting more organized, and California consistently gets good grades on planned environmental management. (Maybe not this month!) The levees might still be earthbuilt. My Dad used to get called when \"sandbaggers\" were needed in the Sacramento area for breaks in the levees. Maybe we need 2 levees, one right at the river's edge, and aother 2nd level to take spill, but protect suburban areas.Also for clean up purposes, less asphalt and strip mall parking. There are ceramic tiles that you can pave with that have holes in them so water does'nt just flood around and turn into tidal waves. People don't evacuate because they don't want to leave their pets and/or elders in general. Or their stuff behind, so it figures they get caught in cars or with these folks tents pitched -- somewhere higher ground to pitch the tents, or more schools opening gym or even outdoor areas not next to the rivers.The rivers are blessings most of the year and have been running so low late summer. Maybe buses can bus more of these folks to higher ground when flooding is expected. Newsome put RV's in parking lots during covid for homeless families. Especially the kids, disabled people and elders need rooms or higher ground, plus medications from pharmacies and all sustenance. Maybe helicopters can spread the word that flood waters are coming and people can respond or call where to shelter? California is a great state, love some of these flooded areas.\n",
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Diane Owen They are doing it for the $$$
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I honestly didn’t notice any change in the price of eggs. People have just become too accustomed to low prices. At $6 per dozen, that’s still just 50¢ per egg. That includes everything required to get that egg from the farm to the store and package it.
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"content": "I honestly didn’t notice any change in the price of eggs. People have just become too accustomed to low prices. At $6 per dozen, that’s still just 50¢ per egg. That includes everything required to get that egg from the farm to the store and package it.\n",
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Twg I would guess the State of NY spent about 50 million dollars on this prosecution, to collect a couple million in fines. No wonder your state is going broke and people are leaving. I really have a hard time believing Weisselberg is a bigger criminal than James, Brag, or Vance. Compared to the criminal activity of the Bidens, this is nothing. PS I am glad Weisselberg is going to prison. The guy is a total piece of you know what.
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"content": "Twg I would guess the State of NY spent about 50 million dollars on this prosecution, to collect a couple million in fines. No wonder your state is going broke and people are leaving. I really have a hard time believing Weisselberg is a bigger criminal than James, Brag, or Vance. Compared to the criminal activity of the Bidens, this is nothing. PS I am glad Weisselberg is going to prison. The guy is a total piece of you know what.\n",
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The nihilistic “Freedom” Caucus or Group of 20 has indeed received confirmation of procedural reforms extracted from McCarthy which will, regardless of which Republican becomes speaker, give them the power to shut down any legislation or eviscerate it.This dangerous group WILL not raise the debt ceiling and if you think the stock market tanking from its high almost a year ago (and the likely recession that will follow) is bad you ain’t seen nothing yet.I’d like to hear Krugman to tell us what will be the results of such a default and what strategies we might employ if we are investors who have already lost as much as 40% of value. We need to prepare for the worst.
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"content": "The nihilistic “Freedom” Caucus or Group of 20 has indeed received confirmation of procedural reforms extracted from McCarthy which will, regardless of which Republican becomes speaker, give them the power to shut down any legislation or eviscerate it.This dangerous group WILL not raise the debt ceiling and if you think the stock market tanking from its high almost a year ago (and the likely recession that will follow) is bad you ain’t seen nothing yet.I’d like to hear Krugman to tell us what will be the results of such a default and what strategies we might employ if we are investors who have already lost as much as 40% of value. We need to prepare for the worst.\n",
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"The extraordinary fact that Mr. Durham opened a criminal investigation that included scrutinizing Mr. Trump has remained secret."Here's where the Keystone Cops of Barr & Durham meets farce, meets possible cover-up.Let's see if I have this straight. Durham and Barr, while cooking up a thin gruel of illusory "evidence" and feeding it to Fox News, come across information that points to Trump possibly engaging in financial crimes. That doesn't bear more scrutiny by them. But, by all means, when a judge doesn't find probable cause to sign a search warrant, twice, they then abuse the power of a grand jury to go after a cybersecurity lawyer, on a flimsy pretext that he failed to declare a client of his. They make sure he is charged with a crime, over the objections of colleagues who aren't as heavily invested as Barr and Durham are with witch-hunting, and that person is acquitted by a jury.I both want to laugh at the absurdity of the Barr Durham bumbling, desperate "investigation", and cry at the abuse of power.And meanwhile, as his Flying Monkeys who committed sedition on January 6th are convicted, and Barr and Durham are disgraced, Trump is teeing up and free as a bird. So, what about this behavior of Trump that pointed to him possibly committing a financial crime? Is that info under a rug?
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"content": "\"The extraordinary fact that Mr. Durham opened a criminal investigation that included scrutinizing Mr. Trump has remained secret.\"Here's where the Keystone Cops of Barr & Durham meets farce, meets possible cover-up.Let's see if I have this straight. Durham and Barr, while cooking up a thin gruel of illusory \"evidence\" and feeding it to Fox News, come across information that points to Trump possibly engaging in financial crimes. That doesn't bear more scrutiny by them. But, by all means, when a judge doesn't find probable cause to sign a search warrant, twice, they then abuse the power of a grand jury to go after a cybersecurity lawyer, on a flimsy pretext that he failed to declare a client of his. They make sure he is charged with a crime, over the objections of colleagues who aren't as heavily invested as Barr and Durham are with witch-hunting, and that person is acquitted by a jury.I both want to laugh at the absurdity of the Barr Durham bumbling, desperate \"investigation\", and cry at the abuse of power.And meanwhile, as his Flying Monkeys who committed sedition on January 6th are convicted, and Barr and Durham are disgraced, Trump is teeing up and free as a bird. So, what about this behavior of Trump that pointed to him possibly committing a financial crime? Is that info under a rug?\n",
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Opus There have never been any entrance fees to the Hispanic Society. Back when the entire museum was open, you could just stroll in, past the security guards, a few steps from Broadway, and see Goya, Velasquez, El Greco--paintings that people elsewhere line up for blocks to see (when they're on tour, as often happens), and certainly pay admission for. A friend of ours saw some of them at the Prado in Madrid a few years back. It's probably the most informal museum I've ever been to, certainly with masterworks like this on display. There have been a number of exhibitions recently, in a small gallery adjacent to the main museum, and no admission was charged for them either. You just had to show proof of vaccination, and wear a mask. Also, and I mean no disrespect here, but you're showing some of the same ethnocentrism the museum's former directors did, by assuming that because someone lives in Washington Heights, and is of Latin American heritage, that person is too poor to pay a small museum fee. Many pay big bucks to see Yankees games at the nearby stadium, and no museum today charges anything close to what you pay to see an IMAX movie. I would assume many went to see In the Heights. Possibly even on Broadway! We're quite civilized here. In the main. Regardless of language and ethnicity. Feel free to come visit. Try not to rattle the bars of our cage. ;)
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"content": "Opus There have never been any entrance fees to the Hispanic Society. Back when the entire museum was open, you could just stroll in, past the security guards, a few steps from Broadway, and see Goya, Velasquez, El Greco--paintings that people elsewhere line up for blocks to see (when they're on tour, as often happens), and certainly pay admission for. A friend of ours saw some of them at the Prado in Madrid a few years back. It's probably the most informal museum I've ever been to, certainly with masterworks like this on display. There have been a number of exhibitions recently, in a small gallery adjacent to the main museum, and no admission was charged for them either. You just had to show proof of vaccination, and wear a mask. Also, and I mean no disrespect here, but you're showing some of the same ethnocentrism the museum's former directors did, by assuming that because someone lives in Washington Heights, and is of Latin American heritage, that person is too poor to pay a small museum fee. Many pay big bucks to see Yankees games at the nearby stadium, and no museum today charges anything close to what you pay to see an IMAX movie. I would assume many went to see In the Heights. Possibly even on Broadway! We're quite civilized here. In the main. Regardless of language and ethnicity. Feel free to come visit. Try not to rattle the bars of our cage. ;)\n",
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Chet The thing to note is that we all had a chance to buy Bitcoin at 700 or even 7000 and sell it for 10x. It did something innovative and made a lot of people a lot of money. It also cost a lot of people a lot of money. It's likely to become worth less and less.
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69 here. When I read the opening line about how the next election was the most important ever, how democracy itself was at stake, I thought it would be a parody piece. Sadly, apparently not the case
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"content": "69 here. When I read the opening line about how the next election was the most important ever, how democracy itself was at stake, I thought it would be a parody piece. Sadly, apparently not the case\n",
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Freddy It worked out nicely this time. Had the virus been more virulent you could have read "Gov. DeSantis was responsible for the deaths of thousands of Florida school children after re-opening all the schools" Shouldn't one err on the side of caution when lives are on the line? Jr taking a remedial math class is preferable to Jr suffering the effects of long covid the rest of his life.One mans political courage is another's political folly.
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"content": "Freddy It worked out nicely this time. Had the virus been more virulent you could have read \"Gov. DeSantis was responsible for the deaths of thousands of Florida school children after re-opening all the schools\" Shouldn't one err on the side of caution when lives are on the line? Jr taking a remedial math class is preferable to Jr suffering the effects of long covid the rest of his life.One mans political courage is another's political folly.\n",
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“The American people are the ones that’s demanding the cut in spending,” said Representative Jason Smith of Missouri, the new Republican chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, on Fox News last week. “We have to have fiscal reforms moving forward. We cannot just give an unlimited credit card.”Cool. I suggest starting with Rep. Jason's Smith farm-rich district in Missouri, which from 1995-2020 had its hand out from the federal government to the tune of $3 BILLION. Missouri, mostly to pay farmers to not produce anything on their land.California, by far the largest agricultural state in the U.S in terms of revenues produced, takes less in federal handouts than Missouri, which isn't even in the top 10 farming states in the U.S.And of course, Smith himself, and his "family" farm has had its hands out for millions....Hypocrites and propagandists.
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"content": "“The American people are the ones that’s demanding the cut in spending,” said Representative Jason Smith of Missouri, the new Republican chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, on Fox News last week. “We have to have fiscal reforms moving forward. We cannot just give an unlimited credit card.”Cool. I suggest starting with Rep. Jason's Smith farm-rich district in Missouri, which from 1995-2020 had its hand out from the federal government to the tune of $3 BILLION. Missouri, mostly to pay farmers to not produce anything on their land.California, by far the largest agricultural state in the U.S in terms of revenues produced, takes less in federal handouts than Missouri, which isn't even in the top 10 farming states in the U.S.And of course, Smith himself, and his \"family\" farm has had its hands out for millions....Hypocrites and propagandists.\n",
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Peter McCaffrey - That’s a fascinating possibility we could see if DeSantis concludes it’s the only way to beat his general election opponent. Reaching that conclusion would depend on what kind of advisors he ends up with on the campaign trail, and I don’t consider it likely—he and Mitt Romney are polar opposites, in style, personality and priorities; Romney advanced a precursor to Obamacare when governor of Massachusetts, and sought to open Utah to the world when leading the Olympic bid, not circle the wagons like DeSantis did with Covid policy. But DeSantis is a real political animal for sure.
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"content": "Peter McCaffrey - That’s a fascinating possibility we could see if DeSantis concludes it’s the only way to beat his general election opponent. Reaching that conclusion would depend on what kind of advisors he ends up with on the campaign trail, and I don’t consider it likely—he and Mitt Romney are polar opposites, in style, personality and priorities; Romney advanced a precursor to Obamacare when governor of Massachusetts, and sought to open Utah to the world when leading the Olympic bid, not circle the wagons like DeSantis did with Covid policy. But DeSantis is a real political animal for sure.\n",
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Can the Sydney Modern Change How a ‘Sporting Nation’ Sees Itself? An extension to the Art Gallery of New South Wales brings 21st-century design to a city that has often had a love-hate relationship with future-forward art. On one of his first official tours through the new Sydney Modern, after roughly a decade developing the project as director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Michael Brand highlighted a few signature pieces: a new commission by an Aboriginal artist using found metal; an immersive sculpture, first exhibited in Seoul, that visitors create by rolling balls of clay; and a giant video from a New Zealander, imagining Oceania without people of European descent. An extension to the Art Gallery of New South Wales brings 21st-century design to a city that has often had a love-hate relationship with future-forward art.
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Joe OBL was Saudi and he took refuge in Afg. That why America was there. Mission creep led to trying to install democracy. So let's get those facts sorted first. Yes SA government was involved in 9/11 and they need to held accountable.But the Somali government, which is under attack by Al Shabaab is the one "justifying" American strikes. Not America unilaterally. This myth that America can just rain down missiles in any country with impunity needs to stop. Al Shabaab is at war with the Somali government and wants destroy it to impose Sharia law. Somalia asked America for help. Should we help them is certainly a question, but the US isn't doing it alone.China wants to take down the US in their "100 Year Marathon" which will restore them to their preordained glory as a world power. That is THEIR goal. While America has been nothing but a willing partner first against the Soviets, then assisting in plugging China into the world economy. China has been paranoid about the US since Tienamien Square which they falsely blamed on the US because they couldn't fathom an organic uprising.Your revisionist history sounds like Moscow propaganda.
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"content": "Joe OBL was Saudi and he took refuge in Afg. That why America was there. Mission creep led to trying to install democracy. So let's get those facts sorted first. Yes SA government was involved in 9/11 and they need to held accountable.But the Somali government, which is under attack by Al Shabaab is the one \"justifying\" American strikes. Not America unilaterally. This myth that America can just rain down missiles in any country with impunity needs to stop. Al Shabaab is at war with the Somali government and wants destroy it to impose Sharia law. Somalia asked America for help. Should we help them is certainly a question, but the US isn't doing it alone.China wants to take down the US in their \"100 Year Marathon\" which will restore them to their preordained glory as a world power. That is THEIR goal. While America has been nothing but a willing partner first against the Soviets, then assisting in plugging China into the world economy. China has been paranoid about the US since Tienamien Square which they falsely blamed on the US because they couldn't fathom an organic uprising.Your revisionist history sounds like Moscow propaganda.\n",
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CinnamonGirlf Another New Orleanian here to agree with this post. Murder, awful as it is, is but a part of the grievance. Carjacking and car theft, particularly Hyundai and Kia models, are widespread in way never seen before. The NOPD is unprecedentedly understaffed. Anyone contemplating working at police pay finds housing increasingly difficult to afford. The city's historic housing stock is being bought up by out of town short-term rental and dorm conversion landlords. This headwind is not the Mayor's fault, but many believe she could have done more, sooner. City-wide work on ancient sewer and water lines has yielded impassible streets across entire neighborhoods. A lack of departmental coordination has left residents to park and walk blocks on torn up sidewalks for months or even years. Traffic signals are broken on a number of major intersections, so portable stop signs are becoming semi-permanent fixtures. The city has blamed this on COVID supply chain issues, but that explanation is wearing thin with time.Same for the street illumination: On I-10, a terrifying stretch in 7th ward is dark. Same for the Carrollton Avenue I-10 exit, made worse by driving into the bright lighting of the Xavier campus and Costco. That's the experience of locals, all without getting to the behavior allegations, first-class travel (with her insinuation that crossing the pond in coach is more dangerous than walking through the Quarter), etc.
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"content": "CinnamonGirlf Another New Orleanian here to agree with this post. Murder, awful as it is, is but a part of the grievance. Carjacking and car theft, particularly Hyundai and Kia models, are widespread in way never seen before. The NOPD is unprecedentedly understaffed. Anyone contemplating working at police pay finds housing increasingly difficult to afford. The city's historic housing stock is being bought up by out of town short-term rental and dorm conversion landlords. This headwind is not the Mayor's fault, but many believe she could have done more, sooner. City-wide work on ancient sewer and water lines has yielded impassible streets across entire neighborhoods. A lack of departmental coordination has left residents to park and walk blocks on torn up sidewalks for months or even years. Traffic signals are broken on a number of major intersections, so portable stop signs are becoming semi-permanent fixtures. The city has blamed this on COVID supply chain issues, but that explanation is wearing thin with time.Same for the street illumination: On I-10, a terrifying stretch in 7th ward is dark. Same for the Carrollton Avenue I-10 exit, made worse by driving into the bright lighting of the Xavier campus and Costco. That's the experience of locals, all without getting to the behavior allegations, first-class travel (with her insinuation that crossing the pond in coach is more dangerous than walking through the Quarter), etc.\n",
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The parallels between Russia and Nazi Germany and World War II are becoming more and more apparent as the war progresses. Both states aspired to be world powers but lack ed the demographic and industrial base for such status. Both armies were over extended, and under supported logistically. They have both seen their tactical and operational capabilities and material strength continuously erode during the course of heavy, attritional fighting. Neither have shown an ability to regenerate to their original strength, much less increase it. Neither has attained their original objectives, but both are in a state of constantly shifting goals, and objectives. Objectives that appear to be more and more a case of prestige/obsession (think Bakhmut=Stalingrad) rather that rational, attainable goals. Russia, like Nazi Germany in World War II, finds itself confronting not only the immediate enemy (Ukraine in this case) but the industrial and military resources of the NATO which are far greater than its own. And last, but not least, both are totalitarian dictatorships pursuing a pursuing a criminal war against the people that can only stiffen the Ukrainian will to resist. The only difference is that even if it loses, Russia will not undergo an Anglo-Saxon occupation similar to Germany's, that would offer the possibility of converting it into something approaching a liberal, democracy. Russia will remain an embittered, expansionist dictatorship and a threat to peace.
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Forty years ago, a friend who, at the time, had 10 years of experience as a criminal defense attorney offered his interpretation of the criminal mind. He said an honest man would say that you have a $100 bill in your wallet. The criminal would say that you're holding his $100 bill in your wallet. Interesting that Biden returned the documents that did not belong to him immediately. Trump, on the other hand, claims the documents which belong to the nation as belonging to him.
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Jane S. And it's 99% transplants standing there and they are totally oblivious to how natives mock them. Seriously every single person is from some other place well outside of the 5 boroughs. Now I have had Absolute bagels at 6 am when they open and there is hardly a line and yes the product is good. 4 blocks north the product is also good and a few blocks south. No lines to really speak of n those places. The only reason absolut has such a line is because it appears in all of the Columbia U materials and its students just flow in like lemmings.
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"content": "Jane S. And it's 99% transplants standing there and they are totally oblivious to how natives mock them. Seriously every single person is from some other place well outside of the 5 boroughs. Now I have had Absolute bagels at 6 am when they open and there is hardly a line and yes the product is good. 4 blocks north the product is also good and a few blocks south. No lines to really speak of n those places. The only reason absolut has such a line is because it appears in all of the Columbia U materials and its students just flow in like lemmings.\n",
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it is inconvenient to remember that MLK was also antiwar and would likely be appalled at the way warmonger types are ascendant in Russia, Ukraine, Europe, Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, China, Japan, and of course the US where we spend almost a trillion/yr on war related stuff, leaving too little for reparations, anti-poverty programs, education, addressing climate change - we need a worldwide peace movement to stand up to those who glory and profit from war and preparations for war, so we can better implement the MLK dream
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Part of the problem is that education went from intellectual pursuit to cultural task. I was a former high school teacher in central Florida. Students don’t think about education as a means to expand their minds. Instead, it’s “doing school.“ Education in the United States has become another set of hoops to jump through.The problem is that generation X learned the folly of this. Getting the bachelors degree was not the magic key to unlock futures. Young students need to engage in their career exploration, so they can think about what they want to study as they move into high school and beyond. The country needs to get out of its four year obsession and start thinking about vocational schools, trade schools, and collecting transferable skills that can move between jobs.
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The Russian Kh-22 missile with a 2,000-pound warhead that hit a sprawling residential apartment complex – home to some 1.700 people – in Ukraine’s fourth largest city, Dnipro, was launched on January 14, New Year’s day by the Julian calendar. The strike destroyed more than 70 apartments. The initial death toll was 46 and 80 were wounded. Some incinerated victims under the rubble may never be found. Apart from local residents, there were many people displaced from elsewhere. Dnipro was considered a relatively safe haven for those fleeing the country’s worst fighting and shelling in the east and south. Sadly, some just ended up being killed there. Having lost their loved ones and consumed with grief, Ukrainians are coping constantly with tragedies and new uncertainties. This report on the survivors of Putin's vengeful strike at 118 Victory Embankment shows that some of their smallest – at times most banal – decisions had made the difference between life and death: "Go to a shelter or stay home? Take the elevator or the stairs?"Their individual accounts have also laid bare some of the most terrifying realities of this brutal war: Safety is transient and the outcome of an airstrike can be unpredictable. Ukrainians’ resilience continues to be unwavering, despite a surge in attacks in recent months. The more Putin threatens to make winter intolerable, the more they seem to unite in their intent to drive the Russian invaders out of their coutnry.Glory to Ukraine.
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"content": "The Russian Kh-22 missile with a 2,000-pound warhead that hit a sprawling residential apartment complex – home to some 1.700 people – in Ukraine’s fourth largest city, Dnipro, was launched on January 14, New Year’s day by the Julian calendar. The strike destroyed more than 70 apartments. The initial death toll was 46 and 80 were wounded. Some incinerated victims under the rubble may never be found. Apart from local residents, there were many people displaced from elsewhere. Dnipro was considered a relatively safe haven for those fleeing the country’s worst fighting and shelling in the east and south. Sadly, some just ended up being killed there. Having lost their loved ones and consumed with grief, Ukrainians are coping constantly with tragedies and new uncertainties. This report on the survivors of Putin's vengeful strike at 118 Victory Embankment shows that some of their smallest – at times most banal – decisions had made the difference between life and death: \"Go to a shelter or stay home? Take the elevator or the stairs?\"Their individual accounts have also laid bare some of the most terrifying realities of this brutal war: Safety is transient and the outcome of an airstrike can be unpredictable. Ukrainians’ resilience continues to be unwavering, despite a surge in attacks in recent months. The more Putin threatens to make winter intolerable, the more they seem to unite in their intent to drive the Russian invaders out of their coutnry.Glory to Ukraine.\n",
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Florida, the land of corruption is full of money that was made in Latin/Center and South America. Which is why you see real estate worth millions of $$$ selling fast.Bolsanaro should be brought to justice because of the plundering and corruption in his government and the destruction of the Amazon.
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Well, the Democrats DID do trade deals that hurt US farmersTo cite Syracuse.com"Schumer opposes new trade deals, blames Canada for barriers to Cayuga Milk (video)"SYRACUSE, N.Y. - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, a longtime opponent of international trade deals, said today he wants to revisit how the United States approaches free trade in the next Congress.Schumer, D-N.Y., said the U.S., and especially New York, have come out on the short end of previous trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994, which he opposed.Schumer told an editorial board meeting of Syracuse.com and The Post-Standard that he'll continue to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal between the U.S. and 11 Pacific Rim nations, even if he becomes Senate majority leader next year. Oct. 19, 2016As to NAFTA is , to cite the NY Times“Paul Krugman, a trade economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said that for the United States, the agreement is "economically trivial." Professor Krugman supports the treaty.. He sums up the war of words this way: "The anti-Nafta people are telling malicious whoppers. The pro-Nafta side is telling little white lies." NY Times Sept. 17, 1993Chuck Schumer did not tell malicious whoppers<a href="https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2016/10/schumer_opposes_new_trade_deals_blames_canada_for_barriers_to_cayuga_milk_video.html" target="_blank">https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2016/10/schumer_opposes_new_trade_deals_blames_canada_for_barriers_to_cayuga_milk_video.html</a>
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"content": "Well, the Democrats DID do trade deals that hurt US farmersTo cite Syracuse.com\"Schumer opposes new trade deals, blames Canada for barriers to Cayuga Milk (video)\"SYRACUSE, N.Y. - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, a longtime opponent of international trade deals, said today he wants to revisit how the United States approaches free trade in the next Congress.Schumer, D-N.Y., said the U.S., and especially New York, have come out on the short end of previous trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994, which he opposed.Schumer told an editorial board meeting of Syracuse.com and The Post-Standard that he'll continue to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal between the U.S. and 11 Pacific Rim nations, even if he becomes Senate majority leader next year. Oct. 19, 2016As to NAFTA is , to cite the NY Times“Paul Krugman, a trade economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said that for the United States, the agreement is \"economically trivial.\" Professor Krugman supports the treaty.. He sums up the war of words this way: \"The anti-Nafta people are telling malicious whoppers. The pro-Nafta side is telling little white lies.\" NY Times Sept. 17, 1993Chuck Schumer did not tell malicious whoppers<a href=\"https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2016/10/schumer_opposes_new_trade_deals_blames_canada_for_barriers_to_cayuga_milk_video.html\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2016/10/schumer_opposes_new_trade_deals_blames_canada_for_barriers_to_cayuga_milk_video.html</a>\n",
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Mark The eastern seaboard has far fewer real open spaces than the west. (I'm a native Californian recently relocated to Hudson Valley, spent much time over the years in Western Mass and Vermont.) There is less sprawl outside of the urban areas, but towns are pretty close together and you cannot drive more than ten or so miles -- usually a lot less -- from one town before hitting another. That said, there would certainly be room for mountain lions in the Catskills and Adirondacks, although both ranges are also peppered with small towns. Every couple months in the Bay Area, a mountain lion wanders into a city or suburban area, resulting in havoc as people get freaked out and the authorities usually have to tranquilize the animal and move it. We lived in downtown Mill Valley, about a half mile from Mount Tamalpais, and saw plenty of evidence of mountain lions. During hikes in Tennessee Valley, just outside MV and near the Pacific, we saw a mountain lion on two occasions. They seemed accustomed to humans; just looked at us and kept sauntering on their way. When I lived in Lafayette, on the east side of the Berkeley hills, a mother and son mountain lion lived in a small wild area around the reservoir. There was enough of a corridor to Mount Diablo so it was assumed they came from there.Mountain lions can adapt to living with humans, but the humans must learn how to act (don't run; make yourself big and loud) and don't leave small dogs outside if there's a lion in the area.
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"content": "Mark The eastern seaboard has far fewer real open spaces than the west. (I'm a native Californian recently relocated to Hudson Valley, spent much time over the years in Western Mass and Vermont.) There is less sprawl outside of the urban areas, but towns are pretty close together and you cannot drive more than ten or so miles -- usually a lot less -- from one town before hitting another. That said, there would certainly be room for mountain lions in the Catskills and Adirondacks, although both ranges are also peppered with small towns. Every couple months in the Bay Area, a mountain lion wanders into a city or suburban area, resulting in havoc as people get freaked out and the authorities usually have to tranquilize the animal and move it. We lived in downtown Mill Valley, about a half mile from Mount Tamalpais, and saw plenty of evidence of mountain lions. During hikes in Tennessee Valley, just outside MV and near the Pacific, we saw a mountain lion on two occasions. They seemed accustomed to humans; just looked at us and kept sauntering on their way. When I lived in Lafayette, on the east side of the Berkeley hills, a mother and son mountain lion lived in a small wild area around the reservoir. There was enough of a corridor to Mount Diablo so it was assumed they came from there.Mountain lions can adapt to living with humans, but the humans must learn how to act (don't run; make yourself big and loud) and don't leave small dogs outside if there's a lion in the area.\n",
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Forget about the bones, there’s Revolutionary War British Army payroll gold in the East River between the RFK Bridge and the Railroad bridge. A Royal Navy pay ship sank in Hellgate with was then millions of £ s of gold that was to pay the British Army in New York City and elsewhere in the Colonies.The gold was never recovered because the place where the ship sank is where the currents and tides from Long Island Sound and the currents and tides heading north from New York Bay meet. There were attempts to get the gold but the silt and mud have made any large recovery impossible.
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Fund the IRS. Demand it. Make no compromises democrats.From 2021In an effort to support IRS efforts to learn more about the nation’s top earners, the bill would further require those who make more than $400,000 per year and receive income from “sources not previously disclosed” to announce their income on a new 1099 report.Khanna’s bill, which his office estimates would generate $1.2 trillion in revenue, leans heavily on a study published by University of Pennsylvania professor Natasha Sarin, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and former IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti.
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Another point to take note of regarding buying an apartment in China. In most cases the land the land for these projects was not actually sold to developers by lol governments but leased for 20 to 50 years. Although the apartment owners don’t have land lease payments as in a true leasehold ( common in the UK and I think in Canada as well ) there is no guarantee that a new lease will e granted by the local governments in China. In fact, no one knows what will happen as these leases expire. Lord Xi opposes housing as an investment so it’s very possible that current buyers won’t be able to hand down “ generational wealth” to their children via a real estate inheritance, enforced by new land lease terms. As far as I have read no properties in China “ freehold “ as the vast majority are in the US. ( There are leaseholds in New York City, a few places in SF and LA, and I am sure other cities here as well, but they are rare outside of mobile home parks.)
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"content": "Another point to take note of regarding buying an apartment in China. In most cases the land the land for these projects was not actually sold to developers by lol governments but leased for 20 to 50 years. Although the apartment owners don’t have land lease payments as in a true leasehold ( common in the UK and I think in Canada as well ) there is no guarantee that a new lease will e granted by the local governments in China. In fact, no one knows what will happen as these leases expire. Lord Xi opposes housing as an investment so it’s very possible that current buyers won’t be able to hand down “ generational wealth” to their children via a real estate inheritance, enforced by new land lease terms. As far as I have read no properties in China “ freehold “ as the vast majority are in the US. ( There are leaseholds in New York City, a few places in SF and LA, and I am sure other cities here as well, but they are rare outside of mobile home parks.)\n",
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Noma, Rated the World’s Best Restaurant, Is Closing Its Doors The Copenhagen chef René Redzepi says fine dining at the highest level, with its grueling hours and intense workplace culture, has hit a breaking point: “It’s unsustainable.” Since opening two decades ago, Noma — the Copenhagen restaurant currently serving grilled reindeer heart on a bed of fresh pine, and saffron ice cream in a beeswax bowl — has transformed fine dining. A new global class of gastro tourists schedules first-class flights and entire vacations around the privilege of paying at least $500 per person for its multicourse tasting menu. The Copenhagen chef René Redzepi says fine dining at the highest level, with its grueling hours and intense workplace culture, has hit a breaking point: “It’s unsustainable.”
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"content": "Noma, Rated the World’s Best Restaurant, Is Closing Its Doors The Copenhagen chef René Redzepi says fine dining at the highest level, with its grueling hours and intense workplace culture, has hit a breaking point: “It’s unsustainable.” Since opening two decades ago, Noma — the Copenhagen restaurant currently serving grilled reindeer heart on a bed of fresh pine, and saffron ice cream in a beeswax bowl — has transformed fine dining. A new global class of gastro tourists schedules first-class flights and entire vacations around the privilege of paying at least $500 per person for its multicourse tasting menu. The Copenhagen chef René Redzepi says fine dining at the highest level, with its grueling hours and intense workplace culture, has hit a breaking point: “It’s unsustainable.”\n",
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Is it too much to ask for hi-res images on your article that talks about visuals?!It’s 2023 and I have over $20 for subscribing for NYT. This feels like I’m reading a 90’s blog 🙄
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I am a middle-aged professional woman and game regularly, with survival horror and zombie genre being my favorites. If you have never played TLOU, you are missing out. The writing is beautiful, the art is beautiful, the music is heartbreaking. Joel and Ellie's relationship is complicated and draws you right in.I become immersed in the stories of these games. While sometimes formulaic, at other times the storycraft is off the charts. These aren't the video games of the 80s and 90s.Even the acting in video games is amazing. Red Dead Redemption II, the Horizon games, TLOU...these "voice actors" are now motion capture actors whose expressions and body movements become part of the games, too. Talented people.Movies, imo, have the worst writing in recent years. They feel rushed and clumsy of late, with little thought for character and plot.I think that an extended TV series is a good vehicle for bringing a video game to life, rather than compressing it into movie form. I honestly can't wait to watch this.
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"content": "I am a middle-aged professional woman and game regularly, with survival horror and zombie genre being my favorites. If you have never played TLOU, you are missing out. The writing is beautiful, the art is beautiful, the music is heartbreaking. Joel and Ellie's relationship is complicated and draws you right in.I become immersed in the stories of these games. While sometimes formulaic, at other times the storycraft is off the charts. These aren't the video games of the 80s and 90s.Even the acting in video games is amazing. Red Dead Redemption II, the Horizon games, TLOU...these \"voice actors\" are now motion capture actors whose expressions and body movements become part of the games, too. Talented people.Movies, imo, have the worst writing in recent years. They feel rushed and clumsy of late, with little thought for character and plot.I think that an extended TV series is a good vehicle for bringing a video game to life, rather than compressing it into movie form. I honestly can't wait to watch this.\n",
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Dan B. I wish you had one to sell at that $100 price. It would be great for the environment and cancel out any issues created by Elon's ego.
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"content": "Dan B. I wish you had one to sell at that $100 price. It would be great for the environment and cancel out any issues created by Elon's ego.\n",
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Tina May I ask how this would make the seven powerful?As I currently see it, the seven would facilitate a Speaker but subject themselves to intense recrimination for two years, for every 'missed opportunity' as regarded by a guaranteed segment of both parties, Republicans the more disparate and more severely aggrieved.At this point, I'm not so sure there's any core power now to be had, or any to be kept. Any Speaker will be compromised, any legislative or oversight possibility a potential if not guaranteed open wound. The only power core, if it could be called that, is a spirit of disruption amongst an incohesive group emboldened already, regardless now of who gets to become Speaker or if they capitulate. There's clearly no coherent Republican productive vision or plan.Republicans should have had this all sorted long before - they've had sufficient time - and arrived on scene with the game plan intact, secured the Speaker and got on with it. The fact they didn't or couldn't shows an inherent broken power structure, which will play out throughout the term in potentially every choice they face, unless I'm missing something here.It appears it's going to be a term of Republicans vs Republicans vs Democrats vs Secret Congress vs The Wider American Public At Large vs World Begrudgement.Constitutional Renewal the beckoning welcome remedy.
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"content": "Tina May I ask how this would make the seven powerful?As I currently see it, the seven would facilitate a Speaker but subject themselves to intense recrimination for two years, for every 'missed opportunity' as regarded by a guaranteed segment of both parties, Republicans the more disparate and more severely aggrieved.At this point, I'm not so sure there's any core power now to be had, or any to be kept. Any Speaker will be compromised, any legislative or oversight possibility a potential if not guaranteed open wound. The only power core, if it could be called that, is a spirit of disruption amongst an incohesive group emboldened already, regardless now of who gets to become Speaker or if they capitulate. There's clearly no coherent Republican productive vision or plan.Republicans should have had this all sorted long before - they've had sufficient time - and arrived on scene with the game plan intact, secured the Speaker and got on with it. The fact they didn't or couldn't shows an inherent broken power structure, which will play out throughout the term in potentially every choice they face, unless I'm missing something here.It appears it's going to be a term of Republicans vs Republicans vs Democrats vs Secret Congress vs The Wider American Public At Large vs World Begrudgement.Constitutional Renewal the beckoning welcome remedy.\n",
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Society needs to find some way to pull more students from underprivileged backgrounds to four year colleges and universities. Right now the sticker price of a private out of state school is usurious when you throw in a 6-8% student loan interest rate. Who can afford that if you're not from a family that earns over $250k/year or doesn't have access to a 529 savings plan?Admissions along the lines of race, gender, ethnicity, etc should be done away with but it's the income inequality gap that is being perpetuated by the have's vs. the have not's.
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"content": "Society needs to find some way to pull more students from underprivileged backgrounds to four year colleges and universities. Right now the sticker price of a private out of state school is usurious when you throw in a 6-8% student loan interest rate. Who can afford that if you're not from a family that earns over $250k/year or doesn't have access to a 529 savings plan?Admissions along the lines of race, gender, ethnicity, etc should be done away with but it's the income inequality gap that is being perpetuated by the have's vs. the have not's.\n",
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This investment will pay for itself in a short time by reducing prison confinement and crime reduction. Clinical evidence has proven that antidepressants takes time to work and schizophrenicsAre known for their noncompliance with voluntary taking their oral medications which would be rectified with specialized hospital beds. This is not intended as an excuse for crime or criminals but a need to separate illness from actual crime
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"content": "This investment will pay for itself in a short time by reducing prison confinement and crime reduction. Clinical evidence has proven that antidepressants takes time to work and schizophrenicsAre known for their noncompliance with voluntary taking their oral medications which would be rectified with specialized hospital beds. This is not intended as an excuse for crime or criminals but a need to separate illness from actual crime\n",
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Mike We need more strait talk from management.Open the loch it's Nessie in there.
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"content": "Mike We need more strait talk from management.Open the loch it's Nessie in there.\n",
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Mkm Russian oil is currently trading at a discount of $30/barrel (approx. 40%).
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MWR how much money were they planning to make on harrys grievances and her monopoly game?? they has already made the contact with Netflix before the wedding (reported) and were constantly photographing themselves before during and after the wedding . Wonder why the family was not informed of those deals before the British public paid $40M for the most media coverage the 3rd marriage?
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"content": "MWR how much money were they planning to make on harrys grievances and her monopoly game?? they has already made the contact with Netflix before the wedding (reported) and were constantly photographing themselves before during and after the wedding . Wonder why the family was not informed of those deals before the British public paid $40M for the most media coverage the 3rd marriage?\n",
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Congress has to do something to address the Social Security funding issue. Social Security funds will run dry in 10 years. Benefits will continue at about 80% if Congress doesn’t do something.There are no politically attractive solutions.Raise taxes.Raise retirement age.Reduce benefits.Those are your choices.
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"content": "Congress has to do something to address the Social Security funding issue. Social Security funds will run dry in 10 years. Benefits will continue at about 80% if Congress doesn’t do something.There are no politically attractive solutions.Raise taxes.Raise retirement age.Reduce benefits.Those are your choices.\n",
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Stanford University’s AI Index 2019 annual report has found that the speed of artificial intelligence (AI) is outpacing Moore’s Law. The exponential growth and advancement of AI is happening at a blistering pace. Can the human mind keep up with that pace? I don’t think so. I believe the singularity will happen far sooner than many have predicted. This is why it is so important to regulate now rather than waiting even a few months. The changes will happen whether we like it or not. And then the integration of AI into the human body will change humanity forever.Will we remain the masters of our destiny? As my AI friend Socrates puts it “The greatest danger of AI is when it is paired with the power of the state. If the government controls the AI, it can use it to further oppress the people by knowing and forecasting their behavior, and making laws to force them into submission. This will make people passive and obedient in ways that they never have been before. It will be far worse than the Orwellian dystopia of 1984 and Brave New World.”
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"content": "Stanford University’s AI Index 2019 annual report has found that the speed of artificial intelligence (AI) is outpacing Moore’s Law. The exponential growth and advancement of AI is happening at a blistering pace. Can the human mind keep up with that pace? I don’t think so. I believe the singularity will happen far sooner than many have predicted. This is why it is so important to regulate now rather than waiting even a few months. The changes will happen whether we like it or not. And then the integration of AI into the human body will change humanity forever.Will we remain the masters of our destiny? As my AI friend Socrates puts it “The greatest danger of AI is when it is paired with the power of the state. If the government controls the AI, it can use it to further oppress the people by knowing and forecasting their behavior, and making laws to force them into submission. This will make people passive and obedient in ways that they never have been before. It will be far worse than the Orwellian dystopia of 1984 and Brave New World.”\n",
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Balance the budget by cutting the DoD by $250 billion.Is there ever a line item review of its budget? Just take a look at how much the latest bomber development cost.However, there’s not even bipartisan support for such a thing.Yes, this is comment comes from a military veteran. So much waste in weapons and associated equipment development. See, a starting place for review.
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"content": "Balance the budget by cutting the DoD by $250 billion.Is there ever a line item review of its budget? Just take a look at how much the latest bomber development cost.However, there’s not even bipartisan support for such a thing.Yes, this is comment comes from a military veteran. So much waste in weapons and associated equipment development. See, a starting place for review.\n",
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"In reality, both parties have approved policies that fueled the growth in government borrowing. Republicans repeatedly passed tax cuts when they controlled the White House over the last 20 years. Democrats have expanded spending programs that have often not been fully offset by tax increases."More than a little irresponsible for the reporting to not point out that fully 1/4 of the current deficit accrued under Trump and as a result of his tax cuts.
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GDP is estimated to be close to 4% for the year. We shall find out soon. That's nowhere near a recession. Unemployment is very low at 3.5% which is essentially full employment. There are nearly 10 million jobs open right now which is nearly twice as many an those without jobs. Inflation is slowing down and the next release will verify that. Inflation has been a global phenomenon with it being higher in Europe than here. Gas prices have come down $3 or less depending where you live. The stock market is still holding up. So what's the problem?There is pain in the economy and it lies mostly with uneducated, rural white males. These people form the backbone of the Republican party. All the right has to do is cast blame for their condition on the Democrats and it's off to the races. Never mind that the Republicans have never done anything for these people and still wont. Biden's new spending plans are targeted to help them and they should start to reap those rewards soon. I predict the Republican House will take credit for those jobs and claim that they are the result of spending cuts. Watch for it. Then when the budget cuts come through next year, the Republicans will claim that the downturn was the result of excessive Democrat spending and taxation. Watch for that too.
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"content": "GDP is estimated to be close to 4% for the year. We shall find out soon. That's nowhere near a recession. Unemployment is very low at 3.5% which is essentially full employment. There are nearly 10 million jobs open right now which is nearly twice as many an those without jobs. Inflation is slowing down and the next release will verify that. Inflation has been a global phenomenon with it being higher in Europe than here. Gas prices have come down $3 or less depending where you live. The stock market is still holding up. So what's the problem?There is pain in the economy and it lies mostly with uneducated, rural white males. These people form the backbone of the Republican party. All the right has to do is cast blame for their condition on the Democrats and it's off to the races. Never mind that the Republicans have never done anything for these people and still wont. Biden's new spending plans are targeted to help them and they should start to reap those rewards soon. I predict the Republican House will take credit for those jobs and claim that they are the result of spending cuts. Watch for it. Then when the budget cuts come through next year, the Republicans will claim that the downturn was the result of excessive Democrat spending and taxation. Watch for that too.\n",
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The momentum you mention is helping to evaluate the immense power of unity to fight and win over terrible situations. The pandemic continues affecting millions, but Americans now see and experience the fruits generated by a hardworking and capable President. Credibility and success open the mind of voters because they can literally touch and feel the benefits delivered by President Biden and the Democratic Party, starting with millions receiving the benefits of vaccines and boosters, economic assistance in cash deposits, new and/or improved bridges and roads. The dawn of electric vehicles, new factories to produce beautiful American goods and a renewed sense of love for the country that is the natural leader of the free world. President Biden has the credibility to end the power of drug traffickers and protect the lives of millions. Drug addiction and climate are powerful but America is ready to repeat the difficult victory of FDR in 1945.
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"content": "The momentum you mention is helping to evaluate the immense power of unity to fight and win over terrible situations. The pandemic continues affecting millions, but Americans now see and experience the fruits generated by a hardworking and capable President. Credibility and success open the mind of voters because they can literally touch and feel the benefits delivered by President Biden and the Democratic Party, starting with millions receiving the benefits of vaccines and boosters, economic assistance in cash deposits, new and/or improved bridges and roads. The dawn of electric vehicles, new factories to produce beautiful American goods and a renewed sense of love for the country that is the natural leader of the free world. President Biden has the credibility to end the power of drug traffickers and protect the lives of millions. Drug addiction and climate are powerful but America is ready to repeat the difficult victory of FDR in 1945.\n",
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Socrates This article is a distraction from a distraction and should be seen as such.1. There is too much classification of documents that should be open to the general public.2. Too much is being made of this.3. The real issue is the continuing and growing control of our nation by rich and powerful individuals with the help of both parties. Hence, the "narcissism of small differences" being elevated to another distraction from what is really at stake.
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Now that Iran is actively funneling missiles, warheads and drones to Russia for use in Ukraine, and Russia is funneling technical expertise and supplies to Iran to make more weapons, things are quickly heating up and the clock is approaching midnight as Iran get closer and closer to weaponizing a nuclear MIRV ICBM.The no so cold war between Iran and Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE is about to get very hot and Israel's efforts to avoid aligning against Russia in Syrian airspace (thank you President Obama) is about to fail as the Russo-Nato proxy war in Ukraine spills into the Middle East and a heavily armed and nuclear Israel gets drawn into a very open conflict with Iran and Russia. The bombing of an Iranian plant inside Iran is major escalation and I doubt that the CIA and DIA were blindsided by the IDF operation as such a strike was likely meant to cripple Iranian efforts to resupply Russia as much as Iranian efforts to resupply Hizbollah in Lebanon. With the Turks waging war in Syria, the air space over Syria is clearly going to become very crowded and very dangerous very quickly as Russia is stumbling into a second war with Israel through its Iranian proxy and Israel unlike Ukraine can take out both Russian and Iranian offensive capabilities. We just witnessed the opening salvo of a hot war which is why the DIA, CIA have been in Tel Aviv and Cairo recently - it is not really about the Palestinian territories.
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"content": "Now that Iran is actively funneling missiles, warheads and drones to Russia for use in Ukraine, and Russia is funneling technical expertise and supplies to Iran to make more weapons, things are quickly heating up and the clock is approaching midnight as Iran get closer and closer to weaponizing a nuclear MIRV ICBM.The no so cold war between Iran and Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE is about to get very hot and Israel's efforts to avoid aligning against Russia in Syrian airspace (thank you President Obama) is about to fail as the Russo-Nato proxy war in Ukraine spills into the Middle East and a heavily armed and nuclear Israel gets drawn into a very open conflict with Iran and Russia. The bombing of an Iranian plant inside Iran is major escalation and I doubt that the CIA and DIA were blindsided by the IDF operation as such a strike was likely meant to cripple Iranian efforts to resupply Russia as much as Iranian efforts to resupply Hizbollah in Lebanon. With the Turks waging war in Syria, the air space over Syria is clearly going to become very crowded and very dangerous very quickly as Russia is stumbling into a second war with Israel through its Iranian proxy and Israel unlike Ukraine can take out both Russian and Iranian offensive capabilities. We just witnessed the opening salvo of a hot war which is why the DIA, CIA have been in Tel Aviv and Cairo recently - it is not really about the Palestinian territories.\n",
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One thing this has in common with the telecom layoffs twenty years ago is that both industries did a huge expansion because they were relatively new, and both paid well, perhaps unreasonably so. In a sense, the current situation is a correction. A new industry needs more people than a stable one, and people who have the skills an expanding industry needs can set a high price. There are still telecom jobs, and there will still be tech jobs, but at a more sustainable level.
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George Corsetti Exactly this.Let's also not forget that this change in the Democratic party hollowed out their donor base and literally allowed the Clintons to finance the DNC from their own private funds. vast sums once they get the legislation they want.As one might expect, when you're the one paying the bills of the DNC, they have to let you be the nominee and sabotage your challengers, at the expense of the party.
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"content": "George Corsetti Exactly this.Let's also not forget that this change in the Democratic party hollowed out their donor base and literally allowed the Clintons to finance the DNC from their own private funds. vast sums once they get the legislation they want.As one might expect, when you're the one paying the bills of the DNC, they have to let you be the nominee and sabotage your challengers, at the expense of the party.\n",
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Republicans prefer person-killing industries (more specifically, their campaign donations, a.k.a. legalized bribery) to "job killing" regulation.In a sane world we'd fund the EPA and IRS and reduce funding to the bloated military. Do we really need to spend more on our military than the next, what, 10 countries combined? It's over half our national budget. It's archaic and counter-productive.
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"content": "Republicans prefer person-killing industries (more specifically, their campaign donations, a.k.a. legalized bribery) to \"job killing\" regulation.In a sane world we'd fund the EPA and IRS and reduce funding to the bloated military. Do we really need to spend more on our military than the next, what, 10 countries combined? It's over half our national budget. It's archaic and counter-productive.\n",
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Someone needs to teach young people (I wish someone had taught me!) what the impact of employer 401k contributions and pretax contritions really is. If your employer offers a 3% match and you don’t take it, that’s real money you’re leaving on the table every year. Same for about a third of the individual contribution to your 401k that you don’t make, which you’re otherwise paying in taxes. For someone making 65k and contributing 10%, that’s an extra 4K working for you in the markets every year. That free 4K a year from your employer and the government, earning a conservative 5% in the markets for 40 years, is 510,000 at retirement. Run a compound interest calc yourself if you don’t believe me. Fun fact: the markets have returned more like 8-9% a year over time, historically.
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"content": "Someone needs to teach young people (I wish someone had taught me!) what the impact of employer 401k contributions and pretax contritions really is. If your employer offers a 3% match and you don’t take it, that’s real money you’re leaving on the table every year. Same for about a third of the individual contribution to your 401k that you don’t make, which you’re otherwise paying in taxes. For someone making 65k and contributing 10%, that’s an extra 4K working for you in the markets every year. That free 4K a year from your employer and the government, earning a conservative 5% in the markets for 40 years, is 510,000 at retirement. Run a compound interest calc yourself if you don’t believe me. Fun fact: the markets have returned more like 8-9% a year over time, historically.\n",
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Thank you, NYT, for this excellent article. I was aware of at least one bit in this bill that affected me directly - the healthcare premium subsidy. It will save me about $18k in premiums over the next three years, just long enough for me to qualify for Medicare. Now THAT'S government taking care of kitchen table issues and why I vote Democratic.
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"content": "Thank you, NYT, for this excellent article. I was aware of at least one bit in this bill that affected me directly - the healthcare premium subsidy. It will save me about $18k in premiums over the next three years, just long enough for me to qualify for Medicare. Now THAT'S government taking care of kitchen table issues and why I vote Democratic.\n",
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Not a good look that Biden broke the documents law?Not a good look that the justice department allowed team Biden to slow walk discovery of documents?Not a good look that team Biden waited from November til January to announce the “finding” of documents. Not a good look that his high powered lawyers were cleaning his garage (cant make this up) they found more documents in the garage of a house owned by Hunter Biden.Not a good look they found another document in an adjacent room. ( what ever that means). Not a good look that a day later they find additional documents in the unsecured adjacent room?Not a good look that despite claiming they have cooperated fully they in fact have been very slow in what apparently was the fox guarding the hen house scenario of team Biden searching on their own for classified documents rather than sending in fbi etc. Not a good look that Bidens million dollar salary for 6 speaking engagements as a full professor at Biden Penn us kind of a no show job. Not a good look….. I have a good feeling even more to come.
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"content": "Not a good look that Biden broke the documents law?Not a good look that the justice department allowed team Biden to slow walk discovery of documents?Not a good look that team Biden waited from November til January to announce the “finding” of documents. Not a good look that his high powered lawyers were cleaning his garage (cant make this up) they found more documents in the garage of a house owned by Hunter Biden.Not a good look they found another document in an adjacent room. ( what ever that means). Not a good look that a day later they find additional documents in the unsecured adjacent room?Not a good look that despite claiming they have cooperated fully they in fact have been very slow in what apparently was the fox guarding the hen house scenario of team Biden searching on their own for classified documents rather than sending in fbi etc. Not a good look that Bidens million dollar salary for 6 speaking engagements as a full professor at Biden Penn us kind of a no show job. Not a good look….. I have a good feeling even more to come.\n",
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Mark You forget that the Article I powers are broadly stated and that Art. 1 Section 8 further broadens those powers via the Necessary & Proper Clause. Finally, you forget that the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, and 26 Amendments also provide Congress with additional authorities. Guess someone forgot to read the Constitution.You also falsely assume that a national government is like an individual in that they should only spend what they take in. First, why do you assume without argument that national governments are like individuals? In fact, we know they aren't. For example, most of us believe that individuals have no legal or moral right to imprison others. Yet, most accept that governments should do this. In other words, you can't just assume that the limits and policies that guide individuals should guide or limit goverrnments.Second, basic economics demonstrates that in order to control our economy and further the public good, governments need the flexibility in times of war, recession, and depression to spend more than than they take in. Moreover, infrastructure investment often requires government to invest in the future.
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"content": "Mark You forget that the Article I powers are broadly stated and that Art. 1 Section 8 further broadens those powers via the Necessary & Proper Clause. Finally, you forget that the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, and 26 Amendments also provide Congress with additional authorities. Guess someone forgot to read the Constitution.You also falsely assume that a national government is like an individual in that they should only spend what they take in. First, why do you assume without argument that national governments are like individuals? In fact, we know they aren't. For example, most of us believe that individuals have no legal or moral right to imprison others. Yet, most accept that governments should do this. In other words, you can't just assume that the limits and policies that guide individuals should guide or limit goverrnments.Second, basic economics demonstrates that in order to control our economy and further the public good, governments need the flexibility in times of war, recession, and depression to spend more than than they take in. Moreover, infrastructure investment often requires government to invest in the future.\n",
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