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This piece strikes me as the Times saying: "We don't like the Intercept criticizing the corporate Democratic establishment we're working to get elected in November, so let's take a shot at them to discredit the organization."
While the Times does its share of investigative journalism, <PERSON> continues to uncover important stories as well. His July coverage of the House Armed Services Committee's spiking of any anti-war amendments - whether submitted by Democrats and Republicans - is exactly the type of report I am seeking when deciding whether or not to give my support to the Democratic Party, when it empowers people like <PERSON> (D-Wa.).
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"And so we come to our last question. Is it possible to control man's mental evolution so as to make him proof against the psychoses of hate and destructiveness? Here I am thinking by no means only of the so-called uncultured masses. Experience proves that it is rather the so-called "Intelligentzia" that is most apt to yield to these disastrous collective suggestions, since the intellectual has no direct contact with life in the raw, but encounters it in its easiest, synthetic form upon the printed page."
<PERSON> in a letter to <PERSON>, 1932
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I often differ with Mr. <PERSON>, but I think he got it right here. If this is the case we may have to start thinking about the scary possibility that there are structural flaws in the constitution that need to be rectified. In particular, that there are too many veto points in the system. At to many points in political process a handful, or in this case a single individual, is capable of bring the entire legislative process to a halt. This brings us to an incredibly difficult question.
How do you reform a system who's problem is the ability of a people to end all attempts of reform?
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<PERSON> clearly hasn't been on the ground at some of these protests. The amount of people helping to organize some of these events that come out of the <PERSON> movement, and are utilizing the infrastructure built during those movements is quite large. <PERSON> wasn't a failure because he didn't make it himself. He showed the way.
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"...some in his party view his reverence for bipartisan deal-making as naïve."
In a polarized era, bipartisan cooperation may seem like a relic of the past. But it's exactly what we need to heal this country.
An instinct for mediation is not a matter of ideology, but character. It does not require a centrist starting point. It simply requires a commitment to constructive cooperation over toxic competition.
Maybe, after all, <PERSON> is exactly the leader we need for this time.
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“Most evangelicals and Catholics and others who hold to a traditional Christian ethic are countercultural.”
We Christians are not called to hold to a traditional Christian ethic. We are called to follow <PERSON>. Which means we are to counter the overall culture when needed, AND to counter the church subcultures when needed.
<PERSON> and other Christians should follow <PERSON>, and embrace ethical change.
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I personally think that parents should use tracking devices to track their children. I believe that it provides a reassurance to parents, and it also allows the child to be safe. With the tracking device, children will not go to places they are not supposed to, and are less likely to perform bad actions. My parents use an app that lets them know where I am, but I am never too bothered with that. Sometimes they have to stay at work for a later time, so checking to make sure that I am home is very important to them. I think that if parents are open-minded to where their children can go (within safety limits), then tracking them should not be a very big problem. Tracking is not just about trust. Nowadays, especially for young girls, kidnap rates are very high. Without parent supervision, anything unsafe could easily happen to teens and children. Having a tracking system in place allows the parents to locate where the child is and report it to the police, where the children can be found easier.
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<PERSON> I agree with you when you say that children should be given a sense of freedom while being safe. Although today’s society is a little bit safer than before, there are sill a lot of dangers out there. I also agree when you say that you prefer your parents to know your location, because sometimes if something happens to us without our consent, sharing our location is really important to receive help.
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@vbering
"Resisting those who desire unjust compensation based on their membership in a specific group is not white supremacy."
You were doing okay until this point. If I am reading this correctly, essentially you do not agree that reparations should be paid to African Americans. And, to be against this is not white supremacy.
If what you say is true, why were the owners of enslaved people compensated for their economic loss? How is compensation unjust when the economies of the U.S. and Great Britain were built upon the unpaid labor of those citizens, otherwise you would not be in the privileged position that you sit today? How unjust is it that slavery has been and still is codified into law, even today, yet compensation for those currently enslaved in our penal systems, still work in industrialized prison plantations and of which the majority of are Black?
I think that single statement epitomizes white supremacy ideology and arrogance to suggest otherwise, because no person of color wrote the 13th Amendment and none of the descendants of enslaved Americans have ever been allowed to fully live up to the promise and social construct made by this country, a country that they built, to this very day.
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<PERSON>
If a single tax dollar went into creating any part of that "private, gated community" then every U.S. citizen has a right to walk down its street. If those communities are paying for off duty police that use publicly owned police vehicles, then the public has a right to walk through those gates. The "community" residents delude themselves about the perceived safety of a gate. If the <PERSON>'s had accidentally shot someone walking on the side walk they would have been charged with a crime. Missouri has a law that allows citizens to defend themselves in public areas. If the protesters felt under threat by the weapons brandished at them there is not a duty to retreat. Sometimes referred to as a Stand Your Ground law, in Missouri, if you have a legal right to be in a location, then you also have a right to protect yourself if you're in imminent threat of deadly harm.
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<PERSON>
Of course, then funding for programs that are vital for children, immigrants and others who are citizens but are not registered would be curtailed, and appropriate congressional representation for these residents and citizens wouldn't be proportional in congress to the number of persons in a district.
And it does nothing regarding voter suppression, which isn't part of the census. The scare tactics which suggest answering a census poll cans to visibility with police or ICE does suppress the count, though.
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What about <PERSON>'s accomplishments to take the US out of the Paris Climate Accord, sign bills opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil production, Decrease the size and designation of Bear's ears National Monument ( a historic first ever reverse designation of a national monument), numerous EPA de-regulations, such as re-interpreting the Clean Power Plan to encourage the extended use of dirty coal facilities, The appointment of energy industry lobbyists to heads of the Interior Department and EPA, The efforts of <PERSON> via Devos and the Department of education to defund public schools - there's so many accomplishments that aren't on the list! There's so many it is hard to list them all.
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@Lisa
I think there are some fundamental misunderstandings here.
"Aren't 'professional police' supposed to know how to disarm someone..."
This underestimates both the difficulty of doing this in a real-life situation as well as the danger posed by a knife at close distance. It isn't a movie, there are no do-overs, police have one chance and about two seconds to get it right.
"The man having a knife is very different than his pointing a gun at them."
You're right here in general but wrong in specific - the difference is that a knife is in many ways *more* dangerous than a gun at close distances.
This is all unfortunate because the spirit of the protests are in the right place; but they're just so unfocused and counterproductive. The movement needs to be able to make the distinction between an event that was truly barbaric and preventable (e.g. <PERSON>) versus an event like this.
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@DShabri
“ I cannot understand how a president whom lost his reelection bid, could even consider about attacking another country, and will leave his successor bears the consequences.”
I can - vindictiveness and spite. Republicans are known for playing the long game. I cannot help but think the playbook here is to poison the well on the way out the door, leaving the incoming administration to flounder over the next four years.
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I'm sure the author of this piece is being sincere in their assertions, but I think if readers look behind those, they'll see some dubious assumptions that are ingrained by American work culture.
Haven't left the house for "hours (days?)" to interact with another person? Go to a coffee shop or meetup, make small talk with someone. Nothing stopping you.
Working in your sweatpants? Shower and dress yourself.
Missing a creative outlet? Pick up writing, a visual art, or any other creative outlet.
Need collaboration? Propose a project to a friend or partner (or your kids, if you have 'em).
The author's assertions show just how little value and effort we're conditioned to assign to time when we don't have to "go to work." There are tons of pursuits in life whose purpose is more than to add to your employer's bottom line, which you may find more fulfilling, and which might have more value to the society. Remote work enables us to spend less time at the office, but it's only worthwhile if we make use of the time we reclaim.
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The author mentions that as a white-color millennial, they're "supposed to be cheering on the remote work revolution." Actually no, you're not supposed to be doing anything about remote work, except making the choices that work for you and your team. Flexible work arrangements are about just that - flexibility, not making everyone rigidly adhere to one way of doing things. I find this frustrating about American work culture and suspect others may too; people and organizations' desire to dictate what works best for everyone. Maybe time we gave that a rest.
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<PERSON>,
Well stated responses to all of the writers this week. I am troubled by the majority of those who have commented on the 16 year old who wants to become pregnant. My paternal grandmother became a mother at 16 as a married woman. I became pregnant at 17 and my first child was born 2 months shy of my 18 birthday - I was not married. It did not ruin my life! Indeed, I became a more responsible adult than many of my peers. I finished high school, went to college and earned a PhD before I was 30. Outside of pregnancies that result from childhood sexual abuse and rape, it is the judgmental attitudes about teen pregnancy, the lack of support for young parents, and larger social impediments that determine poor health outcomes for those who bear children when they are teenagers. This young person is working, her partner has a job and they appear to be in a committed relationship. The role of her medical provider is to provide information and support her in making informed decisions about her sexual and reproductive health. It is not to judge her or predict a future of doom. This conversation would be best if guided by a framework known as reproductive justice. Google it please!
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@Dr. <PERSON> I am not an exception, but I am exceptional. There is a difference. Who is not to say this young woman cannot be exceptional, too. The point is that pregnancy is not what determines later poor outcomes. The same social determinants that exist for a young woman prior to pregnancy exist afterwards. The research is skewed towards some middle class standard of who should have children and when. Higher education and a middle class lifestyle is no guarantee that a person is better prepared to become a parent. Providers should stop speculating about the patients in front of them. The issue is not the age of the parent, it is how much support the parent receives from the other parent, extended family, their community, their employers, and the public policies and funding provided by the government. Was this young person supported in completing or extending her education, will she have access to health insurance and child care? Those are the social factors that will determine later outcomes regardless of her age. Chances are, if she waits a few more years to have children, those social factors will not change much or at all. All that will change is she will no longer be shamed for a decision that is hers and hers alone to make.
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This article is truly devastating. To think and humanize the people that have been affected so profoundly by this pandemic, the livelihoods ruined, the rents left unpaid. In a jerk reaction, it can be easy to harbor anger toward the government and the covid mandates, thinking - lift restrictions, let people push through this together, herd immunity, "this wouldn't have happened if they could've just stayed open". To that reaction I say, you're right. They would've been dead, which also just so happens to hurt profits.
Maybe this is the idealist in me, as I am angry for a different reason - that the government, with their theoretically unlimited spending capacity (we did just break our previously expected debt ceiling) CAN AFFORD to subsidize these workers, provide additional tax breaks to these small independently owned businesses instead of to walmart and exon and ford, and just freaking help.
But they continue to choose not to. Because their anger is only directed at the circumstances and each other, instead of inward to where the failure began back in December.
It would just be nice if the people that we have elected, as a country and as local communities, gave a hoot about who they are representing.
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Really struggled with the lower right corner. IBARS? While I am a younger civil engineer, I think I'd get lot of weird looks if I called it an I-bar on a jobsite instead of an I-beam. Cruised through the rest of the puzzle up until that corner!
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Lot's of comments. So someone may already have said this. But this is my concern with <PERSON> from a liberal POV on social security. This point all depends on <PERSON> or any moderate democrat winning, the makeup of congressional party breakdown.
<PERSON> says "These days, <PERSON>, like many Democrats, is calling for an expansion of Social Security benefits."
I am sure <PERSON> believes this but what the right wing media will play out if <PERSON> wins is how the deficit is all of the sudden a priority and we need to cut social programs.
so <PERSON> I ask you "How do you think <PERSON> will respond to this?"
I believe he will fall for this talking points and cut social security.
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No thanks for this column <PERSON>. Is the only way to praise <PERSON> for his handling of this situation is by assuming this will end soon and some of us will survive? We do not know how, or when this will end. However, COVID-19 is actually more arrogant than <PERSON>. Does anyone think <PERSON> cares about people contracting this disease? Oh, wait as long as the markets are OK he's fine.
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<PERSON>
I agree. Learning at home is not the same as being in school. I feel like our teachers are trying hard, but I also think that they are overwhelmed and not necessarily teaching the way they would if we actually attended school. One thing that annoys me is when a teacher says to watch a video and take notes. I would prefer if teachers would lecture and I could take notes on what they are saying. At times I feel like I am teaching myself new concepts. This is a good way to prepare me for college. But sometimes I wish things could just go back to the way they were. I always looked forward to going to school and getting a good education.
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Education is important to me and my family. However, I do believe that not everyone has the opportunity to receive a high quality education. Depending on where you live and what school system you attend makes all the difference in the world. Another factor that should be considered is that teaching isn't just up to the schools. Having a stable family has helped my experience. My parents are always there to help me when I am struggling with something. This is an advantage that I have that others may not. Teachers have been through so much during this pandemic and are trying their hardest to educate their students during this difficult time. However, without support at home all is lost. It will be interesting to see what the future holds because honestly, I haven't attended school on a regular basis since March. I feel that I am not learning as much at home as I would be at school. My teachers are trying, but it is difficult to learn without interacting with them in person.
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Religious biases, discrimination in the name of religion, and religions freeloading on taxpayers need to go.
Religions have given us so much hate and raunchiness, and esp now the worst president in history, the political decisions based on faith/myth - all this needs to be revisited.
Churches need to pay taxes.
We need a Supreme court without religionists.
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@michjas
You have not been listening to the grifting that has been <PERSON>'s modus operandi for years. It might not have been reported on Fox but has been reported in the print press all along.
Get educated Americans. This is an administration of cheaters and liars so it is not unexpected.
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This stuff is just incoherent unless it addresses the asymmetry. The issue isn't polarization, it's radicalization, and that has occurred on only one side. D views of Rs (dishonorable, untruthful, hateful, and violent) are grounded in reality, while R views of Ds are based on fantasies that justify their transgression and aggression. There is no "liberal Q" conspiracy theory.
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Who disagrees with the political importance of the ACA? But the loudest "progressives" seek to *undermine* public support for ACA. Why sweep your biggest hard-fought political victory of the last decade off the table and direct your political energy into a plan (MFA) with little chance of success? Why fight that battle again? This fight seems almost calculated to split the Democrats.
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<PERSON> must be proud of his student. Why is he legally allowed to lie like this? Why is his son allowed to tell his supporters to go armed to polling places?
Why is our constitution not being followed?
Our entire government has been poisoned by this corrupt family. Vote out the entire group and all those that supported them
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What has not been mentioned and the most important fact is that <PERSON> has refused to admit he went too far. That is why he must be removed. <PERSON> does not see warnings he sees only winning and losing. Just as the lack of action after the <PERSON> Report allowed Ukraine to be done in daylight; Ukraine will allow the stealing of our election and our democracy will be gone.
If he could admit a mistake and have the control to stop himself, you could stretch this to just a censure. Three years have proven that will nothing will stop him but removal.
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I don’t accept his apology . He dismantled many mailing machines and needs to be fired. Quite frankly we should not trust any GOP supporter. They want small government and it is ok none of there billionaire leaders need to pay taxes. Remember a country ceases to exist if the rich don’t even pay taxes.
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We need to put <PERSON> in jail for crimes against humanity for his coal plants killing in2018 premature air pollution deaths at least 3,100 people and over 2,000 in New Jersey and Maryland . Then by knowing 3 years ago we were not ready for any epidemic on his watch death toll from Coronavirus is in the thousands. What else catastrophic event will our profoundly immoral <PERSON> give us. If he is elected again on Nov 5 he will end Social Security and Medicare . There budget right now and today has billions in cuts ready to go. The Dems need to put on daily tv ads <PERSON> saying we the GOP will cult those programs. There are past live interviews with him. Why they aren’t doing it now is really a bad move . I have not seen one in my state of Delaware.
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You’re quite wrong about that. <PERSON> has spent much of his career trying to cut social security (a transfer program) while <PERSON> has promised not to cut social security. The Democrats are an inept party capable of nearly nothing.
That said, I think your assumption that income is currently distributed to the more productive members of our society is clearly flawed. If I inherit a massive stock portfolio I need not work a day in my life yet receive millions in income. No relation between productivity and income to be found in such a scenario, one which is far too common today.
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What in the world are you talking about? What do you think happens to cancer patients who don’t have insurance and can’t afford treatment? What do you think happens to people who aren’t on insurance and can’t afford treatment for common diseases like the flu? Some of them die. They die because they can’t see a doctor.
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Mr. <PERSON>,
Perception--the ability to perceive--matters, especially in your work. You're not showing it when, in spite of your education, you make a mash of <PERSON>'s influence on the election and Soviet-era communism. In fact, you sound a bit like <PERSON>, whom you denounce: engaging in knee-jerk political response, mostly out of a groundless fear that the Soviet Union is about to be reborn in the US. That wasn't true in 1919 or the 1920s, when the Soviet state was unsteadily on the rise but general hope in its ideas flourished throughout Europe. It's certainly not true today. (I would have written "oy vey," but that's already been used in these comments.)
May we try to elevate the conversation?: <PERSON> is not advocating for government ownership of all businesses or for the abolition of private property. Instead, he's advocating for something that looks a lot like Denmark and somewhat similar to Germany (albeit not entirely for healthcare).
Notice how I've not advocated for or against <PERSON>? Start there. Please try to engage what he does with nuance and thought rather than continue this form of argument by fear. Isn't that your job?
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Mr. <PERSON>,
I appreciate that you're trying to engage those of a different political orientation than yourself, but there's an illusion to your argument: first, the intransigence and gridlock has come from a minority conservative position of extraordinary obstinacy. See American Enterprise Institute scholars, such as <PERSON>, who have noted as much since the birth of the Tea Party. That includes the issue of abortion: The conflict was not taken out of public debate by Roe v. Wade anymore than, say, <PERSON> v. Board of Education settled once and for all the resistance to integration (see how we live and how we ignore those who are of different complexions from each other or different incomes). My comparison between the <PERSON> decision and Roe is intentional if provocative: no, Roe is not a great judicial decision as a matter of settling law, but the fact is those who are anti-abortion are very much in the minority. You've attempted to suggest otherwise. It doesn't square with years of polling in evidence, including among Republicans. This conflict you seek over a court confirmation is nothing more than what we've had for decades: the attempt of a conservative minority to ride herd over what was supposed to be settled law but is, in terms of our population, settled culture. You are part of a minority. I respect your sentiments and beliefs. Now respect mine and that of most.
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This technology is a weapon of war and articles about tech like this is always cloaked in the medical field when it really is about transhumanism and control of the masses. Also, it is much more developed than what is being let on. They feed the population in a drip, drip manner to get everyone to buy in to the technology but that train has left the station. The torture division of the United Nations led by <PERSON> is investigating cybertorture because non consenting people the world over are complaining they are being experimented on with technology. The report is due to the General Assembly this fall. Many have moved or traveled to other countries, but there is no escaping it. These types of non consenting experiments of the brain have been done by many countries for decades and decades. The MKUltra program (mind control) was done by the U.S. in the fifties. When caught, they settled with confidential agreements and promised to stop. All they did was go underground. Scary times and yet we are now all hopelessly addicted to technology. Cannot imagine what is in store for my 4 young grandchildren.
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The <PERSON> have ownership in Pfizer and also donated money to the department in the British government that has to give vaccine approval. And, oh yes, they were the first in the world to approve the vaccine this week. Take that duo with a grain of salt and follow the money.
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Because of their ubiquity a very few social media platforms have something of a monopoly on discourse. Social media is a natural and logical extension of the internet. If it wasn’t Facebook and Twitter there would be other companies serving the same purpose. These companies got lucky. The individuals running these social media companies curate what billions of people see and do not see. They promote and suppress ideas. We use eminent domain to take private property and use it for the public good. I think we should use eminent domain to seize these social media platforms and enshrine freedom of speech as a right. I don’t want a very few unelected people choosing which ideas thrive or die.
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@Socrates companies like Facebook and Twitter have a pro-corporatist bias that would suppresses challenging speech. When we allow these companies to suppress speech we disagree with, we make it possible to suppress all sorts of speech.
I am 100% in support of fact checking, by the way, and I think it is great that Twitter is doing that with <PERSON>’s lies.
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@JEH Your comment is a ray of clarity when all who post here are hysterical with covid fear and TDS. If <PERSON> is elected the lockdowns will be quickly lifted but the damage will be irreparable. I'd say "good, this is what these clowns wanted," but so many productive Americans will be dead or hollowed out by despair.
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Easy to get things right in hindsight. I hope politicians don't make a similar mistake in reopening our economy. And for those who cry "Lives virus Dollars" I said it's "Lives versus Lives." Try to figure out how this virus can burn through our herd with minimal human toll quickly or drag out the pain with countless more succumbing to deaths of despair or by a dramatically lowered standard of living.
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It’s all about the money.
It’s arrogance in that these “believers” do not believe in the threat of this virus. And while they don’t personally believe in this threat, they willfully endanger others. And then <PERSON> has the nerve to say, “We’re conservative, we’re Christian, and therefore we’re being attacked,”. Nope, you’re being attacked for saying you are Christian but then behaving like you do not care about other human beings. It’s called hypocrisy, and as long as you and other Christians conduct yourselves in this manner, you will continue to be questioned.
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@LTL You seem to have more information to add to this story. Perhaps the Times should interview you? At face value this is just more of the same from <PERSON> and his enablers. Destroy the messenger no matter how qualified he/she might be. How petty and childish. I’d like to know what <PERSON>’s as well as his cronies’ financial interests are in this drug. Follow the money.
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The rapid tests for Covid-19 were approved for people already showing symptoms of infection. They have a higher false negative rate in asymptomatic people with lower viral loads. They are used to screen workers and give quick answers but they can miss someone who is incubating and might spread infection until they test positive at their next screening test. Remember the White House Rose Garden ? They screened everyone with a rapid test, not the nasal swab PCR.
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I am a physician, my husband is a physician, my children are front line physicians and health care workers. We have been working to the point of exhaustion since March. I welcome this insightful article that says what we have been trying to tell our patients all month! Your decisions have consequences that effect all of us. If your Thanksgiving gathering results in more Covid hospitalizations, we will be exposed and you will be taking beds that might be needed for people with other illnesses. Please think about that when considering your “ willingness to take the risk”. We have canceled our favorite family gathering this year in the hope that we will all be able to celebrate next year.
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As a 66 year-old woman, who has had severe headaches since childhood and have been treated as a "drug seeker" by the medical community, this is welcome news ! When the right side of my face begins to droop and the feeling not unlike a knife in your right eye is present, I will seek out anything for pain relief. From my pediatrician pulling me into his office, at age 10, to ask if "there was anything going on at home" to the numerous, pedantic physician's telling me that if I sought therapy, the HA's would disappear, I have heard it all. What has worked for me is suboxone, but I never have one day when I'm headache free.
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At this time of death and despair, it has come to mind how important it is to have true leadership in our Country and that the State governments should not be left to fend for themselves. The president has shown a profound lack of empathy and an understanding of the seriousness of this situation and has proven with out a doubt that he is truly incapable of true leadership.
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Look, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of blacks in the US population is 13.4%, the percentage of Hispanics is 18.3%, and the percentage of mixed race people is 2.7%. "Whites" -- and let's keep in mind that such a vague label erases an enormous amount of very unprivileged ethnicity -- comprise 76.5% of the population. So, why, suddenly, should every situation, film, program, news article, and award show have to represent (in much greater proportion than in our actual society) the angry, loud voices of a vastly smaller subset of individuals? If you look at our country as a group of 10 people about to eat a cake, why has it come to the point that it's ok for 1 of those people to feel he deserves two-thirds of the cake? I'm just talking math, people.
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How do you even still get work? By definition, a presidential campaign revolves around one person, not a team. Opposing ideas cannot be combined, unless you're looking for dilution. Just go back to your Hot, Flat, and Crowded solitude, and stop enabling the New York Times with their political hits.
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I've long struggled with wanting to be vegetarian because of ethical concerns for both the animals and humans involved in the meat industry. For both cultural and personal reasons I've never been able to eliminate meat from my diet. There is nothing "ew" about lab grown meat to me. All the delicious flavor with none of the unsavory abuse? I'll be first in line when it's ready to hit the shelves!
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As a history teacher I am so grateful for the 1619 project. It has helped me realize the extent to which even someone like me, an expert in US history, still has more to learn about the legacy of slavery in this nation. It touches the lives of all Americans to this day and any contribution to the telling of this history is a valuable one.
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Yes, police need training (intense) for dealing with mental health crises and medical situations. Yes, police need bi-annual psych evals to weed out those too fragile or too callous to serve. No, they don't need to equip themselves as an occupying infantry force with attending support vehicles. BUT - calling the police, whose focus is enFORCEment in such situations is simply using the wrong tool. They should never be first responders, they have proved that many times. To repeat the same drama while expecting different results is insanity.
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It's been said that being "tough on crime" prevents a petty criminal from graduating to becoming a major felon. That's the line I've heard from those in law enforcement and the "law and order" politicians for years. So answer me this: Why doesn't this idea apply to officers who abuse their authority in petty ways? Don't we think they will grow into gross abusers? After all, the depraved indifference of Minneapolis Officer <PERSON> wasn't created in a day. And while we're at it, why not examine the role that police unions play in aiding and abetting those officers clearly in the wrong. It's that union existance that allows many to escape accountability. If the air traffic controller's union was so counter to public safety, why is a police union allowed, unions that are now threatening the very public their members are supposed to serve with various forms of retribution for demanding reform? It should be clear that urgent overhaul of the entire justice system is over due.
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@Rantman
Yes. Recently from the Nobel Laureate Yale economist <PERSON>:
“A target of 2½ °C is technically feasible but would require extreme virtually universal global policy measures.”
You can do all you can to reduce your own carbon footprint but without those policy measures we will still take Earth’s climate beyond human experience and adaptive capacity.
<a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/335688297/Nordhaus-climate-economics" target="_blank">https://www.scribd.com/document/335688297/Nordhaus-climate-economics</a>
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You can mitigate climate change impacts by limiting emissions. You can adapt to changes, if they are not too challenging.
So far, instead of mitigating, we are throwing more and more gasoline on the fire, and since we are counting on adapting, we might ask how good we are at it.
The example of New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina may inform us in that regard.
For decades many geo-scientists were teaching their students that it was coming. The course material was largely drawn from studies done by the government, for the government with government funding and anyone paying attention knew without a shadow of a doubt that the city is sinking, the protective delta is eroding, sea level is rising and maximum storm strength may be increasing.
All of these facts affect optimal levee design, so of course our economically efficient government appropriated the funds to raise the levees protecting New Orleans . . . not.
When climatic zones and rains cross borders now there will be people with guns on the other side who may not like those being forced to move. India and perhaps one more country are now building walls to contain the population of Bangladesh which resides on the sinking Ganges River Delta.
And half a billion people live on sinking river deltas.
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/31/bay-bengal-depleted-fish-stocks-pollution-climate-change-migration" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/31/bay-bengal-depleted-fish-stocks-pollution-climate-change-migration</a>
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Yes, esteem for cannon has faded. <PERSON> helped me form my own best grasp of the process. ("Culture and Commitment".)
Is value getting lost, or just diluted? What new value has arrived? What's valuable in culture? Why care?
No humans have ever been blasted with so much input as we who live now. How can we deal with this firehose in our faces?
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<PERSON> will be neither the last, nor the worst, hurricane we must survive - if we are lucky enough to survive.
Others will follow. They can now learn from his mistakes. They can be smarter. They can value alliance. They can bring more power, more money. They can bedazzle more of us. They can sabotage more laws and institutions we (and generations before us) devised to protect ourselves and our children, against tyrants like them.
Commercial real estate tax and capital games are way beyond me; another legal racket in my dim understanding. Sure it ought to be fixed. A long list of rackets and injustices need to be fixed.
Our existential threats do not afford us much time.
We can't waste attention on <PERSON> himself, other than to grasp what just happened, to make ready for the next one.
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When I was an adjunct professor of English at Baruch College, I was almost fired for teaching <PERSON> The Human Stain. One of my students didn’t understand why any black man (<PERSON> in the novel) would want to pass for a white man. I explained that prejudice was much worse in the 50s, then gave an example of a current prejudice/controversy that was making the rounds—some baseball fans were claiming that too many players with Spanish surnames were hurting the game’s fan base. Apparently thinking I was endorsing this absurd prejudice, the student complained, and i endured three rounds of conduct investigation. I kept my job, but I got the message—watch what you say, say nothing with even a scintilla of controversy.
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So Mr. <PERSON>'s argument, if I correctly understand him, is that, unfortunate though it may be, blacks have a good reason to buy guns because the powers-that-be haven't offered adequate protection against the police and others. So many problems with this argument. One of which is--what person in their right mind would carry a gun to discourage or fight against rogue officers? Wouldn't that be stupid in so many ways. And although I don't know Mr. <PERSON>'s stand on the issue, it would have strengthened his argument if he had shared his thoughts on the defund-the-police debacle. When I first arrived in the city, in the early 80s, minority communities argued for more police, not less. I live in Brooklyn where gun-related crimes--many of which are black-on-black, are on the rise. If we could agree on laws that reduce the number of guns deaths by a single digit, even at the expense of gun-owner rights, I'm all for it.
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The denialist who cites <PERSON> missed <PERSON>'s guilt at not having his son vaccinated for smallpox, the scourge that took the four-year-old's life in 1736. Vaccination was dicey then; still, the child would have had better odds, as <PERSON> would realize. More than a half-century later, he wrote, "I long regretted bitterly and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation." Did <PERSON> think he would have surrendered an essential liberty by doing the right thing? Unlikely.
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Your health reporter was wrong. There ARE different types of Coronavirus.
Here's the CDC info:
<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/types.html" target="_blank">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/types.html</a>
For instance, a patient in our hospital tested positive for the HKU1 (beta coronavirus) but this is different from testing positive for Covid-19.
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<PERSON>It's that kind of attitude that alienates people. It's arrogant, dismissive, and critical of most of the party. Has <PERSON> won a majority in any primary except Vermont, and that barely? If he can't win a majority of Democrats, what makes it more likely that he can win a majority of the country?
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Can we stop calling it" Obamacare" and use its proper name, "The American Care Act," or ACA? That would take some of the sting out for many. Democrats should insist on it. Was it the Republicans who named it Obamacare? If so, very clever. It makes it automatically partisan. Don't feed the beast.
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@vbering Psychiatrist here. These patients have undiagnosed Bipolar Disorder which needs lifelong mood stabilizers along with therapy. The Type II Bipolars are extremely brilliant/successful, often suffer in silence, and don't want treatment due to the stigma. Suicide may still be the end result, but the risk can often mitigated with treatment.
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<PERSON> As a psychiatrist who sees patients like <PERSON> (high-functioning), 50% of the issue is psychological and the other 50% is "chemical." She never felt that her mom truly loved her, she had to excel in sports to not turn into her mom, and she probably missed minor episodes of depression along the way (also in order to not become her mom). There are always psychological factors at play that will not get fixed with a magic pill. Primary care doctors are doling out antidepressants for normal grief, psychiatrists are doling out antipsychotics for insomnia. We live in a quick-fix society and severe depression does require hard emotional work to overcome along with medication management.
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In this kind of condition, anybody who is not medical workers should be ashamed to walk around with N95 masks. In fact, civilian-own of N95 masks should be made illegal with stiff punishment.
Governor <PERSON> should voluntarily quarantine New York so that other places do not become like New York. The way he was protesting Rhode Island stopping vehicles with New York plate, he was acting like President <PERSON> at the height of outbreak in China.
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All the infected cases were people who have traveled to Wuhan in January. What about the people who traveled there in December when infections of the virus had already started but not yet publicly known? If the incubation period is said to be two weeks, seriously, where were all those travelers in December? Did none of them get infected, or....? This is the flu season in United States, how do we know if the corona-virus infections/deaths were hidden as regular flu?
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<PERSON> : in 2008 and 2012, white candidates (<PERSON> and <PERSON>) ran against <PERSON> ... and LOST!
Did that "prove" white men could no longer get elected President?
You should have told your daughter that any ONE female candidate an lose....but that the potential for a woman to WIN was still absolutely there, and that <PERSON> was simply the wrong woman, at the wrong time.
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<PERSON> : no, it is NOT an experiment nor an exercise in "political correctness".
That's where <PERSON> went so very wrong.
Nobody is ENTITLED to be President simply because they belong to an aggrieved identity group.
You need to demonstrate to voters that you will represent THEM and their needs, and LISTEN TO THEM. <PERSON> was tone deaf. She called 50% of the voters -- the citizens who cared enough to register and then SHOW UP TO VOTE!!! -- "deplorables in a basket".
You don't do that. <PERSON> didn't do that -- <PERSON> didn't do that -- <PERSON>, <PERSON>, <PERSON>, <PERSON>, <PERSON> DID NOT DO THAT!
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Part 1: I’m concerned about the coronavirus. I’m alert, but not panicking about the outbreak as of yet. The fears in my community are not overblown and I think our local government is doing what’s right in helping prevent the spread of the COVID-19. We’re not really too worried, alert but not anxious. My family is not really prepared, but we’ve purchased some face masks and we have hand sanitizer from red-cross. My school doesn’t seem to be as prepared, as we have a lot of classes and spaces where there’s a bunch of people cramped in a small space, though I don’t think there’s the need for very strict preparation as of yet because the local government is prohibiting tourists from infected areas coming into our community.
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My school is not, to the best of my knowledge, prepared for a coronavirus outbreak, though I do have confidence that our instructional time will be substituted with online classes because I’m currently taking online classes anyways. Though our educators may need to be trained, the process seems intuitive enough. I think that it’s a good idea for schools in infected areas to shut down and transfer instruction online, but my concern is about the lack of accessibility of online instruction for some. A significant number of people I know do not have access to laptops or internet, so instruction online can be less accountable for some and prove more difficult. I think our schools should try to work with local internet service providers to get up a system that lets everyone have internet and a working laptop (since all the classroom electronics will no longer be in use if school is shut down).
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<PERSON>
"<PERSON> was born on third base and thought he hit a triple."
Close. He was born on third base and insisted that it be scored as a grand slam. Forty percent of the crowd cheered him on. The remaining sixty percent? They did a lot of booing, at the stadium and long after they returned home. But only half of them ever leave their couch on Tuesdays in early November, so their protest was and is irrelevant.
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@Ec
"Right after 9/11, I recall polls that said <PERSON> had a 95% approval rating among Americans."
Which tragically tells us everything we need to know about how the current debacle will unfold. After W ignored warning after warning after warning, savages attacked us, burning 3,000 innocents alive.
For his indifference and incompetence, W "earned" the highest approval rating ever polled for an American president.
Don't mourn, and don't organize (it's useless).
Just weep.
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@Max <PERSON> - His attraction was 1) he wasn't Black; 2) he became known to millions thru the so-called reality show he was on just before the election; 3) he ran (owned is too generous a word for it) casinos, hotels and golf courses all over the globe (before bankrupting several); 4)married beautiful blondes; 5) led a showy life that enabled uninformed people to drink the Koolade. In short - all superficial and completely meaningless. "...a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." That should be his epitaph.
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<PERSON>..."Like it or not, where every adult finds themselves at any particular moment in life is a result of decisions they have made."
NOT!
I'm with @Joe on this. Where you are socially located matters. No person born into poverty CHOOSES to remain there. Good decisions are borne of opportunity and perceived possibilites. When both of those are stifled, poverty wins, social mobility is limited, and dreams of escape are snuffed out. Get real and consider this more critically.
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I really hope this whole event could teach us something. Since the day <PERSON> was elected, we heard the word "impeachment" with increasing frequency and, to my dismay, NYT seemed to cheer that on. How could the "enlightened and forward-thinking" liberals be so naive? To me, this is is a perfect sample of HEART RULES HEAD! No, I'm not a fan of <PERSON>, but I'm also not a "flower girl"! If I were not as liberal as I am, I may be driven to vote <PERSON> in next election, as the left seemed to have been so flaky and jump up and down without their heads! Unfortunately, this is precisely the population Democrats have to win over for next election. Let's hope we have enough time to do that!
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@Ben
That was my high hope as well. But if you are truly smart and insightful, you wouldn’t try to ride on political correctness, a too trendy and transient thing. Like that Native blood in her. Many other similar examples. The attacks on Bloomberg last night were petty too.
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Thank Goodness that the military leadership and former Presidents and <PERSON> have finally spoken up against <PERSON>. This is the moral leadership that the country needs, not the bombast, narcissism, and total lack of empathy that the Great Pretender puts on display. He is the virus incarnate, and the sooner we get rid of him the better. Get out and vote, please.
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As a dedicated <PERSON>-reader, I am disappointed in your admonition to not be "snarky" or gleeful that the President is being hoisted by his own petard. In your position as a renowned journalist, you have a regular opportunity to convey your thoughts in whatever tone you would like to adopt. You have been plenty snarky about <PERSON>, and I agree fully with your stances. But what you are blind to here is the lack of opportunity for the common folk to express their pent-up thoughts and feelings on a regular basis, and that has led to a bona-fide medical situation for many people, me included: <PERSON>-induced traumatic stress disorder. So I feel I have every right to react with snarkiness and schadenfreude at this ironic situation in the White House, and I resent your sudden holier-than-thou turnaround.
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@bob
Point of fact: more <PERSON> primary voters supported <PERSON> in the general than <PERSON> voters supported <PERSON> in the general. Your talking point, however common, is still untrue.
I'd add, <PERSON>, that refusing to pay Congress means only rich people will take it, because they can cash it in later if they sell out. Should probably think that one through a little more.
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<PERSON>I think your comparison is based on bad media stereotypes. <PERSON> proposes concrete things based on clearly identifiable principles. <PERSON> vacillates and talks in generalities, motivating people with hate.
The other New York Republican billionaire, who based his policies on racist notions is the Democratic candidate most like <PERSON>, hands down.
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<PERSON> How exactly did Sweden change it's policy? They have been social distancing and working from home where possible, but don't wear masks, and haven't shut down elementary schools at all. This hasn't changed. Have you had a look at the Swedish data recently? An average of 1 death a day over the past 3 months. Their epidemic is essentially over. WITHOUT lockdowns, gross violations of people's democratic rights and with lower mortality per million than many countries in Europe who had hard lockdowns. If they hadn't messed up in their old age homes, the death rate would have been half of what it is now and everyone would be using the Swedish model.
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Let me preface this by agreeing that the <PERSON> administration has been a complete disaster and has caused unnecessary suffering and death, coupled with terrible economic damage due to erratic policies and utterances. But the current binary and partisan nature of this debate is unhelpful and conceals the truth. In the very first sentence of this column, the author says: "No matter their politics, people nearly always listen to those who say what they want to hear." He is guilty of the same when reporting on the Swedish approach, which in my opinion is the most sensible, humane , public health orientated approach taken by any country. Of course the Swedes made mistakes, the biggest being that they didn't shut down the care-homes quickly enough. Had they done this better, their mortality would have been half it is now and the "Swedish way" would now have been taken by all democracies. But let me show how Mr. <PERSON> hears what he wants to hear: he claims that despite Sweden keeping its economy open, the GDP contraction was the same or worse than Norway and Denmark. This was true of the first quarter, but certainly not of the second: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53664354" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53664354</a>. (Mr. <PERSON>, a simple internet search could have shown you what you didn't want to hear). Further, the Swedish epidemic appears to nearly have burnt itself out - with an average of 1 death a day over the past 3 months (equivalent to only 33 deaths a day in the US!) It deserves a fairer assessment!
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@ExPatMX You are missing the point. The pandemic has revealed already-existing grave structural flaws -- the exact same structural flaws that were previously outlined by both <PERSON> and <PERSON>. Yes, there is a virus, but most of the damages you are witnessing now are a result of those already existing structural flaws.
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@Bob I can't figure out why in the world the Times would have chosen this as a pick. As a tenured professor, I would like to set the record straight. The rank of associate professor is given to assistant professors when/if they are granted tenure. An associate professor is a tenured professor. An assistant professor is an untenured, tenure-track professor (as distinguished from a non-tenure track adjunct instructor - that's right - adjuncts are not professors). The rank of professor (meaning full professor) is granted to associate professors who are promoted - but even if associate professors are not promoted to full professor, they still have tenure - they passed that hurdle when they were promoted to associate professor. Additionally, <PERSON>'s evaluation of what constitutes/does not constitute a solid publication record is laughable - but I've already explained enough and will leave publication to someone else (hopefully another tenured professor) to explain.
p.s. - one more thing - you can only go up for tenure once, <PERSON>
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Voting this year seems to have many layers and nuances. Although voting is a basic civil right, many people are questioning its legitimacy this year. I believe the process of voting in November is going to be fair and the result will be valid because voter fraud, as the article says "is exceedingly rare." What I am worried about is the fact that President <PERSON> is already saying that there will be massive voting fraud, and is already questioning the result of the election. This sets him up to contest the election in case he loses. I am very worried that he may not transfer power peacfully if he loses and that chaos will ensue. We already have a setup of social unrest going on, and if the legitimacy of the election is going to be questioned, it seems like the country will split even farther apart. The social enviorment could potentially become very explosive very quickly.
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Although it is tragic that this Thanksgiving we cannot get together with our friends and family (especially in these crazy times), I think that in a few ways, it is good that Thanksgiving is being rethought this year. It is very important this year to only celebrate with people you are close with because we could be possibly nearing the end of coronavirus, so it would be silly to spread more of it now, or potentially give it to a loved one. Yes, it is sad that many of us cannot follow traditions and eat together, but it may be for the better that the country will have to downsize on Thanksgiving this year. Another reason why it's good to be downsizing on Thanksgiving is that Thanksgiving produces way too much food from commercialised companies, which results in copious amounts of waste. The text states that “the holiday is one of the most wasteful times of the year, with 200 million pounds of turkey alone tossed out annually,” which shows just how much Thanksgiving wastes in turkey alone. Much more waste is made when people are in large gatherings, because more people equals more food to make. Due to the coronavirus, we will have smaller gatherings (I hope) so less waste will probably be made. To end, I truly believe that if you believe in the main point of the holiday, to give thanks for what you have, you will be grateful for what you have, which hopefully is just celebrating with those you are close with, and giving thanks that you are able to find joy in just that.
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I was disappointed that the stepmother was not reminded that
her husband loved these children. They were part of his life before he met and married her (I assume). They are part of her
husband just like everything else that happened to him before he met her. If this is how stepmom thinks of her own stepchildren, I wonder how she thinks of "the others" and strangers.
It also sounds like she is burying her own husband - perhaps
prematurely. She will need every drop of devotion, love and
caring when he is gone. I would not give that up for anything.
Does she realize how fortunate she is that the step kids love her?
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<PERSON>
I agree with you on one point and really disagree with you on one point. I absolutely agree that the Senate is vital for democrats to win. I absolutely disagree that <PERSON> is the
right person for the job. He is brilliant and dedicated; however, the mayor of 100,000 Midwest citizens is not
prepared to lead 400 million especially after what <PERSON> has done to this country.
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To all the commenters who said that Lt. Col. <PERSON> was disloyal and insubordinate to his commander in chief and therefore needs to be removed:
This is what many of the accused German officers said during the Nuremberg trials: "We were just following orders."
We do not want American officers to just follow orders, no matter what their commander does. We want them to have a conscience and to speak up when they see things that threaten our national security.
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'Out-of network' doctors, hospitals, and labs; different requirements and different negotiated prices for different health systems; complex new billing rules;
Let's imagine for a moment how much money a single-payer system could save the US.
Rather than dealing with the idiosyncrasies of all the individual health plans, hospital administrators could focus on implementing any new billing rules, reducing billing errors.
And patients did not have to worry about incorrect or surprisingly high bills, literally adding insult to injury.
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How many Americans would need to be isolated and protected from exposure if America ‘opens up’. A quick search found that 20% of the US population is over 60 years old. That puts 1/5 or 66 million Americans into the ‘at risk’ group. There are around 100 diseases that affect the autoimmune system. 20% to 50% of Americans under 65 years old were estimated to have pre-existing conditions during the ACA debate. If we conservatively use 20% of the US population under 65 having some sort of autoimmune disease, that put the ‘at risk’ population at 132 million individuals or 40% of the US population.
The idea of opening up America and excluding 132 million people at a conservative estimate, how would many businesses expect to operate profitably? I understand that many goods and services are ‘essential’ and those in the ‘at risk’ population will still spend on these goods and services. My question becomes, if we remove 40% from the consumer non-essential economy, will businesses still be viable? We need to 'liberate America' from C19 first, then we can 'liberate' workers, business and the economy.
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President <PERSON> has no concern for <PERSON> Senate majority. <PERSON> is a dyed-in-the-wool <PERSON> loyalist, which in <PERSON>'s mind is the primary requirement. Mr. <PERSON> has led the massive voter fraud conspiracy theory in the past.
While staying at home, I spent a few days researching on-line actual cases of voter fraud, albeit not nearly a complete list. What came up was that the voter fraud that appeared most were the signatures on petitions to get candidates or state propositions qualified for a ballot were improper. That was people signing the petitions who weren't registered to vote, they were eligible to sign the petition because of where they lived was outside the qualifying area, people being paid to sign the petition, or those collection the signatures falsified the signatures themselves.
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The real winner of last night’s debate was the mute button. In fact I don’t think it got enough air time.
One small device brought out the truth. It showed who had plans and who didn’t. It showed decency and childishness. It showed who could stop talking and who couldn’t. That mute button gave Americans time to really listen and reflect on their options.
All hail the mute button!
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Thank you for bringing this up. It bothers me greatly that people think <PERSON> is cognitively impaired because he has to focus in on words. I see myself up there and I know how hard it can be to get the right word out. And that you have to pace your speech. I applaud <PERSON> and think he did brilliantly. And what a role model for all of us who also battle speech difficulties everyday.
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@Demetrios m
Greece is not the sole party responsible for these acts. There is a big gap between actions/practice and philosophy/theory in current "civilized" world.
<PERSON> is an example for the case in USA; letting refugees drown in Aegean sea is another one in Greece. It is easy to find many other cases. Hypocrisy is at everywhere.
<PERSON> was perhaps the first one to recognize that there is something amiss with the western civilization. When asked by a journalist, the following is his response:
Journalist: What do you think of Western civilization?
<PERSON>: I think it would be a good idea.
--
If we ask the citizens on the street what truths they take as self evident, <PERSON> would be justified.
What happened to "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." ?
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As a Turkish citizen living in Istanbul, I am proud of Ms. <PERSON> and her honest, straight-to-the-point journalistic work. I would like to underline that she has contributed all of these impressive work as a **freelance** journalist.
I see all media outlets including NYT as biased entities. This is somewhat unavoidable. The existing knowledge of the journalist, producer etc. on the topic to be reported generates an initial bias which is very difficult to correct in spite of clear contradictory evidence. Unfortunately, the problem is even more complicated. Every news outlet serves a particular constituents and they have favorite topics and opinions on matters and the service is shaped, inevitably, accordingly!
What NYT and other media outlets needs is independent thinkers like <PERSON>. Perhaps no-name journalism/reports. Hope that her new contract allows her to send articles to NYT.
A final recommendation to World section editors: World section or newsdesk of NYT perhaps should consult <PERSON> for foreign affairs related with Turkey to actively balance their bias! Sorry for the negative comment; but this is the way I see the world section for quite a time.
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Good points. I think most people don’t realize that even if they send their child to a private school, they can still call in to the local public school for resources. If a child who needs occupational or physical therapy or speech goes to a private school, they are still entitled to those services.
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@SV Missoula and Bozeman always go blue, along with Helena, but because of the county breakup, a population boost won’t do much for the electoral college. People need to be voting blue in places like Ravalli and Yellowstone counties. Hopefully there will be a conversion of mindset, or young progressives moving here will choose a more rural location.
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Simple. If the evidence is there, follow it and prosecute the case. We are a country of laws. This practice, where the rich and powerful are held to a different standard is how we ended up at this moment, where carnival barkers, charlatans and con-men are running the show. They see running for office as a great way to run from accountability.
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Where is the blame of the Bush Administration for lying to everybody? Are we expecting these senators to by psychic? You make decisions based on the information you are given. And the country was behind it; they represented their constituency.
Kudos to the <PERSON> admin for being so stupid they can't keep a simple story straight. <PERSON> did a much better job selling an unjustified war.
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@Chris
I am not.
I have American friends & family flouting their state laws because they're 'tired' of being cooped up, and the 'media is blowing this way out of proportion.' They want to believe that because businesses are opening up, that the pandemic has 'magically' gone away.
They will get what they deserve.
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So sorry to hear these are gaining in popularity in the US. They have been here forever -known as 'RTDs' (ready to drink) and they are the bane of the country!
Bought by teenagers (drinking age is 18 here) and 20'somethings who were weaned on sweet drinks and buy them to 'pre-load' before they head out to the bars. STOP them now before your drinking culture gets as bad as ours.
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<PERSON> will do anything... and I mean anything to pass blame for his disastrous mumbling and bumbling through this crisis. He's pushing the country to re-open NOT for anyone else's benefit but his own. He wants to get back out on the campaign trail to serve his own selfish need to be 'loved' by his base... which by the way is shrinking. Who wants to be near this blowhard at a rally??? I'm sure his spital travels at least the length of a football field.
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Despite how wonderful everyone thinks the internet is... I believe we have incurred far more harm than good. As long as we continue to rely on it we will be attacked from all sides in order to disrupt our nation and it's government. We will continue to have our private information stolen and used for nefarious reasons. We will continue to have things put out there for the whole world to see... and put us on 'internet trial'... whether those things said about us is true or not. And it will continue to get worse. If you don't believe that, well, you are only fooling yourself.
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I have not seen the documentary, but if what is reported in this article is correct, it is NOT a change in Catholic social teaching. It merely claims that every person has a right to civil protections and equal treatment. We are all blessed with free will and to live the way that we choose. That does not mean that there are not consequences to how we choose to live. The Church welcomes everyone and respects the right of everyone to live as they choose. Don’t read more into it than what it says (if what has been said is accurate). It is not a blessing for a particular lifestyle, but a recognition that we are all entitled to whatever civil protections are available to everyone.
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<PERSON> We used to think that violent video games were destructive and contributed to youth violence. The research seemed to say that assumption was inconclusive. Perhaps we need to examine the effect that video violence has on adults in the White House who seem to relish and want to promote more real-time violence.
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I've always seen some 3-D illusionism in his works. And if so, <PERSON> approaches modern painting in much the same way that his contemporaries do. There's a ratio of flatness and reaffirmation of the surface to the magic of optical illusion which always creeps in, intentionally, even in small amounts. With that in mind, the raison d'etre of modern art has hardly changed since the early practitioners.
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Perhaps <PERSON> can be compared to the musicians <PERSON> and <PERSON>, if that helps. If you have to ask who they are, you need a lot of cultural updating. It's easy to give <PERSON>'s artworks a cursory glance, then walk away. They don't meet you halfway. <PERSON> appeared on the scene when someone had to do what he wanted to do. Someone had to eliminate the film-flam, visual hyperbole, illusionism of the past and really create a new art form that still uses visual expression. <PERSON> here uses one basic form as a container of many possible variations of a minimal theme with no reference to nature other than the natural state of his materials. He made it, but most others could have the same craft skills to have done so. But they didn't, because they didn't have the idea behind the design which is more important than the craft skills involved in creating the form.
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I have lived in Encinitas since the late 70's and have traveled all over the USA and the world and there is no place I would rather live regardless of cost. It is a welcoming community, the people here care about the environment and each other. There are unlimited outdoor options. And when you subtract the cost of heat and air conditioner cost ( my windows are open year round) I live 3 blocks from the coast, lots of safe bike lanes and running, it's a clean safe community, low crime and still has that beach city feel. This article does a great job at describing the town i have called home 42 years and will for the rest of my life.
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@Douglas we do not have a air pollution issue at all in anyway, and the traffic in Encinitas is not bad at all. Not everyone pays 50% of their income and for those that do that's their choice to live here there are lots of other places to live, Everyone wants to live at or by the beach in a perfect climate, there is limited beach land that meets that definition so the law of supply and demand comes into play.
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I like to take my canned (very hard to find) gnocchi and mix it with olive oil, chopped mushrooms, a tin of sardines (remove tin), then sauté with peach brandy and angostura bitters with a squirt of lime and when mushrooms turn black reduce to low heat. Then I remove from heat, walk the pan across the kitchen and throw it all away. The pan as well. Then I call my local Italian restaurant and ask”You guys got that gunoch...geenotch...potato pasta stuff?” and then have them deliver some. Then I have a big glass of Chianti and wait.
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I am bemused by the constant gnashing of teeth over “pandemic fatigue.” To be perfectly frank, since I lost my beloved wife in a tragic accident just over four years ago, I have been living in a sort of twilight but not one without hope (I say this to preempt the “seek therapy” comments). So when I started lockdown here in Ohio on March 23rd, it wasn’t really all that different than how I’d already been living. I simply set additional daily goals and marched through them. I wasn’t successful every day but in the main I have maintained a sense of purpose and am the envy of my sister, who wonders if I’m becoming manic from all my projects. Having animals to care for helps as if I did not they would be much worse off than I, and provides a concrete reason to get out of bed. While there is perhaps too much opportunity for introspection, it’s not a bad thing. And frankly, my writing has improved, in part thanks to commenting here on the NYT. I wonder if the moderators are to the point of saying to each other “Hey! This Lightning14 guy is at it again!”
All this shall pass. Use the time. Be grateful that you are still here to read this. Over 300,00 of our fellow citizens are not.
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Maybe this will help someone else.
Fifteen years ago my wife suffered a stroke at our home. I found her on the floor having seizures and immediately dialed 911 for help. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance and eventually recovered fully after many frightful days.
My insurance company covered virtually every expense except for the ambulance ride from our home to the hospital which was less than 10 miles. They wanted several thousand dollars for this short trip.
The company stated that the ambulance company was not an in-network company. The truth is that there is only one ambulance company in our town and regardless I would never have had any choice in choosing a responder.
I appealed the decision and included a photocopy of the insurance company manual which on page 1 states clearly, "In case of an emergency, dial 911."
The insurance company finally decided to cancel the bill.
We were fortunate; many people are not. We desperately need healthcare Insurance reform in this country.
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One need only to look at the data to see that New Mexico's response to the pandemic has been among the best in the nation. Governor <PERSON>, a former head of the Department of Health, has imposed serious, albeit draconian in the eyes of some, measures which have mitigated community transmission in our state. New Mexico has had fewer than 25,000 total cases and fewer than 1,000 deaths. Yesterday we had 98 cases statewide and 2 deaths.
Science, whether you like it or not, works. If we are ever to get beyond the current situation, absent a safe and effective vaccine, we must apply the science that we have available.
<PERSON> campaign billboards promoted God, restriction of women's rights, guns, and <PERSON>. I can't see how any of this is helpful.
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<PERSON> is a career DOJ employee, so he's certainly familiar with the idea that prosecutorial and judicial independence is one of the cornerstones of American democracy. His actions - overruling his own prosecutors and whitewashing <PERSON>'s report - strongly reveal his willingness to bend the DOJs power to serve the interest of a corrupt president. It's not as though he's been subtle about it.
It's well known that <PERSON> is a conservative culture warrior and that this President is providing that cabal with virtually everything they ever asked for. <PERSON> may no longer believe his cultural crusade can be won at he ballot box and may have concluded that a strong-man is the only route to winning that battle.
A Republican friend once told me that he doesn't mind a little totalitarianism as long as it's his that side in control. We expect <PERSON> to behave like the spoiled megalomaniac that he so clearly is. More frightening is that <PERSON> may exemplify a prevalent attitude within the GOP that a fair democratic process is a barrier to their goals. If so, the Attorney General of the United States may simply believe that democracy has outlived its usefulness and as a result is willing to sacrifice the law to further the right's most draconian religious ideals.
If so, any complaints from him about <PERSON>'s attacks on the judicial system are laughable.
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@Mike If the Senate makes a decision based on incomplete information it will be because the <PERSON> and the rest of the GOP leadership choose not to allow testimony from relevant witnesses in an effort to gloss over what aught to be a serious trial. It's not the Democrats who are trying to stifle that information.
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<PERSON> lost handedly in 2016 and did even worse in 2020, losing voters who picked him 4 years earlier. If young people actually liked <PERSON> and his movement (and not just on Twitter), he'd have won easily. The DNC didn't choose the candidate in a backroom. Voters voted and <PERSON> clearly has no base outside of the vocal few (many fake) on social media and in the comments.
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<PERSON> had over a year in this primary to push his message and platform. The voters didn't buy it. Enough already. Drop out and join the fight to beat <PERSON>. We already went through this in 2016 and it didn't help. The absolute narcissism and foolishness to believe that he has anything more to offer at this point or anything to gain as he continues to rack up loses.
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<PERSON> I can't comment on the wisdom or (or lack thereof) of closing schools. But as the article points out, the "tiny group of people in New Rochelle" receiving food are 3,000 students who rely on school for lunch and whose schools are now closed. If NYC public schools were to be closed, then I'm certain the gov't would provide meals for qualifying students in those schools as well. The state of MD intends to do the same once its schools are closed next week.
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<PERSON>, <PERSON> You wrote: "The minute people starlted to talk about <PERSON> being a candidate for <PERSON>'s Vice President, ... [t]hey had to find some way to try and discredit her even before <PERSON> had made his choice." I couldn't agree with you more on this observation. They followed the same strategy with Governor <PERSON> of Michigan - a.k.a. "that woman" - as soon as people began to speak of her as a strong potential candidate for the VP slot.
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<PERSON>, <PERSON> and ..............?
I smile whenever I watch an network interview under <PERSON> eye in Statuary Hall.
I smiled when I learned that for both Republicans and Democrats touching his bronze shoe means good luck.
Is it even possible that someone could fill those shoes and be able to speak to both sides of America's great divide with fundamental goodness and grace and a sense of humor?
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The assassination feels much more like a <PERSON>/<PERSON>/Pompeo operation designed to bolster <PERSON> and <PERSON> in their re-election efforts and to divert attention from their legal woes.. Both US and Israeli intelligence were involved in the attack.
I can't understand why we continue to talk about <PERSON> as if he matters. He is an empty suit after hair and makeup and a glutten for adoration. He is <PERSON>'s perfect fool and tool.
<PERSON> and his working group have the only plans. <PERSON> is working 18/7 to get <PERSON> re-elected and turn the US into a nationalist and populist country, conservative at its core.
The assassination was a deft touch.
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My first job when I moved to NYC ~8 years ago was very close to the L&T Flagship store. I was required to take an hour break for lunch, or would have an awkward amount of time after work before meeting friends. In the winter when it was too cold to walk outside or sit in Bryant Park, I often wandered around L&T and just looked at everything. Touched the fabrics. Admired the manikins. I'd start at the top floor and slowly wind my way down, looking at all the beautiful things I couldn't afford (things got cheaper on the lower floors). Sometimes I'd find something on sale and it would feel like a treasure hunt. I so appreciated that big warm space, comfortably allowing me to kill some time on a harsh winter day.
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The Venmo request situation is truly annoying and frustrating and rude. Note to readers = never do it!
When it happened to me, I begrudgingly paid it, but I sent a text to the person letting them know it was unexpected. And that I thought I helped chip in to the party by bringing two bottles of nice wine.
Maybe she didn't realize how tacky it was? But you should say something, so she knows for next time.
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One of my best memories...falling asleep there in a screened in shanty after an afternoon spent vainly trying to spot moose...being awakened by loud slurping as they (more than one) snacked on plants in the nearby creek after rubbing up against the shanty (frightening)! We saw one another day crossing our trail and were later warned off what looked like a possible campsite by people who said the moose went down to water there. Remarkable up close and personal! We ferried from and to the Minnesota side...with fish, apparently.
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i,too, have tried listening to recent press conferences where he's had a useful minute or two. Apart from that, <PERSON> is the only tolerable one. I am so glad we have a truthful, mobilized state team. I will listen to our governor and his team to find out what we need to know.
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@Lee
Remember that Dr. <PERSON> was himself HIV and his effort was in the cause of drawing attention to the crisis. A sick man. It was 6 x murder one and fortunately the only case in the country. There was only one other doctor-patient case in the world, in Australia. Not a fare comparison I would say. Many more ways to be killed by someone, I'd say. Try shooting someone. Happens a bit more frequently. Maybe you should find another dentist?
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@Susan
Get tested just before your appointment to protect your dentist, the next patient, your family and friends. Rinse your mouth several times just before leaving for the dentist with hydrogen peroxide-water 1:1. Wear a mask at all times except during actual treatment. Respect the lives of your dentist and staff. Ultrasonic cleaners are presently forbidden in our state, NY. We also have the steepest decline in covid cases in the country. I wonder if there is a relation to that type of thinking. This is a we disease, not I disease.
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Imagine how much worse things would have been if March Madness hadn't been canceled. Thank you to those involved in that decision and the decisions to cancel pro sports schedules.
By putting the well being of players and the public ahead of profit, they drew much needed attention to the crisis at that relatively early time. They took the big step that our "leader" was so slow in taking. Again, much appreciation!
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@FXQ YES, that is what the controversy is about. It will cost trillions to straighten out the health care mess. But is it worth it to save our children? That will be our legacy.
After Sandy Hook, we decided it is OK for gun violence to kill our children. Now we're letting them kill themselves.
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Perhaps Mr. <PERSON>'s best option is to negotiate a plea deal where he would be spared criminal prosecution in return for resigning. If the Supreme Court forces the release of his financial documents this might truly be his best option. On the plus side for Mr. <PERSON> the ratings for his resignation speech would be through the roof.
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<PERSON>
I agree with you <PERSON>. We have enough battleships, fighter jets, nuclear weapons and soldiers. We should concentrate more of our 'defense' spending on cyber warfare. If elections can be attacked by a foreign power who's to say our electrical grid, internet, nuclear power plants or air traffic control towers aren't vulnerable?
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<PERSON> that is what we do for white powerful men! It is very much like domestic abuse....we look the other way! Looking the other way, because something is uncomfortable to deal with, is cowardly and just another way of condoning such behavior! It makes it ok for others to emulate!
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Leaders cannot be above the law! They must be treated the same as any citizen...or else there is no hope or pride in our nation! Prosecution helps to diminish the chance of the same unlawful behaviors being used by future leaders! The rule of law must be enforced! If not, we are lost!
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Ever since the coronavirus outbreak, I have been spending a lot more time on screens. This is especially because I have a lot of free time on my hands. However, I am beginning to find the amount of time I spend on screens unhealthy. Every morning when I wake up, I will do the usual things, eating breakfast, etc, and then I will do my online work. This will usually take me 2-3 hours. Afterwards I will just have time to relax, and play video games and FaceTime my friends. But this is starting to get boring, just doing the same thing every day and not being able to go outside and see people in real life. I am curious to see how people will begin to transition into their normal lives that is less reliant on technology.
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Ever since the coronavirus outbreak, I have been spending a lot of time online. This is especially because I have a lot of free time to do whatever I want. And while I have been adapting to this new lifestyle, and like that I can do whatever I want like playing video games or watching Netflix, it is becoming boring. Interacting with my family and friends just isn't the same as real life interactions. Every day when I wake up I do what I usually do, and then spend a couple of hours doing my homework. Afterwards I will relax and play video games or FaceTime my friends. But I'm starting to realize that spending all this time with screens is not good for me, but there isn't much else to do. I think it will be interesting to see how people transition back into their normal lives after this is all over.
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I will remember this pandemic in many ways. Of course, there will be the memories of wearing masks and using hand sanitizer more than usual, but there will also be some other ones. I think that this quarantine will make me appreciate the smaller things that I would've usually taken for granted, like hugs, school, and seeing people in general. I will also associate this time with long face times and zooms. Thankfully, these are ways that we can stay in touch, and they're definitely a huge part of my life right now. We can see how much health care worker and the many heroes of the pandemic are really giving up. All of these experiences are pretty common for teenagers living through the corona virus. If they are documented by journal entries, letters, or even blog posts, people can be able to look back on this time and truly understand what was going on.
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By reading some of the opinions of students across the country and even the globe, I have seen how the cornoavirus truly has impacted everyone's lives. For some, this has been a positive change. But others have shared how this new way of life feels lonely, isolating, unproductive, and boring. My experiences are similar to those of the latter. Especially because this is my 8th grade year at M.S.51 in New York City, quarantine has been pretty hard on me and most of my friends. This is that last year that we will all be together before leaving for high school, where most of us will be separated. The past few have weeks filled with disappointments as events we have been looking forward to have been not just postponed, but canceled. Being on my school's girls basketball team, we worked so hard to earn our spot in the playoffs. But because of corona, we had to end the season on the heartbreaking realization that we would not make it past the semi-finals, due to the fact that all games have been called off. Additionally, my drama class has been rehearsing for months for our senior play, The Twelfth Night. It is almost defiantly canceled by now, and it seems like our entire year has been for nothing. I miss my friends and being in a school environment in general, surrounded by kids my age who are not a part of my family. This article showed me that everyone is going through this tough time right now, but despite how it seems, things will get better.
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@JT It's only "questionable" if you're ignorant of the constitution. Born to an american parent outside of the us is "Natural-born." See also: <PERSON>, <PERSON>.
Your point about finding voters is important, though.
Definitely would be nice to find an LBJ in this election -- a VP from a swing state who is also a political genius.
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@Eric What you're saying about the past -- in "Vows" in particular -- is true. However, if you look at recent Vows columns they have done better.
And as applied to current coverage, what would you have them do? Would you have the Times not cover <PERSON> murder and/or other incidents of systematic racism?
Your comment about taking a look at the current leadership is well put. However, *at present* they are doing better than most in journalism that reaches a wide audience.
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How Republicans are failing the people, from the article:
1. Instead, Mr. <PERSON> emerged on Sunday evening with a bill that would provide a lot of help for corporate executives and shareholders, and not nearly enough for American workers. It would let the Treasury Department hand out hundreds of billions of dollars to corporations — potentially including businesses owned by President <PERSON> — without requiring a binding commitment to preserve jobs and wages. And the bailouts could remain secret for six months.
2. the bill would let the Treasury bail out hotels owned by Mr. <PERSON> on whatever terms his administration might care to dictate — and Mr. <PERSON> refused on Sunday night to pledge that he would refrain from taking any federal aid.
Senate Democrats want more from Republicans in other areas, too. They are pushing to deliver more funding for health care, and for state and local governments, and to expand unemployment benefits.
3. But what is the point of passing a bailout that does not protect jobs and wages?
Republicans can quickly resolve this standoff by accepting the necessary changes to protect the public interest. Alternatively, the Senate could table the big-business bailout. Boeing, the major airlines and other companies clamoring for help simply do not need federal assistance with the same urgency as small businesses and individual workers do — particularly because the Fed in recent days has stepped in to help big companies borrow money.
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<PERSON> Well Mr <PERSON>, you sadly have not read the article, nor do you care for the details. Your vote us up for sale.
Take a moment to read it, please. You wont be getting much the way <PERSON> wants it, but you will get a lot more, the way <PERSON> & <PERSON> want it.
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There is a marked sameness to articles like this. The writer tells us an execution is imminent. The details of a murder are then laid out so that the author cannot be accused in rebuttal of attempting to avoid the horror of the crime itself. We then move to the author's suggestion that the murderer's awful life experience, trial counsel's decisions and the arguments and tactics of prosecutors are the primary factors leading to the murderer's sentencing and pending execution, as opposed to the crime itself. But the crime itself, the strategic decisions of defense counsel, prosecutors' arguments and the murderer's life experiences are not the issue. The issue here, the only issue, is that killing people is barbaric. Ms. <PERSON>'s crime is unspeakable, as will be, should it occur, the state's taking of her life.
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Ms. <PERSON> and Mr. <PERSON> will be recognized and justly lauded long after this manufactured "controversy" over yet another silly list created by silly critics has been forgotten. But <PERSON> and <PERSON> did buy themselves an extra five minutes of attention with this stunt. Which is what they wanted. So everybody should be happy.
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Well said. The anit-lockdown protestors emphasize their rights, saying they should be free to work, go to restaraunts, etc. But nowhere does anybody mention the rights of those who want to stay in lockdown: These people, myself included, should have the right to be safe and protected, yes? There is a strong argument that calling back to work restaraunt servers, hotel workers, flight attendants, etc., who don't yet feel safe, IS AN INFRINGEMENT ON THEIR RIGHTS. Me? I know I'm gonna do everything I can to stay safe right now; the economy can wait until later.
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The coming weeks will be a bloodbath. To be clear, Repubs may just succeed in getting a new Justice. But if they do, it will cost them: Polls already showed voters want <PERSON>, not <PERSON>, to make the pick. <PERSON> making the pick, then, will anger the voters who already feel their voices aren't heard. Meanwhile, there are at least 4 Senate seat races with incumbent Republicans that are close (including <PERSON>'s).
Just you watch: The Repubs will pull everything - and I mean EVERYTHING - they can to pass this nominee. Whether they succeed or not - but ESPECIALLY if they do - these Senate races will shift a bit in favor of the Dems.
My prediction? The Repubs will strong-arm this nominee through and change the Supreme Court for decades. Roe v. Wade may truly be at risk now. That's all bad for the majority of voters. But, this will cement some key Senate races, such as that the Repubs will lose their majority in the Senate; the Dems may even gain a slight majority there. And, what's more, the shifting of these Senate grounds - not to mention, hopefully, the presidency as well - will truly mark the beginning of the end of the modern-day Republican party.
Assuming I am right, it will take decades to sway the Supreme Court back to where it should be; the damage of the Republican party will have already been done. But also, assuming I am right, then the time to wake up from this nightmare is finally about to arrive.
Godspeed.
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@JTM I appreciate your point but there are happy mediums. There are no pesticides or herbicides in my gardens --nor are there any canals or grand views. But there are multiple planted areas, many of which are beloved by butterflies or bees or seed loving goldfinches as well as contributing to the loveliness. Years ago I was one of the gardens on a charity garden tour for the variety and diversity of my garden which had both"English Garden" features and wilder areas with managed native plants. It can be done. Beauty can be mixed and we don't have to throw out the baby with the bath water.
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@joan By all means plant them all! I have a tiny herb garden on Cape Cod which I do more for the beauty than the culinary use. Keep them pruned or shaped because they want to grow bigger and be gangly and they'd be happier not running into each other too much. Think of them as yummy bonsai and enjoy. Good luck and have fun. : )
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I’m a Direct Descendant of <PERSON>. Take Down His Memorial.
Mr. <PERSON>, my APUSH teacher, taught me about the progressive policies that <PERSON> ratified: Virginia Statue of Religious Freedom, the Declaration of Independence, the Louisiana Purchase, etc. <PERSON> is lauded as a pioneer and a great trailblazer of his time. However, I was never taught about how he owned 600 slaves.
I never thought much of what truly represents America. I’ve always thought the memorials were an accurate representation of the founding fathers. However, we forget that these shining, white monuments representing the Olympian status of the fathers were built on the backs of black slaves. In his article, <PERSON> says, “In <PERSON>’s place, there should be another statue. It should be of <PERSON>.” The same could be said of many other American figures. The Washington monument should be replaced with a statue of <PERSON> and the Abraham Lincoln Memorial replaced by <PERSON>.
But in the midst of de-idolizing the flawed, imperfect founding fathers, we must realize that the “real history of America” is not a racial issue. The “real history of America” is not black nor white. It's yellow and brown and red. It’s when Chinese men laid the groundwork for the railroads. It’s when the Navajo people, despite assimilation attempts to wipe out their culture, helped the US fight in WW2. The real history of America is when people of all colors can come together as one.
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Talladega Noose Incident Puts Spotlight on NASCAR’s Troubles With Racism
Although <PERSON> was not a victim of a hate crime, the very idea that the subliminal (and overt) racism against African Americans and other minorities still exists, today astounds and disappoints me. How can a country which touts progressivism and societal advancement still garner such contempt towards one another because of the color of their skin?
These issues are exacerbated with the resurgence of COVID-19. America has always had an issue regarding systemic racism. During the initial outbreak of COVID, many Americans began to make fun of the chinese. Even myself, as a Chinese American, laughed at the idea that China would be the place that a world-wide epidemic would start. However, once the virus migrated to other countries, the racial attacks became more aggressive. Currently, America has the most cases out of every country, and with it came the most violent racial attacks since the 1960 race wars during the civil rights movement. As seen with <PERSON>, one event can spark a mass outrage.
While <PERSON>’s noose incident is only a drop of water in the ocean of racial issues plaguing America, it is indicative of future problems to come.
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Economics, simply and overall, will not rid the world of this virus. Some people think 'throwing money' at it in the short and longer terms first, rather than changing our behaviours and expectations of our societies, of our industries and other humans, is the only way. Are they beginning to sit back and question why it's not working quick enough?
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Watching the people of the USA getting so angry and vitriolic over a face mask is a joke (if it wasn't real). I mean, come on people get a grip on your behaviour. To say your individual rights are challenged by a small 6" square of fabric and a bit of elastic is questionable at best and you're complaining on a very high level! I don't mind wearing one and I'm not offended by seeing other people wearing them. Honestly if it helps me, or even only one other person on this planet to not get sick, then its intent and purpose has served well.
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I'm not a <PERSON>'s supporter either. Why do democrats need advice from a conservative? Of course a conservative will never be with <PERSON> ... even if <PERSON> is the alternative ... give me a break!!! If you vote for <PERSON> over <PERSON> you will own the destruction of our constitutional form of government. <PERSON> has made a <PERSON> presidency more risky but not mroe risky than another <PERSON> term!
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I agree completely with <PERSON>. The nature of our country changed for the worst with the Senate vote against witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial of <PERSON>. He is the head of a corrupt crimial enterprise and his coconspirators are the republican party member of the US congress in both the house and the senate! They are working against the most hopeful thing that humanity has seen in the world throughout human history. The world that follows may not be comparable to the world that came before because of the Republican duplicious and disingenuious actions during the impeachment proceedings in both the house and senate over the past several months!
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<PERSON> over <PERSON> in a heartbeat. Simply because <PERSON> has no fear of surrounding himself with the best people this Country has to offer. Trumps downward mental spiral has been obvious since the beginning. The fact that he calls out <PERSON> for his stutter and forgetfulness is nothing to what we had to endure from <PERSON>.
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Read an article today written by the AG of Massachusetts. When you have a President and family who have used to their great advantage, intimidation and threats.....why are we surprised when his followers resort to that tactic as well. <PERSON> was taught by <PERSON>, the master of blackmail and threats. I’ve often wondered over the last four years if this is how he kept his “troops” in line.
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As a past president of the Blue Hill Public Library I was delighted -- but not surprised -- that BHPL was the first to call you back. Delightful that you received 100% cooperation from the organizations and that you were so kind as to go out of your way for a stranger.
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<PERSON>,
I’m not familiar with Harrisburg, Maine and Google Maps is not either. Are you perhaps living in Pennsylvania?
If so, it seems unlikely you know what the people of Maine want.
I’m pretty sure you are going to find out in November that we no longer want <PERSON> and her ever waffling ways.
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Zero cases after such a large epidemic is impossible. Unless the CCP has magical powers. Another fact is that while China was quick to blame other countries for shutting borders during the early stages of the outbreak China did the same a few weeks later. The fact is this a story about the CCP not China and the CCP will lie if it helps it survive.
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Aside from all that is happening now how do we prevent the next outbreak? China has not learned any lessons from SARS.The fact that the virus originated there is not the issue.The fact that it hid the epidemic from the rest of the world is.The next time there is an epidemic originating in China don't expect any different unless the rest of world demands external independent monitors.The rest of the world should not have to pay with lives to save the Commuist Party of China embarassement.
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Very grateful for our Gov. <PERSON> for making the call (relatively) early on. It has worked and will continue to work if we don't become complacent upon seeing our numbers. It's simple: stay home and if you must go out, wear a mask or other makeshift face covering and wash your hands. My heart breaks for other areas of the country and world that are not as fortunate as CA. But not all Californians are as fortunate either as they are unable to shelter in place as they have no shelter. Truly humbled by and grateful for the sacrifices of the health care workers.
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Thank you for sharing these resources. Another good organization for which I’ve volunteered in the past and donated to recently is IOA – Institute On Aging. <a href="https://www.ioaging.org" target="_blank">https://www.ioaging.org</a>/
They are headquartered in San Francisco but serve seniors all over the country. One of their services is the Friendship Line where callers, particularly seniors with mental health issues, can talk with someone who listens.
I’m sure I am not alone in feeling “rich” relative to so many with so little. My husband and I have Medicare, receive social security and unemployment from my part-time retail job. A silver lining is my husband’s hiatus from cancer (stage 4) treatment, giving him – and me – a much needed break from the side effects of chemo.
We are also very fortunate to live in California with a governor who ordered shelter in place ahead of any other state. We can’t give a lot, but have so much abundance, how can we not give some of it to those in need?
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The choice we face is four more years of <PERSON> or a candidate (Bloomberg or another) who can beat him at the polls. <PERSON>'s lack of respect for our justice system, among other horrors, more than warrants the removal of this biggest threat to our democracy EVER. There is no perfect candidate. We must, must, must remove <PERSON>.
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Oh goody, a major bailout for the big corporations and, once again, a few crumbs for the citizens. I used to wonder how people in countries with crooked and repressive governments coped. Now I know. Our Nation is no more. I have no hope that we will recover from this chronic ugly assault decency and morals.
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I liked the concept and am not surprised to read that there are no other examples of the phenomenon, which, all due respect to <PERSON>, has nothing to do with Spoonerisms.
I came to lodge a complaint about the mare’s nest created by three interlocking unknown names in the upper left (<PERSON>, <PERSON>, <PERSON>). I got it on my first guess, but it was simply a guess.
I assure doubters that plain-toe shoes are not just a thing, but a necessity for me when buying my dress oxfords. I can’t stand wearing the ones with the holes and lines and frilly bits on them.
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<PERSON> - yes! those are my years. I have long felt such an affinity and appreciation for the work that was done during the 14th-16th centuries - at great cost, often enough - to start moving the human world into a future. Too little credit is given to those early lamplighters!
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"What Will Schools Do When a Teacher Gets Covid-19?"
No one knows what returning to school will look like or how much the Covid-19 cases will rise, but theres only one way to find out. Schools will have to open and put in action whatever hybrid version of school they're using. Having an increase in cases is inevitable, so the real question is what will the protocol be for when that happens. Schools will probably do anything between completely shutting down to only sending that student or teacher home. The middle ground for these two extremes is to shut down for a few days and clean, which seems like the best option, unless there are a handful of cases instead of only one. Then the main concern will be to find out who else has it before coming back. Cases will hit any time creating an uncertain school year and it will definitely get in the way of what ever schedule schools come up with. Because of this, there needs to be an open line of communication between schools and parents/students, and there needs to be a smart, thought out plan that is consistent.
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"A.O.C. and the Jurassic Jerks"
<PERSON> is without a doubt a strong congresswomen who is going to change the world. With someone so strong gaining respect and publicity, there is obviously going to be some man threatened by her. The most recent man that called her a horrible name and was caught doing so was <PERSON>, a Republican from Florida. The man decided to call her names most likely because of his own insecurities, because god forbid a women decides to speak out against the corrupt world. Instead of letting his sexist words slide, she stood up for herself on the House floor. She stated how she was raised better than "to accept abuse from men," and all women should do the same.
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@Doug
Thanks for the grid! This might be the least agonizing, most satisfying Bee yet.
I've noticed that there have been a lot more -ING/-ED/-LY combos included lately. I must say, I like it a lot--it's fun to get those one-two hits of word + compound.
Question for other frequenters of the Bee--has there ever been an "S" in the letter set?
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@Mari as a Brit (or resident familiar with the local parlance), I imagine you must also take issue with the lack of TOFF
First two letter list:
FO-4, FR-1
HO-4
RI-1, RO-5
TH-1, TO-6, TR-3
WO-5
The most obscure words are familiar to frequenters of the Bee, such as the architectural T5, geometric T4, or the R4 which I’m still not sure is a real word but sounds like part of a plumbing company.
Two compound words, one enthusiastic exclamation, and a film genre are the longest words.
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I don’t typically agree with <PERSON>, but I believe these actions are warranted and should be further bolstered by international support. While possibly far fetched that the virus originated in the lab it’s well known that communist party concealed the initial spread of the virus as not to disrupt the economic spoils of their popular lunar festival. Furthermore the communist party has suppressed the voices of heath officials and even actively lie about domestic infection/death rates. The communist party may not have created the virus but their handling of the situation amounts to a Global crime against humanity one the global community should be rightfully outraged over. This pandemic highlights the Chinese communists willingness to enforce whatever narrative they please and lack of regard toward the global community as a whole.
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@Al Do I agree. Especially with the election coming up people need to take a step back on both sides and access the direction this country is headed. We have the left which in some regard is infact beginning to erode this countries individualist values and the right which is pushing us toward authoritarianism. We always knew democracy was fragile and it seems we’re in the middle of its greatest challenge, I only hope we can all find some middle ground before we take this country down a path we can’t recover from.
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This is interesting, but I think the fascination is much deeper. While the author does not analyze the practice itself, one could say that offering a meal to a person about to die is very ironic. They clearly do not need a meal as their need for energy is at an end. So why do it? The practice points to a strange sympathy. This meal is not about a need for calories. It is about allowing pleasure to those society has deemed monstrous. So, what is behind that? Why is there a practice to sympathize with murderers and rapists? How strange! It points to the limits of condemnation, and a radical empathy.
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Then moderates lose! Is this a democracy? Why publish speculation on an alternative? Why should the establishment not abide by the voters’ choice? This should be straightforward, and yet the People are being silenced, ignored. If <PERSON> is ahead and winning, <PERSON> is the nominee! Stop writing stories that suggest otherwise. This is exactly why <PERSON> won in 2016: Because the Establishment ignited the People. Don’t make the same mistake twice!
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@IndependentVoter
maybe because <PERSON>, <PERSON>, the Whistleblower and Mx. etc. had nothing to do with the actions for which <PERSON> was impeached! <PERSON> took those actions; <PERSON> and <PERSON> were nowhere near the tainted phone call and the campaign to get <PERSON> to order an investigation of the <PERSON> and <PERSON> in exchange for withheld vital aid. And while the whistleblower knows something about that tainted phone call (he/she blew the whistle on it), the point of protecting whistleblowers is so that people with knowledge of corruption will come forward and tell the public without risking his/her own skin. The House Managers aren't afraid of calling witnesses; they're just not interested in calling irrelevant witnesses!
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"In various forums well into the 1990s, he found himself called on to defend his point of view, which was essentially that gay men and lesbians had a diminished chance of living fulfilling lives or producing great art so long as they defined themselves primarily in terms of their sexual orientation."
While I do not doubt that <PERSON> espoused the point of view that "gay men and lesbians had a diminished chance of living fulfilling lives" as a result of forces he railed against throughout much of his adult life, I do not think <PERSON> would ever have agreed that gay artists had a diminished chance of greatness if they defined themselves primarily in terms of their sexual orientation.
In the fall of 1982 or spring of 1983, as a Yale undergrad, I attended what may have been the college's first symposium on gay literature. On the panel were some of the pre-eminent gay poets, writers and translators of the day -- all "out" gay men (I don't remember any women on the dais that day) -- and <PERSON>, published author ("Faggots"), Oscar-nominated screenwriter ("Women in Love"), (not yet author of the magnificent "The Normal Heart").
I will never forget <PERSON> locking horns that day with the fussy much-laureled panelists who to a man asserted that they wrote gay poems only when they wanted to. Outraged and contrarian, screamed that none of them could write a single word that was not gay because being gay is who they were.
Their response? "Shut up, <PERSON>."
RIP, our <PERSON>
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@Len It’s already been too costly for the black community. If you can’t see that, then you’re part of the problem. The social system here is based on race division. It was also built on slave labor. If you can’t see that, then maybe take a history course to refresh cause clearly you’re not seeing how these things are linked. Your individual freedom is probably very nice to enjoy but maybe think of others who do not enjoy the same privilege. I’m
guessing you’d have too much to lose (privilege, power, so called freedom) if black people were afforded the same life.
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@C Wolf
Discussing race is only difficult if you think race is something difficult. But, more significantly, it’s very difficult for communities on the receiving end of racist perspectives and policies. It’s always been a co-morbidity. For a country grown from a
brutal racist regime, I’m not surprised that it would be difficult for some to face this reality even though it still affects millions of people adversely today. Agree that there are 20 variables interacting and we all have a personal responsibility to maintain our health - let’s not still ignore that people with darker skin are systematically treated less than their white counterparts. It’s a shameful reality - and yes, shame is a hard to thing to confront and difficult to discuss for those on the privileged side of the spectrum.
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The number of Canadians and others not going to Florida is going to devastate the Florida economy. As my uncle pointed out most people survive on minimum wage in the state. Fewer stays means fewer jobs and we know, from the actions of the Republican Florida governor, that it's just "tough luck".
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A house divided against itself cannot stand. There are many reasons for America's divisiveness; large city versus rural population, black versus white, Christianity versus secularism.
I think this essay speaks of American decline and not of American resurgence. It's all happened in my lifetime. I am 74 and the USA I knew has disappeared and probably for good. It is to weep!
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Where Ms. <PERSON> starts her article: "I’ve long thought the human body was not meant to run on empty" indicates a lack of thought about human history or evolution. In fact, we are clearly evolved not only to "run on empty" but conversely also to store calories and longer term supplies of such - FAT - WHEN we can. In ONLY very recent modern times have we both the luxury of surplus calories and the continuouis regularity of such. Intermittent fasting is much more natural to the human body - as is MUCH more continuous and usual activity.
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Look at how few comments there are here.... We don't really care or think about our aging population - OURSELVES! This does not bode well for long term care, within families OR facilities; does NOT bode well for health providers, or insurers private or public - especially as we continue to lose rights and privileges to our own lives and deaths.
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This article is a gross over simplification of the discussion at hand. It appears to be a contest over victimization, or a referendum on the actuality of race in social relations, rather than an important discussion on systems of oppression and what agents/subjects can best strategically exert power to counter such systems towards winning justice.
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I guarantee that the thousands of volunteers from around the country (and world in fact) who put their lives on hold to canvass the early states for <PERSON> will not mobilize in such numbers for a Bloomberg. Lacking volunteers, the man's campaign was recently caught relying on prison labor to make calls for him. Why not go with where the momentum and passion is to beat <PERSON>, rather than someone willing to fracture the party to save himself a tax hike?
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Twenty dollars at a time my husband and I are making donations against Republican jerks who don’t give one tiny cahoot about the people who are hurting in the middle of a pandemic. Number one on our donation list is Mr. <PERSON>’s opponent <PERSON>. Yes, we’re living on a very tight budget. (We call it the broke is beautiful budget.) Yet, we take great pleasure spending twenty of grocery dollars every month to hopefully build support against this man. The pleasure derived after hitting the donation button was better than eating a hot fudge Sunday with a cherry on top.
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As gardening season approaches and with the possibility of the virus resurfacing next fall, add long storing vegetables to your garden this summer.
Every year we grow the following vegetables in our garden and store them in a cool, dry place for winter: winter squash (butternut, acorn, Long Island cheese), baking pumpkins, onions, carrots, apples, garlic, freeze dried parsley, oregano, basil.
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The biography of <PERSON> (the Federal Prosecutor on the <PERSON> case who resigned from the Justice Department) mentions he was a “trial attorney in the public integrity section of the Department of Justice Criminal Law Division.” Public integrity. What a concept! Congratulations, Mr. <PERSON>, on your own integrity.
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Are you kidding? I would bet that part of the delay in getting this going was because <PERSON> was trying to figure out a way to profit from this. He tried to get Oscar Health, the company co-founded by his brother, <PERSON>, involved in Covid-19 testing, just as he tried to get it involved with repealing replacing Obamacare. And they have an entity called BFPS Ventures in which, it has been said (although denied by <PERSON>) they share any profits they make 50-50. Why will no one accept responsibility for refusing the WHO test? For the same reason they tried to get the Germans to bring the vaccine here: to privatize for profit.
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@Mike
I don't believe you.
If you are a democrat, and you have seen and understand what the republicans are doing under <PERSON>, you would not threaten to throw your vote away.
What goes around comes around? Please.
This is not a game. This is the future of our country, our children, our world.
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@The ATL
Fulton county, where Atlanta is, has had an average of 17.3 cases per 100,000 people during the past week. During that same time, New York City had 12 cases per 100,000 people. This information is available on the New York Times website.
Please continue to do your best, and to encourage your fellow Atlantans to do the same. This is not a political issue; it is a human one that has sadly been politicized. We must resist that temptation and pull together to defeat this.
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I believe that both Republican and Democratic leaders have encouraged abuses by police during the past three months insofar as both parties are responsible for the draconian and authoritarian lock down measures that have probably will cause more deaths than the virus itself. These extreme measures, which have shut down businesses, forced people to wear masks, and placed most Americans under virtual house arrest, probably have emboldened those police who are inclined to misuse their authority. When political leaders violate the rights of citizens so flagrantly, rogues among law enforcement officers naturally must feel that they have increased latitude to express their most violent instincts.
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Although I usually shun litmus tests for political candidates, I could not vote for <PERSON> because he voted in favor of the 2002 resolution to authorize military force in Iraq. I ruled out voting for <PERSON> in 2004 and <PERSON> in 2016 partly for the same reason, while <PERSON>'s placement of <PERSON> on his ticket in 2008 and 2012 eliminated any chance that I would have voted for <PERSON>. If <PERSON> is nominated, the Democrats will have nominated a presidential or vice presidential candidate in five consecutive elections who is tainted by the catastrophic Iraqi war. Is there no accountability in American politics?
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<PERSON>
5/19 Iran attacks Gulf oil tankers
6/19 Iran downs US drone
7/19 Iran seizes British oil tanker
9/19 Iran attacks Saudi oil co
12/19 Iran attacks US bases in Iraq
12/19 Iran storms US embassy in Iraq
1/20 US kills commander in charge of all attacks
1/20 Iran performs smallest imaginable retaliation and says it will behave going forward.
The left: <PERSON> is the aggressor and leading us into war!
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<PERSON>
5/19 Iran attacks Gulf oil tankers
6/19 Iran downs US drone
7/19 Iran seizes British oil tanker
9/19 Iran attacks Saudi oil co
12/19 Iran attacks US bases in Iraq
12/19 Iran storms US embassy in Iraq
1/20 US kills commander in charge of all attacks
1/20 Iran performs smallest imaginable retaliation and says it will behave going forward.
The left: <PERSON> is the aggressor and leading us into war!
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['377eeea7aefd4b00bedf38eeedd8fb3a']
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how about you just... don’t take another woman’s body personally? She looks great, good for her, but she’s a mega star who’s always been known for her great butt and fab abs. I feel like one half of the bodily expectations complex is a psychosis brought on by women onto themselves with language not unlike that of this article! very counterproductive and not very feminist. Say “good for her” and move on. Is it really that hard
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['377eeea7aefd4b00bedf38eeedd8fb3a']
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<PERSON> has been a lone voice against a government and a system inherently hostile to his way of thinking. He voted against the Iraq war, he voted against military spending budgets, he proposed things like universal healthcare and free public universities when the force of our government was geared towards waging forever wars and bailing out banks. “What has <PERSON> accomplished?” He’s had the same message since he was elected mayor of Burlington in 1981, and he hasn’t compromised his beliefs even while serving in a crushingly imperialist, militaristic, capitalist government, and he’s made me believe that together we can reform our state and make it work for us. If that’s not an accomplishment I don’t know what is! <PERSON> is a billionaire out for himself who’s waging a vanity project and I firmly believe that he will do and say anything to get the nomination, but he totally lacks the progressive background to truly advocate for the policies he’s rolling out and, as a billionaire, he has no skin in the game!
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['37c35168bd83477893dddd9b5b8937f7']
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Why bury the diseased bodies in mass graves in nyc? Wouldn't cremation be more hygienic? Less expensive? Take up less real estate? More civilized? I don't know anybody who wants burial over cremation. Why do we bury diseased bodies in mass graves in the middle of a river?
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['37c35168bd83477893dddd9b5b8937f7']
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@Pessimist Correct. Even candidates with lots of money cannot “beat” the establishment candidate, especially when neither <PERSON> nor <PERSON> had any intention of doing so in the first place. Both are/were “controlled opposition” candidates, <PERSON> running out of “duty” to the Democratic Party and the faux democratic political theater apparatus in this country, and <PERSON> as a career activist with a profitable brand to advertise. Neither want the job, nor did <PERSON>, imho.
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