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Gross mismanagement of finite natural resources is at the heart of the problem. As populations swell, economists deny Malthusian warnings - assuming in their rational world that prudent stewardship coupled with technological improvement will help such resources support ever increasing demands. While the potential to do so is there, sadly, the practical reality consistently suggests otherwise.
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According to the following data, the death rates in Sweden and Stockholm have substantially returned to trend over the last few months, suggesting that while it was a tragedy that there was a surge in deaths as the vulnerable succumbed, mortality rates appear to be normalizing and the worst is behind Sweden. Also interesting to note that this is similar to trends in other EU countries that practiced stricter lockdowns like France, Spain, Italy, etc. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f8-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441</a>
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“I look better than them. Much more handsome. Got better hair than they do. I got nicer properties. I got nicer houses. I got nicer apartments. I got nicer everything.” I’m sorry. I simply do not believe <PERSON> takes <PERSON> literally. She’s writing for her outraged audience. No intelligent liberal falls for that nonsense, and when we do we’re in trouble. <PERSON> is simply playing to his base and enemies at the same time. It’s a marketing tactic. Anyone who’s been around New York real estate types knows the game. Better liberals market their policies to the American public in an effective way than fake outrage at <PERSON>’s manipulative tweeting and oral trolling. Believe it or not, it works. He dominates the news cycle in a way I’ve never seen a president do. We’ve doubled down on the same hysteria and denial that led to 2016 and we’re handing <PERSON> re-election.
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<PERSON> "I'm a Democrat and a visual person. Looking at all those interesting faces, Republican, Independent, and Democrat, I see a lifetime of character in each.
However, when it comes to the majority of Republican faces, I feel slightly uneasy and distrustful. When I look at the faces of Democrats, I feel a bit calmer and safer. Their faces appear friendlier and more unguarded."
--- That's insane.
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<PERSON> Irony? Only if your definition of the swamp was "corruption." (Mine was, too.) His supporters' definition of the swamp was the "deep state" aka Federal government, which he has run amok over. This dichotomy in view epitomizes the complete divide between conservative and liberal America. The unfortunate thing is he was mostly an accidental president. He wasn't supposed to win--he didn't even think he was going to. But I do believe that his prominence on the national and world stage, while it has wreaked havoc, will have the end effect of hastening the demise of patriarchy and nationalism, because the backlash is/will be incredible.
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<PERSON> Definitely! Sometimes it seems they are the only thing protecting the free world from total tyrannical takeover. I look forward to the successful resolution of their cases---and more of the same after the end of the current presidency. The message needs to be clear--Don't Mess with Our Democracy.
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I think Americans have gotten too relaxed about this global pandemic because seeing more cases every day is stressful due to the number of hospitalized and dead across America. After many months of washing hands, wearing masks, and social distancing, I think every American has gotten to the point where they don't care about it anymore compared to when it first happened. More people started to hang out with their friends and family getting tired of staying at home. Also, since the vaccine came out, more people are being relaxed since we will go back to normal without following many restrictions, living our regular life. However, I can also witness many actions taken to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 to more people, especially the elderly and healthcare workers. Thus, I see some people are very cautious and are being very serious about this and some who are not taking it as seriously and will risk other people's lives when they go and have a party with a large crowd. I think that it is essential for everyone to understand how scary this pandemic is. It's necessary to help keep in line with other people's safety and your safety. The more we can do this, the more we can go back to normal even if half of the population gets the vaccine. Everything will be back to normal very soon if we all cooperate and continually wear masks until everything is back to normal.
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2020 is a year of challenges, hardships, and emotions. Some of us could not go to school, work in an office, or travel with family. Things got tough due to many restrictions that have to occur, such as being quarantined for 14 days, getting checked if we have a virus, and social distancing. Before this pandemic, my regular weekdays start by waking up about 1 hour before school to eat breakfast and get ready. Now, it is like I'm homeschool, waking up 5-10 minutes before class to brush my teeth, hoping that I will not fall asleep during zero periods. Sometimes, I feel super unmotivated to do classwork and homework because I'm just at home all day in the same environment, sitting down looking at a screen for almost half of the day. And after school, I have to work on my homework, which adds to more screen time. Because of this, I quickly get bored. One habit I created was procrastinating because I always lose motivation to do things around me. However, being at home is also good since I can take care of myself, and I have noticed that my self-care is getting better. I was able to sleep more, which helps me with my mental and physical health. Overall I have been able to break some of my bad habits and started a better routine. Hopefully, next year will be better and filled with happiness.
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@Glenn his ideas aren't "radical," they are SANE, the opposite of what exists now. When are you people going to stop letting your brains be fed this nonsense? And, most of <PERSON>' supporters are not "Bernie Bros" - it's disrespectful to the majority of us to be put in such a superficial box. It is past due time for serious change in this country and in the world, and those who are clinging to their creature comforts as we unravel need to think about the humans who will be around after them and stop being selfish.
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I'm sorry that so many people equate <PERSON>' supporters with "Bernie Bros." They're out there, yes, but I think the majority of people who make up his supporters are not them (myself included). It's utterly disrespectful and completely incorrect to throw them all in one box. <PERSON> is appearing to be pretty unfit for this position, albeit in a different way than <PERSON> is unfit, and it's very worrisome to imagine him attempting to lead us out of this ever-growing national & global mess we're in when he's continually messing up his words (ie saying he's running for Senate, mistaking his wife for his sister, to name just two). Either way, democracy as we know it is on its way out..
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<PERSON> I also noticed that my parents have stopped showering me in praise. It started in middle school when they would only give me some praise occasionally and nowadays they don't even give me a shred of a compliment or praise for working hard. They can see me working on school work through the weekend and instead of a compliment on my work ethic they only see what I'm doing then continue their day. But it can still be nice just having the self satisfaction of my work ethic and not have to worry about praise too much.
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I think that we all have the right to express our own believes no matter what you believe in so long as it isn't hateful. But I also believe the in the statement “If even one kid said ‘I am afraid of that symbol,’ isn’t that enough?” that we saw in the article. I generally think that politics should stay out of the classroom since it isn't really the place were teachers should be showing their beliefs. The only time I can think of it being appropriate to talk about politics would be during debate club if the topic is centered around politics like discussing the current climate we are experiencing with <PERSON> leaving office. I just feel that these things are topics that would make us the students uncomfortable if we were to hear a teacher talking about. Especially maga stuff as of late. It has been horrible watching <PERSON> and his supporters go down in such a pathetic fashion. Also the symbol of the flag with the single blue seems to just be something to denounce blm and has practically lost any value it carried by being affiliated with hate groups. I feel like people don't think about how this attire may affect children or teens who have to put up with the obnoxiousness and hate that these political statements affiliated with <PERSON> and the police. Hopefully we'll be able to put this nonsense behind us in the coming years.
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“...back in the diver’s seat...”
Not quite. The President/ Commander in Chief
has been “chauffeured” to and from his sites of harm-production by willing minions. All of whom, including him, should be charged with, and tried for “crimes against humanity” in the broadest sense.
There is no vaccine for compliance with...
complicity in...or collaboration-collusion, passively or more actively HARMING, “kidnapping,” diseasing, desecrating, raping generalizing FACTS, ravishing TRUTH, infecting Democracy or seeding, nurturing and harvesting ummenschlichkeit!
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A most welcome article during this challenging times of uncertainties and unpredictabilities. While it would be scientifically unreasonable to expect Mr. <PERSON> to effectively treat the current lethal virus locally, and surely not globally, might he attempt to “disappear” the ongoing harmful, toxic, infectiousness personal unaccountability engaged in by so many elected and selected policymakers?
At all levels! Everywhere!
Not to harm any of them, as they have done, and continue to do, daily, with impunity. Just to “magically” neutralize each of them.
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As a sixth generation Texan, I feel compelled to defend my state against some of the generalizations I see in many of these comments, but don’t want to encourage more people to move here. So, here are some of the reasons why Texas is awful: 1) it gets really hot here in the summer; 2) it is mostly run by right-wing lunatics; 3) you have to look a little harder for outdoor recreational activities since they aren’t advertised by an ocean and mountains and giant trees; 4) most of engineers I know who have moved here from the Bay Area do not like Tex-Mex tacos AT ALL.
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This makes me so sad. This is why hatred is so evil. It grows exponentially like a virus. The only reasonable way I can imagine it will end is when we are all interracial and indistinguishable from one another. As long as we can identify each other from blocks away and be reminded instantly of the injustices, brutality, blame, and demonization we have experienced at each others hands, we will never be free of this conflict.
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The way I look at it is that health insurance through an employer is part of your compensation. No different that receiving a salary. I pay for 1/2 of my employees health insurance premiums as part of their compensation. I would never tell them what they could or couldn’t do. To me that would be the same as telling them that they may not use any part of their paycheck to purchase contraception. Or insisting that they not invest the money I pay them in stocks that support right leaning companies like Home Depot. Or gun manufacturer or tobacco stocks. What is the difference?
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@JRS
I hope you can understand this;
I take a legal deduction as allowed in the tax code......A-ok!
I claim something was a business expense that was actually a personal expense that was in no way related to my business.....Not-ok.
It’s not you’re fault though so don’t feel bad. You’re just not that smart.
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There is light in the end of the tunnel. It is the inflation coming ahead. I carries millions of wage workers who will have wages stagnated. Nominal profits will support sticks of big corporations fo a while. During the storm, to hold dollar cash is to lose value fast. Retirement funds will be under pressure. The scenario is pretty messy and hurtful.
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All the reactions so far are describing the relationship between one individual general and a wanabe dictator.
Are we expecting a moment when this play moves on as the relationship of the military institution and <PERSON>? If he can pack the Supreme Court with "his" judges, and the Senate with his senators, why not pack the military with his generals too? How about law enforcers?
Who is going to censor <PERSON> on violating the Constitution and continuously manipulating for his personal gain?
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Shouldn't this article be updated or even pulled now that she totally changed her story to say she didn't file a claim of harassment or assault against <PERSON>? I mean this is 2016 but her emails all over again and the Times is complicit.
First they report that <PERSON> made a complaint. Then they double down and call for a full scale comission to search through records of <PERSON>'s speeches to see if, what, someone slipped an intern's confidential employee file in there? But to make matters worse, today <PERSON> changed her story to say the complaint won't mention harassment or assault but only that she was uncomfortable. Putting aside her near fatal credibility issues, doesn't the Times now have an issue to correct their call to have <PERSON> make an unprecedented disclosure of his personal files? To leave this out there makes it look like <PERSON>'s hiding something when he's not since everyone now agrees there is no complaint! <PERSON> couldn't have written a more absurd story. But maybe the goal is just to get a trove of documents into the hands of the Republicans to twist and make false controversies until November.
And if you are covering <PERSON> this much, shouldn't you renew the reporting on <PERSON>'s accusers? I don't recall them getting anywhere near this coverage that <PERSON> issue is.
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With all these false claims of hypocrisy over <PERSON>, when is anyone going to ask Republicans why they believe <PERSON> but not Dr. <PERSON>? This is the circularity problem with whatboutism.
And to say that Dr. <PERSON> received a fair investigation from Senate or was not smeared is just plain dishonest. But most importantly, the Republicans ignored the accusations, <PERSON>'s perjury and outright non judicial bad behavior during the confirmation hearings. If this didn't derail <PERSON> why should it derail <PERSON>?
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I notice that the graph has an increase slope, indicating the fact the women marathoners were running faster and faster each year went by
I wonder what happened during 2013-2016 that the times of the marathoners were increasing compared to its previous year in 2012 and 2011.
Rather than an impact, this shows how knowledge, science and technologies' development are creating such a positive impact. As people know more, understand their humans' body better, they were able to use it in their advantage and slowly maximize the capability of human
Cap: How science has such a great impact on human: women marathoners decrease their time by 20 minutes 20 years later
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<PERSON> I do agree with you when it comes to the fact that the first graph is easier to understand than the second one as it gives more information related to the electoral vote. As you mentioned about Georgia, it certainly is interesting to see why or what factor impact a swing state that its vote change
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What's going on the photo is these people want to get into the room.People on this picture were all wearing masks,it might because there were a infectious disease at that time.They eager to get something in the room,but they don't close up each other.That might because they don't want to get the infectious disease but want the medical supplies providing in the room.
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There were many workers in the hospital taking pictures to a thing they were happy to see.They were even dressed in white as required of,but they looked so happy that I think it might be something happy happening then,and might be very important and historical so they take some pictures.I supposed there was a patient recovering from a serious illness.This was so hopeful that other patients might recover in the future.
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"The W.H.O. is not perfect but it has a pivotal role to play in trying to coordinate an effective international response. "
Has the WHO been counter productive by issuing its tweet "World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO Jan 14 Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in #Wuhan, #China", excluding Taiwan (the gold standard in handling the pandemic) which has only 7 deaths, and delaying declaring a Pandemic?
A critical aspect of this Pandemic was a delayed world response.
Perhaps world organizations for areas like health and human rights should exclude non democracies from having influential roles.
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@Just Ben
Changing the Constitution is not easy.
However, as far as the words of The Constitution are concerned, the President is constrained to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed".
executed."
That said, while process crimes and old crimes had been dug up as the result of the investigation, we do not want to miss the forest for the trees. It looks to me there was an attempt to essentially change the results of the Presidential Election by making the President ineffective and or removing him from office with a tool being an investigation that may have been conducted not to find any real collusion, but to keep the President off balance and eventually remove him from office.
Just as you may want <PERSON> prosecuted for any laws he may have broken, I want the investigators prosecuted for any laws they have broken. Normally, it seems the DOJ stonewalls when it is investigated and there is little that can be done about it. The DOJ enforces federal law, so what do you do if they refuse to enforce that law against themselves? However, it appears <PERSON> is promoting cooperation such that we may actually find out what happened with regard to the investigation.
If the investigators committed crimes that they thought would never be discovered because <PERSON> lost the election, such crimes are fair game.
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The author obviously hasn't had this experience. I am not religious, but I went to what could only be described as 'heaven,' and then I had a choice, and I chose to come back. I will go there/pass through that experience one more time when I die for good. There could be a biological explanation - hormonal surge or something - but I don't care. I just know that the experience of death is joyful. I am just very glad to know it is waiting for me. What most people would view as a miserable hospital experience, was for me the best day of my life. Erased my fear of death.
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@JDB Once you have experienced it, you don't need to argue for it. You know you were there. In my case, I don't even talk about it too much, because I feel bad for those who have not experienced it. They are just fearful humans who think that death will be horrible.
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Sorry, but this issue has already been resolved by the Constitution: federal law prevails when state law conflicts (Supremacy Clause), and the federal government indeed has the power to go into the states to enforce. Recall in the 1960s when states refused to abide by federal law requiring school integration and US Marshals were brought in to make it happen (remember the famous <PERSON> painting of <PERSON> being escorting to school by federal officers). More recently, the <PERSON> administration in 2000 sent federal officers to forcibly remove young <PERSON> and transport him back to Cuba when he lost his case. Now as then, federal agents can go into states to enforce the law.
States cannot pick and choose which laws to ignore or follow. If a different result is sought, get Congress to change the law.
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The prosecutor’s job is to bring the evidence — not the jury. Here, the House’s job was to gather and present evidence (prosecutor) and the Senate to listen and decide (jury). It’s not the Senate’s job to both gather testimony AND then judge its credibility. Those roles are clearly defined by the Constitution. If the House feels didn’t have enough evidence, they shouldn’t have brought the case until they did. Instead, they now expect the Senate to perform the House’s constitutional role as well as their own. It doesn’t work that way, nor should it. Those roles are separate for a reason.
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@NM This is not about <PERSON> and the election. This is about the Chinese Communist Party hacking and stealing intellectual property from the US and other European countries. We are so lucky to live in the US where human rights, freedom of speech, freedom to vote are valued. We can challenge and criticize our government however we like. Sometime these harsh criticism is over looked of what's REALLY happening and important in the world...
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China has power control of the WHO, they funded a lot of money to the organization and force them to do what they want. The virus was originated in Wuhan and it was called Wuhan virus at the beginning. China didn’t want to be the blame so they make WHO to come up with a new name COVID 19. China is behind all of this in order to get away and to sound like a hero by lying about their numbers and how well they’re controlling the spread. <PERSON> is right for questioning WHO, what he could’ve done better is to explain the reason why. I never support <PERSON> but he is right being tough on China.
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2020 has changed and challenged me, during quarantine a lot of things happened, I lost some friends along the way but its ok. So far 2020 was the worst year of my life. This summer we could barely do anything fun, I was supposed to go to a much of concerts and they all go cancelled. There was a lot of protests and other things that affected every ones lives and honestly kind of changed the world we live in.
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Animals are actually very smart, and can help humans a lot. Animals have the ability to do things that we might have never even thought of. Dogs are very smart, they are smart bc they are creatures that learn from habits. Once they get into the habit of doing things, they just automatically do things they were taught.
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Where are all the lawyers who were supposed to legally help <PERSON> if this pre warned event happened with <PERSON>? This has got to end now. If I were an outside observer I certainly would think <PERSON> is trying to pull off a coup. Hurry all ye faithful lawyers who claimed they would be available for <PERSON>.
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I am interested in one thing this election season; who will and can defeat <PERSON>. I don't know if <PERSON> can do so? So far the Democratic Party is very busy shooting themselves in the foot or perhaps the heart. I had to turn the debate off last night. The neverending yelling at each other was disastrous.
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First, let's not panic yet. <PERSON> has not won any delegates. He has run extremely effective ads. I hope we can have the best of both worlds his megaphone but not him. If he does get nomination that will get us <PERSON> again. Voters of color will not vote. I doubt even a <PERSON>, Kamala VP could overcome that. If, and big if, he could even pick up such a VP.
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From the picture it looks like a run of the mill office with everyone in their own cubicle. Now perhaps every other cubicle. So where's the all important collaboration happening or was it always about rent and control. Why not let those who want to return do so and others work remotely? The result will speak for itself. We recently have had many employees start coming in instead of remote working. I haven't noticed an up tick in quantity or quality of work just an increase in the noise in the office.
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I think many of the commenters who say that Democrats' "identity politics" is a divisive and unsuccessful tactic are asking the wrong question. <PERSON> is asking the right question: why are Republican's white identity politics so successful despite being so obviously abhorrent (something recognized my most commenters here)?
I'm curious about different potential answers to that question, but think we should keep the focus on the right question. For those who think that moral positions turn people off, I wonder why anyone would assume that immoral positions would lead to better outcomes for society.
My hypothesis for testing would be something else in many of these comments: even voters who vote Democrat wonder if those same Democrats really understand them and have their best interests at heart.
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<PERSON>, you are so naive. <PERSON> and the Republicans are planning to use violence. They are demonizing their opponents and pandering to organized armed forces. The question is will there be civil war? Will democracy be quickly reborn? Or will it have to be rebuilt after the failed <PERSON> regime collapses of its own heinousness and ineptitide?
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Someone could make a great deal of money and we could all be a great deal happier, and safer, if the whole charade of 'passwords' was done away with forever. Clearly creating new passwords for every use is not what people, whomever they are, want to spend their time doing. Since equally clearly passwords are useless for keeping others from our accounts, why can't they be abolished, and replaced with a system that works. If passwords are a joke, they are a bad one.
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As with all generalities, this study, the statistics, and the article that explains it miss the important subtleties- the incredible pleasures of doing important work such as teaching young children. I am a man now in my mid 70s, an artist and I taught pre-school for over twenty years, twenty years ago. I was almost always the only man doing this wherever I taught, loved the work and my classes always had parents clamoring to get their kids enrolled. Of course the pay was low, but I only worked part-time, got full health benefits and a full summer's vacation, which left plenty of time for my studio work. And- many, if not most of the young children I taught saw the males in their lives for only minutes a day. I felt it was very important that I represented a positive male model for them, and was often told that very thing by their moms, who I saw when the kids were dropped at school. It was an absolutely wonderful job! I later taught at universities, which was nowhere near as rewarding, or fun. I never felt remotely strange doing what I knew to be essential work helping kids get off to a good start.
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I totally understand the finality of death and think this guy deserved his punishment much sooner, but of course, his victim's life is the kind of life that matters to me and it infuriates me to see this guy getting any kind of sympathy or vigils for torturing and killing <PERSON>. She mattered and girls like her matter. I'd like to know more about how much trauma the murder victim's family now experience and how they can be helped.
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Why is everyone acting like these specialized schools are full of Nobel Prize winners that will be deprived of their Nobel Prize because of this plan? The vast majority of these kids at specialized schools go on to do average jobs, at average pay, and if you work with them in NYC, they don't stand out. Let some other kids have a better chance at those average, office jobs.
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I see two possible scenarios. He loses and within hours of the election is whisked down to Mar A Lago, where he remains for the rest of his term, sulking, seething, tweeting, unseen, unable to cope with defeat. A middle finger salute to the nation. Or, he loses but refuses to attend the inauguration, acknowledge the transition, meet with <PERSON> or leave the White House except by the back door in the middle of the night.
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I think it would be helpful if President <PERSON>, President <PERSON> and President <PERSON> did a commercial urging Americans to vote and restore faith in the process. (President <PERSON> would probably not be able to participate, but if he could, great!) Have all three former presidents speak briefly about this cornerstone of democracy and not to let anyone subvert it.
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Do you think empathy is important? What are the benefits of trying to understand someone else’s experience and point of view?
iI believe that empathy is important because if you don't have any empathy you'll be a whole person that That hurts animals and does not feel bad you'll become one of the worst people in the world who don't have any empathy empathy helps you realize what's wrong and what's right if you don't have any empathy then you always doing something wrong Because Embassy tell me what's right and what's wrong .
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Do you think empathy is important? What are the benefits of trying to understand someone else’s experience and point of view?
Yes I think <PERSON> is important because empathy is a very very very big saying and everyone's life if you don't have empathy that means you can't feel remorse or bad for someone and that's really bad not having empathy can pause a lot of bad things to happen to you like mental problems or even becoming a serial killer so yes I really think the empathy is important .
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I used to think that <PERSON> was a humanist from previous columns, such as his heartfelt and heartbreaking descriptions of Yemeni children, victims of <PERSON> war.
Surely, <PERSON> knows of the hundreds of thousands of innocents killed in the Iraq War -- a regime change war supported by <PERSON>. If we take reality into consideration, I find it hard to understand <PERSON>'s claim of <PERSON>'s decency.
I consider the extermination of innocents -- evil. Did <PERSON> not know that that would result from the Iraq War?
<PERSON> has written some fine columns in his time, but today's column reveals that he's merely a pretend humanist.
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Supreme Court members have a lot more power than the average American, violating the ethical principle of equality.
The illegitimacy of this power relationship makes it possible for the government to put people in prisons, sometimes for decades, who do not deserve any punishment.
This inequality resulted in injustice as in the Dred Scott decision.
With their choice of <PERSON>, the powerful rulers are trying, probably successfully, to perpetuate their inequity, possibly, for decades.
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Alternate side parking should happen once a week.That is more than enough. People sit there for 1 & 1/2 hours idling their engines, polluting the air and they are never ticketed. Didn't we all come to love the cleaner air- STOP THE ENGINE IDLING THAT IS RUINING NYC AIR QUALITY!
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I am thinking of <PERSON> saying that you shouldn't be in the kitchen any longer that you had other things to share with the world. You're such a brilliant writer. That's just one of your gifts. If you do return I hope your dream of the bigger space is realized. As for the Go Fund Me I hope that you put aside your pride and raise the money for your vendors or your employees who may need it. Don't close the door on love. I have no doubt that a talent like yours will burn again bigger and brighter than ever. The world needs your voice and vision.
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@FLT Why is this comment a "NYT Pick", when it fuels a total myth?
My co-op has commercial units. We have seen nothing but above-inflation property tax increases for two decades, and no write-offs. When the commercial rental market got more difficult, we lowered our asking rents. The city/state taxes us regardless of whether we have a commercial tenant.
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Given the MTA's demonstrated issue with high/unproductive labor, it seems like labor costs/redeployments should be the *first* thing to tackle in a financial crisis. The head of NYC Transit was recently bemoaning how there's no org chart and they don't even know who is being paid for what.
When labor costs are 60% of the MTA operational expenditures, it means salaries/pensions/work rules are costing more than train/bus parts, electricity and fuel *combined*. It's clear we have an operational problem with labor.
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Usury rates in Florida are capped at about 23% annual percentage rate. Ant earns about 35% of the profit on a loan by essentially acting as a loan broker or match maker with little apparent risk. The loan fees are way to high for the value added by Ant. Furthermore, regulators would be left to clean up the mess if Ant fails due to economic-accounting, political, or legal problems. Regulators correctly foresaw that the problem would be excessively complex and difficult, if even doable. An unfixable Ant failure could lead to social unrest. So, the regulators were correct to halt the initial public offering until more competition exists and risk parameters of online financial offerings parallel bank financial offerings.
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Applicants for national security jobs (FBI, CIA, etc.) will not be considered for employment if their personal financial profile makes them appear to be potentially vulnerable to desperate measures to avoid personal bankruptcy. But, our president, elected with substantial Russian help via social media, appears to be quite vulnerable to exploitation due to his poor financial planning and desperate need for cash. The logical next step for the U.S. Government would be to make <PERSON> somehow ineligible to run for office because his personal debts are so high and his tax management is so poor that he is a national security threat vulnerable to taking a $1 billion soft loan from the former KGB officer Mr. <PERSON> in Moscow and delivered overseas. This article presents our long awaited explanation of the <PERSON> connection and <PERSON>'s passive behavior regarding Russia. Thanks to the New York Times for the clear, multi-pronged, and balanced financial analysis in this important article.
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This likely won't make a difference in the Presidential race but it should help endangered Republican Senate incumbents in Arizona and North Carolina both of whom are running behind <PERSON> in the polls. It should also help put out of reach longer shot Senate races like Iowa and Montana.
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<PERSON> has a 40 year history in public life of telling the truth and support of women. <PERSON> has been caught in several instances that can most charitably be called "creative spin."Plus the way this "leaked" out is pretty obviously a planned political operation on the eve of the last debate before a primary <PERSON> needs to win to survive.
I'm not a political supporter of either but since "creative spin" is a known tool in Ms. <PERSON>'s professional and political toolbox, it's not surprising that <PERSON> is more credible here. Frankly, this stunt reinforces misgivings I and probably other voters already had with respect to <PERSON> - not because she's a woman but because she has a history of playing fast and loose with the truth in order to advance her career.
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<PERSON> is yet another intolerant, "populist" demagogue. It proves that the problem of religious fanaticism, no matter if they claim to be Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, etc, is a worldwide problem we must address. This fight in India is eerily similar to the horrible decision by <PERSON> in Turkey to turn the historic Hagia Sophia into a mosque, when it should be a museum, open to all to celebrate its incredible (and varied) history.
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Young voter here. I think what many of my fellow young people fail to see is that most people actually don’t agree with us on the issues. As an example, I support forced busing for public education and a true nationalized health care system similar to the UK’s NHS. I know neither of these positions have any range of support or chance of being enacted. Therefore, we have to work to advance the ball as far as we can and understand we can’t waive our wands and get everything we want. Just look at polling on M4H, which unfortunately plummets in support once it gets explained fully. Most Americans unfortunately don’t support ending fracking. The list goes on. But here’s the good news- we’ve already made progress! As an example, every Democratic candidate is going beyond President <PERSON>’s plan on health care, which was seen as the “liberal” plan at the time. That’s a start. Mainstream Democratic proposals on climate change, education, and issues of equality and justice are moving left. <PERSON> was my fourth choice for president, <PERSON> was my fifth. But here’s the truth: either will be the most progressive president we have had in decade and I will be enthusiastic about whoever gets to go up against the worst president we have ever had.
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I generally agree with <PERSON>'s point of view, but this is just DOA. First, <PERSON>, if he does not win, will never be second fiddle to anyone, much less to <PERSON> (some of the others, I am sure, are like minded as well). Second, <PERSON> as U.N. ambassador? Seriously? Surely, we can do better than an untested flamethrower, the choice of whom will alienate the middle-grounders. I wouldn't mind seeing <PERSON> in this lineup, though, not as commerce secretary (he'll never do it), but as secretary of state.
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Couldn't agree with you more, <PERSON>. Yet, the Times endorses <PERSON> and <PERSON>, with narry a mention of Bloomberg. What was its editorial board thinking? <PERSON> has no chance against <PERSON>, and <PERSON> might get there, but the odds are against it. <PERSON> made mistakes along the way, for sure, but his record of accomplishment, his methodological reliance on data/evidence before making decisions, his toughness and thick skin, his general sensibilities, and his bottomless resources are just what the Ds need to take on <PERSON> and his scandalous, corrupt administration, and a Republican Party that has sold its soul. Yet, the Times editorial board barely considers him in its endorsement process. I just don't get it.
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Too much game playing. <PERSON> and his wife are crazy rich. I guess they're eating cake and yucking it up. In the meantime, real people, Kentuckians too, are hurting bad. Many millions will be forever beat up by <PERSON>. Man, this is your legacy. You will be remembered as a dark evil republican and friend of <PERSON>.
<PERSON>, how's <PERSON> doing?
HELP people NOW!
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<PERSON>, from early on, was forced to believe that he's a leader and can overcome/achieve anything that he encounters or undertakes. His daddy, and despite a fortune, destined him to be an utter failure many times over. I'm not being mean. His track record and his upbringing sets forth this/his end. His wives have money and his kids too. So forget about them. What about us? What did we get?
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In my experience, I find the opposite to be true with breads. Homemade sourdoughs and the like, made with all natural starters, will last for well over a week and rarely mold. Especially if they aren’t wrapped in plastic. Store bought breads will have mold on them in several days if left on the counter, and often in less than a week in the fridge.
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Let's not ask <PERSON> what his opinion is, for once. Every single article about food/restaurants, etc. has to feature a quote from him. The guy hasn't held a pan or actually worked in a restaurant in a long time. He is a business man and a TV personality, who, like all his friends, has a restaurant empire that is about money. And that money is made on the backs of the people without health insurance, without the ability to pay rent and feed their kids, etc. The whole system of chefs that are stars and cookbooks authors before restauranteurs needs to change. Until it does, let them reopen and see how fast the whole thing collapses. It is time for a long overdue sea change in the world of restaurants.
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@Deb If you grew up next door to '<PERSON>, you must know that there is NO human being with greater credibility in the great state than a football coach...the word was that <PERSON> would have been elected governor by acclimation (and no self-respecting Alabamian would have run against him)...and <PERSON> would be the same...and I know <PERSON> ONLY coached at Auburn, but it's still better than being an honest, hard-working and legitimate senator like Mr. <PERSON>
That thing <PERSON> says about shooting people on 5th Avenue? True of an Alabama-based football coach, only switch Bryant-Denny Stadium for 5th Avenue
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From <PERSON>'s dissenting opinion:
“History does not support the proposition that felons lose their Second Amendment rights solely because of their status as felons,” she wrote. “But it does support the proposition that the state can take the right to bear arms away from a category of people that it deems dangerous.”
Voting and jury service are different, she wrote, because those are “rights that depend on civic virtue.”
No...no judicial activism there...I'm pretty sure the distinction she is making here was written explicitly in the Constitution, right?
Nice to see another example of Conservative hypocrisy...but America, please answer me this: When will you people learn?
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Yesterday he attacked Sweden, and yes Sweden is suffering, like any Country fighting this battle. But we are much more prepared, than the US, we do not have the same crisis. It will get worse before it gets better but we do have beds waiting for people who will need it. We are in social distancing but with only about 22 people per square km we can still go out for walks, buy food. One reason being that the Swedish mindset is more obedient (not everyone of course) because we trust the authorities. And in crisis like this it is the experts that do the daily informations, not politicians that want to seem like they are doing something. The political leader had one big speech and it was more a message of let's work to do this together. Our King also spoke, reminding everyone about the importance of social distancing. So we are suffering with you and hope that people who know what they are doing will find a way to help us out of this horrible pandemic.
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Sorry but this does not describe the situation in Sweden. First of all a large part of the population was instructed to work from home from early March. We kept the schools open for younger students as there is little evidence that the virus spreads among then and having children home would cause other damage in the society. (As your podcast the Daily pointed out, your fellow journalist <PERSON>). What is very sad in Sweden is that the health care for the elderly has not been what it should have been. 4846 people of the 5447 dead are 70 years old and above. Which is horrible. Not shutting everything down and of the people in the workforce approximately 364 people have died. If you look at our curve it looks very stable, however social distancing is being promoted daily. And there are warnings that we have to keep it up because there is a fear of a second wave.
We will not know until later which strategy was the best and it will not be the same for every country. In my view the mixed message and disregard for what health experts say in America is much more cautionary. And listen to the Daily to episode from yesterday to get a better understanding of the problem.
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<PERSON>'s frightening, pathetic performance during her confirmation hearing betrayed a rarely remarked but unmistakable truth -- that critical legal theory continues to be vindicated by judges of her ilk who either blatantly lie or self-deceive in propagating the nonsense that their personal moral values and political views can be sequestered from their judicial judgement.
How dare she claim, with a straight face, that she does not possess an articulable view on Roe v. Wade, which confirmed in law a woman's human right to control her own body? What conceivable legal argument could credibly challenge that immutable truth? Ditto for pulling her punches on other settled norms of democratic process, personal freedom and scientific reality.
On this and several other questions, <PERSON>'s intellectual dissimulation and moral incoherence disqualify her from advancing to the nation's highest court, an institution that would robustly profit from having truly nimble and sophisticated thinkers, most notably philosophers, rather than more sophistical lawyers, on its bench.
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<PERSON>’s egomaniacal joy ride outside of Walter Reed was reckless to a tee, endangering the lives of his Secret Service contingent locked with him inside a hermetically-sealed limousine. The surreality of this bizarre incident is nothing less than an eerie premonition of his likely imminent funeral procession. This unfit, self-destructive man is seriously ill and his prognosis dour, despite the optimistic propaganda spouted by Walter Reed and White House medical personnel who serve under his military command.
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Thank you, <PERSON>. People. Are. Dying. And this writer wants advice about safely continuing to employ her (Mexican) housekeeper? I totally agree with your righteous indignation. It's time people were angry and offended about the cluelessness of white privilege, about the impacts the lack of perception, consideration and care have on people who are not white. How dehumanizing it is to be outside this bubble of white supremacy and privilege. How is that the white protesters in MI can go show up with guns and scream in cops' faces about not wearing a freaking mask while black folks in Minneapolis get arrested while reporting? People like <PERSON>. Are. Dying. The life of this African American (me) may some day depend on this LW understanding that without having to write into an advice column; and paying her cleaner to stay home.
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<PERSON> My mom was also hit on by an aggressively flirtatious <PERSON> after a NY Giants / Dallas Cowboys game in the early 1970s. She happened to be married to a Dallas Cowboy at the time and politely declined while waiting for my dad to emerge from the locker room. <PERSON> wasn't pushy, though. :)
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I have the exact same issue (except the potential death, I hope) as LW1. I spoke to my boss and to my HR department and they have been great at giving me the schedule flexibility and ability to work from home in order to deal with this.
At the end of the day, you need to take care of yourself and do what you need to do in order to do that.
Also, if you have a chronic disease, you are covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and they are required under this law to make 'reasonable accommodation" in order for you to continue doing your job. You also are possibly eligible for FMLA to protect your position.
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@ChrisMas I have been told for over ten years by my doctors that every ache and pain, every digestive issue, every headache, would be solved if I lost weight. It took me ten years to find a doctor who finally listened, did some simple blood tests and found out that I had an autoimmune disease that was yes, keeping me from losing weight.
If they'd actually listened to me instead of assuming that I was lazy and not wanting to listen, I could have had less self recrimination, and less permanent damage to my body while this disease ate at my joints and ligaments.
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Lest we "forget": U.S.-supported Saudi aggression and severe sanctions against Yemen have caused a humanitarian crisis of terrible proportions: starvation, unsafe drinking water, and...a CHOLERA EPIDEMIC. The U.S. government, by continuing to provide arms and other support to Saudi Arabia and its allies, bears significant responsibility for this ongoing medical catastrophe. Please support the medical emergency work there of such outstanding organizations as Oxfam and Doctors Without Borders.
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This essay reads like a press release promoting yet more techno-dystopian invasions of our much-abused human nature. As we ignore minor little problems like global warming and global poverty, government-funded research of today's technocratic elite is ramming an unwanted "cyber-future" down our throats. The immense profits for Big Tech are projected when everyone becomes entirely wired into, and thus entirely dependent upon, their intrusive gadgets ("smart" devices, "internet-of-things," "Alexa, do I exist?"). We have already surrendered quaint notions of "privacy": Google, the NSA, etc., are sweeping up and "commodifying everything detectible about us.
But this cheery essay promises so much more: a totalitarian technocracy more complete than <PERSON> or <PERSON> could have foreseen.
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I am not sure where the news is here.
Oh gosh "big movie studios have huge influence over what movies are made" or "big publishers dictate what books get published". I bet the same can be said for newspapers and what articles get published.
Not offending the boss or crossing the company line when telling your story has always been the case.....
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@Peter
The best way to provide minority interests (those interests of less populated, rural states) a fair seat at the table is to provide them disproportionate power in the federal government. Otherwise, rural states will forever be at the mercy of large, densely populated urban states. Under such a system, there would be very little reason for much of “Middle American” to remain in the Union.
Sometimes you have to compromise if you want to work together. Unless the plan is to hold rural states in the Union at gunpoint.....but of course that doesn’t sound much like a “government of the people” either....
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@jr People who support <PERSON> while adding caveats about his behavior are not owning up to their own bigotry. Imagine being at a party hosted by your financial advisor who suddenly abuses a woman at the same party, allows the police to come in and arrest a Black guest and starts railing about how we need to cage migrant children in detention camps. Could you really justify sticking with this man because he is a good investor? You only could if you yourself were being a bigot.
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Thank you, Mr. <PERSON>. The slow propagation of a pineapple is it exactly. And, watching lush little tomato plants in their pots turn into spindly stalks full of reddening fruit like musical notes on hand-drawn staffs. That is also it. The plants mark the days, the fruits make my dinner. All while I work at home. My home is very much changed by those pots and their plants.
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I don't eat that well. Too much sweets. On the other hand, I ride a bike for all commuting activities and occasionally for fun. I have been doing this all my adult life. Every bike ride is a 15-30 minute opportunity to raise my metabolism, not just during the ride, but for a while (hours) after. Weightlifting has an even longer metabolic boost of about 24 hours.
I live next to a school. Many of the kids are driven to school by their parents. The recreation and physical education times are spent on pavement. The entire school yard is paved, and partially filled with the staff and teachers cars.
I bought my house, in this ridiculously expensive city, because I wanted to be able to ride my bike to work. The more you drive the more likely to be obese you are.
At work, I see lots of people who are obese, have diabetes and are disabled. In the brief time I see them, I can't discern what came first, but joint and balance problems combined with obesity destroys peoples lives. They become house bound, imprisoned by their bodies and rarely will you see them.
It can take 8 people to get some of the 450 pounders into an ambulance. San Francisco now has 2 bariatric ambulances with very strong gurneys, special stair-chairs and powered lifts. The standard gurneys and chairs used to move the patient downstairs don't work with a 400 pounder. Injuries to the ambulance workers often happens carrying heavy people down stairs.
Exercise more, drive less, eat less, live more fully.
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It is all about the vote on witnesses. <PERSON>'s attack on the case against <PERSON> is vacuous because of the his vote to not bring forth witnesses to the trial in the Senate. <PERSON> would have severely damaged the Republican Party line that <PERSON> is innocent. The Republican Senate is overtly complicit in the cover up of <PERSON> crimes with that vote to not hear from witnesses.
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Ms <PERSON>, I understand your point of view and just hope that you will keep your promise and walk away from teaching and your paycheck . Many of us will continue working in amazon warehouses to keep your scrapbooking supplies coming, we will staff cash registers in your grocery store and corner pharmacy.
I am a physician and together with nurses , janitors, ward clerks will be serving people despite our worries and hesitations.
I wish you all the health and happiness and hope you will find new and safe profession.
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@gh Her in NYC , even in the thick of COVID in March and April , we have been asking many professions to continue they job in " confined" and poorly ventilated spaces of grocery stores (with hundreds of people hunting for toilet paper coming hand going), busses, ERs ). Covid positive rate in NYC now is hovering around 1-1.5% , maybe it is time to follow science not emotions and self interests. If we can sit in outdoor cafes and go to zoo , we can open schools.
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We need a broad definition of who is an American. Currently, those of us living in US territories are excluded from or receive limited access to many federal programs. Poverty rates are high and a large percentage of the population is underemployed or self-employed in Puerto Rico. Most people do not have cash to pay even the smallest of deductibles to get medical care or medication. Please make sure that ALL are included in the relief plans. If the situation for the states is dire, consider a scenario like ours with ten-fold fewer ventilators and a public health system that was already close to collapse.
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Travel now has to take into account the great responsibility we have as citizens of the world not to spread disease. In Puerto Rico, as in many jurisdictions, travelers have brought significant problems for the locals. Not only are people traveling while infected, but they are causing incidents by refusing to wear masks. Together with insults and behaviors offensive to the local culture, the number of infections linked to visitors, led to an unprecedented protest asking for limits in travel. The once welcoming paradise wants to keep those living up to the stereotype of <PERSON> out. We need tourism but not the kind that kills. Thank you for describing options implemented in other islands for adapting the industry to keep us safe. The bravado of some that hurl insults at us when we try to protect ourselves needs to be considered as part of the travel industry response to the Pandemic.
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I support the people of Hong Kong.
Yet, even in the US and Canada, internet freedom does not exist. Under the guise of hate speech, any views that are against those of the social media companies are immediately removed. Twitter is censoring everyone, so is reddit, Facebook, Instagram, etc.
I actually think it is worse in the west than in China. In the EU, article 13 bans memes due to copyright infringement, even though is is under fair use.
As a gen z, I think people who don’t know anything about the internet should not be making permanent policy that affects everyone around the world.
Feel free to reply in comments.
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I love biking, and I would love to see this go into fruition.
I am in montreal, and currently, what we have as “Bike Lanes”, is just white paint making a lane for bikes. Our mayor, <PERSON>, claims to love biking, but she just makes it more difficult to bike by painting bike lanes, endangering cyclists and drivers alike.
What Montreal, and New York, for that matter, should do is make separate road systems for bikes, as the article suggests. Both municipal governments should follow the leads of other cities, such as Amsterdam, to make bicycles as accessible as possible. It is important to keep in mind that the construction of all these bike lanes and road systems will be expensive in of itself. Taxes in NY are already one of the highest in the country, and people are leaving the city en masse. The city needs to do this carefully, but also in a way to make NYC safe to bike, from the Bronx to Staten Island.
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In MI so many people are not taking our stay at home order seriously. Friend works at Walmart, sees entire families hanging out browsing the store because their bored with staying home. Some who support <PERSON> won't listen to our Democratic Gov. no matter what she says. Wish she would call out the national guard and enforce this shut down. Chicago on the left, Detroit to the right and our ignorance in the middle. God help our health care workers.
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I support the restrictions our governor has put in place but also think we need to put some responsibility on these big box stores. They only began to take measures to keep their customers and employees safer after these tougher restrictions were put into place. They could have supplied workers with masks and gloves sooner, limited customer crowding, set up curbside pick ups sooner.
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That's cute. Good to know we're now running the most godawful manmade polluter I'm aware of for literally no other reason than to give ppl with too much money the feelsies. But I digress, gotta pop this mask on and get back to delivery duty in spite of this international pandemic...
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<PERSON> beyond the basic fact that actually travelling somewhere to do something is objectively less selfish and wasteful than causing as much (or even half as much) harm going nowhere to do nothing... the world is not a giant tourist destination. Thousands of people fly every day for business, to work to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads. It's still an awful contribution to our environment, but at least they had a purpose and could claim obligation if not ignorance.
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If this is well managed it could be useful. Surveillance testing should be done every day on a rolling basis, and samples should be pooled to cover more of the population with fewer tests. Results from diagnostic testing should be returned the same day on a priority basis. The whole program should be tracked in real time by epidemiologists who can adjust testing frequency for different subsets of the population as needed.
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The right thing to do is a six week lock down from now until the holiday season is over. This will stop the incipient upside explosion of cases and deaths, and put us in position to control the situation until a vaccine is available. We will have to shut down at some point to keep the hospitals from collapsing. It's either six weeks now, or twice or three times as long probably starting sometime in mid or late December when the Thanksgiving spike becomes overwhelming. Certainly the shut down can be more targeted than the one in March, but only if we act before our hand is forced. Let's not make the same mistake we made at the beginning of the pandemic and try to wait this out. Act now.
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Yes it's very clear that racism is still a problem in the US. Although some may think it's not a problem anymore it's most likely because they don't experience racism themselves. As seen on the media, police brutality has been targeted a lot against the black community and like the death of <PERSON> it has brought light on the issue. I fully support the protests that emerged after <PERSON> death because that is a right that us as Americans were given and those protests have opened the eyes of many Americans on what is happening to this day to the black community. To achieve racial justice, we need to bring awareness to the problem and see how we as a nation can fix it.
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I think that voting is something that should be taken seriously and everyone who can vote should go out and vote or those who don't feel comfortable going out to vote should be given the option to do mail-in ballots. I also feel as if the electoral college shouldn't have a big say in the election because as seen in previous years, a candidate can win the popular vote but if the electoral college picks the opposite candidate than that candidate can be the president. This makes some people think that their vote doesn't count which is why many people choose not to vote. But i feel as if the people of the United States should feel like their voice is being heard in government an that they can make a change
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@sharonm realizing that where you live and with whom you associate affects one's impression regarding support for <PERSON> I would say that the majority of American voters have had it with this incompetent, narcissistic, bigot and are ready to move on to an administration that doesn't deal in unending chaos, lies, misdirection, and division to placate the masses.
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This move by <PERSON> and backed by <PERSON> smacks of 1930's Germany with "brown shirts" patrolling the streets and assaulting citizens. The use of camo-style uniforms by "police" in civilian arenas in a free and open society smacks of authoritarianism and banana republic tactics. <PERSON> use of these individuals, uninvited by the local authorities, should never be allowed here without Congressional approval.
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"Two in five physicians screen positive for depression and mental health issues, and burnout and other stressors are prominent across the continuum of physician education and practice. Medical students, meanwhile, are three times likelier to die of suicide than their counterparts in the general population, according to data cited in an AMA Council on Medical Education report presented at the 2019 AMA Annual Meeting. " <a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/how-often-do-physicians-and-medical-students-die-suicide" target="_blank">https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/how-often-do-physicians-and-medical-students-die-suicide</a>
Don't let facts get in your way, Mr. <PERSON>.
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<PERSON> yeah he was so big on gun control that he backed and gave huge sums to re-elect <PERSON> (R) to the Senate, helping to scuttle <PERSON>. <PERSON> was a "no" vote for impeachment witnesses and a "no" vote to convict. He votes 88% with <PERSON>. Oh, and that reasonable gun control that was so important for Bloomberg to rush in to support? 93% rating from the NRA.
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Another angry black man telling us the system needs to change.
Meanwhile what percentage of black children grow up without fathers present?
Maybe, just maybe the system isn't broken. Responsibility could be the answer.
I'm part of a minority group too. Only the system isn't rigged in my favor; it's rigged in favor of African-Americans and colleges still struggle to find qualified AA students. Could it be that the community is failing?
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This weekend my family remembers a grandfather who died before any of us had a chance to know him.
A German by birth he was the only son in a family of four to say 'NO' to the aggression in Nazi Germany. Arriving in America with only a suitcase he was back in Germany a few short years later wearing the uniform of the US Army to fight men who he may very well have known while growing up.
He died alone in the fields of the family farm he proudly maintained a short 20 years after the war.
When we were young our great uncles would visit from Germany and shower us with gifts. They were so proud of their brother, for his courage to say 'NO' to the socialist aggression of Germany.
What lesson do I take from my grandfather? Have fear. But never let fear be your guide.
My humble advice. There are no concerts or sporting events this weekend. But get out there. March. Enjoy family, friends, strangers. Enjoy this country. If our great traditions die there will truly be nothing left for doctors to save.
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You're not telling the whole story and your numbers are way off.
It's easy to say don't go outside is you are sick, that's ridiculous though. Asymptomatic carriers have been the problem all along. Also, "opening up" means that some workers will be returning to jobs where they are likely to be exposed repeatedly and they won't be able to make the choice to stay home if they need to pay rent and eat.
Worldwide of "closed" cases, 19% resolved in death. This doesn't mean anything though, just like your calculations because we can't know who had it, who will have it, immunity etc. We also don't actually know how long it's been here and how many it killed before it got big enough for us to notice (see February California deaths). The death rates you are seeing now are with people staying home- with the vulnerable not out and about. There's just so much wrong with your assertions.
And compromised means a lot of things including obesity, yet even then there are still a lot of people dying with no underlying illness including a new insidious complication in children. Doctors and nurses are dying of this disease because they are repeatedly exposed, yet we are asking people to have repeated exposure so they can afford to eat and someone can get a haircut.
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@Alloy7 In 1918, it would have been even more dependant on where you live and population density. The mobility of that time meant that rural people didn't travel nearly as much as today. There weren't a lot of grocery store and movie theater visits back then either. Even into my adulthood of the 90s, most of my family drive into "town" once a month or so for grocery staples- everything else was hunted or grown.
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It would be helpful to know more about what "above normal" is. I understand normal is a seasonally adjusted mean death rate, and that the charts are reporting the ratio of the 2020 death rate to the historical mean. Variation year to year in a measure is measured as the standard deviation. Variation within one standard deviation, which captures about two thirds of an observed range, would a ratio of about 1.3x. The implication is thhat varation measured in Georgia, for example, is not at all atypical. My interpretation could wrong. The charts are graphically clear, but as a reader, I would like to know a little more about what the underlying measures are. A postscript or link would help.
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I see <PERSON> running on "it's not as bad as 'they' say it is", and "'they' are a threat to order" - 'they' being any Democrat and people of color, respectively. The 'permission structure' RNC convention signaled inclusiveness and success, but winks at white nationalism. Now are we are seeing the President inciting white nationalists, in uniform and out, to riot.
For <PERSON>, I what I would like to see is "are you better off?" and "this clown..." messaging. And then protecting health care, protecting economic security, protecting civil liberties, protecting families - "<PERSON> is a threat, and America must act". For everyday Americans, the evidence supports that - if you can look away from filter bubble propaganda on Fox and Facebook. I don't think <PERSON> should run on empathy - rather, protection. Voting is self-defense.
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<PERSON> is correct when he says, "“Successful executives are doing what’s best for their companies, gathering as much talent as they can...” Doing what's best for their companies! That's why the relatively unfettered US capitalism of today needs parameters to make sure it strengthens our country and not just provide profit for the companies.
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You did not exist from the beginning of time until you were born and when you die you will cease to exist until the end of time. You are DNA's vehicle to make more DNA... Enjoy, in the broadest sense of the word, your existence as it is fleeting and is the only one you'll have...
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Unfortunately, times have changed. I, too, used to have friends with very different political leanings, but to be honest, they almost never came up. These were minor details about them, as I suspect they saw my political affiliations as largely afterthoughts, as I never really thought of myself as political. While I have always been affiliated with one party, I voted across party lines with some regularity. I looked at the person first, then the party.
But now? Never. The basic moral and ethical failings are so egregious, so rooted in bigotry and self-absorption, so wildly narrow-minded and hurtful, I can't call these people friends, and I am certainly not going to cast a vote for anyone who affiliates themselves with them.
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I think the thing that we don't like to think about is how much <PERSON>'s response has to do with how deeply misogynistic and patriarchal this country is. <PERSON> is toxic masculinity on parade. The bravado, the sense of being untouchable, aggressive in the face of any threat, inherently immune though some kind of misguided bravery and hubris has defined his personal response. The lack of social distancing or masks at the press conferences, the sense that deferring to the authority and expertise of others not that important, the rejection of even the most passing statement of care and concern, the failure to note the country can't go to work without childcare are the hallmarks of this response. We are all at risk, men and women. We all have to be part of the solution. The public response has been punctuated by protests carried out by men armed for war. They're against, most vocally, women in authoritative roles, but also the men who advocate for caring for one another.
We suddenly live in a world where caring for one another--not killing one another or out earning one another--is essential for our survival. Can we make that fundamental shift in our thinking? Can we finally learn to make our priorities those that nurture and protect others, even at the expense of ourselves?
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Recently I've heard a number of <PERSON> from folks who served in the outgoing administration. I find them boorish at best. They knew that their actions had consequences for the nation. I frankly hope that the years at the Trump DOJ on their resumes impacts their careers; their actions certainly had consequences for us the citizens. I don't think I'll give any credit for the chest-beating, hair rending, and clothing tearing of people who admit that they knew what they were doing, but did it anyway.
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<PERSON> Good therapy at a cheap price. My greenhouse is a greenhouse for our big rosemary, fig, and other plants that need it cooler than the house plants like it. that's one side. on the other side is a pretty complete work area for my woodcarving business. during February it's great to be out there working.
Enjoy your greenhouse!
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Handwashing, mask-wearing (or even covering the face properly with a cloth), and social distancing, can be an effective strategy to mitigate or prevent an epidemic of any infectious disease, be it TB or COVID-19. The problem is compliance of following restrictions by the majority of people vs defiance by a small minority, who become super-spreaders.
I recall strict social distancing norms imposed by my mother, at our home in a small town in Punjab, India, for full 2 years, relaxing only on April 19, 1961 when my father, whom I called <PERSON>, died prematurely at age 43, after having contracted TB. He had started losing appetite and weight, which came down to just 37 kg in 1958. Besides, he would have bouts of coughing. Medical tests confirmed in early 1959 that he had TB, contracted, I believe from malnutrition during prolonged periods of joblessness.
As a caregiver, my mother not only attended to my father, but also made sure that she protected me and herself from the infection, using the only three weapons available - keeping distance from the patient, covering the face while interacting with him, and general sanitation. She isolated <PERSON> in a separate room, and separated his utensils. He was asked not to spit openly in public, and to cover his mouth when coughing or sneezing.
My mother saved me as well as herself from TB. She lived to the age of 74, until she died in 1997. Let us follow simple preventive measures, without fail, to avoid COVID-19
Prof. Dr. <PERSON>
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All my life I have been a scientist, and now after retirement, also a poet. My most creative phase, and a very satisfying one at that, was when in my final school year I had the occasion to nurture a small garden, about 12 feet x 15 feet, a part of our residence just across the living room. It was in 1961, and for watering my plot of garden I had a hand operated water pump. And I did it by making long strips of the soil, separated by small mounds of soil, with breaks in them to direct the flow of water.
Growing onions was fun. From seeds indoors, first growing them into tiny plants, and then transplanting them into the garden. After a few weeks of tendering them I could see big onion bulbs growing fast. Growing garlic was the easiest. Onions, garlic and potatoes all grow underground. Then I tried my hand at vegetables like ladyfingers, radish, and gourd all growing into large plants, from tiny seeds. Mint leaves and coriander leaves grew on surface of the soil, quick and fast.
The fun part was when I came home during the recess of my school for a quick lunch, during which I would pull out a radish, fresh from my garden, wash it and eat it - so tender, and tasty. The whole exercise of maintaining my private garden was a good relaxation in between my final-year school studies.
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The moderates desperately want upheaval too.
They fervently desire the removal of that sociopath, fraud <PERSON> and his congressional sycophants.
After that, which <PERSON> probably can't deliver, there will be an attempt to improve society in terms of climate change, affordable housing, responsible gun control, more equitable tax structure, higher wages, gender equity, health care, comprehensive immigration reform, and prescription pricing.
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"And while I’m not looking to <PERSON> for any panacea, is it too much to ask for some sign that the dying has made an impression on him, that the crying has penetrated his carapace and that he’s thinking about something other than his ratings? I watch. I wait. I suspect I’ll be doing that forever."
Please wake up <PERSON> and America.
<PERSON> has Anti Social Personality Disorder, aka sociopathy.
Thus, he will never be able to show even a modicum of empathy.
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It appears <PERSON> went to bed last night, after eating a bowl of mush, and was visited by three ghostly apparitions. The first was the ghost of <PERSON> who appeared dragging miles of chains behind himself. The second was the ghost of <PERSON> who took <PERSON> on a tour of his childhood haunts. The last was the ghost who represented all the Americans who have died of Covid19 this year. So this morning <PERSON> wakes up and had a moral compass, albeit a compass that may not hold true north for more than a day or two. <PERSON> is pathetic and I pity him.
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<PERSON> was terribly naive to think <PERSON> would not fire him. Given <PERSON>’s past, his youthful association with <PERSON>, his known unethical business practices and his great need to hide his tax returns, <PERSON> has the word criminal stamped on his forehead. No criminal wants a <PERSON> in close proximity. So <PERSON> had to go. For <PERSON> it was just another day running his own Trumpian mafia.
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@Larry And wouldn't it be nice if Secretary <PERSON> offered some guidance and funding to help with on-line education? There has been no meaningful help from the Dept. of Education for teachers who were abruptly told, "you will be teaching remotely. "
Her silence says volumes about her ignorance of the educational process, as well as her lack of empathy.
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@Keeping it real You don't want to drink a bottle of wine, then don't. Sometimes at extended dinners my guests and I will go through two-three bottles each over the course of the evening. And it is far better to have too much wine than to run out - that's called hospitality. I don't think I want to come to your house. Do you monitor how much your guests eat to help them avoid obesity? And how about putting a warning about fat and sugar and cholesterol content before all the recipes the Times prints? Responsible eating and drinking is up to the individual. If it's not impacting you, then don't judge and mind your own business.
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The GOP needs to give this some serious thought before proceeding past the point of no return. If they do this, the electoral college is done. The Supreme Court will be expanded to11 with 2 Dem appointments assured and the filibuster is done. Are they willing to pay the price for being trump like? <PERSON> is done. PERIOD. After the <PERSON> scuttle, there will be NO mercy. So are they willing to pay that price as the GOP? The trump GOP says go for it. This coming from a short timer soon-to-be-inmate.
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Shocking, not shocking. Another pesky whistleblower!! Between <PERSON> & <PERSON>, it's hard to know who to fear the most. But I thought the "Space Force" would destroy the virus??!! So sad that the daily incompetence within this admin is so embarrassing and troublesome. <PERSON> couldn't properly oversee a single state regarding HIV. How is he going to oversee the entire country???
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Similarly, Republicans should survey the powers being conferred on Mr. <PERSON> and ask whether they would be comfortable with <PERSON>, the presumptive Democratic nominee, for president, invoking national security powers for urgent “wars” that address his priorities, like climate change or gun control. It may be a far leap from here to there. It is also now a shorter one."
I guess anyone from the American Enterprise Institute has
to throw in a bone to the right wing readers in the audience.
"My God the Democrats might take your guns away if this happens"
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@writeon1 Well said writeon1,I wouldn't think anyone
affiliated with the <PERSON> right wing think tank would
have anything good to say about Medicare for all. And your point about this guy not offering his own ideas
for a better system of health care in this country is on
the money. It seems to me that this is a continuing
right wing problem. Tearing down other's ideas while
not putting forth any ideas or solutions to the problem
of making health care better in the US.
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AOC's lesson in decency lifted my spirits in ways I had almost forgotten. Thank you, AOC, for so eloquently stating that family, job, loving God, etc., are not just what makes you decent.
Decency is treating women, men and children of all ages and ethnicities with dignity, respect and kindness, even when it's hard to do.
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This seems like a cause where the royal family would be, and could be of greater support, with all their resources, i.e., money and castles and palaces and houses.
I'm sure there are also many worthy experts in the enormous Royal network who would be williing to offer appropriate guidance to <PERSON> and her family, much as they have been doing of late with mental and behavioral health issues.
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@TR It's increasingly inescapable that our vaunted, revered Constitution is an unworkable anachronism. From two senators per state, irrespective of population, to the similarly undemocratic Electoral College, to lifetime tenure for judges, to the absurdly high bar for amendments and removal of an unfit president, we have an 18th Century blueprint that is taking us over the cliff with the wheels falling off.
Stick a fork in the American Experiment. This was our last chance, and we blew it.
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<PERSON> I think you underestimate the pervasiveness of the blue-line culture and the omerta codes in American law enforcement.
Our dentist for many years, now retired, has a well-educated son who went through the collegiate training to become a peace officer and was offered a job in this relatively low-key college town of 100,000 in rural Northern California.
He didn't last a week. He was told by everyone around him that the citizenry were potentially the enemy in any situation, and that no thoughts of social justice or the kind of rapport that progressive community policing models strive for would be tolerated on the job.
It was us and them in their eyes, a prerequisite for membership in their blue cult.
And this is not a bad-apple rogue PD. We've had a few questionable fatal shootings over the years, and there are legitimate questions about pro-cop bias in the DA's office around them, but it's by no means a torn, tense town.
The attitude pervades American law enforcement, and it's rooted in systemic racism and law-and-order rhetoric.
I don't expect meaningful change to come out of this current tragic mess. It never does. But it may be enough to bury this malignant administration under a landslide in November.
Then we can go back to work on the underlying causes.
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All the ism’s remain with us to some varying degree. But I can’t believe that sexism packs the same punch as in 1984. A woman hosts the PBS News Hour, CBS Evening News, women are flying military jets, & helicopters, winning governorships, senate & house seats. A “Me Too” movement coalesced.They are permitted to give as good as they get and can. Knives will be out, but women know it’s a knife fight so they bring their knives. Ask <PERSON>.
Instead of fretting over it tell your readers how much better off we’ll be with the added intellect, diversity of approaches to governing, problem solving. Why call <PERSON> and not <PERSON> or <PERSON>. They probably know something about ism’s. This will not be your fathers or grandfathers, or <PERSON>’s campaign.
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This feels like some sort sermon from a secular priest on morality.
What the Democrats should do is win. Beating <PERSON> matters. Opining on this problem within the context of national political politics sells ad the Wall Street firms make up, but doesn’t really contribute to thought about the more relevant issues. Come on <PERSON>, strip it way from politics.
The more relevant questions this allegation brings up is what are women and men going to do about aggressive unwanted sexual behavior, about complicated relationships. finding 27 year old truths, knowing when it matters or not.
Maybe <PERSON>’s coaches could have spent more time on playing fair than winning.
“The world is messy; there are ambiguities,” he continued. “People who do really good stuff have flaws. People who you are fighting may love their kids, and share certain things with you.” <PERSON>. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/us/politics/obama-woke-cancel-culture.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/us/politics/obama-woke-cancel-culture.html</a>
Are you calling out the Dem’s.
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OK, why not go back to basics here. Why are we short of masks? Is it because of that old Mr. mean <PERSON>? Or is it because our hospitals run at near capacity, use just in time approaches to resupplying their equipment and gear. That has been a model that has been in place for a long time and has nothing to do with <PERSON>. How many gowns and masks and other supplies has the fed gov sent to various states since the outbreak? How many businesses have been repurposed to produce needed equipment?
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This is rich coming from <PERSON> or any Times columnist. The Times has spent almost four years accusing <PERSON> of every crime in the book -- of course there's the debunked Russian collusion hoax, there's the 'let's use the 25th amendment, he's incompetent hoax,' there's the stormy daniels, TMZ tape = he's a sexual predator hoax. Not just occasionally but as part of a main course every day in column after column. He's destroying the planet because he's withdrawn us from the Paris Accord (right, that agreement that no one had any intention of paying attention to and was nothing more than a virtue signalling op for celebs for in their private jets).
Make no mistake. <PERSON> isn't hitting on half of his cylinders and anyone who thinks otherwise is simply running on partisan fumes. He, like <PERSON>, has zero charisma. It should be an embarrassment to the dim party that after four years they can't come up with a better candidate.
And don't talk about <PERSON>'s moral superiority. Was that on display when <PERSON> took the Burisma job and whatever he made $$$ from in China? Was that on display when <PERSON> fondled women as a US senator? How about when he asked to unmask <PERSON> 8 days before he left office. And why don't you explain how <PERSON> has lived his rather luxurious lifestyle on a senator's salary all these years? How many actual books has anyone bought of his?
What pure hypocrisy.
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I can't be the only one struck by the irony of an American reporter in an American newspaper pointing out the shortfalls of another country's healthcare system. Get back to me when China's citizens receive bills for tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars for their healthcare and have to go bankrupt as a result.
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One of the problems with this piece is it raises more questions about the author than it answers about its subject. While lacking a coherent, central point, its final paragraph seems desperate to arrive at some formulation that might minimize the relevance of a Supreme Court justice (noting this in no way diminishes the tragedy and importance of the incidents cited in that paragraph). I have to wonder whether this author's previous reporting on pop culture and the internet has prepared her to credibly comment on SCOTUS (and I further wonder what it is that convinced the NYT that this writer is qualified to provide such commentary). Based on this piece, it almost seems questionable whether or not this writer understands what SCOTUS does.
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<PERSON>
Where was the worldwide outcry for the Holocaust, the Progroms, the murder/theft/displacement of hundreds of thousands of Jews in Arab countries both before and after 1948. Crickets. The shoe has been on the other foot, stolen and burned. Israel is the land of the Jewish people. Full stop.
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This is like an episode of 'The Walking Dead'. <PERSON> is weaponizing refugees. Should NATO refuse his entreaties for assistance, he will open the flood of a refugee horde of 'walkers', a la Alpha, in 'The Walking Dead'. So incredibly sad that all refugees are looked at is a bargaining chip and not as humans.
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I feel for parents of young kids. I would have locked myself in the bathroom on day 2 and not come out. Parenting young kids is hard enough when school is in session. So thankful that my kids are teenagers, that school is pass-fail, and that I never was helicopter parent. Being a slacker mom is coming in handy right now. And way to go <PERSON>! With you all the way.
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@MCS <PERSON> had over EIGHTY accusers. <PERSON> has had EIGHT. Eight is eight too many, but it ain't no eighty. <PERSON>'s a hair sniffer, a hugger and violator of personal space. Yuck and gross. A creepy violation for sure, but <PERSON> is a full on rapist. Just putting those two in the same sentence seems to smack of agenda.
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Freedom is a delicious option from a chin-up master who finishes to applause, to a sweet 16 boy getting a gift of unexpected candy. Another New Yorker found a poem in two grackles who survey their world but have no eyes for the poet. While at a party a guest receives invitations to two after parties with nothing else to spend but time. What to do? <PERSON> of all two Midwestern fraternity boys fly into New York for playing and plays, dressing their newbie status in costumes of their college days only to be exposed by the Information Booth pick-up on their address. A place to stay at the YMCA.
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Dr. <PERSON> and Dr. <PERSON> [ Gottman Institute] talk of couples turning toward each other, their children and friends. It's a process where you meet the other with kindness, respect and expect their good intentions. A recipe for connection that all of these writers followed in todays' Metropolitan Diary. Such a boon to read of people treating others well and the reward that came from this. In times of conflict a deep breath and a leaning towards our shared struggles from the innovative but ill walker, a turtle lover, time crossed dates, the complexity of parking and solving the mystery of mail carrier's own deliveries. Here comes spring with more NYC stories to brighten life. Be homebodies! And happy spring celebrations religious and hopeful.
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@sedanchair Nuevo Leon has the 3rd's biggest city in Mexico, and one of the first clusters of cases was here. But unlike the country, the local government issued strict stay at home orders, closing all non essential businesses and making masks mandatory. The cases are still growing, of course, but we rely on our state's data. We receive daily briefings from the governor and the health secretary, and there are test results from public instances and from private hospitals. The Federal government does NOT recognize the numbers from private hospitals, which are almost half here in Nuevo Leon....
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@Michelle , we have data from out state, in daily briefings in public local TV by our governor and health secretary. It includes results from public and private hospitals, but the federal government doesn't want to count the cases from private instances, and those are about a half of the cases here.
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Impressive that your position completely ignores the leadership role the United States President should take in a global catastrophe. Yes, Governors made mistakes, but <PERSON> and others should real leadership that contained the spread of the disease - while this president was touting magic potions and wishful thinking. This lack of leadership but hyper salesmanship is the hallmark of this president (and why the title should never be capitalized when referring to his term in office).
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As a kid, I remember watching <PERSON> on a black and white TV, with the waving American flag and <PERSON>’s motto of “Truth, Justice and the American way” proudly pronounced on voice over. President <PERSON> has done his best to destroy truth, now Attorney General <PERSON> is doing his part to debase justice. MAGA?
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<PERSON> A high IQ does not imply that you are automatically guaranteed to be good at every intellectual task.
If that were what is claimed for IQ, then it would indeed be bunk. Fortunately, that's not the case, and G is one of the most robust findings in psychometrics.
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Mr. <PERSON> has a very limited definition of "modernity", which seems to include only the US and the UK.
If you come from an actual modern country, both of these do not look modern, they look like backwaters, very rich but otherwise almost third world countries and throwbacks to the Bad Old Days.
Time for modernity to reach the US and the UK!
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Guys!
Totally unhelpful.
The recipes are loaded with yummies that very very few people have in their larders and almost no one can get in their once every two week mad dash to the food store or, god help us, feverishly anticipated delivery of things we didn’t order from InstaCart.
You want to be helpful about pasta dishes. Great! What can we do with olive oil, garlic, dried herbs, frozen vegetables, a sad tasteless tomato or two, bacon — things everyone has.
Thanks,
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I find myself almost unique among my friends and acquaintances because I continue to understand that COVID-19 hasn't changed a bit. Just because the numbers are down, if someone becomes infected, it remains a terrible death sentence for some and a very dangerous and perhaps permanently debilitating illness for others. And my tolerance for risk is low. So, I stay inside our apartment. I do not see anyone other than my husband, who ventures out of the apartment down to the lobby to pick up deliveries and down the hall to throw away the trash. Do I think this is “sensible” or “logical”.No, not particularly, but I am an anxious person and any time I might get a haircut or dine inside or outside a restaurant or go to a store or visit a friend or even hug my old dearest son, I would be asking myself “is this particular moment of pleasure worth it?”. And the answer would always be no because any risk taking behavior would, at best, cause me at least 14 days of terror, at worst, well, we know what worst might mean. Should others live like we do? Certainly not, but everyone should understand that any interaction outside their bubble brings risk, they need to estimate that risk using all the information which we now know about how the virus is transmitted and they should know themselves, how well they can tolerate that risk. Unfortunately, I think many people skip one or the other of those steps, putting themselves or others at unnecessary risk of illness or fear.
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<PERSON> The objection is when a group's behavior is used as a rational for restricting the opportunities open to any member of that group.
No one except maybe you and your cohort is claiming there is no societal imposed influence on behavior. But I am pretty sure surviving an auto accident for example does not depend on that.
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<PERSON> is a good man, and I would be happy to vote for him. I am hoping for a <PERSON>/<PERSON> ticket in either order, but I would be very happy with Uncle <PERSON>.
None of the other candidates are appealing to me, especially ethically deficient "Mayor <PERSON>." If <PERSON> gets the nomination, I really will stay home.
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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/well/family/teenagers-anti-racism-parenting.html?referringSource=articleShare" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/well/family/teenagers-anti-racism-parenting.html?referringSource=articleShare</a>
When I saw the video of the death of <PERSON>, I was furious that a black man was murdered by a white police officer sworn to uphold the law. My Jewish tradition teaches that in the face of injustice we cannot stand idly by, and I was determined to act against racism. I didn't want to simply watch the protests unfold, rather I wanted to demonstrate in person. I learned that the risk of violence and COVID-19 meant that I could not participate. I felt helpless. This feeling of helplessness hurt my heart as more stories of police brutality against black people arose, and I wasn't protesting. I mistakenly believed that the only way to create change was to be in the middle of the action.
I was looking for a way to amplify my voice like the teens in this article. I made a sign for my front yard reading, "We Stand For Justice." Neighbors soon asked if I would make signs for their yards so that their voice could be heard alongside mine. Having produced 60 blank yard signs for other families, who were also looking for an outlet to protest, I learned a valuable lesson.
Change doesn't happen in only one way and isn't something that happens immediately. Change happens gradually, little by little building on itself, compounding its effect. Thousands of people see my signs and hear my voice every day, and I am proud of my impact knowing that together we can create change.
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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/health/rare-diseases.html?smid=em-share" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/health/rare-diseases.html?smid=em-share</a>
This article could have been about my family.
I was in kindergarten when I grasped that my sister was different.
One day, my teachers and my parents organized a day for my classmates to meet my four-year-old sister. They explained that she has Mucolipidosis Type IV, a rare disease that means she is unable to walk and talk. She will go blind early in life and have a limited lifespan.
I was heartbroken, angry, and embarrassed. I was heartbroken because we would never get to talk and fight like other kids. I was angry that she is different, and I was embarrassed when we went in public because she looked and acted differently.
That continued until middle school when my embarrassment turned into pride. I understood how lucky I am to have her. Having a disabled sister taught me many life lessons, such as standing up to people when they say "retarded" and how to be a kinder person. I learned perseverance from her. Every day she works tirelessly with physical therapy. And when I walk into the room, her face lights up in glee.
My parents also had their share of emotions. My sister's illness could have consumed their lives. However, one thing my parents did was create JScreen, a worldwide Jewish genetic screening organization that is preventing my story from repeating. JScreen has tested tens of thousands of people for hundreds of diseases.
Although she can't walk or talk. <PERSON> is saving lives daily.
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The press will also have their knives out, we saw that all too clearly in 2016. A woman is always expected to show a certain persona. She has to be likeable, She has to be tough, but not too tough. She has to show other women that she can relate to them. The list goes on and on. When will we ever get to the point in this country where all a woman running for office has to be is qualified.
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Really??? I get maybe the point was to lighten up the current mood, but this is just dumb. This may have worked in any other election year, but not this one. I could have any of the items pictured in my refrigerator at a given time. This is asking people to make baseless assumptions, adding to the narrative that Democrats are elitists. You can and should do better.
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Thank you Mr. <PERSON> for an elegant opinion piece. This tragedy can be a crucible for the US. Our country has left behind many Americans and now is the time to provide life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for the all, not just the some. Health care for all, fully publicly funded colleges and a living wage is within our reach and would make our country stronger and more likely to bounce back after this crisis. These changes will be painful and difficult but nothing worth doing was ever easy.
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We were walking in a local park in Pueblo and this large shadow flew over us. It was a great horned owl and man was it big. It perched in a tree not far from where we were walking. I tried to get closer to get a picture of it but it screeched at me so I gave it plenty of room and my wife and I just enjoyed this majestic bird sitting in a tree glaring at us.
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I live in Melbourne - please don’t call this a “second wave”. We are experiencing mass lockdown because of the bungled handling by the State Government of the first wave. We have a first wave that had been temporarily suppressed but is now out of control because of failures around hotel quarantine. By calling it a “second wave” - making it seem like the virus naturally made a resurgence or because restrictions were eased too quickly - we risk letting those responsible off the hook for their ineptitude. Remember - Australia is a continent and so just like New Zealand we should have always been far more successful than most countries with land-locked borders at stopping the spread. The fact that we didn’t is shameful.
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Very interesting article. I would add that if the people who work in the media mostly have college degrees and share this same prejudice then that exacerbates the problem. Journalists look at political candidates and social issues through a very narrow and skewed prism that ignores or demeans large sections of the population.
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@Sarah
March and April they died yes this was true. Most of the deaths were due to bad mandates by democratic governors. This accounted for the majority of deaths. Since that time there have been advances in therapeutics and the virus has been lessening in intensity.Only immoral fiends such s <PERSON>. <PERSON> <PERSON> etc would use this so called pandemic for political gain. Who says 170000 dies ? The government? <PERSON>, <PERSON> aka <PERSON> ,<PERSON>, <PERSON> , theyre to be believed!
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WHO is a propaganda arm for Communist China. As the gym owner in defiance in New Jersey illustrates , the patriots will rise to save this country. We will fight these dogs in the cities ,in the country ,wherever they may roam. We will never surrender. Treasonous politicians will be brought to justice. In this "world of uncertainty" one thing is certain , in the end these people will be defeated!
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Love this, and agree unstructured play is so important. It sounds like the prior helicoptering and this new step back are driven by maternal behavior, and I found myself wanting to hear from more of the fathers who were pictured. I keep thinking maybe the pandemic will realign parental roles to disrupt or maybe just questions gender norms.
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I love this play and have seen two different productions of it over the years, but am disappointed I missed the boat on this one.
Some are asking why more people cannot watch this, and I have two thoughts to offer. One is that it is being performed live each time, so you're not watching a recording, you're watching something stream in real time.
The other thought springs from the first. Theatre productions are built around a financial structure in which the playwright, actors, director, designers--the entire creative staff--are paid under an assumption of a set number of seats, set ticket prices, for a set number of days.
In the US, stage actor contracts are overseen by Actors Equity, while film actor contracts are overseen by the Screen Actors Guild/AFTRA. This means that when you start to record things for repeat playing, for larger audiences, the unions get very prickly and have been known to shut things down. I've had 3 or 4 Zoom readings of my plays since lockdown, and each one was governed by a different amount of fussiness from AEA.
While I'm not familiar with how the unions work in the UK, it's safe to assume there are similar reasons at play, in case this helps those who are frustrated understand why certain choices may have been made.
It's wonderful that they're offering it. I can only imagine that larger theatres with means will push further into this new streaming space. It's wonderful to think how our world has opened up, even as it's been shut down.
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<PERSON> I've experienced the toll that the quarantine has had on many of my friends' mental health first hand, and I wish that there was an easy solution to how to approach education during a pandemic. Currently, we're entirely online but have plans to have two groups of students returning to school- one on Monday and Tuesday, the others on Thursday and Friday with cleaning on Wednesday. While, in theory, this plan should work well, my concern is that there are many students opting to stay entirely virtual, including myself. Teachers will have to be live-streaming their classes to students at home, while also teaching the students in class physically. I'm afraid that the quality of education received by both parties will be lessened since the teacher has to split their focus, and within online learning, it's already difficult enough to keep up with topics that students don't understand. While this is a daunting flaw in the system, I also know that there are many students for whom online learning has greatly hurt their academics and this model is likely aimed towards being able to provide them with an adequate education as well. Your point on how the president handled this situation poorly accurately sums up my feelings on this. If the country had approached shut-downs properly, we wouldn't have this problem to begin with and we'd already be on the road to normalcy. I also think the school year should've been delayed until it was safer to avoid the flare-ups we've seen.
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@Willow You provided a fair point and good examples of how people reacted differently in the face of the pandemic, however, you didn't consider that people who don't wear masks not only risk their health but also that of their coworkers, family members, and others responsibly attempting to run necessary errands. Particle transfer can still occur through a mask, but if both parties are wearing one it's much less likely the virus can be caught from someone's cough or sneeze. Also, people who choose to not wear a mask and ultimately catch the virus are prolonging the amount of time that Americans have to be in lockdown for, simply because they're continuing the spread and adding to the number of cases. The very thing that they're protesting against (being controlled by the government and having to stay home), they're indirectly imposing on the rest of the United States to have to handle. Currently, our very president who "chose not to wear a mask" is battling Coronavirus himself, risking the well-being of his entire staff, family, people he encountered at his rallies, and many more American citizens who he was supposed to protect and could've if he'd simply worn a face covering.
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So he considered both society and personality a mixed bag-- complex, multi-factored, unpredictable. Fair enough. But what stands out of your own description is how smug he was in his beliefs--in tradition, in precedent, in the whole edifice built by men bent on preserving their God-given power and privilege for eternity. As well as, naturally, his insufferable belief in his own worthiness to enjoy the fruits of such power and privilege. I would trust the testimony of his wife, his servants, his hat-maker or his baker a bit more. TG
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Your conclusion about two kinds of dogmatism seems curiously dogmatic. As a practicing Catholic and a practicing scientist, I am only too aware of how dogmatism is just as destructive whether it comes din the guise of the cloth or the lab coat. True, the realm where the damage is done may be different. But, to use your own terms, the ultimate victim is the human spirit, either way. <PERSON>
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Thank you for this. This is me. I have tried to remain as hopeful as possible. But today, today I am having a hard time. Thank you for your words. I am 68 and at risk. I am not afraid to die, but if I can help it, I do not want to die alone gasping for air. It is a torturous and frightening prospect.
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Five years ago my husband and I decided to live with our daughter, her husband and two children in a big old stone house in Philadelphia. There has since been another child born so now we are seven. It was the right decision then and it is still the right decision. Some days are very busy and it can be tiring, but we have developed a rhythm and on most days, it seems to work. I am very fortunate and very grateful that there are children around. It has made all the difference. We all work at keeping each other hopeful and it gives us a reason to keep on keeping on.
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Perhaps our unwillingness to help children - or our neighbors more generally - has to do with our diversity as a population in the US. It seems that in more diverse populations, people are less generous and would rather save their own pennies to pay for themselves. People support conservative tax structures rather than "paying for the other". In less diverse populations (Northern Europe for example), helping your neighbor is supporting your own tribe, so more liberal tax structures and progressive entitlements are supported. And the liberal policies becomes threatened when increased immigration allows "others" to access a safety net we established for our own clan (as they have been recently in Northern Europe). We are a diverse population and I suspect that this plays a role in our unwillingness to support progressive policies that help a broad cross section of our diverse population but cost tax dollars.
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@Michael It's already everywhere. You gain very little with a travel ban at this point. That only works early and if you have compliance. In the US it's absurd to think that any state boarder could be enforced. Places other than NYC have a false sense of security if they think that preventing travel from NYC will have any impact. We will all be NYC sooner or later if we don't take action now. EVERYONE should undergo lockdown NOW for a month.
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Excellent column; thoughtful and eloquent.
Unfortunately, the climate movement seems divided on the issue of personal responsibility and lifestyle changes. These commentaries might be of interest:
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/prakashdolsak/2019/12/26/2020-new-years-resolution-fly-less/#20049af4101b" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/prakashdolsak/2019/12/26/2020-new-years-resolution-fly-less/#20049af4101b</a>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/prakashdolsak/2019/11/28/turning-holiday-shopping-green-gifting-tree-certificates-instead-of-stuff/#7b2f9d1826f3" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/prakashdolsak/2019/11/28/turning-holiday-shopping-green-gifting-tree-certificates-instead-of-stuff/#7b2f9d1826f3</a>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/prakashdolsak/2019/11/14/does-<PERSON>-lifestyle-equal-climate-denial-one-climate-scientist-seems-to-suggest-so/#4c9fcb3667dc" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/prakashdolsak/2019/11/14/does-<PERSON>-lifestyle-equal-climate-denial-one-climate-scientist-seems-to-suggest-so/#4c9fcb3667dc</a>
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Great interview. We have advocated this sort of "leading by example" in academia; it is important for academics to send the signal that we are walking the climate talk.
These commentaries might be of interest:
<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-dolsak-prakash-carbon-tax_n_5abe746ae4b055e50acd5c80" target="_blank">https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-dolsak-prakash-carbon-tax_n_5abe746ae4b055e50acd5c80</a>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/prakashdolsak/2019/12/26/2020-new-years-resolution-fly-less/?sh=5655ce4a101b" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/prakashdolsak/2019/12/26/2020-new-years-resolution-fly-less/?sh=5655ce4a101b</a>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/prakashdolsak/2019/11/28/turning-holiday-shopping-green-gifting-tree-certificates-instead-of-stuff/?sh=35c606e726f3" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/prakashdolsak/2019/11/28/turning-holiday-shopping-green-gifting-tree-certificates-instead-of-stuff/?sh=35c606e726f3</a>
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<PERSON> I couldn't agree more. I appreciate Ms. <PERSON>'s perspective, but I don't understand the leap of thought that equates this to retaliation. We could all do with a little less provocation at the moment and so it makes me sad to see this headline front page in the New York Times, even if it is an opinion piece.
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<PERSON>,
Your interpretation of “Move Fast and Break Things.” is out of context and unfair. That is a message to their software engineers that they have the company's permission to try new and big things without fear of repercussion if they were to accidentally introduce bugs into existing code.
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We, as Americans, resist being told what to do. Some of us complain about masks being too uncomfortable. Others of us claim our rights are being violated. Since when does your right to not wear a mask supersede my right to remain free from infection? So, as the infection numbers go up, we wonder why and whine our way to the grave.
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Personally, I think everyone has made up their minds long before now. I think those who are supporting <PERSON> already know WHO HE IS: his age, agility, etc. They will be voting for a decent human being with decades of service, knowledge, and CARING for the country he has wholeheartedly pledged his allegiance to since he began his life's work. This is it in a nutshell: after Nov.3, this country will go on record as to whether it has voted for a racist, xenophobic, money- and power-hungry, intellectually lazy, fascist. We will show the world WHO WE ARE (fool us once, shame on him, fool us twice....no excuses).
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<PERSON> It's a parabola. If it were just the suspension cable, it would be a catenary. With the weight of the road deck (much heavier than the suspension cable), it becomes a parabola. See, for example, the Wikipedia article on catenary under "Suspension bridge curve." <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catenary#Suspension_bridge_curve" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catenary#Suspension_bridge_curve</a>
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<PERSON> He filled in nuances of logic that were glossed over in <PERSON> 1989 paper. If you care about the nuances, look at Dr. <PERSON>'s paper, but he is careful about why there are exactly two solutions — something that is typically assumed but not proven with completing the square.
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@EDC
They always have been. Remember the John Birch Society of the 50's? This stuff has been around for a long time. The only difference now is that the internet spreads it farther and wider. And we have a shameless hallow president who is willing to play footsie with it for his own gain.
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Call me a little skeptical of this guy (and anyone else in the <PERSON> administration), when they partake in an ideology, economic conservatism, that not only rejects that the government has any place managing the economy, but also rejects that homelessness, broken homes, drug abuse, etc. are even things that the government should be concerned about. I've had a conservative I know (strangely nice guy) tell me with a straight face that he wouldn't want the government to try solving social problems even if there was no cost - not to mention his view that public schools should be abolished. My point being, when some conservative guy gets up there and starts talking about lost jobs and deaths of despair and fatherless children, and whatnot, I can't help it, my eyes kind of roll. Not because I don't care about those things - I actually do very much - but my problem is that the messenger here is someone who doesn't even believe that these social problems are even problems - conservatives don't believe in social problems, just bad choices by bad people - so what is up with this sudden embrace of caring about these problems? The truth is they don't care, they are just deflecting from their own mismanagement of the government.
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I don't disagree with the gist of this editorial. However, let me add that I also believe it should be a chargeable offense (an additional charge available for criminal prosecution) for any one in the act of committing a felony or misdemeanor to obscure their facial features while wearing any form of face covering.
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Here's a sensible suggestion on how to bring the country together. Specifically how to make the millions of <PERSON> supporters understand that the election was consummated fairly and fraud was not the reason why President elect <PERSON> won the election. As someone who believes the election of <PERSON> is valid, I do believe that where ever the vote in each state was determined by less than 1%, that a significant portion of the votes in those states, perhaps 10% of all votes cast in both areas dominated by <PERSON> voters and <PERSON> voters, be examined for possible fraud. An equal amount of votes cast for both candidates to be examined. Based on the fact that an unprecedented millions upon millions voted by mail with significantly less guardrails against fraud this approach would have legitimacy. If <PERSON> wants to bring some sense of unity to the the country then this would be a credible attempt at doing so.
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I noticed that with even limited interaction with one person, the spread of coronavirus from one carrier was significantly reduced. I would like to imagine a scenario in which a carrier of corona virus transmitted the disease to three or more people. and how much faster it would get to other people.
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<PERSON>
there are 3069 suicide attempts each day on average by kids grades 9-12. i hope this is accurate from the website and if not please let me know.
<a href="http://prp.jasonfoundation.com/facts/youth-suicide-statistics" target="_blank">http://prp.jasonfoundation.com/facts/youth-suicide-statistics</a>/
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Great article Mr. <PERSON>. Very informative. However , this impulsive decision by <PERSON> and cronies is an ill fated publicity stunt to try distract us from the impeachment process. He thinks this will “top” president <PERSON>’s dispatching <PERSON> and will strengthen his base’s belief in him. We are doomed by this president’s incompetence and the Congressmen that keep enabling him.
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<PERSON> et al. are simply talking heads for the "state TV channel".
The people behind the scenes ie. <PERSON> and staff are more irresponsible than the faces of Fox news.
<PERSON> can easily dictate what kind of propaganda is or isn't disseminated by his "business".
<PERSON> became a sacrificial lamb to dilute their conspiratorial philosophy, hence <PERSON> is the real villain here, not those cardboard figures on the screen.
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Sunday was among the greatest sporting days in history. The Lakers tied the Celtics for most NBA championships with 17, and over the last quarter of a century the Lakers have won nine to the Celtics two.
<PERSON> tied <PERSON> with 20 grand slam tennis wins in the most convincing way possible, and <PERSON> tied <PERSON> for most Formula One wins with 91.
For fans of those three sports, those are the ultimate records.
The Lakers defense was an absolute revelation in the second quarter, game one, and many other times against three of the most athletic and exciting players in basketball: <PERSON>, <PERSON> and <PERSON>.
<PERSON> athleticism, competitiveness and heart are a joy to watch.
<PERSON> was more spectacular with the history's best coach, system and role players in <PERSON> and <PERSON>. <PERSON>'s Bulls rarely had to beat multiple champions like <PERSON>'s had to face San Antonio (five titles) and Golden State (three).
<PERSON>'s sustained excellence in all areas including points, rebounds, assists and the ability to defend anyone from <PERSON> to <PERSON> - who he shut down at key times - combines with his sustained excellence to make him the GOAT.
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I have a former friend who was incensed that <PERSON> pointed out that his first opponent for a Chicago city council position hadn't filled out his paperwork correctly and was thus ineligible to be elected.
Compare that to <PERSON> inciting violence by tweeting "LIBERATE MICHIGAN" and then saying "Lock them all up" when the Michigan crowd chanted "Lock here up!" less than two weeks after an elaborate and violent plot to kidnap, "try" and almost certainly execute the governor was thwarted.
Why is my former friend - a high school social studies teacher, by the way - incensed about <PERSON>'s "crime" and not <PERSON>'s?
Because I've noticed that everything he says, while in measured, teacher-like tones, is either racist or sexist or both.
He said <PERSON> is "bad news!" without every saying why she was bad news. The reason: He's both racist and sexist.
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Even free speech has its limits. Hateful and violent speech is not afforded the same latitude under the Constitution as non-hateful and nonviolent speech. <PERSON> conflates "free speech" with "any speech FB gets paid to allow on its site", thus allowing him to sound like a true patriot while he rakes in the $$$. Enough already!
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My question is: what, if anything, can be done to stop this sort of evil manipulation? And now, with FB and the rest of social media serving as petri dishes for all sorts of fomenting, the need to curb this is more important than ever. Would the First Amendment prevent most efforts to rein this in? Do we reinstate the Fairness Doctrine? Do we do more to support a truly free and professional media and incentivize reporters to report the truth over the most scandalous? I would say let's not elect any more <PERSON>-clones to Congress, but we all know THAT's not going to happen!
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Mr. <PERSON> served his time.
At the time of his murder, he was turning his life around. He had recently lost his job, and was recovering from Covid.
Folks being so judgemental, ignoring centuries of deeply embedded racism, violence and utter degradation. Walk a mile already.
Leave Mr. <PERSON> alone. Let him rest in peace. Let his family grieve. And let the rest of us carry the load-do the work required to dismantle, break down systemic racism. No more deaths.
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Ms <PERSON> approached Mr <PERSON>.
Hardly the actions of a person who is being threatened.
Ms <PERSON> should have leashed her dog, apologized, and moved on.
Her calling the cops, in light of everyday evidence of black men being abused, and or murdered by the police shows egregious insensitivity to what black people experience every day.
Ms <PERSON> lost her job.
It's no exaggeration to state that Mr <PERSON> could have lost his life, and none of us would have seen what happened.
Ms <PERSON> just received the gift of awareness, not realizing that not all gifts come in pretty packages. She should consider herself lucky.
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I agree with the premise that we should be Angry, but I dont think it's a Negative. Anger can turn into Hope for the future and the Passion that drives it. But I'm not sure <PERSON> is a good example who got bodied by <PERSON>, Also thanks for Handing Maine to <PERSON> for a candidate who has no chance 🤣
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This happens at every war we have been in, WW2, Vietnam and Iraq. People who owe their birth to the countrie we are going to war with, are now suspect number 1. it failed with Japan, failed with Iraq. they screen random civilians looking for spies and really there not going to find any. alot of these people are Americans. Plus what if you oppose the American aggression in Iraq? Should they arrest you? Were the bad guys...
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Tiny as a category is approximately 400-600 sq ft., as in “tiny homes.” Most people live in less than 1700 square feet in their only home, and can’t afford neither a weekend place, nor the $850k to add a room to it. Perhaps think, before writing a misleading and tone deaf headline certain to engender ill will in a good proportion of your readers.
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I’m going with <PERSON>. While the entire cast of villains deserves to win for worst and don’t even get me started on the environment, all children, rich or poor, are our future. Defunding public education effectively reduces their ability to lead us there, paving the way for leadership by the wealthy class. <PERSON> has figured this out and needs to be voted out before she advances her heinous plan any further.
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