Friday, December 22, 2017

@11:15, 12/21/17

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Opinion

When #MeToo Goes Too Far

Verbal harassment and rape are both wrong, but there’s a difference.

I have an oppinion.

The distinction between public and private, voluntary and involuntary must be made.

Banning sex is not possible.
Banning involuntary sex is necessary.
Expostfacto  laws are unconstitutional.


2
Opinion

The Real Coup Plot Is Trump’s

The president and his allies in the news media and the Republican Party are overthrowing the rule of law and the truth.

Yes.

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Business Day

‘Password,’ ‘Monkey’ and the Other Terrible Passwords We Choose

For the first time, “Starwars,” “hello” and “freedom,” made the annual list of bad passwords compiled by SplashData, a password management company.

Security theater for most people.
The threats do not come through the keyboard.

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Business Day

Glenn Thrush, Suspended Times Reporter, to Resume Work but Won’t Cover White House


Sexual politics.

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Business Day

Facebook Job Ads Raise Concerns About Age Discrimination


Regulated discrimination.
Guilty

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Science

Give Thanks for the Winter Solstice. You Might Not Be Here Without It.

The scientific start of winter offers a moment to reflect on how we might not be here to witness the changing seasons without Earth’s particular tilt toward the sun.

The probability of a past event is unity.

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Arts

Chuck Close Apologizes After Accusations of Sexual Harassment


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Opinion

You Cannot Be Too Cynical About the Republican Tax Bill

The speed with which it passed is a problem, but the law itself is much worse.

True.

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World

Jakarta Is Sinking So Fast, It Could End Up Underwater

Countless human-made troubles in the Indonesian capital pose an imminent threat to the city’s survival. And it has to deal with mounting threats from climate change.

Venice also suffers dewatering.
California's central valley suffered during the drought.
I will not buy property in Jakarta.

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Business Day

In Tax Overhaul, Trump Tries to Defy the Economic Odds

Few independent analyses project anywhere near the rosy forecasts offered by the president’s top economic advisers.

Trump is feeling the hook.

He has not signed the tax bill

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