Tuesday, December 5, 2017

@21:53, 12/4/17

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Women Line Up to Run for Office, Harnessing Their Outrage at Trump

The election of President Trump, the Women’s March and a flood of sexual assault charges against powerful men have combined to build a wave of political activism among women.

Running is good.  Winning is better.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/04/maternity-leave-vacation-holiday

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U.S.

Trump Travel Ban to Take Effect After Supreme Court Ruling

The decision was a victory for the administration after its mixed success before the court over the summer, when justices considered and later dismissed disputes over the second version.

"And fifty for the insult."
Spite.
The nation owes people.
Trump is trying to renege on old promises.

3
Opinion

A Baker’s First Amendment Rights

Forcing Jack Phillips to make cakes for same-sex weddings is unconstitutional. Here’s why.

Jack Phillips bakes and decorates cakes as a business.
He should lose his case.

4
Technology

Where Silicon Valley Is Going to Get in Touch With Its Soul

The Esalen Institute, a storied hippie hotel in Big Sur, Calif., has reopened with a mission to help technologists who discover that “inside they’re hurting.”

"Living well is the best revenge."

The "Grail Quest" for a blessed life continues.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Grail
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quest

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World

Gay Australian Politician Proposes During Same-Sex Marriage Debate

The marriage proposal came as a bill legalizing same-sex unions made its way through the final stages of passage in Parliament.

It is time for the reactionaries to "stand down".

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World

Talk of a Peace Plan That Snubs Palestinians Roils Middle East

A plan that the Saudi crown prince was said to foist on the Palestinians would offer them limited sovereignty and deny them Jerusalem as the capital.

This plan is unacceptable to both Israel's government and palestine.

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U.S.

Republicans Sought to Undercut an Unfavorable Analysis of the Tax Plan

When the Joint Committee on Taxation found the Republican tax bill would balloon the budget deficit, Republicans tried to discredit it.

True.

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U.S.

Why Trump Is Right and Wrong About Obamacare Premiums

The president said premiums are “going up, up, up.” He is partly right, but he also shares the blame.

Go to single payer as soon as possible.

The insurance industry is raising prices.

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U.S.

Roy Moore Gets Full Trump Endorsement for Alabama Senate Race

President Trump said Mr. Moore, the Republican candidate who has stabilized in the polls after sexual misconduct allegations, was needed for important votes in Congress.

Pay attention.
Trump is keeping his promises that he can keep.

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U.S.

John Anderson, Who Ran Against Reagan and Carter in 1980, Is Dead at 95

Drawing support from moderate to liberal Republicans and liberal Democrats, Mr. Anderson held the spotlight for a while before voters turned to candidates who they believed could actually win.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44644/a-psalm-of-life

Perceiving the trap is not an escape from the trap.
Palliative care does not cure.  

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