Saturday, December 15, 2018

@13:30, 12/13/18

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New York

Hundreds of Complaints Flood In About New York Store Signs, but From Whom?

After a spike in anonymous complaints about store signage, some merchants are facing big fines, and others are taking their signs down as a precaution.

This is an action by realestate interests.
It is effectively an attack on ethnic neighborhoods.

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Climate

Trump Team Pushes Fossil Fuels at Climate Talks. Protests Erupt, but Allies Emerge, Too.

While the official United States stance brought scorn from environmentalists, there are signs that the administration is picking up some powerful allies.

Fossil fuels are the foundation of some great fortunes.
Threatening the rich is not a safe thing to do.

3
Food

New York’s Top 10 New Restaurants of 2018

In an unsettling year, Pete Wells finds many reasons to cheer.

I like food.
Avoiding fructose prevents weight gain.

4
World

Macron, Confronting Yellow Vest Protests in France, Promises Relief

In his most substantive public remarks on the demonstrations that have roiled France, President Emmanuel Macron promised steps to address them.

France should tax where the money is.

5
Science

The Planet Has Seen Sudden Warming Before. It Wiped Out Almost Everything.

In some ways, the planet's worst mass extinction — 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian Period — may parallel climate change today.

I do not have enough information to argue with Dr. Deutsch.

6
World

A Member of Britain’s Parliament Seized the Ceremonial Mace, and Confusion Reigned

The act of protest by a member of the House of Commons drew attention to the symbolic 17th-century object, and to the chaotic state of British politics.

The E.U. is determined that Britain must suffer for leaving the abusive marriage that is the Union.

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U.S.

DNA Test Helps Mother Reunite With Daughter She Thought Died Nearly 70 Years Ago

The mother, who was unwed and 18 at the time, thought her daughter had died in childbirth. The baby was taken from her and covertly adopted by another family.

Stealing babies has never been a good idea.

8
Food

Top 10 Cheap Eats of 2018: A World of New York Stories

Ligaya Mishan lists her favorite places, and celebrates their links to countries around the globe.

New York City is a world of different food.

9
U.S.

On the Front Porch, Black Life in Full View



Semipublic space that binds a community.

10
Fashion

For Couple With Moebius Syndrome, Love Is Expressed From the Heart

The bride and groom met through a Facebook community created for those afflicted with a rare neurological disorder that causes facial paralysis.

Nonverbal communication is important for most people.

Sooner is better.    As soon as you can is best.

11 
U.S.

Done With Michael Cohen, Federal Prosecutors Shift Focus to Trump Family Business

Prosecutors say President Trump organized illegal payments to two women during the presidential campaign. Now they want to know if he and Mr. Cohen acted alone.

The Republican Party appears to be an undemocratic and corrupt organization.

12 
Style

When a Boyfriend Joins the Marriage

They agreed she could have sex on the side as long as he didn’t have to know about it. Then she fell in love.

There will be a lot of traveling.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

13
U.S.

Indiana High School Football Player Charged With Murdering Pregnant Classmate


Three people will never grow up.

14
U.S.

Huawei Executive’s Arrest Intensifies Trade War Fears

The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, an executive at the Chinese company Huawei, could imperil trade talks. But it is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to contain China and Iran.

Trump does not do diplomacy.
Taking hostages will not change the P.R.C.

15
Obituaries

Selma Engel, 96, Dies; Escaped Death Camp and Revealed Its Horror


Show the world the films and the records.

16
World

France Declares Strasbourg Shooting to Be an Act of Terrorism


The man is dead.

The idea prospers.

17
New York

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Jewish, Too?

Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who is to become the youngest congresswoman in American history, said that her ancestry includes Sephardic Jews who fled Europe.

Possibly.

I don't care.

18 
Opinion

The Case Against Meritocracy

An aristocracy that can’t admit it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merit

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/merit

Like democracy, meritocracy should be tried.

19
U.S.

SpaceX May Be New Barrier for Trump’s Border Wall


Trump's wall is a bad idea.

20
Opinion

A Photographer Goes Missing in China

Lu Guang’s images have shown the world China’s dark side.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/54684/jerusalem-and-did-those-feet-in-ancient-time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time

Friedrich Engels dreamed of that bright future.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Engels


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