Thursday, January 3, 2019

@23:10, 1/2/19

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U.S.

In Newly Divided Government, Who Will Control the Political Agenda?

As Democrats take control of the House, they will push an anti-corruption agenda while President Trump tries to keep the focus on immigration controls.

The political agenda will be controlled by the most stuborn
element.

The Republicans have promises to keep.
The Democrats have just won control of federal spending.
The Democrats have promised to frustrate the Republicans
until the Republican's behavior improves.
The more Trump Screams about asylum seekers the less money there will be.

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Science

NASA’s New Horizons Takes Photos of Ultima Thule, 4 Billion Miles Away

Now scientists await a bounty of new data about the small, mysterious icy body, the most distant object ever visited.

A roaming camera.

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

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

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U.S.

Shutdown Leaves Food, Medicine and Pay in Doubt in Indian Country

Native Americans, entitled to federal services under treaties, are bearing the brunt of the government shutdown and worried about more pain to come.

A Trump tantrum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantrum


4
Food

How to Eat in 2019

Alison Roman wants you to spend less time in the kitchen and more time at the table.

OK, go for it.
For one is still hard to do.
I eat too many sandwiches.

5
Sports

Roger Federer Struggles With Serena Williams’s Serve. And Vice Versa.

Roger Federer and his partner Belinda Bencic beat Serena Williams and Frances Tiafoe in an abbreviated format match.

Enjoy.
Tomorrow night for the Huskies.

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Smarter Living

Mixing Great Cocktails at Home Is Easier Than You Think

You don’t need a bar set or a ton of overpriced barware. All it takes is a handful of well-designed tools.

I don't.

I remember too many who did.

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Opinion

Time to Get Out of Afghanistan

The United States is spending beyond its means on a mission that might only be helping its strategic rivals.

It is not our job to foment an Islamic Reformation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isma%27ilism


Opinion

1919: The Year of the Crack-Up

From the Treaty of Versailles to Prohibition, the events of that year shaped America, and the world, for a century to come.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43290/the-second-coming

The center cannot hold.

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Opinion

2019: The Year of the Wolves

Can the Constitution withstand the partisans?

Who are the wolves?
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2-i-must-not-fear-fear-is-the-mind-killer-fear-is

The Bene Gesserit litany against fear
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bene_Gesserit

Trump will be impeached if he achieves a second term.
If he does not he will be prosecuted and convicted.
We cannot have President Pence.

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U.S.

Trump to Meet Congressional Leaders as Shutdown Stretches On 

President Trump will meet with congressional leaders in the White House Situation Room, a session that will either worsen the border wall dispute or begin peace talks.

"President Trump and Democratic congressional leaders dug in Wednesday for a lengthy partial shutdown in a newly divided government after a White House meeting — the first in 22 days — could not break an impasse over Mr. Trump’s demands for billions of dollars for a border wall."

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Opinion

The President’s Field Trip to the Forever War

“Thank you for your service,” but spare the details, please.
https://www.amazon.com/Forever-War-Joe-Haldeman/dp/0312536631/  
Vietnam left scars.

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World

U.S. Agents Fire Tear Gas Across Mexican Border

About 150 migrants who tried to enter the United States near San Diego early Tuesday were forced back.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_County_War#History

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U.S.

As China Talks Begin, Trump’s Trade Negotiator Tries to Keep President From Wavering

Robert Lighthizer, the United States trade representative and a China skeptic, wants to prevent an anxious president from making a quick, empty deal in a rush to calm the markets.

Trump should abdicate.

14
Travel

Los Cabos, a Spring Break Hub, Gets a High-End Infusion

Stylish venues have emerged to cater to a crowd that appreciates modern design, farm-to-table meals, and sipping drinks as opposed to drinking shots.

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huangpu_Park
"No dogs or Chinese"

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Style

Where Have All the Vowels Gone?

Consider the muumuu.

Some things are not found in Torah.

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Smarter Living

How to Crush Your Habits in the New Year With the Help of Science

Make 2019 the year you actually do all the things you want to do. We asked the experts and checked the journals for the most useful tips you can take to heart.

A step at a time.

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

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Opinion

Is There Any Humane Way to Kill a Mouse?

Glue traps, snap traps or poison? What do you do about a pest whose only crime is being a pest?

Quickly is best.
Cats are accused of playing with their food.
My preference is the snap trap.

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Opinion

Cleaning the Congressional Stables

The House Democratic class of ’19 is planning a major push on voting, ethics and campaign finance reform. All that stands in the way is the Senate.

Yes.
Include the States. The congress must act for The Union.

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Food

What to Cook This Week

Make a paella to feed a crowd. And, for New Year’s, make a steak Diane and turn in early.

We are at the end of the "Eating Hollidays"

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Style

The Sound of Silence

How many crazy gizmos are needed to achieve your optimum sleep environment?

Quiet runs at about 40 db.
Salt and pepper to taste.

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