Friday, March 8, 2019

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1
Opinion

Ilhan Omar Knows Exactly What She Is Doing


Tribal warfare.

2
U.S.

House Votes to Condemn All Hate as Anti-Semitism Debate Overshadows Congress

The House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a broad resolution condemning bigotry, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi tried to defuse tension over Representative Ilhan Omar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGEIMCWob3U

3
Food

What to Cook This Week

Spring’s approaching, but until then, bask in winter fare. Make creamy braised white beans, chili gumbo or a vegetarian mapo tofu.

Yes, winter is still here.

4
Business

A College Chain Crumbles, and Millions in Student Loan Cash Disappears

About 26,000 students are caught in the meltdown at Dream Center. The Education Department has scrambled to salvage their educations after it approved an unlikely turnaround plan.

Colleges must balance their books or close.
 The Republican nightmare had no facts.
The education department was not throwing money away.

5
Style

Momo Is as Real as We’ve Made Her


Another fantasy.

6
Opinion

Questions For and About Jared Kushner

It is apparently legal for the president’s son-in-law to serve as a top White House adviser. But that is not a grant of immunity.

Jared Kushner will not deliver on his promises.

7
Business

Tesla’s Troubles Mount: Shuttered Showrooms and Sinking Shares

Elon Musk’s shift to online-only sales, after racing to open stores, has raised new questions about the electric-car maker’s outlook.

Tesla is selling all the cars it can make.
It is near time to buy the stock.

8
Style

Thousands of New Millionaires Are About to Eat San Francisco Alive

Uber, Lyft, Airbnb and Pinterest plan to go public. California’s newly minted rich will be hungry for parties, houses, boats, bikes — and ice sculptures.

Wait for the money.

9
Technology

Google Finds It’s Underpaying Many Men as It Addresses Wage Equity

After a recent study, the company gave raises to thousands of men after determining they were earning less than women in similar jobs.

Distractions.

10
U.S.

Amid Halal Grocers and a ‘Bangladesh Avenue,’ a Polish Pastry Is a Beloved Tradition

Hamtramck, Mich., has long celebrated Fat Tuesday with paczki, Polish pastries. The tradition continues, even as Polish residents moved away, and other immigrants arrived.

Fat Tuesday with paczki.  Delicious.

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U.S.

Senate Has Votes to Overturn Trump’s Emergency Declaration

The Senate is poised to rebuke President Trump’s national emergency declaration at the southwestern border. The only question: how big the Senate margin will be.

Count the votes.

12
Style

At Start-Ups, the Free Lunch Is Yours for the Making

At start-ups and well-funded companies, lunch can be made from a thousand free snacks.

Yuck.

13
New York

Was de Blasio Too Quick to Call a Snow Day? Why It’s a Tricky Decision for Any Mayor

It is a fact of New York City politics that a mayor is only as popular as his most recent snow day decision.

Just noise.

14
World

2nd Trudeau Minister Resigns as Canada’s Political Crisis Swells

“There can be a cost to acting on one’s principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them,” Jane Philpott said in stepping down.

Sunlight and fresh air.

15
Food

Hudson Yards Welcomes the Chefs

New Yorkers have new reasons to make reservations on the West Side, with the arrival of a huge dining complex at Hudson Yards.

Food is a good thing.

16
U.S.

More Migrants Are Crossing the Border This Year. What’s Changed?

In the past, undocumented immigrants were mostly single men from Mexico, but that’s no longer the case. A look at who is coming and what is driving them

Do look.

17.
Opinion

The Case for Reparations

A slow convert to the cause.

Justice is necessary among people.

18
Business

Democrats Reject Fox News as 2020 Debate Host, Citing Ties to Trump

The rebuke by the Democratic National Committee was prompted by an article in The New Yorker that reported on ties between President Trump and the network.

Faux news is about drama.
Drama is not government.

19
Opinion

Ilhan Omar’s Microaggression

Her words were bad. The reaction was worse.

I am not going to worry about her.

20
U.S.

Trump’s Black Supporters: Inside a Small and Divided World

Most black voters are Democrats, but even among the tiny collection of Mr. Trump’s dedicated black supporters, there are factions.

Keep talking.
Strategy is understandable.
Beliefe is much more difficult.


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