Friday, March 8, 2019

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Opinion

Ilhan Omar Knows Exactly What She Is Doing

The Minnesota Democrat is bringing Corbynism to the Democratic Party.

Representative Ilhan Omar was duly elected by her district.
They knew she is a Palestinian - American.
Let her do her job and be convinced of her errors.
She must continue to be a Palestinian - American if she is to be reelected.
Her vote on progressive issues is worth her doubts about Israelie legitamacy.
The Palestinians must be offered some form of justice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice
Israel must make the offer as the conqueror.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquest_(military)
The U.N. will just have to deal with the facts.

2
Opinion

Ilhan Omar, Aipac and Me

The congresswoman and I have a lot in common — but not her stance on Israel.

The process of conquest by arms does not provide legitimacy.
Legitimacy may be the result of justice.

3
Opinion

Grant’s First Tomb

Ulysses S. Grant, inaugurated as president 150 years ago today, missed a chance to reconstruct the South economically as well as politically.

President Grant did not provide justice to the freed slaves.
That project remains active.

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U.S.

Why Did Four Top Democrats Just Say No to 2020?

As the Democratic field grows more crowded, potential candidates are starting to opt out. Here are a few factors that influenced their decisions.

The Trump base will survive his presidency.
They will continue to be toxic.

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Business

The World’s Last Blockbuster Has No Plans to Close

With the closing of a Blockbuster store in Australia, the one in Bend, Ore., will be the last to survive changes in technology and shopping that reshaped the way people watch movies at home.

I am working on the problem.
I do not want to toss my machines.
There is always the public library and "Good Will".

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U.S.

Ilhan Omar Controversy Caps a Month of Stumbles for Democratic Leaders

House Democrats, rusty after years in the minority, have stomped on their own messages, have fallen prey to Republican maneuvers and are in battling over punishing Ms. Omar for an anti-Israel remark.

Nancy Pelosi is a competent politician.
She has endured Republican noise in her past.

7
Opinion

Oh, Trudeau.

Charm will not extricate Canada’s Justin Trudeau from a spreading political mess. Only honest answers will.

Sunlight and fresh air work wonders.

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Food

Mario Batali Exits His Restaurants

A year after reports that the celebrity chef sexually assaulted and harassed women, the Bastianich family and Mr. Batali’s other partners have bought out his stake and regrouped.

I can live without another celebrity chef.

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U.S.

Why Birthrates Among Hispanic Americans Have Plummeted

As fertility rates across the United States continue to decline, some of the largest drops have been among Hispanics. One big reason: generational difference.

Roe V Wade.

Legal birth control is a recent development.
People understand that children are both a problem and a joy.

10
Opinion

Does John Hickenlooper Have a Secret Weapon?

Maybe nice guys finish Trump.

The primary process and the convention should clean the also rans
from the ticket.

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U.S.

Democrats Put Off Anti-Semitism Resolution After Fierce Backlash

Rank-and-file members have accused House Democratic leaders of unfair treatment toward Representative Ilhan Omar, whose comments about Israel inspired the measure.

Good.

12
World

Trudeau Promised a Fresh Approach to Politics. Now He’s Embroiled in Scandal.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada has been drawn into scandal around a corporation accused of corruption and his former justice minister, who said his office pressured her to drop the case.

Publish.  Nothing less works.

13
Opinion

The Trump Musical: ‘Anything Goes’

Leaders around the world have learned that they can do as they wish without the U.S. calling them out.

I want him gone.

14
Style

Momo Is as Real as We’ve Made Her


 Children often grow up.

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

15
Opinion

Why We Should Take Back Americans Who Fought for ISIS

I’m an American who fought for Al Qaeda. I was captured, served time and now assist the U.S. in the war on terror. Other Western “foreign fighters” can do the same.

Education is expensive.

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U.S.

Winner of $1.5 Billion Lottery Comes Forward (Well, Sort of. Through a Lawyer.)

The winner, who has retained a lawyer who calls himself the “Lottery Lawyer,” bought the ticket in South Carolina, one of a few states where winners may remain anonymous.

Good Idea.

17
Arts

Pritzker Prize Goes to Arata Isozaki, Designer for a Postwar World

The architect synthesizes Western and Japanese influences without ceding to one style.

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

https://www.google.com/search?q=Arata+Isozaki&client=firefox-b-1-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjWtK71mvLgAhUDGt8KHduHDRQQ_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=654

I dont know yet.

18
Opinion

The Democrats Have a Culture Problem

Does the Democratic Party still have centrists? Does it need them?

Most of the Democratic party are in the political center.

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U.S.

Senator Martha McSally Says Superior Officer in the Air Force Raped Her

Senator Martha McSally, the first woman in the Air Force to fly in combat, said a superior officer had raped her while she was serving.

It should be fixed.  She should be part of the fixing.

20I like
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.

I like paczki.
The plumb are my favorite.

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