Thursday, January 26, 2017

@9:10, 1/26/17

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The storm was ordinary and warm.  (40 f.)

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U.S.

‘Resist’: Greenpeace Activists Hang Giant Banner in View of White House

Climbers scaled a 300-foot crane to unfurl a sign protesting the policies of President Trump.

Reactive actions get people hurt.  The wrong people will get hurt.
I have no desire to be a martyr.
Business must pay for the damage it does.
There are no external costs.
The election gave the party of business the power to do as it pleases
within the law.
That gift must be withdrawn.

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U.S.

With Pent-Up Demand, States Vie for Proposed $1 Trillion Infrastructure Sprees

Governors, both Republican and Democrat, are eager to get their hands on money for infrastructure projects. Everyone has a list, and a need.

Most of these "sprees" are real needs jammed by decades of political intransigence.
Much of the resulting "growth" will have intolerable costs. 

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Business Day

Protests in Bangladesh Shake a Global Workshop for Apparel

At least 14 activists and workers have been detained since labor unrest began last month in Bangladesh, source of much of the world’s clothing.

The "rag trade" followed profits to low wages.
The trade has not changed.
The I.L.G.W.U. should pursue the "rag trade".
No one deserves a sweat shop.


Business Day

Wind Farm Approved for Waters Off Long Island

The offshore farm, with as many as 15 turbines capable of powering 50,000 average homes, will be the nation’s largest.

I am worried about the birds.

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U.S.

Senators Propose Giving States Option to Keep Affordable Care Act

Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Susan Collins of Maine, both Republicans, say states could also choose to receive federal money for their own plans.

I do not expect such a plan to be allowed to work.

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Business Day

‘Basic Economy’ Airline Service Squeezing Business Travelers


"Labor" is suffering for others profits.
There is no space for more airline seats.
More business must be done "remotely".

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Opinion

Bringing a Sorry Chapter in Policing to an End

The city is trying to turn the page on a period when black and Latino New Yorkers were routinely stopped and frisked by police officers.

There is hope.
The results will tell.

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Business Day

Trump’s Vow to Repeal Health Law Revives Talk of High-Risk Pools

Some lawmakers are pushing the idea of the pools, which in the past left many people with pre-existing conditions uncovered or with strict limits to health care.

High risk pools did not work.
U.S.

Anti-Abortion Group Releases Video Targeting Planned Parenthood

The video purports to show that Planned Parenthood doesn’t offer comprehensive prenatal services, which a spokeswoman for the organization called part of “a continued campaign to try to discredit us.”

Live Action is trying again.
Injunctions have not stopped their campaigns.
They must be sued for damages and court costs.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Action_(organization)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation

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