Monday, May 8, 2017

@23:39, 5/7/17

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Strangers, and Cookies, on a Train

Sharing some macarons liberated from a corporate party with fellow subway passengers.

Clarity is nearly as precious as hope.

2
U.S.

E.P.A. Dismisses Members of Major Scientific Review Board

A spokesman for the agency’s administrator said he would consider replacing the academic scientists with representatives from industries the agency is supposed to regulate.

Trump has a pro-finance agenda.

3
U.S.

Trump to Announce Slate of Conservative Federal Court Nominees

The nominations of 10 judges to the lower courts are the first in what could be near monthly waves of announcements to fill more than 120 vacancies.

Trump was elected.

4
U.S.

A Republican Principle Is Shed in the Fight on Health Care

To the dismay of many conservatives, Republicans have had to shift their focus to cutting, not ending, popular benefits of the Affordable Care Act.

Obama care is much stronger than the Republicans want.

5
U.S.

San Diego Police Wonder Why Teenager Called 911 Before Being Killed

The police say officers answering the call shot the 15-year-old on Saturday in a school parking lot after he refused to drop a BB gun he was holding.

I expect the San Diego police can learn.

6
Business Day

On Health and Welfare, Moral Arguments Outweigh Economics

Policy debates on benefits and taxes are turning, as they have in the past, on the question of who is deserving, not what can best address needs.

"Deserving" is unknowable.
It is an excuse for inaction.

7
Fashion & Style

Elizabeth Mo, Stephen Pan

The bride is a lawyer, and the groom is a cardiologist.

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

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Fashion & Style

Melissa Marcial, Stavros Katsetos

The bride and groom, lawyers, met in 2012 in Manhattan when they were both working on the same court case.

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

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U.S.

House Health Care Bill Is ‘Us Keeping Our Promises,’ Paul Ryan Says

The House speaker defended the legislation, but top Republican senators said it would be rewritten and more carefully considered, a process that could take months.

Promises to whom?

The bill is another bad one.

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U.S.

Trump’s Wall Faces a Barrier in Texas: Landowner Lawsuits

In a state where land ownership has an almost mythic resonance, opposition to a wall bordering Mexico could delay construction for years.

Texas values access to water and markets.


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