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Opinion

The Tasmanian Hep C Buyers’ Club

By SOPHIE COUSINS | Jul 25th 2017

An innovative Australian takes a cue from early AIDS fighters to distribute generic new drugs that treat another potential killer, hepatitis C.

The answer to the ethical problem is obvious:
Do it.
I can work out the details.
A problem is that class of drugs whose safety and effectiveness is unknown to the regulatory authorities.
Another problem is the class of drugs that are unsafe and effective.
Yet another problem is intellectual property.
The class of chemicals that are ineffective is not a problem
except when their application intersects with faith.

People should be protected from other peoples religions.
Minor children are a problem we can discuss at length.

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U.S.

Senate Health Care Vote: How to Watch and What to Expect

By THOMAS KAPLAN | Jul 25th 2017

The Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote on health care as early as Tuesday afternoon.

"Same bat station"

If any of the Republican legislation becomes law Obama-care will collapse.

https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/the-great-health-care-coverup/

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Opinion

Let’s Talk About Suicide

By ROBERT RIGO | Jul 24th 2017

Why don’t we speak openly about mental illness?

I remember not being depressed.
Stoicism does not help.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism

Talk about suicide quickly goes to methods.

Let us discuss the preconditions of joy.

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

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U.S.

Video: What to Watch for in the G.O.P.’s Health Care Showdown

By NATALIE RENEAU | Jul 25th 2017

On Tuesday, Republicans will make another attempt to try to repeal and possibly replace the Affordable Care Act. But will they have the votes this time?

https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000005276317/trumpcare-how-republicans-have-tried-to-sell-it.html

I will watch the reports.

The G.O.P. health effort narrowly advanced after Vice President Mike Pence broke a Senate tie. Next up: a debate over what's in the bill. 3:09 PM 

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Opinion

Pardons and a Trump-Putin Private Chat

Jul 24th 2017

Readers are dismayed that a president might be able to pardon himself, and they speculate about what the two leaders discussed at the G-20 banquet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution#Article_Two
"The president is to see that the laws are faithfully executed, though he or she may grant reprieves and pardons except regarding Congressional impeachment of himself or other federal officers."

I do not want president Pence.

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U.S.

Trump Gives Scouts an Earful of Politics, and Some Sage Advice

By PETER BAKER | Jul 25th 2017

“Who the hell wants to speak about politics when I’m in front of the Boy Scouts?” the president asked in West Virginia. As it turns out, he did.

Wag the Dog

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120885/

I learned that I did not like the scouts.

Call it philosophical differences.

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Business Day

Hey Lyft, How About a Stop at Taco Bell on the Way Home?

By SAPNA MAHESHWARI | Jul 25th 2017

The fast-food chain is testing a program in which riders using Lyft can request a stop at a drive-through during late-night rides home.

Commercial computer operating systems have become a medium to advance hardware sales.
I will try to content myself with open source systems.
Minibars are another such trap.

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Watching

Your ‘Game of Thrones’ Guide: What Is This Prophecy Melisandre Keeps Talking About?

By GILBERT CRUZ | Jul 25th 2017

And don’t eunuchs deserve love, too? We explore these and other questions raised by the second episode of Season 7.

It should be apparent that George R. R. Martin is not a nice man.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._R._Martin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._R._Martin#Bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_of_Ice_%26_Fire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones

I have seen none of Game of Thrones.
I look forward to binge watching it with company.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones#Successor_shows

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Arts

What Happens When Reality Enters the ‘Reality’ of ‘The Bachelorette’?

By AMANDA HESS | Jul 25th 2017

Peter struggles with the show’s timeline and tells Rachel he may not be ready to do what “The Bachelorette” demands of him: get engaged.

Television sells public drama.

I am not a marketed product.

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U.S.

Congressional Democrats Promise a ‘Better Deal’ for American Workers

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM | Jul 24th 2017

Senator Chuck Schumer said his party was committed to raising the minimum wage, regulating drug prices and battling corporate consolidation. But there were some striking omissions in the plan.

To make rabbit stew:

First, catch your rabbit.

The Democrats must reacquire the power to act before they can
deliver anything.

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