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U.S.
California Today: Democrats Fight Among Themselves
Thursday: An intraparty squabble among Democrats, the alt-right’s embrace of a fired Google engineer, and the World Beach Games in San Diego.Democrats are a coalition.
Coalitions always fight internally.
They unite against their common opposition.
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Movies
The In-Your-Face Films of Alan Clarke
You may not have heard of this British director, but his confrontational films are hugely influential. Tim Roth, Paul Greengrass and others explain why.Alan Clarke made films of unresolved problems.
They ignore story.
The problems are still unresolved, the films remain relevant.
The discussions are about the craft of film and of acting.
These montages would not occur in front of a camera and crew.
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Arts
What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me’ and ‘S.N.L.: Weekend Update’
The singer and guitarist, who died on Tuesday after battling Alzheimer’s, embarks on his farewell tour. And “Saturday Night Live” lampoons the summer news.Caberet is nearer to relevant than I like.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068327/
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Technology
Answering Your Questions About the Controversial Google Memo
In a Facebook Live conversation, two technology reporters discussed and responded to questions about a Google engineer’s anti-diversity memo.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/technology/google-engineer-fired-gender-memo.html
I cannot claim to see gay misogyny in the Damore memo.
The display would fit such a condition.
Google had no choice but to fire the man.
To wait and search for other grounds for termination would have increased the damage.
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Sports
Mets Trade Jay Bruce to Cleveland Indians
The Mets received a right-handed pitching prospect and some salary relief in dealing their top power hitter.https://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp
https://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/standings.asp
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U.S.
Maryland City May Let Noncitizens Vote, a Proposal With Precedent
College Park is considering allowing green card holders, students with visas and undocumented immigrants to vote in local elections, a practice that was once normal nationwide.They are residents.
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World
Israel’s Getting a New Wall, This One With a Twist
The military is building an underground barrier around the Gaza Strip, designed to cut off tunnels beneath the Israeli border and thwart Hamas.The artificial division of the Levant must end.
Genocide is not acceptable to Hebrews.
Citizenship and policing is the alternative.
I expect the palistinian guerrilla actions to continue.
Eventually enough may die that Judaism can be dominant in the population.
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World
A Timely Guide to the North Korea Crisis
North Korea, long a source of global tension, overtook the news this week when President Trump threatened “fire and fury like the world has never seen.”Trump will not be allowed to launch a first strike or a conventional war.
If he tries it we will have president Pence.
There will be no pardons or we will have president Ryan.
Kim Jung Un may die of his aids.
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World
Australia’s Gay-Marriage Vote Is Divisive, Even for Gay-Marriage Backers
Despite polls showing broad support for legalization, plans for a nonbinding postal vote on same-sex marriage have split even those who favor changing the law.Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull should stop dragging his feet. Parliament knows how the constituents feel. Send the matter to the floor and vote.
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U.S.
Citing Free Speech, A.C.L.U. Sues Washington Metro Over Rejected Ads
Milo Yiannopoulos, PETA and others are united in a lawsuit against the Washington, D.C., Metro agency, which prohibits ads that aim to “influence public policy.”The Washington Metro board likes their jobs.
The A.C.L.U. is again on the correct side of a fight.
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