Monday, December 18, 2017

@11:00, 12/17/17

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Opinion

The Risks of Traveling While Queer

Many people love long car trips. For my girlfriend and me, they’re full of danger.

State sovereignty is a reality citizens tend to ignore.
It is a big part of the Republican problem.


Opinion

Bringing Down Our Monsters

As assailants in Hollywood, media and politics fall, will the Harasser in Chief elude the posse of women lawmakers giving chase?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman%27s_Christian_Temperance_Union

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Artists#Early_years

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

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

Porn sells.

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World

World’s Most Expensive Home? Another Bauble for a Saudi Prince

A $300 million chateau is one of a string of extravagant purchases for a prince who is cracking down on ill-gotten wealth and preaching fiscal austerity.

Hypocrisy is an organizing principle of Saudi Arabia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia#Foundation_of_the_Saud_dynasty

Photoshop is a power.

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Opinion

A War Trump Won

The defeat of the Islamic State is part of a surprisingly effective Middle East approach.

A battle is not a war.
The Republican base would have us go Crusading.

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Opinion

Don’t Just Thank Black Women. Follow Us.

White women’s votes show that gender unity in Democratic politics is a myth. You know where to look for real leadership.

My enemy's enemy is my ally.

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Opinion

Are You Old? Infirm? Then Kindly Disappear

Nancy Root opened my eyes to the dismissive way we treat too many people. Maybe she can open yours.

"As I am now soon you will be"

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Opinion

At the Solstice, in Praise of Darkness

Whatever your feelings about the longest night, the winter solstice is worth pausing to savor.

Dark skies!
The return of the light.

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World

Police Investigate ‘Suspicious’ Death of Prominent Toronto Couple

Barry Sherman, founder of the pharmaceutical company Apotex, and his wife, Honey, were among Canada’s wealthiest couples.

No information beyond it is not a murder.

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Opinion

The Tax Bill That Inequality Created

The tax bill is a consequence of a fraction of the population taking control of the nation’s wealth and, with it, the nation’s political power.

Vote.

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Health

Uproar Over Purported Ban at C.D.C. of Words Like ‘Fetus’

The Department of Health and Human Services played down a report that officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were told not to use several words in budget documents.

The Republican party is behaving badly.
Their objective is to torture Democrats.


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Opinion

The Risks of Traveling While Queer


A sad situation.

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Opinion

Bringing Down Our Monsters


Trump thinks he is immune.

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World

World’s Most Expensive Home? Another Bauble for a Saudi Prince


Versailles was intended to weaken the aristocracy of France.
It succeeded.

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Opinion

A War Trump Won


A campaign that should not have been.

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Opinion

Don’t Just Thank Black Women. Follow Us.

White women’s votes show that gender unity in Democratic politics is a myth. You know where to look for real leadership.

Alliance.

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World

Police Investigate ‘Suspicious’ Death of Prominent Toronto Couple


More will be known.

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Opinion

At the Solstice, in Praise of Darkness


Well said.

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Opinion

Are You Old? Infirm? Then Kindly Disappear


Be polite and tolerant.

The old hold the power.

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Opinion

The Tax Bill That Inequality Created

The tax bill is a consequence of a fraction of the population taking control of the nation’s wealth and, with it, the nation’s political power.

The tax bill is a disaster.

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World

A Chateau Fit for a Crown Prince

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, heir to the Saudi throne, who is leading a crackdown on corruption by the Saudi elite, bought the lavish Château Louis XIV.

Photoshop does wonders.

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