Thursday, December 20, 2018

@16:00, 12/19/18

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Arts

Stephen Colbert Enjoys Michael Flynn’s Pain

The “Late Show” host was happy to review some of the most squirm-inducing moments from the former national security adviser’s court appearance on Tuesday.

This does not remove bad people and their works.

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U.S.

Senate Passes Bipartisan Criminal Justice Bill

The Senate passed the most substantial changes in a generation to federal prison and sentencing laws. The House will follow, and President Trump is expected to sign it.

Read the bill.   It overcharges.

https://truthout.org/articles/first-step-act-has-sinister-implications-for-the-poor-and-marginalized/

3
Opinion

Curbing Speech in the Name of Helping Israel

A Senate bill aims to punish those who boycott Israel over its settlement policy. There are better solutions.

The Israeli policy is bad.
Such a bill is worse.

4
Opinion

Trumpian Spin Had Its Day in Court

Nothing but the truth, a judge tells Michael Flynn. Listening, Mr. President?

Yes.

5
Business

Stock Markets Are Wild, but Bond Markets Can Be Dangerous

The sell-off in stocks isn’t the only ominous economic sign emanating from financial markets. The bond markets, much more closely linked to the actual economy, are also flashing a warning.

Heed the warning.
I don't know which way to jump.
I will do nothing.
I await a real bottom.

6
Movies

‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Review: A Truck Full of Sugar Can’t Make This Uplift Go Down

In this charmless follow-up to the 1964 film, Mary Poppins is back to take matters firmly in hand. There will be discipline, and song.

Go if you wish.
I did not like the second book.

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U.S.

Trump Considering Full Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Syria

Pentagon officials were trying to talk the president out of the proposed withdrawal, arguing that such a move would betray Kurdish allies who have fought alongside American troops in Syria.

The order is said to be issued.

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Opinion

Why Biden, Bernie and Beto Shouldn’t Get Cocky

Polls and predictions this far ahead of November 2020 aren’t worth much.

Keep an open mind.

9
Movies

‘Vice’ Review: Dick Cheney and the Negative Great Man Theory of History

The star of “The Dark Knight” and the director of “Anchorman” join forces to make a real-life supervillain biopic.

Dick Cheney did not act alone.
I will see the work.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6266538/

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Business

Advertisers Flee Tucker Carlson’s Fox News Show After He Derides Immigrants

By Tuesday, 11 companies had pulled their ads in response to the host’s on-air comment that immigration “makes our own country poorer and dirtier.”

Faux may not keep him.

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Opinion

The Farm Bill Ignores the Real Troubles of U.S. Agriculture

True farming reform means adjusting the system to support small and midsize producers and cultivating a more sustainable system of agriculture.

The real trouble is the attempt to fix what is not broken.

12
Well

Am I ‘Old’?

As with beauty, the meaning of “old” depends on the person you ask.

At times I feel old.   It passes off quickly.

13
Food

Jimmy Bradley Is Out of Here

The Red Cat, a classic Manhattan restaurant for nearly two decades, will close next week so its chef and owner can go home to Rhode Island. We sent a photographer to record its final days and the history it leaves behind.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1012832-tempura-fried-green-beans-with-mustard-dipping-sauce

I can make these.

14
Real Estate

Rolling the Dice on Development in Dumbo

A Brooklyn couple moves into their ideal ‘glass box in the sky,’ but with construction looming next door, their views may already be imperiled.

One persons pleasure is another's opportunity.

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U.S.

Priest Pulled From Funerals After Repeatedly Citing Teenager’s Suicide in ‘Pastoral Disaster’

The parents of a teenager who killed himself said the Catholic priest who presided at his funeral repeatedly brought up his suicide, compounding their grief.

We can't know.

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Lens

Images That Counter Traditional Depictions of Women

In Hannah Starkey’s photographs, women often appear alone doing ordinary activities, but these moments — that neither glorify nor objectify them — are bestowed an unmistakable emotional gravity.

Edward Hopper

17
U.S.

She Wouldn’t Promise Not to Boycott Israel, So a Texas School District Stopped Paying Her

A speech pathologist’s lawsuit is part of a broader debate in the United States over efforts to boycott, divest investments from, and place sanctions on Israel.

I am not tollerant of purity.
Israel will solve its problems.
I have no need to push.

18
World

Theresa May Finds No Joy in Brussels. Now What for Brexit?

Theresa May’s foray to Brussels to seek the E.U.’s aid in getting a deal through her Parliament ended in frustration, leaving her with no clear way forward.

Theresa May will find a way or not find a way.

The contingency plans are for no deal.

There is no deal yet.

19
Travel

44 Islands and 42 Bridges: A Florida Keys Road Trip

It’s only 113 miles from Key Largo to Key West, but take it slow and savor the subtropical, sometimes kitschy, flavor, of these fragile isles.

The Keys are for visiting. 
Some visits are longer than others.

The cyclists look so uncomfortable.
There is not much shelter from the wind and sun.

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New York

After Backlash, Democrats in New Jersey Rethink Redistricting Plans

Legislative leaders will not move forward with a proposal that would have essentially written gerrymandering into the State Constitution.

There must be action on redistricting.
This does not look like action.

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