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World
John Bercow, Shouting for ‘Order’ Amid Chaos, Is Brexit’s Surprise Star and Villain
Speaker John Bercow has overturned precedent to give the British Parliament a bigger role in Brexit.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cromwell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell
There is history in it.
I do not expect a deal.
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U.S.
Senate Leaders Plan Competing Bills to End Shutdown
With competing votes planned for Thursday, the Senate will finally move off the sidelines a month into the partial government shutdown.The shutdown ends when Trump gives up his wall.
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Opinion
After Trump, It’s — Oh, No!
The next in line is less than fine.President Mike Pence should not happen.
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U.S.
Supreme Court Will Review New York City Gun Law
It is the court’s first Second Amendment case in nearly a decade and most likely means the court will start exploring and perhaps expanding gun rights.This could get real messy real quick.
We have been through this before.
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U.S.
Winter Storm Makes Travel Treacherous and Is Expected to Worsen as It Moves East
The storm canceled thousands of flights and busted plans for the three-day weekend across much of the country.It is passing north of the city just now.
5.5
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/opinion/particle-physics-large-hadron-collider.html
Build the next collider.
Much will be learned doing the project.
The Polititions need a reason to spend the money.
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Business
Russell Baker, Pulitzer-Winning Times Columnist and Humorist, Dies at 93
Mr. Baker, a backwoods-born Virginian who became one of America’s most celebrated writers, spent decades at The New York Times and hosted “Masterpiece Theater” for years.I have missed his thoughts for years.
Age comes for the good and the evil.
For Russell Baker age came too quickly.
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Opinion
Beware the Furies, President Trump
What energized Democratic women really, really want: Trump out.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erinyes
It is #MeToo that Trump and the Republicans must guard against.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_Too_movement
Fifty Shades of Grey is a temporary protection.
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U.S.
‘It’s Not a Wall,’ but Steel Slats and Barbed Wire Roil a Border Town
Many in Calexico, Calif., were offended when President Trump called improvements to the border fence there “the start of our Southern Border WALL!”"Hey, you kids get off my lawn!"
Picket Fences should be white.
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New York
Michael Cohen’s Prison of Choice: Well-Known to Jewish Offenders
For Jewish white-collar offenders, “the closest thing you have to nirvana in a federal prison” is a detention camp in upstate New York.Goyim
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_reservation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_concentration_camps
"The land God gave to Cain"
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/land-god-gave-to-cain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otisville,_New_York
Another country.
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Magazine
He’d Never Had Allergies, But Suddenly He Had Two Episodes That Nearly Killed Him. Why?
A patient does his own sleuthing and figures out what is putting him into anaphylaxis.Good.
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World
A Tourist Family’s Bad Behavior Has New Zealand Rethinking Its Welcome Mat
A British family’s bad behavior was documented on social media and followed by local news outlets, alarming a country that has struggled with an influx of tourists.The problem with tourism is tourists.
It is inherent in the behavior.
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New York
Think Snowstorms Are Rough Now? Check Out These Vintage New York Blizzards
Severe winter weather was bad for the people and worse for the horses.Snow plows help some.
Global warming may be more help.
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U.S.
Federal Courts, Running Out of Money, Brace for Shutdown’s Pain
The judicial branch has been able to continue paying its workers so far, but that may soon change if the partial government shutdown continues.There is no change reported.
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Opinion
What King Said About Northern Liberalism
“The white moderate” was more of an obstacle than “the Ku Klux Klanner.”Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very perceptive man.
The problem is not solved. I hope I am not part of that problem.
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Business
5 Pieces of Advice from John Bogle
The founder of Vanguard, who died on Wednesday, changed how ordinary people invested. Here are some of his tips.This is good advice.
The first thing to do is think.
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Opinion
Trump and Pelosi: A Game of Spite and Malice
She gets under his skin. He punches back. Game on.Pelosi is without malice.
". . . Then they fight us; then we win."
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Smarter Living
What Professional Organizers Really Do, and How They Can Help You
When you hear “professional organizer” you may think “reality TV,” but you shouldn’t. Professional organizers can help with projects large and small, and with the psychology of clutter, to boot.The professional organizer's advantage is a limited objective.
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U.S.
McConnell and Pelosi Have a Fraught Relationship. The Shutdown Hasn’t Helped.
The shutdown has not only widened the divide between the Senate majority leader and the House speaker, but also imperiled prospects for passing major legislation when the impasse ends.Mitch McConnell is an enemy of Nancy Pelosi and a future for the world.
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Real Estate
For a Deal, How About a Park Avenue Fixer-Upper?
Some prewar co-ops are selling at discounts of as much as 25 percent.They would be expensive at half their price.
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Opinion
The Shutdown Shows the Weakness of the Resistance
The grass-roots progressive activism of the past two years has been inspiring. But it’s still a shadow of what the country needs.The Resistance is the reason for the Shutdown.
"The beatings will continue until morale improves"
The Shutdown should continue until Trump breaks.
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