Friday, February 22, 2019

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1
New York

Man Dies After Subway Train Drags Him Into Tunnel

The 39-year-old man apparently became caught as a Queens-bound subway train pulled out of the station at Grand Central Terminal, witnesses said.

An accident.

There will be a toxicology report.

2
Opinion

Why Can’t Trump Build Anything?

Infrastructure won’t happen until the Democrats regain control.

The political costs are not worth it.

3
U.S.

Coast Guard Officer Plotted to Kill Democrats and Journalists, Prosecutors Say

A cache of weapons was recovered from the home of Christopher P. Hasson, a Coast Guard lieutenant and self-described white nationalist. A court filing called him a domestic terrorist.

Crazies happen.

4
Opinion

Is America Becoming a Four-Party State?

Fractures are growing among both Democrats and Republicans.

Thomas Friedman may not understand "winner take all" politics.

The internal arguments are not worth defeat at the polls.

5
World

Alabama Woman Who Joined ISIS Can’t Return Home, U.S. Says

Hoda Muthana says she regrets going to Syria to join the Islamic State. But President Trump directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to deny her re-entry.

Mike Pompeo is acting unconstitutionally.

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

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

6
World

Trump Delivers Blunt Warning to Venezuela Military Over Aid Impasse

Mr. Trump warned Venezuelan soldiers to renounce loyalty to President Nicolás Maduro or they will find “no safe harbor.”

Trump does not have the legal power.
A state of war does not exist.

7
Smarter Living

Five Things I Wish I’d Known Before My Chronic Illness

Finding out you have a chronic illness — one that will, by definition, never go away — changes things, both for you and those you love.

Age is certainly chronic.

8
U.S.

Supreme Court Limits Police Powers to Seize Private Property

Civil forfeiture laws, a popular way to raise revenue, have been the subject of criticism across the political spectrum.

Good.

9
U.S.

2 American Wives of ISIS Militants Want to Return Home

Held in a refugee camp in Syria, the two female recruits said they regretted joining the Islamic State and asked for a second chance.

OK.

The Trump administration is acting unconstitutionally.

10
World

The Disappeared Children of Israel

In the state of Israel’s early years, a number of parents in immigrant transit camps were told that their babies had died. Their families believe the babies were abducted by the Israeli authorities in the 1950s, and were illegally put up for adoption to childless Ashkenazi families, Jews of European descent. A younger generation is demanding answers.

Israel has a problem. 
It will need to resolve these baby thefts.

11
Business

Wall Street, Seeking Big Tax Breaks, Sets Sights on Distressed Main Streets

Hedge funds and other wealthy investors are plowing money into so-called opportunity zone funds, a creation of the 2017 tax law that provides incentives for spending on projects in poor areas.

The benefits of investment should be sufficient without further government incentives.
The economy is not healthy.

12
Opinion

Jussie Smollett and a Perfect Crime

An object lesson in what happens when people in positions of political and cultural authority indulge their biases by suspending disbelief.

The Chicago police think Jussie Smollett committed a hoax.
The evidence seems to confirm the hoax.

13
Opinion

A Nation of Weavers

The social renaissance is happening from the ground up.

Morality is a wedge rather than a binder.

14
Obituaries

Peter Tork, Court Jester of the Monkees, Is Dead at 77

Mr. Tork was an accomplished musician, but he became famous for his comedic role as the goofy member of a made-for-television band.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=search_videos&search_query=the+monkees&search_sort=relevance&search_category=0&page=

15
U.S.

16 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Use of Emergency Powers to Build Border Wall

A coalition of 16 states, including California and New York, is challenging President’s Trump use of emergency powers to spend billions on a border wall.

Trump insists.

16
U.S.

Justice Clarence Thomas Calls for Reconsideration of Landmark Libel Ruling

The Supreme Court’s 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, Justice Thomas wrote, was not rooted in the text and history of the Constitution.

Justice Thomas does not understand the constitution.

17
Obituaries

Karl Lagerfeld, Designer Who Defined Luxury Fashion, Is Dead

“He represents the soul of fashion,” said Anna Wintour of Vogue, “restless, forward-looking and voraciously attentive to our changing culture.”

I will be interested in how fashion changes.

18
Opinion

Europe to Mike Pence: No, Thank You

The Trump administration manages to turn Germans into Gaullists, ready to flirt with Russia and contemplate strategic independence.

The Republicans are fighting The League of Nations.

19
World

A Staggering Exodus: Millions of Venezuelans Are Leaving the Country, on Foot

Venezuelans are fleeing the country’s economic crisis, with more than three million people leaving the country in recent years in search of food, medicine and water.

These problems are usually enemy action.

2o
U.S.

Obama Quietly Gives Advice to 2020 Democrats, but No Endorsement

Former President Barack Obama has been counseling Democratic candidates on how to win the White House in 2020. But he has no plans to pick a favorite.

The Republican noise machine must spread its bile more widely.



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1
New York

Man Dies After Subway Train Drags Him Into Tunnel


There looks to be no malice in the accident.

2
World

Alabama Woman Who Joined ISIS Can’t Return Home, U.S. Says

 
3
 
U.S.

2 American Wives of ISIS Militants Want to Return Home

Held in a refugee camp in Syria, the two female recruits said they regretted joining the Islamic State and asked for a second chance.

Trump does not have the power to abrogate the constitution.

4
Smarter Living

Five Things I Wish I’d Known Before My Chronic Illness


5
U.S.

Coast Guard Officer Plotted to Kill Democrats and Journalists, Prosecutors Say

Opinion

Why Can’t Trump Build Anything?

Infrastructure won’t happen until the Democrats regain control.

7
U.S.

Supreme Court Limits Police Powers to Seize Private Property

Opinion

Is America Becoming a Four-Party State?


no

9
World

The Disappeared Children of Israel


10
U.S.

Trump Administration Wants California to Pay Back $2.5 Billion for High-Speed Rail

The move comes a day after California filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s emergency declaration over a border wall.

Spite.

11
Arts

Accused of Faking Own Assault, Jussie Smollett Arrested on Felony Charge

The “Empire” actor was accused of staging the assault he reported as a hate crime to Chicago police in January.

There will be a trial of some kind.

12
World

Trump Delivers Blunt Warning to Venezuela Military Over Aid Impasse



Trump does not have the power.

13
Opinion

Jussie Smollett and a Perfect Crime


14
Business

Wall Street, Seeking Big Tax Breaks, Sets Sights on Distressed Main Streets


15
Climate

White House Climate Panel to Include a Climate Denialist

The Pentagon and federal intelligence agencies have said that climate change is a threat. Now, the White House is planning a panel to study whether that is true.

Donald Trump is wrong again.

16
World

A Staggering Exodus: Millions of Venezuelans Are Leaving the Country, on Foot

Venezuelans are fleeing the country’s economic crisis, with more than three million people leaving the country in recent years in search of food, medicine and water.

President Nicolás Maduro is seeking Pyrick victory.

17
U.S.

Justice Clarence Thomas Calls for Reconsideration of Landmark Libel Ruling

The Supreme Court’s 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, Justice Thomas wrote, was not rooted in the text and history of the Constitution.

Clarence Thomas should not be sitting on the Supreme Court.

18
U.S.

Intimidation, Pressure and Humiliation: Inside Trump’s Two-Year War on the Investigations Encircling Him

President Trump’s efforts have exposed him to accusations of obstruction of justice as Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, finishes his work.

Donald Trump should not have been elected.

19
U.S.

Inside a Fly-by-Night Operation to Harvest Ballots in North Carolina

With a congressional seat in the balance, sworn testimony this week has illuminated the inner workings of an amateurish operation that paid workers to collect absentee ballots.

There will be another vote.

20
Arts

Jussie Smollett Rehearsed His Own Assault, Prosecutors Say

The Chicago police said Thursday that the “Empire” actor, upset over his salary, staged a fake assault with the help of two brothers.

Blazing Saddles.


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