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World
Netanyahu Sparks Outrage Over Pact With Racist Party
An increasingly desperate Israeli prime minister has aggravated already fraught relations between Israel and Jews in the diaspora.He is being consistent.
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World
‘Austerity, That’s What I Know’: The Making of a Young U.K. Socialist
Alex McIntyre, 19, was brought up in a Britain being reshaped by government cuts. He gave up on capitalism after a year in college.Austerity is the attempt at deflation.
The National Health needs political support.
3
Opinion
How the Upper Middle Class Is Really Doing
Is it more similar to the top 1 percent or the working class?The upper middle class is barely holding position.
4
Opinion
Michelle Obama’s Rules of Assimilation
Why do black people still feel we have to retain white empathy at the expense of being truly empathetic to ourselves?"Agitate, agitate, agitate"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass
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Movies
Trump Calls Spike Lee’s Oscar Speech a ‘Racist Hit on Your President’
The president was not pleased after the “BlacKkKlansman” director called on Sunday for voters to “make the moral choice” in the 2020 election.Donald Trump knows he is in trouble.
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World
As Venezuela Aid Standoff Turns Deadly, Maduro Severs Ties With Colombia
The Venezuelan opposition has vowed to forcibly bring tons of humanitarian aid, donated by the United States, from Colombia into Venezuela on Saturday.Maduro does not know his enemy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_disease
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Venezuelan_oil_industry#Nationalization
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDVSA
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Arts
Nobody Hosted the Oscars. And They Did a Fine Job of It.
This ceremony may not have solved every awards-show problem. But it managed, by sticking to basics, to reasonably serve all its constituencies.Good.
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World
Amid Brexit Strains, Anglo-Irish Relations Are ‘Fraying’
As the debate grinds toward a climax, Ireland is getting a familiar feeling: “The British,” as one person said, “are about to kick us in the teeth again.”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ireland
A sea border, the end of Northern Ireland.
There would be demands for reparations.
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New York
After Days of Silence on Amazon Defeat, Governor Cuomo Vents About the Left
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called the deal’s collapse “the greatest tragedy” for New York, and he put the blame on Senate Democrats.Amazon is trouble for the city.
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Opinion
A Journalist Trolled by Her Own Government
The journalist Maria Ressa is facing both criminal charges and social media threats.Duterte will not last forever.
The drug business will shoot back if nothing else.
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World
Some Aid From Brazil Pierces Venezuela’s Blockade, but Deadly Violence Erupts
In a showdown with the Maduro government, Venezuela’s opposition managed to get a small truckload of supplies in from Brazil, but elsewhere its effort appeared stalled.Maduro may survive as an autarch.
Assassination works but legitimacy is hard to find afterwards.
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Smarter Living
How to Choose the Right Perfume or Cologne for You
Choosing a perfume is tough, but the experts are here to help you find a fragrance that you’ll love for years.I am no help.
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U.S.
Roger Stone Placed Under Gag Order Over Instagram Post
Mr. Stone, who had posted a photo of a federal judge that included cross hairs, was ordered by the same judge to stop making public comments about his case.Roger Stone is going to prison.
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World
A European Army? The Germans and Dutch Take a Small Step
A German-led tank battalion with Dutch soldiers gives a glimpse of what a “real European army” may look like one day, though the obstacles are huge.The Germans have a bad reputation.
So do the French.
The Italians are remembered for Mussolini.
The Swiss need to get paid to travel.
The Poles are heroic and love a parade.
Britain is out.
Sweden, Norway, and Denmark have learned better.
The Fins could house a military academy.
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Climate
Dianne Feinstein Lectures Children Who Want Green New Deal, Portraying It as Untenable
“You know better than I do, so I think one day you should run for the Senate,” the senator told a young woman who confronted her Friday.Over a hundred years of bad press has an effect.
The Green New Deal will come into existence a step at a time.
It is a goal rather than a program.
Children do not hear "yes but . . ."
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U.S.
In Conservative Districts, Democrats Have to Answer for Party’s Left Wing
The moderates who secured the Democratic House majority are feeling the heat from the new progressives who took seats in liberal bastions — and the constituents at home who oppose them.Democrats are not Republicans.
That is enough.
17
Fashion
The Oscars Red Carpet Is Living Again
The awards show’s ratings have fallen, but the preshow is pretty good.The next day is soon enough for the winners.
The films are the preshow.
18
Magazine
An Office Designed for Workers With Autism
What happens when people who have trouble fitting into a traditional workplace get one designed just for them?Yes.
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U.S.
Defender of World Order or Trump Mouthpiece? Pompeo Is Tested by North Korea, Iran and U.S. Allies
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo works hard at being President Trump’s most loyal cabinet member and greatest evangelist of “America First.” But the world is pushing back.Iran does not need confrontation.
The sooner Mike Pompeo is out the door the better for the world
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Health
Kaiser Permanente’s New Medical School Will Waive Tuition for Its First 5 Classes
By eliminating the financial burden of a medical education, the school hopes that more students will choose family medicine and other vital but lower-paid specialties.The school must select students who want to do family medicine and the other specialties it wants to promote.
It could pay it's selected students a stipend in addition to tuition.
The desire to do good does not compete strongly with the desire to do well.
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U.S.
Chicago, Seeking a New Mayor, Sees Many Black Residents Voting With Their Feet
As Chicagoans prepare to vote in a new mayor, the city stands at a pivotal crossroads, with black residents leaving by the thousands even as new white residents flow in.A city without work does not compete with a city with jobs.
2
Opinion
The New York Times Endorses Jumaane Williams for Public Advocate
Vote on Tuesday, Feb. 26.OK.
I don't get a vote.
3
World
Amid Brexit Strains, Anglo-Irish Relations Are ‘Fraying’
If there is a hard land border the troubles will restart.
If there is a sea border, Northern Ireland will change it's sovereignty.
4
World
As Venezuela Aid Standoff Turns Deadly, Maduro Severs Ties With Colombia
The Venezuelan opposition has vowed to forcibly bring tons of humanitarian aid, donated by the United States, from Colombia into Venezuela on Saturday.No progress.
The Administration has appealed to the Security Council.
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World
2019 Is a Sensitive Year for China. Xi Is Nervous.
President Trump wants big changes from China. But China’s leader is seeking security in a year that includes the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen bloodshed.Things going viral is a frightening prospect for the PRC.
Communication can get ahead of censorship.
Fake news is an old nightmare for Communism.
Millions died under Stalin.
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Sports
Zion Williamson’s Injury Has Some Saying He Should Quit Duke
Williamson, the star freshman basketball player, could be jeopardizing his career for the glory of a university, Duke, and a company, Nike, that are profiting from his free labor.Zion Williamson will decide the benefit of Duke.
He is a student athlete.
The basketball program is secondary for him.
He does not have a board of directors.
7
Magazine
The Meaning of the Scene: When Pelosi Clapped at Trump
The internet is great at rooting out and freeze-framing interpersonal drama. It has become downright masterful during the Trump era, our critic writes.It was signaling but I would have to dig to read the content.
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U.S.
Roger Stone Placed Under Gag Order Over Instagram Post
Mr. Stone, who had posted a photo of a federal judge that included cross hairs, was ordered by the same judge to stop making public comments about his case.It is the best way to deal with him.
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U.S.
G.O.P. Tries to Hold Down Defections Before Vote to Block Trump’s Emergency
With some Republicans worried over precedent, party leaders are scrambling to hold their troops in line ahead of a House vote to reject President Trump’s emergency declaration.Whips exist for the task.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whip_%28politics%29
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New York
After Days of Silence on Amazon Defeat, Governor Cuomo Vents About the Left
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called the deal’s collapse “the greatest tragedy” for New York, and he put the blame on Senate Democrats.Cuomo II was not listening to the city.
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Business
In ‘Green Book’ Victory, Oscar Critics See an Old Hollywood Tale
Critics of the film say it oversimplifies race relations. Its best-picture win complicated a night when the academy honored a diverse set of winners.The Motion Picture Academy is trying.
It is impossible to make agitators content.
13
Magazine
An Office Designed for Workers With Autism
What happens when people who have trouble fitting into a traditional workplace get one designed just for them?Work gets done.
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Smarter Living
How to Choose the Right Perfume or Cologne for You
Choosing a perfume is tough, but the experts are here to help you find a fragrance that you’ll love for years.Good advice.
Choose something you enjoy.
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World
Some Aid From Brazil Pierces Venezuela’s Blockade, but Deadly Violence Erupts
In a showdown with the Maduro government, Venezuela’s opposition managed to get a small truckload of supplies in from Brazil, but elsewhere its effort appeared stalled.Maduro has survived again.
16
Business
Jussie Smollett Won’t Be on Final Episodes of ‘Empire’ Season
The producers of the Fox drama announced that the actor, who was arrested on Thursday, would be removed from the final two episodes of the fifth season.True.
17
Movies
Trump Calls Spike Lee’s Oscar Speech a ‘Racist Hit on Your President’
The president was not pleased after the “BlacKkKlansman” director called on Sunday for voters to “make the moral choice” in the 2020 election.I have written Trump off.
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New York
A Times Square Billboard Hits Ocasio-Cortez on Amazon. She Hits Back.
A billboard blamed Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Amazon’s decision to exit New York; she blamed wealthy right-wing types for the ad.Politics is exciting.
Boring is better.
The Republican party does not recognize the social nature of civilization.
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U.S.
Defender of World Order or Trump Mouthpiece? Pompeo Is Tested by North Korea, Iran and U.S. Allies
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo works hard at being President Trump’s most loyal cabinet member and greatest evangelist of “America First.” But the world is pushing back.The world is showing good sense.
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World
A European Army? The Germans and Dutch Take a Small Step
A German-led tank battalion with Dutch soldiers gives a glimpse of what a “real European army” may look like one day, though the obstacles are huge.Until the Russians mature an European army will be necessary.
Ukraine should inform the debate
Support for Israel as an exclusively Jewish state has poisoned U.S.
neutrality in most of the world.
The command structure of an European military will continue to be a puzzle.
Mutual Assured Destruction has failed.
Putin is more insane than Trump.
Trump is far from sane.
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