Thursday, December 5, 2019

@19:41, , 12/3/19, REC

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1
Opinion

The Horrible History of Thanksgiving

Before you fill your plate, please remember why we mark this day.

Thanksgiving day is a celebration of union.
It was created by Lincoln to remind the Nation that it was one.

2
World

In Prince Andrew Scandal, Prince Charles Emerges as Monarch-in-Waiting

After a public-relations debacle stirred questions about the role of Queen Elizabeth II, the Prince of Wales is asserting a newfound authority in British royal affairs.

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

There is no living memory of George IV and his younger brother William IV.

This is not a crisis.

3
Opinion

Jared Kushner Fails Up, Again

Having solved the Middle East, the president’s son-in-law tackles the border wall.

He always looks good.

4
Opinion

The World-Shaking News That You’re Missing

The U.S.-China divide isn’t just about trade.

A double failure by the U.S. and China.
Technology is a method rather than a particular product.
Economics is not property. It is dynamics of value.

5
Health

It’s Not Just Poor White People Driving a Decline in Life Expectancy

A new study shows that death rates increased for middle-aged people of all racial and ethnic groups.

Some go up, some go down.
The Republicans would have most go down.

6
World

With Brutal Crackdown, Iran Is Convulsed by Worst Unrest in 40 Years

What started as a protest over a surprise increase in gasoline prices turned into widespread demonstrations met with a systematic repression that left at least 180 people dead.

For the world this is noise.

7
New York

After 240 Years and 7 Generations, Forced to Sell the Family Farm

The aging owners of a Catskills farm say it “has to close so we can survive.”

I have noticed.
Food stuffs are much less valued than they were.
Artificial preservation techniques and faster transport are a reason.
Some land would be good.  More would not be much better.
How much in what state would be best is an unknown.

8
U.S.

A College Student Was Killed by a Man Whose Catcalls She Tried to Ignore, Prosecutors Say

Ruth George’s attacker grew angry, prosecutors said, when she ignored his remarks. “She was just trying to go home,” a fellow college student said.

Death does not help.
There are idiots everywhere.

9
Opinion

The Wisdom Your Body Knows

You are not just thinking with your brain.

"Mutton dressed as lamb"

The subject is always interesting.
It is not news to me.

10
Opinion

Kevin Talks Turkey

My brother dishes on Trump, impeachment and the 2020 field.

Brother Kevin believes in hard money.
He is "drinking the Cool Aid".


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