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Been feeling a bit under the weather this week, so an open thread will have to do. Hope everyone is having a good Pesach!
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— — This “Agreement” could be taken as synonymous with a “criminal conspiracy” to “corrupt” the 2016 election — as the prosecution described in their opening statement yesterday. The “Agreement” involve the National Enquirer taking pro-active steps to...
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Mitt Romney critiques Trump’s alleged extramarital affairs and hush money payments, as Donald’s autocratic delusions seep into courtroom reality. Mr. Trump’s history of creating his own reality extends far beyond the arguments that the court will hear...
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Here’s this week’s choices for featured nonfiction, culled from the hundreds of books published this week. Something for everyone!
THIS WEEK’S NOTABLE NEW NONFICTION
Minority Rule: The ...
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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a key twist in Trump's 'catch and kill' scheme will be hard...
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When I first started this Substack I promised myself that I wouldn’t make it all about Trump. I wanted to talk about combating systemic racism, sexism, allyship, art, writing, relationships, progressive tech and a host of other things. Still, as time...
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There is too much talk about hate and revenge. There are too many people threatening civility with guns and hate. There are too many death threats floating around. There is too much anger left unchecked. Will it really take someone to be killed or...
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Claude Monet : Trees in Bloom (1872)
Good evening, Kibitzers, and a happy Passover to those celebrating! (We know you can’t be here, but perhaps you’ll wander ...
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In 1927, two US Army Air Corps Majors, Henry "Hap" Arnold and Carl Spaatz, founded an airline to fly passengers and mail between Key West and Havana. The company they ambitiously called Pan American Airways lived up to its name and more. Pan Am became...
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OK, so I don’t have a ton to say. I received a three-day timeout for what I thought was calling out antisemitic posts here, so I’m just going to ask a few questions. a) from cnn.com—www.cnn.com/… does this count as antisemitism? Is putting the word...
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Polls are now closed in Pennsylvania, where voters are selecting nominees for congressional and state offices. You can find our guide to the key primaries here .
Results : Associated Press |
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The way we remember events, large and small, can have an impact that lasts a lifetime. It can affect ourselves, the way we look at and go through our lives. It can affect the decisions and lives of ...
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) was as much an injustice to the military as it was an injustice to all the men and women who could have served with distinction if they had been allowed to do so ...
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My mother sent me this. I would say it is worth two minutes. Not especially funny but good for a chuckle at least.
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It’s been a little over a year since a former student armed with an AR-15 assault rifle and other firearms killed three 9-year-olds and three staff members at the Covenant School, a private Christian institution in Nashville, Tennessee. The shooter was...
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On a recent trip, one of the hosts of Nuance picked up a local newspaper and noticed the content was overtly political. This struck him as a bit odd. Our hyper-partisan cable news landscape, with their obvious biases, draw millions of viewers with...
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The 2024 presidential election has been fraught with concern about the age of the candidates and whether that would impact their ability to endure the unique burdens of the job. President Biden has demonstrated his competence by presiding over one of...
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Stephen A. Smith, the ESPN sports pundit now tries to excite the ‘Blacks for Trump’ audience demo referencing his conservative, single mother. Apologies ensue Stephen A. Smith on Donald Trump: “Black folks find him relatable because of what he is going...
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Success! JPL announced yesterday that engineering data was successfully received from the Voyager 1 spacecraft on Saturday April 20, the first time since Nov 2023.
We wrote about the problem with ...
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