Donald Trump seems to want looser rules on pot. Why are investors not excited? No American President has been as ostensibly pro-pot as Donald Trump. During the campaign he declared support for various cannabis-reform measures, and said he would vote in favour of recreational use in a November ballot in Florida. Yet despite his … Continue reading …America’s marijuana industry is wilting …
… Trump will overplay his hand …
Be ready for when he does. Friends, I sometimes share with you perspectives about what we’re up against from non-American writers and journalists. Asli Aydintasbas, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C., and a former journalist, published this short essay recently in PoliticoMagazine. As we prepare for Trump’s regime, I thought … Continue reading … Trump will overplay his hand …
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… Chinese hackers are deep inside America’s telecoms networks …
Rooting them out is proving a challenge News of the hack began trickling out in September, but the American government waited weeks to confirm the reports. Only this month did it begin briefing members of Congress and the media. Officials say a Chinese hacking group dubbed Salt Typhoon compromised at least eight of America’s telecoms … Continue reading … Chinese hackers are deep inside America’s telecoms networks …
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… Fuck …
Take away the right to say "fuck" and you take away the right to say "fuck the government." Lenny Bruce (1923 - 1966) #### .... w warm? ... is anyone warm? ... ???? Oh well ....
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…Why the Muskrat is wrong about opening America to skilled workers from abroad …
I refused to bow to industry pressure 30 years ago, and my reasons are as legitimate now as they were then. Friends, When I was secretary of labor, America’s emerging Big Tech industry pushed to raise the cap on the number of skilled workers allowed into the United States under the H-1B visa program. I … Continue reading …Why the Muskrat is wrong about opening America to skilled workers from abroad …
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…How the Democrats wandered away from America’s workers …
A pro-labour Democrat’s career traces the party’s erratic path “Free trade’s just a dandy concept/Advertisers tell us so/Don’t you question, don’t you doubt it/You’re so stupid. You don’t know.” So goes a song Sherrod Brown composed on his guitar back in 1993, when he was a freshman congressman from Ohio helping lead the fight against … Continue reading …How the Democrats wandered away from America’s workers …
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…Trump for Dummies …
Trump for Dummies A ten-step guide Hello and welcome to the Donald J. Trump School of Politics and Public Policy! As you may know, we are the only graduate school accredited to teach the Trump Method (tm™). Though we offer advanced courses in applying the Method to trade and nato, we do that only to … Continue reading …Trump for Dummies …
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… What to read to become a better writer…
Five texts that explain how to write simply and well The first words are the hardest. For many of us writing is a slog. Words drip with difficulty onto the page—and frequently they seem to be the wrong ones, in the wrong order. Yet few pause to ask why writing is hard, why what … Continue reading … What to read to become a better writer…
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…Elon Musk’s transformation, in his own words …
Our analysis of 38,000 posts on X reveal a changed man photograph: Getty images “Sure, you might say something silly once in a while, as I do, but that way people know it’s really you!” As part of a plea for “political & company leaders” to join him in holding forth on X, his social … Continue reading …Elon Musk’s transformation, in his own words …
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…I could have been the little boy in the overdose photos …
He deserves better than our pity ... By Lilly O'Donnell A photo recently blazed across the Internet: an Ohio couple in a car, both passed out, having overdosed on opiates. The woman in the passenger’s seat is pale and ashen. Her head is lolled over to one side, her mouth agape. She looks dead. It’s … Continue reading …I could have been the little boy in the overdose photos …
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…The Prominent Maryland Family of the Suspect in the C.E.O. Killing …
Leer en español Until the arrest this week of Luigi Mangione, the family was best known for building a business that has made them a force in local politics and charity. Luigi Mangione was led into court in Hollidaysburg, Pa. Photo Credit to Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times Long before the shooting, before … Continue reading …The Prominent Maryland Family of the Suspect in the C.E.O. Killing …
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… Oligarchs’ Island …
Oligarchs' Island A Sitcom Pitch in a Tragic Moment TIMOTHY SNYDER NOV 12 Oligarchy is an island. Aristotle knew that oligarchs from various countries will have more in common with one another than they will with their own people. This is all too true of Trump and the oligarchs he brings to power in … Continue reading … Oligarchs’ Island …
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…… Seemingly Random …
#SeeminglyRandom In 1921, an intimate portrait was taken of an Inuit father and son, Allakairallak and Phillipoosie, in the Canadian Arctic. This striking photograph captures a moment in time when traditional Inuit life was being challenged by the rapid encroachment of Western influences and changes brought about by colonialism, trade, and modernization. The image … Continue reading …… Seemingly Random …
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… Election lawsuits are flooding America’s courts …
Donald Trump is mostly losing them—but his strategy invites HAVOC Amid teetering uncertainty over who will win next week’s presidential election, little suspense looms about one thing: if Donald Trump loses, he will not concede to Kamala Harris. Instead, as he has been doing throughout his campaign, Mr Trump will repeat false claims of fraud … Continue reading … Election lawsuits are flooding America’s courts …
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… Anita Hill: The Smearing of Kamala Harris …
OPINION GUEST ESSAY Anita Hill: The Smearing of Kamala Harris Oct. 28, 2024 By Anita Hill It’s not easy to remain calm and collected in the glare of intense public scrutiny, especially when the opposition is set on denying your integrity, competence and accomplishments. But call it … Continue reading … Anita Hill: The Smearing of Kamala Harris …
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… The Lights Are Dimming …
By Mary Trump Evening dispatch I’m still thinking about Jeff Bezos’ egregious decision to force his paper, The Washington Post, to abdicate it’s journalistic responsibility by not endorsing a candidate for the presidency—only eleven days before the election in which the choice is between a fairly centrist Democrat and a full-blown fascist. The fallout … Continue reading … The Lights Are Dimming …
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…The Case Against Pessimism…
The West has to believe that democracy will prevail. By Anne Applebaum This year, the Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum was awarded the German Book Trade’s Peace Prize for her “indispensable contribution to the preservation of democracy.” Applebaum is the author of Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World; Red … Continue reading …The Case Against Pessimism…
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.,.. The Supreme Court begins another contentious term …
Guns, vapes, online porn and health care for transgender youth dot the docket photograph: Getty images After a trio of terms that saw the Supreme Court side repeatedly with Donald Trump while weakening abortion rights, affirmative action, gun-safety laws and administrative agencies, the nine justices return to their courtroom on October 7th with a fresh lineup … Continue reading .,.. The Supreme Court begins another contentious term …
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..Fantasy-Impotence-Fascism …
The Trump-Vance Political Theory A lady in Springfield, Ohio lost her cat and found it, and Trump and Vance have made this the centerpiece of their campaign. This might seem mysterious or just stupid. But Trump and Vance are intelligent and talented politicians, and their actions make sense within their political theory. Though alien to … Continue reading ..Fantasy-Impotence-Fascism …
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…Living for the unremarkable moments …
Age grants us permission to be curious about every ordinary day. In the year since I began writing these little columns on getting older, I’ve seen death up close a few times. One man I know has the same devastating, angry variety of Alzheimer’s that my mom had. A dear old girlfriend has the gentle, … Continue reading …Living for the unremarkable moments …
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