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Tuesday, January 15. 2019

Tuesday morning links


The Illustrated Desolation Row


SHOULD FAT-SHAMING BE A HATE CRIME? 


Robert Samuelson: What The Decline Of Sears And GE Teaches Us About Capitalism


Last passenger Boeing 727 retires 


 Even a little marijuana may change teen brain, study finds


Kimball:  Hail the heroes exposing academia’s idiocy


 GILLETTE LAUNCHES NEW AD CAMPAIGN TO SELL RAZORS TO MEN BY DENOUNCING "MASCULINITY"


Finally, a metrosexual razor 


Apple's Tax Tactics Deserve Defending, Not Shaming. Is it moral to pay higher taxes, even if that hurts employees, consumers, and shareholders? David Brooks seems to thinks so.


Trading:  An Unsolicited Warning From Someone Who Just Blew It All


 Virginia Governor Looks Towards Banning And Confiscation Of “Assault Firearms”


Meaning most firearms 


Dems:  WELCOME TO THE CLASS STRUGGLE PRIMARIES


Politicians wanting to pass as victims 


Sorry, Democrats: Voters Want Strong Borders and Don’t Think a Wall is ‘Immoral’


 Americans Used To Support A Border Wall. What Changed Their Minds?


 The Terror Threat on the Southern Border


 Mexico WILL pay for a wall – Trump is right


 Ana Navarro, CNN's Madame Defarge


THE FBI TARGETING THE PRESIDENT IS A COUP


Did Justice, CIA And FBI Commit Crimes To Get Rid Of Trump?


It’s Already Collusion - We don’t need news reports to tell us that Trump is giving Putin what he wants. Take it from this longtime Russia hand: It’s staring us in the face.


I think the US should be friends with Russia. Many common interests. 


 Free Speech Is Dead in Canada: The Persecution of Christian Activist Bill Whatcott


The yellow vests are basically anti-elitist 


Checking in on Sweden 


Pro-Hezbollah activist posts photos with Rashida Tlaib at swearing-in ceremony. Al-Awda co-founder Abbas Hamideh swings back at 'Criminal Zionists'


 Brexit and the border problem that isn’t

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Regarding Toxic Masculinity and Gillette: Why does no one talk about toxic feminity? Girls and women can be cruel to each other as they destroy lives, emotions, self esteems for no good reason. Any parent with a daughter in high school has witnessed this. For all the talk they spew about “girl power”, deep down many seem to hate other women. And, men are often their targets as well.
#1 DMW on 2019-01-15 10:08 (Reply)
You called it as it is! Women are way more hurtful to other women--especially those born naturally pretty!
#1.1 Another One on 2019-01-15 14:45 (Reply)
Watched the video. Noticed immediately that all the bad guys in the video were white guys and the ones correcting them were not white.

I get that some white men are evil (looking at you Ted Bundy). And certainly some non whites are great people (love ya, Thomas Sowell!).

I agree completely that men shouldn't bully anyone or tolerate it. I agree completely that men shouldn't harass anyone or tolerate it.

One of my problems with the video was that very little of what I saw there was blatant discrimination or bullying (other than the kid getting beaten up in public by the mob). One instance was a boss in a meeting who lightly touched a female on the shoulder. How is that harassment? Another was an actor on a movie set pretending to ogle and grab a woman's backside. In real life that is immature and certainly could be harassment. But if anyone needs to be told this, he probably won't listen to you, me or Gillette.

Boys do push boundaries. If you have raised one, you know that. Boys sometimes go too far. When they do, they should be corrected.

If you REALLY wanted to impact society with a message, tell ALL men in America to be a father to kids that they have created. Nothing would go further to wipe out bullying that having good father figures in each home to ensure that young men get the right message about being strong without being abusive. But that wouldn't be politically correct, would it?
#1.2 Dangerous Dean on 2019-01-15 16:43 (Reply)
toxic feminity: 61 million babies killed in the U.S> since Roe vs Wade. No THAT is toxic.
#1.3 Anon on 2019-01-15 18:26 (Reply)
"Should fat shaming be a hate crime"
"Free Speech Is Dead in Canada"

These two things are related. This is the intent of special interest groups to acquire a special status and receive special treatment. They are succeeding and will continue to succeed until we have a supreme court that puts the constitution first. There should be no "affirmative action. no hate speech, no forced baking of cakes, no usurpation of our bill of rights. Everyone should be treated equally, no one should be treated differently under the law.
#2 Anon on 2019-01-15 10:50 (Reply)
re Brexit and the border problem that isn’t

"You need to be logged in and have an active subscription."
#3 feeblemind on 2019-01-15 11:05 (Reply)
sorry about that one
#3.1 BD on 2019-01-15 12:06 (Reply)
"GILLETTE LAUNCHES NEW AD CAMPAIGN TO SELL RAZORS TO MEN BY DENOUNCING 'MASCULINITY'"

I get my razors from Harry's and I heartily recommend them:

https://www.harrys.com

And no patronizing ads!
#4 JJM on 2019-01-15 11:32 (Reply)
Robert Samuelson:
QUOTE:
The temptation will be to blame their troubles on mismanagement. The real lesson is starker. It is that no business, no matter how historically innovative or powerful, is guaranteed immortality.


Oh Puh-leeze. He's a seasoned journalist making a remarkably obtuse comment. Please provide us with a list of corporate executives who believe their businesses are guaranteed immortality. Of course the demise of both Sears and GE was due to execrably bad management choices, made by overweening egos in the face of profoundly changing markets. Sear's board just approved a multi-million dollar package of executive bonuses as the the corporation closes stores and liquidates of properties to fund them. Jeff Immelt flies two jets for single trips just in case he happens to prefer one over the other, depending on whim. It's sad to see them finally collapse, but it was sadder back when it was obvious they were headed for disaster and their executive management refused to take action on the obvious - preferring instead to build their personal brands and line their pockets. It continues because boards refuse to hold executive management accountable for their performance with direct reward and punishment. Real leaders wouldn't have it any other way.
#5 Aggie on 2019-01-15 11:36 (Reply)
The company I work for just purchased an industrial business from the fire sale. Good potential for the remaining employees, as well as filling an important spot in our product line.

Some good comes out of this.
#5.1 Jay on 2019-01-15 11:52 (Reply)
Portland State U: Ya can't keep Portland from BEING Portland.

David Brooks: It is only right to pay more in taxes than you owe.
Clearly, he's an NYT columnist.
#6 Sam L. on 2019-01-15 14:05 (Reply)
The collusion meme between Trump and Putin is going to end with a whimper and not a bang. Even the harpies at The View know it. Looking forward to the next few years of Trump tweeting "Told ya so".
#7 Zzzatemypuppy on 2019-01-15 14:12 (Reply)

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