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Friday, February 14. 2020Getting in shape for your loverFor St. Valentine's Day, consider how your lover (or lovers) feel, regardless of age. It's good to be appealing to a lover unless you are a billionaire. A great exercise to add to your conditioning routines (any sled is fine). It's a total body exercise:
Friday morning linksWho was Saint Valentine? ‘Solid State:’ New Book Provides In-Depth Look at the Making of the Beatles’ Swan Song, ‘Abbey Road’ Voyager 2 comes back online, 11.5 billion miles from home Boy vs girl sports: Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere U of Oklahoma: You can not say the n word in a class when discussing slurs BART System Has Lost 10 Million Riders Harvard's China ties are even stronger than you thought It's about the benjamins - or the yuans Sacramento County Says It's Illegal to Work on Your Own Car in Your Own Garage Or your tractor? F- them. Close your barn door. London Times Says Embracing Traditional Gender Roles Is A Form Of ISIS-Style Extremism Ted Cruz Exposes Radical Democrat Plan To Allow Abortion AFTER BIRTH Is The United States Economy "Working" For Everyone? Detroit: Rashida Tlaib Wants The Fed To Bail Out Her City Hey, every blue city wants more free $ Dem Rep. Joe Kennedy: Trump Is A ‘Dictator’ And Republicans Are His ‘Accomplices’…Says a member of the degenerate Kennedy clan. Democrats Cannot Stop Trump 2.0 Trump: The Hero Modern America Needs All heroes have major flaws I’ve Been a Democrat for 20 Years. Here’s What I Experienced at Trump’s Rally in New Hampshire. People were nice and welcoming. What a surprise. She had fun. Chris Matthews: How Can We Beat Trump By Outsourcing Our Nomination To A Socialist Or A Republican? "We"? Dem Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Calls Trump’s Budget Racist Her reasons do not reflect well on black Americans. Bad stereotyping on her part. A morning rant about Canada UK Government Approves Net Censorship – British Free Speech Dies Orwell went to their heads For a Narrow U.S.-Israel Defense Pact
Thursday, February 13. 2020Maybe This TimeThursday morning linksStandard poodle Siba wins best in show at Westminster Betelgeuse might explode soon - like 1000 years ago United States Led Entire World In Reducing CO2 Emissions In 2019 NYC: Save our city: Stop making it so damn hard to build Inside Hong Kong's cage homes (video) " Ensuring civil liberties on campus does not mean being permissive of acts of sexual violence. No matter what our politics may be, we should all agree that Title IX policies need to ensure that all students — both male and female — have the right to due process and a fair and impartial investigation..." “This Is the Biggest Political Scandal of Our Time. Let’s Be Clear!” – Maria Bartiromo Goes Off on Attempted Coup Against Trump Fix the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and Punish the Crooks Who Abused It While you were focused on New Hampshire, more Trump judicial nominees were confirmed The Boy Party vs. the Girl Party Not really, just sort-of Rush Limbaugh imagines what's going on in the desperate, desolate minds of Democrats. The Facts About Trump That Are Deadly For Democrats Warren Campaign Obituary: She tried to fake it, but America didn’t buy it Why Joe Biden’s campaign is collapsing ‘Lightweight’ Mike Bloomberg already proving he’s no match for Sanders or Trump WSJ: The Incompetence Party - The Democrats’ biggest problem isn’t Bernie Sanders. It’s that many voters doubt the party’s ability to govern anymore. Dem Post-Impeachment Strategy: Let’s Hit Trump On The Economy Affair Mila: A French 16-Year-Old Criticized Islam And Set Off A National Debate About Free Speech Swiss machines 'used to spy on governments for decades' China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine Wednesday, February 12. 2020One more word re physical conditioningWe posted about conditioning and related topics last week. We talked about measuring progress. I'd say that if you can get through my Friday morning fitness class, and if your body weight is right for you, you are in decent condition. But when you begin, you plain suck and hate yourself because you are not in good condition. Newbies have trouble at first, but the ones who stick with it religiously make good progress. That class is cardio and endurance, but those things are important. A 4-minute rower sprint is a bitch. I can not sprint for 4 minutes, have to pace myself. So although it's difficult to put a number on fitness class performance, you can get a sense over time about how you are doing/surviving a class. Or you can compare yourself with others, which is a bad idea but difficult not to. At my gym, the classes are free. Usually it's 50/50 guys and gals in early morning. They kick your ass, start the day right. Give it a try for a few months, and see what happens. I do one or two weekly, and count it as my calisthenics. Difficult to call it "fun," but there is some comaraderie. An hour after finishing, you feel great. Wednesday morning linksGrowing 2000 year-old Date Palms Charles Murray is coming back to Middlebury. Professors are not pleased. Why It’s Delusional To Think Higher Education Is Free From Indoctrination. If academia shapes up to be the ideological opponent of more than half the population, conservatives will treat it as an enemy. Rep. Omar: America Causes Floods Around the World Climate Science does about-face, dials back 'worst-case scenario' The Fight Over the 1619 Project. Slavery was America’s original sin. The 1619 Project’s attempt to recast it as America’s foundation rests on bad history and misrepresented facts. Convictions and Doubts: The Case of Cardinal Pell The 'ultimate feminist' defending Harvey Weinstein The SPLC's Fall From Grace: How a Civil Rights Group Became a Threat to Free Speech Senate Republicans confirm Trump's 51st federal appeals court judge. McConnell: "My motto for the year is 'leave no vacancy behind.'" After Three Years of Hate, the Dems Have Lost It This Democratic Field Is So Flawed That Even Biden Still Has A Chance Democrats 2020 race is starting to look like a suicide pact Liberal Media in Awe Over Trump’s Massive NH Rally, ‘Far Bigger Crowd Tonight For Trump Compared to Dem Rally on Saturday Night’ Trollin' trollin' trollin' MICHAEL BLOOMBERG: WE NEED TO DISARM MINORITIES *UPDATE: AUDIO ADDED Newly-released Audio of Bloomberg May Doom His Candidacy In this case, much of what he said was true - but also Wrongspeak What Bernie would do, were he king Tucker Carlson: Democrats Fear Bernie Sanders More Than Trump Rauschenberg
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Tuesday, February 11. 2020Tuesday morning linksVia Insty of course: Yes, The G-Spot Is Real! Here's How To Find It And Have The Most Powerful Kind Of Orgasms Well, she can simply show him if she wants to. She knows what works. The importance of family structure — was the nuclear family a mistake? The Mormon Church Amassed $100 Billion. It Was the Best-Kept Secret in the Investment World. A look inside the vast but little-known fund of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: ‘We’ve tried to be somewhat anonymous.’ Wow Duncing About Architecture - The ignorance and racism behind the right-wing push for “classical” federal buildings. From TNR of course. Do they prefer Brutalist? I want no federal buildings of any style, but that's me. Put them in vacant shopping centers and spread them around the country. As it is, DC feels like an Imperial City. How Rush Limbaugh Made Millennials Like Me Conservative Helped me too, and I am no millennial. Opened my mind. VDH: The Once and Future Scandal - Soon the worm may turn. The real scandal is back on the horizon, and at last, we may learn that no one is above the law—most certainly not a group of smug and mediocre apparatchiks who assumed they had the moral right to destroy a presidential candidate and later an elected president. Hey Nancy, Actions Have Consequences! Bigger than Vindman: Trump scrubs 70 Obama holdovers from NSC Related, Time for Trump to Get His Godfather On Failed Coup of a Failing Establishment The Week When Trump Was Reelected Democrats Just Look Ridiculous Pretending The Economy Is Falling Apart CBS News’ Jamal Simmons Warns Dems: Trump Has “A Whole List Of” Accomplishments Helping Blacks… Biden Talks About Using Hellfire Missiles Against American Gun Owners Go Away Lady: Liz Warren Stops By New Hampshire Diner and Nobody Wants to Talk with Her Not a pleasant person, really. Klobuchar is better, more real. Bernie Sanders Confused By New Hampshire State Motto 'Live Free Or Die' — 'Both Of Those Options Sound Horrible' Democrats in disarray in New Hampshire as Sanders surges and Trump provokes President Donald Trump successfully trolled Democrats once again Monday — hosting a packed rally the night before their New Hampshire primary election and successfully directing attention and energy away from Democratic campaigners desperate to interest voters. Best troller ever Buttigieg: Decriminalize Heroin and Meth There is an argument for that Iranian Regime Cracks Down on ‘Indecently Dressed’ Mannequins in Shops Sheesh Monday, February 10. 2020Monday morning linksPhoto from walking around the West Side of Manhattan this weekend Consciousness Cannot Have Evolved. The sooner we acknowledge it, the sooner we’ll solve the hard problem of consciousness HOW ORSON BEAN FOUND GOD Wanted: Better Neighborhoods. New research shows the importance of high-amenity districts for a healthy civil society. Drag Queen Story Hour Keeps Dragging On. In libraries and legislatures, the story isn’t over. Bill Gates orders £500m hydrogen-powered superyacht Plastic-Bag Bans Are Bad for the Environment Breaking Down The Last Decade Of "Terrible" Climate-Change In 7 Narrative-Busting Charts An Academic’s Proposal For Ending Climate Change: Human Extinction As Newspapers Fade, Journalists Are Finding New Ways to Cover Local News Vox.com Blames Americans’ Fear of Coronavirus that Kills 2% of those Infected on “Racism” and “Xenophobia” Mike Bloomberg: Those Uneducated Midwest Rubes Are Just Too Stupid for Trans Bathrooms Evaluation Of Mike Bloomberg As A Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders: America Is Racist from Top to Bottom Trashing America as racist won’t help Democrats beat Trump US Forces Come Under Attack in Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan – 2 US Green Berets Reportedly Killed, 6 Wounded Why is the US there? EU nations selling EU citizenshp Sunday, February 9. 2020From today's LectionaryMatthew 5:13-20 5:13 "You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. 5:15 No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. 5:18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. 5:19 Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 5:20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Saturday, February 8. 2020Saturday morning linksImage from Pirate Global Warming's 50 Years of Fraud Pangolins Could Be The Link That Enabled Coronavirus To Spread From Bats To Humans Star Trek: To Boldly Go Where No Islamist Racist Has Gone Before Indiana University Offers BDSM Instruction Whipping chained women? Oberlin College settles lawsuit by professor fired after spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories We Are Wall-E – Cali Gov. Newsom Wants To Halt School Physical Education Tests Gallup: 59% of Americans Say They Are Better Off Than They Were Last Year (And Last Year Was Pretty Good Too). This Is the Highest Level Ever Recorded for This Measure. Good times The political and cultural war between red and blue America may not be settled in our lifetimes, but it’s clear which side is gaining ground in economic and demographic terms. MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Explodes On Democrats Over Socialism: ‘It Doesn’t Frickin Work!’ At Insty, The Limbaugh Era He has given voice to the marginalized - with humor What can the 2020 Democrats do about the strong ‘Trump economy?’ Democrats Hate What Trump Is Highlighting about Them “We’re losing our damn minds”: James Carville unloads on the Democratic Party Warren: The Racism And Oppression On My Campaign Is Kinda America’s Fault, You Know Elizabeth Warren Campaign Accused of Discrimination Mike Bloomberg Is Paying ‘Influencers’ to Make Him Seem Cool Joe Biden Goes Missing in New Hampshire as His ‘Financially Strapped Campaign’ Struggles to Recover From Crushing Iowa Loss We Were Right – It Was An Obstruction Trap! Mueller Pit Bull Andrew Weissmann Confirmed Our Reporting Today How Democrats’ Get-Trump Crusade Has Irreparably Damaged The Nation. The degrading of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ may prove the most damaging legacy of the Democrats’ charade. No election will be over, ever. No president will be legitimate ever again. Trump's peace plan forces 'reality' on Palestinians, but meets their needs Egypt’s Public Backs Israeli-Palestinian Compromise, Wants Good Ties with United States Friday, February 7. 2020A Maggie's Urban Hike through the Bronx? What? Why?Why not? The Swede Jonas Bronck is supposed to have been the first European settler there around 1630. The Borough of the Bronx in NYC has 1.3 million souls. West to east, it runs from charming Riverdale with the lovely Wave Hill, to the unique City Island. North to south, it runs from famous Woodlawn Cemetery to Hunt's Point where most of the metropolitan area's food arrives. It's the most diverse political entity in the USA. OK, it has a ton of housing projects, including Co-op City, the largest residential development in the US with 45,000 residents. A city within a city, sort-of, and dreary to my way of thinking. The Bronx has Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Zoo, the New York Botanical Garden, Fordham University, and Arthur Avenue (the new Little Italy), among other things like Pelham Park. The South Bronx has been notorious for crime, but not so much now. I would not wander around there at night. The history of The Grand Concourse, built to copy the Champs Elysee, is interesting. At one time, The Grand Concourse was an elegant escape from tenement living, mostly for Jews from the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Our hike route is in the development stage because we always have too many things to see, but it will not disappoint.
Friday morning links (lotsa links today - a big harvest)Pompeii's ancient drains are still in working order and will be used again to empty rainwater into the sea 2,300 years after they were built Cool. Pompeii used to be a raunchy seaport before sea levels fell Doing Western students' homework is big business in Kenya College slackers are big business in the US ‘Woke’ Journalists Undermine America’s Newsrooms Mamba Mentality: The Mindset That Made Kobe Bryant a Master. Though Bryant is gone, his legacy lives through all those inspired by his dedication to excellence. Men with bigger arm muscles have lower osteoporosis risk Of course. Activity stresses muscle, which stresses bones, which maintains bone health Kirk Douglas: his on-screen Jewish legacy. The iconic American movie star passed away on Wednesday at age 103. Pope Francis and the Long March Through the Institutions Police Called To School After 6-Year-Old Girl With Down Syndrome Made A "Gun" With Her Finger DHS Suspends Global Traveler, Trusted Traveler Programs For New York Over Illegal Alien Policies Wuhan hospital announces death of whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang I rarely believe anything coming out of China Children in All 50 States Being Taught Revolutionary War Was Fought To Promote Slavery Tyler Cowen on Charles Murray California Democrat Introduces Bill That Could Fine Or Jail People For Not Voting Calculating the Californication - Will migrating Golden State residents bring left-wing politics to their new homes? 2019 US Productivity Rises Most In A Decade, Real Wages Jump Most Since 2015 A LIBERAL GETS TRUMP’S SOTU ADDRESS Trump touts school choice as he criticizes ‘failing government schools’ during SOTU
Triggered Media Spits Venom After Trump’s Post-Acquittal Speech at the White House Pot, kettle Quick summary of it “When They Impeach You for Nothing then You’re Supposed to Like them… It’s Not Easy!” MSNBC's Zerlina Maxwell Explains Iowa Caucus Chaos: 'Systemic Racism' WaPo: “The Democratic Five-Alarm Fire Has Begun” WALSH: The Left’s System Of Identity Politics Is Collapsing On Itself, And It’s A Fascinating Sight To Behold Michael Bloomberg: “It’s The Job Of Law Enforcement To Have Guns And To Decide When To Shoot,” Not The “Average Citizen” What a jerk. He always has armed bodyguards, which few of us can afford. Mike Bloomberg: Fixing Inequality Is My Priority. Right now, the rewards of the economy are far too concentrated at the top. If the top 50 wealthiest Americans gave all their money away, most statistical inequality would go away instantly. Problem solved. Warren Hides Behind Staffer After Realizing She's Being Filmed Getting Off a Private Jet Why didn't she take a sailboat like Greta? The Coronavirus Outbreak Could Derail Xi Jinping’s Dreams of a Chinese Century Wuhan Virus Watch: Wuhan Crematoriums ‘Burning Bodies 24/7 to Cope With Extra Workload’ SNP's Leftist Scottish Future Leader Resigns After Hitting on Underage Boy I blame the kilts Young people in Poland are rediscovering their Jewish roots Thursday, February 6. 2020By MyselfTerms: Training, Conditioning, Fitness, ExerciseWe discussed "training" vs "exercise" a week or so ago. But what do people mean by "physical conditioning"? After all, it's a something that most people exercise to maintain or achieve. When people commit to a daily or near-daily exercise program, conditioning is what most people are after. They are in crappy physical condition (sedentary, overweight or underweight, flabby muscles, poor cardio and muscular endurance, low energy, agility, posture, or power, etc). They are not after mighty muscles, winning marathons, or entering the Crossfit Games. Most people just want to move from a poor or mediocre physical condition to the best condition they can reach given their age, sex, and physical architecture. And, really, people want to look in good condition too instead of looking like they are going to seed, over the hill. That's not a good look to present to the world. When you see trainers working with clients in the gym, they are usually working towards general conditioning. That's why they do so many varied things in an hour: ball throws, some weights but not too heavy, combat bike sprints, lunges, kettlebell stuff, body weight squats, box jumps, band walks, machine rows, sled pushes and pulls, etc etc. A full mix of good conditioning exercises. Trainers in most gyms rarely have the opportunity do do real training. The Maggie's Fitness for Life program is basically a general conditioning program - but it can be a general fitness training program if you keep records and graph performance. What can we easily graph? The weights we move, speed and endurance with "cardio", our own weight, and similar. It is difficult to graph out our performance with calisthenics and calisthenics classes, but it's easy to know how many pushups or pullups we can do, or how many kettlebell swings with a given weight. So I guess my point today is that the Maggie's Fitness for Life Program can easily be turned into a training program by keeping records of most of the components (especially the weights and cardio speed/endurance parts). Oh, also, body weight - some need more weight and muscle, some need less body fat. What is the Maggie's program? Readers know what it is: 2 days of weight training (powerlifts and accessory weights), 2 days of cardio with HIIT, 2 days of calisthenics/fitness class, and one recovery day of some sort of enjoyable recreational activity after church. This doesn't include most recreational sports, because they do not really count. Recreation is the reward.
Thursday morning linksFinland: The town paying for people over 65 to get fit Lots of US towns pay for gym memberships for the police and firepeople. Just one of many job benefits. Wait — was the U.N. Secretary General quoting Bob Dylan or the Talmud? Twitter Goes Full Tilt, Suspends James O'Keefe The presumption of guilt in accused students Dem voting enthuiasm isn't high More hate needed Nancy Pelosi ‘pre-ripped’ pages of Trump’s SOTU speech, video shows Meanwhile: Americans’ Optimism About Personal Finances Surges To All-Time High In New Gallup Poll Romney Sent A Signed Note To Every Senate Republican Explaining His Vote And It’s Something Sanctimonious twit, full of hate. An ugly combination. CNN’s Van Jones Worries Trump’s Overtures Will Win Over Black Voters They will, and rightly so Gallup: More People View Republican Party Favorably Than Democratic Party Facing Up To the Revolution - Our ultimate objective, unlike that of our enemies, is “peace among ourselves and with all nations.” But what kind of peace we may get depends on the extent to which we may compel our enemies to leave us in peace. And for that, we must do unto them more and before they do unto us. OK, but does the US have any serious enemies these days? Not really. There's a lot of peace out there. 1934 Survey of Palestine Showed How Jews Helped Arabs; Arabs Flocked to Live Near Jewish Areas The U.S. Peace Plan: A Return to the Rabin Doctrine of Defensible Borders Website maintenance this week
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Wednesday, February 5. 2020Wednesday morning linksPhoto is a reader's Winter Crocus this week. Sadly, not in the snow right now Geologists Dig Into the Origins of Plate Tectonics. Researchers examined some of the oldest rocks in western Greenland to probe the beginnings of today’s continents. 1,000 ADULTS WERE ASKED WHAT THEY THINK OF VEGANISM. HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. "Whether women singing and dancing in barely-there costumes or otherwise celebrating their bodies is empowering, or an assault on our ability to move through the world as men’s equals..." - "... is one of those forever fights.... Extinction Rebellion Co-Founder Caught Calling To “Take Down Civilization” Attenborough’s Arctic Betrayal: New video reveals that terrorizing young children about climate began with polar bears Baltimore County Admits It Hasn't Been Recycling Glass for 7 Years. It Still Encourages Residents to Recycle Glass. When ritual is more important than reuse Isn't garbage recycling mostly a scam? Democrats Declare War on Freelancers Why? Freelancers are just self-employed, or doing side gigs. Isn't that a good thing? Why the Left Really Wants to Kill America Target Trump Forever. Destroying the president is not just the only viable trajectory for the Left, but it is also the only possible narrative given that focus on the current left-wing agenda is slow-motion suicide. Trump's Was the Most Muscular, Consequential State of the Union in Years Pelosi rips up Trump speech at conclusion of State of the Union How is that sort of behavior good for the country? “When the President Talked About 7 Million People Coming Off of Food Stamps – Congressional Democrats Hissed” I thought self-sufficiency was a good thing Dem Women in White Sit While Trump Announces Lowest Minority Unemployment Numbers EVER Dean Obeidallah Suggest Iowa Chaos Could Be Due To Russians Trump Just Won The Iowa Democratic Caucuses Trump's popularity grows Here We Go… Trudeau Minister: All News Websites Must Get a Government License for Approved Content That's called "liberal fascism" Tuesday, February 4. 2020Tuesday morning linksWhy vegan junk food may be even worse for your health Country Music and the Limits of Nostalgia - Ken Burns’s latest documentary evokes a past unfamiliar to many core PBS viewers. Ben-Gurion's Private Plan. On the eve of Israel’s statehood in 1948, with the massed forces of five Arab nations threatening invasion, David Ben-Gurion picked a fight with his own army. Why? Rewatch the Super Bowl Ad Honoring the American Flag Featuring Johnny Cash and Cpl. Kyle Carpenter California Says No to the Future. The Golden State rejects a bill that would address its crippling housing crisis. The US government is breaking up Big Razor before it gets to Big Tech. The FTC will sue to block the sale of razor startup Harry’s to Edgewell, the parent company of the Schick razor brand. Elizabeth Warren Transferred Oil-and-Gas Investments to Her Children To Protect Her ‘Green’ Political Profile MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace: Trump Is ‘The Enemy’ Schiff warns that Trump could sell Alaska to Russia if unchecked Chaos wins the Iowa caucus Navy arms sea drones for ocean attack Monday, February 3. 2020Life in America: Superballet Saturday
There was one piece that I got a good kick out of (Dances Concertantes), but for me the best part of the outing was brunch at Jean George's Nougatine on Columbus Circle. The downscale version of that Jean Georges. Haha, in the Trump International Hotel but nothing to do with the President. We both had the caramelized foie gras appetizer with a pineapple sauce. Food for the gods. She had the parmesan chicken with a lemon sauce, and I had the best, juiciest boneless piece of short rib I've ever had in my life, with a mystery sauce which I forgot to ask about. I had a Bloody, but shoulda had a Pinot. A fancy brunch and ballet was my Christmas present to Mrs. BD. She wants nothing material. Makes her very happy that I will sit through 2 1/2 hours of ballet just to please her. She sees plenty of modern dance and ballet with her dance pals, but it's special for her when I go. For me, fun is meeting people. We had great chats with people at adjacent tables at the restaurant (including couple who come for Restaurant Week every year, with a daily theater outing), and a late-80s lady at the ballet who chatted mostly with Mrs. BD during each intermission about the NYCB style. I said jokingly to the couple from South Carolina who love Restaurant Week "Isn't NYC such a cold and unfriendly place?" He said they feel it's the friendliest place in the world because they get into fun chats with smart people everywhere here, like with us. Yep. That's us! Semi-smart and kinda friendly. I love New York. To visit, anyway. It's one of our magnets on this planet. Just wandering around is a blast.
Cool thing to do in NYCMonday morning links40 Privacy Groups Warn That Facial Recognition Is Threatening Democracy Corona virus update The rise of cancel chic - Liberal journalists are so desperate to be canceled they’ve begun to form secret societies around the theme Peer Review Is Science’s Wheel of Misfortune. The system for evaluating the quality of research papers works little better than flipping coins. Budding scholars pay the price. Spy school: Chinese military officer busted for posing as Boston University student The Democrats May Have Lost...but They're Still Smarter than You Hillary Clinton ended the practice of humble concessions: Goodwin Bernie Sanders 'Medicare for all' plan could shrink GDP by as much as 24% Scott Adams has built a Bloomberg Box What about everybody else getting a box? Newt Gingrich: Likely Iowa caucuses winner is this candidate – Here is what it could mean for Democrats How people profit from perpetuating the false narrative that America is divided How the House lost the witness battle along with impeachment Retired Senate Dem leader tells Glenn Beck: If I were still in office, I'd vote to acquit President Trump Pelosi says Democrats must focus on mainstream, not progressive exuberances, to win in 2020 Bernie Sanders Wants to Impose National Rent Control Trump reinvented tariffs and it worked Sunday, February 2. 2020From today's Lectionary: Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord1 Corinthians 1:18-31 1:18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1:19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart." 1:20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 1:21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. 1:22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, 1:23 but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 1:24 but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 1:25 For God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength. 1:26 Consider your own call, brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 1:27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 1:28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are, 1:29 so that no one might boast in the presence of God. 1:30 He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption, 1:31 in order that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." Saturday, February 1. 2020Saturday morning linksWhen half of the North Sea was dry land Climate change at work - before cars. No English Channel either, then. The Fast Food Sandwich War Is Depleting The US Of Its Entire Supply Of Little Chickens Students Demanded Disinvestment From Fossil Fuels, A Professor Offered To Turn Off The Gas Heating Checkmate Red China’s infection of American classrooms How The University Of California Prioritizes ‘Diversity’ In Hiring Assume that Asians are not diverse Coronavirus update Two losses for trans-Atlantic twits: Brexit finally happens, impeachment collapses THE WEEK IN PICTURES: CELEBREXIT BONUS EDITION! Are Dems the other stupid party? CNN Complains Trump's Coronavirus Team Not "Diverse" Enough Can You Smell Elizabeth Warren's Desperation? Mini Mike: Man of 3% of the People Group Of DNC Members Discussing Rules Change To Stop Sanders At Convention IT’S ALL OVER BUT THE WHINING Twenty-three nations embrace Trump peace plan, 7 in Middle East UK Came & Went, Leaving Europe In A Mess Friday, January 31. 2020Friday morning links
It's Brexit Day. Mike Pompeo: the UK will be ‘front of the line’ for a trade deal. Pompeo declared that the UK/US relationship was in a ‘fantastic place’ A revolution of independence without a war. Pretty cool. Down with White Medical Science Rometty Replaced As IBM CEO IBM still exists. Who knew? Sorry, dear millennials, but we may have screwed you for life What???? What weed smokers need to know before going into surgery Elizabeth Warren: A Young Trans Person Will Have Veto Power Over My Choice For Secretary Of Education Michael Bloomberg Does Nutty Video Promoting ‘Big Gay Ice Cream’ Losing a step or two: Forget the Map: Biden Can't Locate Ukraine in His Mind Ashley Biden organization received $166K federal grant while father was vice president FEELING THE BERN IN CALIFORNIA Jerry Nadler was overheard on the metro bragging on the phone about how he should be the one leading the impeachment against Trump … the day after Trump took office ABC, NBC, CBS evening newscasts favor Democrats on impeachment coverage Duh Hey, If You Can’t Trust the Chinese Government, Who Can You Trust, Right? Arab Israelis Hate Trump’s Peace Plan. Israel-Haters Will Hate The Reason Why
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