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What happened from Jan 2017 to Jan 2021?
At 3 in the morning of November 9, 2016, I called my brother. “What do we do now?” I asked him. “Don’t worry about it,” he said. “It’s going to be fun.” One relative to whom I repeated that conversation … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Corruption, COVID-19, Fascism, Government, Jan 6, Law, suits and order, Mueller investigation, Politics, SCOTUS, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, The War On Workers, Trumpism
Tagged 187 minutes, Anthony Fauci, attack on the Capitol, COVID, Department of Labor, Eugene Scalia, Eyal Press, January 6 Committee Final Report, OSHA, The New Yorker, The White House, Trump administration
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Think it’s great to hang around rich guys? The perks come with pricks
I’ve told you about Malcolm Forbes’s boat, The Highlander. I have a few more weird big boat trips to report on. But sailing on a very rich man’s big boat is not an unadulterated joy; the lower-middle-class invitée can’t choose … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiji, Laucala, Malcolm Forbes, The Highlander
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Is it easy “to become a horrible person”?
A few days ago in the Times, Paul Krugman wrote: Some years ago — I think it was 2015 — I got a quick lesson in how easy it is to become a horrible person. I was a featured speaker … Continue reading
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Tagged big boats, Dante, Paul Krugman, public transit, Subway
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