Tag Archives: The New Yorker
What a horrible person! Eugene Scalia
Must say I’d never paid any attention to Eugene Scalia, son of Antonin, even when Trump made him Secretary of Labor. Trump introduced us to so many horrible people, one or two slipped through the cracks of my focus, until … Continue reading
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Tagged Antonin Scalia, Department of Labor, discrimination at work, Eugene Scalia, Eyal Press, LGBTQ rights, OSHA, Secretary of Labor, Slate, The New Yorker
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Fascinating research on disinformation: who buys into it?
I’m a bit behind in my New Yorkers. Last night, I got to The September 14th issue, in which an article by Joshua Yaffa,”Believe It Or Not: How concerned should we be about online Russian manipulation?” grabbed my full attention. … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID 19, Fox News, How I Learned the Facts of Life, Joshua Yaffa, Sean Hannity, The New Yorker, Tucker Carlson, Twitter
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What is money laundering and how does it work?
Many years ago, I asked an erudite friend to elucidate me on money laundering. I didn’t understand how it worked. He explained. I still didn’t get it. So I’m grateful to Adam Davidson who’s writing a series of articles for … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Davidson, money laundering, Russian oligarchs, The New Yorker, Trump
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