“Hitler’s only kidding about the antisemitism” New York Times, 1922″ “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” -Maya Angelou “Several reliable, well-informed sources confirmed the idea that Hitler’s anti-Semitism was not [...]
Archive for November, 2016
Be Afraid: The NY Times on Hitler,
November 21st, 2016 - 1:54 am § in The Ave Scene
David Brewster: Is the Seattle boom a bubble?
David Brewster Here’s an admirably complete and nuanced story by Paul Roberts on the Seattle economy, and whether the signs of a mild slowdown could turn into another one of Seattle’s periodic busts. The signs would indicate the wisdom of a cautious path in government spending and projec[...]
November 21st, 2016 - 1:52 am § in Misc.
Steve Balmer’s Failures
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told CNBC on Friday that he tried to buy Facebook when it was “itsy-bitsy” for $24 billion. Ballmer left Microsoft in 2014 and is now the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers and an investor in Twitter. Facebook fielded a lot of offers in its early days, a[...]
Would Trump’s Son In Law Get Into the UW?
WHY THE UW MATTERS Jared Kushner, husband to Ivanka Trump and now the apparent consigliere of the Trump White House, was admitted to Harvard, but he might not have been accepted at UW. Over at FACEBOOK, UW President Ana Mari Cauce glows with pride that our university ranks among the top 20 in [...]
November 20th, 2016 - 5:13 pm § in Politics
What the Trump presidency will be like
… according to Saturday Night Live![...]
November 20th, 2016 - 3:30 pm § in Misc.
Chris Goodwin Quits Smoking
Christopher Goodwin So yea I quit smoking two weeks ago. I have to say it’s going fine. Before I decided to quit, I bought a few nicotine pouches to help make my journey easier (you can check them out here). I knew that I couldn’t go completely cold turkey and I’ve heard amazing th[...]
November 20th, 2016 - 4:32 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: The right to life
Francis Jacobson What is the value of a human life? It’s not a rhetorical question but a real one. The Catholic Church teaches that all human life is of equal value, but this teaching is certainly not a reality. Conservatives state they are opposed to socialized medicine because it rations car[...]
November 20th, 2016 - 1:56 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
AFTER TRUMP: Can Israel Return to Its Zionist Center?
Lapid believes he has finally found a formula that will allow him to do something that has eluded Israeli politicians for nearly a decade: Defeat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an election. Just three years after Lapid gave up a successful media career for the rough-and-tumble of Israeli polit[...]
Anthony: I don’t like seeing my daughters picture on this link.