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Archive for October, 2019
WHY SEATTLE’S EFFORTS TO MAKE SLU A BIOTECH PARK FAILED
How Massachusetts Built A Booming Biotech Ecosystem and Washington Failed Original text appeared as an advertisement on 538 sponsored by WE WORK. The text written by Satta Sarmah-Hightower is abstracted for this post and commented by me in blue. The original premise of South Lake Union was that [...]
October 6th, 2019 - 8:24 pm § in Donald Trump
Elizabeth Warren has too many giraffes
Trump: Elizabeth Warren has too many giraffes. Press: Sir, Elizabeth Warren doesn’t have any giraffes. Trump: I’m just saying there’s a giraffe problem. There is a big giraffe problem. [cough] Elizabeth Warren. Press: It seems like you’re trying to tarnish a political opponen[...]
October 6th, 2019 - 5:46 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: On Yom Kippur, Can Christians learn Teshuvah?
Teshuvah, תשובה, is the center of Judaism’s most holy day, Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur also offers an important message for all Americans. This Wednesday, we Jews will spend hours beating our chests and confessing .. to ourselves for our sins. The ritual is called viddui, but the keyword[...]
How the UW Could Fix the Emmert Mess
The scandals surrounding former UW President Mark Emmert began before he came here and were deepened before he left for his real job as NCAA commissioner. The Washington Post calls NCAA President Mark Emmert “the lord of a feudal state that knows its time is over. “ My two cents: Colle[...]
October 5th, 2019 - 1:36 am § in Misc.
THE Ave Challenge: Who had the answer to homeleness?
A. Jesus B. Trump C. Edwin Abbott D. Mother Theresa E. Mao[...]
October 4th, 2019 - 10:03 am § in Misc.
Iraq’s Kurds
Amidst the horror caused by Trump’s abandonment of the Syrian Kurds, there is another bombshell waiting for his irresponsibility .. Iraq’s Kurdistan. An article from Le Monde tells the story. Iraq is unstable and getting more so because of a huge increase in young people who are unable[...]
October 3rd, 2019 - 8:24 am § in Misc.
THE NIGHTLY BROKEN NEWS
The cable TV news channels .. including Fox .. have no bandwidth. Instead, we get rehashing of whatever Trump of the Day. Currently, China’s wierd military celebration of its 70th anniversary, riots in Hong Kong, Nigeria’s mess, Israel, Brexit, Huawei, riots in Iraq, the Taliban in Af[...]
October 3rd, 2019 - 12:12 am § in The Ave Scene
I Endorse EGAN in District 3
Since she was elected, Kshama Sawant has ignored District 3. Her interests are national .. as part of a movement that she sees herself leading., I doubt many outside of that circle take her seriously. In practice, she has been obstructive. In particular, she sees herself as a self-chosen leade[...]