Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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12.1.23. The ceasefire is over. Israeli jets are striking Gaza. Heavy clashes reported at different areas along the strip, reported @treyyingst. From the IDF: "Hamas violated the operational pause, and in addition, fired toward Israeli territory. The IDF has resumed combat against the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip." "#IDF fighter jets currently striking Hamas targets in #Gaza after terrorists fired rockets into Israel before the end of the pause in the fighting and after not...
11.30.23: Appearing today at a “Dealbook" interview by Andrew Sorkin of the New York Times, Twitter CEO Elon Musk said that advertisers who have a problem with him can "fuck off."In a post to Twitter, Pershing Square fund manager Bill Ackman defended Musk. Ackman, who is Jewish, also defended Musk from charges that a recent post to X.com was anti-Semitic. Ackman wrote: I thought @elonmusk's interview with @andrewrsorkin was one of the great interviews ever. Musk is a free speech absolutist...
Left are two headlines (both Nov 24th from NYTimes.com), of the identical story, a couple of hours apart. This happens frequently with the New York Times. An initial headline (and story) comes out, not accurate and not balanced. To be followed later by revisions, which correct the headline (and story) and "center" it to a degree. *But the first headline and story are what enters the stream of news and tilts the worldwide news narrative.* The initial headlines and stories then are erased and...
Henry Kissinger, the most significant American diplomat of the cold war has died at the age of one full century. He was pilloried for working as Richard Nixon's Secretary of State. He was frequently mocked in the media. But in later years, Henry Kissinger was praised as a voice for moderation in US Foreign policy. Remembered as a very significant figure in the 20th century history of the Middle East, Kissinger talked Sadat into peace with Israel at Camp David, through his famous shuttle...
After hearing a number of speakers, the Oakland City Council declared Hamas' October 7th massacre of 1200 Israelis, mostly civilians, as "a hoax." "Calling Hamas a terrorist organization is ridiculous," said one female speaker. Dozens of residents showed up to DEFEND Hamas. Some claimed calling them a terrorist organization is racist. Others denied the Oct 7 attack ever happened. The Council unanimously approved resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza, becoming second city in the Bay Area to fo...
Legendary investor Charles Munger died Tuesday at 99 years of age. But he can't really be dead. Because he has a book coming out on Amazon in a week. Munger died at a Los Angeles area hospital, after a short, undisclosed illness. He met Warren Buffet in 1959 at an Omaha dinner party, and was his lifelong investing partner. “Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger” will be released on Amazon.com on December 5, 2023. Munger was famous for his quote "All I...
Image 1) Left Joshua Curtis from the Rio Hondo Prep High School football team chases after Griffin Seals from Santa Monica High School as Seals carries the football down the field at Santa Monica High School on Friday November 25th 2023 when SAMO hosted RIO in the division 9 CIF Southern Section football finals and lost 29-27. Image 2) Left Griffin Seals from the Santa Monica High School is grabbed by Tyler Dang from Rio Hondo Prep High School after Seals caught the football after it was passed...
Santa Monica's City Council thinks the city is just fine. One councilmember called the homeless residents and neighbors, their wants and desires equivalent to those of people who pay rent and pay taxes. The 'freedom' of some, most of whom suffer from drug addiction and mental illness, to live in filth, disease and to commit crimes with impunity, is valued over the ability of the rest of society to live healthy lives in law and order. Watch the videos shot and distributed by the Santa Monica...
Ask Rusty – I'm Returning to Work; What Should I Do About Social Security? Dear Rusty: I started collecting Social Security at age 62 earlier this year. I had an opportunity to partner in a new business this year that will allow me to earn about $200,000 in 2024. Because this is significantly above the allowed earnings when collecting early benefits, I need advice on how I handle this with the Social Security Administration. Am I supposed to call them and advise them of my change in income...
On May 29, 1979, Jesse Gonzales murdered Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Jack Williams and left William's two daughters -- then 11 and 12 -- without a father. Those daughters have missed their dad every day for 44 years. But now Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and a former public defender he brought on to gut the county's most heinous and serious murder convictions are just days away from letting Gonzales out of state prison. And they are trying to do it in secret. We...
