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How Democrats Could Pack the Supreme Court in 2021 Their base is already calling for a radical next move. Would they do it? The American flag flies at half staff in front of the U.S. Supreme Court the morning after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By JEFF GREENFIELD Within hours of the deat...

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barney wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 18, 2020 12:18 pm
but I fear I am far too addicted to comfort to travel backpack-style again.

Barney when Sue and I were first married we did some camping but not for a long time-those days are long gone! Regards, Len [fellow addict]

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Rach3 wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 18, 2020 8:32 pm
Most whores have more principles than McConnell.

I wonder whether he'll wait for the lameduck period to go for it or right away-he may not have the votes to try it right away? Regards, Len

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Opera Star Anna Netrebko Is Hospitalized With Covid-19 “Everything will be fine!” she said on Instagram, but the news is the latest sign of the challenges singers face returning to work. Sept. 17, 2020 LONDON — Anna Netrebko, the star Russian soprano, is in the hospital with pneumonia caused by the ...

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barney wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:58 pm
Sri Lanka is lovely.

Barney I was there back in the 1970's-it was called Ceylon then-very exotic! I remember beautiful Botanical Gardens at a town named Kandi. Regards, Len

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Scientific American Breaks With 175-Year Precedent to Endorse Biden This article appeared on Truthout, an independent left-wing news service.4 Barney this couldn't have come at a better time with trump out there fighting masks and disagreeing with scientists like Redfield from the CDC. Regards, Len

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From George Eliot to Neo-Nazi Skinheads: The Chaotic Cult of Richard Wagner By John Adams Sept. 16, 2020 WAGNERISM Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music By Alex Ross For Friedrich Nietzsche he was “a volcanic eruption of the total undivided artistic capacity of nature itself.” For Thomas Mann he w...

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maestrob wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 16, 2020 10:31 am
IIRC, they had to mime playing to a recording made earlier, because the instruments wouldn't work it was so cold.

Brian thanks-I wasn't aware of that! Regards, Len

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maestrob wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 16, 2020 8:33 am
Magnificent! McGill certainly deserves this. He's an excellent musician, and a model citizen and activist as well.

Brian I had never heard of him but that clip of him with Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma and Gabriela Montero at Obama's inauguration was great! Regards, Len

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Mr. Caputo predicted that the president would win re-election in November, but that his Democratic opponent, Joseph R. Biden Jr., would refuse to concede, leading to violence. “And when Donald Trump refuses to stand down at the inauguration, the shooting will begin,” he said. “The drills that you’ve...

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https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/924/4lgG8N.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/ik4bE3.jpg A Violinist Lost His Seat and His Job. He Blames China. In a lawsuit filed in New Jersey, a former member of the well-known Shanghai Quartet said he had been dumped after a rema...

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To sin, one must eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Chubby Hubby is a Prelapsarian, he lives by Fatburgers alone. Joseph you got me again! Regards, Len :lol: What is the meaning of prelapsarian? adjective. Theology. occurring before the Fall: the prelapsarian innocence of Eden. char...

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In many respects, Pinker’s book In this retelling could double as a CMG post that lashes out incoherently at leftist identity politics and cancel culture . [/quote] This made me think of trump yesterday again mentioning Biden taking drugs-in 2016 he did the same for Hillary. Anything goes these day...

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jserraglio wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 10, 2020 11:18 pm

South Carolinians have strong stomachs. Politics there is a blood sport and has been for decades.

Great one! I decided to look at some poll numbers. Regards, Len

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maestrob wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 10, 2020 10:05 am
He sounds a bit far out for my taste, however.

Brian sort of how I feel. Regards, Len

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GOP suckup cowards silent and complicit, perhaps charges there, too ? I happened to be watching CNN when this interview took place-how outrageous! Regards, Len https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/no-senator-im-sorry-im-not-going-to-let-you-do-this-louisiana-sen-john-kennedy-cnns-pamela-brown-s...

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barney wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 09, 2020 5:45 pm
You might have put this in the wrong forum, Len, even if it is music to your ears.

Barney you're absolutely right-I guess hearing that news really got to me-my apologies to all. Regards, Len

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And there are tapes-he knew even Feb7th-blood on hands! Regards, Len :x 'Play it down': Trump admits to concealing the true threat of coronavirus in new Woodward book By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Updated 12:47 PM ET, Wed September 9, 2020 Washington (CNN)President Donald T...

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And there are tapes-he knew even Feb7th-blood on hands! Regards, Len

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barney wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:54 am
Trump is able to turn this into a law and order election, that will be calamitous.

Barney like this-not good. Regards, Len

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I don't like this-sure hope Justice Dept. loses on this! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/TX8V9X.jpg Justice Dept. Intervenes to Help Trump in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Lawsuit Government lawyers made the unusual move of seeking to take over President Trump’s defense in a suit brou...

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jserraglio wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:40 am
'Lincoln Project' Ad Slams Un-American "Draft-Dodger-in-Chief"

I've been slaving away out in the garden most of the day-thanks for this-it made my day! Regards, Len

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All we can do now is pray for our country and our health, and continue to learn as much as we can about our favorite subject, music! To stay on topic, here's a violin recording I hope you'll check out on amazon: Dvorak's Violin Concerto and Romance, played by his great-grandson, the fabulous Czech ...

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maestrob wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:34 pm
Happy Labor Day weekend to both you and Sue!

Brian thanks-same to you and Teresa-are you finding NYC getting any easier for you with regard to Corona? Regards, Len

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Trump's alleged remarks are absolutely in character. I completely believe it. Barney just read this: The Atlantic's editor-in-chief says his story about Trump calling vets 'losers' is just the beginning https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/06/media/jeffrey-goldberg-atlantic-trump-reliable-sources/index.html

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Some new works for me. I guess all these works are on you tube. Regards, Len 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Violin We asked Hilary Hahn, John Adams, André Rieu and others to pick the music that moves them. Listen to their choices. Sept. 2, 2020 In the past, we’ve asked some of our favorite ar...

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I thought Trump's comments about John McCain would be poison for his 2016 campaign. That didn't deter his followers. Hank but now with this story we getting a second chance to see those remarks-maybe they'll register this time around? BTW Rachel will get the first Michael Cohen interview with Micha...

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jserraglio wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 04, 2020 4:22 pm
throw out another shiny object fast;

How about annoincing a quick departure from NATO. Regards, Len

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Wow if this is true! Regards, Len Exclusive: President Trump has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, sources tell The Atlantic. Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’ The president has repeat...

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Rach3 wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 03, 2020 3:59 pm
And Trumps suckup gopher AG Barr would not even say it would obviously be illegal when Barr was interviewed by CNN Blitzer.

Yeah I watched that whole thing-Barr is disgusting! Regards, Len

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barney wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:53 pm
What business is it of ours how Melania and Ivanka get on?

Barney it's important to know what happened to the inaugural money-laws may have been broken-serious stuff may be at play with this-bring on the tapes! Regards, Len

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barney wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:46 pm
He certainly is.

Barney yeah-in NC he wants them to break the law and vote twice. Regards, Len

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jserraglio wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 02, 2020 2:28 pm
"I'm the only one who can furgle up. I know more more about furgling up than the furglers do."

Furgle, that rhymes with burgle-he's trying to burgle the election! Regards, Len

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https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/ZhkW90.jpg I'm hoping for big results from this book--Rachel interviewed and read large excerpts from the book last night. Wolkoff says she has tapes and has turned over loads of material to Federal investigaters involving the trump inaugaural-the s...

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This Is Democrats’ Doomsday Scenario for Election Night What if early results in swing states on Nov. 3 show President Trump ahead, and he declares victory before heavily Democratic mail-in votes, which he has falsely linked with fraud, are fully counted? By Trip Gabriel Sept. 2, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ET ...

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What a fine article! So encouraging! What took them so long! Brian I guess corona. This made me think about the decision here in NJ to open indoor eating at restaurants-25% capacity. Some might ask what's taking NYC so long to do that-I'm not one of them being a cautious kind of person-still I real...

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maestrob wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 30, 2020 11:54 am
Just in case you haven't heard, noted Verdi interpreter Vincent La Selva's disc of the complete Verdi Oyertures, his only commercial recording, is now available for free listening on American amazon to Prime Members.

Brian thanks-I happen to have Amazon Prime. Regards, Len

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jserraglio wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:54 am
Those statues also practice the virtue of blissful silence.

LOL-still you only see photos--with the current technologies I'm sure they could easily add audio comments and make them into full blown videos-trump's vulgarities might very well fit in with a project like that! Regards, Len

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as right-wing nutjobs and racists, like cicadas in swarm, are emboldened to emerge from the dark underground where they ordinarily lurk, battening on their shame. Yeah an even the statues are joining the fight! Regards, Len :lol: https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/924/z0H1lY.jpg https://...

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jserraglio wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:09 am
America's citizens still have the right to assemble and protest.

Now I'm concerned about Portland again-I think you once said you were worried about another Civil War. As for Kenosha I guess that situation will be solved by Trump's trip there on Tuesday. Regards, Len

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except the YMMV, as I'm not sure what that is. Barney I didn't know either. Regards, Len Your Mileage May Vary YMMV is an abbreviation for “Your Mileage May Vary.” Basically, it means one person's experience with a product may be different from another's. YMMV is often used in online forums to desc...

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Listen to Moore; he was right last time : https://tinyurl.com/y68skwyh Way past time for Biden to be out of the basement.The protest violence is a big problem, as well, like that fact or not ; at least 40% of America voted for Trump last time without such a convenient excuse. I'm starting to worry ...

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