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by jserraglio
Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: I’m a Columbia Professor. The Protests on My Campus Are Not Justice.
Replies: 2
Views: 18

Re: I’m a Columbia Professor. The Protests on My Campus Are Not Justice.

Bibi blaming American students for protesting against what his own actions have brought about. Netanyahu Calls Student Protests Antisemitic and Says They Must Be Quelled “What’s happening in America’s college campuses is horrific,” the Israeli prime minister said in a televised statement. “Antisemit...
by jserraglio
Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:32 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: India’s PM Narendra Modi: What makes this Islamophobic strongman tick?
Replies: 2
Views: 53

Re: India’s PM Narendra Modi: What makes this Islamophobic strongman tick?

Strongmanophilia sits deep in Right Field. Orbán, Duda, Erdoğan, DeSantis, Trump, Netanyahu, and now Modi.
by jserraglio
Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:45 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: The US still the indispensable power
Replies: 3
Views: 69

Re: The US still the indispensable power

Ditto! And the U.S. just did this. U.S. Secretly Shipped New Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine Ukrainian forces for the first time used a longer-range version of weapons known as ATACMS, striking an airfield in Crimea and Russian troops in southeastern Ukraine. NYT By Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washin...
by jserraglio
Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:35 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Some mirth
Replies: 224
Views: 119324

Re: Some mirth

The unrivalled comedian, Jon Stewart weighs in on the media’s overblown coverage of Trump’s criminal trial, from sketch-artist interviews to following his motorcade via helicopter... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zqkf2U5jcE0
by jserraglio
Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:28 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: PM Albanese calls Elon Musk an ‘arrogant billionaire’ after Musk accused Australia of censorship
Replies: 3
Views: 53

Re: PM Albanese calls Elon Musk an ‘arrogant billionaire’ after Musk accused Australia of censorship

Got it via iPhone, however …. FORTUNE TECH ·AUSTRALIA Australia’s prime minister calls Elon Musk an ‘arrogant billionaire’ after the X owner accuses the country’s government of censorship BY NICHOLAS GORDON April 23, 2024 6:44 AM EDT Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X and the world’s third-...
by jserraglio
Wed Apr 24, 2024 4:29 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: PM Albanese calls Elon Musk an ‘arrogant billionaire’ after Musk accused Australia of censorship
Replies: 3
Views: 53

Re: PM Albanese calls Elon Musk an ‘arrogant billionaire’ after Musk accused Australia of censorship

sorry, suddenly now, that's behind a paywall for me too. here's an alt source: Australia’s Prime Minister Berates ‘Arrogant’ Elon Musk—Escalating Feud Over X’s Handling Of Church Stabbing Videos https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2024/04/23/australian-prime-minister-berates-arrogant-elon-musk...
by jserraglio
Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: New US civil war film
Replies: 10
Views: 338

Re: New US civil war film

And then there was the cadaver trade in enslaved people … Beyond the Slave Trade, the Cadaver Trade By Daina Ramey Berry Feb. 3, 2018 NYT OPINION The topic of slavery features prominently in each February’s reflections on African-American history. But when it comes to this darkest time in our countr...
by jserraglio
Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:36 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Picture Donald in the slammer, or out on probation. How would that work?
Replies: 0
Views: 50

Picture Donald in the slammer, or out on probation. How would that work?

COMMENT: On its face, Trump in stir might seem like a delightful prospect, but it would result in a logistical nightmare. Better to slap an ankle-bracelet on the S.O.B., restrict his movements, and prohibit him from making any public statements about the trial while he is on trial. Could Trump Go t...
by jserraglio
Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:09 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Some mirth
Replies: 224
Views: 119324

Re: Some mirth

https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/trump-golf-2-1554229284.png?resize=1024:* He who has the fastest golf cart never has a bad lie. —Mickey Mantle Donald Trump Never Cheats at Golf. His Caddy Does That for Him. https://www.esquire.com/sports/a26454538/donald-trump-rick-reilly-commander-in-c...
by jserraglio
Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:36 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: India’s PM Narendra Modi: What makes this Islamophobic strongman tick?
Replies: 2
Views: 53

India’s PM Narendra Modi: What makes this Islamophobic strongman tick?

Why Did Modi Call India’s Muslims ‘Infiltrators’? Because He Could. The brazenness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vilification of India’s largest minority group made clear he sees few checks at home or abroad on his power. Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India was criticized by the opposition fo...
by jserraglio
Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:20 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Do men belong in the YWCA women's changing rooms?
Replies: 8
Views: 157

Re: Do men belong in the YWCA women's changing rooms?

Belle wrote:
Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:47 pm
I would expect the question which heads this discussion to be asked by any 10 year old. And I'd answer it as being asked by a child and not worthy of anything, apart from "when you grow up...."
“Have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have perfected praise’?”
by jserraglio
Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
Topic: Andrew Davis RIP
Replies: 11
Views: 142

Re: Andrew Davis RIP

Vaughan Williams: 5. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Sir Andrew Davis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsQGFlcqUmA
by jserraglio
Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:44 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Some mirth
Replies: 224
Views: 119324

Re: Some mirth

I'm criticising the credulous simplicity of Americans who think it's really clever and funny to find a news clip then introduce it by asserting the opposite. Even I could do that. And a lotta folks have tried ever since Jon Stewart basically invented parodic "fake news" as a comedy form some 28 yea...
by jserraglio
Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Some mirth
Replies: 224
Views: 119324

Re: Some mirth

Jon Stewart 10 Years Ago: The Daily Show, 2014
We Need to Talk About Israel https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_contin ... e=emb_logo
by jserraglio
Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
Topic: What I listened to today
Replies: 3147
Views: 1951233

Re: What I listened to today

I am a huge Herrmann fan nonetheless.
by jserraglio
Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: CMG Review of Books
Topic: Commander in Cheat, by Rick Reilly
Replies: 2
Views: 157

Re: Commander in Cheat, by Rick Reilly

Joseph I've seen him commenting on among other TV stations MSNBC-he was on with Lawrence O'Donnell and they spoke about trump cheating at golf! In the Reilly 📕 🤓 … Stephen Colbert asked Tiger Woods which presidents he had played golf with. Bush, Clinton, and Obama, Tiger answered. Whatabout Trump? ...
by jserraglio
Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:06 am
Forum: CMG Review of Books
Topic: Commander in Cheat, by Rick Reilly
Replies: 2
Views: 157

Commander in Cheat, by Rick Reilly

The most revealing book about the Donald, with the possible exception of Mary Trump’s.

Certainly it’s the funniest; and yet after reading it, I loathed Trump no less.

Reilly can really write!
by jserraglio
Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:42 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Immigrants in the long run are an asset to the U.S. economy with its aging population
Replies: 2
Views: 156

Re: Immigrants in the long run are an asset to the U.S. economy with its aging population

Belle wrote:
Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:32 pm
Cultural enrichment. What's not to love?
Well, yeah. who d’ya think Trump brings in to scrub piss ‘n’ poo off his gold-plated loo and keep his golf-course greens from matching the hue his tanning bed induces?

Scots-Irish they ain’t!! 😆
by jserraglio
Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:40 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Some mirth
Replies: 224
Views: 119324

Re: Some mirth

I'm criticising the credulous simplicity of Americans who think it's really clever and funny to find a news clip then introduce it by asserting the opposite. Even I could do that. And a lotta folks have tried ever since Jon Stewart basically invented parodic "fake news" as a comedy form some 28 yea...
by jserraglio
Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:37 am
Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
Topic: What I listened to today
Replies: 3147
Views: 1951233

Re: What I listened to today

Bernard Hermann's "The Planets" I do not own. How does his compare with so many others? Ones I have including Karajan [2] (I thought excellent), Bernstein, Stokowski, various ones with Boult, one conducted by Holst, Levine, Mehta, C. Davis, Steinberg, Sargent, Maazel, Ormandy, Barbirolli (live exce...
by jserraglio
Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:48 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Fastest-growing state in U.S. is becoming G.O.P. heaven — unlike Fla. or Tex., redder, not bluer
Replies: 0
Views: 109

Fastest-growing state in U.S. is becoming G.O.P. heaven — unlike Fla. or Tex., redder, not bluer

Sick of Your Blue State? These Real Estate Agents Have Just the Place for You. Agents in South Carolina, the fastest growing state in the country last year, say that many newcomers are Republicans eager to leave the Northeast and West Coast. The New York Times By Eduardo Medina Reporting from Green...
by jserraglio
Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:33 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Some mirth
Replies: 224
Views: 119324

Re: Some mirth

Jon Stewart 15 April — Talking World War III Blues, Trump’s dementia, his drooling at his trial, the “Is he Jesus or Mandela?” debate, etc. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NgeLRtpC2WI I don't really understand why this guy is so popular. His technique seems to be find a bit of news coverage, say the ...
by jserraglio
Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:04 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Grocery store closures in California
Replies: 16
Views: 376

Re: Grocery store closures in California

Belle wrote:
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:32 pm
As I've said before, I'm not going into a battle of wits with the totally un-armed. It wouldn't be fair.
A wise strategy for the witless. 🥹
by jserraglio
Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:31 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Grocery store closures in California
Replies: 16
Views: 376

Re: Grocery store closures in California

You think so, Lance? "Tax dodgers", "wealth", "hiding". Hardly the badinage of the Algonquin Round Table and typically laced with bitterness and bile, sans facts. Good on you, dear 🔔 , standing tall for and making common cause with your own cohort!! :D I must say I played very hard ball when it cam...
by jserraglio
Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Toxic jock — Boxing Australia head coach, banned from Olympics for sexual misconduct, is sentenced to retraining
Replies: 0
Views: 120

Toxic jock — Boxing Australia head coach, banned from Olympics for sexual misconduct, is sentenced to retraining

From the excellent ABC.net.au SPORT Boxing Australia coach Jamie Pittman withdraws from Olympics after admitting to 'disgusting' sexual misconduct Posted 10 hours ago The National Sports Tribunal found Pittman's misconduct was "part of an overall pattern of behaviour". — In short: Boxing Australia h...
by jserraglio
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Some mirth
Replies: 224
Views: 119324

Re: Some mirth

Jon Stewart 15 April — Talking World War III Blues, Trump’s dementia, his drooling at his trial, the “Is he Jesus or Mandela?” debate, etc. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NgeLRtpC2WI
by jserraglio
Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:05 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Lady of the Lake: Arizona Senate hopeful tells Deplorables to don the ‘armor of God’ and ‘strap on a Glock’ pistol
Replies: 6
Views: 161

Re: Lady of the Lake: Arizona Senate hopeful tells Deplorables to don the ‘armor of God’ and ‘strap on a Glock’ pistol

lennygoran wrote:
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:58 am
jserraglio wrote:
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:01 am

By contrast, Kari is a Lake, but in no way a Lady.
Joseph thanks-you sure have that right! Regards, Len
She’s a monster without being a myth, which is rather unfair (Oscar Wilde). Shouldn’t we feel shortchanged?
by jserraglio
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:01 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Lady of the Lake: Arizona Senate hopeful tells Deplorables to don the ‘armor of God’ and ‘strap on a Glock’ pistol
Replies: 6
Views: 161

Re: Lady of the Lake: Arizona Senate hopeful tells Deplorables to don the ‘armor of God’ and ‘strap on a Glock’ pistol

Kari Lake Urges Supporters to Arm Themselves Ahead of Election Joseph did she steal the idea from Rossini's great opera! Regards, Len [fleeing] Thanks I was actually thinking of the Lady in Tennyson’s Idylls of the King that gives the sword Excalibur to Arthur. By contrast, Kari is a Lake, but in n...
by jserraglio
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:42 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Left wing racism in British public schools
Replies: 6
Views: 224

Re: Left wing racism in British public schools

this explains A LOT. ALL CAPS TODAY, PARODIC of the sounding brass of a tediously tinkling 🛎️. Again, no argument, no facts Yes, but composing a ma’amsplaining missive, more elongated and discombobulated than an ayatollah’s fatwa or a Pettersson symphony — That's clearly Your Highness’s forte, not ...
by jserraglio
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:33 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Left wing racism in British public schools
Replies: 6
Views: 224

Re: Left wing racism in British public schools

Dr. Boghossian describes American schooling as rubbish and it's not 6 degrees of separation distant from Australia either. Whatever America lacks in formal education — her universities being the envy of the world and attracting thousands of students and faculty from abroad — she more than compensat...
by jserraglio
Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:05 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Lehrmann vs Higgins
Replies: 7
Views: 273

Re: Lehrmann vs Higgins

More asinine commentary from the giant chip on the shoulder. Infantile, narcissistic comments. As I said, bitterness has a long tail and is very very resilient - especially when there are zero friendships in the real world to temper extremist views. In my experience on music boards all the trolls -...
by jserraglio
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:48 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Lady of the Lake: Arizona Senate hopeful tells Deplorables to don the ‘armor of God’ and ‘strap on a Glock’ pistol
Replies: 6
Views: 161

Lady of the Lake: Arizona Senate hopeful tells Deplorables to don the ‘armor of God’ and ‘strap on a Glock’ pistol

Kari Lake Urges Supporters to Arm Themselves Ahead of Election https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/04/16/multimedia/16pol-swiper-kari-lake-glock-mvbh/16pol-swiper-kari-lake-glock-mvbh-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=1200 “We are going to put on the armor of God,” th...
by jserraglio
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:24 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Cotton is King: Arkansas senator tells vigilantes to attack pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Replies: 2
Views: 110

Cotton is King: Arkansas senator tells vigilantes to attack pro-Palestinian demonstrators

Cotton Urges Citizens to Forcibly Confront Pro-Palestinian Protesters https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/UK25kMR5qkdtSRMhdwjvcQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNw--/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2024-04/21d4a4f0-fc19-11ee-bbff-2879fccf47fd On Monday on social media, Mr. Cotton, ...
by jserraglio
Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Lehrmann vs Higgins
Replies: 7
Views: 273

Re: Lehrmann vs Higgins

https://independentaustralia.net/_lib/slir/w750/https://independentaustralia.net/sc/tours_800px.jpg The only thing that never changes is change itself. :lol: Oh, what a tragic!! A biased left wing organization like the ABC prints something to cover its own backside when they were up to their eyebal...
by jserraglio
Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:37 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: In Australia, ‘Cats Are Just Catastrophic’
Replies: 5
Views: 148

Re: In Australia, ‘Cats Are Just Catastrophic’

Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty … 🐱

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by jserraglio
Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:43 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: In Australia, ‘Cats Are Just Catastrophic’
Replies: 5
Views: 148

Re: In Australia, ‘Cats Are Just Catastrophic’

Thanks. These critters are one of the unfortunate byproducts of British colonialism, causing the extinction of many native species. 😢

If they can’t be culled, they should all be caged.
by jserraglio
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Immigrants in the long run are an asset to the U.S. economy with its aging population
Replies: 2
Views: 156

Immigrants in the long run are an asset to the U.S. economy with its aging population

Immigrants in Maine Are Filling a Labor Gap. It May Be a Prelude for the U.S. A wave of rapid immigration is taxing local resources around the country and drawing political ire. But it might leave America’s economy better off. The New York Times By Jeanna Smialek April 12, 2024 Maine has a lot of l...
by jserraglio
Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:22 am
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Grocery store closures in California
Replies: 16
Views: 376

Re: Grocery store closures in California

What these tax dodgers were doing was to exploit a loophole that allowed them to effectively shelter their wealth by moving it out of state after having employed their home state as a stepping stone for accumulating that wealth. It is a ploy similar to moving one's money to an offshore tax haven. Ca...
by jserraglio
Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:15 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Bishop Is Stabbed During Live Streamed Service in Sydney
Replies: 3
Views: 152

Re: Bishop Is Stabbed During Live Streamed Service in Sydney

Just like you, we're all celebrating cultural enrichment and diversity!! And, god, it feels so good!! Exactly! Just like the U.S., you’ve clearly hit the skids, rioting in the streets of Sidney, but unlike us, you don’t even know it yet. :shock: Doah!! Hundreds of people gathered outside the Assyri...
by jserraglio
Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:52 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Grocery store closures in California
Replies: 16
Views: 376

Re: Grocery store closures in California

I would not, Lance. The modest exit tax allows Cal (1) to recoup some of its investment in businesses and individuals who have enjoyed the unique dynamic economic environment offered by the state & used it to accumulate wealth; and (2) to close a loophole that allows wealthy people to avoid paying t...
by jserraglio
Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Grocery store closures in California
Replies: 16
Views: 376

Re: Grocery store closures in California

The economy of the State of California is the largest in the United States, with a $3.89 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2023. It is the largest sub-national economy in the world. If California were a sovereign nation (2024), it would rank in terms of nominal GDP as the world's fifth larges...
by jserraglio
Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:38 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Many Patients Don’t Survive End-Stage Poverty
Replies: 21
Views: 876

Re: Many Patients Don’t Survive End-Stage Poverty

The non - profit hospital tax scam: https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/14/nonprofit-hospitals-turn-profit-charity-care-tax-exempt-status/?utm_campaign=daily_recap&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_jDHbC2-cNZ-Ij4JVAlNMVbLzHHCpQhRfGbN5ltGdgBze3oRYlpihmgXXJQEGPb4QzBXwc_vSsgsl_AE_FlKmx9FVyvg&_hsmi=3027569...
by jserraglio
Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Bishop Is Stabbed During Live Streamed Service in Sydney
Replies: 3
Views: 152

Re: Bishop Is Stabbed During Live Streamed Service in Sydney

What’s going on Down Under? Australia; beautiful one day, horrendous the next.
by jserraglio
Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Many Patients Don’t Survive End-Stage Poverty
Replies: 21
Views: 876

Re: Many Patients Don’t Survive End-Stage Poverty

The non - profit hospital tax scam: https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/14/nonprofit-hospitals-turn-profit-charity-care-tax-exempt-status/?utm_campaign=daily_recap&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_jDHbC2-cNZ-Ij4JVAlNMVbLzHHCpQhRfGbN5ltGdgBze3oRYlpihmgXXJQEGPb4QzBXwc_vSsgsl_AE_FlKmx9FVyvg&_hsmi=3027569...
by jserraglio
Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Dozing Donald caught sundowning during hush-money-to-porn-star trial
Replies: 0
Views: 109

Dozing Donald caught sundowning during hush-money-to-porn-star trial

Newsweek Former President Donald Trump appeared to be "sleeping" during the first day of his criminal trial for charges of falsifying business documents, according to a report from The New York Times. Jury selection in the trial trial surrounding whether Trump falsified business documents by allege...
by jserraglio
Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:44 pm
Forum: Corner Pub
Topic: Many Patients Don’t Survive End-Stage Poverty
Replies: 21
Views: 876

Re: Many Patients Don’t Survive End-Stage Poverty

The non - profit hospital tax scam: https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/14/nonprofit-hospitals-turn-profit-charity-care-tax-exempt-status/?utm_campaign=daily_recap&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_jDHbC2-cNZ-Ij4JVAlNMVbLzHHCpQhRfGbN5ltGdgBze3oRYlpihmgXXJQEGPb4QzBXwc_vSsgsl_AE_FlKmx9FVyvg&_hsmi=3027569...