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MAGA circular firing squad
I find the various allegations swirling around Magaworld about Epstein to be confusing and hard to follow. But they seem to have landed in a circular firing squad
Tiananmen then, US now?
A Chinese women who left the country after the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 and now teaches at Northeastern University, is interviewed on local Boston television tonight about her worries that she is now seeing things in the US that are like what she saw in China then.
Fox and Good Morning America on ICE agent
An attack on an ICE agent was the lead story on Fox. On good morning America, it was covered only after the top five stories,
Trump proclaims he has eliminated federal grants to New York City
Trump seems to believe that he has a personal right on his own say so to eliminate federal grants to New York City. Lawless.
Conservatives and Ukraine
A conservative friend has shared a post by New York Young Republicans that is an attack on Zelensky for defending Ukrainians. The times had a story on the front page about how congressional Republicans have loyalty followed every zig and zag of Trump‘s policies on Ukraine over the years.
Bagel store vandalized in Miami Beach
The Forward reports that since October 7, the bagel time Café in Miami Beach Florida has been vandalized three times. Need to be sure I patronize it during my January trip to Florida, urge any friends going there to do the same.
Hong Kong independent media outlet loses zing
I have read the China at a glance feature of the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post for many years. It has always had straight and when necessary hard-hitting coverage of China. I have been concerned about the control of this paper by the mainland entrepreneur Jack Ma. For a long time, I think my fears were not realized. Now, however, more and more I am beginning to see their coverage becoming more sycophantic towards China. Sad.