Saturday, April 29, 2017

33. 4/29/17

A1

U.S. PRESIDENT AND A DICTATOR IN A SNARL-OFF

"[S]mall acts and mutual threats of war can lead to miscalculation. Only hours before Mr. Trump spoke, the North released a propaganda video showing the White House shattering apart in what looked like a nuclear blast. No one takes those videos seriously, but they indicate a state of mind in which every action has to have a reaction."


A7

AIDE TO LE PEN IN FRANCE STEPS DOWN AS PARTY LEADER OVER HOLOCAUST REMARKS

"The interim leader that Marine Le Pen chose to run her far-right party while she ran for the presidency has been forced to step down because he praised a Holocaust denier and expressed doubt that the Nazis used poison to murder Jews."

France -- I am certain -- is filled with good people who will instinctually make "the right choice" next month. I am certain.

[me in October 2016]: Our country -- I am certain -- is filled with good people who will instinctually make "the right choice" next month. I am certain.


A7

CHINESE OFFER TO HELP EAT A FAT NUISANCE

"'I solemnly swear to join the danish Oyster-Resistance Volunteer Army,' said another. 'I will dedicate my tongue and taste buds to Sino-Danish friendship until these oyster invaders are vanquished.'"



A12

SIX SNAPSHOTS OF A PRESIDENCY LIKE NO OTHER

"A reporter who never set foot in the White House before Jan. 20 has just as much chance as me of predicting this most unpredictable of presidents."



A13

(ALMOST) 100 DAYS OF FRONT PAGE HEADLINES ABOUT NO. 45

What was a delightful read about an hour ago, is even more delightful now that I see the online version of this article.

The print version simply displays Trump-related headlines from January 20th through yesterday.

The online version displays headlines from the same day in Obama 2009 and Bush 2001, next to the current Trump headline. Quite fascinating!


A15

HOW TRUMP COULD BENEFIT FROM HIS OWN TAX PLAN

"President Trump could save tens of millions of dollars in a single year under his proposed changes to the tax code, a New York Times analysis has found."

!$#^&$$#@+_%

"In the Affordable Care Act, Congress introduced a 3.8 percent tax on investment income, which took effect in 2013. Repealing the tax could save about $1.5 million for somone with Mr. Trump's investment income."



A22

100 DAYS OF NOISE

"And what of his central campaign pledge, to make America great again, presumably by creating vast numbers of jobs for those who helped elect him? This may prove the emptiest of his promises. The giant infrastructure program, which would indeed yield jobs, is nowhere to be seen. In its place are proposed tax cuts to benefit mainly the wealthy and photo-op executive orders to deregulate energy businesses that, even if sustained by the courts -- a long shot -- will merely enrich the likes of the Koch brothers."

"His determination to leverage his office to expand his commercial empire is the only objective to which Americans, after 100 days, can be confident this president will stay true."



A23

A PLACE CALLED MANZANAR

by George Takei

"If this seems like a practice only of years long past, consider that today we need merely replace 'Japanese-Americans' with 'Muslims' for the parallels to emerge."



B2

10 CONCERTS, ONE'S A LIE? BE CAUTIOUS, EXPERTS SAY

"Privacy experts cautioned it could reveal too much about a person's background and preferences and sounds like a security question -- name the first concert you attended -- that you might be asked on a banking, brokerage or similar website to verify your identity."

I love this meme. By telling you that the first rock concert I ever attended was "Traffic" at the Civic Arena, you may attempt to hack me by figuring out that I'm from Pittsburgh and perhaps I love Stevie Winwood. Must have "sw" in my password, huh?

Nope. ("fz" perhaps) ...

Since I began using Dashlane, I don't worry about anymore. Make up the most complex password you can think of, and store it in Dashlane and never have to remember it again.

Let the Games continue.


ONLINE ONLY

YANKEES STAGE IMPROBABLE COMEBACK BEHIND A VOLLEY OF HOME RUNS

"'Daddy, I saw you hit a home run,' Holliday's 3-year-old son, Reed, shouted in the Yankees clubhouse.

But Holliday was more impressed by the home runs he had seen come off the bat of Judge.

'Maybe I'm overstating it a bit,' Holliday said. 'But as far as raw talent goes, that dude is massive. I haven't seen anything else like it. The whole stadium stops when he comes to bat. I think the sky's the limit for his potential.'"

99 bottles of Judge...

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