Trump’s New Tariff List Excludes Bibles, Delays Tariffs On Frog Meat : NPR
Too much faith in politics
I think too many people put too much faith into the political system and not into their own lives. The truth is you probably can’t change the country or even your own community much you can change your own life through a maintenence of effort towards self improvement.
Why I Do Not Support The Police
Notice that I did not say I am anti-cop (though many people will likely assume that anyway). I am not anti-cop because I recognize that some police officers are truly doing their jobs. They believe in justice, and follow the motto to “protect and serve.” That being said, I do not support the police. I am anti-police. Not on an individual level, but on an institutional level. Because the institution of the police, whether you look at a single department or entire states, has proven to be persecutory and ruthless.
Outside of Lexington
Heading down to NY 42 outside of Lexington.
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Describing Cities with Computer Vision – Geoff Boeing
Surging in Polls, Warren Has Clear Path to the Nomination
In this phase of the 2020 Democratic presidential contest, there are a number of interesting story lines for political observers: the huge candidate field that keeps resisting its “winnowing,” the apparent indestructibility of front-runner Joe Biden, the constant fears about electability and Trump’s efforts to paint the Donkey Party as a bunch of socialists who hate America and love open borders, and the intermittently sharp elbows the candidates are displaying toward each other.
But the development that currently demands attention is the emergence of Senator Elizabeth Warren as something other than the candidate of policy wonks, dismissed as nonviable even among people who think she’d make an outstanding president. Her strong debate performances, a knack for organizing (based on her outstanding retail political skills), and the misfortunes affecting some of her rivals have combined to give her the clear path to the Democratic nomination that she really did not have in the early going.