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The logical (?) conclusion from the latest garbage spewing out of the White House is that the US no longer believes it should support law and order, democracy, freedom, culture, art, Europe, Africa, Latin America, East Asia, counter-terrorism, cyber security, economic and social development, cooperation, science, geography, history, trade, peace, civilization, energy, equalit...


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For decades, China has avoided using direct force against Taiwan, thanks to a large part on the assumption that the United States would not remain on the sidelines. We are no longer in that era.

The GOPers’ latest unnecessary war puts an end to any claim America had to the moral high ground, regardless of whether such a claim had merit. If the United S...


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Adrian Monck: How to Get a Job in the Chinese Communist Party <https://7thin.gs/p/china-communist-party-jobs>:

[excerpt, by UC Berkele...


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=> The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)

=> Private Lives (Noel Coward)

=> Strong Poison (Dorothy L. Sayers)

=> Civilization and its Discontents (Sigmund Freud)

=> The Little Engine That Could (Watty Piper)

=> The French Powder Mystery (Ellery Q...


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Here’s some estimates by the Congressional Budget Office as to the impact of selected changes to the federal budget. The numbers are the net reduction in spending over 10 years.

$89 bn: Eliminate human space exploration programs.

$95 bn: Eliminate Head Start.

$197 bn: Reduce social security benef...


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