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Confused Confucian Catholic

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Tweets rashomon posts. Thoughts on Korea, NE Asia, gobbledygook, and Confucianism. Lived, studied, worked in Korea and US in research, IGO, journalism, business

Now in the US Katılım Şubat 2009
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I've lived a decently interesting life. I think that entitles me to make my own words and grammars.
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Hans Mahncke
Hans Mahncke@HansMahncke·
Everyone should reread Fauci’s last minute pardon. The most conspicuous detail has always been the date, 2014, which happens to coincide with Fauci approved funding routed through Daszak for gain-of-function experiments on coronaviruses at the Wuhan lab. That work was then paused after an NIH official flagged it as prohibited gain-of-function, and quickly restarted under mysterious circumstances, as acknowledged by Daszak in thanking NIH for restoring the funding. Fauci then went on to lie to Congress about it. These are established facts, so the only real question is whether Fauci should be charged. Normally, there is a strong argument against it given the pardon, however unconscionable it may be, since it does cover the conduct in question. That said, there is still the unresolved autopen issue, and given that the statute of limitations expires on May 11, there is a serious argument that charges should be filed to preserve the case on the record.
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James Surowiecki
James Surowiecki@JamesSurowiecki·
Scott Jennings understands perfectly what the joke was, of course. He's just pretending not to so he can clutch his pearls and act outraged.
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James Surowiecki@JamesSurowiecki·
The joke is premised on the idea that Melania is a trophy wife married to a very wealthy older man, and she's looking forward to the day when she inherits his wealth and no longer has to pretend she loves him. You can disagree with that portrait of Trumps, but it's a very conventional, even cliched, joke to make about a beautiful woman married to a much older rich guy.
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James Surowiecki
James Surowiecki@JamesSurowiecki·
The idea that there are witnesses or "documents" that show that James Comey intended to threaten to murder Donald Trump is preposterous. Todd Blanche has lost all sense of shame or honor.
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Chuck Schumer
Chuck Schumer@SenSchumer·
It has been thirty-five years since a British monarch addressed the elected representatives of the American people—the world has changed dramatically, but in many ways, the same tests remain before us. The visit of King Charles III should serve as a reminder to the President of the United States and to every elected official in this country: friends and allies matter.
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James Surowiecki
James Surowiecki@JamesSurowiecki·
This indictment is among the most ridiculous Trump's Justice Department has brought. He has turned the Justice Department into a tool for carrying out his vendettas, so they have to find a pretext to try to punish his enemies, no matter how dumb.
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KING
KING@KingOnEth·
@ICEgov I can't be the only person who thought this was Hillary Clinton
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Amanda Leigh Fourez, a U.S. citizen from Illinois, paid thousands of dollars to have others make sexual torture videos involving adult and baby monkeys for people in deranged online chat groups. Known as “animal crush videos,” they show real monkeys being burned alive and having their genitals mutilated. She pleaded guilty April 15 following an ICE @HSINewOrleans and FBI joint investigation.
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Wylfċen
Wylfċen@wylfcen·
The Anglo-Saxons liked to give their daughters names ending in wynn, which was an archaic word for joy. Here were the most common ones: 1. Elfwyn (“elf joy”) 2. Wulfwyn (“wolf joy”) 3. Léofwyn (“beloved joy”) 4. Æðelwyn (“noble joy”) 5. Beornwyn (“bear joy”) 6. Déorwyn (“dear joy”) 7. Óswyn (“god joy”) 8. Berhtwyn (“bright joy”) 9. Sigewyn (“victory joy”) 10. Merewyn (“sea joy”)
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The Hormuz Letter
The Hormuz Letter@HormuzLetter·
BREAKING: The UAE will leave OPEC and OPEC+ on May 1, ending 59 years of membership. The UAE is OPEC's third-largest producer and directly cited the Strait of Hormuz crisis in its decision. Free from OPEC quotas, the UAE can now flood the market with an additional 1 million barrels per day, undermining Iran's strategy of using high oil prices as leverage against the US.
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