This Island Has No Bridges. Can It Survive With No Ferries? - The New York Times

So many memories.

Susan Page of USA Today criticized for hosting off-the-record event honoring Trump appointees - The Washington Post

Replace her for the debate!

Trump Has Changed the Face America Presents to the World - The New York Times

I think this is more important than even this piece suggests.

Viral Photo of a Man in a Pub Becomes Symbol of Ireland’s Pandemic Rules - The New York Times

Wonderful story!

Trump attacks Laurene Powell Jobs for her majority stake in The Atlantic - CNN

I hope she will personally respond to this.

Anti-Trump group Refuse Facism calls for nationwide protests on Saturday as chaotic summer grinds on | Daily Mail Online

Where does this end??

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler excoriates President Donald Trump: 'It's you who have created the hate' - CNNPolitics

Alas, the Mayor has spoken precisely the right words at this moment. He's right; Whatshisname is wrong. Period.

LSSC: Season Five Episode Talk - Page 8 - Late Show With Stephen Colbert - PRIMETIMER

Jon MEACHAM comment again today about TRUMP. See this reference here - not new "Being willfully stupid is not part of the Christian tradition." 

Louder for the people in the back, Meacham. Thank you. 

Also, the questions he has about this administration are the exact same ones I've been constantly asking myself and others these last few years (I loved his comment about "weaponizing narcissism"), so if he ever were to write a book exploring that aspect of this presidency, I would absolutely read that. "

Trump Says Ivanka Is More Fit to Be First Female President Than Kamala Harris

We need to return sanity to the Oval Office.

Royaume-Uni : les ratés architecturaux du façadisme

I sure have mixed feelings about this.

Walk!

 I hope I never tire of walking wherever and whenever I can!

Evil | The Lincoln Project

We have to succeed in November.

This video as a wonderful ring to it and superb message!

 Well worth watching and humming along!

Facebook Braces Itself for Trump to Cast Election Results Doubts - The New York Times

And how about all the other "platforms" and services?

Opinion | Will 2020’s Election Be the End of Our Democracy? - The New York Times

Let it not be so.

Words

 Three words that I am struggling to use with confidence:

Meme

Trope

Gaslighting

Perhaps it is simply a sign of age!

The Benefits of Talking to Strangers - The New York Times

What a simple truth this is.

Does the Constitution allow for a delayed presidential election? - National Constitution Center

I am not convinced that the President could not use some emergency power/authority to postpone the election.

Opinion | John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation - The New York Times

This piece is a great gift to all of us from a great man.

Opinion | A Trumpless Future Is Hard to Get Your Head Around - The New York Times

To read later.

Opinion | Where an American Passport Doesn’t Work: The World, and Irish Pubs - The New York Times

Nicely put!

Opinion | Where Is the Outrage? - The New York Times

This needs a button - DO SOMETHING NOW! CLICK HERE!

Radio Host Dianna Ploss Loses Her Show Over English-Only Rant - The New York Times

Warped minds.

The history and future of Confederate monuments - CBS News

I really support the idea of adding information to monuments instead of trying to wipe them out or put them in a "closet".

I’m a black doctor. I wear my scrubs everywhere now. - The Washington Post

What an incredibly sad revelation. For me, anyway.

Marchés chinois : des espèces désormais interdites à la vente

Lots of Covid impacts on food.

An Open Letter on Free Expression Draws a Counterblast - The New York Times

What a waste.

In ‘Buy American’ Speech, Biden Challenges Trump on the Economy - The New York Times

I am not happy to hear this Buy American stuff.

Opinion | I’ve Seen a Future Without Cars, and It’s Amazing - The New York Times

I want to study this more carefully.

Splitting 5-4, Supreme Court Grants Alabama’s Request to Restore Voting Restrictions - The New York Times

Maybe we need a study and plot on maps where people do not have or do not have easy access to a printer?

With Flights Banned, Son Sails Solo Across Atlantic to Reach Father, 90 - The New York Times

I wonder how long to sail single handed from Chapel Hill to Nice?????

Supreme Court Says Rejected Asylum Seekers Have No Right to Object in Court - The New York Times

I want to read the opinion but it really bothers me to see what may be further erosion of what is written on the Statue of Liberty.

TikTok Teens Claim They Tanked Trump Rally - The New York Times

So many mixed reactions reading this - from glee that Trump suffered embarrassment (if he know what that is) to horror over the ease of such huge manipulation of the impression facts render.

Mourning the Letters That Will No Longer Be Written, and Remembering the Great Ones That Were - The New York Times

I have thought about this often.

Fayetteville Chief Of Police Comments On Government's Response To Protests : NPR

Want to listen to this again.

Foleys NYC Pub and Restaurant will not reopen after COVID

Sad news. I did not realize the Cavan connection.

Checking my white privilege

Bravo. This comes from the writer's heart and we should speak more from there to more people more often with words we believe, as she obviously does, and which I fervently embrace.

George Will: There is no such thing as rock bottom for Trump. Assume the worst is yet to come. - The Washington Post

I never thought I would embrace George WILL's point of view. I do this time, so very sadly.

Protesters Dispersed With Tear Gas So Trump Could Pose at Church - The New York Times

The Bishop spoke the truth to a presdient who cannot comprehend the idea.

Opinion | Coronavirus Showed How Globalization Broke the World - The New York Times

I agree; what do we do next, Tom????

Supreme Court, in 5-4 Decision, Rejects Church’s Challenge to Shutdown Order - The New York Times

This serves as a stunning example of how our country is now divided between those committed to fairness and fundamental rights of government to protect us while also respecting our individual fundamental rights and the other side of zany zealot whose commitment seems to be to a system we never have had, did not embrace in 1776 or later and not supported by a razor's edge larger bulk of citizens. Life on this blade will remain perilous and at times it can risk to many human lives, as here.

After Twitter Fact-Checks Donald Trump's Tweet, President Threatens to Close Down Social Media Platforms

How could anyone with half a mind continue to support this narcissistic lunatic?

Sales soar at Walmart and Home Depot during the pandemic - The Washington Post

I thin this is irreversible.

Opinion | After the Coronavirus, These Spaces Will Make Cities More Resilient - The New York Times

I want to read this much more carefully. It sounds like me.

Employees say some restaurants discouraging masks on the job amid reopening push

Bad moves.

Coronavirus toll on small farmers as meat processing plants reopen

Important story.

How a Daily Walk Helps Us Cope With the Coronavi - The New York Times

One of my favorite subjects - walking!

Tracking the Asian Giant 'Murder' Hornet as It Reaches North America - The New York Times

Something more to take up our worry time.

Pence Comments On Not Wearing Protective Masks : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

It is too often really hard to decide whether TRUMP or PENCE is worse. How does one argue against such ignorance and stupidity?

Luxury Hotel Executive Biggest Winner of Small-Business Relief - Bloomberg

I have become numb to such abuse. When will we all regain our sense of decency and fair play. November? January? Jan 2025?

To fight coronavirus, here’s a trick to stop touching your face so often - MarketWatch

Such a huge risk to be eating with your fingers!!! Avoid hand-held food!!!!



"Avoid finger food and using unwashed hands to put food into your mouth. Wash your hands first, or use utensils or the wrapper to handle the food."

On the trail of COVID-19: Contact tracing the virus - CBS News

This is really bad - hang the privacy; we need to know where we've all been to beat back this virus.

Best Oatmeal Alternatives – Try These 9 Nutritious Rolled Grains Instead

Excellent.

Opinion | Trump Is Asking Us to Play Russian Roulette With Our Lives - The New York Times

Why can't we all focus on replacing him? And thwarting him at every turn in the meantime?

Coronavirus Live Updates: In Midst of Pandemic, Trump Halts W.H.O. Payments - The New York Times

Why aren't we all in the streets protesting this? Really, why not?

Google News - Former acting Navy secretary's trip to Guam, which led to his resignation, cost almost a quarter of a million dollars

He should repay the Treasury with interest, a lot of it.

Local photographer snapping ‘porch portraits’ to document families during coronavirus stay-at-home order | FOX31 Denver

Very nice.

Batons, Tear Gas, Drones, Guns: How Far Should Police Go in Enforcing Coronavirus Lockdowns? - The New York Times

Troubling but necessary in many cases. It's police enforcement of selflessness.

Trump wants his signature on coronavirus stimulus checks.

He becomes more and more loathesome with each venal act of narcissism and stupidity.

Justice Dept. Moves to Drop Charges Against Russian Firms Filed by Mueller - The New York Times

They won.

The Workers Who Face the Greatest Coronavirus Risk - The New York Times

I sure hope that this crisis forces us to fix this so that all people are treated fairly and with the dignity to which each and every one of us is entitled.

He Has 17,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer and Nowhere to Sell Them - The New York Times

Greed.

Opinion | Coronavirus Will Test Our New Way of Life - The New York Times

This issue will continue to haunt us until we either fix it or die. The crutch of technology is becoming the malfunctioning artificial limb of the world.

To Save Louisiana’s Vanishing Coast, Build a Mini Mississippi Near Boston - The New York Times

How sas such a fascinating project is needed or at least done.

Opinion | Why Democrats Are Bound for Disaster - The New York Times

I think this captures the unfortunate and very uncomfortable place where we find ourselves.

Museum of Modern Art surveys Dorothea Lange's use of words and photography - The Washington Post

I dislike very much the current obsession with images without pictures. So much is lost in the now and forever in the hereafter. Such a missed opportunity. So few photo options provide equal opportunity and billing for captions or stories associated with pictures. Such a shame that the opportunity gets sacrificed in the name of quantity and speed.

Opinion | ‘What Part of Illegal Don’t You Understand?’ - The New York Times

She has wrritten a magnificent piece that comes closer to my own views than anything I have seen. I hope this will get wide attention, appreciation and adoption, but I fear it will not.

Europe is watching the U.S. presidential campaign — and holding its breath about Trump and Sanders - The Washington Post

This may be the view of leaders whom these reporters saw in Munich, but for most Europeans - perhaps 95%? - other issues simply push the United States off their personal agendas except for bizarre snippets of the weird guy in the White House.

The Economist: Irish unity "becoming likelier"

Wouldn't this be wonderful!!!! What's in place for a "soft" reunification? Programs? Activities? Joint school events? Sporting events?

Sinn Fein Surges in Irish Elections, Exit Polls Predict - The New York Times

A work in motion.

For the Irish, Varadkar May Have Won Brexit, but He Lost the War at Home - The New York Times

However it ends, I hope Ireland wins.

Leila Janah, Entrepreneur Who Hired the Poor, Dies at 37 - The New York Times

Impressive work; sad to read that she lived such a short time, accomplishing so much.

State Dept. Will Not Allow NPR Reporter on Pompeo’s Plane Following Interview - The New York Times

Secy ASS2.

Who’s Watching Your Porch? - The New York Times

I look forward to reading this.

Quel était ce titre ? - TSF Jazz

Imagine. What a useful feature to be able to check on something heard on the air!

What might Britain’s E.U. withdrawal mean for the Irish border? A photo essay. - The Washington Post

Extraordinarily poor report.

Produits - CHALET PRO

When I see this, I think of all the people in the US and overseas whose quality of life could be so dramatically improved by having one of these connected to whatever power might be needed. Imagine a program to spread these everywhere.

Galway City the named top foodie destination for 2020

Bravo, Galway!

Boatbuilding course at Brown includes equal parts discussion and construction | Brown University

Sign me up for the next time!

NC 2nd Amendment sanctuaries vote to protect gun rights | Durham Herald Sun

I'd move if I lived in one of these places.

A furniture maker whose pieces tell a (sustainable) story - The Washington Post

Would love to see more stories like this one!

Will Brexit Bring the Troubles Back to Northern Ireland? - The New York Times

I pray none of this happens.

Opinion | We Learned to Write the Way We Talk - The New York Times

We need to evolve, of course, but let's not let this dash the English language on the rocks.

The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker: Rub-a-Dub to 2019 - The New York Times

I hope that we never lose them.

Law professor calls out Mitch McConnell for "violating" his oath of office in top Kentucky newspaper | Salon.com

This strikes me as a sound argument.

Opinion | What Will It Take to Beat Donald Trump? - The New York Times

Extremely well said and argued! Bravo!

How Cruise Ships Bring 1,200 Tons of Toxic Fumes to Brooklyn a Year - The New York Times

Where are the politicians calling to end this? We are so late.

Thirteen writers from around the world on the way the president scrambled their nations’ affairs. - The Washington Post

Sadly, few people seem to care about the essence of ths story. I do. Thanks for trying, Washington Post.

Brexit was a distraction. Europe is facing a hellish 2020 - CNN

Europe needs a big shot of "Let's All Pull Together" medicine. So does the world.

Facing a ‘Food Desert,’ Oklahoma City Wants Dollar Stores to Sell Fresh Food - WSJ

Seems laudible.

Give us the evidence

Why won't the leadership of the Senate endorse the idea of demanding that the people best able to add more facts to the record be allowed/compelled to appear for the Senate trial of TRUMP?

Opinion | I Headed the F.B.I. and C.I.A. There’s a Dire Threat to the Country I Love. - The New York Times

I don't think this has gotten anywhere near the attention that it and he merit.

Pensacola gunman got around a ban on foreigners buying guns

I cannot come to grips with the notion that someone who is a citizen of another country deserves, only because of that, to be put in a category of holders of lesser rights than the rest of us. For a country supposedly committed to equality for all, why is there a seeming a footnote that reads in part "unless you are non-citizen, in which case you are discriminated against in ways that would never survive 14th Amendment challenge if the case was about US citizens?

Who Keeps Europe’s Farm Billions Flowing? Often, Those Who Benefit - The New York Times

Important issue.

Trump assaults facts to survive impeachment - CNNPolitics

We seem sofar from learning how to fix this.John ROBERTS may be our only hope. Otherwise, all systems will continue to fail.

Mike Bloomberg to Bloomberg News reporters upset over not being able to probe Democrats: 'With your paycheck comes some restrictions' - CNN

What a jerk; he has now become a stain on the entire election process and our system of freedom of expression. He should just give his money to the Democratic National Committee and shut up.

Park It, Trucks: Here Come New York’s Cargo Bikes - The New York Times

Make so much sense for all of us.

Israel’s West Bank Settlements Do Not Violate International Law, U.S. to Say - The New York Times

Repulsive action by repulsive people. Such a tragedy that seems never to end, but it will, and it will take decades to recover, I fear.

Opinion | A Plea From 33 Writers: Words Matter. Stop Using ‘Quid Pro Quo.’ - The New York Times

Advice for all of us to follow.

Opinion | Europeans Bewildered as Trump Stomps Off - The New York Times

We must!