Youtube comments of SK ONTHEROAD (@skontheroad2666).

  1. Scientology is NOT considered a religion in Germany. There are many countries that merely tolerate is as an organization but will not give it religious status. And others that consider it a cult. It should be stripped of its 501(c)3 status!
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  2. This is so sad. For my entire life, I had that same "tummy bulge" and always wanted to get rid of it (and no, I have never had a transplant of any kind to blame). It took years for me to realize that I simply had an extremely tiny waist, so by definition, it seemed that my tummy was bulging. 30 years and 5 pregnancies later, I tell my 3 girls, whenever they go on about their body or their weight--You will always wish every single day, that you and the body you had last year, last month or even last week. So don't worry about yesterday and cherish and enjoy what you have today because you look great and things only get worse with age, so don't sweat it! (I am brutally honest with my kids). I definitely wish I had the body I had when I was 20 and stressing about it. And while it is practically physically impossible to get back, I CAN help my kids appreciate what they have and not let them waste energy on something unattainable. Such as a tummy that protudes slightly from a Scarlett O'Hara sized waist that people envy on a daily basis. Focus on what God gave you and highlight your good features. And remember that self confidence is the best feature of all!
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  3. I wish he had not cut her off when she started to explain that there are differences between/within Orthodoxy, and then differences within Hasidism. In fact, every video should start out with that disclaimer. "Chasidic" is a very broad term. As is "Orthodox." Siblings don't necessarily share the same level of observance.. married couples don't always share the same level of observance.. If people don't understand that basic fact. Or the differences, they will never be able to understand any of the videos that they are watching.
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  4. I am so glad he pointed out her bizarre spontaneous laughing and constant giggling. What was that? Nerves? Editing? I felt like there was some joke I was not in on. It was awkward, uncomfortable and very, very strange!
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  5.  @lucyf9034  His point is that you want to see your partner now, but are you looking at his body, or him? Bc after 20 years if he doesn't look as good as he used to, if you notice something and think "Hmmm, he gained weight"... it is all downhill from there. It is more intimate when you focus on each other. Not what you like about that person. As the "things" about him will change. Don't get attached to his attributes, get attached to him. Peter seemed to have a hard time grasping some of what he was saying, likely bc he just got married for the first time. But Rabbi Friedman is right--Familiarity does breeds contempt. And he wants people to realize that early in the relationship, rather than once it is too late!
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  6. Why does he keep telling us that Winter is coming???
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  7. They didn't just leave the ship set up for Covid in NYC empty--they ACCIDENTALLY mixed up which ship was supposed to take the Covid patients with the one that was supposed to be overflow for non-covid patients (which then ruined the whole plan once the first few dozen patients were admitted), and the news didn't even cover it!
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  8. LOL, I recently started doing that. Either pretend I am old and don't understand computers, or I speak in broken English and German, I try to see how long I can keep them on. Now I am glad--the longer I can keep it going the less calls they can make in a day! There is a special place in hell for these people!
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  9. Just when we thought McCarthyism was one of the most unbelievable and embarrassing moments in our history...
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  10. Sadly, he has been a target for years from various crazy groups. That is what happens when you are the top on your field! Something to strive for!
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  11. She left her husband behind? And expects him to still be there after this?
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  12. OMG! I laughed so hard when Saager started with "Michael..." And ending with "Mmmm". LOL! Finally someone challenging the great Michael Moore! He makes him look like the nutjob he has become!
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  13. I am uncomfortable with the position Krystal is taking and the examples she is providing. I also don't feel that she was very prepared for this segment which I find odd as she is the parent of a 12 year old. And as I recall, the issue of vulgarity and explicit language in rap music in the 80's led to advisory warnings being posted on record albums and "clean", rated G versions being played on the radio.
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  14. You didn't fall out--you took a break! It happens to the best of us! And as you know, once a Jew, always a Jew! You can come back anytime, and however you want to. Everyone picks and chooses, as you know. You don't have to become carbon copies of your parents, but now that you have seen that the grass is not necessarily greener out there, which may make you appreciate the world you grew up in, or atleast the way you were raised, you may decide that as an adult, you can carve out your own space for yourself in the Orthodox world. Be it Modern Orthodox, Chabad, Satmar, whatever! And once you have kids, as they start to grow up, you really begin to understand and appreciate the value of a religious home and what it gives you and your relationships and as a family. It is ok to come back and take a look around with a new perspective. You're never going to be a tourist--and you are always welcome back home! Wherever you find your new home to be! Hatzlacha!!
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  15.  @RuthyLook  15 seconds can feel like a lifetime in a moment like that though.
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  16. Yes--let's give her parents the credit they deserve! They raised a lovely young lady!
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  17. As a Mom I would like to give her a valium!
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  18.  @BPqw  Good!! I taught my kids from a young age not to scream across the house. If they need to speak to me, they can come to me. As teens and young adults, they still come into our bedroom while we are watching TV or whatever, to ask us a question. They don't even realize that they are doing it bc we trained them to do it! lol! Maybe I should point it out so they understand why they are doing it?? I don't think they even realize...
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  19. I hope they start a go fund me for her children!
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  20. On my mother's death bed I thought, it is now or never...so I called her out and went over many of the things she "did wrong". She shrugged her shoulders and said "well, I tried. I did the best I could." It was very anticlimactic. But I guess it was something (and in her eyes she didn't do so poorly bc I am the complete opposite of her and she was always very proud of me as an adult. She just never said it to my face.). At least she taught me everything NOT to do.
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  21. I'm sorry for you. Especially as the music must bring up terrible memories.
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  22.  @stephanief7832  There are many Manis Friedman articles and videos available online. He is a very famous relationship expert and very well respected in the Orthodox Jewish world (not just Chasidim). I haven't heard him in a while, yet after a year of Corona and everyone on top of eachother, it was good to hear this! I want to look up other Manis Friedman talks or videos and listen to more!
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  23. There aren't.
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  24. What was the name of her movies/documentaries? I would be interested in watching them. (Anything one doesn't understand they can presumably google!)
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  25. Like any accident, in hindsight it was avoidable. That is what makes it so tragic. Everyone is looking for someone to blame but sadly it may just always be what it was. A horrible tragedy.
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  26. While there are certainly many values that others share with Orthodox Judaism, one can't replace being an Orthodox Jew simply by following some of the values that Jews hold. Orthodox Judaism is much more than a set of values. It is a way of life. A community. A commitment to G-d and his beliefs. And so much more.....
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  27.  @PeterSantenello  You mean the intimacy in the dark tip? BTW, Also, FYI--There are Lubovitchers in SF!! I can hook you up with them as we are close friends for over 20 years. Even though we are Modern Orthodox, we were there bc of grad school and became close with the Chabad Rabbis in SF (in the Richmond. Although we "shul shopped" first, Rabbi Zarchi and Rabbi Langer became close friends during our first years. And thru that experience, the Zarchis (gesher Lubovitchers), and the Langers (ba'alei tschuva Orthodox Jews--yet neither knew anything about Modern Orthodox Jews until they met us). So we all learned thru the experience! And it was great fun and we are still friends! As they are in your back yard and you didn't even realize it, it would be interesting to do a piece on Chasidim outside of NYC (Which is a whole other world)!! The Rebbe sent "shluchim" all over the world starting the the 50's and 60's, to spread the word to other Jews--"where there is a Jew! We will build a Chabad House!" And now, every international traveler can find food, a shul, lodgings, and a shabbat experience! Be it in Bangkok (Rabbi Kantor), Italy (many lovely Rabbeim who offer many services), HK (HUGE community in Hong Kong!! I know many ppl ho grew up there). And my family were the ones who called Chabad right after they moved to Hawaii in the 60's and said--"There is no Judaism here! We need to build a community!" And our uncle brought Chabad to Hawaii. Now, thru the kids, every Island has a Chabad! And Hawaii is easy to visit! Feel free to answer me and I will send you my info if you would like to know more or understand how it works (from an Orthodox outsiderookibg into the. Hassidic community). It is a very different perspective. I loved you series on Hasidim, but Modern Orthodoxy offers you a whole different POV. Even the Chabad Rabbeim in SF have now learned a different point of view. Through us. And I am happy to share with you!
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  28.  @elijahlees8655  Or home owners! My block paid for armed security 3 nights in a row just so we could all sleep well last week (here in LA). And the first night, 2 ring security videos picked up the hired guards chasing away 2 looters at 3:20am! So, we clearly needed to do something to stay safe during the rioting and looting! It is crazy!!
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  29. OMG!! My mother, who was a history teacher and adored British History (as do I), never told my father that he had lung cancer when he got sick in 1978. I never understood why. I have seen this before but maybe never noticed the part where they say that they "never told the King he had cancer". Now I know where she got the idea. Hmm...🤔
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  30. No, what is interesting (that most Americans don't know), is that his brother was the only soldier who died in the Raid on Entebbe. He was a hero and his family made a huge sacrifice for Israel.
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  31. Good for her. That is what this was all about. It is the lesser of two evils when we vote this year. We all know that. But this years DNC is showing us which evil we are better off with! (Because they certainly aren't showing us any of their policies!)!
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  32.  @davidfirth9342  That I would never do. I can't bring myself to use racial slurs ever. To anyone. Even criminals.
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  33. AOC is out of control. She asks questions for clicks, not bc she understands the question OR even the answer. It is getting ridiculous. And old. Just as her socialism for everyone take in everything. Does she understand that even in a socialist society people still need to get paid? And that that money needs to come from somewhere?? Forget what Maggie said about running out of money, she doesn't seem to get the basic concept of where it comes from to begin with.
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  34. I watched all the hours of all the days of the ACB hearings. I saw no indication of her wanting to take away anyone's "basic human rights." In fact quite the opposite, which she was very clear about.
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  35. Oh the irony of Amy having 2 black children she has to have these conversations with, while Kamala has white step-children she will never have to discuss this with!
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  36. Oh please! AOC grew up with more white privilege than my friends who graduated Harvard, Princeton AND Yale all put together!
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  37. Why should he NOT be proud of Ivanka?? She is a stunning powerhouse!!
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  38. When I moved to LA, there was a guy who worked at the local pizza store, and he is Mexican. I had not physically been in the store for years. I recently picked up curbside and he came out to the car. Not only is he still there, but he speaks practically fluent Hebrew now! He is a mainstay in our community even though he isn't Jewish but everyone knows him and he is one of us!
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  39. After so many great videos from Peter, watching him interact with so many uplifting, insightful people, this was a bit of a let down. 😏 The random person who was been traveling for 15 months--the perfect form of escapism--who thinks that the problems in the world right now are bc of everyone else not being selfish enough? Not exactly an inspiring message. She doesn't know the answer to her Chinese friends question as to why we watch the news (as opposed to why they don't in China)? She thinks that the divorce rate has gone up bc people are suddenly realizing they are with the wrong person? She thinks people in the Western World (which I am not sure she can define) take what they have for granted? But after Joshua Tree, she is going to Mexico, bc ppl there are happier.... she may want to actually rejoin society and understand what is actually going on in the real world. It might give her some perspective on reality--not the fantasy world she has created for herself as she flits around the globe--and then maybe she can better understand the real life struggles and challenges we are all facing in our daily lives before she comes to such critical conclusions.
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  40.  @trinamorris5867  Give her a big hug and kiss and tell her you love her! It goes a long way!!
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  41. The sound of the mourning family in the background is heartbreaking. Am Yisroel Chai!
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  42.  @joab535  Not Falasha... you are Israeli!! 👍
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  43.  @talibbeegun8731  They have all of these services in Israel as well. And more. If we didn't stick together all these thousands of years, where would we be today?!
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  44. It is really bad that. My whole family lives there and they say they have never seen anything like this before. And coming from born and bread New Yorkers, who are hard to shock or scare, that is saying something. Just look at how empty the streets are--it's crazy!!
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  45.  @Michael9-23-15  100%! Eventually they start asking "Ma"am, are you playing around with me?" Then I know I am busted and see how long I can drag it out. I wish the US would start cracking down on them. And every number is online when you google it, so there must be thousands of complaints. Very sad!
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  46. Time delay due to the fact that it is being done via skype/zoom. You hear the same delay on news reports when the anchor "goes to the reporter on the scene".
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  47.  @paultovar5329  That is NOT AT ALL the same thing! How can you even make that comparison?
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  48.  @fortitude9932  I would actually like to see where you found that. I would be very surprised if it were true. Also, while there are Scientology offices in Germany, they have no status as an organized religion. Nor would Germany have to give the. a reason why they deny them religious status. The biggest mistake the US ever made was giving them 501(c)3 status as a religious organization.
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  49.  @knowbuddy0  Sadly, they are designed to address any naysayers and their objections. Every salesperson is trained to do so, of course, that is how their scripts are written (yes, by psychiatrists who specialize in that--which is the same process that happens when writing infomercials). And while if you get in very early and are at the top tier of their pyramid, you will likely make a lot of money. That is an if, but a necessary one--and almost impossible to acheive. The real problem is, if your friends and relatives have already been approached about the "product", there are only so many times one will say yes, fail, and then agree to try it again. And if all of her friends and relatives won't sign up, then who is left? I know ppl who have lost friendships over MLM schemes...I am sure the person selling meant well, but you know what people say about doing something stupid more than once... And nowadays, with the internet at our fingertips, there is no excuse for people to go in blind. An easy search on the product should bring up all of this negative info and bad press. No one has to live in the dark anymore
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  50. How do you think we survived all these (thousands) of years while oppressed? Gotta stick together!!
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  51. This is something new. If someone has a doctorate, they are a Dr. and deserve to be called by their title. After someone spends all those years (and money) in school studying, and have earned their title, use it! They didn't make up the rules. No one needs to have a meltdown over it, and we certainly don't need to write articles or spend time discussing it, but this should not be yet another victim of cancel culture.
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  52.  @LocoLensWP  It is not a contest as to which virus is more deadly. That is why the pre-existing conditions are so important. And one never knows how their body will react to the virus. Therefore it was incumbent on the medical field to warn people and convince them to wear masks. That simple act can and will save lives. Atleast until we get the vaccine out there.
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  53. Reach out to Malky! I am sure she would be thrilled to hear from you! And possibly introduce you to someone from Golders Green or Hendon--she definitely has friends there! (If not, ping me back and I will have someone from the Jewish community there reach out).
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  54.  @defiance1790  Mexico has a higher literacy rate than the US. The vacation spots you have visited show you nothing about the real Mexico, let alone what goes on with the cartels. Covid is not stopping Coyotes coming over
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  55. By 14 you were already middle aged. And that was only if you lived through childbirth, the sweat, the plague, etc.
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  56. I hate her more and more each time I see her (with her condescending smirk, nodding away)... ugh!
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  57.  @privacyvalued4134  Please move to China. Where you will atleast be on the same wave length.
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  58.  Ben Lode  Think of this perspective--you grow up upper middle class. Marry the same. Buy a house as you are both doing well. Have 2 kids--the perfect American family. A tragedy strikes. The market crashes. You both lose your jobs, the bank takes your house. You get divorced. The money runs out. Welfare doesn't cover your monthly nut. You can barely pay for your apt or childcare while at work. I can keep going but you get the picture... happens more than you know!
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  59.  @josembb1902  Well, obviously, you only need one person. Tho it would be cute for a young couple. Having grown up in Manhattan, gentrified or not, you wouldn't catch me dead in Queens. But now I have to start apt shopping for 2 kids starting college back East, so I need to learn to shut my mouth and not be a snob (or I will just get stuck paying more)! Hence the cute, quiet street looked lovely, lol!
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  60.  @maryapatterson  I hear you!! I will share a secret with you! I used to get dresses made locally for big occasions and then I found this website...ericdress.com. I had 5 dresses made in different colors and fabrics (the swatches come quickly and the dresses were pretty much on time. Expedited.). They come about 80% correct, but I still needed a trip to the tailor (which is expensive where I live). The tailoring cost more than the dress to make, but it was still cheaper than starting from scratch! You can customize every part so it is almost custom. I don't know that I would do a bridal gown from them, but bridesmaid's dresses for sure! I had one big hiccup (but it may have been the tailor's error), but for $100, we sewed my daughter into the dress 20 minutes before she needed to be ready, cut her out of it at the end of the night (stopped the tears), and we were all happy! Tailor aside, they were about $100 each. A bargain at twice the price! And I still have 3 hanging untouched in my closet. A lot of modest women use them and their selection is endless. Hope it works out!
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  61. And she knows that! Why did she leave her husband behind? That is really strange.
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  62. And as a practicing, religious Jew (who lived in SF), DiFi is not even a good representation of the tribe! I would choose Amazing Amy over DiFi ALL DAY LONG!!
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  63. He doesn't have to love or respect anyone. He just has to treat his patients.
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  64. Not already divorced. Separated--hadn't been finalized yet.
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  65. THIS IS INSANE!!! I do not believe in conspiracy theories, but this must be a last ditch effort by the DNC to keep the party afloat!
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  66. Huh? This is Hunter's mess that he got himself into, but with his father's help. Hunter is not covering for Biden's actions. There were witnesses who came out to spell it out to everyone. Hunter sold access to his father. And got him an office and keys. But Hunter instigated it. I doubt it was Joe's idea. Now he is just protecting his son.
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  67. He missed the biggest, most important statement of all...the Israeli lady who said (twice) "I have a son who is not religious!" That was a HUGE statement. She said it twice (knowing it would be something of interest to the viewers), but unfortunately he didn't pick up on it this time. To live such a devoted, observant life (not to mention what you spend on Yeshiva/school), and then to have a child who decides to take a different path in life and rejects Orthodox Judaism, is very painful. Hopefully he will go back and ask her more about it and how she feels about it and deals with it!
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  68. It truly is very individual and based on the child, the teacher and the school. Some are doing great, some aren't. But the kids that are doing well doesn't make for a good news story....
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  69. Was it a public or private university?
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  70.  @hugheaston7598  They can absolutely suspend "non essential travel" while at the same time allowing charters in with aid supply. It is done all the time with middle eastern countries. Just look at travel.state.gov, or your countries equivalent. Even during wars, the Red Cross is allowed in. They are hesitant to close borders, and should be. It is not about greed. It is about the global economy collapsing. And anyone with a job should absolutely worry about that. Again, regardless what country one is from. The people trolling about greed and countries worrying about money first will see it very differently when they can't even get their new iPhone, let alone everything else that is manufactured in China that we use on a daily basis and can't live without....
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  71. I would suggest changing the channel once in a while. Tammy Duckworth is hated by so many people for a variety of reasons, she was never even a serious consideration.
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  72.  @Samarian499  I am sure everyone would agree that whichever part of the commonwealth wants them and is willing to pay the way for Harry and Meghan, without the Crown having to foot any of the bill, then that country can gladly take them. No one else wants them....
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  73. Rabbi Manis Friedman is a Rockstar in Orthodox Judaism--Super famous! Thanks for sharing!!
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  74. If you all think it is a coincidence, you are not paying attention... this is the first time that you have mentioned or discussed something random when your phone "coincidentally" suggests an ad or show soon thereafter? I can guarantee you that it isn't (unless your phone was off when you had the discussion)!
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  75.  @philiplopiano3759  Thriving is a reach
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  76. That was the first thing that came to my mind. But the next thought was if this story is actually true, or someone borrowed it from the movie. This is absolutely the kind of thing people make up bc they know that Ivanka wouldn't bother dignifying it with a response, as it would just keep the story in the press. Easiest way to kill it is ignore it. But then we would never know if it were true...
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  77. Plenty of time to iron out their technical issues? What have they been doing all these past weeks? What they showed last night was embarrassing and painful to watch. And Biden is only to blame in the sense that he still keeps these people employed on his campaign. Which is a very bad sign should he be elected. Is this the standard we should expect from his advisors?
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  78. NO ONE was "entitled" to anything. It was HIS money to do with what he wanted to. Without knowing anything about their interpersonal relationships, no one has a right to claim, or even speculate, who is more deserving or who should get what from the estate. Not to mention that the estate still has to be assessed. And not just the house, but, as they mentioned, all of its contents. Apart from a divorce proceeding that was going on (who is going to pay those attorneys??), and however contentious that was, there had to be someone who had beef with the will situation as a phone call to Inside Edition, that then shows a clip, which happens to show off the expensive items and memorabilia that is already worth more than $2Mil, is not only opening Pandora's Box, it tips the hand of whomever made the call and started this mess to begin with! 🤔
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  79. THANK YOU for mentioning the landlords who also have to pay their bills! Somehow everyone forgets about them....
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  80. And your church can also apply for assistance under the payroll protection program. Make sure they know!
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  81. I thought it was a known fact that Queen Victoria was the first to wear white at her wedding which set the trend of a white wedding gown? Edit--I just heard the end of the video and it seems I am correct. Will watch the next one and see what she says. Though I am pretty sure I am right...
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  82. I drove my kids to picture day the other day (bc of Covid we had to go in). As we drove out the other line of cars was picking up their lunches, packed for the week. My girls asked what it was and I explained the SNAP program. They were shocked, amazed, interested and happy at the same time. So confused as it was Beverly Hills. Yes, even in BH, people are on snap. Lunch is otherwise not free, unless you qualify. They happily took their lunch last year. And were glad that during Covid, people were still getting a loaf of whole grain, milk, cheese, eggs (and other things we could not see). They asked to volunteer but I said they couldn't bc we need to keep things like that private. But I was glad they atleast asked. Again, even in BH people are in need right now, which I was also glad they saw. Sometimes there is something as a free lunch and I am glad my taxes go towards that!
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  83.  @josembb1902  it is a great apt at a great price. Yes, you are trading somewhat on location but that is a personal decision. For someone to make it about race is completely absurd. Not to mention the fact that they are completely clueless about real estate (in any city in the world). Gentrification and racist are not synonymous. It certainly hasn't been for the hundreds of years that it has been happening. But nothing else makes sense these days, so why should calling a nice apartment in Queens for a reasonable price "racist?" Ridiculous!
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  84. No, that is not true. While this was a very basic overview, their main theory of count the votes until you get to 270 is still how the President will be chosen. And they are Electoral College votes, not Popular Opinion votes.
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  85.  @talaverajr391  LOL, I know, right?? You should have seen my face while he was speaking to me un English and Spanish, chatting away, asking how I have been (he recognized me after years). While at the same time, speaking fluent Hebrew over his shoulder to the owner! He has been there for over 20 years, and clearly has a great memory and is good with languages. But Respect is right! His Hebrew is better than mine!!! He is a mainstay of the community. If he, God forbid, needed a kidney, everyone would line up to get tested. He is one of us!
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  86. From someone who has watched and read practically everything on Henry and his reign, this is a wonderful overview from a slightly different perspective, with some fascinating (and for some, even new) information that is not usually mentioned!
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  87. It is not just Hasidim. This is how all Orthodox Jews live (ok, most). These are the religious Jewish laws that we follow as part of our everyday lives!
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  88. Yes... WAS... Because he died. Otherwise they were just separated.
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  89.  @pauldelisle4291  you can't vaccinate those who are already in hospitals. And you also clearly don't understand who and when ppl should be vaccinated and in what order. Until you do, please don't make comments.
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  90. Interesting video. I think discussing moshavim would add some balance to those who likely do not even know they exist. But the most important part of the video was the last sentence!! We should never, ever, take it for granted!! Next year in Jerusalem!! Stay healthy and Chag Sameach!
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  91. He is sick. They both have tested positive since the press conference.
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  92. We discussed coyotes last night at the dinner table. Even my children know what coyotes (pronounced Kee-o-tees) are, as many of their friends nannies came over via Coyote. And many come over, get settled and find work, and then send for their kids via coyote, and the kids travel alone. They did find a lot of the parents of the kids the media keeps speaking of, but the parents do not want them back in their home country--they want them in the US with family members so they have a chance at a better life. The media is over the top ridiculous, but after the debate, when people took to Twitter to make fun of Trump saying that wild animals were part of the problem--because they wouldn't even take a moment to google the expression because THEY could not have possibly misunderstood--just proves everything that the right has been saying about the left wing media! And they say that Trump is embarrassing us in front of the world! I wish I could play this for my kids, but the foul language is so disgusting, I can't. I have to shield them from YOU!
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  93.  @timothymoriarty2448  There are no forced vaccines in Israel. They do, however, give out the leftovers each night from the people who did not show up for their appointment to any "stand-by's" who are waiting, so the vaccines don't go to waste. Which we should have been doing from the start! My daughter sat and waited for quite a few nights to get a leftover at the clinic, before her appt date came up, in order to get her vaccine sooner.
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  94.  @wallysworkin823  LOL, no. You are never going to be forced to get the vaccine. However, if you WANT to go on a cruise, then you need to make a personal decision of what is more important to you. Staying home or getting the vaccine and going on a cruise.
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  95. LOL, that was hardly a coincidence. You don't notice that the ads and pop-ups you get are almost always related to what you are watching (or worse, have watched), searched for on your phone (or worse, someone else searched for it or when you did, you did it on a different device), or--and this is the worst offense--something you discussed in person with someone while your phone was just lying on the table or in your bag, or pocket and you were not even using it, but it was within "earshot"? If you haven't noticed it yet, pay closer attention... it is frightening!
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  96.  @ta3970  It is no longer just cookies. See my other post here. (And people wonder why having foreign governments create part of our networks is a problem...)
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  97. And let him know...I remember our meeting with the Rabbi before we got married (years ago), and the Rabbi told my husband, every Friday, at least for the first year, make sure you buy flowers for her for shabbos every week! And he did!
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  98.  @illuminatedperspectives2894  Why should she get royalties? A business deal was made at the time that she agreed to. Similar to the 3M guy with the post-it notes.
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  99.  @josh-rz3uq  You clearly have never been to Morocco. Nor, do you seem to know anything about either culture. Maybe spend some time learning about how Jews view and treat women. Moroccans as well (not every Muslim country is the same). An open mind and learning something new is a good thing!
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  100. You mean "tax everyone but AOC?" Is she supposed to be the me? She is a public servant, she makes peanuts.
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  101.  Zbriu  Don't listen to 12 year olds. The story represents one school in the county. Most get a laptop and free lunch. All these kids here complaining that the pizza is "old" are being spoiled brats. Regardless their age or state, they are getting what they need.
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  102.  @RicoWings  while probably the most racist thing I have heard all day (and what a day it has been!), I hear you. I probably would put it differently, as likely, so would you, if it were not online and anonymous. And there are about a 100 different ways, at least, that that issue should be tackled. Nonetheless, I think those numbers at a school in BH are likely pretty low. I was surprised that the line was as big as it was! And knowing the community, I will go out on a limb and say that they are actually producing more than you would think around here. They are, sadly, just scamming the system! (Picking up snap in a Range Rover, Mercedes-Benz, or the like, is pretty ridiculous!).
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  103.  @katrinahyke7238  Sorry, O can't follow your other streams of consciousness...I need fully formed sentences and punctuation. However I do agree that factory work, if you can get it and enjoy it, is a good gig! Especially unionized labor. Great benes! Sadly, we are the only country that does not openly value it the way other countries do. And train people to do it starting at a young age (16). Anyway, your YT name is disturbing, so I will wish you a good weekend and leave it at that.
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  104. So, everyone in the family is despicable apart from her??
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  105.  @triplethreatcga2358  100%! I personally am going thru a family legal battle over a smaller amount ($1.4 last time I checked. Which was before Corona), but enough to piss me off. And it has been 7 years, but I still think about all the reasons that the others should not have control over the money, and it eats at me day and night. Especially as the person who wrote the will (who has clearly passed) is not here to make it right, which she could--and would!--after hearing just one statement. I understand why Mary is angry, but the entire country does not need to be part of her own personal anger and trauma. It is ridiculous and absurd. And most of it are probably either lies or just misconstrued truths about Trump. They should not affect our election, no matter when her agent decided to publish the book!
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  106.  @bryana50cents16  why do you think that and where are you getting your info from?
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  107. There are literally hundreds of thousands of people in your same situation. I hope you all stand up and fight this! There will be thousands of others standing by you in protest, even if they are not in the same boat. Just on principle, everyone needs to stand up against this!
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  108.  @Adrian_Baez  Unorthodox is one story about one woman's experience in the Satmar community. You can't base the entire religion on one movie.
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  109. That poor kid at 22 mins in, with parent who (care!) and give him a curfew, doesn't really know what he needs to do to get where he wants to. But he clearly grew up with a religious foundation and respect for his parents and he wants to work and earn money, but doesn't know how to do it. He has the basic theory of capitalism, he just needs guidance on how to get there. And the people around him are confusing him and taking him down the wrong path...(and we did not see him coming to him with a business proposal. Or even ask for an email address until he was yelling at him that he hadn't given him one.). Someone told him that people won't invest in his business, but will just hand over and fund his business. So sad. Why is he being told that he deserves free money from random people (the one percent). I am glad that he went out there. The people screaming at him, who won't even let him speak, are so uninformed it is ridiculous. The Walmart conversation? So cringe.
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  110. They offered him some, and he famously took "a sip"--very precariously--just for the cameras, and it was terribly embarrassing!
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  111.    Are you crazy??
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  112.  @NeoDemocedes  And which narrative would you prefer to hear?
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  113. "The Chinese Coronavirus" is a medical term? I am pretty sure you won't find it in the Merck Manual....!
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  114. What about the money the dems want sent to Pakistan, Palestine, Jordan... or for evironmental studies like amber jack (how much sushi can one eat??). That is all ok with you? And all the rest of the millions leaving the country? Atleast this is a BORDER wall!
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  115.  @bluej6127  The only thing different about the way the Hasidim observe shabbat is the way they dress. Orthodox Judaism is a broad definition, from people who wear pants and don't cover their hair, to Hasidim with shtreimels and beckishes or Kaputahs. But the way we all observe shabbat and its "rules" (we don't see them as restrictive obligations), is the same for all who are Orthodox.
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  116. They discussed that the quarantine should be changed to 24 days (from 14) more than a week ago. Why is it still only 14? They suggested that 24 or 30 days could lead to reexposure. What did they learn that they decided to stay with the number 14? And why are they getting back on the same buses that brought the new bunch who is to be quarantined? Obviously better than an overlap with the second group, but to send them off and out into the general public seems reckless. Even those who feel "fantastic" could be carrying the virus, although not showing signs. Seems counterintuitive as they just studied reexposure and its effects.
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  117.  @LocoLensWP  And yet watch one of the 1918 pandemic documentaries and see how little has changed in 100 years bc many of the same "tricks" are still viable to help keep people from contracting the virus!
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  118. 2 million dollars a year? After taxes, does he know what that comes out to? What about my 4 kids in college? After taxes? When someone gets in my face and tells me I need to give more of my hard earned money over at the expense of my children, I would also go play golf at that point. And I don't even play golf!
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  119. When you say black people built this country, what do you mean exactly? When, how, and where?
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  120.  @Canuckmom128  I don't know if you grew up FFB, or were a BT, and then fell off the derech, or have absolutely no idea what I am asking you. However what you are stating is extremely rare in the Orthodox Jewish community. In which there are HUGE differences depending on the community. This is a documentary about dating in Israel. And as you can see, even in this poorly done documentary (the translation is also terrible) there is a system in place, and it has a good track record. The things that you are pointing out, as well as the sensationalized YT video you suggest, represent a very, very small, fringe group that most do not want to even be associated with. Also, if someone wants to marry "a boy who learns" or prefers a "learner-earner", that is their business--and not ours--to judge. Oprah actually did an interesting series on the topic of the Orthodox Jewish home that I would recommend (it's on YT). Although it represents but only one segment of the many different types of Orthodox Judaism (Chabad Lubovitch--like "the Chabadnik" the mom mentions here, as opposed to an Ultra-Orthodox boy), it is done well--Oprah style, of course. You would learn more there. If interested. And if not, please don't judge and miseducate based on a few YT videos.. The world today aside, we are certainly used to antisemitism... but comments like yours are literally the definition of spreading hate, lies and bigotry. Not to mention that some could say it is "fake news" (tho I am sure you are not using something called the Secret Lives of Chassidim as your only source of information). Unless of course, that was your point all along. Tho I can't imagine why you would be watching these shows (it is frightening actually).
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  121. LOL, she is so right about the Kippa! Still the best way to figure someone out. One look and you know everything you need to know! Some things never change...!
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  122. Is she going to pay back the Healthcare system for the burden she placed on it in the middle of a public health crisis? Cedars made the gift shop into a Covid room last month! But they show a picture of her waltzing out after her (free) Covid test to her free procedure?? She better put that $20K in a college fund and hope one of her FIVE kids ends up smarter than her!
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  123.  @terrom550  On planes, yes. On cruise ships, the original petrie dish, no. Also why Canada is announcing what section people were sitting in on the 4 flights that brought back passengers with the virus. Search articles online. They coincidentally came out (within the travel industry) before all this. Relative to staying healthy during flu season.
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  124.  @hugheaston7598  I absolutely think they should restrict travel! They should have done that over a week ago. At least non-essential travel. That is literally the only way to even try to get a handle on this. And the morons who don't want to miss out on their non-refundable cruise should just stay home, and eat the couple 1,000 dollars. It is just not worth it. Nonetheless the flip side is what it will do to the global economy. We already have China way behind as they were not allowed to go to work and produce things people count on daily (whether they really need them or not). And that is just the manufacturing side. And for those who don't actually have to make sure the teleconferencing happens, and think that everyone can just meet from their homes with video conferencing and have the same work product outcome doesn't know what actually goes on behind the scenes. The MWC canceled and a multi billion dollar house of cards fell. From Ericsson and Nokia pulling out, which affected not only their marketing efforts and what that does to the global world markets down to the cleaning staff from within the company, to the entire hospitality industry that counts on them each year, but most importantly, down to the restaurant owners and even coffee stands that support the event and make almost half of their annual income from the one week. And, while none of us have a crystal ball, there are still plenty of us who have to plan--and guess--on how this will play out. And for many, simply saying "just shut it all down" doesn't work, due to the ripple effect it has on everyone involved. But when they do shut it down, we need a plan B to keep the globe turning. Not an easy thing to come up with when we have never been in this situation before. And most people are just sitting and waiting and hoping for the best... not a great plan.
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  125.  Lil chief dinero fan 1609  What people don't understand about the cartels is that they are like a large corporation with more money, power, and influence than the government. They are a hugh functioning business. A well oiled machine. And they want the general population to be healthy and happy and moreover, indebted to them.. and afraid of them at the same time. They throw their influence around without hesitation and even the police and their elected officials fear them. Those who work for them and are loyal, good workers, are well taken care of. Like at any company.
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  126. Are you all British? A 60 minute program (of any kind) is only 40-45 mins of the actual program and the rest of the airtime is all commercials. He gave them plenty to work with.
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  127. Sagt man nur "wo kommt er denn weg?" (with a soft G sound at the end) in Bielefeld? Statt wo kommt er her?
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  128.  @zlorrrrrf  Please don't speak for other people. You may find something funny, which is fine (please elaborate!), but don't assume everyone else feels the same way.
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  129.  @stevecontato8959  There are many Turkish Jews all over the world (I am one of them, as well as my sister in law!). I hope he has the opportunity to meet some! And while he cannot convert you himself (it is a lengthy process that must be overseen by a Rabbi and an organization that handles conversions), please also understand that Judaism does not advocate proselytizing nor do we actively convert people from other religions. We also do not believe that one can convert FROM Judaism to another religion. Once a Jew, always a Jew!
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  130.  @רואי-ב2ב  He (and many others here) are trolling... I already tried to explain as you can see in the thread below. My daughter waited (out in the cold!) for quite a few nights by her school in Emek Refaim (J'salem) until her appointment date came up and then she got her vaccine. Still MUCH better than here in California. And my son, in Bet Shemesh, just wanted to get Corona around Rosh Hashana time, so he could get a letter and travel around more freely. Especially for sukkot. But he didn't get it and has to spend chofesh at school....and soon we will have another Chag with very few people at our table again...hopefully by you it will be better. And I can't get into the country to visit. 😔. L'shana haba b'Yerushalayim (aval, b'emet!!)!!!!
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  131. 100%. And the Trump shaming is out of control so there is NO WAY we can take a poll at face value. It truly is still up in the air!
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  132. I am a Turkish Jew. So is my sister in law (we both married Ashkenazim). There are Jews all over the world. You are confusing race and ethnicity.
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  133.  @calvinmariarodriguz3740  STOP TROLLING!! STOP TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE AND POSTING THE SAME THING ON EVERY COMMENT. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!!!!
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  134. So sad that no one listened to what Tucker said about starting the conversation about police brutality. If the country had started an informed debate, backed by research and facts, as to how to combat the problem back in 2018, we would have never had a Breanna Taylor or George Floyd tragedy, and the powdered that is our country should not have blown up the way we did. And the country would be in a much better place than it is now.
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  135. AMEN!
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  136. Atleast it is good practice if you are planning on voting for Biden!
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  137.  @aliceshaw8265  Not to be mean, but why does every man use the same line? And the math doesn't even add up--Two took everything and the third got half? Half of nothing? What was even left??? (You don't have to answer that--it was rhetorical).
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  138. I am guessing something here was deleted...and yes while Freedom of speech is of course everyone's right, it sometimes does not lead to interesting or informative conversations here. For example, he is not necessary the lazy creep everyone sees him as. That is just how he was raised and the community he lives in. But anyway, she is being very polite, bc it is obvious she can't stand him and wants to run for the hills when they start discussing the siblings. Good thing she caught that red flag!
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  139.  @elvalenaklopper3656  Enjoying a party and pointing at people is a crime now too?
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  140. Amanpour has been a left-wing, raging anti-semite for years! She is definitely a 100% celebrity script reader... as usual, Tucker is right on the money!
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  141. Which of the foreign aid packages that went into that bill seemed reasonable to you? Or should have taken priority over the American people? That is why Trump wouldn't sign the bill. The Democrats refused to back down on any of the foreign spending. And now we are just printing more money....over $3 Trillion!
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  142.  @RicoWings  Again, I totally hear you! I have seen it too!. My mom used to visit from NYC and make fun of the Iranians in the local market heaving their LV or Chanel bag onto the counter to take out "FOOD STAMPS!!" (Mommy would say in amazement)...IN BEVERLY HILLS!!!??? Who pulls FOOD STAMPS out of a Birkin in Ralph's and isn't even ashamed!" It always made me roll with laughter as I have seen it. And watching my very democratic Mother in shock was always a hoot! 20 yrs in and I don't let it bug me anymore or it would make me crazy! You don't even know! HOWEVER... you know you can't say that out loud, right??? And if not, be careful!!!
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  143.  @katrinahyke7238  You would likely have a different view if you lived in the US (or were originally from here). It is not like a European or South American country--people don't become tradesman as an alternative, viable option to college (unfortunately). A plumber, while a good job in the US, is not a coveted position that one gets after an apprenticeship. Most jobs don't just need "a warm body". And if it is that kind of job, no one is "making bank" doing it. And if they are, they likely have student loans and other debts to pay off. You have a very naive, oversimplified view of what it takes to work and live as an adult in this country. Especially one who has to provide for their family. And doesn't want to live hand to mouth.
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  144. THIS VERSION OF THE 1918 SPANISH FLU IS COMPLETELY DISTORTED. WATCH "WE HEARD THE BELLS" FOR A MORE THOROUGH EXPLANATION OF THE SPANISH FLU. THIS DOES NOT EVEN MENTION WHY IT WAS CALLED THE SPANISH FLU!!!!
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  145. I just found out last night that my kids who are going to school, are sitting in class and learning, BUT THE TEACHERS ARE HOME ON ZOOM!! They won't come in and teach so they are the ones home zooming in! That doesn't sit right with me. (Side note--it is $40K a year a kid!)
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  146.  @cheyenne3882  I hear you! I will try to think of a few for you!
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  147.  @malky9512  Sorry, I just want to clarify what you wrote (bc even the Torah has some sketchy stories!). There are plenty of Orthodox Jewish authors (and filmmakers) out there that one can enjoy!
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  148. Just remember that it a highly dramatized Netflix show, based in a book, based on one individual's experience. One should not think that the show is a window into the entire community. Just one person's story.
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  149. It is not the responsibility of a company to erect a headstone. And who would want it to be??
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  150. I am saddened that Anderson Cooper has reduced his career to the "I hate Trump show." What does he plan to do once the election is over?? No one can ever view him as a reporter again. He is completely biased, doesn't report, just ponders and wonders, and twists words to the point that he puts words in people's mouths... all opinion, no news. I guess they have a talk show host seat they are keeping warm for him.
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  151. @I Will Defeat Ray Mak And then end up like the kids who died bc the other kids ate peanut based products, and then breathed on a student who ended up dying? It has happened enough times that most schools are peanut free.
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  152.  blah blah  That is 100% incorrect. The religion has tremendous respect for women. Women are the foundation of the religion.
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  153. Did you ever find out if Gerber is now accepting applications from kids with disabilities?
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  154. I am a Trump supporter, but I still think people should get the facts right. Trump DID put kids in cages. Not just kids, but entire families. Cages that OBAMA built. Then he reversed his policy--he touched on that in the last debate. The 500+ kids currently separated from their parents, was a deliberate move by most of those parents who have been located, but do not want their kids to go back to their own country as they are better off with family members in the US. But the Democrats are too busy calling Trump Xenophobic bc they think he was talking about the animals when he said Coyotes, that they are not reporting on it!
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  155.  @kathykb8123  Exactly. And he was married enough times that he clearly had something going for him.
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  156.  @wlkbeastmode-issiap.346  We only follow the Old Testament. We also don't believe in proselytizing. The only outreach we do is to other Jews to bring them back to God.
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  157.  @Sarah-ok3xv  Are we really trusting the news out of Iran? Even the new out of China is skeptical. They are not the first to ever admit to a mistake... I am almost relieved about the news and reaction out of Italy. These are friendly nations who want to work with us willingly and honestly to help their country as well as others.
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  158. She is doing the job she was hired to do. Which is to defend and represent the President and his position and actions in the best possible light. And she is doing it extremely well. She is one tough (and smart) cookie!
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  159. There is a very interesting YT series called Strictly Kosher (I am pretty sure that is the name), about the Manchester Orthodox Jewish community (you can swap the neighborhood out for Brooklyn--there is no difference but the accent)--it is fun to watch and very interesting! And then one of the older couples (sorry, can't recall the name but will look it up if interested) has a "spinoff" of a few episodes (on vacation on a cruise). Both are great and a very real depiction of everyday Orthodox Jewish life, of all levels of observance!)
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  160. Also bear in mind that the internet and cell phones are very recent. Even television and radio are not that old. Not when you compare it to a religion that is thousands of years old. While "disconnecting" may be the biggest thing people think of today, it is just a mere, small aspect of what we do when observing shabbat. It is not the most important part, or the most meaningful part of observing shabbat.
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  161. Thank you for your comment! I also think it is a good thing! Although it will be harder here than anywhere else in the world due to our health care system and employment (and unemployment) laws. Which differ from state to state. Hopefully we will pull through! Stay healthy!
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  162.  @andrewpaino1934  You can if that is what is ordered by the WHO and the quarantine act. The question is why is it 14 days and not 24 days as suggested last week? (And yes, 30 days is random and excessive. But may lead to recontamination) Although I prefer people think that way, than run off to go skiing or go to church as the superspreaders did!
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  163. As Olivia explains, culturally "they were raised to keep their head down and not make waves". The point of Olivia speaking out on CNN and other networks, she is thanking everyone on SM, and the NYPD, for standing up for them and helping them to find the culprit--which they did. I think the reporter was surprised that she didn't want to see the power of the internet and the fact that Sam's mom, and the Asian community in general, does not have to just take it on the chin. After all these years, she will hopefully see all these stories after the fact, and find new hope in humanity. We all need to start viewing things from a positive perspective rather than a negative one (as our parents and grandparents did), in order to move forward, collectively, and spread the word of hope for tomorrow.
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  164.  @user-qq4tj8gm8b  Downs syndrome is not a disability. It is a genetic birth defect defined as an extra 21st chromosome that occurs before conception. It is not something that occurs while developing. In the womb or otherwise. Downs syndrome can cause disabilities such as autism, however many kids with Downs syndrome lead very full lives. One can test before pregnancy to see how high the percentage of risk there is that a baby will be born with this, or other, genetic defects, before pregnancy.
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  165.  @antionejackson4848  While certain parts of the country were certainly built on the backs of slaves, there are many states where the historical statics are very different. So, the statement that "Black people built this country" casts aside all the other contributions made in all the other segments of a society that was built by other groups, races and religions, who contributed to our development and growth as a country over 3 centuries.
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  166.  @antionejackson4848  100%. But again, it was not ALL of America. Just in certain areas and states. If you want people to acknowledge your statements and get on board with your message, the message needs to be truthful. Not vague and overreaching. People are finally paying attention--don't let them lose interest with false or misleading statements.
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  167.  @whotelakecity2001  You have a HUGE chip on your shoulder. If you spent more time applying yourself to better your circumstances and less time on YT making angry, misdirected comments to strangers, you would be a much happier person all around. And I mean that in all seriousness. Challenge yourself--try spending 1 hour a day doing something to better yourself and others instead of hanging out here for 3 months, and see how things will change for you and those around you for the better.
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  168.  @antichristlicheaktion1769  Du bist aber wirklich ekelhaft. Du kannst auch ruhig gehen. Aber schnell!
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  169.  @christopheraddeo5949  I agree with half of your statement. I do see how "preference" rings contradictory these days, now that we know that it is not a choice, or "preference". But it only means that the world has learned and grown, not that those who use the word are all necessarily homophobic.
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  170. A recent study just came out that by putting your overhead air on actually protects you more, than having it off. It creates a microclimate around your seat area with recycled clean air. The ac on the plane is ducted by sections, so having the personal air on above you may actually help.
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  171. While it is possible, it is much more likely it came from the kitchen (like everything else on a cruise). Or from those who were going from room to room, handing things out, collecting sheets and lines, dirty used trays, etc.
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  172.  @todaytraining5671  That is not correct. Go back and read up on virology, coronavirus specific, and learn how viruses work, specifically within the human body.
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  173.  @xhobbesx  LOL, I just happened to finish listening to Hirono... OMG, is she awful! She literally spoke for 20 minutes straight, never coming to a point, let alone a question, while ACB sat there, poised gracefully and graciously (I would never play poker with her!), waiting for a question...as we all did...and then Hirono said "Well, I am running out of time, so I just want a yes or no answer!" Makes me feel bad for the great state of Hawaii!
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  174.  @dawnsmith4000  Technically, in Vayikra, it says that they are unclean to us and are an abomination to us and those who touch it shall be unclean...until evening. It does not say that you will die. Nonetheless the majority of those in China do not follow Judaism (the only religion that follows all the laws of the Torah), or Christianity (which replaced the Old Testament for the New Testament--for many reasons, the fact that it made life easier is not to be overlooked as one of the more appealing aspects of the new faith at the time). I am not so sure religion plays a role in this, as if patient zero did get it from a (disgusting) bat, and was Chinese, it is just part of their culture. Of which all of us should be tolerant, regardless of our faith, as tolerance is one thing all faiths have in common.
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  175. Everyone needs to differentiate between home schooling and Zoom schooling. They are completely different. And as far as taxes, 2 of my 4 kids go to private school and I get nothing back on my taxes. Vote for school vouchers!!!
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  176.  @Llucius1  There is no cure. No one is looking for a cure. Just a vaccine. That is why there is no cure for the flu and the vaccine is different every year. Due to different strains. Coronavirus is just another more virulent form of the flu (there are many types of corona virus.)
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  177. Oh no!!! The Despair...!!! I never, EVER, want to hear the word "nepotism" come out of her mouth.
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  178.  @hugheaston7598  Also bear in mind that all businesses that ground their workers base it on the state dept website, who gets their cue from the CDC (and vice versa), which affects whether a company's travel insurance coverage of the employee would be in effect or not. That is always their bottom line. It is the people going on non-refundable cruises or vacations that you really have to worry about. Which is ironic because they are always the first ones to say that businesses are being greedy... yet they don't want to lose a couple thousand dollars to insure their own safety. And then get mad when they are stuck somewhere in quarantine....
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  179. Most of the things people are allergic to are the other things in the vaccine, such as the preservatives. If people have had allergies to previous vaccines, it is a good indicator. And if you do have allergies, you should get your shot in a hospital setting and let them know beforehand what you are allergic to. Or speak with your GP (if you have a relationship with your doctor).
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  180.  @muhammadasmar7846  It ultimately really depends on what you find comfortable and will actually wear. A double layer of fabric is preferable and you want something washable and reusable. The surgical masks get wet easily and can become uncomfortable after a while. Yet the cloth ones need to provide enough protection. Have you heard of or seen the birthday candle test? Look up the Duke University study if not. After you look it up, try it and see which of the masks that you find most comfortable will provide the most protection. Stay away from things like gators (and the people wearing them), as they provide no protection at all. But the bottom line-- if you can't keep it on for a long period of time bc it is too uncomfortable, it is useless. Hope this helps!
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  181.  @stevecontato8959  If you ever did want to become a Jew, it is certainly possible! And it sounds like you already have someone to introduce you to the right people, should you ever want to explore the option!
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  182.  @wallysworkin823  And btw, THANK GOD the cruiselines are mandated vaccines for passengers!! Cruises have always been floating Petrie dishes. And let's not forget what went on with all those cruises and infected passengers a year ago. No one wants to see a repeat of that. Especially when there is now a simple solution to avoid it.
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  183. One who did not grow up in the culture would, of course never be able to understand this. And moreover, this is a poorly done documentary on the topic. It does not show or explain the differences within Orthodox Judaism (which are vast)--for example the way a modern Orthodox woman would go about finding a husband is very different than an Ultra-Orthodox man. Nor would the two ever marry each other. Not to mention that this is in Israel, not New York (although in some circles there are very few differences). But if one doesn't understand, how can they judge? I am answering a year later... I wonder if you see the comments differently now?
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  184.  @GeoPePeTto  I am not sure what religions you have been exposed to (Scientology perhaps? Which is a cult and not a religion), or which comments I made that you are talking about, however, most organizations affiliated with the "big 3" have absolutely nothing to do with MLM. You will never be forced to give money in order to worship anywhere and belief in God is certainly always free.
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  185. They aren't even going to mention ANY of the foreign spending or ridiculous line items that should not take precedence over the American people? Or that we are just printing more money to pay for over $3 Trillion dollars in foreign aid?? I don't know what infuriates me more--the bill, or the fact that no one will report on it in a balanced fashion!
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  186.  @talaverajr391  Your truth may be different from someone else's truth. Jews do not proselytize or actively try and convert. We have our own religion that we are true to and just because one guy (who was persecuted by the Romans as any history class will teach you), who was Jewish, decided to go another path and reject the laws he was brought up with and create new laws, doesn't mean that everyone believed him or followed him. That is how Christianity started. It is that simple. Just because we do not believe in the New Testament does not mean that Judaism is not a "viable" religion. In fact, Judaism is older. Again, we stayed true to our religion and we do not see a reason not to.
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  187.  @talaverajr391  I don't understand why Christians feels the need to preach to us, or why Jehovah's Witnesses need to knock on our doors, but in those situations we can say no thank you and move on with our day. What I do find disturbing is when Mormons say that they are converting Jews in the grave and will go back generations and generations of dead family members and convert them to Mormonism. Judaism does not even believethat you can convert out of the religion. A Jew is a Jew is a Jew. Forever (through the line of the mother). So if we don't even accept living converts, we certainly don't accept dead ones. Aside from that, I actually like Mormons (the very few practicing ones I know).
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  188.  @lifesabeach3424  You are 100% correct. And what is worse is that no one even bothers to look into Mary's past legal battles and the fact that she has already sued the family. And lost. It puts a whole different perspective on everything she says, writes and does. She certainly hasn't done all of this--write the book to enlighten the world, and then go on a worldwide book tour, giving interviews to anyone who will listen (and write a check)--simply out of the goodness of her heart. And considering the world we are living in, her publishers didn't even have to pick and choose which cities to go to and what interviews to do. With Zoom she can says yes to everything! The upside to 2020--win or lose--she is laughing all her way to the bank!
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  189. No you don't. Most of them wouldn't even talk to him. They are an exception. Satmar is not like Chabad. Do we even know if the kid goes to a Satmar school? From the accent I would guess yes. Hopefully he stays on this path. His father is also open and friendly so hopefully yes!
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  190. Excellent (proper) usage of the expression "You've got another think coming!!" 😉😀
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  191. And a great way for kids to learn the story as they learn how to read! Just as we all read the backs of cereal boxes growing up!
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  192. @Hibiscus Syriacus Although being a black model back then was an achievement in itself. And they did all get paid. Not what they would have gotten today, but they were all either paid for their work, or the recipe was purchased after she won at the State fair.
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  193.  @KarmaStrikesGames  I think he was referring to the scene from The Help and how that demonstrated racism. This story about Jared and Ivanka is way too similar to the scene from the movie. But that is the point--people hear this story, think if that scene in the Help, and then automatically associate it with racism. Or atleast classism. Yet we have no real proof that it is even true (let alone racist). If it has been going on since 2017, why are we just hearing about this now?
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  194. What is it about Don Lemon that makes him think he is reporting the news?? Just wondering....
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  195. Oh! Now they are our neighbors? Such nice, friendly neighbors... and Israeli atrocities? What fantasy land is he living in?
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  196. But they now know that it may then cause reexposure and recontamination. Self quarantine is one thing. Government imposed quarantines can't be an arbitrary number of days.
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  197. Why? The virus is not Trump's fault!
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  198.  @jakobwashington5878  What does what have to do with anything? Amy was asked if she saw the Floyd video and what impact it had on her. She said she had seen it and then explained how it impacted her family. How many times have we heard, especially lately, about Black (and Latino) parents needing to educate their children about how to conduct themselves should they get pulled over, or come into contact with a police officer, in order to stay safe, and why. Amy will need to have that conversation with her children. Kamala Harris will not, as her stepchildren are not black. If you missed the irony in that, then all I can say is that we clearly have different definitions of the word irony! But to your specific points, based on your view, you are correct--it was the question that was inappropriate in this instance as how the video affected her personally is irrelevant to the job and what it entails. It, in fact, as she states, goes completely against what her role in the job would be as her personal feelings or empathy towards this and any situation should never come into play once she puts that robe on. But again, she answered, as answered politely, intelligently and succinctly. But, just as her kids are not all white, Kamala's kids are not black (stepkids if you want me to be specific, but she still plays a nurturing role sharing in the upbringing of their lives, so I chose to focus on the "kid" part and omit the "step" part of the word). And because they are not black, she would have a different conversation about interacting with police officers than Amy would with her children. Just as Amy would have to have 2 different and separate conversations with her children as some are black and some are white. Amy's kids can't hide the color of their skin when they feel like it. And we don't get to speak for Kamala's children and say "Because Kamala is black, her kids are black". Her children are the only ones who can say who and what they identify with.
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  199. Everyome seems to have missed the point. He was interviewing the family because they were all the hiers and most were arguing over who should get the rights to Hitler's inheritance, including to Mein Kampf. Some of them said the Jews got enough, now it is the family's turn. He would have left them alone if they had not been angling for the inheritance for so many years. This story has been going on for decades. If the family does not want to be bothered, then change your name and disappear into obscurity like the ones in Long Island!
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  200.  @_Peremalfait  It is called taking a case on a contingency fee basis and there is already a class action suit against them due to the Billions lost thru the EDD cards they issued recipients.
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  201. I am assuming you mean corrupt. How is she corrupt? She has been working day and night to help the country. Apart from being the consummate professional, especially when posed Gotcha questions, she has been a doctor and a scientist her entire life. Not a politician. Not someone who was looking to be thrust into the spotlight. Yet she has taken on a Herculean task with grace and integrity. Who would you have suggested for her position instead?
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  202. Can we cut this all down by removing every and any sentence that includes "I think, I'm not sure, I am not certain, it was so long ago but I assume, what I think, etc. (you get my idea), and just reduce this to what she actually DOES know (especially when we all now know there was NO collision with Russia)?? Otherwise why is anyone listening to this random woman??
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  203. I get what you are saying, and totally agree with the point you are making. However, as I can not even pull up a regularly used search engine, let alone a website, when traveling in China (unless I use a strong VPN), it is not really comparable. Twitter just went too far! This is absurd!
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  204.  @SOCORROSILVA-in7px  Did you ever get your answer? Or was it a rhetorical question when you asked for the definition of Chassidic? (The translation of this show is poor. Especially when they use the word Extreme for Gerer Hasids. They meant to use "Ultra-Orthodox.")
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  205. I just looked at the 'watching now" numbers on a the stations watching the rallies playing now. It isn't even close!!
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  206. Guilt. She felt she could have, should have, done more. She even tried and social services didn't step up. Social services should cover the costs for their therapy. They should not have to bear the pain and guilt of this tragedy. Especially for those who tried to call Social Services on him!
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  207.  @michalhaddadlevy965  And what is shocking is that we expected it from her. But how could Harry be so clueless?? Marrying her was one thing, but he was supposed to bring her into the fold, she wasn't supposed to lure him out. That is what confounds me! (It is similar to the way some religions see converts and do not proselytize... you have to really want in to be accepted. And even then the process is longer than their engagement was!)
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  208. Why is it ok for you all to have a good laugh here (because it IS funny and everyone can take a joke), but we have to turn one comment that he made into and International incident? Is there really nothing else to discuss in the world today??
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  209. He had a conversation on the phone with the Holy Father??? Huh???
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  210. So, when you sit down to dinner with your kids and want them to eat their vegetables, do you start "selling" the vegetables to them by extolling all the benefits of eating veggies? How healthy they are, how many vitamins they have and big and strong they will make them? Or do you assess the situation and opt for what you know will work better in that situation, such as "if you don't eat your vegetables you won't get dessert?" Are you still a salesperson or are you a parent at the dinner table? And as any good salesperson knows, you need to know your customer. It is about them, not you. You wouldn't sell a sports car to a family of 6, would you? People who are good at what they do usually tend to have the common sense to adjust to the situation and do what they need to do in order to get the job done. Based on Amy's track record, I feel confident that her black robe makes her feel like Wonder Woman in court, and I would trust her and her final word.
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  211. The term is a railroad style apt. However technically that refers to apartments on the Lower East Side of Manhattan from the turn of the (last) century. Back when Queens was a very, very far away place "in the country".
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  212. No one cares about her gender, her orientation, or anyone who has "misgendered" her. Or dead named her (whatever that means). What is RIDICULOUS is that someone THIS prominent in public life is so overweight and unhealthy--along with her family, who is overweight and unhealthy. How will this PERSON "improve the health and well-being of the American people??" This administration is so quick "to make history", that they overlook everything else. The ASL translator they hired,, clearly without vetting her first, is a perfect example. I find THAT very triggering!
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  213.  @Hr-sd5sd  I agree with you. Something is always better than nothing. But I can't take it anymore--every news station is reporting only on "too little too late" and very few are actually mentioning the absurd line items of billions of foreign aid for ridiculous things that the democrats loaded the bill with. So, as usual, everyone is mad at "Trump and the Republicans" and "Trump is so selfish..." and they don't even understand that there is a time and a place for everything. Building border walls in Pakistan or paying for their gender studies is crazy!! Trump is right! Don't print more money and give it to them. Give it to Americans!
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  214. But if you are willing to go, you can find a great deal!
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  215. And they all have more meat on their bones, lol!
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  216.  @rstuv8141  Social disobedience falls under force majeure. As long as your business is locked (and alarm is on if you have one), it is covered under any good policy.
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  217. OMG! That is sooo funny!!
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  218.  j.j.cagney  I am guessing you meant polite... I also used to do that, or even try to help them out (if it is a real telemarketer, and not a scammer) by correcting them when they are mispronouncing their script. Once they would just hang up on me, I stopped. So rude!
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  219.  @RicoWings  Also, it is a very California thing....("The Slums of Beverly Hills"--watch that movie). Here one's car is important, just as labels are. In NYC, one only sees your home if you let them. Can't do a drive by of an apt!
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  220.  saint jack  Yup! They teach whole classes on it in school. I don't know why this is news...
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  221.  @T-Ingvarsson  The Caribbean is NOT part of America. There are the US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, there are Islands that belong to the Dutch (Aruba) and to France (Martinique), and then there are independent countries such as Jamaica. Which was once British.
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  222. @BigBoyRob If you send your kids to the school in your district. And even then, it isn't free, is it?
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  223.  @shoshanasherrington3350  Yes, divorce is probably more common than you think. And just as we get married under religious law, we get divorced under religious law too. And then whether or not to continue covering your hair is usually a personal decision, but it is always heavily influenced by which community you belong to. Chabad still covers their hair (all Ultra-Orthodox do), but within Modern Orthodoxy, it is less common.
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  224. Here bitter, bitter...here bitter...
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  225. Umm, I am sorry, but if you think that you are either remembering it incorrectly or are not a big history buff. The fact that Kennedy was Catholic was a HUGE issue. For all the Kennedys back in the 60's. And the only reason he won was because it was the first televised debate as TV's were "new", and he was much better looking and far more charming than Nixon. Without TV and that debate, he likely would have lost.
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  226. You cannot have public health at all without a strong economy.
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  227.  @elpelu123  Garbage disposals are not legal in New York City, so she likely did not grow up with one. Even though she moved to Westchester at 5 years of age. I have plenty of complaints about her, but I will give her this one. I got my first one when we bought our first house at 25 years old. I had to ask my husband how to use it, and 25 years later, I can probably count on 1 hand how many times I have used it since, lol! (And I hate them--they are scary and smelly!! LOL)
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  228. Not just immigrants. Coyote is an expression we have used here in LA as part of regular conversation for years. Those I know who have come over via coyote (kee-o-tey) have told me horror stories. And a terrible thing to say, but unless it is an expensive coyote, then one's chances of making it over safely, or not getting robbed along the way--or worse, at the end, when they demand more money before they release the person--go waaaay down. It's very sad.
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  229.  @tg2683  Not at all true! Ivanka Trump converted and not by Chabad! Just one example.
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  230.  @Justcanadianjanjan  Shtisel is awesome! The latest season just came out in Israel and should be out here soon! Very realistic!
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  231.  @cheaserceaser  And it pains ME to know that you had to! And I don't even know you! I am enraged by this, and I hope everyone else who is as well stands up and makes themselves heard! I will stand right next to them in protest!
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  232. My block already ordered armed security for election night. Now I think we may need it for Wednesday night! (We hired it during the riots for 2 nights--bc the first night some guys peeled off the riots on the Blvd WITH GUNS, and tried to come up our block!). TRUMP 2020! But we are scared it won't be announced election day!
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  233. Willie just liked his arm candy. He was always a perfect gentleman!
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  234.  @sonicplys64  CNN did NOT break the story. In fact, part of the entire saga is that the Drudge report not only broke the story, but they "broke the internet" the day they released the transcripts online!
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  235. Stephanopoulos's dramatic commentary is not helping the situation that this country is now in. Shame on him! The media is truly shameless. Just as Fox does not try to hide their bias, MSNBC and CNN are really no better!
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  236. She knows him the best?? She has sued him once and lost. Then didn't speak to him for years. Then tried to cash in by writing a book, taping private conversations, and bashing everyone in the family who didn't agree with her or give her money. Then brought another suit, bc losing the first time was not enough. But the money from the book sales will atleast pay her attorneys fees. And also seemed to pay for her not so subtle makeover. I wonder who her agent is.... 🤔 win or lose, half the country still wanted him as President for four more years.... OH, and she openly repeated that she did know why Ivanka invited her to her wedding. But sure, go ahead and ask her what Ivanka is thinking right now. Maybe her ESP has been fixed and she can tell us EXACTLY what is going on in her cousins mind, since they are so close...😏
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  237.  @DigitalSteel  5 million dollars?? YES! That is nothing. I didn't even follow the story once it was no longer above the fold. Nor do I remember the number $5 million. But I know that that is chump change to a city with an environmental crisis!
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  238. And I don't care what her family members think (why should anyone care?), but I do know that Trump is absolutely NOT an anti-semite. This woman's witch hunt is beyond ridiculous!
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  239. Samanthat--How dare you show up and troll here, calling Rabbi Friedman a liar and other horrible names? He is a well known, highly respected Rabbi in the Jewish community. Not just for Hasidim. If you are not interested in listening to him--LEAVE! This is pure LOSHON HORA! You should be reported for such disgusting slander!
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  240.    please watch "We Heard the Bells" and understand what actually happened due to the Spanish Flu of 1918. This report is not near accurate. And WHY it was called the Spanish Flu was due to FAKE NEWS in 1918! NOT because it started in Spain (it started in Kansas).
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  241.  @hisredrighthand5212  Sorry, I am not a follower of Christianity or Islam, nor did I compare Islam to Scientology. I don't know how charismatic Mohammed was, or even Moshe, his speech impediment aside. So I cannot compare them to Scientology. However, neither Islam nor Christianity uses the same MLM techniques or mind games that Scientology does, and I nonetheless would not rank Scientology up there with the other 2 (of the 3) major, and oldest, religions of the world. There really is no contest.
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  242.  @spacebizkit1966  Yes, Scientology exists in Germany. This thread devolved into a conversation about I don't even know what. But the original discussion was just that while Germany does have Scientology centers in quite a few cities, they are NOT considered a religion and they do not have non-profit status as they do in the US (one of the biggest mistakes the US ever made!). They are a taxed corporation in Germany (and seen as a cult by most).
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  243.  @postmodern.cyberpunk  How is it discrimination to deport people who entered the country illegally? We allow immigration, but it must be done legally. You follow the law (presumably), why shouldn't they?
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  244. We know they divorced. Do we know he left her??
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  245.  @edyness2407  She purchased the product at some point. She knew what it was for. AND it has a warning label. BEYOND stupid!
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  246.  @pericodelospalotes5738  And we don't know yet of it can be transmitted via mosquitoes (or do we?). That is something I am sure they will want to know and be prepared for in humid countries, countries with rainy seasons, etc. Although atleast the African countries know how to quarantine. Latin America less so.
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  247. Lift Switzerland up in prayer?? I am pretty sure they are, as always, doing ok. They don't need anything from anyone (and will be the first to tell you!).
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  248.  @ArronP  Also, Kobe was a stickler for being on time (yes, I know first hand). With so many commitments, plus a family, it was a smart decision to purchase his own private helicopter. LA traffic doesn't care who you are or how important you are--sometimes it just makes you late. Something Kobe could not abide. He took all his commitments seriously. And I doubt we will ever know, but he could have said he didn't want to be late, and if there was even a chance of getting there safely, perhaps the pilot felt pressure to agree to take off. I certainly hope that was not the case, for many reasons. And while it never makes sense, I agree that when it is your time to go, it's your time. It is not us to question why...
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  249.  @shmoocoo  Shtisel is not a comedy by any means. There are many interviews with the Director on YT and actors, that are worth watching!
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  250.  @RandomAtze  Have you seen American Gods? It is sort of about what you just posted. The new Gods and how people came to worship them. But that is a tv show. With a better, deeper understanding of Judaism, you would understand how it is different than the Amish, or simply enlightened people. It IS about religion and G-d. Abstaining from technology on shabbat is just one small part of Judaism. It is not at all the crux of the matter with regards to observance. But it is the first thing outsiders notice. Likely bc they think it would be difficult. It isn't.
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  251.  @Peace-iz7gj  I did just learn it is a Texas thing, shocked as I was! But even though I learned ab5black history in HS as well as took a class in it in college, this is first I have heard about it! I asked my IVY friends too, and they hadn't a clue before this week. I am beginning to wonder how many people really did know about it before last week! The media strikes again!
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  252.  @bluej6127  Or your interpretation is possibly incorrect. We do not work (ie., cook, etc., on the sabbath), so we prepare all of our food before the sabbath starts and the keep it hot or reheat it on Saturday for lunch (and use something called a blech--an electric hot plate specifically made for shabbat). However as we are to "honor the sabbath", we prepare a festive meat meal for Friday night and Saturday lunch, usually with atleast 3 courses, including one with meat, that we sit down to as a family and enjoy after prayers. With a linen tablecloth, our nice dishes and silverware, flowers on the table, etc.. Friday night it is typically the men and boys who go to synagogue and on Saturday morning, the whole family goes. The men show up on time at 9am, and the women come a little later. Services end at noon and then the whole community gathers in a room to have a snack and chat, and then you go home with your guests. Either if you have been invited out or you are having guests. Years ago, when people live out by their farms, they would prepare a cholent (a meat stew we make now in a crack pot and let it cook for 15-20 hours), and then bring it to town and put it in the bakers oven, and let it cook overnight as the embers in the oven were dying out. Then the family would pick it up after shul was over and bring it home for Shabbat lunch so they had a hot meat meal. After lunch, families either take a walk and visit with friends. Or stay home and read or nap. Or play a board game together. Shabbat is about family time and rest. We honor the sabbath and honor g-d by observing his commandments and resting. Restraining from work, and spending time with family. Even sexual intercourse is considered a mitzvah on Friday night! We spend a lot of time in synagogue, praying to G-d, and discussing the Torah portion of the week. So G-d is definitely a part of the sabbath, however there are many ways that we can honor Hashem, while enjoying eachother and the sabbath at the same time. Hope it helped!
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  253. So great!! Call you local Chabad and see what they are doing for shabbat. Or Chanukah! Then you will be able to say "I saw the light!!" 😉 Chag sameach!!
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  254.  @barryfriedman3223  Great question! VERY complicated answer!... first, there are the basics of reform, conservative and Orthodox. And then divisions within. So Orthodox used to be just Modern Orthodox and Ultra Orthodox. Then, it grew from there (from the 1950's/60's when people came over after the war and DP camps and either assimilated, became traditional, or kept their faith and stayed Orthodox) and it still keeps growing. From Conservadox, crossing that line between Conservative to Orthodox, all the way to divisions under the label of Chasidim (like the show "Shtisl"), largely because of Chabad. They are the most outgoing and open of the Chasidim-they are the ones you see in the NYC Subway asking if you're Jewish and would like to put on tefillin or light shabbat candles when you get home, or who you call when travelingto Bangkok or Shanghai for business--there is always a Chabad house ready and willing to help any Jew- they have grown tremendously over the years and do a lot of good all over the world (they are the ones being interviewed in the videos). Their neighbors in Brooklyn, like Satmar ("Unorthodox") are very different and not as open and friendly (I am being very kind here....). There are a lot of different sects within Ultra-Orthodox, all stemming from 18th century Poland. And they are not so familiar with the differences within Modern Orthodox. Although the newer generation is more open, especially those living outside of NYC and the tri-state area. Then within Modern Orthodoxy we have a range. Jared Kushner is Modern Orthodox and Ivanka Trump converted--not the highlight of our religion but I assume you know them... or, a better one, Sacha Baron Cohen was raised Orthodox and his family in London still is kosher and sabbath observant and always was. His wife, Isla Fisher, converted. The kids take bar mitzvah lessons and Judaism is very important to them, but they do not practice daily anymore. (Whereas Jared and Ivanka, in the house, keep shabbat and kosher.) Men wear yarmulkes to work and some men don't. Women who won't wear pants and only cover their hair, and those who don't. BUT any of those within the category of Orthodox will go to a synagogue on shabbat and fit right in with another member within Orthodoxy, wherever they fall within the spectrum. But that person would be totally lost in a reform synagogue (and likely would not even enter bc they are not observant of the Torah within Reformed Judaism). I could keep going, but hopefully that is a good overview. There are plenty of (other) well known Orthodox Jews you would recognize who are Modern Orthodox, but as they believe in Torah U'Maddah (Torah and Secular Studies) and live their life according to those beliefs, you would not necessarily know. Men who don't wear a yarmulke to work don't want to be judged as a Jew first, but as a doctor, lawyer, etc. first. My husband wants to be seen as a dr. first when someone enters the room, but as soon as he jumps in the car to drive home, it goes right back on his head. Was that helpful? Any questions? Senator Joe Lieberman is Orthodox. He walked to the Hill when he needed to cast an important vote on a Saturday (we don't drive on Saturdays). There are more of us than you would think...!😉
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  255.  @barryfriedman3223  sorry, I'm back, lol. Rereading your question--the different level of interpretations are what led to the Reform and Conservative Movements (a much deeper reason and explanation can be found online. Has to do with post WW2 Jews in America. Or more recently, letting women become Rabbis, etc). Orthodox Jews follow the Torah. To the letter. But...EVERYONE (and that means everyone!) picks and chooses. But there are basics. I have friends who don't cover their hair, but they keep shabbos and kosher so I will eat in their house. A famous Chabad Rabbi in a city in America eats in my house but won't eat in anyone else's house in the city where he is the Chabad Rabbi. And he is respectful in that he won't go to someone's home if invited and not eat, but he won't eat anything cooked and be respectful about it. Everyone does their own thing and let's others do their as long as it doesn't impinge on you. Does that make sense? We are told that if someone says they are sabbath observant and kosher, who are we not to believe them (it gets a little harder when you see them buying non kosher meat in a supermarket!). And then there are those who "eat out". Some eat cold only. Some won't eat dairy (VERY few eat meat out), some ask for it to be wrapped in foil... it can be hard with work lunches. I luckily live in a city where a well known Vegan restaurant happens to be kosher. There is ALWAYS a famous person there, so when I have (had) my business meetings there, it seems normal and I don't have to explain. All that said, a Satmar Hasid (or Ger, or Skver, Boomer, etc Hasid) would likely NOT eat in my house (until my Rabbi told them who I was). And by then, I wouldn't want them, lol...JUST KIDDING!! (But I doubt they would eat hot in my house!)
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  256.  @vivsreds1006  Sure! It is super complicated (even to Orthodox Jews) but I will try. It has to do with Kashrut (kosher). We separate meat and dairy (and then there is pareve, which is neutral, like fish, eggs, fruits, vegetables--they go with both meat or dairy). Orthodox Jews often have 2 sinks, 2 ovens, 2 dishwashers and always a separate set of dishes and cutlery for each. Everyone tries to be as strict as they feel they should be within one's home (and everyone's highest level is different). One wants to feel that anyone would feel comfortable eating in their home, so we are extra careful. The sign you see on a lot of products--the circle with a U or K in it--are under a kosher supervision agency. There are hundreds around the world, some more reliable than others. We don't bring the triangle with a K inside into our home, for example. Many don't "hold by it" so I don't let it into my kitchen. But again, as many of us work in the regular secular world, you may have to go to a business lunch, for example. Unless it is a kosher restaurant, we don't eat there (we don't "eat out"). But everyone pick and chooses what rules to break or bend. The most basic, easiest thing (beyond just a cup of black coffee) would be a plain salad. But even there you run into issues with kashrut. The dressing might have a splash of red wine or balsamic vinegar, which is made with wine. We do not drink non-kosher wine, so the dressing is out. Salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon would be ok, (but it may have onions in it. They are considered "sharp" so the knife that cut them is a problem if used also for something meat, which was not kosher). By only eating cold, as heat transfers the non-kosher "flavor" from vessel to food and vice versa, it is safer. Some eat hot out, but only fish (with scales and fins only as then the fish is a kosher fish). Eating dairy out (pizza), is a problem because of the rennet (a meat product) used in cheeses....and while everyone does their own thing, if one is not so careful, then it begs the question, how careful are they in there home? Most Rabbis don't eat in their congregants homes as while they could eat in one, maybe they can't in another and they want to be respectful and fair to all. Again, it is complicated but Chabad and Aish are good sources for info. If you have more questions, just let me know--hope it helps! Stay healthy!
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  257.  @vivsreds1006  You get very used to it, lol, especially when you grow up with it, so it becomes second nature! My housekeeper (of 16 years) from El Salvador, knows more than my husband does in my kitchen! And certainly more than my in-laws! And again, Chabad is EVERYWHERE... so you may not have been aware, but they are in almost every major city in South America. I have even been to some Chabad houses in Central and South America and as usual, they are always incredibly warm and welcoming. As well as helpful when I am traveling for work and need a shabbat meal (or kosher food during the week!)! They are awesome! On a separate note, watch the movie "Trembling before G-d" by Simcha DeBowski (a friend). It is a very interesting documentary about people who have grown up in the community but realized they were gay and did not want to choose one over the over (he also did a Muslim version, I think). Have a Shabbat Shalom! Stay healthy!!
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  258. So, if you own a house, and have 4 kids, and want them all to be able to eat, buy clothes, pay rent, etc. AND go to college... In addition to everyone else in the family, we make too much to have our debt forgiven, even though we live hand to mouth??
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  259. A fabulous orator? Do you mean that he has a good speach writer? Or you think he speaks well?
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  260.  @kingpin76110  I will disregard the petty insults just because I would love more clarification on which of Hunter's escapades you are referring to exactly. The money from the Mayor of Moscow? The board seat on a company in a field that he has zero experience in? The office space he shares with a Chinese businessman that he asked for keys to be made to for his parents? We don't know how to guess how a lot of it came to be. Bobulinski was a pretty convincing witness, who spelled it out for everyone, even before it was made public the the FBI had already been investigating the laptop. Joe is shady, but he is not nearly as stupid as Hunter (who else allows someone to take a picture with a crack pipe hanging out of their mouth). Anything illegal that Joe did do, I am sure that he would try to make sure he covered his tracks. And certainly would not throw his own kid under the bus. I am sure we will learn that Hunter, as Bobulinski said, is responsible for creating his own misery. Which he has already proven he is quite good at.
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  261. How much money Trump makes has nothing to do with your everyday existence, your problems, or your successes for that matter. So why focus on that? Who cares when there is so much else to worry about in the world right now?
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  262. I just watched ep 3 (came back to the beginning) and there was a Tinder commercial! Talk about something being wrong with the algorithm!
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  263. Then another bizarre, actually disgusting if you listen to the first minute--ad for a guy who figured out "what women want" after all his bad dating experiences. He spent $600 on one girl who was clear she was not interested but he was angry he did not "get laid" after spending SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS!! And kept repeating it and saying he realized it was HER, not him...🙄. So he developed this program...(for rapists perhaps?). It was very disturbing.
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  264.  @ItIsJustJudy  LOL! It was annoying me, until I figured he was never going to hear it pronounced properly from the Chassidim, so, just roll with it...and the (chassidic) pronunciation got better towards the end!
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  265.  @williamcollins2232  Check that you still have antibodies. I had it in February and took 2 antibody tests a month ago and had none left. I had a mild case (it was awful, but I wasn't hospitalized).
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  266. Not sure what you mean, but Modi is not Chassidic. But they still find him funny!
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  267. If you can't even stand to look at him, or know his name, then you likely don't listen too closely to what he has to say. How then do you know if what he says makes sense or is right?
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  268.  @shelliewolske8977  Absolutely! Big pharma! I know plenty of people who don't hesitate when it comes to a polio or MMR vax, but they are not going near a covid-19 vaccine for quite a few years.
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  269. Stephanopoulos's dramatic commentary is not helping the situation that this country is now in. Shame on him! The media is truly shameless. Just as Fox does not try to hide their bias, MSNBC and CNN are really no better!
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  270.  @pawelzietek  Yes, that has always been an issue in middle to low income neighborhoods in Europe, going back to the 60's when they built housing projects and had immigrants move in alongside the lower socioeconomic white groups, which created issues. Issues we are still seeing as it fuels the alt right movements across Europe. And yes! Hopefully the coming generations will be more open-minded, like you, and educate their kids not to treat them like unwanted immigrants who they see as a problem that needs to go away, instead of helping to integrate them into the new societies they have moved in to, while at the same time letting them keep and honor their own cultures and traditions. Especially in France, where many are coming from previously French colonies!
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  271.  @pawelzietek  Also, I don't know how old your son is, but kids are born with no bias. It is all learned behavior, whether it is at home or at school. My 4 teenagers already have very strong opinions and views on things and sometimes I am shocked with what they say (most recently it was the abortion debate). It makes you stop and think, "where did they pick that up from?" Sometimes, it is from the parents and the home and we don't even realize it!
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  272.  @pawelzietek  Excellent! Sounds like you are already on the right path! And as long as you teach your kids to be kind and compassionate, they will always know what the right thing to do is. I am proud that my kids are growing up to be empathetic, good people with their moral compass pointed in the right direction. I like to think that it isn't just luck and that I helped make them that way...🤔😇😉
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  273. Clinically, it is called a "folie à deux". Basically, when two people lose their sh*t and fall off the deep end together.
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  274.  @Skeptigal1  I definitely think there is some sort of folie à deux going on with them, and they may each be narcissists (tho people only started saying that about Harry once he met Meghan), but whatever their shared psychosis is, or crazy fantasy world they are living in together is not something that we could know about. That is part of the definition and condition.
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  275. Is that a joke? As you just watched it on YT, after it was played on TV networks across the world..???
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  276. Because he is not Jewish and therefore does not need to. Same reason why Ivanka is wearing a hat and Melania is not.
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  277. STOP! My ob/gyn is one of the best in BH and my diaphragm was less than half what he quoted! And calling an ambulance is NOT $2,500. AND Trump has NOTHING to do with it. What a ridiculous video! Almost as ridiculous as the Brits thinking the NHS is free!!
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  278.  @joeyd.6172  Watch the movie "Trembling Before G-d" by Simcha DuBowski. (Simcha also did a similar documentary but with Muslims, instead of Orthodox Jews). First watch it, then share your thoughts.
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  279.  @benjaminr6153  That is not an accurate explanation. We use Hashem (yes, literally translated as "the name"), all the time. We refer to G-d, Hashem, all the time in everyday conversation. Regardless if we are using the expression "Baruch Hashem"=Thank g-d (we do not write out the word), or saying "whatever happens, it is up to Hashem..." (just one example), as we do not use the same word for g-d that we would use while praying (since we don't take his name in vain), we still recognize his presence in everything all day long. Another commonly used expression is g-d willing (IY"H is the shortened version of Im Yirtzeh Hashem). Also, for example, if one of my small children were making a blessing on apple juice before they took a sip, and they got the blessing wrong, when I correct them, I would substitute the Hebrew word for g-d in the blessing with the word Hashem, and she would understand what the substitution meant (that I was not taking his name in vain) and when she said the blessing again (hopefully correctly), she would use the correct word for g-d used in prayer. I was merely substituting it with Hashem while correcting her. Also, the letter "shin" is a Hebrew letter that has a dot or dots added to the consonant. The dots indicate the vowel sound that should be used (similar to Arabic) and tell you how to pronounce the letter or word. In this case the dots tell you to make the shhh sound... the dots placed elsewhere on the Shin make it become the SIN sound. While Hebrew is a different alphabet, it is fairly easy to learn. But things like newspapers or subtitles do not have the dots, or vowels, so one must know what sound to make, which can be difficult until you are fluent. And actually Halleluja, in Hebrew, is still Halleluja in English. It doesn't mean g-d. It means the same as it does in English. It is often the last word of a prayer.
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  280.  @benjaminr6153  Yes, Muslims pray 5x a day and Jews 3x a day. But I don't think I understand what you mean about Jews not using the proper name. We use the name written in the Bible. Seems pretty authentic to us...🤷‍♀️
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  281.  @benjaminr6153  It depends on where and what you are reading. I think I might not have understood what you meant, as your first comment was "Hashem is not G-d". (But it is, was my point.)
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  282.  @shrekwazowski8199  Donate masks to China?? What about the rest of the world? The Chinese have enough people to build hospitals in ONE week. Let those who can, in cities where it is safe, go back to work and they will be able to produce enough masks for the world. Even, more specifically, the ones that are actually appropriate for this epidemic. THAT would be more helpful than trying to get people to donate masks that are not even all that effective, and ship them back to Çhina.
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  283.  @bullmoose6739  If you don't want it or need it, just don't fill out the forms and you won't get anything. You have to apply for it. It isn't just going to show up in your mailbox!
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  284. When did you apply? Did you as for direct deposit? If you gave them your bank info on the application you should get your money faster.
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  285. Huh? I am not (and never was) a Rodney Dangerfield fan, and don't even recall what his shtick was. But I find Modi hysterical. He doesn't talk about being Jewish all the time--he roasts Orthodox Judaism and Orthodox Jews a the time. And he does it in a funny, non offensive way. If you don't understand Orthodox Jewish culture, it is hard to understand his humor. But for his niche audience, he is hysterical!
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  286. Same in LA! We are already discussing the need to hire security (AGAIN!!), in case there are riots (AGAIN!), on election night!
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  287.  @violetgibson9  It is so funny how home schooling used to be such a big joke 10-20 years ago. And the past 10-15 years, as it became more popular and more common (I won't say acceptable bc we still make jokes about the kids who were home schooled), as well as more developed as far as the programming goes, all of a sudden the entire universe lives in a world where home schooling is not only acceptable, but has been practically mandatory. I am sure once the schools all open back up safely across the board, things will go back to "normal", but I do think there will be many more kids who continue to be home schooled (but properly). It will be interesting to see. Especially when we look back in 10 and 20 years from now.
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  288.  @nickinurse6433  You do realize that you are talking about half of the country, right? Are you teaching your children to think that way as well? I am just curious. Even if you don't have kids yet--let's pretend you do... I assume that you are teaching them to be good, upstanding citizens--don't discriminate against others, treat everyone as you want to be treated, be kind, etc. (the basics)... right? And again, I am just curious, but where do you draw the line? Is it ok to be honest about how you feel and tell your kids, "No, you can't go play at Tommy's house, because his parents are Republicans and voted for Trump. They watch Fox, so you can't have a play date at their house." Or do you just say no and make up a story as to why he can't go to Tommy's house? Or do you say "Hey, why doesn't Tommy come here? And then you play CNN in the house and over snacks,, tell him all about climate change?" Honest question!
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  289.  @alphaandomega7957  And I will say again, that is NOT what he said. If you are going to quote him, quote him verbatim. We will just imagine his "I am so woke" code switching and demeanor....
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  290. That was the point--it is not that expensive to hire these planes. But just wait, the other side will start boosting his ego via the airplane banners soon, too... 🤔
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  291. She IS indeed, Amazing Amy!!
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  292.  @iamunknown5271  Lol... that isn't called Childcare, it is called parenting!
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  293. Frightening isn't it? This is a perfect example!
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  294. You did not??!! You know another Brooke (family member) and there was some synergy that fit?? Right?
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  295. Huh? 63 thumbs up yet I don't even understand what this person is saying... which people? What war? Huh??
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  296.  @swanee9599  100%. And now, 3 days after you posted that comment, and have heard each Senator ask ACB a different iteration of the same question, and watched how she has not flinched once, how do you feel?
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  297. It is absolutely real!. Remember that in Israel Sunday is like Monday for the rest of the world and Saturday is shabbat, with no to little news. Sunday morning everyone is now back to work, sending press releases and getting the word out. That is why it just posted hours ago.
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  298.  @hugheaston7598 Despite tremendous criticism and pressure not to, Israel is now officially the first country to stop all International travel. And for them, it may actually work, since they can't drive over the border and hop on a flight. (However, I now have a kid stuck over there who can't come home or meet us somewhere for the holidays. Nor can we go to him. Unless things change... but hopefully he will atleast stay healthy. I hope!). Let's see what happens... BTW, I am sure you have seen Contagion, but it is worth watching again. Takes on a whole new meaning.
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  299.  @Luaxon  I will admit that it is annoying to watch tourists yell at people in English even louder hoping that they will understand. Although English has become the English standard... I am very glad I am good at languages. They are so fun! Quick story, we took my 4 kids to Italy, sat down to eat something and and I ordered in Italian. The waiter leaves and my son says "Now you speak Italian too?? I just shrugged. (I only took one year of it, so I don't count it as one of the 5 languages I speak). I can order and get directions, but it was still amusing!
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  300. Many people do it. Why would you think it is unsafe?
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  301. Did you, or your son, make further inquiries? Send an email and explain what happened and ask for a reason (so you have it in writing). Then call an attorney. Or the Tucker Carlson show. This sounds like something much bigger than you may be aware of!
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  302. However the hypocrisy lies in the fact that Gavin said we should NOT go out to eat together with other family members and we should stay home. And then he did. Like the Gov. of Colorado who said don't fly home for Thanksgiving. And then he did. Trump never said don't go to rallies. So, in this instance, your logic is flawed.
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  303.  @Robmancan1987  It doesn't have to be a check. And it is a total annual amount. And, ideally, no one should know who gave what to whom as the grace and good deed is in the giving. Not the praise, thanks or acknowledgement one receives for doing so.
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  304.  @savtamarlene  I do not know what comment you are referring to or answering, but the concept of a Fatwa is not a Jewish one. And why would we call a convert an apostate?? Judaism, while not a religion that encourages proselytizing, has no issue with converts. There are a few random things that a convert cannot do or partake in, but aside from those few things, once they have become a member of the tribe, they are a Jew for life!
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  305.  @FantaLilt  I have to agree with Ms. Josephs. You are incorrect. Whereas there are certain groups that may be less accepting of guerim than others, Judaism has no issue with converts. We take it very seriously in fact. The RCA holds your conversion certificate for 5 years to be sure that one has converted for the right reasons and still keeps kosher and shabbat, etc. Chabad has a medrash (they love their midrashim!) that teaches that there were so many people at Har Sinai that the people way in the back couldn't hear or see what was going on, so it took a while for them to figure it out, and that is why we have converts. Of course there are still Lubovitchers who are less accepting of converts in the sense that they don't want one to marry into the family (even beyond bc they are Kohanim). But that is a personal decision. And we don't believe that Jews can convert out. Even their children are members of the tribe. They would not need to go through a conversion process to come back to the fold (actually they would need to make a trip to the mikveh, but they would tovel without a bracha). So if halacha and the Rabbeim don't have a problem with guerim, why should we?
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  306.  @1BestCookie  One can follow as many rules of the Jewish religion as they want, however it does not make you Jewish and you would not be counted as a Jew for things like praying with a minyan. Or when you marry, have a baby, or die. The conversion process does not validate anyone's connection with Hashem or deepen your relationship with G-d. It is, however, a necessary process. Why go through the motions without making the commitment? That in itself shows that one is not truly committed or is still unsure. That is one of the reasons the RCA withholds the conversion certificate until they can verify that the convert is leading a torahdik lifestyle.
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  307.  @stevecontato8959  My pleasure! My only suggestion would be to explore the other parts of Orthodox Judaism. From Modern Orthodox thru Chabad. Satmar is pretty hardcore! Although this generation seems much more open and friendly, which is nice to see.
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  308.  @ChildofYAH_  No. There. There are no forced vaccinations. Anywhere.
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  309. She is a horrible troll posting hateful lies all over Peter's comments section. She is here for one reason only and it is not to benefit from the video!
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  310. She is so far out of her depth right now. It is like listening to my kids while they are sitting through SAT tutoring...!
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  311. Why is this news? This happens literally everyday. And he doesn't need his own mantra, he has the hippocratic oath. They teach whole classes on it in medical school.
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  312.  @aliceastvats2644  I think the Queen is a PR machine and liked Meghan for what she brought to the Royal Family (she is not the first mixed race royal). She is likely upset that Meghan has convinced Harry that The Firm does not come first. They are all raised with "duty first" as their motto. Meghan knew this going in, but clearly didn't understand the reality of it and now wants out. It doesn't work that way. And another divorced American yet?? Wallis is the reason she is even on the throne. As an American I am embarrassed that Meghan couldn't try to find a way to stay the course of what she signed up for and threw in the towel so quickly. It is NOT a private matter.
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  313. Just bc it is private doesn't make it safer. Or mean it will open in the Fall. Our school board has been having weekly board meetings (that last hours), trying to prepare and get ahead of the game. But bottom line, we have all agreed if the State says we are closed, we are back to Zoom...
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  314. LOL! I totally agree with you! But I guess we can't say that anymore....(you are very brave!!). ALTHOUGH, this is not the real story. Read the CNN or WaPo article. Even they told a more balanced version. Including the fact that it was the Obama's who asked the SS to stop using their toilets after they had left "an unpleasant mess"... the media has gotten completely out of control lately. Can't believe anything anymore. I can hardly believe an agent would leave an unpleasant mess in the Obama's toilet! Can you imagine??? Yuck!
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  315.  @commentfreely5443  That is a joke right?
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  316.  Ken Bradley  God aside, walls have been built for protection for thousands of years. Just think of all the walled cities that still exist. Because they worked.
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  317. Tha peace talks everyone talks about are not between Israel and the Iranians. They are between Israel and the Palestinians, who think they are being oppressed by Israel and want more than anything, to "wipe Israel off the face of the earth." Americans being next on their list...
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  318. Such Schadenfreude!
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  319. Do these guys watch any other news that themselves? Or any recent news atleast? This story is old news already, and Gavin apologized as soon as he was "exposed" by a fellow diner who should have been minding her business. Just as the waitstaff should not have given any private information to that diner. Although I am sure Gavin tipped well but is now sorry he did! Then Çenk first said that he went to a birthday dinner with good friends, then said they were lobbyists who Gavin barely knew (and heaven forbid a lobbyist celebrates a birthday!)... and then they went on about fracking for waaay longer than it was probably discussed at dinner. If it was even mentioned at all. Is that the most important story they have from last week? And maybe write some copy Ana can pronounce. It is not cute when she scolds people using words she can't pronounce, (just as she can't even pronounce Çenk's name properly), and likely doesn't understand for that matter.
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  320.  @GeoPePeTto  Again, I don't know which religion you are referring to and I am sorry you had a bad experience. But not every religion is the same and certainly not every congregation. So you don't need to apply your negative logic and disdain to all of them even-handedly.
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  321.  @GeoPePeTto  Again--totally depends on which religion and which affiliation and congregation. There are plenty of gay couples who are religious, active members of congregations.
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  322.  @PG-sg2oo  It also says that you must follow the law of the land, first and foremost.
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  323.  @talaverajr391  It doesn't offend us, we just don't believe the same thing. And that is ok by us. It is when non-Jews try to convert us that it becomes a problem.... can't we all just do our own thing and get along??
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  324.  @2_is_one356  Wow! That is wonderful!! What hospital? Hopefully they are all using it--Stay healthy!!
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  325. Yes, absolutely. Just as many others say below, she does need to be asked these questions, but it is the way they are asking them, as if they already know the answer and are going to beat it out of her. If you watched Kamala's 30 minute "speech" yesterday, along with some other Senator's questioning, you can see how they are gunning for her. And why everyone is calling her "Amazing Amy". Watch the clip where they ask where her notes are that she has been reading from for hours....!!
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  326. I lose brain cells everytime I hear her speak.
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  327. Why should he sue him?
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  328. You can't tell which of your kids your mother and father like the best (and the least?)? Grandparents are just people and they have favorites, just like parents do (and anyone who says they don't is lying!)!
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  329. Then you are remembering it wrong.... seriously. Look it up. His Catholicism was a BIG deal!
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  330. Something super sketch about her!
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  331.  @Phasael  They are not Chabad. We have already had this debate in another one of his videos. After you have seen all of them, you will agree. Altho there is one video in which the woman says she is Chabad, but otherwise he seems to have found a pocket of friendly Satmar Jews. I think it is generational and the younger generation (less affected by the after affects of the Holocaust), is seemingly more open and approachable. Which is a good thing!
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  332.  @RobG93G  YES!!! Exactly!
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  333. Watch Peter Santanello's recent series on Chassidim in New York. It is a great series that shows the Jews in a very positive light (especially now during Covid.). They have blown up and for good reason! Check them out!
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  334. Not every faith allows one to pray at home, alone. While, in Judaism, there are some prayers one can say alone, the are many, some being the more "important" than others, in which one needs a minyan--a quorum of 10 men. Such as Kaddish (the prayer for the dead), which one can ONLY say with a minyan, but is also required to recite it 3x a day for the first year after a family member passes.
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  335.  @kale8803  That would be 1/3 of the US population--but we get your point and you are correct. I drove 4 blocks yesterday and counted 20 ppl walking around the neighborhood without masks (then just stopped counting, I was so annoyed).
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  336. Chabad has a great, wonderful presence in Morocco! A beautiful country with beautiful people! I was supposed to go back last April... hoping to go this April...(what are my chances, do you think??). Be well!!
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  337. The more we hear them gossiping and trash talking, especially about Ivanka and her pictures of her children online,, the more Mary Trump looks like a totally manipulative loser. She is so pathetic and angry and she does not wear it well!
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  338. Why?
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  339.  @bradleysmith681  No, Gavin has been a successful business owner for years. He owns and ran (past tense, before he was an elected official) many well known, popular wineries, bars and restaurants. He employed hundreds of Californians--and still does as those places have not gone out of business and are still operating, even tho everything went into a blind trust years ago so he could work for the State. He clearly did not think he was doing something as stupid as it was, until it was splashed across the front page of almost every paper in the country, but he quickly apologized and made no excuses for his behavior. Yes, he is human just like everyone else, and he made a mistake. It was not planned as a media moment and was not meant to be viewed by the world, whereas Pelosi and her ice cream moment will go down as one of the most tone deaf displays of poor judgment in history, so people should stop comparing the two.
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  340. Is she downplaying everything bc she is a Scientologist?
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  341.  @babyteano1977  They did! $20K. Cheapest ad bill they ever received!
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  342. Sign them up for homeschooling then. If they are not signed up for something, you run a huge risk of the State coming after you bc your child will be considered a truant and you will be dragged into court and fined (plus what you will have to pay on attorneys fees!).
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  343. The Washington Post and this reporter should be ashamed of themselves! It is a sad day when Al Jazeera does a better job reporting on the ultra Orthodox community (who does not have Televisions, Internet or read the mainstream news.). Pathetic! And as you can see from the comments, the only thing The Washington Post accomplished was spurring on hate and anti-semitism, from ignorance instead of information and news. You should be ashamed of yourself!!!
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  344. Florida is one if the most volatile housing markets in the country. Always bubbles up and then pops. Then it happens all over again. Make sure you buy at the right time!
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  345. Carter was the Worst President Ever!
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  346. Trump is going to bully him? Or hold him accountable for the fact that he is clearly not fit to lead a country? The interviewers are not doing it. Yet when it comes down to a debate over real issues, and Trump actually does his job--which is to make sure that the country knows that he is no longer competent to even run for President, let alone BE president--that is called bullying? Enough Trump bashing. Trump has nothing to do with Biden's current mental health. That is on the Democrats.
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  347.  @lan8401  Exactly. And if the virus doesn't care about race, religion or political affiliation, why should we??? How do so many smart people don't get that??
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  348.  @bustarogers9990  4 years??? Their handbook is older than that!
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  349. HARRIS!!
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  350. TERRIBLE UNINFORMED, I RESEARCHED CLIP!!! They guarded that food so people did not eat spoiled, rotten food that would make them sick. And then send them to the hospital!!! Forget that there are laws about it, there are tons of cases where this has happened and must be prevented!! I do Events and make arrangements at the end of the night for qualified, insured organizations who are competent and will get the leftover food into people hands right away!! Because if I don't, the client is liable, the hotel is liable, and I am liable, for the "community organizer" who doesn't have a clue, distributing salmonella to people who will be happy to take it bc they were told it was ok to eat!!. And yet it could be poison! We are not talking about oranges in the depression. Poor analogy. It is health and safety. Just like the water issue in Michigan!!
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  351. And btw, there is no such thing as being "double vaccinated". The Covid vaccines we have so far consist of two shots which makes up ONE FULL dose of the vaccine.. and Israel has not done a better job bc they have socialized medicine.. my daughter got her first shot there and is waiting for her second shot. And she waited plenty of hours in line and waded through tons of bureaucracy (and paid $50), in order to get vaccinated. Socialized medicine is always a bureaucratic nightmare, regardless the country. Israel is just better and smarter when it comes to things like medicine, security, etc.
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  352.  @decnijfkris3706  THANK YOU!! Why does no one get that?? And anyone who says differently is clearly too young to recall what Leona Helmsley did with her fortune!
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  353.  @decnijfkris3706  And that scrap of paper won't even hold up in court. Annoying that everyone now thinks you can write scribble on a piece of TP and that overrides a legal will.
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  354.  Jamie Crock  The other post that explains the sarcastic joke that went over everyone's head aside--do you actually respond to people that way in person? Or are you just another angry, bitter troll hiding behind a handle while lashing out online at the 73 million Americans who voted for the President? So much for the country healing and coming back together....
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  355.  @simko8665  I will say that what definitely IS typical kibbutznik style at Lavi is the terrible food in the (depressing) cafetería! I don't know what time of year you stayed there but the prices during the Chagim (holidays) are outrageous!! If you have little kids (and can all fit in one room--we had to leave our luggage in the hallway one time, it was so tight!), one can almost justify the expense (almost!). But with some advance planning, I think there are better options, whether up north, or by the Dead Sea or Eilat.
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  356. They talk about the economy and don't even mention record GDP numbers?? Give me a break! Sad when the longest running program in TV history digs it's own grave by picking a side when they are not even sure who will win.
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  357. It is very comparable to the seat belt law. Look how long it to for people to finally accept that and wear one everytime.
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  358.  @armlovesmetal1036  You would put Mary Steenburgen in the same category as Meryl Streep? And the others mentioned in your list? Interesting....
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  359.  @larisa7547  If enough people vote for Biden, you will get your wish! A President who never says anything! That will be effective (and make us look great on the world stage!).
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  360.  GoT fan 2320  I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not... Biden could not even choose a staff to run his campaign that were competent enough to figure out how to find the green button on the video recorder. But you are comfortable letting him run the country??
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  361. Not all the kids at private schools are wealthy. The private schools all offer a hybrid model, and many parents have opted for that, or are just doing online learning. And those who keep calling on-line, Zoom classes "homeschooling" are not giving enough credit to those parents who have been homeschooling for years. Clicking on the link to join a Google classroom is NOT homeschooling, where you need to do the research to sign up, then register, then find the right group for your kids, then learn the curriculum and how to teach it, then spend hours yourself being the teacher... very different than peering over your kids shoulder every few times a class, and helping out afterwards when your child needs help with the schoolwork or homework.
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  362.  @rochellengel3444 Yes!! Hatzolah is the most closely related (and why they said they do not do medical). A wonderful organization around for years!! We always keep their phone number on the phone, gd forbid there is an emergency. I have had to call them a few times and they are in my house literally within 90 seconds! And it doesn't matter why you are calling or for whom (they have helped my non-Jewish housekeeper twice for free. No questions asked!). And places like Camp Simcha are wonderful organizations! (My daughters, like many teenage girls, want to work there in the summer bc that is where they can meet "the nice boys", lol!. But it is true!). They do wonders for families who need a break in the summer!
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  363. It is not too early to judge their actions. They clearly don't value human life as much as literally every other country in the world. They should not be given any money from the WHO or any other organization. They have socialized medicine and still didn't take care of their elderly. Did they ask their citizens if they wanted to stay at home and slow the spread? Or if they were all willing to risk their lives in a test to see if herd immunity would work for them? When the mayor of Las Vegas suggested it, CNN's own Anderson Cooper ridiculed her. Yet this guest thinks Sweden "just took another approach." And people wonder why CNN gets blamed for unbalanced reporting!
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  364.  @quasimodem5260  YES! You just explained herd immunity. The first year, they bring something home every week. But the years thereafter, you likely got sick less times per year, right? You needed the first year to get antibodies to all the stuff kids pick up and bring home, just as you did to your parents when you were little. It is a cycle and a process. And until we either have herd immunity or a vaccine, this will continue. No matter who is in the oval!
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  365.  @MinaBee007  we "think MB had the Princes murdered. No one has ever found proof. Still quite the mystery....
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  366.  @whotelakecity2001  That is a disgusting thing to say.
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  367. Because, as he says, they are our biggest threat right now. And you don't have to be Ray Bradbury to think through what will happen if these tech companies, who have too much unchecked power right now, decide to subvert our democracy. The Google search engine affects what people think and believe every single person every day. That is frightening. And this exchange happened in 2018, and what Tucker foresaw as far as what would happen, HAS happened. Except that while "just vote" was and always will be the answer, Google figured out how to affect change simply through a search algorithm so that before a person was into a voting machine, Google has already told you how to think and how to vote. They have gotten the chance to decide what people think. Look at the Twitter fiasco we just witnessed. Even Ray Bradbury couldn't have made this up!
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  368. STOP TROLLING and spreading lies everywhere!!! It is DISGUSTING!!!
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  369. The part when he interjects needs some clarification... there are some Orthodox women who choose NOT to cover their hair at all, and only cover it in synagogue or other religious service (weddings, funerals). Halachically (by Jewish law), one may allow a "tefach" of their hair exposed. So there are many Orthodox Jews who wear just a fall instead of a full wig and they pull out some hair by the hairline and blend it in, so it looks incredibly natural. Within the Ultra-Orthodox community, each group is different and it is based on their culture within their culture (and yes, likely goes back to how the head Rabbi of that group has "poskined" (when a Rabbi gives an opinion know an issue that one has a question about. Chabad Lubovitch--the group he is interviewing--who are the most open and friendly, all wear very expensive, long (dare I say, sexy) wigs. They cost anywhere from $2,500 to $5,000 each and women will usually have at least an everyday wig and another one for shabbat and special occasions. We never change style or color from one day to the next. If you want to change your shade, then you would change all your wigs (and they don't grow back, so you better be sure....). Other groups wear a hat over a wig, just to be sure anyone who may think you are not covering your hair, sees you covering your hair. And they still wear pillbox hats (a hold over from the 60's). Whether you are in the community in Brooklyn or in Israel, they all have the same "look" again, there are many, many groups within Orthodoxy and within Ultra-Orthodoxy. Chabad is a great way to learn about Judaism, but when they bring you in, it is usually the Chabad way or the highway. Whereas another modern-Orthodox group, Aish HaTorah, also does outreach to Jews to bring them back to Orthodoxy. But once one is ready, they don't necessarily keep you within the fold (of Aish), but send you out to explore other Modern Orthodox communities.
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  370.  @michellelansky4490  Whereas we don't need a gemara shiur on different poseks (kesuvos if anyone is interested), Modern Orthodoxy is definitely less restrictive than other Hasidim or Haredi sectcs. Modern Orthodoxy is defined by Torah U'Maddah and Aish HaTorah (as the org) definitely considers themselves Modern Orthodox. Rav Noah, zt"l, who created an entire Ba'al Tshuvah movement in a era when it was definitely needed, would have no issue with the fact that he brought so many Jews who were living in the secular world back to Yiddishkeit, even if it is with the Modern Orthodox world. He taught so many how to incorporate it into one's everyday life. It is an amazing thing in itself to be an Orthodox Jew, just as it is to be a doctor. But to be both at the same time is truly a kiddush Hashem!
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  371.  Chris Russo  Yup! Not a member of the turn the other cheek tribe. I am an eye for an eye girl!
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  372.  @andreamoscoso4065  There is a wonderful tenement museum on the lower East Side (Essex St. maybe, totally guessing)...if and when it is open again, definitely check it out! It will tel you the history of the tenements and railroad apts of the era (my greatgrandparents, and family owned a tenement at the turn of the century and each daughter and family,etc. had a floor. Very common. Then the apts were broken out as the family moved to the suburbs (Queens, etc) and made into sep apts. Ours was on Essex, so I may be confusing the museum with my family history, lol. Sorry!
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  373.  @rongarcia2128  74 million people voted for Trump. Or just voted Republican. Or just voted against Biden AND Harris. A handful of those people who are lunatics, committed a heinous crime on January 6th. However, there are still PLENTY of Republicans--who were Republicans before Trump and will continue to be Republicans long after Trump--who know he lost, agree the Capital riots were horrible, and are split on the impeachment (only bc we don't all want to go through another 4 years of the country losing it's mind). Even though he did do a lot of good for this country (that Biden will quickly undue). This must stop. We must find a way to put the past behind us and move forward. And polls are useless. They are a contrived segment of the population designed to tell a manipulated story by a biased organization. Quoting random polls are always a waste of time.
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  374.  @edmomeni  Wait, you think Ebola, and Covid-19 are fake with staged victims?? So if there is a vaccine you won't take it? Let me guess, you also think the Holocaust was a fake? (Which would be convenient as I think any BDS supporter should put their money--and life--where their mouth is, and not be allowed the vaccine, should Israel develop it first!)
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  375. Why should she?
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  376. I am not sure if you have seen Shtisel, a more normal, everyday look into Ultra-Orthodox Jewish life. But understand that One of Us and Unorthodox are Netflix stories of extreme outliers, same as in any society. And the rest of them don't "need" anything and would not go to a regular school where one learns about the internet, etc. They have been living without it for hundreds of years and don't need it now. I recommend Oprah's visit with the Ultra-Orthodox Haredi Community in Brooklyn where they explain it better.
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  377.  @Hr-sd5sd  That was a very appropriate and proper way to exit a silly YT argument! I may copy it in the future, if you don't mind, lol! Stay healthy and best wishes for a happy New Year!
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  378. In hindsight, those of us who watched it play out --and even those too young to remember it--the bottom line is that Charles always loved Camilla. And only Camilla. She was always the only one who could give him what he wanted. And while that was always the standard of the royals that one was always meant to overlook, Diana expected something else and could not accept it (which is fair enough). But the ultimate goal of overlooking everything for the sense of duty just was not in them. Nor understandable to the rest of the world as we watched it play out. It was, indeed, sad and tragic. But not surprising. And for many, not something everyone pitied. Until she tragically died. I will always remember they day the married. As well as the day she was killed. And only now have I started to accept Charles and Camilla as a couple. They waited so long to be together. It is, indeed, very romantic. And one gets the feeling that it was ultimately meant to be.
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  379.  @nwsportstilidie  The looters are not oppressed. There is nothing that gives them the right to trash businesses, steal their inventory and set the place on fire. Nothing at all!
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  380.  @nwsportstilidie  There were 4 policeman who committed a heinous crime. The are the exception, not the rule. And it happened in Minneapolis. Not here in LA where we have a 4pm curfew and have to stay locked up in fear while these imbeciles come out at night, after the peaceful protests, to loot and riot our city. In the middle of a pandemic no less.
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  381.  @nwsportstilidie  let's see if you still feel that way when they steal from your home or business and then burn it down!
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  382.  @RicoWings  And ot has only gotten worse on the streets of LA (BH is better at keeping the unwanted out). But the homelessness here is awful now. And they aren't toting designer labels (unless they stole it)... it is like being in the TLoin of SF! (Although I crossed paths with a very well spoken, nice, (sad), homeless guy yesterday, and I felt so bad I gave him $40.)
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  383.  slopjaw Johnson  ESPECIALLY rich people! They are the cheapest people on earth. That is how they stay rich!
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  384.  slopjaw Johnson  The line item in the school budget for a large, city school is definitely in the thousands. The board oversight of that budget is a separate issue. And while we are no longer allowed PB&J sandwiches in most schools, many parents (whether they actually need it or not), are happy to pocket the money that would otherwise go to a school lunch. Then there is the issue of making school lunches. I don't know how old your kids are, but there are quite a few years where what goes into a lunchbox becomes a battle many parents do not want to have every evening, or morning, when everyone is tired and cranky and ready to throw down over the color of an apple or the way the carrot sticks have been cut. It is not laziness. It is called parenting.
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  385.  @JENDALL714  Unfortunately there are thousands of kids in cities all over the country who count on that lunch just as much as it is counted in the state aid that they get. They are even now getting lunch, picked up weekly due to Covid, as it is am important part of their daily nutrition, which is overseen by a tax funded committee and part of board of education. Yes they go to school for education, however they do also go to school and, if eligible, receive free lunch. Free to them, not free to the taxpayers, so it is also the school's job to feed kids. Which is why so much is spent on lunch and it's administration. I don't know how many kids you have or how much time or money you spend on their lunches--or their ages and whether or not they eat it all daily, trade it, or throw it in the bin--but for many parents, and many children, the economic and social aspects of "hot lunch" has a much bigger impact than most realize.
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  386.  @_BiscuitNinja_  EVERYONE loves pizza day!!! That will never change! And since you are 11 (does your Mom know you are here???), when you get to middle school or HS, if there is a problem with lunch and you and your friends are not eating it (whether or not your parents have to pay for it), speak with your Principal and the head of PTA, and ask to sit on the student body. Then you can be the liaison between the students and the school to reform your lunch program! You will help your friends, your school, and yourself, as it will look great on your college application that you got involved! That is how being an advocate, an organizer, and a leader starts! Many a student body presidential election has been won based on running on a platform that includes lunch reform! And Pizza Day!! That is how you can start to change the world--it starts with pizza day! Remember that! (I am not joking either!). Good luck!! (And again, does your mom know you are here??? 😉)
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  387. I am back to comment on my comment, lol! I watched Cuties. Only after quizzing my girls on what it was about and why it was a story. They shrugged and said it was "something about twerking...". So, I watched it and learned 3 things: 1. I was wrong when I first posted! (As were many who answered as they clearly also hadn't seen it). 2. I agree with Krystal. None of it is any different than what we see daily on TikTok. And 3. I should learn to reserve commentary until I myself am better informed and prepared! I will expand on my thoughts of the movie separately as YT tends to not show lengthy posts. But I will add here that Les Mignonnes ("Cuties" in English, but some of the connotation is lost in translation), is an EXCELLENT film!! Especially if one actually understands what it is about (and it isn't "twerking", LOL)
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  388. So...(CAUTION, MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS). My third comment on the film and the controversy surrounding it--it has absolutely NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAY THE KIDS ARE DANCING--it is about the WHY they are dancing this way. It is a French film, which I did not know until I hit play. I watched it in French bc I hate poor translations and prefer, when possible, to watch the original version (and likely more importantly, bc I speak French, lol!). It takes place in the suburbs of Paris. The burbs of Paris are the absolute antithesis of what the word conjures up to Americans. Les Banlieues are more akin to the projects in any big city in the US. Low-income housing mainly for foreigners (and the French version of white trash). Lots of drugs being sold, bought and consumed. Prostitution, guns, sex trafficking... you get the picture. Contrast that with the other inhabitants--A TON of native French speaking, religious Arabs and Africans who migrated from former French colonies turned indépendant countries such as Algeria, Mali, Tunisia, etc. to France--and they all need to co-exist together. It doesn't always go so well but there are many other (great) movies on that. Les Mignonnes is a coming of age film that is commenting on one Senegalese's girl, and her desperate desire to become one of the "cool kids". She accomplishes that through dance. BUT bc she is only 11, she does something stupid in the heat of a moment and hits send....never a good idea, but, much like in the film, everyone knows that even though one always tries to teach their kids how to grow up to become a responsible, respectable member of society, they rarely listen and have to often make their own mistakes in order to learn that actions have consequences. I won't go into the subtle subplots of the movie, but the last scene shows us that being one of the cool kids is not always the road to happiness. Family is important, respecting your parents is important. And moreover, they are the ones who will love you unconditionally and forever. CUTIES is not remotely about beauty pageants (of any age), sex, or anything else I was led to believe it was about. It was just a poorly done segment by Krystal. Hey, we all have bad days, right?
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  389.  @oldepersonne  Yes, you are right. Maybe I should spend less time running a department of medical professionals who the State has deemed as essential workers--who have no time to spend on reports of things that happen every day all across the country--and spend my day off catching up Real News... like what the Kardashians are doing maybe? Is that a better use of my time? Because this is not news.
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  390.  @oldepersonne  That may be, however, unfortunately, I am not the one who is going anywhere, as my husband is the head doctor. But after 20 years, I have a pretty good idea of how they handle stress, and they deal with plenty of people who trigger them on a daily basis. That is a huge part of emergency medicine--people are always stressed out, never use a filter, and are usually on their worst behavior. But it is part of our job to take it in stride and handle it. And if they can't, my staff doesn't hesitate to reach out and ask for help. But they would never think that they should be on the news just for doing their job!
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  391.  @GigiAbbi-cu9qn  watcj the movie "Trembling Before G-d" if that is a topic that interests you. Excellent documentary! By Simcha DuBowski.
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  392.  @K71421  Absolutely! At this point, I think we can all agree, it goes without saying (except for almost every Democrat in the Nation) that Joe Biden has dementia, to some degree. He is completely unfit to be President. At this point, that is more frightening than the Coronavirus! I still don't understand how every reporter--people like Anderson Cooper, Rachel Maddow and even George Stephanopoulos, who consider themselves tough, investigate journalists--can still give him a free pass each interview and continue to let him ramble on, confused, using these delays as a tool to help him get through the interview. It seems Biden's team have finally gotten him to understand the delay so he doesn't keep talking when he is done with his sound byte, which was getting him into trouble before. But any seasoned politician knows from countless interviews, there is always a 10 second delay (at a minimum). The fact that he is just getting that now is, in itself, embarrassing. Go back and watch some of the older interviews from his basement. Or the first town hall, that was an epic disaster. There is something wrong with all of this.... I suppose we will see what the Dems are playing at soon enough.
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  393. @My Random Life Although I don't see this as political. It is a case of right vs. wrong. Good vs. evil. Humanity vs. Brutality. Plain and simple. And that is how I will teach it to my children when we sit down to dinner tonight and discuss it. They are white, privileged teenagers living in one of the most expensive zip codes in the nation (albeit still minorities). I don't want them to see it as political and I agree that the riots devolve the discussion at hand. The riots that occurred take the focus away from the discussion, which is a shame. But it IS a necessary discussion to have as I feel it is my responsibility to raise my 4 children in a way that they will be prepared to venture out into the world with the right perspective. Which brings me back to teaching then right from wrong. And another perfect example is Cooper vs. Cooper.
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  394. They are about to do do a documentary on the Challenger. The only thing that brought tears to my eyes on this piece was when you brought it up (and as I said poor Christa McCauliffe before you even said her name). We all still remember it like yesterday. It was awful as we gathered in the auditorium to watch...
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  395. I thought the issue was that he did it without approval from Congress?
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  396.  @mikemercado6095  Exactly! Which means, if you send your child to the public school in your district (the number 1 reason one chooses where to buy a home), then it is not really free, is it? And even worse, if you pay a ton in taxes bc of where you live, but you don't use the school in your district, then you are paying even more for nothing. That is why we need school vouchers!
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  397.  @aarontaylor1688  It doesn't seem like an overreach to the Israelis. And again, it is no different than our yellow vaccine cards in the US. Before the green card, they were giving out letters to those who had already had Covid so they could move about more freely around the country. This has been going on for more that 6 months already and the system is working for them. Typical of Americans to insert themselves into other countries politics and policies and be judgmental about it as they are "doing it wrong."
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  398.  @josembb1902  Do you mean Forest Hills? Forest Heights is not a neighborhood in Queens, unless it is some area with a new name. Yes, Forest Hills is one of the nicer neighborhoods in Queens (always has been). The school district is good and always has been, due to how well the students test and how high the scores on based on a the National Average (first it was largely Jewish, and then became mainly Asian). Do you know the nearest subway station?
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  399. At the end of the day, all the vaccines that were set aside for use that day have to be used. So when ppl don't show up, they give out to those who are willing to wait. My daughter is in Israel, where they are vaccinating at a high rate, and they are doing the same thing.
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  400. DON LEMON--you think that every white person, even those who are hurting by what is happening in America this week, even those who reject racism--you say that none of us can understand. WHO ARE YOU to tell us what we understand? And yet you sit there with the Presumptive President Elect and toss softballs at him? As if he is the only white person who could understand? As if his call to you when you lost your sister was 100% without any agenda? Stop talking out of both sides of your mouth and start reporting the news. Not your opinion. We ALL know you hate Trump. That stupid we are not. Do you know hoe to play any other tunes, or will you always be a one-hit wonder? I challenge you to put yourself in the shoes of those who voted for Trump and elected him President (because that is what happened, like it or not) and try to take a minute to understand why. How about a show, just one, on 10 things the President did that you AGREE with? Is that a challenge you are willing to accept? I am sure plenty of people will take that clickbait (and it is all about ratings afterall, right? You don't really think you are changing hearts and minds, do you? Because this interview certainly didn't).
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  401. Shhhh!! You don't have a smart phone, remember!! 😉 (Atleast now you have more room in your closet where you were hiding the TV, LOL!)
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  402.  @beautiful7610  Every sect is indeed different! And while Satmar is very different than Chabad, and I don't know what Satmar necessarily keeps in their closets, I can certainly tell you what plenty of Lubovitchers have in their closets! While those on schluchos may be a little more lax, and with cell phones the need for an actual TV has lessened,, I still have plenty of Lubovitch friends--"hot Chanis" as my girls (who are in Sem in Yerushalayim) call them--who watch TV. Doesn't matter if they are FFB, BT's or even gehze, they still watch. I understand why they do it in secret, as it is hard for outsiders to understand, but I still get a good laugh out of it. And they don't mind when I tease them. Hopefully you'll understand that it is all in good humor. Not out of ignorance and certainly not out of hate! I may as misnogdish as they come, but I still get it. And have Chabad friends from NY to CA to Hawaii to Bangkok. There may be subtle differences in how they do things, but their mission is all still the same. And no one does Kiruv like Chabad--They do the Rebbe proud and always get a big Yasher Koach from me!
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  403.  D G  Ignore him...he isn't even American!
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  404.  @tkammon2211  Excellent answer! And she works now in government and is paid very little. And she is about to sign on for a lifetime of getting paid even less! That alone shows a deep commitment. Especially when you have 7 kids you have to worry about raising. I have 4 and between college and making weddings, I lose sleep over how we will get thru this. Especially these days!
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  405.  @oscaralvarado2899  No, there are plenty of Doctors who are not Physicians (which what I think you mean when you say Medical Doctor). Dentists, Veterinarians, even podiatrists. A lawyer, who doesn't have a designation in front of his name, but rather, uses Esq. (For esquire) after his name, is still considered a J.D., or Juris Doctor (Doctor of Jurisprudence). The background of the words are rooted in Latin and they still differ from country to country in there present usage and meaning. Even in the US, for a Veterinarian, the general standard degree one earns after 4 years of postgraduate school is a DVM. However U of Penn (one of the top Vet Schools in the world), still confers their graduates with a VMD, as they continue to use the traditional Latin with their graduates. Nonetheless, it still indicates that one is a Teacher (translating from the Latin) of the subject who has earned the highest level of studies within their field.
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  406.  @denverbritto5606  Yes, sounds reasonable. Older generations in the US are slightly more formal and use Dr./Mr./Mrs. In the beginning, until told to do otherwise. In Germany and France, one uses the formal form of you, along with one's official title, even when one tells you different. And for invitations and mailings, we use Dr. & Mrs, when not using her first & his first then last name. Very standard.
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  407. As she was clearly ready to take a pay cut to "serve her country", then she is obviously only after the power. A government job will never make you rich. Just what you do with it on the sidelines. Just look at Clinton and Obama.
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  408. And that is the definition of being and American, and has been since the 17th century. Being able to live freely, maintain your own culture and practice your religion freely, while respecting other's opinions and beliefs. And I also disagree about English being a foundational concept. I do agree (oddly) with Çenk as to the definition of our culture is being multiculturalism. But as Tucker says, everyone agreeing on our documents (as you mentioned) being the foundation of our country is needed to be a country. And is the definition of being an American. Ergo, I think people do want to come here just to be an American.
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  409. Yes, yes,.... and free insurance, we know!
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  410. To explain more clearly--they do everything but medical, because for medical, we have Hazolah. All around the world. Run the same way, all free, all run by trained volunteers (mostly MD's), but only medical. Hence the separation.
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  411.  @Diamondelight92  I will give you a pass on the lawsuit she just filed against Trump this past Thursday as I just read about it this morning, but you do know she already tried to sue him about the estate and lost. Then took a settlement but only if she signed a NDA. It is ALL about the money. It's always about the money...
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  412. No. It is supply and demand. There are plenty of cities in plenty of states where corporations can decide to build a factory, etc. And the benefits when your community is the place chosen are huge. It affects everyone. From those who work directly for the new company, to the schools and local restaurants, and the local hair salons, and even down to the supermarket and how many flavors of yogurt or kinds of beer are on the shelf at your neighborhood store! Especially is a weak economy.
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  413. You didn't go through it alone, you just grieved the loss differently. Focus on teaching your boys that is is ok for men to grieve and why it is so important to. And to be there for their partner, whether or not she asks for help. Communication is very important and no one is a mind reader, but kids learn from their parents actions, so it is our job to show them good examples. Your husband's mother may not have done all that she should or could have, but she is from a different generation. Miscarriages, especially in the first trimester are very common and generationally, we deal with them very differently nowadays. Just as men didn'teven come into the delivery room until thelate 70's/early 80's. But miscarriages also serve a greater purpose. God only gives us what we can handle, and miscarriages are often nature's way of making things right. It could be that your husband wouldn't have handled having a child with special needs very well. Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes we have to look past the hurt to see the deeper meaning and be thankful for something that we don't even know we should be thankful for. Or haven't yet recognized. There are so many worse ways your story could have ended up. And you atleast have your boys to comfort you. Focus on the positive things. They will help you through the difficult times. Both of you.
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  414. The evangelicals are the largest supporter of AIPAC, as well as one of the biggest supporters of the RNC. They believe that their destiny is tied to the fate of Israel. Plain and simple. Doesn’t matter who is running. If the candidate doesn't stand with Israel, the Evangelicals don't get his vote. And that is ALOT of votes! Not to mention the right wing Jewish vote, albeit small, but influential and generous with their contributions. It is a win-win package deal!
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  415.  @mintythebowler5113  Wasn't it fascinating to see how little has changed in 100 years? Running out of face masks, running out of coffins, etc? If only one person on the hill watched YouTube historical videos when they couldn't sleep, we would have been so much better prepared! Crazy, huh?
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  416.  Denise G.  My problem is that while Biden will be President (until Harris is), there are still over 74 million people who did NOT vote for him. And even while he says that the Country is now healed and we can all come together and move on, there are still of plenty of Americans who do not feel that way and don't want to be dragged along with the Democratic party. There are still plenty of us reeling from their "peaceful protests" and do not want to put up with their two-faced, cancel culture, simply because we support Trump. It used to be a free country, where we were once allowed to vote our conscience and not be persecuted for it!
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  417. $0.50 an hour? Ok, sure. I will pay for half my staff to move. Not only will it spare me from governmental regulation, it will spare me from all the idiocy and broad statements about the 1% that no one can seem to define, yet everyone is angry about. When did it become a sin to own a business and make money? When did "I want you to take care of me and my family" become an acceptable statement? Why should someone who works hard and pays half of their money earned back to the government in taxes, now be told that it is too much. They must give even more of it away and support those who don't want to work at all. How is that ok?
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  418.  @philliprogers964  It depends on the State! Some states even have fines if they break their agreement to vote along party lines. But you are incorrect, I suggest you look it up.
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  419.  @marvsview3829  I am in a blue state (CA) and desperately hiring! We have been all year and have interviewed dozens of people. They are either completely not qualified, can't work the hours (8-6 M-F), want to take 2 weeks off for Xmas to go home, won't accept $20 an hour, or have some other issue (I literally stop listening after the first 2 issues they have). I honestly do not feel that anyone is that desperate. OH! AND...FOUR ppl called in sick this morning! But refuse to get Covid tests (bc they aren't ready sick!)! They are essential workers too!
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  420. IF she were actually from the Bronx, and not Yorktown Heights, I would give her a pass, as the Island of Manhattan (and the Bronx) does not allow garbage disposals. BUT... she isn't. And I am sure the big house she grew up in had a garbage disposal. Although maybe her housekeeper never showed her how it work? (And I only bring it up bc that is why MY kids don't know how to use ours... but I am not ashamed or embarrassed to say so!)
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  421.  @han3wmanwukong125  Oh, I know!
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  422. Reward hard work, not wealth... so, one is allowed to work hard, but not allowed to be wealthy?
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  423.  @randomfools808  It will definitely spread like overseas. I woke this morning to hear about a second case in New York. Few hours later, I found out from my son (living 10K miles away), that case 2 in New York was his roommates friends father. Then they confirmed the father was positive. His kids schools were closed for the day. His son has shown symptoms and we are awaiting confirmation. In the meantime, we found out where he was this past weekend. If he spread it to people there, we are looking at 100's who should be tested. Then found out a guest at one of the events is in self-quarantine. I watched it play out in a matter of hours. The father has been sick since January. And traveled within the US and abroad. Just think of everyone he came into contact with?? Scared what I will wake up to tomorrow!
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  424. You are 100% correct! Some of my staff called in "sick" after the holiday weekends, but bc of their "symptoms" we had to test and quarantine a bunch of staff. They didn't get paid bc they used up all their Cares Act money already. We lost money bc we were so short staffed for 2 weeks. All bc they were hungover and wanted an extra day off, of wanted a long Xmas weekend. But then we saw that they were dumb enough to post pics of themselves partying it up on Insta! Twice! People are so dumb!
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  425. And what about Cuomo? We are not going to mention HIS blunder regarding the elderly??
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  426. Thank you! I am not necessarily a Melania fan, and decidedly not a TYT fan (I watch so I have a balanced view of what is going on in the world). So therefore I found it incredibly distasteful when their "news report" devolved down to mocking an immigrant for what she has done or not done to the standard of TYT (as far as equating her with the Nazis). Especially with less than 2 weeks left. And by people who don't want to play fair when her speech writers have made mistakes--the same as Harris stole the "Fweedom" story--but they will never mention that. While I like to try to obtain fair and balanced reporting on my own (which means I have to watch different networks as balanced reporting does not even exist anymore), it is upsetting and frustrating that each side has sunk so low that neither report is barely watchable! What happened to standards in this country!!??
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  427.  Custom Made  ease explain how Fauci is making money from this? A man his age, who has spent his entire life working for public health, trying to cure AIDS, and many other diseases, who has lately been working 18 hour days and whose income is public record--PLEASE tell me how this is designed to make him money? And just out of curiosity, what humanitarian work do you do? Boards you sit on or organizations you volunteer for? Or just even tell us what the last charitable donation you made was for?
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  428.  @Squintel7  Oh, okay thanks for the info. So the nine funerals I went to were fake? Should I tell their spouses and kids haha, we were just kidding!?
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  429. So true! And if they had let it alone and just let him go off to do whatever his next thing would have been, they poked the bear, who would have just gone into hibernation, but instead, they lost, they pissed him off, they pissed off 75 million Americans, and now he WILL run again. Just to show them that they screwed up and he CAN. And he will likely win again!
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  430. @BigBoyRob You seem fairly intelligent. Which is hard to find in the comments section of YouTube. Why degrade yourself and devalue your comments by insulting people you don't know? Let alone by getting it wrong with the statements you are making? It just makes you look like a jerk--I can't imagine that is your goal, considering you are trying to come off as an empathetic socialist encouraging others to pay off random people's student loans willingly. AND feel good about it.
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  431. @BigBoyRob As I said earlier, you seem intelligent... and you make a good point! If they had students buying homes instead, it would be a win win! Their tax dollars would help pay for public schools, and other things that benefit society (while they get a tax write off). Smart idea! But as someone else mentioned, once you start insulting people, you tip your hand. And I am already sitting down, btw.
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  432. @BigBoyRob Also, let's not use Nazis as an example for anything. It is an inequitable comparison and offensive to many. No need to even go there and add another layer of divisiveness to this conversation.
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  433.  @stevemahoney1733  Steve is 100% correct. It goes beyond whether or not student debt should be paid off (it shouldn't), bc there is another question at hand--many play the shell game with their debt. Especially now. Just bc someone owes Student debt and they want to "pay it off" (with other people's money), how can one prove that the $50K is going exclusively to student loans? It is impossible to prove. Having spent many years on the financial aid committee of a private school, I can assure you that paying off student loans is not only a bad idea, an unfair idea, and an unpopular idea--it will be detrimental to those receiving it. .any of those in debt are in debt bc they never learned how to manage money. To them, they will see it as just having won the lottery! And will continue to be irresponsible about it. How does that help anyone?
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  434. It doesn't occur to Çenk that they may want to find out all if the details, such as what happened before and after (and during, more clearly than what we can see)? I feel like there is so much more to this story that will come out. And I think the father could have embarrassed her just as easily if he proved it was his kids phone right then and there, on video. Was it due to his privilege that he just said no and walked off (in front of his son)? Yes, black people can also show privilege and bias. The video of him and his son afterwards and what his son said during the interview bothered me. I felt like the father, who was justifiably outraged, was explaining why the situation was wrong and the history behind it, in a moment of outrage and from a place of anger. I have been in similar situations and I have found that trying to explain prejudice to my kids when I am angry about something that just happened, always comes out all wrong. You can't explain centuries of prejudice while in a moment of crisis (for lack of a better term). It is a much bigger conversation and while the son seemed to have been sheltered from all of it, this may have not been the right time to sit him down and have the talk. But he needed to know the dog whistles for the media and bc Crump wanted him to vocalize them, which is very gratuitous, imho. The way this poor kid will end up internalizing everything will just make him confused and angry (likely at his parents for not preparing hin sooner). The way the Central Park Cooper situation played out,, and the compassion he showed afterwards,, even tho he didn't need to, was a much better example of the way to handle a situation like this. Rather than from a punitive state of retaliation (as everyone calls for her and the managers lives to be ruined. Along with the charges they demand be brought against them. All without people knowing the details. So far). Atleast from what I have seen so far. I am sure we will learn a lot more in the coming days...
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  435.  @Beyond1904  it is good that your school actually CARES. So that you are not DISAPPOINTED.
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  436.  @lltcacul750  One spends on what a kid will eat. Otherwise it is a total waste. I did hot lunch for years at $6.75 a kid a day (×4), until they stopped eating it. Then they took their own lunch and snacks (4 snacks each a kid a day, which also adds up), as they had school from 8am to 6pm 5x a week. Plus sports/after-school. It adds up, and you want them to eat it. That is the priority. The food pyramid less so. Nonetheless, one veg, one fruit, one salty and one sweet snack. Plus a well rounded lunch they liked. And NO TRADING ALLOWED!
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  437. What does Jared have to do with this? Granted, his father is not the nicest guy, but he always made sure that they always worked hard and did their level best (whatever that meant for each kid).
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  438. We purchased a few bottles of aloe vera and isopropyl alcohol to have on hand just in case. It is easy to make even if you "can't cook" and will work well in a pinch.
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  439. And which of the line items of foreign aid that the democrats held the country hostage over in this bill, in lieu of money going to Americans, did you find reasonable?
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  440. She is lying through her teeth. I sit on the board of one of my kids 4 kids school and on the PTA of 2 other kids of mine. We are all struggling with the recommendations we have been sent and figuring out, given our space and number of classrooms, the best way to open school, which is plan A. Half open with alternate days with some at home and some on Zoom (then they swap), that is plan B. Or go back to all Zoom classes. The PPE is not the issue. The HEPA filtration systems, the layout for classes, yard, just walking through the halls....that is what we are trying to figure out. There should not be ANY politics in any of this. Why is she making it into a political discussion? Another one who is just part of the problem and not the solution. Total waste of time. She should not be allowed to represent anyone!
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  441.  @therealdefund9763  Just so you are aware, many Orthodox communities, all over the world and outside of Israel, give their children modern Hebrew names. It is more common than not. Hasidic custom is to name after the dead, and most of their families came from. Shtetls in Poland or Russia where they spoke Yiddish, so they give their kids Yiddish names. Sephardic Jews name after the living so the kids born now are generally named after a living grandparent. And then they are both cyclical. They are different minhagim (customs), but they are customs we hold very dear. Once you start making up mew rules, you lose your culture. As far as Aleinu, there is a reason that we only go down to the floor on Yom Kippur. That is also meaningful. If you change that just cause, you are changing the religion, traditions and the culture. That is not the point of Orthodox Judaism. Everything we do, we do for a reason. If you are an observant Jew and don't know why something is done a certain way, look it up. Don't just decide you like something better and randomly follow it blindly. Judaism is all about asking questions and learning through study. For example, if you look up the Book of Daniel, it is not just something studied by Muslims. And it is directly related to how Jews pray, and when they are told to sit, stand, bow, etc. Just as the custom of NOT prostrating ourselves is over 1,000 years old, and there are many things that have been written about it by poseks from the 11th century who studied tehillim and other texts that influenced what we still do today. My point is--it is not like no one thought about it before... study some of the texts and opinions of the past couple thousand years, and you may feel differently about the topic!
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  442. EXCELLENT VIDEO!! May I point out another fact that many do not know, or just ignore, is the Balfour Declaration and the roles Britain played in the Jews and the land of Israel (you would explain it better than the small space I have here)! And regarding the Media--during the second Intifada, CNN kept showing a scene of the "Jews attacking the Palestinians on Temple Mount". In the clip, there is a struggle, with a gas station in the background. Does anyone ever recall there being a gas station on Temple Mount??? Nonetheless the world went crazy. That was almost 20 years ago and it has only gotten worse since. But until I can go for pizza or a coffee without security (real security, not American security) checking my bags and person, or know that my 2 oldest who are there this year learning, can go out without a thought for safety, and know that the Palestinians love their children more than they hate us, I know there won't be peace. As it is, knowing ppl who have gone for coffee and ended up in the hospital, or unfortunately, did not survive, I must put it put of my mind while my kids are there or I won't sleep at night (bc they are young and new living there--otherwise I generally feel safe when there). And lastly, UNWRA is the WORST anti-semitic organization in the world! Using the most biased, lying media--they should be ashamed. And defunded!
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  443. No one does. The people are just scared puppets. And they are all dying to get out. It is very rare that they can get a visa to travel. It is a very detailed, difficult process.
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  444. NISSIM BLACK.... He's awesome!! And yes, a black Chassic Jew! Check him out or you are missing out!!!
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  445. No...Bernie is going to ROLL! He's going to keep coming back. Just in a wheelchair. Nothing is going to stop ole Bernie!
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  446. She admitted at the beginning that she wasn't close to then or knew them that well. How can she speak knowledgeable about them?
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  447. Jared had nothing to do with the pardon. Charlie already served time. The pardon was just a thank you to Jared, but it was not requested by Jared OR Ivanka! What a terrible lie!
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  448. It is already in Brazil. But the vector for Coronavirus is not a mosquito. However Brazil already has enough problems with mosquito based vector diseases such as Dengue (which I unfortunately contracted in Rio during an outbreak. But didn't know I had it until I got sick 7 months later with West Nile. As the CDC was testing me, they discovered I had Dengue from my Rio trip). Or perhaps Brazil is the best equipped country to handle an inevitable outbreak in Latin America? We shall see...
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  449. @Patrick O'Connell  @Patrick O'Connell  Pretty sure Shadow meant that Trump is not LITERALLY to blame, rather his campaign team on the ground is. Although hearing the reason why, I am very skeptical about why the roads were suddenly blocked, leaving no access. (And the buses are charged with a 4 hr minimum and then by the hour, so they would have wanted the buses there and ready to go as it is cheaper. Something is off with the story.
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  450.  @jayegreen9331  There really are no more reliable news sources anymore, to the point that it is scary. TMZ broke the story about Kobe (and later got slammed for doing so before the families were notified). Then we all spent the rest of the day trying to find out what really happened. How many were on the copter, who was on the copter, etc. Everyone was freaking out and at one point, for about a full hour, the most reliable news I was getting was from my 13 yr. old who was at her game with her coach (who knew him and Gigi). Can you imagine if there were a National emergency and we needed reliable info and direction? It is scary to think that we have no real system in place. That TMZ is actually the most reliable source here in LA is insane (but they don't cover natural disasters...) crazy world!
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  451.  @france_d_robin  It depends what state you are in. In many states, it doesn't matter who you vote for except when they tally the votes of the popular vote. Otherwise it is just the math of the electoral college.
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  452. Peter...enjoying your videos! You walked along Hunter College High School. You should google it and see our famous graduates! It is a long, distinguished list. And free! (You have to take a very competitive test to get in though).
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  453.  @DigitalSteel  Without even going unto why, your statement in the current Zeitgeist falls short on logic. To put it in a word--hypocrital!
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  454.  @DigitalSteel  Capping it at $5 million is already cutting Flint off at the knees. Just do the math on the cost of the workers and you will see that $5 million is not sufficient. Let alone all the additional costs of FEMA, as well as the cost to the city, county and State to determine the cause, effect and the correction of the problem so that it doesn't happen again.
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  455.  @DigitalSteel  Nor do you need to, as I see that the rest of this thread has already touched on many of the costly long-term issues that befell Flint, aside from the immediate costs that had to be taken into account by FEMA, which clearly were expected to exceed $5 million, lest they would not have capped it!
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  456. There are no black people in Portland or Seattle! Just hipster white folk screaming "Starbucks is burnnnninng!"
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  457.  @farleyandrews7269  She is currently at Brookings but she had a ton of profiles done on her from everything from Politico to WaPo to the New Yorker. I am sure a book will be out soon...
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  458. And I keep saying... seltzer IS sparkling!
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  459. Yup! My daughter and her friends spent many evenings sitting outside the vaccine center, just in case she was able to get one of the leftovers. Some of her friends got vaccinated that way, others appts came up before they got a leftover, and they were vaccinated that way. But they all got vaccinated!
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  460. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. In Israel, bodies are also put directly into the ground--the body is shrouded, put onto a wood plank, and slipped back into the earth. No casket. In the US, bodies in Jewish cemeteries are put into plain pine boxes. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
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  461. Why didn't Anderson ask follow-ups such as "do you still have any texts messages?" Or, "so, you were not using any protection at all?" Or any more details about what their discussion/decision was about? What would have happened if she had gotten pregnant? And how did she NOT get pregnant if they were having sex 5x a month or more for 10 months?
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  462. Lift Switzerland up in prayer?? I am pretty sure they are, as always, doing ok. They don't need anything from anyone (and will be the first to tell you!).
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  463.  @sleepingtoss  Ah, ok, thank you! I got a few snarky responses, but this was the only thing I heard that made sense. I don't think it was widely covered in the US. I will take my (snarky) post down. No country should have to deal with terrorism of any kind!
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  464. This was an embarrassing, sad piece. Nancy would be mortified.
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  465. Isn't it more likely that Kobe asked the pilot he knew and trusted for years, who asked for the special permission to fly and was granted it, and then they decided to go ahead based on the information given to them? No one got on that copter Sunday wanting to die, including the pilot, who, when ASKING for permission, trusted those who "could see farther" and knew their flight path, and ultimately granted it to them.
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  466.  @nogisonoko5409  You need to read up on the atrocities of the Germans in the name of preserving the Aryan Nation... there is no way one can equate anything the allies did to the evil that was carried out by the Germans. Ever. They rebuilt their cities. You can't say that about 6 million families.
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  467.  @gabbar51ngh  Christianity yes, I agree with your logic. If you mean that someone took a major religion of the era and interpreted their own way, then spread their message...(this time it just happened to REALLY catch on--likely due to a charismatic leader with a message that promised to ease people's pains and sorrows and ultimately lead an easier life on earth. And an even better one thereafter.). However Islam and Judaism (the "difficult" religion people were being steered away from at the time) are both a very different situation. They were both too old and too established, even back then, to be considered a cult by definition.
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  468. I can't stand AOC and think that she, along with a slew of Democrats who don't even understand what the party stands for, are ruining our youth and poisoning their minds. However I do think one can be morally right, yet factually wrong at the same time.
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  469. Apologize for what?? If you have to apologize, then we are not considered equal to begin with!
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  470.  @rogersevers123  Sure he can! Why don't you share the highlights of your trip? Where did you stay? What did you do?
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  471. Kamala Harris is not helping people who may be sitting on the fence as far as who they are voting for. Apart from not being out there trying to win votes, 3 weeks from election day, she does not seem to understand that Judge Barrett is not actually standing trial for a crime. And she can smile all she wants but it does not make any of her comments or questions sound any more appropriate or less vindictive. It does, however, want me to see her in the White House even less! Not that I ever wanted to see her there to begin with!
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  472. LOL! My husband and I were just discussing this with our teenagers at dinner. They know what coyotes are (kee-o-tays is how it is pronounced), and I was telling them which of their friends growing up had nannies who came here, worked, earned money, and then sent for their kids via coyote (and why I am against it and would never hire someone in that predicament when they were young). It is SO common here. Then we discussed how most of the country likely doesn't even know what a coyote is! But this is just too funny! Wow! (And btw, we also said that those kids are not "missing"-- their parents want them here as they are better off, and their parents know it. They will stay with family until the heat dies down, the DNC is back in power, and the coyotes are back in business. Sad, but true.)
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  473. That sounds like a terrible idea! Why expose all the grandparents?? Homeschooling does not mean that someone hands the parent a book and curriculum and says, here--you do it. It is a fully designed program with teachers, outings, sports, etc. And it can be done by Zoom.
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  474.  @Grace-zv4xq  You want to be stupid, do it on your dime!
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  475.  @VenuscianHoney  So am I! I can still read a warning label! She is just DUMB!
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  476.  @edyness2407  I am trying to find out who the other $3K went to?? Does anyone know that part yet? This story just gets worse everytime I hear more about it.
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  477.  @carikshawn6955  I am sorry for your situation, however what you are stating is extremely rare in the Orthodox Jewish community. This is a documentary about Israelis, where I know that the divorce rate went up. By 5% in 2018, but that was still only a total of around 11K couples (exact divorce statistics are online if interested). As you can see, even in this poorly done documentary (the translation is also terrible) there is a system in place. It has been used by many for 100's and 100's of years with a proven track record. Oprah actually did an interesting series on the topic that I would recommend (it's on YT). although it represents but only one segment of the many different types of Orthodox Judaism (Chabad Lubovitch--like "the Chabadnik" the mom mentions here, as opposed to an Ultra-Orthodox boy), it is done well--Oprah style, of course. You would learn more there. If interested. And if not, please don't judge. The world today aside, we are certainly used to it.... but it still is not necessary. Let alone offensive.
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  478. They ALWAYS have a lot of pollution there, even in a good day. They are famous for it. It is difficult to travel to Beijing in the best of situations and not get sick with a respiratory problem.
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  479.  @CC-mr5xq  I watched Peak Prosperity up until he made a comment with a huge medical error. Which, in this case, was extremely irresponsible to the point of being dangerous. Whether he mispoke or was just unclear in what he was trying to explain, which is actually a very simple concept for those who understand medicine--and if he understood the gravity of the error, he would not have been so cavalier with the info--all I learned is that it is just one more website that you cannot trust. And beyond that, he is there solely for the purpose to inform and educate and seems to have a lot of subscribers. That in itself scares me!
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  480.  @lorefreedom6386  Yes, and that is what I was asking about. What people seem to be so bothered by? We all know by now that the info we are getting out of China is not reliable. You don't need to be a doctor to know that much.
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  481.  @CC-mr5xq  It happens to be a sore spot with me--it makes me nuts when people do this, in all fairness.... but he was not clear while he was explaining something (I listened 2x to be sure). As he was showing a chart last week, he insinuated that people who were mildly ill with a virus might simply be sent home with antibiotics. You cannot take antibiotics for a virus!!! Many people misunderstand that, which leads to people taking old antibiotics from their shelf at home, or getting some from a friend, then not taking the full 7 or 10 day course, which can then lead that antibiotic to no longer being effective should you actually need it later. That is how we will end up with antibiotic resistant strains of bacterial infections. Or Superbugs. It is a much bigger problem than people realize. My MIL gets the flu every winter and always asks him to write her an rx for an antibiotic and he has to go over basic pharmacology with her every year... makes me nuts! Sorry, but it is a simple concept. People should be clear online about it lest they spread misinformation.
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  482. Children are not wild animals running free without supervision. Even if they have to be told over and over, eventually they comply. Just like they learn please and thank you, going to the bathroom and washing their hands, or how to brush their teeth. It will be just one more thing they have to learn in school. Like raising your hand and not calling out.
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  483. I just love watching that curtsey and bow before the Queen during the weddings. Can't get enough of it!!
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  484. Absolutely not. The only emotional aspect they should be concerned with are phantom symptoms some ppl may get as "cabin fever" is a real thing. And I am not referring to the word fever--just that people start to go stir crazy when cooped up. And if it is waiting to see if you may be sick, it can lead people to think their throat hurts, etc.
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  485. I don't know how she does it! I just spent 12 hrs watching the hearings and she smiled only a handful of times, but honestly did not even flinch once otherwise. Even during Harris, Blumenthal, Hirono. It was astounding. If she can do that, she can overlook anything.
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  486. And told the man off publicly, calling him very offensive names, all while he then infected 2 family members! His behavior was disgusting!
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  487.  @deepee1635  Sooo... yoy are basically saying you know absolutely nothing about her so instead you are going to spread nasty, malicious lies about her on the internet. Sounds inline with your party's tactics!
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  488.  @sidelinewatcher6904  They are absolutely NOT making fun of Orthodox communities. There are plenty of interviews with the actors, the writers and the directors, who discuss what their goal with Shtisel was available on YT to watch. And none of them had the goal of making fun of anyone--quite the contrary. Shtisel was not only a big hit in Israel, and enjoyed by not only Jews, but Christians and Muslims alike, it was a big hit around the world! And won awards. And personally, I will admit is is not on my top ten. But that was only because I found it so realistic, I felt like I was sitting in my cousin's apartment in Geula. Which is boring enough the once a year we go...I don't need to watch hours of it on Netflix! But for most, it is a great show.
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  489.  @robertdimarzio4490  she didn't say she grew up in a Chassidic household. People can appreciate something yet not want to live that way everyday. And she is speaking about her experience. Off the derech in her world can mean something else to someone else... it is all about perspective. Like he states, what secular world are you speaking about?
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  490. So, you are mad that she asked a question that we ALL want answers to. And being that she IS Meghan McCain, co-host of the view (meaning that she has access to more people with the information we want), and still can't get answers, is a valid, important point. Maybe leas time complaining about Meghan and more time discussing the problem and how to get the answers??
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  491.  @willoughbykrenzteinburg  I like the way you broke that down. Unfortunately way too many people just don't get it!! I am FAR from a billionaire, but most people would consider me part of the 1%. And while that may have been the case in January, things have changed drastically and while it may be on a different level--I thank God don't have to wait in line at a food bank (yet)--I am still struggling to pay my employees, keep my businesses and family afloat, and worry about the future of all of us. And I am only here because I wanted to know why Pelosi thinks a payroll cut is out of the question... not that she answered the question...stay safe!
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  492.  @Historian212  LOL, that was funny! They keep to themselves because many people who approach them out of curiosity are not only stopping them in the middle of their day, they are sometimes frightened. It isn't a lack of confidence but fear. Anti-semitism, especially right now, is very real. But note that they all speak English. They may prefer to speak Yiddish but they can all speak Yiddish--they all grew up in New York.
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  493.  @Hawijack  Yet we are the only country without socialized medicine and every country who does have it had the same problems. No country's healthcare system is designed to support an outbreak like this.
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  494.  @Hawijack  You mean like Sweden? Yes, that was a great idea. Driven by their economy. It is a novel drug. No one knows what they are doing. It is all a game of roulette. Some get lucky. Some places don't. We wait and see, or we get a vaccine. Or people stop politicizing everything and let the qualified people do their jobs until we have treatments, cures, or vaccines.
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  495.  @brucecampbell6578  Sorry but I don't know which comment you are responding to.
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  496.  @brucecampbell6578  LOL, I appreciated the honesty of "I picked on you because...". I get picked on a lot on YT (and trolled, answered by bots, lunatics, morons, etc.) I also appreciate that you replied without using any profanity. I hear what you are saying, but I don't (for many reasons) like to go down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories. I honestly don't think that everything is as dark and convoluted as people make it out to be. Take the Operation Warp Speed and the vaccine for example, I do truly believe that it wasn't as nefarious of a plan that people (and the media) would like us to think it is. And it wasn't that shortcuts were taken, just that the approval process was jumped to the front of the line. They want people to take it, or they won't be able to claim success. Pretty straightforward. But we are all so used to finding someone to blame, skeptism has taken over rational thought. It is to the detriment of all of us, but no one wants to see that. We are all to used to assuming it is a set up and we all like to hear ourselves talk (complain) too much. It will literally be the death of a lot of people until they can get over themselves!
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  497.  @brucecampbell6578  Dude...I think you may need to lay off the recreationals a little...lol. Although I agree there isn't much else to do these days. But aside from not exactly following you, I will say that regardless whether or not Reagan actually said that and even believed it, that was then and this is now. We live in an entirely different world now. We can't even trust "the news" anymore. In fact (you will likely appreciate this), I am all in a bother today bc a friend who is an ER doctor sent me a dm to back up a point be had been arguing with me. It showed the record--yes, ok, against the rules....but he didn't show me the name--of a 94 year old man in total organ failure who was dying. He didn't test positive for Covid, yet when he died a few hours after coming into the ER, the code they put on the paperwork was "died from Covid." At first I didn't think much about it, but as he pointed out--that man was part if the "daily count" of deaths in our city, county, and state! THAT IS NOT COOL! I get that the hospital, city, county, and state all get more funding, and there are plenty of people who are being written off as a victim of Covid, even though that may have just sped up their demise. But if the person doesn't even test positive??? Not cool...!
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  498.  @brucecampbell6578  Well, it was what we were told the Agency said one's job is... who knows! But regarding Covid, you raise an excellent point--with so few coming off a vent, and no visitors allowed, who would even be able to debate any of the codes? Most people don't even notice when they get the bill. Especially if there was a loss of a family member involved. And to think this is going on in major (and minor) hospitals across the country!
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  499.  @joyhock190  Thanks, but I still do not, however, share the same beliefs you do. I respect the fact that you believe what you believe, just as I respect those who choose to believe nothing. But I also like peoplewho are true to their faith, whatever it may be. Just as I think those who claim to be atheists are not being honest (hence my earlier post). Especially as many of them don't even know the difference between atheists and agnostics anymore. But those are 2 separate and individual beliefs of mine. Many lump them together unfortunately.
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  500. Just to clarify--there are Ashkenaz AND Sephardic Chassidim. Even though the Chassidic movement started in Poland and technically with Ashkenazim, the movement spread and grew and now there are probably just as many Sephardic Chassidim across the world.
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  501. Vacation? You have had one all year long, lol! I assume you mean vaccine.
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  502.  @ErikDayne  Wait, what?? Please go back and reread about the Iran deal. Not what it said it was supposed to do, but what actually happened instead.
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  503. Putting Jared Kushner on the front certainly would have freaked everyone out!
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  504.  @eddiehui38  That is not how foreign aid works. It is not free money. The recipients must first agree to turn right around and purchase (mostly military products) from the US Govt. It goes right back into our economy.
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  505. Yes... WAS... Because he died. Otherwise they were just separated.
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  506.  @kingpin76110  Not sure which video you watched, but regardless, your latest statement is different than your original statement. "An active essential part"--whuch I agree that he was--is not the same as Joe Biden hatching a plan by himself and using Hunter to make it happen. And legally it would make a big difference. The FBI has supposedly been watching this for a while already but did not want to tell the public "and influence the outcome of the election" (which was wrong on their part, imo). They clearly have more info than people have been led to believe. But similar to the Tara Reade accusations, if no one speaks out and make an issue of it, it will never be investigated properly. Another example of "rules for thee but not for me."
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  507.  @BMIU  What do you mean price for Hunter? We know what he has received so far. Disgraceful as it is! Right now, my outrage is that crazy stimulus bill and all the ridiculous foreign aid in it! Horrible!!!
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  508. Because he knows his audience, so he purposely stayed away from discussing religion or tying his advice to Orthodox Jewish ideals. He wants his message to be heard by everyone, because it can, regardless of their religion (or lack thereof). Also, in the Orthodox world, the Ketubah is a marriage contract as you say. So if you divorce, when you get a get, and go to the bais din, you can discuss what you want to hash out and have the bais din rule on it and it is binding (assuming both recognize the bais din). Or you can take it to the regular, secular courts and hash it out there....
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  509. You understand that that is not the way the virus works, right? If he quarantines for 14 days, he will not be shedding the virus when he is out and about afterwards. And will have antibodies for atleast a few months. Just like anyone else who will be able to go out after they receive the 2 shots of vaccine that will hopefully soon be available.
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  510. He should have waited until they didn't have time to go back to the editing room and fix the piece so it doesn't make him look like as much of a hothead as he can sometimes be. We will never see what they were really planning to air.
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  511. We have no idea what the R-naught is as we have not done enough testing or contact tracing. However people who were protesting have tested positive and are atleast being responsible and try to tell those they protested with to go get tested. It seems through all this people have learned to take responsibility into their own hands and help notify the public about getting tested. Let's see if people listen!
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  512.  @generalwasteman  LOL! You hit the nail on the head! And you are also correct that most Americans don't even know who Tony Blair is, let alone Gordon Brown (and read about International politics a decade ago). I just wish that "most Americans"--all who have the power to vote--would atleast be smart enough to google something like Coyote before they post some stupid comment on Twitter thinking the President meant actual Coyotes! Don't get involved in an immigration debate if you have no clue what it is all about! Ie., drug mules, Coyotes...yet they are certain the Biden/Harris will be better for our country! But it was worth a good laugh all weekend!
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  513.  @zachydrogeo  As someone with 3 family members in engineering (mechanical, chemical and industrial), I agree that it won't guarantee you anything, but it will definitely give you a leg up! And yes... you get to call yourself a DR and be proud about it!
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  514.  @user-bw3fl7fj9w  I am guessing those of us who noticed it and would take interest in it likely know where the conversation was going anyway. It is not like we don't all know someone with that story. Even within our own families. Maybe others don't find it as interesting or understand why we find it interesting? If you interviewed my MIL and BIL, where she would complain he wasn't religious anymore and he would counter with "Ima, I graduated from Yale and you are making it sound like I am a drug addict living in the street..." most people would not get it and likely side with him. It is a much deeper conversation to those who do not understand the nuances or the larger discussion she was signaling to. Maybe for another video later on?
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  515.  @billconservative9503  The CDC said that they found that there are similarities in the makeup of Coronavirus to Ebola, which was helpful to them when trying to identify all the markers. They did, however, say they sent out a bunch of faulty kits and are sending more this week. Trump never said that there was a cure coming soon, etc. By tomorrow Dr. Fauci will correct his statement so that the public can understand that they think they will have a vaccine ready for trials in the coming months (not deployment to the public). After animal trials, human trials, FDA trials, it will take a total of 18 months to complete all those steps and have a vaccine on the market (which in itself is amazing!). Israel too has made huge strides and is helping. This CNN report is solely for Trump bashing.
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  516.  @billconservative9503  Thank you for your service! (I am the daughter of a Korean war vet=I am old, lol). The weather actually does make a HUGE difference! I currently need a knee surgery, as well as something in my hip area (that I have been putting off due to too much travel!). Went to visit my son in Israel and while the weather is usually like here in SoCal, I was there while it was raining and freezing cold (50 during the day, 30 at night=freezing to me and them). But it was that bone chilling cold we grew up with (I am from NYC). I literally could not walk while there, came home, and after a few days things felt better! It was 100% the weather/moisture. Now I have free time to get everything fixed, but it is a bad time to go to the hospital! Can't get a break!! But AZ was definitely the right move (if you are ever regretting it). Trust me! I am always right...lol!!
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  517. While I usually enjoy DW, anyone who cannot pronounce DIASPORA should not be reporting on Israel.
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  518.  @helenyoung3871  Delexia?? Even if she were dyslexic, that is no excuse. Plenty of people are dyslexic and they learn how to cope. And once you have seen something already (the statement), and it becomes familiar, it becomes easier to read. Especially if it was your own statement.
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  519.  @gina-leehutchin1231  Mispronouncing words as he reads them or just in general. One is related to dyslexia and one is not.
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  520. Manchester has one of the largest Orthodox Jewish communities in the world watch Strictly Kosher, the series on YT about the Manchester community. You would enjoy it!
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  521. No... they are called the disputed territories. They are NOT occupied. And just because YOU say it with confidence, does not make it true either.
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  522. They are not very reliable tests. Most parents would not even sign off on that version of the test as a trustworthy method
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  523. Hair is considered sexy and sensual and once you are married, your hair is for your husband only. It would be immodest to go out with your hair uncovered for other men to see.
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  524.  @bobbifreedman2435  I think you are confused (and we are not talking about Biden or Trump). But you must have atleast seen photos of the gas lines or heard of the oil crisis of 1979? And what about the Détente? Carter's foreign policy was one of biggest disasters of the past 50 years, whereas Nixon's is still lauded today for opening up China.
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  525.  @bobbifreedman2435  You answered me big guy!
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  526.  @williamcollins2232  One's titer would depend on when one got it, how bad it was, and how long ago. They haven't been able to get all those answers yet, which is understandable. I only know from myself--I had 3 tests over the year and the last one showed no antibodies (so I took a second). It would have been sometime over the prior 3 months that I would have lost my antibodies, but I don't have specifics. And no one has discussed titers yet--everyone may need a second round in 10 years. Who knows? Rabies for example, requires a booster after 10-20 years. Tetanus boosters are every 10 years (tho ppl rarely pay attention. Yet should!).
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  527.  @ecurewitz  Sorry if I am jumping into the middle (I haven't read the whole thread), but the autism thing makes me nuts! It was the preservative, thimerasole, that they discovered was possibly a catalyst for those predisposed towards autism. So they removed the preservative and replaced it with something else. And they are not even sure if it was just a catalyst, or the cause, as that would be next to impossible to test for at this point. Nonetheless, vaccines DO NOT cause autism.
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  528. It took me aback for a moment, lol! It is a house. They are very hard to come by in that neighborhood. He clearly does well for himself. Good for him!
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  529. Just because we are hearing about it on the news doesn't mean that it isn't happening. It isn't like they just woke up on Jan. 7th and said "Wait! I have an idea..." This is SOP for all the agencies and has been for years.
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  530.  @TarasTarot  We do not exclude anyone. We may not think everyone is marriage material, but that is something completely different. This is also a limited documentary on a limited topic, in Israel. And not the best one at that by any means.
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  531. Yes you can. You just need to sign a waiver. Weather it is based on a religious basis, or an "I am a crazy anti-vaxer" basis, it is pretty easy to send your kids to school without the chicken pox vaccine. I did it when it first came out. I wanted to wait a few years and see...years later I gave it to them. Hopefully there isn't a problem with it like the Dow anti-nausea drugs pregnant woman were given in the 70's. That is what scares me about drugs and vaccines without a long history of no issues!
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  532. The segment at the end about veterinary care was unfair and lacked relevant information. Aside from the fact that of course prices vary depending on where one lives, you can't just show two random cats and two different costs for a dental without finding out what the dental entailed. First of all, was there anesthesia involved? And assuming there was, the gold standard of care would then be to make sure that the cat was under, with an open line, and was being properly monitored. Then how bad were the cats teeth and how long did it take to scale and clean the teeth? Were there extractions involved and if so, how many? Dentals can be hundreds of dollars and a vet will always give an estimate before any procedure. To insinuate that veterinarians are "scamming" people without evidence, or even just a basic understanding of the medical side or the business side of the industry or the individual practices mentioned is irresponsible reporting. "I thought it was too expensive" is not the same as "I was scammed by someone who is dishonest!"
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  533. Why is an indoor kids play gym different than a gym? Is this a joke? Anyone with kids, or anyone who has been to a play gym for kids like this knows why this is a silly discussion!
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  534. It is called Ha-ja (soft H. Then hard J) Sophia.
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  535. A political SPEAR?? Must have been out that day of Politics 101....and btw, people don't hate you because you are Muslim, or because you are a woman. People hate you because of your misinformed, close minded, devisive, hateful, anti-semitic rhetoric against the State of Israel. Our single most important ally in the Middle East, and the only democracy that protects our interests and has our back in the area and around the world. The Iran deal is a HUGE threat to Israel and the world and the Biden reentering the agreement is frightening. Iran is not our friend. They cannot be trusted and they want to destroy the state of Israel. And, anyone who thinks it will stop there, has another think coming!
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  536.  @kathleenrobertpogue6818  Your taxes already pay for education. That is how public schools are funded. From homeowner taxes.
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  537. The same as the Trump administration used?? You mean the same one that Obama built, used, and Trump inherited? Atleast Biden is reusing them and saving the taxpayers a few dollars. It isn't as if Biden was not around, or wasn't aware, when the Obama administration built them to begin with. That is one thing we can assume he is well versed on!
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  538.  @pawelzietek  And wasn't it great!? I watched it first in French, and then watched it again with subtitles, which are usually poorly done, but I thought that it may have made a difference in the impression that it left. Nope. Everyone commenting with outrage clearly has not seen the film. It also has nothing to do with politics yet somehow everyone wants to politicize it. THAT is what is disturbing. People don't even want to become informed and come to their own conclusions anymore?
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  539.  @Skeptigal1  If you are speaking of the definition of a folie à deux, no, it it not two people who have the same issue/condition/diagnosis. It is "shared" in the sense that both people share the same fantasy world and exist in it together. Within a bubble. Built for two
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  540. What are you talking about? She wasn't fired (though she expected to be). And in a Politico article about her, she states the opposite of what she is saying here. She may be bright, but she is not very smart and certainly not loyal!
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  541.  Karen O  LOL. That's funny! Sorry, no... just a Republican.
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  542.  Karen O  And unfortunately, because of people like you, who don't want to have an actual discussion (intellectual or otherwise), or simply can't have a conversation, and simply throw insults instead, that our country currently can't move forward and function. The left feels that they cannot live with the right because we are all "cult members." However, newsflash, plenty of us voted Republican, and are still Republicans. Just as you are Democrats. We all have to live together. The President only gets 4-8 years. We are all here our whole lives. How is diving the country and calling people names going to make a better place for our children?
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  543.  Karen O  Unfortunately I only have these two messages. This one says something about suppression and has left me confused. You are being suppressed by YT? Or Trump? I don't know anything about you, but I do know that Trump is not the racist ogre that the media portrays him to be. And that Biden is most definitely not fit to be President--that alone should end the conversation. And Harris is most definitely not even remotely qualified or ready to run for the Presidency, let alone BE President. Nor do I personally want her as my President. And I don't trust that Biden will make it even 2 years through the grueling job of being President. That is simply from reading through their voting records and what they are now saying on the trail. We all know that a nominee will sometimes have to flip flop and go with the flow for the sake of the ticket. But I am not willing to go with the flow when I don't know or trust the candidate and what she may do once in the White House, where she is simply playing the waiting game. Along with the rest of the country.
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  544.  Karen O  If I were being paid to make his case to you, then I certainly think that it was money wasted, as there is no way that I could change your distorted view and borderline paranoid mind of the past 10 years and what you expect from the next 10. Apart from not knowing your circumstances, yet alone what you believe, all I can hope is that you are as fervent as you are about seeking out the truth of those things that you are so passionate about (matters of policy that hopefully cover issues both domestic AND international), as you are about making disparaging and insulting comments to strangers online. Again, if part of being a Democrat means that one is not prepared to work alongside Republicans, or simply people who disagree with you, in order to bring the country together, then there is no hope for the future. I may have raised 4 Republicans, but I raised 4 smart, independant, RESPECTFUL Republicans, who are not afraid to debate nor discuss nor disagree with their fellow man. As well as knowing when to listen to all opinions. Whatever side of the aisle that man may stand on.
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  545.  Karen O  I would not have bothered, however in the hopes that you may be young and open-minded, I would just reiterate that you have not at all stated what you feel (apart from calling me a troll and a cult member), and neither have I. So, to tell me that "you feel the same way about me, have a nice day" after a brief encounter with a stranger on YT, whom you reached out to (and fairly aggressively at that), only shows that you are not listening. Even people who don't agree with you may bring something worthy of consideration to the discussion. Unless we are in Guyana and it is 1978, I assume that you have access to information and that you use it. Go to the source and then use your own mind to find what is the truth and what you think. And only after that, after you have been well-informed, then vote your conscience! Otherwise you are correct, you would be no better than a cult member--though we cannot blame the godless members of the club, if they have been brainwashed and taught what to believe!
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  546. @Karen O You have to find the irony in the "Trump is a liar" (since you were the one who called me a Russian troll), just as we are all learning that it was, in fact, not Trump who was colluding with the Russians! It was a witch hunt (that we all paid for) designed by the Dems, but with the texts now out and available for us all to read, along with the money Hunter took from the Mayor of Moscow, the Dems should be ashamed of themselves. And those who are registered Dem should feel misled. I assume you are following the story, although only CBS (and The Hill) seems to have reported on the story (which in itself is disgraceful). But as you keep saying Trump is a liar, I hope you are watching the news...
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  547.  Karen O  Keep telling myself that I watched the news, read the actual reports now available online, and now see that it was a witch hunt orchestrated by (as far back as) the Obama administration ? Ok, I will!
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  548. There is a shot and a booster for a reason. No one should walk around unprotected after the first shot. And it has been proven, although numbers are low, that people can still contract the virus a few weeks after even the second shot. It will be a long time until we see things the way they used to be in our everyday lives. In the meantime people should accept and respect the new normal.
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  549.  @Camaro254  Excuse me?? Are you referring to my comment? It is directly related to the clip and simply expands on the details. I am assuming you disagreeable? Do you even believe Covid exists or wear masks at all? How am I the troll? You must believe in Covid a little bit or why did you even click on the story???
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  550. THE TRANSLATION IS TERRIBLE!!
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  551. HIS meaning Biden or Trump? I just clicked on both "watching now" videos and the difference in numbers are staggering.
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  552. After everything we have heard about the inconsistencies with voting in this country--whether you are part of the 70 million or the 74--we clearly have a problem with our voting system! And this will be what reveals it to the American people. With the Electoral College already an antiquated system, that IS the foundation of systemic racism, we must finally face the fact that the entire system needs an overhaul! Regardless who our President ends up to be. THAT is a fact that we should not all just "suck up". Trump's legal rights to contest some states and ask for a recount aside (because legally, he IS allowed to ask for a recount), OUR VOTING SYSTEM MUST BE REFORMED!!! If "some" people are allowed to cheat the system without repercussions, than anyone can get away with it! That is NOT okay!!!
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  553.  @nonameissafer.8457  How does that make her a bigot?
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  554.  @wizzenberry  I am truly shocked and impressed. She is a powerhouse! I know a few judges, so it is not inherent the job. But she was truly unflappable! WOW!
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  555. When Trump is no longer President--whenever that may be--what will Don Lemon have to talk about? Golf? Because no one really cares how many holes Obama played. Let alone Trump. And we are all tired of him playing the outraged race card every chance he gets. Until you get a job as a talk show host, please just report the news. IF you know how. Your unsolitious anti-Trump commentary is just boring at this point. Just stop. Please just stop.
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  556.  @shrekwazowski8199  If more people in vulnerable areas would wear them before there was an outbreak, we may be able to contain them better. And once we do need our masks, then what? The general US public (and world) does not feel that China helped us. We don't even feel we are getting real numbers and reports. China has/had their fair share of masks. Depleting the world's stock on masks in order to send them back to China, when ours are not even the proper kind, seems very counterintuitive and a big waste of time and money. We need to worry about ourselves right now and focus on what we should do next. China is not our priority.
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  557. A secular country huh? So why aren't the Jews flocking back just as they went back to South Africa after apartheid ended? (Granted they live behind 10 ft gates and need armed security but at least they can afford it and have a good quality of life. As long as no one shoots them.)
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  558. The male reporter is not describing where he is very well. He is across the street from The Grove, a famous outdoor shopping center (if you read People Magazine you have seen it). The rioters trashed and looted the Apple store inside, the Nordstroms and other smaller shops. They then marched down Fairfax and Beverly and tagged up and looted almost every store. After dark it got very out of control with large fires being started and ppl breaking into shops and stealing the ATMs inside. Even pulling up with pick up trucks and driving them away. It all seemed very organized. On Sunday night we had a curfew of 4pm in some neighborhoods like Beverly Hills and West Hollywood (which are separate cities) and 6pm in LA County. It has been terribly frightening and is all just senseless violence. There was a text that went out to thousands saying that they would be moving onto residences next. My block has a whatsapp group and we hired 2 armed guards to police our street all night. That is how awful and stressful it got.
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  559. Not nice!! He was old and dying!
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  560.  @lorefreedom6386  When did you fill out the forms?
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  561.  @ancientlink116  You retired in Mexico? But you lived and worked in the US prior to moving to Mexico? So you contributed to the American economy and paid unemployment taxes in the US for years. Why wouldn't you be eligible for benefits? Spend them wherever you want!
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  562.  @lorefreedom6386  When did you fill out your app? Did you ask for direct deposit? Those who have their bank info should get their money faster.
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  563.  @bullmoose6739  Just don't cash it (or send it back if you asked for direct deposit on your application). But if you have been working and paying taxes, then it is your money, so why wouldn't you want it? Those of us who have been paying into our unemployment benefits all these years deserve it. Why would we send it back?
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  564.  Jon Linus  I work hard for that money, as do my employees. We have been paying into our unemployment fund for years. It is mine and I intend to use it. I need it for my family just as I need it to continue paying my employees. That is what it is there for!
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  565. $50,000 for an MRI, even with anesthesia, sounds extremely overpriced. I have 3 scheduled this month (and live in a major US city) and they are no where near that price!
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  566. Clearly he is not so anondyne! But hey, it is good for his ratings.
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  567. OK, I have a crazy question...I need glasses for the first time and I am too vain to cover my best feature, lol...what kind of glasses is she wearing? It doesn't look like she has anything on at all! She looks great--hasn't aged a day!
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  568. However that is a choice that you made. Even by not caring, you have made a choice in being complacent. But maybe that will change in the future and when given the choice, you will spend a little extra to buy American. Awareness has to start somewhere for everyone.
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  569.  @laurapfeifer749  It is a difficult language for anyone (very tonal). Have you ever been to China out of curiosity? Or done business with them?
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  570. LOL--I just asked the same thing! HUH??
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  571. Huh? I am not (and never was) a Rodney Dangerfield fan, and don't even recall what his shtick was. But I find Modi hysterical. He doesn't talk about being Jewish all the time--he roasts Orthodox Judaism and Orthodox Jews all the time. And he does it in a funny, non offensive way. If you don't understand Orthodox Jewish culture, it is hard to understand his humor. But for his niche audience, he is hysterical!
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  572. I applaud her starting a new business. And hopes she succeeds! I would like to know however, when her business does succeed, and she hires staff, will she offer them benefits? What happens once she is able to cover herself and her family, but giving health care benefits to employees becomes simply cost prohibitive??? THAT is a problem that needs to be addressed!
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  573. How about they just show up to work and care for their patients? Not let bodies pile up with their family members left thinking they are still alive and being cared for? It is disgraceful what is going on in nursing homes right now.
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  574.  @charg7316  If you have the space, time, and means to keep and care for your loved ones at your own home when they get to that point in their life, that is great. Unfortunately most people don't have an extra bedroom and bathroom on the main floor of their home (with wheelchair access), or the ability to quit their job and stay home 24/7 to watch their loved one, or the knowledge and capacity to offer the medical assistance they may need. Or all of the above. Those people have no choice but to seek out a nursing home. And they should not be shamed because of it. Nonetheless, the residents deserve to be cared for. Not left to their own devices while their loved ones, who are paying the bill and these people's salaries, are lied to by the staff.
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  575. Yes, when you change a word here or there--like Free or a Trillion--it's not a big deal! Why in the world is everyone on her case about something like "how are we going to pay for that?" 🙄
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  576. I love the way he gets tripped up with his words and says "play with yourself" but just assumes that everything he is "reporting" is supposed to be believed even though it has not been vetted.
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  577. ALWAYS google the phone number and then "scam" and "IRS" or whomever they claim to be. It will always come up, along with info on how to report them! Take the few minutes to report the call. Hopefully it will help (one day...)!
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  578. Not a false flag. Just a well timed announcement and a smart way to control the media cycle.
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  579.  @elizabethsmith9624  Hasidus is NOT like the Taliban! I have no idea where you got that idea, but whoever told you that is a naive moron!
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  580.  @chattingman8546  Assuming you are replying to the original comment, her point is about parents (not just mothers, regardless what was said) who have been helping their kids ("taking the reins" was what she said) with their zoom classes and home learning. So it doesn't matter how good the curriculum is if it is the parents supplementing their education. But you bring up 3 separate issues. No, it is not a partisan issue. Education rarely is. And as we have a 2 party system, yes, you are correct--it is a combination of Dems and Republicans that affect education in America. But as far as "importing Asians for technical jobs"--can you be more specific? What jobs, in particular, are you speaking about? And what numbers are you referring to? Where is this data from?
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  581. @T.J. One thing I would point out is that while your kids may have been doing well this past year as they work from home under your tutelage, do bear in mind that zoom learning was not designed to be the same as homeschooling. Depending on the ages and grades, while your kids (and your friends kids) may be at the top of their class, if you have "taken the reigns", then it is to be expected that they are getting straight A's. I would be surprised (and concerned) if they weren't. Zoom/pandemic at home learning was not designed for parents to "take the reigns" in order for a child to learn, or thrive, in the class. Not every parent can do so, which means that there is an uneven playing field for the kids. So, for those who do not have the help of their parents, for whatever reason, and are doing well nonetheless--those are the ones who will be the superstars in life--guaranteed! For the kids whose (helicopter) parents are involved in everything the child is doing all day, looking over their shoulders, reviewing their work and correcting it before they hand it in, etc.--those children are being done a huge disservice. And their parents may not even know it. School is about a lot more than just the curriculum on paper. And it us not designed to be a team sport in which one attends with mom or dad by their side. Just like life! If they have spent the past year riding along as a passenger, because someone else took the reigns and drove the carriage for them, then how will they know how to drive by themselves when the time comes for them to take the reigns and drive solo? And it is great to get all A's, but there is also a lot to be learned from failure too. Or even just learning to say, hey, wait a minute--I think I need help (before they get an F)! I have 4 kids, and it has been a crazy year! One started college, one started gap year abroad (and just won a prize for most weeks spent in quarantine!), one in 11th and one in 10th. And they just left public to return to private bc I found the everyone at home all day together soul sucking, and they needed to return to a classroom setting (now that we are vaccinated). I have seen it all, done it all, just stepped off the school board bc I disagreed with their Covid policies.... I am not coming from a place of total ignorance. I obviously don't know how this will all play out and how the kids will end up, but I do know that the concern of parents being overly involved in the at home learning process is real. Just be aware. It is like a drug. It may feel good now, but you will likely pay for it later. Somehow. Sometimes we have to force ourselves to just say no. Good luck!
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  582.  @violetgibson9  Do you mean home schooling? It has been a valid option for decades. Covid has only made people realize that as it has been forced on them. (Also, while bullying is an issue, suicide is rare, so let's set that aside. If a child is being bullied, pulling them out and homeschooling them should not be the first solution a parent looks towards. That is just a bandaid.)
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  583.  @littlebird8346  Not by her religion, by her community. And that is not in this community. It is, however, prevalant in communities such as Satmar (such as what you watched in Unorthodox). Every group has their bad apple.
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  584. Yes yes, we all heard about it. BECAUSE YOU WON'T STOP TALKING ABOUT IT! Even though you don't like to be THE STORY... over and over and over again...
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  585. Six dollar and thirty six CENT??? Whomever is writing the script--or whomever is reading it--learn English please!
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  586.  @alphaandomega7957  That isn't what he said... if you are going to quote someone, quote them properly! (And see how much difference a word makes!)
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  587.  Jack Hainings  She is hardly some dumb ass. Georgetown, Oxford, and Harvard educated. She is very smart and quick on her feet, always prepared and ready with the facts as they are presented to her.
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  588.  @rickkeeton9246  Because come November she will be accepting a job in the White House! Hopefully she will continue to be press secretary as she is doing a great job! She is not just another pretty face.
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  589.  @rickkeeton9246  You mean that she does her job? He is her employer after all.
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  590. The defense likely sat her there to prove that "a woman" was not fearful of him and was able to sit next to him throughout the whole trial process. It is a subconscious trick from the defense. Note how she is sitting on the far end of the table so she has to turn TOWARDS him (and the witness box, more precisely), yet doesn't recoil in disgust or show any fear. It is a form of subconcious virtue signaling.
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  591. Remember when Meet the Press, the longest running news program on TV, just reported the news from the week? When they called our President "President" and not "Mr."? When did it become so biased and started simply editorializing, rather than simply recapping just what happened in the world?
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  592.  @shoshanasherrington3350  100%! We are the ones who wear the pants in the family...! 😉
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  593.  @shoshanasherrington3350  Shavua tov! Sorry, I am not stalking you, lol, but we seem to be commenting on the same things. Just for perspective, can I ask where you Daven. 770 (or somewhere else on OP)? A YI (that's our shul)? A Shtiebel minyan? I realize with Covid we are all davening at the living room kotel, but I just mean in general. Just wondering!
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  594.  @iamunknown5271  Lol... that isn't called Childcare, it is called parenting!
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  595.  @iamunknown5271  It is a well known (secular) joke that men call it "babysitting" while women call watching your own kid "parenting."
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  596. It is part of the cycle of life. No weddings, no babies. We must keep soldiering on!
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  597. It was hysterical. And I am sure Kelly Anne loved it! Who doesn't love free PR??
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  598. And the joke is on the media... the more they make fun of it and the more we all talk about it, the more press he will get! When this is all over, I look forward to buying a pillow from this lovely, selfless man who put the health and safety of America first and went out of his way to help in a time of crisis! He deserves all the praise (and PR) he can get!
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  599.  @Krylon103112  She meaning your wife?? Or girlfriend?
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  600. It definitely is a thing here in the US. Once you have to toilet train a boy (with the help of school or daycare who works on reinforcing habits with you), then you will notice that there are "polite rules" that everyone should learn and follow. One just doesn't really think about it until they have to think about it!
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  601.  @Krylon103112  Not exactly sure what you are saying, however at all of the various schools, daycares and kindergartens my 4 kids went to, they all taught the kids how to use the bathroom the same way. Which starts by raising your hand and asking to use the restroom, to washing your hands properly at the end. It is part of the curriculum (which is why you cannot enter 1st grade unless you are already toilet trained)!
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  602.  @Krylon103112  And why does it have to be women who work at the daycare??? Men can be teachers too...
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  603.  @Krylon103112  If you are truly married, then I would definitely suggest keeping her. You will be hard pressed to find another woman who is willing to live with your archaic opinion and values. Und dass stimmt auch in Deutschland. Wahrscheinlich mehr so. Aber wie gesagt, wenn Du sagst dass Deine Frau kein Problem damit hast, dann sollst Du wohl mit Ihr bleiben!
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  604. Correct! And interestingly enough,no one seems to know or care. But for those who do... There is no actual official title or office of the President Elect. Which begs the question, who is paying for all of this, as both Trump and Biden are plowing forward as the winner. Yes, it was the media who essentially coined the phrase, so the money used to come from the Party who won. In 2010 Congress passed an act allowing for funds from the government to be used in order to allow a smooth transition. This article actually explains it well and has a link to the Act: https://presidentialtransition.org/blog/the-costs-of-presidential-transition/
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  605. He does not know how much the space is worth... yup! That is true! And while that is a lot of money, after 30 years in the business (until 2020 when I canceled every meeting, conference and event in the schedule and have not worked a day), it is not an impossible amount.
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  606. Seems like he's pretty passionate about weed. 🙄
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  607. Why don't they do what Jews do? We must give 10% of our annual income to charity, and we are not supposed to do business or make money on Saturdays. So many who are observant (Orthodox Jews), have an agreement with a Rabbi (there are certain ones who specialize just in this) in which we "sell" our business to a non-Jew for the hours of shabbat (and "buy it back") right after shabbat ends. And the money that was made that day goes to charity. This way we support the community, the customers, and our religious views. Win-win!
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  608. Doesn't the expression "the sins of the father" mean anything to these students? "I didn't read the whole thing." OK, well then I guess I don't have to listen to everything you have to say either...
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  609. This is a little bit of a leftist angle. Surprised at Hannity. We have NO IDEA what is really going on here. Or who this woman even is. He could have just called for the PR.
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  610.  @Lisa-j7s3k  I 100% agree with you (I think). But you may want to go back and edit the pronouns and use names instead as it could be taken the wrong way (and you are making a good point!).
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  611. I really can't hear anymore about restaurants! They are not the only small businesses the world! My whole industry is collapsing (Meeting and Conference planning--the FIRST businesses to stop operating), and we are still only discussing restaurants! A year in and that is the only discussion that is still top of the news every night. It is wrong!
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  612.  @japaneserequired6314  I just posted above that there is no cure. No one is looking for a cure, just a vaccine. And the Israelis seem to be the closest to a breakthrough!
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  613.  Mat King  I I don't even know what that means.
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  614. Yes, well, sometimes people steal. And if you don't have a human involved, then the surveillance should not be biased. And yes it is all very scary. But we opened Pandora's box with the development of the internet. Then AI was created. And now everyone wants to trust that people will only use it for good and then ignore the fact that they can use it for quality control or theft prevention bc that may then perceived as bad? In 5-10 years it will be completely normal (once regulated), and people will forget/laugh at the fact that this was even a conversation.
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  615.  Martin  They found another more than passports. And lost a ton of evidence for major trials. The FBI had offices there. And it was back when everything wasn't computerized.
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  616. The fur industry has been around for thousands of years. Well before the term "animal cruelty" was coined. This is just a blip in time compared to how long fur pelts and meat have been used and traded, as they were essential to the survival of the human race.
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  617. Well, it isn't as if anti-semites don't already know that the odds of having a Jewish Doctor in a hospital, especially in New York, are pretty high! And yet they don't refuse to go to the ER in an emergency. I very much doubt he had an "Ah-ha" moment.
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  618.  @hugheaston7598  True, and when the airlines stop global travel (which has never been done), the ripple effect will be devastating on the world economy. I personally use my State Department warning system as a guide, as I travel a lot for work. But I also live in a city where there are hundreds of people flying in from Asia daily, even though 3 main carriers stopped flying in (and one doesn't even service Asia, except thru their partner airline system, so they didn't really get hit. Just PR). The WHO seems behind the 8 ball for some reason, so I am not countingon them. Yet I trust the CDC, having unfortunately had to deal with them directly. They follow up and follow thru and seen to really care from patient 0 on, for their own research purposes, so unless things have changed (which may be), I would sooner take their advice. Problem is, again, it is just for the US. Luckily however, most other "state dept" health and travel sites take their cue from the US.
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  619.  @hugheaston7598  In a perfect world, yes, absolutely (although we have seen Contagion). But we don't live in a perfect world... and you don't mean just planes, you mean martial law. And and no travel whatsoever. Do you really think that will happen? I can guarantee that the CEO's of major corporations won't go for it. But I am more worried about the virus mutating before they even find a vaccination for this one. And in the meantime, before we get to the point of martial law being put into effect, some useful information dispersed to the public on local levels and better testing would be more practical. Then some affective actions to get control of how to assess those who do have to travel out of necessity.
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  620. So maybe they should have not put in 10's of millions of dollars earmarked for gender equality studies in PAKISTAN, or money to Jordan, or money to HAMAS, along with all that other money the Dems want to send to other countries! Or what about the sender statue equality study...??? What the hell even is that??? What American thinks those things are more necessary than Stimulus for AMERICANS??? It is truly disgraceful. And all thanks to the Democrats!
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  621. They would, and they have. Just because there isn't a huge PR campaign built around it, or you haven't seen or read the stories, does not mean it isn't happening. You can't lump a whole town under one label. It just makes it harder for us to fundraise from people who have for people who need it.
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  622.  @amandaowens2016  who is "Them?" LA is a big place and the industry (or "Hollywood") is made up of a lot if people doing a lot of jobs to keep Hollywood (the industry and the city) running. Yes, you see recognizable names on TV or on social media. They are not the wealthiest people here, not the most generous. They also don't all share the same political views. They do however, have agents who will warn them not to say anything for fear of being cancelled. And the guy telling them that also has a family and a business, or staff, that he or she is responsible for. It is a whole house of cards and a handful of people with big mouths hardly represent the entire city!
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  623.  @amandaowens2016  when people started putting a price on what they think being more important than one's freedom to say it. Cancel culture is the problem with this country. And when people go online and say "boycott" Hollywood, what they are really saying is "I don't like what they had to say and I don't share their opinion so I am going to boycott them until they fail and can no longer post what they think, because I don't want to gear it anymore." That is what happened to the freedom of speech of those with a platform, when people don't like what they are saying. And if their livelihood depends on it, they end up forced to be quiet. No one gives out praise or awards for saying what they think. Unless it is what everyone else thinks. It isn't selfish. It is called survival.
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  624. We pay less in taxes than most Europeans do--or countries with socialized medicine. We have free education, but not free higher education. We also have low income housing, just as Europeans do, for those who need financial assistance and help with housing. Which is paid for by taxes from those in a higher tax bracket.
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  625. Gigi is trolling....
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  626.  @professorrosenstock5026  Chasid--a Hasidic Jewish person. Chassidim--Hassidic Jewish people (the plural of Chassid).
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  627. After everything we have heard about the inconsistencies with voting in this country--whether you are part of the 70 million or the 74--we clearly have a problem with our voting system! And this will be what reveals it to the American people. With the Electoral College already an antiquated system that IS the foundation of systemic racism, we must finally face the fact that the entire system needs an overhaul! Regardless who our President ends up to be. THAT is a fact that we should not all just "suck up". Trump's legal rights to contest some states and ask for a recount aside (because legally, he IS allowed to ask for a recount), OUR VOTING SYSTEM MUST BE REFORMED!!! If "some" people are allowed to cheat the system without repercussions, than anyone can get away with it! That is NOT okay!!!
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  628. Why has she totally changed her story from her earlier interviews where she said she had little to nothing to do with that side of the family?? And was surprised and shocked why she was even invited to Ivanka's wedding?
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  629. Why should we believe a story by a reporter who uses the BBB as a metric?? The BBB is a total pay to play scam! And always has been. I find it completely reprehensible that the media is still helping the BBB scam the public. And especially, help scam the owners of the businesses, who are trying their hardest to stay open right now! Which should NOT include paying off a mafia type run organization so they can continue to stay open. Shameful!!!
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  630. No, he said she went to a Church that practised a form of Christianity although some people there call it A CULT. But he didn't name the cult. Who knows if they even believe in medical care. They could be Jehovah's Witnesses! Then what??
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  631.  @falcon091480  Watch Contagion. Even if you saw it in 2011. It portrays and tracks the movements of the exposed and infected, as well as the CDC's actions and dealing with the economic blowback so well, you feel like you are watching an overview of the past 2 months.
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  632.  @falcon091480  I am actually looking for other ones. I have always enjoyed them, ever since I traveled to Africa and was very sick 2 weeks after I came back. The CDC got involved and discoveredI had West Nile, but also that I had caught Dengue 7 months earlier in Rio. They tracked back all my movements, and followed up many times after my stay in the hospital. They did such a thorough job, this is all baffling me. Let me know if you can think of any other good ones, thanks!
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  633.  @falcon091480  Just watched the trailer.... not a huge fan of the zombie apocalypse, lol. And this one looks particularly scary!
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  634.  @Luaxon  Are you Canadian??
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  635.  @Luaxon  Granted, I am in the minority. But I learned German and French in HS (and one year of Italian, so I can get around and order in a restaurant, etc.). Then majored in German and French in College and studied abroad and now speak them fluently. I had to teach myself Spanish when we moved to LA. I have 4 kids who are learning 2 languages in HS and it depends on the kid. Some picked them up quickly and other struggled. Everyone has their strengths (I was terrible at math and science). But yes, in general, Americans are not great at second languages. And when they travel they assume everyone speaks English. Which they do in Europe. So they don't even make an effort to use the little they learned.
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  636.  @Luaxon  No. Canadians all learn French as a second language and speak it well. Even after 4 years of HS french. And they tend to make fun of Americans bc we don't typically produce bilingual kids when the graduate (they start earlier). Tho Californians tend to learn Spanish and then continue to use it, which is key. Just as Canadians continue to use French. I speak 5 languages--if you don't use it and continue to practice, it is easy to lose what you have learned.
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  637. Why does he all of a sudden have an accent??
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  638. Just curious--which views of hers that she has stated do you oppose?
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  639. "Get it together..." LMFAO!!
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  640. Oooo, that is a GREAT point!!!
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  641.  jay adams  Or go volunteer at the shelter! They always need help!
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  642. @Leslie Tolmie Or go volunteer at the shelter! They always need help!
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  643. Muslims are incredibly hospitable! And now, thanks to the Abraham Accords, Israelis are lining up to visit Morocco, Dubai, etc.! What an amazing thing that Jews can now visit and vice versa! It would be a great thing if Malki started a mitzvah project where Orthodox Jewish women and Muslim women could meet and discuss... it would be such a Kiddush Hashem!
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  644.  @defiance1790  LOL, I was going to say..."where is there a base in Cabo???" I go there a few times a year for ages as it is close. Definitely no base there! Haven't been in PV a while and can't picture or recall any army presence? What are we doing there? Acapulco has been a hellhole for years! When you go to the Costco, there are bullet holes in the wall! But Mexico does have a high literacy rate! Even better than the US!
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  645.  vern trex  LOL! More interesting to me is that even behind the anonymity of YT, you would sooner say something mean and obnoxious to a complete stranger, rather that take a minute to look it up!
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  646.  vern trex  LOL! More interesting to me is that even behind the anonymity of YT, you would sooner say something mean and obnoxious to a complete stranger, rather that take a minute to look it up!
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  647.  Lil chief dinero fan 1609 Not sure why you are so desperate to go to strip clubs in MC, but it is a beautiful city with stunning architecture, great restaurants wonderful music, museums and culture....definitely worth a visit! And Mexico is our neighbor--that is why we care what goes on down there!
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  648. OMG! Yes, hindsight is 20/20. Someone's crystal ball here was broken in Jan, Feb and March. But it Taiwan, their's wasn't "so we need to rethink our approach." Such helpful commentary.
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  649. However the hypocrisy lies in the fact that Gavin said we should NOT go out to eat together with other family members and we should stay home. And then he did. Like the Gov. of Colorado who said don't fly home for Thanksgiving. And then he did. Trump never said don't go to rallies. So, in this instance, your logic is flawed.
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  650. RBG was a legend! She was a force of nature and the Original Boss! However, while it was indeed a dying wish, that is all it was--a wish. And even RBG would have an issue with the Country sidelining the Constitution for someone's dying wish. Even her own.
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  651.  @SABOARITI  Community colleges are NOT free! Why do you think that?
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  652.  @jjboyd01  She is NOT from Crenshaw or Compton. She is a valley girl. And homes in Compton can sometimes be even more expensive than the valley, but I still don't drive around in Compton without my door locked! Who am I kidding? I don't drive through there at all!
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  653.  @toraguchitoraguchi9154  Well put!
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  654. @Jacqueline Pletscher I would NEVER get off the 405 at Crenshaw to get gas! (Especially when the Robertson exit is not that far, 😉) You are very brave! Forget Boyd, he's a troll. And we all know Megan grew up over the hill. That one stupid "Straight Outta Compton" article that came out when they started dating was so ridiculous and people still believe it. About as insane as LA real estate!
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  655.  @rainyray5427  Yes, your are correct. But the reason we don't need to prove that we are better is because we all know it! Including our husbands. We run the home and many of us still work. Even as doctors, lawyers, teachers, etc. I don't understand why anyone would see what she said as contradictory. Women are the foundation of the home and family unit (NOT the basement--the Foundation!).
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  656.  @elfsieben1450  Echt?? Hab' ich nur in Bielefeld gehört. Ich muss mich immer korrigieren, weil es so natürlich aus dem Mund fällt. Aber, wie meinst du mit Soße? Eine Soße ist ja immer eine Soße, oder?
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  657.  @elfsieben1450  Ach ja! Noch eine Frage (wenn du aus Westfalen kommst)--es gab was, was wir immer bei der Weihnachtszeit gegessen haben, und die Name habe ich leider schon längst vergessen.... es war gebacken und geschnitten (wie Brot), (mit rosinen dadrin vielleicht...??) dann würden wir eine dicke Stücke davon nehmen, und dazu eine Art Soße darauf streichen--vielleicht war's Zuckerrübensirup (der in einer Gelbe Becker damals kam)?. Es war super lecker und ich würde es gerne kochen. Die Name vergesse ich aber leider, und kann ich es nicht wieder finden! Kannst Du mir vielleicht helfen?? Kennst Du so was??
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  658. Even now, where Biden may have won, but far be it by a landslide, Jake and Anderson still posture as if half of the country didn't want Trump for 4 more years. Until they start accepting it, the country won't accept it. Half the country wanted TRUMP to win. Half the country didn't want Biden (or Harris). Stop pretending the whole world is on your side, or sees it the same way. YOU are dividing the country!!!
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  659.  @stevecontato8959  Sorry, I am not following you... what do you mean?
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  660.  @stevecontato8959  What looks the same from the outside? And you have heard the expression you can't judge a book by its cover, right....? Or the reason why schools have uniforms for kids? So they are all dressed the same and no one is allowed to be deemed "better" than anyone else (or to keep parents sane!). When everything looks the same on the outside, you must take the time and energy to go deeper and learn about the individual. Everyone is different and their dress should not be what you think the person is all about. It is just for decoration. And often a façade.
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  661.  @stevecontato8959  I am nut sure if I am missing the point bc YouTube keeps cutting off the rest of your posts, or I am misunderstanding what you are trying to say. I understand how difficult it gets, especially on YouTube, when trying to get a complex thought across in a few short paragraphs. And if English is not one's mother tongue it gets even harder! I speak a few languages, but posting to strangers while trying to have deep conversations can get tricky! Did you mean the younger generation in general, or the younger Hasidim? (What is your first language if I may ask?)
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  662. Who???
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  663. Did anyone hear which hotel?
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  664.  Amused Outsider  BTW, if you don't accept the vaccine, then how exactly is it forced??
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  665. You get your results back in 5-10 mins? Which test is it?
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  666. Those negative tests may have been important to her, but they ARE NOT required to return to work, per THE CDC. Important to know that!!
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  667.  @cynthiaburrus3901  Pretty much. Yet they are not even going on two years, so how much could they have planned it out? Especially with the whole world watching... they would have been better off announcing that she was suffering from postpartum (which she clearly is, to whatever extent), and just taken some time off.
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  668. When the FBI first opened them, they would have been able to immediately see when it had been opened last. Has that been mentioned anywhere? Also, why did the repair man open any emails? Do we know that? I believe that Hunter is dirty, just trying to follow the details of the story.
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  669.  @aliceastvats2644  Sorry--I am not sure I am following your train of thought...but regardless, Harry never really stood a chance of actually sitting on the throne. So his wife becoming Queen is irrelevant. And even if she ever did, she would not be the first woman of color with the title of HRH in England. Being a divorcee is more of a problem than her race (with being American a close second). Way to reminiscent of Wallis. Which is still very painful for the Queen. She never got over that and probably hates the reminder.
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  670.  @J_Braz_  Because it is dated from October.
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  671. The issue is that they are super hard to find. Orthodox Jews have to live within a mile of their synagogue which is why our real estate never goes down. Just up. Even now....
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  672. They generally eat at 9 or 10pm. They could have tried some sort of PR Campaign to get people to change their eating habits. Or had the restaurants take a longer siesta. It is a terrible shame.
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  673.  @mrsmackenzie7850  It is Italy. What does Bill Gates have to do with anything? And the police forces in Italy are run differently than. In the US, so it is really not an apples to apples comparison.
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  674. For someine who doesn't have a lot to go on, you sure have a lot of definitive statements about Jared Kushner and why you hate him so much. Have you ever even met him? Spoken to him? What exactly is all your hate based on? What is the point of these ramblings except to make baseless statements such as "pro-formative measures?" Israel--a country who is at war every day of its existence (or did you miss the news about rockets being fired into Israel from Gaza the other day?)--and the SUDAN came to an agreement! That is unbelievable to people who know their Middle East history or the present situation of Israel and those living in Israel. Who never thought we would see that in this lifetime. I'm sure the people who thought that those kids were riding actual Coyotes to get into the country know about as much as the situation in Israel as they clearly do about immigration. Jared did not grow up with a silver spoon in his mouth, even tho his family was wealthy. Even Netflix showed that much was true. Whether it lasts or not, or how long, whether Biden reverses it and screws it up, or the ME countries and their extremist factions who are furious that these countries have gone against the "3 No's" and won't honor the agreement (Saudi Arabia has already been warned by the terrorist organization The Islamic State), we won't know. Israel is our oldest and best ally in the region. And the Abraham accord is the closest thing we have seen to peace in the Middle East in a long time, which makes not only Israel safer, but the US safer. No one can begrudge Jared that.
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  675. American accents--New York (includes NYC, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Long Island, and they are all subtly different). Then Boston, Chicago (and other Michigan accents), MidWest, which includes a wide variety--Cleveland, as mentioned, Cincinnati, etc., then Wisconsin, North Dakota, Minnesota... Seattle (where they also say Pop, randomly), California, then go back through Texas, OK, ARK, Tenn, and all the southern states and their accents. Louisiana--NO and the Bayou...until the North of Florida. South thru FL the accents start to change again. Back up the coast, the accents become slightly southern again, until you hit DC. Philly has a strong accent. I think we have a lot of accents in the US when one thinks about it. Colorado is known as "non accented English" and what News reporters strive to speak. But we don't have one basic "pure" English that everyone across the country knows to switch into when speaking to people from other areas. As for example, when one flies LH, the flight attendants speak Hochdeutsch, but use their dialect to one another.
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  676. It was a stab in the back of the community because I am sure that the synagogue board had the same discussion (argument) as every other synagogue in the country does when we receive the email we all get annually (at the very least), advising us to have security, and when possible, armed security. Some listen, some don't. The board votes and decides. It is a democratic process but I doubt the President was aware of it when he made the comment. And either way, he is correct. Armed guards, when properly trained, are always the better option! Not agreeing to meet with the President in this instance was inappropriate. We say the "Prayer for the Government", which is in our prayerbooks, every shabbat (and pray for the President, regardless who he is or if we like him). I am very surprised the Rabbi was not able to convince him to overlook his personal feelings for the greater good.
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  677. For each person they always do two tests.
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  678.  @mplaw77  Just giving you the facts so you can do the math. Also note that they are now saying that one can get it again. That is a game changer as people are counting on antibodies to protect them.
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  679.  @deniselewis1161  Jared is a good guy. You can trust his intentions.
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  680. Seltzer IS Sparkling!!! 🙄
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  681. I don't know what world this woman lives in (with such high mask compliance), but I know tons of really smart people (many of them are DOCTORS!), and they are not compliant bc they still look at the statistics and the morbidity rate, and think the flu is worse. And then I have staff who don't understand the virus, or the situation the country is in, because they still have their jobs, and they have been saying they are compliant, but then you see them out and about (via Insta) with others, or taking their masks off behind my back, bc they are so Covid weary. One can't trust the general public. Everyone just needs to act responsibly themselves and NOT assume the other person does the same.
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  682. And last night gave it plenty of oxygen. What happened last night is was stoked fear, outrage and disgust. During the day everyone came together to protest a heinous act. When night fell, the violence and looting started and turned every peaceful protest into criminal acts. Plain and simple. And that will never solve anything!
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  683. Says who? How do we know that her housekeeper is no longer working?
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  684. Random differences--do one on table manners! I worked very hard to teach my kids proper table manners. Then when we went to Europe, I had to adjust their habits to those when one is on the Continent.
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  685.  @tc2882  Why can't they have both?
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  686.  @jbond6576  Absolutely untrue that MOST of the Jews did not listen. It was only a very small fringe section of Ultra Orthodox Jews. Not ALL religious Jews.
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  687.  @talaverajr391  I think you have skipped a step... without jumping ahead, which law did he fulfill (we have 613, which he also, presumably, followed. Until he didn't. ). Why did the Jews need redemption and why should it have been through him? And what did the Jews need to be saved from?
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  688.  @talaverajr391  No worries. But it is complete to us!
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  689.  @victoroneill7924  No they don't. People who live in countries with high rates of malaria don't take anything prophylacticaly. Only people visiting the area for whatever reason take it (or doxy, which is cheaper), along with whatever vaccines are recommended or required.
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  690. Which people?
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  691. Voter fraud absolutely exists! This is just the first time someone is actually looking into it! Hanging chads only exposed voter error, but this year, especially when everyone in my state received a ballot--including two of my children who live abroad and did not request mail in ballots, yet I did not fill them out and return them even though I easily could have--made it even easier for people to commit voter fraud. I want to know what is wrong with our system! Why don't you??
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  692. This video is unfortunately now completely obsolete due to Covid. It will all be broken down to basics--flat bed, tv, good meals and alcohol, and service. Service being the item they will skimp on and build back up in the next few years. The basics is what those of us who fly a lot for work (now that we realize that Zoom doesn't work in many businesses), is what the traveler needs and wants. Board quickly, easily and comfortably, drink then eat while being entertained, then sleep. Wake up, have breakfast. Deplane. All we need for work.
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  693. Just goes to show how we will watch, and talk about anything. Even when the reporters have no clue what is going on. Every knows in the US that she and Oprah have been friends for a while. Oprah was at the wedding. Everyone across the US and commonwealth knows they need the money. And the comment about Charles and the trees is just silly! Even those who don't love him know he is a huge environmentalist! Do some research first!
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  694.  @maxwellsmith80  You said he SHOULD sue them. I asked why. Just bc one may be able to sue someone doesn't always mean they should (it is not even clear if there is a case here). In a country where ppl now know that they can sue bc their coffee was too hot, and win, we have lost the real reasons and motivations for bringing lawsuits, which used to be to better the system and the country in which we live.
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  695. What is scary is that one report about Italy said that the man who died had had contact with someone who had traveled to China in January!
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  696.  @conorwhite2889  Which source? I saw the report about the assassination of the North Korean who broke his quarantine --that was fairly well reported by the West. Where and why are they burning "bodies"--and while that was plural, how many did they report? Not that ppl come into contact with North Koreans on a regular basis...
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  697. There already is a class action against them! It has been all over the news all week.
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  698. Or that he is a sociopath.. 🙄
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  699. Germany?? They have some of the strictest privacy laws in the Western world!
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  700. What is the presenter's first language? It is of Germanic origin... German? Or which part of Europe?
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  701. The HBO show was well done. A factual, entertaining drama.
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  702. Excellent point!!!
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  703. The same reason anyone leases a car. And when you have a kid every year or two, your needs change in a vehicle. So it is useful to get a new one every few years. And many people own their own cars as well.
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  704.  @Mint-kj9kw  Then there are a hell of a lot of uneducated people out there! Aside from the tax write off, and benefits of not dealing with maintenance, when you have a young family that is still growing, your needs change each year (depending not only on how many you have, but how many you carpool with each day). So while you may change the term of the lease, the fact that you can grow in size and find the right car to suit your needs is a huge plus. And in many places, cars are an accessory. Many people want the newest, latest model rather than drive a beat up old minivan, and they are happy to spend a little extra on it.
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  705. This was cringy. It is very hard to learn another language if one has a nervous stutter. Also, if you speak Chinese as a second language,, it is hard to learn other languages as Chinese is so tonal (just guessing from his accent). And learning online just is not a substitute, unfortunately.... (as you can tell from their reactions). Also, if you are going to learn the local language or dialect, one needs to learn the local bazaar etiquette of that country. Otherwise you look VERY foreign.
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  706. They may have deleted it, but first they posted it. So everyone can Monday night quarterback all they want, but don't blame someone for quoting an article while it is still live online!
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  707. Did he just call him "Brother"??? Ugh, he is such a condescending moron!
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  708. Her English is not terrible, she just has a strong accent. Nonetheless, I agree. When I moved to LA, I had to teach myself Spanish to be able to communicate with my babysitter. She is legal, pays taxes, has kids in IVY league colleges now, but does not speak ANY English. After working for me for 16 years and living here for over 30, I think she should speak English. I tell her all the time. Whereas her brother came her at 19, got a job and went to free ESL classes at night (they are everywhere) and is practically fluent now 5 years later. She just never took classes or even tried to learn. We just speak Spanish together. I know it is hard to learn, especially as one gets older (and I am good at languages so learning a 6th one was not hard for me), but everyone should at least TRY!!
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  709. Dalton kids are already second tier private school city kids who didn't get in elsewhere. No AP's is not going to help!
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  710.  @tzippyzag  Very true! I just watched his new video this morning which featjres Lipa Schmelzer (someone should tell Peter that Lipa is great clickbait--he should have put his name in the title!). I was shocked to learn that he went to Columbia! Pretty impressive. Would love to know the back story he alluded to!
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  711.  @faturechi  Chabad does not believe in an eruv. And those who do only hold to specific ones (in certain cities) due to how it was built and how it is maintained and checked weekly. Even within a kosher eruv, they will not carry unnecessarily (and one actually should not, generally speaking). So you will often see Chabadniks wearing their tallis to shul and back, so they are not gratuitously carrying.
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  712.  @faturechi  Wait, I am confused. Weren't you commenting on his latest video about what he learned from the Hasidim? In that video, even before he mentions it was shabbos (slightly inappropriate imho), you see ppl walking in the background wearing a tallis. So it is clearly shabbos as they would otherwise be carrying a tallis bag. Why would anyone wear their tallis except on shabbos, when you can't carry? There is no need.
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  713.  @faturechi  Sorry, I see where I went off topic. It was in response to Chabad not wearing their tallis over their clothes. They do on shabbos (was my main ppint).
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  714. "In the same boat"
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  715.  @ladycacti6408  24 was his last retired jersey. The Spurs and the Raptors set a 24 second shot clock countdown for their moment of silence in memory of Kobe at their game. I presume he meant it to be in his honor.
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  716. Huh? Do you know what the national guard does? She is NOT their responsibility.
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  717. Habe ich geschaut weil ich aus LA komme, und Heute sind wir alle bloß traurig. Egal wer der andere ist (fand ihn aber lustig), wollte ich einfach Videos mit Kobe schauen, die nicht unbedingt mit Basketball was zu tun hatten. Er hatte so viel noch in seinem Leben zu tun. Überall in der Welt. Und nicht nur auf Englisch. Ich kann es einfach nicht schaffen dass er weg ist.
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  718. We do. Any basic economics class teaches the history of economics as you can't understand how we got here today without knowing the history behind it. Someone randomly stating the Peter makes too much money, and refusing to answer his questions clearly were not paying attention to what was being taught in school.
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  719.  @doublea1671  Are you a spokesperson or just a member? Because we have been trying to figure out why they randomly destroyed our storefront during their "peaceful protests" in LA!
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  720. The EXACT SAME THING happened to my daughter (but at a private school), and bc of the headmaster and parents of the other girls on the chat, MY daughter did not get into a high school where I had 3 other kids, sit on the board, and am a Trustee of the school for years. I even had equally, if not worse, posts from her friends and other girls on the chat--just as graphic and lude--and they were accepted into 9th grade but my daughter was made an example of. I told the Headmaster, when he told me of their decision, that he was new to the city and community and that he was handling the situation poorly and would end up learning this once it was too late.....and I said I would be pulling all of my kids. He dug his heels in, I pulled my kids, the community went nuts and called him daily to protest, would not give them any additional money beyond tuition, sent around a petition, etc. This went on for a year until he called and apologized and asked us to come back--all of us. I said I would think about it and then Corona started. And THEN...a few months later, he was fired...🤣🤣🤣 Sorry, I know that I should not laugh, BUT....I warned him!!!
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  721. They showed that clip from the doctor last week. Yet unrelated to the Covid parties, which they had already reported about. Hmmm? And not the first time I have noticed B roll being cut into a new story...
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  722.  Willie Gordon  And I could make you a long, similar list, such as buying Google or Apple went it went public of shoulda, woulda, if I had only known scenarios that are just the same. Everything is transactional and a risk on both sides. Who knew what would come of a random recipe??
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  723.  @tanjonzou9840  Why is that "the right thing to do?" It ready went to the courts and the family lost. There are probably public records available. But statute of limitations aside, everyone is focused solely on the perspective of the story relative to the standards, beliefs and viewpoints of the current era. She was a paid model and then business woman, a huge accomplishment for a woman of ANY color in that era. Why is everyone trying to take that away from her? I am sure she was very proud of her accomplishments. She was paid for her work--and paid well at the time--she was not abused or forced to do anything she did not want to. On what basis do you feel she should receive reparations?
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  724.  @PinkyPuff69  Ah! Exactly! You are proving my point. A different person during a different time. But you are forgetting about the Zeitgeist. First, as with any business venture, when you are purchasing or investing in an unproven product with no track record, there is always risk involved, which is part of what determines the price. Patents have been around for over 200 years. But Alan Amron and the 3M story is one of most famous stories of IP law. And part of the case was not just about who invented the product, but who was being credited for it. Does Amron deserve more money just bc he wants all the credit for the invention, 40 years later, now that his product is an everyday item for everyone in the world? It certainly wasn't when he first tried to sell the product. Hindsight is 20/20. And all of the questions you bring up are based on the viewpoint of the current world we live in. We can't apply them to a situation that happened over 100 years ago. One has to take the Zeitgeist of the era into account in order to understand it. And we certainly can't use the Zeitgeist of 2020 to judge the people and the actions of Nancy Green!
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  725. @mushewmTip Exactly! And not only did he not say that (he said "it might...or it might get worse first before it gets better, nobody knows". And at the press conference where it was discussed, Dr. Fauci explained why people tend to get the SEASONAL flu in the colder months. It is beyond irritating at this point how everyone jumps on everything they say and politicizes everything--even Dr. Gupta is towing the CNN anti-Trump party line. We can't even get real news anymore because they spend so much time trying to point out Trump's shortcomings! We all know he is not a doctor...
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  726. @mushewmTip Yup. And with the new continually wasting time discussing what he may have misspoke, rather than focusing on what yesterday's live meeting that is online, is just creating more panic in people and not arming them with the info that the meeting was designed to give people. THAT is what new is for. I am starting to buy into all of his "fake news" claims. If you can call it news...
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  727. @mushewmTip And whether we like him or not--he is still our President! They should show a little respect. What does that even teach our children about respecting the office of the President and what that stands for?
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  728. @mushewmTip I agree 100%. And the government and health officials always have to work hand in hand, and it should be based on experience. Not partisanship. I am tired of explaining this to all my friends so they "get it" (but am stuck watching all the news for work). That is what the news is there for. If people want everything editorialized, they can read the opinion page of the paper!
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  729.  Mina  I just sent a similar message before I saw yours. But I didn't call him an idiot--what is the point of just be gratuitously mean??
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  730. What the hell was THAT??? If Don Lemon thinks that we are all stupid and believe that he was just "laughing at the joke", he should be canceled along with everyone else...!!
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  731. I just got new neighbors. My daughter baked cookies and we brought them over with a bottle of wine in a lovely gift basket. We chatted for almost an hour and then somehow the capital riot came up and we both discussed how awful it was. But I then let her know--as I felt I should--that most of the people on the block were Republicans and/or Trump supporters. The look of shock on her face was a little unsettling. She made me feel uncomfortable for saying it, but I just wanted her to be aware so she didn't just assume--as most ppl do--that everyone on the block was a Biden supporter. I was so uncomfortable I started to point out the few ppl I knew who were staunch Democrats (all of 3 houses). And she still just stared at me in disbelief. When will ppl understand that Trump did get atleast 70-74 million votes? And that at some point, they will encounter some of them anywhere, anytime, and we may not have Maga hats on or Confederate flags on our lawn. We didn't just get back from DC on Jan 7th. We live on a block of mainly business owners, doctors, lawyers, etc. and we don't want our taxes to go up. Or pay for insurance for people are here illegally, and we really just didn't want Biden for President! Welcome to the neighborhood!
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  732. Yes, for the greater good! It is unfortunately necessary because too many people are too selfish and refuse to wear a mask in public to protect themselves and others. Those who don't wish to comply can, by all means, move! No one is stopping them.
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  733.  @karyndewit193  Are seatbelts also a violation of one's rights? Or not being able to smoke indoors? Or in certain cities in California, where the law says that one must be X amt of feet away from the front door of a business to smoke, AND one must be walking--you cannot step outside a restaurant in Yolo County and have a cigarette. You have to walk back and forth...(and no, I am not joking, crazy as it sounds).
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  734. Is there somewhere that you have not been able to go, or is there something that you have not been able to do, due to the mask rules/laws?
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  735.  @karyndewit193  I am not asking to be argumentative, I am trying to understand the other side of the argument so that I can approach my staff with some understanding of where they are coming from, while at the same time, enforcing the law. I also find it hard to breathe with it on, but I also find a seatbelt uncomfortable, yet I have to wear it, so I do. Also to set an example to my kids so that we all stay safe. Is it that the mask is uncomfortable or simply the issue that it is a law? Have you tried different types of masks? We have been through a few varieties....
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  736.  @karyndewit193  I also take it that you have been lucky to not have any close family or friends have a severe case of Covid?
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  737.  @karyndewit193  I absolutely understand how it could make you feel constrained or anxious, especially if it triggers something negative from your past. But putting that aside (as it is personal to you), even if there were a very small chance that it could keep you or someone else around you healthy, why would you advocate for people not to wear it? I was just discussing it with my husband as we have two groups of friends--the mask wearers, and the anti mask group (most of which also happen to be doctors ironically). And my husband was talking about it with the one friend who agrees with him about wearing masks and he said that it is not because he is afraid of getting sick or dying (although I am high risk), it is that he and this one friend, both had Covid outbreaks at work and they both had to close for 2 weeks, I had to open a case with the Health Dept., we paid thousands of dollars to get everyone tested and retested privately bc testingwas such a mess here. We lost tons of money (and annoyed a ton of clients), and still had to pay everyone. All because our "patient zero" went to visit a friend who was in quarantine, stayed for dinner bc she was asymptomatic, and then SHARED A FORK WITH HER!!!. Then came to work (while shedding) and after work, the second person asked for a ride home and they sat in a car for an HOUR without masks and the windows rolled up So they didn't even get sick AT work, but it was a HUGE, expensive, annoying hassle! Same thing happened to our other friend. It was so stressful and we just don't want to go through it again. That's the other side people don't think about until they have to deal with it. And I am not even talking about the sick ones. We all got lucky with that, thank goodness! So, if everyone would just help each other out and wear a mask, maybe we will get through this sooner and life can get back to normal!
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  738.  @karyndewit193  And you are right about it being hard not seeing people's full face. I had to retrain the front office staff to smile with their eyes so that their warmth would show through. But it is a challenge. I don't think anyone is trying to take anything away from anyone by asking them to wear a mask. I think we all just want to do whatever we can to get through this. I hate my mask, but have to wear an N95 at work (and again, I am very high risk and if I get it, it won't be pretty). Otherwise I try others. But I also have to set an example at work. At home for the kids, and even when I nudge my husband, I don't want to come off as a hypocrite (but he wears one half a day for surgery so he is used to it after all the years). I just want this to be over! And I would guess most people feel the same way. Plus, there are sooo many other things to stress about right now in this country, the mask seems minor to me at this point. Just my perspective.
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  739.  @karyndewit193  I am so sorry to heat that. But yes, when it is our time, it is our time. But I still wait for the light to turn green.
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  740. Two of my children just left for their gap year abroad. They both received their mail in ballots and as it was their first election, I asked them if they would like to vote by mail. They both said no, knowing that their votes won't count in our state, so I put them aside. This was all before this became an hour long story. I know who they want to vote for. If I were inclined, or lived in another state, what would stop me from mailing in 3 ballots, instead of just my one?? VOTER FRAUD IS VERY REAL!! If even unintentionally and done with no malcontent. Plenty of people don't know the vote by mail laws, or even understand the electoral college. What stops someone from doing it and they think they are actually doing the right thing? Or bc their kids decided that they want their parents to send it in for them? Intentional or otherwise, voter fraud DOES exist. Especially this election. Just become it came out of Trump's mouth, it doesn't always mean that it is not true.
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  741. I don't know what I am having a harder time with. Believing--that your father was in the Holocaust, or that you were able to forgive a Nazi soldier. I understand the point that you are making, however, if you grew up, like I did, listening to your Grandparents stories of their experiences and how they survived and lived to tell them, you would understand how I feel about a person using someone else's tragedy and pain as their own to send a message of "love and kindness" and the power of forgiveness. Especially towards a Nazi Soldier. If someone were to do that, it would be incredibly inappropriate. And show a lack of compassion and understanding to those whose lives were affected by the Holocaust.
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  742.  @Pinkheartbwell  I don't mean to harp on this, however, apart from the fact that the years don't add up, you do realize that "Nazi Soldiers" are not allowed to roam the world free, right? It has been, in fact, a race against time, to bring to justice the last of them who had not been caught and put in jail. Had you come across one, I am assuming you would do the right thing a report a war criminal as they would have still been actively sought by the authorities internationally. I get the point that you are trying to make, however, again, when you are raised the home of Holocaust survivors, the trauma that one experiences is very deep rooted. And I am not talking about one's energy. There is nothing one can do to understand what that experience is like, or what the survivor goes through. No matter how many times you hear the horrific stories from the victim's mouths. And becoming a vegetarian doesn't make it all better. Neither will forgiveness. I don't know what you are trying to illustrate by saying "my father was there", but this story was about a doctor who happened to be Jewish. Not a doctor who survived the camps. And the patient was an idiot with a swastika, not an actual, vile SS Officer. It is honestly upsetting to read people's posts recounting something as if they are retelling the plot of a movie, rather than an actual account (or even just a place and time). If you want to be compassionate, please just take it down.
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  743.  @Pinkheartbwell  Yes, that account is from a well known book, written by a survivor. No one "was in the Holocaust." One either "survived the Holocaust", or one did not. The concept of forgiveness in Judaism is very different than in Christianity. The Torah is very clear on when one is to forgive, and equally as clear as when one need NOT forgive or even cannot forgive. Especially if the person has not asked for forgiveness or tried to earn a person's forgiveness. Within Judaism, the construct of forgiveness, most especially towards the Nazis, is not even a debate. Even on Yom Kippur God does not ask it of us as without their attempt in even receiving it, we do not have the ability to grant it. The wrong they have done unto the Jewish people, without any remorse, is too great. By Jewish law and by International law, which is why we still have Nazi hunters who attempt to seek out those last living animals that may roam the earth, hiding, likely in plain sight. So they may be brought to justice and to their death. Every last one. There are plenty of live testimonials from the Wiesenthal center that you can view on YouTube. I suggest viewing some to understand the difference between hearing a story from an actual survivor rather than an account reenacted in a movie.
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  744.  @Pinkheartbwell  And again, I hope you understand that your statements (reread them from the beginning) have been a deep, painful betrayal to those who not only perished in the Holocaust, but to those who survived the horrors of the Holocaust. As well as their trials and tribulations in the DP camps and thereafter. Including the impact it had on their children and grandchildren. It will take many generations for us to not be reliving daily the reminders of the atrocities that occurred, and the affect it had, and still has, on our lives. I don't know what year your father came to the US, or where he came from, but even if he didn't tell you stories about it, just his behavior throughout, how he carried on with life, was likely marred by what he had experienced and seen. And someone like that, who carries that burden, passes it on. Just as I want you to understand that your mindless, thoughtless, insincere commentary--completely anonymous on YT of course--is deeply hurtful and painful. And yet you keep going. I am glad that you are ok with forgiving nazis, letting SS officers roam free, although illegal, and saving little animals because you are a vegetarian. But I want you to understand that what you did was not only wrong, it was vindictive and mean. People may comments on YT all the time and others sling insults, call people names and liars, all from the safety of their screen name. I did none of that--I simply asked you to take it down. And you won't, and yet still keep posting. I don't know what your point even is anymore. It certainly can't be forgiveness as I have told you how offended, horrified and saddened I am by your actions and, perhaps bc I am a stranger online, you don't care. And while I did start out by saying I had a hard time believing your story, I did not follow that line of logic, not because I am now convinced--quite the opposite--I was truly just being courteous. I could go through each comment and sentence that only highlights the insincerity of your story, but I don't need to. You know what they are. And yet you still seem to have a point you wish to make. I implore you to find a different way. Doing it at the expense of 6 million dead is truly reprehensible. And just the fact that you don't understand how awful it is, or what your first post represented--or understand and feel the deep shame that you should be experiencing right now, is proof enough of your not even that elaborate, yet nonetheless pathetic, ruse. Just know that again, whatever point you tried to make, all you did was traumatize someone further. And yet, you seem very ok with it. Does that help prove your point? I doubt it.
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  745.  @Pinkheartbwell  And NO!!! The numbers DO NOT add up! It is not just about the numbers and the ages, but about history itself. Even if your father were 104 today, this does NOT add up!
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  746. And this just popped up on my feed. This is what would happen would anyone come across a nazi soldier: Watch "Trump deports last Nazi war criminal in US back to Germany" on YouTube https://youtu.be/nW8sC9JA2Is It is considered a crime not to report them, were any left on US soil.
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  747.  @Pinkheartbwell  Since you brought up Eva Kor--do you even know the whole story? You cut and pasted part of an article on commonlit but in addition to what she said, "Forgiveness does not mean that the perpetrators are absolved of their crimes," what Eva Kor also said, which is just as important as her own personal experiences were, as her ability to forgive was, was that "Each person can forgive only in his or her own name. One cannot forgive in the name of all Holocaust survivors." As I said before, the concept of forgiveness in Judaism is very different than that of Christianity. Many survivors did not, and do not, feel the same way as she did. "It is not our place, or our duty, to forgive. We do not owe anybody forgiveness. The pre-requisite for forgiveness is atonement. Justice we should seek--and forever seek--but forgiveness? It is not our place to forgive." Your point on how you came to forgive could have been made by simply telling Eva Kor's story--a true story. But the fact that you have chosen to leave your comments up, which are not only offensive to those who actually DID survive the Holocaust, or are children and grandchildren of those who are survivors, you do a disservice to Eva Kor and her memory, which is the exact thing you are trying to make a statement about. Make your point another way. Honor Eva Kor and her memory, along with the memory of her sister and family. Or simply make the point by drawing a parallel from the original news clip to Eva Kor's testimonials in documentaries and YT video that you found inspiring. Or use something else. Anything else but the tale you told about treating a Nazi War criminal and then letting him roam free!! The power to forgive that man was not yours! There are laws! People get put in jail for doing what you said happened! And the fact that you were not aware of that, or the impact of your other statements, may exonerate you and your false statements from those you have offended, but they do not make them any less painful to those whose identity you are essentially stealing. They also don't necessarily exonerate you from the law! Have you done anything to rectify the situation? Called the FBI? You claim to be a nice, peaceful person who wants to do good things. Take your statements DOWN! And then, in return, I will gladly delete mine. You are desecrating the memory of those who perished in the Holocaust as well as the survivors, whether dead or alive. You may not have the ability to exonerate anyone on behalf of the survivors or those killed, but apparently you can help them seek justice. In the name of everyone murdered.
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  748.  @paulinbrooklyn  Ohhhh.... a garden variety Nazi Soldier. Yeah, sure, they are harmless! Plenty of people spend all day on YT sending nasty, obnoxious comments just for the sake of being mean. I sent it because I found it highly offensive and not even believable. She did nothing to dispel that. And there are plenty of videos of people disagreeing with Eva Kor, but the point I was making was that she was very specific in that it is not her place to forgive on behalf of anyone else and it was her personal decision. This has nothing to do with you, so just mind your own business!
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  749.  @paulinbrooklyn  And since you want to be her knight in shining amour... you know her statements are factual how? I certainly did not come in guns blazing, but since you brought it up, aside from the numbers not adding up (yes, even before I has exact numbers, it was clear they were off), there is zero mention of where her father was born, where he was during the war, or when and how he came to the US. And all that aside, Germans who "just served their country during the war" also had to go either left or right. The US or Russia. To be reeducated before reentering society. There was no such thing as a German just innocently serving his country, as 11 million people were massacred and per the Potsdamer Konferenz (amongst others) they had to pay their dues. They were not just set free when the war was over. Naomi may be a liar, whatever you know of her, that much is clear. But you seem to be equally naive. And it is more important to you to try to tell me to leave a stranger alone, than learn the truth about history and actually educate yourself on something important.
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  750.  F.R. F  You are 100% correct! And yet the answer still is... "no one really knows, but SOMETHING!" No one can get it right these days, no matter what we think!
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  751.  @johnadams1388  What does that mean? Who are "kosher people?"
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  752.  @johnadams1388  Censorship? Do you have a point to make?
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  753. Are they kidding??? FEMA is activated when there is a disaster in ONE city, county, state. Or maybe a storm, for example, that affects a few states at most. Not EVERY SINGLE city, county and state across the country at once!! I am shocked at why these two don't get it. How could we ever have enough staff to handle a worldwide pandemic that has only happened once in a 100 years. What should they do the other 99 years? Wait around and run drills, just in case???
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  754.  @bradleysmith681  Not exactly true, but regardless, it is not about how someone starts out, yet how they end up. If any of his decisions have actually made a negative difference in your life over all the years he was a government "servant", then you have a right to be angry. But without stating what those actions were and how you were negatively affected, it is a non-starter. There are plenty of people in the world who ask for a recommendation--which can range from anything to a letter, a phone call or a favor--and then clearly ask the person who will have the most clout. It doesn't matter if it was one's 10th grade math teacher or the President who is writing the recommendation--everyone does it. The job or the school even asks for it. The applicant is not to blame. That is just how the system works!
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  755.  @bradleysmith681  Not at all. But whatever may have been handed to him was done so 25 years ago. And he has worked hard ever since. Knowing the effort he has put into everything he has done, all while deciding to work for the government rather than continue in the private sector, I think he deserves some credit for that. He may have been given a leg up, but that was only to the benefit of the people he serves.
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  756.  @bradleysmith681  Not sure why you are so personally offended by him, however no one can claim that he was handed everything he has as he was voted into most of the positions and offices he has held. He would not have achieved as much as he did without hard work. Just as his bars, restaurants and wineries would not have excelled without his commitment and the quality of his hard working staff. You can ask anyone from the Triangle to the North Bay and they would all agree.
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  757.  @kansasthunderman1  There is no spin. He admitted his mistake right away and apologized for his actions. What more would you like him to do? And as to the "spoiled brat rich kids"--which of them are you referring to? And what makes them spoiled or brats for that matter? The French Laundry has been open for years. There are plenty of people who can afford to eat there. It is not such a big deal for most people who live in SF or its environs. Why should anyone care how people choose to spend their money? And lobbyists have very strict rules as to how they can spend the lobby's money. It is all also public record what they spend on, so it is not the big conspiracy that you think it is. They just went out to dinner. It is the media who has made a big deal out of it and you are falling right into their trap.
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  758.  @bradleysmith681  Is your issue with everything driven by some personal grudge against Gavin or just nepotism in general? And is it so offensive to you how someone gets their start in life regardless of what they then do with their life thereafter? None of your idols had a leg up somewhere along the way? Willie Brown cares way too much about his reputation (and now, likely, his legacy), to help someone who will not perform and do well in any position he helps someone attain (and he is a lovely, decent human being btw). Just as Gavin would not have gotten as far in life without everything he did for the city. I, personally, cannot claim to be as virtuous as either of them as I would not have (did not) leave my life, my family, my business es, in order to take a huge payout and work as a government employee. Even if it would have looked great on paper and there would have been tremendous bragging rights, I prefer to be able to eat at The French Laundry whenever I want, in private. So, while Gavin is now getting crap for one dinner gone wrong, he is still, in my eyes, a better person than I. Is he full of himself? Absolutely. Does he think he is better than most? Probably. But I can also attest to the fact that he likely is. He was and likely still is and the people who keep attacking him either have some personal beef with him, or they are just jealous. There is no other rational answer. The people writing comments to strangers on YT to "storm the Bastille" are clearly not actually starving as the French were during the Revolution or even during the Terror. Our generation of woke revolutionaries are misguided, misinformed and honestly, pathetic!
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  759.  @bradleysmith681  Whose boots am I supposedly liking? And yes I read what you wrote and responded (without name calling), and I am still wondering which businesses of his you have found to be poorly run? Again, those familiar with any of his businesses would regardless, likely disagree. And, as I inferred before, it doesn't matter what one is given in life, but what they do with it.
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  760.  @parabot2  She is also a Scientologist (I think since birth), which makes her crazy from the get go. Full stop.
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  761. I never liked Megyn, and still want to know why she cut her hair (they didn't even cover it on Bombshell), but this makes me like her a lot more. Sharon Stone and Megyn both have the same look, but they are VERY different people. Sharon is much more of a left wing, left coast, "Hollywood type", whereas Megyn seems to have more of a middle of the country sensibility to her, that Sharon shook off long ago.
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  762. Get a Chavrusa instead of taking a class if that is your preferred way of learning. And now with Zoom, you can learn with any Rabbi or Rebbetzin in the world!
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  763. Let her dig her own grave. She also just helped nix that "you're interrupting me bc I am a woman" argument the Dems keep peddling bc she just snapped at Amy the same way she did to Mike Pence!
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  764.  Karen Mcbiggins  Weak? I suppose you missed the clip of them asking her what notes she was reading from when answering all the questions? "Amazing Amy" indeed!
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  765.  @reginakeogh3776  So glad you said that. I was pondering rewatching it and thought "is it just me loving this enough to watch it again??"
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  766. Wow, Dr. Gupta now wants to put his reputation on the line for CNN? Just by saying that they were "obviously, probably, told to..." And then "bending themselves into pretzels...". There are wild speculations, and a big leap, while discrediting all of those doctors (his colleagues) at the same time. He minces his words well, but he has lost all credibility with me. He took an oath. Is his loyalty to CNN more important than the hippocratic oath and our HIPPA laws??
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  767. You could care less?? Well, that is hopeful at least! But I am still not sure what your point was. If you are taxed but not represented, then you likely benefit from a strong US economy. But you also likely can't vote, so it doesn't really matter.
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  768. One should only condemn the movie if they have watched it. People are being completely misled as to what it is about. In fact I was shocked when I watched it. And angry. We have politicized every conversation in America (and the film is not even an American movie. It is in French and takes place in the Paris suburbs). And it is right on the money as far as the points the movie makes. It is absolutely worth watching.
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  769. I agree 100% (as a graduate of the system) that SUNY and CUNY has helped to make Americans rise from working class to Upper middle class.
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  770. You haven't seen the North Korean Coronavirus news stories?? Kim Jong executed someone for breaking quarantine! Look up the videos!
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  771. I don't like clowns. Actually, no--I don't care about clowns. But I know that some people do. If they have a problem with clowns, absolutely, they should discuss it with them. Does that mean that I have to start a conversation with clowns too?? And now that our health secretary is really a man, or a woman, (I don't really know and I don't really care, as long as s/he can do the job well), and likes to dress up like a clowns, for example, does that mean I need to start caring about clowns???
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  772. Tap right on the side of the screen in the direction of which you want to jump 10 secs on You Tube....
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  773. That was funny indeed!
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  774. Her house overlooks the ocean...
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  775.  @calvinmariarodriguz3740   @Calvin Maria rodriguz  STOP TROLLING!! STOP TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE AND POSTING THE SAME THING ON EVERY COMMENT. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!!!!
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  776. OMG!! So you mean you are going to admit that you do not have all the info, and are not going to actually mislead us with speculation and unproven, sourceless statements?? WOW! That is a first (that we have not seen in years)--actual honest reporting? Never thought I would see that again on CNN, but welcome back!!
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  777. No... it is the fear of cancel culture and it goes in everywhere. Having been born and raised in NYC and living in LA, BELIEVE ME, it doesn't just happen in DC. This guest should stick to getting drinks or coffee with the hosts, rather than coming on with a knowing smirk, and pontificating to everyone about how above it all they are,, while she rolls her eyes with a holier than thou (liberal) attitude that we are purposely trying to avoid by watching this program to begin with! She doesn't bring out the best side of the hosts, I am afraid.
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  778. The only thing that I find odd is that in the video, it does seem like Cory is coming for her as she is filming her video.... and then she puts her mask on as asked. Did I miss something?
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  779. They are no different than our yellow vaccination cards. We can't travel to many countries without them. Proof of vaccination simply allows people to move more freely around the country and the country to open up sooner.
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  780. It is the same as our yellow vaccine card in the US, which we need to travel to certain countries that want to see that we have been vaccinated. Same concept.
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  781. These are just frivolous lawsuits in order to try and cash in. If awarded a sum or offered a settlement, it will only increase the cost of Healthcare in this country for all of us! If she truly just wanted doctors to "stop talking this way", then she would not sue. And I wonder, when she is for example, in the kitchen with family or friends, or shopping with them, or rides the elevator with a coworker, and they make a snarky comment to one another about someone thinking they will never find out, is that also inappropriate? And they were not making a racist comment, they were body shaming her. That was clear. Precious was fat and happened to be black. Just as this patient happened to be black. Less important to her doctors than her weight, which affects so many other aspects of her health, and in that room at that moment, her surgery. Her color does not.
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  782. They are packed with so many chemicals, even if a virus could live all that time with a package as a host, the smelly chemicals it arrives doused in would kill it. Not to mention that nothing has been manufactured in China for the past 2 months as the entire country has basically been shut down. You will even have to wait longer for the new iPhone.
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  783. He's not wrong?? Did she just say that?? Right or wrong, one should NEVER speak to anyone like that, especially staff!!
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  784. And everyone acts like Israel is the first country with this problem. Every country in Europe had the same situation in the 60's! And are still "dealing with it". Israel is just a younger country. But the fact that this video starts with "Israel used to support immigration"... support?? Israel, and Jews across the world, risked their lives and paid to airlift Jews out of danger from countries like Ethiopia years ago! And Israel took them in, educated them, housed and fed them, paid for them to live and become Israelis... they did not just tolerate immigration. Bringing migrant workers like every other country has, was not their own, original concept. But of course, they will not say that in this video!
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  785.  @benwithers6668  Why? And you can't say Watergate. Years later, with the Zeitgeist of everything that has happened since, and every "gate" since, it has become noise. Yet his foreign policy is still studied in College and he is still commended for opening up China, in addition to other major novel achievements.
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  786.  Brenda Zorros  He is being respectful? He doesn't even know what year it is, what he is running for, or the name of our last President! This is no time for him to hold back. He should thank his lucky stars there is something else to talk about otherwise he (and those who keep trotting him out in front of the public while the rest of us call elder abuse) would be in serious hot water. A presidential race is not time to be polite. And certainly not in this political climate. If he thinks he can handle it--go for it! Pull all the punches you want. We are all waiting to watch Trump demolish him. It is not like it will be hard. Trump is the one who has been polite, keeping his mouth shut about Biden all these weeks. There are many Biden clips to watch--why watch this one?
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  787. AND, Trump just took a swat at BUSH, as well as "Sleepy Joe Biden and Obama", LIVE to the world. So he is not even concerned with party lines right now. Blame Trump all you want. The virus is not his fault. But Biden is the Democrats cross to bear right now. And that is 100% their fault. They will never dig themselves out now. Not with Biden, not with Bernie. It is too late. Settle in for 4 for years. And you can blame the Democrats for making it so easy for Trump to win!
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  788.  @moflo9482  I think that is the point... Baron could outdebate Biden at this point (and I don't think I have ever heard him speak!)!
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  789.  @paramiind4730  Yes! You got it! Who! The WHO--the World Health Org. Like the UN version of the CDC.
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  790.  @jpye673  My great grandparents were first cousins. It was very common not so long ago!
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  791. Had Meghan actually done some research and learned about the Monarchy, she would have discovered Queen Charlotte!
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  792. TSA is a deterrent. And in the US it is privatized and the jobs are farmed out to private security companies. Other countries actually have part of their police force or army covering that role. That is why the rules are always so different around the world, as well as how the officers perform their job. Many countries do a much better job at screening and give one a much better sense of security. Although there are plenty of countries that are just as bad as the US, if not worse.
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  793. Did they show yesterday's new anti-Biden Trump ad? Talk about cringeworthy!
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  794. And how do you define "the rich?"
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  795.  @lynnsnyder8227  "The politicians"? Who do you mean? If you are referring to people in office, it does work like that. They don't get to decide their salary.
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  796.  @dustinluthro3023  LOL! And he also told you Santa would bring you presents if you were a good boy!
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  797. What independant news outlets are out there that one can trust?
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  798. LOL! And I am sure she loved EVERY minute of it!
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  799.  @megnakamura7652  Yes but he is not running on the environment.
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  800. With some of the highest taxes in the world! And while they do have a NHS, free schooling (through college), and a good retirement program for everyone, they also have many of the same problems we have here in the US!
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  801.  @FlexBeanbag  No it isn't. All my Canadian friends "buy up" and pay extra for access to private care outside of the NHS network. Otherwise one has to wait forever to be treated, and even then, they don't like the level of care. AOC's pie in the sky plans are just that. And what is worse, not only are they not attainable, they are not "free". Yet she keeps telling people that it will be and no one understands that it would come from higher taxation on everyone. But she doesn't even get it so how can she explain it?
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  802. What is up with Pelosi's chest? She does not look well.
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  803. Indeed. And as much as I can't stand her, props for the effort at her age! Must be all the ice cream... but why is there a bump on her chest? It looks like a growth. Right above the top of her white shirt. Was it always there or is she sick?
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  804. Ugh. She lost me at Scientology...
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  805.  @TheJeweledBird  You were correct until you started repeated CNN/Biden rhetoric. Just as we did not lose as many lives as projected, there is no way that we can know that 36,000 live could have been saved. Also, CA--the 5th largest economy in the world--is a much larger state than New York, where I grew up, in a city with 8 million. But I grew up in an apartment. I now live in LA, right near the riots and looting, but in a house with space around me. You cannot compare the two. Just as you can't compare what Trump was advised by Fauci on Birx on one day, to whatever they told him two weeks later that made him take action. But when he said I am closing the borders, I immediately got on the phone, spent 5 hrs on hold,, and brought my son home from his gap year.. Before everyone else, so there were no lines or waiting at his first POE in the US. But 48 hrs later it was a mess. Things don't happen overnight. The country needs time to organize. And Trump acted early. Despite what the news was saying at the time. Go back and re-watch it instead of just repeating what the news is telling you. Better yet, get your own fair and balanced news and change the channel half the time.
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  806.  @TheJeweledBird  I am not even going to bother going thru your points (tho I do suggest an excellent time-line presented by Tucker Carlson, all based on easily searchable facts online). But I do find it funny that your original source is Colombia University, who I am currently boycotting for the past two+ years for their stance on BDS (coincidentally our alma maters, but that was then). It just made me laugh even more. But as I tell everyone, vote your conscience. Even if your candidate is hiding in his basement bc his team won't let him out bc he has dementia, can't even make a coherent speech, let alone a sentence, and now won't even tell us who his advisors are! But again, everyone should vote their conscience and not be shamed for doing so!
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  807. This is just another version of the illegal immigration issue. If one is invited to someone's home for a visit, and then refuses to leave, is the home then theirs? Do they have rights to it? It is up to the parents to explain to their kids that their stay is temporary and eventually they will need to go home! Very convenient though that no one here mentions all of the airlifts the Israelis did for Jews in danger in other countries. And then helped them assimilate after they saved their lives. Journeyman pictures clearly has an axe to grind for some reason. I have only seen them show one side of ANY issue!
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  808. I really can't hear anymore about restaurants! They are not the only small businesses the world! My whole industry is collapsing (Meeting and Conference planning--the FIRST businesses to stop operating), and we are still only discussing restaurants! A year in and that is the only discussion that is still top of the news every night. It is wrong!
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  809. Just to clarify--there are 613 Mitzvot (commandments). Some positive, some negative. We are commanded to do the positive ones, and obey the negative ones,, which tell us what NOT to do. Just want to be sure that was clear!
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  810.  AYouTube User  Depends on how long they were married. Common-law marriage in CA is not automatic from minute one.
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  811. That is how much people think Virginia's comments are questionable...the reporter cannot even remember her name, which is why she can't even pronounce it properly.
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  812.  @calvinmariarodriguz3740  STOP TROLLING!! STOP TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE AND POSTING THE SAME THING ON EVERY COMMENT. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!!!!
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  813. Wow....it was meant as a GOT reference/joke. Sorry if there are not a lot of GOT fans here! And while it may have been the name of a bio-terror counterattack, I honestly don't think that Biden was referencing that when he said it (as most people would not have understood the reference). My ironic comment was somewhat rhetorical comment on why does Biden--the new President who keeps saying that he is going to bring the country together and turn it back around--keep saying that we have a dark winter coming??? That is not something to look forward to! He is bleak and depressing!!!
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  814. @anthae1 Only if one understands what the reference is. Otherwise it is meaningless. And neither Biden, nor his speech writer would be using this obscure reference in a speech, especially when they know that everyone is listening.
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  815.  LISA N  Absolutely! And despite what Cuomo is saying today, Trump signed off on it in JANUARY, and prepurchased it,, which is why we were able to get it as fast as we did. No one else can take credit for it and trying is absolutely ridiculous. It is probably his finest accomplishment!
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  816. Why is she not asking the tough questions? Or making him actually answer the questions she is posing to him, that we--and obviously she--wants the answers to? Just ticking through a list of questions without getting the real, hard, direct answers is NOT good journalism!
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  817.  @ghostplasma5590  Then never come to the US and visit. No one wants you and your condescending attitude (which is completely overexaggerated!). And stop watching so much American TV!!
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  818.  @ghostplasma5590  You clearly have never been to a US school cafeteria, so you probably shouldn't speak as if you have!
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  819.  @ghostplasma5590  Are you American? Do you homeschooling your kids? What not sit on the school board of supervisors then. Or atleast the PTA!! DO SOMETHING if you feel so strongly that you want to make a change for the better!!
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  820.  @yonar.4490  I remember that too! And at my kids school they actually cook the food. But when we changed companies once (I sat in the committee that sourced and reviewed the bids), the new company cleaned out the kitchen when they came in. They said the meat in the freezer was basically the same neat that was served to prison inmates, the quality was so poor. Although I would imagine that is what you get when you order "institutional food" for institutions....
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  821. Is this really from the Washington Post?? Or some HS newspaper You Tube channel? I am not be factitious--I am really asking. Not only is it so unprofessional, it reeks of desperation. And in a week where the Democrats don't need one more thing that would embarrass themselves, this would be better off being taken down. They really just don't know when to quit, do they? They have nothing to run on. "I don't like Trump" is NOT a platform. It will not inspire the American people to vote for them. That they can't see that is their biggest problem in itself!
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  822. I have a question--Who here already knew/understood that the Electoral College is at the root of the expression "Systemic Racism?" Hit like if you already understood that the two are connected for the first time today (doesn't mean you need to be able to explain the Electoral College vs. The Popular vote!)
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  823.  @nadergt1  French underwear? Are you referring to a specific story in which they reported on cost of her lingerie and where it was from? I don't think I saw that one.
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  824.  @nadergt1  The cost of her underwear?? How did they even find about it??
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  825.  Liverpool 11  Depending on where one lives, and how many kids they have, $400K is not a lot of money. After take home, if one has a few kids in college, they are far from wealthy. It was a very arbitrary number that Biden chose, and there are still plenty of legal tax loopholes that one can, and should, take advantage of in order to keep as much of their salary as they can. It is too much to get any financial aid for education, etc., yet too little to live comfortably.
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  826. Kibbutz Lavi I presume? Hardly "a typical kibbutz" (neither in concept or practice). But if you ever go to visit the hotel (it is a resort actually and great for families), be sure to book in the new building (it's worth the astronomical price, relatively speaking).
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  827.  @simko8665  Do you know what a kibbutz is (or is/was supposed to be?)? Is Lavi the only one you have ever been to? And when you went, did you just go to the hotel for a holiday? I am only asking so I know how to answer your question properly. (Also, if your answers to the questions were No, Yes and Yes, then I would suggest just googling what is the history of the kibbutz, as well as what is a kibbutz (2 different answer in many cases), and that will likely answer your question.
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  828. Tattoos are forbidden in the Jewish religion. We are not allowed to permanently mar our bodies. And many of us have family members with numbers tattooed on their arms, so we associate it with the Holocaust and therefore can't imagine wanting to do it. They probably do not associate tattoos with prison at all (they don't know what "prison tatts" even are). It is a curiosity thing is all.
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  829. She changed jobs (think of it that way), and as a driven, successful independent woman, I don't think she enjoyed all the baggage her "new position" carried with it. Unfortunately she married someone who cannot just turn his back on his job, which he was born into. And $30 mil is not enough to support their lifestyle, especially since she seems to display signs of postpartum, along with his fear of the media, so the security alone will cost them tremendously. Look at Fergie and what she had to go through. It was worse than what Meghan has endured. Look at Wallis and how that turned out. It is not the first time the Queen has had to contend with a troublesome spouse and the fallout within in the royal family. The Queen is a rockstar and will hopefully, as head of the Firm, set them straight, however it turns out. I wish HER the best of luck through this all since H + M seem to just want to have their cake and eat it too, yet the Queen is the one who will have to clean up the mess AND do the dishes!
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  830.  @allennix1052  Those of us from NYC don't feel controlled by the government. New Yorkers are just trying to follow recommendations and keep themselves and others safe.
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  831. To say "77% of Trump voters" without adding "polled" to the statement is just irresponsible journalism. They are just stirring the pot. It is not the step towards healing the nation that everyone has been promising.
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  832.  @JustMe-on3xs  Depends on the State and the agreement upon hiring.
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  833.  @shadrougeluver  Such as?
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  834. Bibi is a gem!
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  835. Really?? I wonder if the parents of the people they murdered agree. And one is always welcome to move (just pack a warm coat, it is VERY cold there!)
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  836. LOL. And then there's that.
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  837. Is that our new standard now? Luckily, the FBI sees it differently, as they opened an investigation into the "pay to play" scheme that was allegedly going on, with the Biden's at the center of the story.
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  838. Funny, just watched Top Gun with my girls Sat nite. They thought it was boring!! (Funny enough, this time ar it was!!)
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  839. Chag with your husband is NOT chag alone! I hope everyone was able to do something for anyone who was really alone--such as the elderly, or those alone and depressed. Chag kasher v'sameach to all!
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  840. You think that she gave herself COVID?? How?
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  841. Welcome back to the 50's...which is better than feeling like I am in Germany in 1938, I guess... (but not much). And again, even if Biden wins, it will still be by a very slim margin. There is still an entire half of the country who DIDN'T want Biden. And certainly doesn't want Harris! But AOC doesn't care. She just wants to make sure she stays relevant. Even if it means enduring another one of her half-formed, infantile, misinformed views.
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  842. I do not need Trump to tell me how much I hate Omar. And certainly not bc of her race or color, but for her voting record!!!
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  843. It is more likely that it is a patient who went to the hospital for something and brought it back with them after they contracted it at the hospital. Or from nursing staff who was picking up extra shifts at the hospital (either for extra money, or to help out, or both). Either way, it is shameful what is going on in assisted living facilities and nursing homes all across America.
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  844. There is Tomchei in every Orthodox community all over the world!
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  845. What is disturbing is an entire generation telling the children of people they asked into the country, to get out. Children born in Denmark--whose parents were invited into Denmark to do low level labor (that they did not want to do themselves). Now the country wants these "Gastarbeiter" out, even though they have been there for years and raised families there, as Danes. The same problem exists all over Europe, however no one ever wants to mention the fact that they created the problem themselves. So the younger generation now blames the foreigners because they have never been told the origins of the story. But hey, atleast they still have a work force around willing to clean their toilets! 🙄
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  846. @Jack Johnson The Islamic countries are not inviting the Danes to live there. These immigrants were invited to come into (many) European countries, were allowed to stay, were given citizenship and as time passed, they had children. Those children are nationally Danish, but culturally Turkish, or Persian, or whatever country their parents came over from--they also identify with their families culture, even tho they have Danish citizenship. And no other. The Danes invited them and "created" the problem. They can't now say "go back where you came from", if where they came from, is Denmark! Same thing in Germany, Holland, France, the rest of Scandinavian and half of Europe!
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  847. A Kushner Aide, or an Expert? No name, no context, but we are just supposed to believe a random reporter and who she spoke to? And everyone always loves to bash Jared. Yet now they are angry that HIS testing plan was not rolled out for some reason? Sorry, not just Jared's--"his college roommate" worked on it with him. SO incredibly condescending!
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  848.  @JuliusGalacki  BH is doing only Zoom. Which I thought was per Gavin's order for all the county schools. The private schools in my area are actually in the middle of a court case about it.
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  849. LOL! You disagreed with BOTH of their perspectives? Does your spouse also disagree with both of them?
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  850. Glad you are so amused, lol. Is it different at your kids school??
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  851.  @madisonp9985  The cooking and the hot part doesn't make it better. Do some research and you will find that the bulk product the school orders is the same as what is ordered by state prisons (the meat, cheese, etc.). Also, she said it was the cold option--what kids ask for if they don't like what is on offer that day, ie, the regular hot lunch. At many schools it is typically a bagel and cc, etc, to balance it out.
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  852. @Abderrahman Mouzahir State funding doesn't change bc of zip code. If anything, poorer zips get more money.
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  853. @Abderrahman Mouzahir State funding doesn't change bc of zip code. If anything, poorer zips get more money.
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  854.  @user-bk8mn2tf6i  Which is incredibly unhealthy. This is about what is good for you, not what you are happy to eat. It is rarely the same, hence the problem.
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  855.  @yahirdoesbadvids  Week old pizza? Then call the district supervisor. But I am guessing you just didn't enjoy it...
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  856.  Molleigh Womack  No. Then they would go to prison and that is hardly worth it. They actually have to report to someone regarding their budget.
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  857.  @greekgirl9897  How do you do lunches? Always looking for good new ideas!
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  858.  Molleigh Womack  Do you homeschooling your kids (before Covid?). How many and what are the age differences? Now with them all home, people are seeing homeschooling differently. But when one has to work all day outside of the house, shopping, making and packing lunch can be hard, so suggestions are always welcome!!
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  859.  Molleigh Womack  Sorry, rereading this I assume you send to private school. So, you must pay for lunch if you get hot lunch (and pay for the bus of course). But for the days you send with cold lunch, what do they like?
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  860.  @davidpoon9264  I'm sorry, but Google translate screwed up again...what are you asking?
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  861. OMG! Please pronounce... they can't even say Maryland properly (Mary-Land)! No wonder they spelled it out! Too funny!
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  862. It is really ridiculous when you put it that way--"I am going to run for President and think I can win! All from the comfort of my basement!" He must be thanking the almighty for the pandemic and the "luck" he thinks it will being him!
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  863.  @jamellfoster6029  and I would likely be dead, lol!
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  864.  @ilikemyowncommentsyoushoul6101  As I get the feeling that a lot of people do not get it at all, I think you should lay it out for people to see. I was reading the comments section of a recent podcast on how Meng Wanzhou was "kidnapped" but the Canadians and how it was such an injustice and how awful the US is and how the Canadians are just our puppets, etc. Not ONE single comment on why she was arrested, let alone a discussion as to whether or not it was justified. Reading through those naive comments, one dumber than the next, proves how little people ate paying attention and/or how little people realize what an enormous threat it is. One person even said that she is a private citizen and they should have first shown proof that the CCP had any involvement before she was arrested...🙄
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  865. What is up with her obnoxious blinking??
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  866. Oh!! They bought bagels at "Call your mother! A Jewish Deli"! And right after mass! Talk about pandering!
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  867.  chris taber  I don't mean to intrude on whatever is going on here, and clearly there must be some history I am unaware of which is spurring on these insults being tossed about...but I have a fairly basic question--what is viewed as the general definition of "rich?" And I don't mean "the top 1%", I am looking for a number. Biden has thrown $400K out as a number (but hasn't said anything about qualifying things such as where the person lives, their cost of living expenses, how many dependants...), so that too is a meaningless number.
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  868.  @rivkaschmelczer1698  Malky is Chabad. Which was obvious before she even said it, but she has already stated it.
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  869.  @itawircberg6376  Yes, I already commented on a previous video (in which Malky says she is Chabad--not that I needed to hear her say it to know), why Chabad is the most open and friendly, as kiruv is their main mission. And that there are 1,000's of shluchim and Chabad houses all over the world, because back in the 1950's the Rebbe said "where there is a Jew, we will build a Chabad house." They may have started in the subway stopping people and asking "are you Jewish" and then trying to get people to lay tefillin or take home shabbos candles to light, but now they have the best online presence of all of the Orthodox groups, great marketing and PR dept's, and they have taken kiruv to a different level. No other Ultra-Orthodox group does that. And even if one is not Chabad, if you are traveling for work or vacation, and you need somewhere to daven or need to find food, Chabad is always there. Regardless if you are in Boston, Bangkok or Bali, you will find Chabad ready and willing to help!
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  870.  @itawircberg6376  Also, I am not stereotyping, I am generalizing. I am very entrenched in the Lubovitch community, which is why it is easy for me to see that Malky is Lubovitch (which she then verified in one of his other videos). Every community has it's own flavor and style. This is a YT video and an overview of Hasidic women. Any overview will lead to generalizations and I think most people understand that. However, people still have questions. And many people who don't understand the culture don't realize that there are Modern Orthodox Jews in Flatbush, for example, whose everyday community life is closer to Chabad than Chabad is to, for example Satmar or Skver, over in Williamsburg or other parts of the City. Not to mention that going into detail about Satmar (which is the largest sect amongst Haredim), would not only be disrespectful to the Satmar, it is difficult to explain the Satmar to people who don't understand Orthodox Judaism (even FFB's), without having people cast aspersions on them. They get enough bad press. They don't need anymore, especially from within the fold. Especially not now.
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  871.  @shulamitkalish3060  LOL! You and me both! Am stuck here in the comments bc some kid made an insensitive joke about Nazis and I am trying to get him to understand that Jews don't find Nazi jokes funny...sad that kids still toss that word around,, but one can't say "All Lives Matter" without consequence. Anyway, no it was not in this video. It was in one of the ones I watched last week of his. I will go back and check which one, if I can find it. But she is sooo Chabad. Maybe because there are so many in my community and I have lived amongst them for so many years and have so many Lubovitch friends, it is easy for me to spot. But she is definitely a "hot Chani" as my daughter would say (she's in Sem this year, so everyone gets a label!). But one would be hard pressed to find someone as open and friendly as Malky in other areas of Brooklyn (other than Crown Heights of course), who belong to other sects (I hate that word), willing to be interviewed in a series of YT videos. Which is a shame! Did you see the video on Chaverim that he did? Definitely worth watching. And everyone in the comments were very nice and respectful. He did a few videos, they were all good! Did you watch the series Strictly Kosher on YT? About the Manchester community? Also a great series!
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  872.  @tg2683  LOL! Although in the 5 towns, it could have easily been the grandmother or the nanny... but yes, it was more likely an expensive Shevy's. They are still the go-to for high(est) end wigs. And there certainly is no shortage of expensive everyday sheitl's on Central Avenue! Imagine what her shabbos/smachot sheitl look like!And nothing makes you feel better than when someone can't tell (even though that is what we are ultimately going for!). I was leaving the house with my husband to attend a wedding or shul dinner one night and as we walked out the front door, he said to me in disbelief "Aren't you covering your hair??" And, without a word, I scratched my head at the top (you can tell it is a wig when you scratch your head in one spot, but the whole wig moves), and rolled my eyes as I got in the car.... so pleased with myself, lol! He got in the car saying "Wow! You got me that time!" It was all of a sudden worth every penny!
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  873.  @tg2683  Since two people have asked now, I will go back and find the video where she says she is Chabad. I don't know what community you call home, but in NYC, and LA, she is easily recognizable as Lubovitch. Why is everyone acting like that is an insult?? She's a Hot Chani! Very typical Chabad!
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  874.  @tg2683  Then you are aware of the changes and differences between Aish the org and Aish the shul and how some of the shuls have separated themselves from the org. Just as Rav Bekovitz, who took over as Rosh Yeshiva for the org in Israel, would likely not consider himself personally Modern Orthodox, he would consider Aish HaTorah, the movement, Modern Orthodox in general. The movement is still based on kiruv, and they know that, as an organization, Modern Orthodoxy seems less restrictive and more appealing to people. So as an organization, in the US, they still align themselves with Torah U'Maddah (as you know, it is very different in Israel. But Aish believes in the army, for example. They are still Zionists.) They have a very large presence in LA and after shabbos I asked two of the Aish Rabbis I am close to (one's a relative and one is a neighbor), if they align themselves with Modern Orthodoxy, and moreover, would Rav Weinberg, zt"l, say that Aish (the org) is aligned with Modern Orthodoxy. The answer was yes to both. But I asked about the org, not the shuls that have spun off or the Rosh Yeshiva as an individual. So, in conclusion, I guess one should confer with their Aish Rabbi in their community for further explanation and clarification. If one is asking, then, a. the person asking is likely not FFB, and if they are BT and want to understand the nuances of the differences, B. it is likely signaling to a larger conversation. But hey, that is what exploring Judaism is all about--asking questions!
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  875.  @tg2683  LOL...I totally "hear you"... just this shabbos we were hanging out, talking Torah, and one of my kids starts a dvar Torah, but then does that thing where they cross into medrash (Lubovitch Medrash, that they learn in Gan Izzy or whatever)... and then it just blurs to them when little, but when they get older, they should be able to differentiate between medrash and Torah. My husband and I just looked at each other and rolled our eyes. Then corrected her. So I know what you mean by an insult to some. What I don't get is which other sect could she be?? (Insert Satmar joke here)?? And moshiachists are fairly rare these days (and I will limit my adjectives to that). I don't count those at all. Most of my friends are Gehze, so I have very little to do with the hippie, dippie Chabad crowd. Or Moshiachists, or any other fringe sub group. When my husband was in grad school our Rav was Chabad, we were in the middle of nowhere and the Rabbi could not leave for a Shabbat unless my husband would be there,, bc he was the only one who could daven for the amud and lein. 25 years later, we are still very close. But they taught each other so much in the beginning. Our first meal at his house my husband leans over and asks me "what's a Tanya? 24 years of Yeshiva education and I have never heard of a Tanya before?" Then at their Pidyon, when siblings were visiting, we were telling a story at the shabbos table and his brother asked "what are you guys, reformed?" Oy vey! Such an insult, I had to hold my husband down! But when stuck in an insular community like Brooklyn, that is your world. If you are not sent to Australia for a year, or on shluchus somewhere where there are other kinds of Jews, it is Chabad or nothing (and the rest of us are goyim...). So feeling insulted can work both ways. The Chabad community where we live now has started using the Modern Orthodox schools for a better education that will allow for college. My friends say that their kids are teaching them (the parents) how to become Modern Orthodox! They certainly didn't learn in Crown Heights!
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  876.  @tg2683  Also, I am happy to go back an re-watch the videos to find the part where she says she is Lubovitch. But were you planning on watching them anyway (they are very good!)? If so, please let me know, as another person was also asking so I wanted to show her the video a time stamp. Peter has quite a few, but I think it is the one where Malky is more heavily featured. Although the Chaverim one is also very good! In case you need a rabbit hole to dive into this Sunday, lol! I am only still here bc someone made a joke about Nazis and I let him know that many Jews don't find it something funny to joke about... and he became very obnoxious and combative... (why do people do that??!!) I was "triggered" to use a ridiculous word. (But I honestly was!!). I was trying to explain to this kid, Bashir, that it is just not nice, and is extremely overused as an insult these days, yet people don't understand what they are saying when they equate people to Nazis these days... so unnecessary when people say they find it offensive.
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  877.  @tg2683  Sorry, another thought...we want our Rabbis and teachers to be "up here" as someone to aspire to. So it makes sense that they would be more observant and frum than their students. 2 of my kids are currently in Israel shtarking hard and while we don't want them to end up as (or married to) hatters, we love the fact that they are in to it! Why else did we send them? But that is the difference between Aish and Chabad. When Chabad "gets you", it is the Chabad way of the highway. Aish takes you in, teaches and prepares you, and then sets you loose into the world. You are all set to find your niche in the Orthodox spectrum. I always thought that was an important (and wonderful) distinction. But I still call Chabad when traveling for work. And I appreciate it and always send a check afterwards. Everyone has their corner of the market in this world, so to speak, imho.
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  878.  @shulamitkalish3060  LOL, yes, I also laughed when my daughter said it. What's old becomes new again! Like sitting on the square on Ben Yehuda... She is Shana alef so you know how they label everyone. My son is Shana bet and he is "shtarking hard" (Israel was the cure for the Corona blues as YU was zoom only--very handy!) I am going to have to look for the video where Malky says she is Chabad (now it is bugging me)--someone else said she is Bobov! That was ridiculous. Can you imagine a Bobove woman in an animal print, a sexy Shevy's, who makes her own music videos and walks the streets of Brooklyn, alone with a random guy filming a YT video?? Not likely... and you are right, it is too hard to explain to outsiders. Brooklyn alone is its own world. The "Lubovitch Light" crowd in Brooklyn is still so different than in LA, for example. I have a whole theory on how and why things changed after the Rebbe, zt"l, was nifter, and then with the introduction of the internet (for another time). I am probably a lot older than you, but even within the NY communities, things have changed a lot over the years. "Modern" Monsey (which has grown so much over the past 30 years) is a very different modern than say, Teaneck or Woodmere. A friend who grew up Chassidish in Brooklyn met a Lubovitch boy, and he told her he was Chassidish... she went to meet his family in Crown Heights and as she had never really been exposed to Chabad, she ended up saying to him "You call yourself Chassidim? This is not Chassidish!" They are married with kids now, 25 yrs later. And she still makes fun of him. My other friend, as Upper Westside Modern as they come, married into a big (gehze) Lubovitch family and even tho YU straightened him out, as she says, he still "plays dress up" on shabbos. And she calls his gartel "his lingerie" (she is very funny). Chabad is as Chabad does... we are as misnogdish as they come and so my husband is a very typical, joyless Jew, as I call him. Whenever in Israel for Pesach, I used to drag him to Moshav Modi'in chol hamoed for their festival to visit old friends of mine. I love a good Carlebach davening. He never liked it. But that is also why I can appreciate Chabad (he can't). They do good for the world! And I travel a lot for work, so when I can't get home for shabbos, Chabad is always there! But they don't look like Bobove Chassidim...lol.. so I will look for the video! Kol tov! Stay healthy!!
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  879.  @shulamitkalish3060  Yup! Very typical in our community. Most kids do a year in Israel after HS. And whereas I had always said "Shana Bet" were words that would never leave my lips, never say never! I brought him home in March the minute Trump said he was closing the borders (spent 5 hrs on hold with United, then booked tix and called and said you have 4 hrs to get to the airport). Then he spent 4 soul sucking months in his room zooming (and playing way too much Fortnite) and finally I said, enough! And sent him back. So did most parents. It was a good solution. He is done next week and then starting YU. He is in Bet Shemesh and she is in Yerushalayim. Complaining about the weather. They keep pretty close tabs on them, so they don't get out much. Boys schools are less strict. And it is way more strict than it was 30 years ago. Speaking of strict, yes, of course there are exceptions to every rule (can you imagine shaving your head?? I cannot.). But even if someone like your friend were to do a YT video, I would think she would still be respectful and considerate of others and not attempt to bring them into the video without asking them first, don't you think? Like the woman in the sheitl shop who asked not to be shown (even tho it is great advertising!). Malky also said she grew up frum (how frum, or if she grew up Chabad, she didn't elaborate on). So she would know that while she may be ok doing it herself, others would frown on it and would likely not agree to take part in it. I won't even go into Maaris Ayin, lol. You are right, we are getting worked up over shtuiot! BTW, I just heard about that poor woman in the forest, and some other stuff that happened. Baruch Dayan HaEmet. How awful! We never hear about it in the US, just on YT. Are things heating up over there or was it random, usual stuff (you know what I mean)?.
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  880.  @shulamitkalish3060  Thank you! Shana Gimel!! Wow, talk about shtark!! She is already talking Shana bet (I shut that down pretty quickly), but she is already talking marriage too (never had a bf, lol!). Everyday is something else. If it weren't for Corona, I would be annoyed that she calls 5 times a day (and then she calls her sisters). A year away should be a ayear away! On the other hand,, my son barely answers texts. They are closing borders again now. I am getting very Covid weary... we have family in Elkana, and she hasn't been there for shabbos even once. But she did visit a cousin who lives 5 mins from her. Which has also been handy when she needs something. They meet at the gate, that is how strict it is. And we didn't get to visit this year either. I cannot stay home another Pesach!!! No way! I made Pesach last year and said first and only... I thought things were looking up, but now who knows. You are right, it is all in Hashem's hands, so I tend not to stress and leave it up to the Big Guy... what else can you do? Luckily, they are well traveled and independent so they have some street smarts which is helpful. You lived in Brooklyn, you know what I mean...I grew up in the city and my husband is also East Coast. It just freaks me out that my kids are Californians.... camp on the East Coast helped sort them out tho. It is still the center of the Orthodox world!
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  881.  @tg2683  LOL!! We are about as misnogdish as they come... Yet I still have a room in my heart for a good Carlebach minyan (because I knew Shlomo years ago--yes, I am old) but my husband is (as I say) a joyless Jew. So when he was at grad school and we lived in "yehuppitz" (as Chabad says), all there was was Chabad (now, 25 yrs later, they are still amongst our closest friends). But the first shabbosom we spent together, "the Rabbi", Shlomie, who grew up (gehze) in Brooklyn, would ask us about our background, our schooling, etc. Bc even tho he was also from NY, he grew up Brooklyn sheltered and knew nothing about Modern Orthodoxy (but he learned, thru us). One meal, he started a dvar Torah and referenced the Tanya. My husband, who only knew Chabad from the subway, 30 yrs ago, when they used to give out candles and try to stop you to lay tefillin (before the invention of the internet), leaned over and said to me "What's a Tanya?? 19 years in Yeshiva and I have never heard of a Tanya before??!" Fast forward a few years (and many funny barbs and stories between the two of them)--and bear in mind that Shlomie could not leave town on Shabbat unless he knew we were in town bc my husband was the only person within a few hundred miles who could daven for the amud and lein... they made a bris and my in-laws happened to be in town so we had shabbat lunch by them. In the middle of the conversation, his brother who was visiting from Brooklyn (and saw us in shul already!), was listening to our convo, as I sat on the shul board and was discussing fundraising thru membership (a foreign concept in Chabad). The brother says "Nu, what are you? Reformed?" I shoot my husband a look before he tries to jump across the table at him...a few minutes later, he gives a dvar Torah that was 100% (Lubovitch) medrash. Finally, my MIL cocks her head to one side and ask them both, "Are we in the same religion??" Your story made me think of that, lol! I totally hear you. Chabad has changed a lot over the years. Since the Rebbe, zt"l, was nifter, and then add the invention of the internet. A lot has changed. BUT....I travel a lot for work, and Chabad is always there for me. As I am not BT, I can take the good and leave the bad. Unfortunately, others can't (and when Chabad "gets you" they keep you!). The Lubovitch Light crowd, especially outside of Brooklyn, is altering the landscape--the kids are attending Modern Orthodox yeshivas bc they want to go to college and then work (their parents say the kids are teaching them how to be Modern Orthodox). I used to get upset that they didn't revamp their own schools (they all want financial aid), but after 10 years, I am cool with it. They give back. In a way, they understand Chassidus better than anyone else! Or we can hope atleast! And yes, living in Israel is a whole different ballgame (I have 2 kids there). Not so much intermingling. But once you all get to Israel, you need eachother less. That is the upside!! Kol tov!! Stay healthy!! I need to go answer someone who thinks Malky is Bobov (she said she was Chabad in a video--I have to find where), and also thinks I am new to Judaism and do not understand the different hashkafot....🤔🙄 I need to take a breath before I answer her, lol!
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  882.  @michellelansky4490  The Aish info is not mine, it is from two of the Aish Rebbeim whom I asked. Again, I was not asking them what they would label themselves (as they are yeshivish, which is appropriate), but what they would tell someone Aish is. As far as "most of Lakewood being Harvard Law students", that is a stretch. At best. And as far as who opposes medical school, well, one has to go to college first. In the Chassidish world, those who are FFB and want to take courses to even allow them to get into college are already fringe. Most yeshivish kollels, or high schools, are not WASC accredited (or any of the other seven titles IV accreditations across the country). Chassidish aligned students are few and far between at YU as it is. And always was. Those who grew up in the depths of sheltered Brooklyn yet changed course and went to YU (such a rebel!) are few and far between, and fairly well known as "the success story" certainly going back at least the 30 years that I can account for of YU grads. Yes, there are some. But they need to working towards it starting at 16 if they don't want to fall behind, and depending on what community one lives in, that can be an onerous (and expensive) task. If one wants to get into a top Yeshiva HS in the US, such as Frisch, Ramaz, DRS, YULA, they need to be at the top of their class in grade school. And after HS, they need to spend atleast Shana alef at a top Yeshiva (or "sem" as people started calling it 20 years ago). Girls can go to Harvard Law too (like my sister in law did)! Unfortunately, one does not wake up one day and say "I want my kid to be a doctor, what do I do?" And suddenly switch paths. It is not that easy for those who grew up frum. For those who are older, and then found Yiddishkeit (likely thanks to Chabad), it is easier to incorporate into your life. And I won't even go into the back story of the Lakewood yeshiva boys who may have been Harvard Boys, as it would just lead to lashon hora. But they all have a story. It is not the norm.
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  883.  @michellelansky4490  I am sure I am older than you, so as far as bringing Jews back to Yiddishkeit and the history behind it that started in the 80's with Rabbi Riskin's famous shabbos drash about "if you are going to sleep over at HER house, at least bring your tefillin with you"... a well known drash he gave on shabbos during the AIDS epidemic. In concert, Chabad was still among up their Kiruv movement, albeit candles in the subway, or guys trying to lay tefillin...but together they created a movement (you can look it up. There are many interesting stories and books about it). It was a period in time, after EST, the start of Scientology and people seeking out gurus to find the meaning of life, when shuls and organizations from "wink and stare" on the UWS to Shlomo, to Chabad in CH, all worked their hardest to bring Jews back to Judaism. The rebirth of the Ba'al Tshuvah movement. And they achieved a lot! Sadly, Shlomo, zt"l, and the Rebbe, zt"l, were nifter in the 90's and things faltered for a while. Then the internet was invented and it changed the world. Including the Orthodox Jewish world. From Modern Orthodox to Hassidim. Fast forward to now as those who got married back then have kids who are getting married. But without the Rebbe, and people who remember him (or even kids on the Moshav who didn't even grow up with him), there is a whole generation trying to grow, and fit in, and make a living, without a Rebbe for guidance. So, Chabad kids, "Lubovitch Light", who are not gehze, and can't get a good shluchus spot (or don't want to be in shluchus), are stuck. So what do they do? They infiltrate the modern Orthodox yeshivot. It was a problem 10 years ago as they all wanted financial aid. But, as the parents have said "the kids are teaching us how to be Modern Orthodox", and the parents are, in fact, giving back. Granted, you wouldn't see it happen in Misnogdish or Litvish circles, but Chabad is as Chabad does. And they possibly understand Chassidus better than anyone, so the ner tamid still shines thru and guides them. Or they just want their kids to succeed in life. Either way, we will take them.
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  884.  @michellelansky4490  I don't know your background or where you are from. Nor would I be so presumptuous as to ask or guess. However, (as if I have nothing else to do), I will find the video in which she says she is Lubovitch. As I have a lot of Lubovitch friends, perhaps it is clearer to me, and that is why I saw it right away. But even if she were a Bobov outlier, she said she grew up frum. So while she may be outside the box, it is extremely unlikely that a Bobove woman, who records her own music videos, would wander around Brooklyn in an animal print, with a long, luscious top of the line Shevy's, walking alongside a random (sorry) shaygetz, through her neighborhood where she knows she will likely encounter people she knows and then spontaneously approach them to be on the video for YT with them, without contacting them and asking them first. She grew up frum and knows better than to put someone else in that predicament. You would never see that happen on the street with someone who grew up Bobov. Regardless how "open" they are.
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  885.  @michellelansky4490  LOL, and where do the "unaffiliated heimish" daven?? Unaffiliated is another word for Ba'al Tshuvah. Malky said she grew up frum. When I find it, I would be interested to hear if she said "BUT NOW I am Chabad" or just "I am Chabad". She is (an old term that has become new again. And she would be thankful to hear it!) A Hot Chani! Head to toe! Forget just looking at her. But take into account what she is doing (in the streets of Brooklyn). I have nothing against BT's, but unfortunately, those educated in a bubble (even FFB's in a bubble), not only do not understand the Orthodox world outside of the Tri-State area, they don't understand Jewish geography and the rules if Six Degrees. Even when you include Israel (where 2 of my kids are and I just met a random person on YT who lives in Yerushalayim and invited them over as they live 5 mins away--it is a small Jewish world...). Regardless who you are or where you live, it would take me less than 6 calls/texts to find a connection. It is totally okay to engage with a stranger on YT. But to make assumptions and cast aspersions on someone you don't know is not ok. And can lead to a Chillul Hashem. It is just not nice. And you know that. That is all I have to say as far as your assumptions on my "knowledge of hashkafot". I will reach out when I find the video we are seeking. Have a good night!
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  886.  @shulamitkalish3060  Thank you! You are right, I think her anxiety is real right now. And they are stuck in the dorm together was more than they would (and should) be, so it is leading to a lot of drama. She has a crazy roommate and she (and the other girls) have had so many issues with this girl since day one. My daughter always likes to handle things herself, so I let her. And bc I have always sat on the EB of all their schools, and the shul, she knows that I can reach out and help, but I have also always told them that we don't ask for special favors, or throw our weight around. We follow the rules and get in line and wait our turn. But, she also has learned that the one who yells the loudest gets the most attention. So, finally, yesterday, she called in tears and said "Mommy, you are right. You need to call the school." So for the first time since she has been there, I called the school (and showed them who can yell the loudest). What has been going on is totally crazy, and they need to move her room (which she has been asking to do since October). And, after one 10 minute phone call, it was sorted. So hopefully she will feel better about being there and atleast that stressful situation will hopefully be behind her. We shall see... as you say, when you are 18, you are supposed to be happy, having fun, and dreaming about your future. And her thoughts and "goals" certainly do change daily, lol!
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  887.  @shulamitkalish3060  Meanwhile, read up thru this chain... this Michelle woman keeps making these crazy assumptions about how I don't know anything about the Orthodox community (and other insults). I have tried to answer nicely, without saying who I am, as this is a public forum, but, man, she keeps pushing the envelope! Talk about getting caught up in the comments section! I never understand why everyone is so combative and offensive to people they don't even know. Atleast she isn't cursing at me and calling me names, lol! But if I don't answer her, it will bug me all day! And I feel like I need to defend YU (and the entire Modern Orthodox world, that she seems to think doesn't exist anymore...).
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  888.  @shulamitkalish3060  LOL, of course I am familiar with heimish (and all the other dozens of labels), however, I don't like to make assumptions about strangers on YT, even when they are pretty clear based on what they are saying, especially if they are BT. Because in my world, there are certain labels that we make fun of, which of course, is not very nice. So I don't want to insult anyone, even if they are a stranger and being offensive to me (and plenty of people make fun of our crowd too). But while Brooklyn has a huge Jewish community, with so many different types of religious groups, it is still very insular and many who grew up there can be very sheltered. Then you have the whole BT crowd who became religious via one of the Brooklyn groups, so they only know what they know (apart from exposure to Lakewood, Monsey, bungalow colonies, the correlating communities in Israel, etc). It is such a huge learning curve for someone just within their little world within the world, and one is constantly learning just as the communities are constantly changing. My comment about "where do they daven" wasn't literal, as there are tons of options all over each neighborhood. A shtiebel minyan may be the obvious answer (tho typically one would likely say "I daven by Rabbi so and so"), but generally when in grows up in say, a YI or 770, and then possibly changes course and ends up at say, Aish, it says something about who that person is and who they identify with. Does that make sense? Very similar to when someone makes Aliyah and chooses which community they are going to live in. Sure, there are always exceptions to every rule, but if someone moves to Chashmonaim, or Efrat, it signals to what label they identify themselves with. And as much as things evolve and change, I don't think Modern Orthodoxy is going away anytime soon. Am I making sense? Someone just tested positive at her Sem. Now they are all going back into quarantine for 2 weeks....oy vey! More tears...
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  889.  @shulamitkalish3060  BTW, about Flatbush. Remember when it used to be 30% "SY" and 70% "Jdub"? The school I am talking about (I am joking when I use those old references btw). And now the Syrians have basically taken over Flatbush and they make up 70-80%? The Syrian community has also gotten much more frum over the years, which has changed Flatbush so much in the past 30 years. And which each neighborhood changing and growing, they spill over into neighboring neighborhoods, which in turn changes that neighborhood. Brooklyn used to be much more straightforward as to which groups lived where. But just as there are always breakaway shuls, there are breakaway schools, and that, ultimately is usually one of the main driving forces of change in frum neighborhoods. I am sure you have heard about the tuition crisis in America. I have been working on a National committee for over 10 years trying to find a solution (not to be negative, but there isn't one...🙄--aliyah is the smartest move, as you know!), and the studies of the community schools and their breakaways really highlight the growth and changes in the larger Jewish communities both within the Tri-State area and beyond (Florida, LA). With each generation what people want for their kids education seems to grow as parents want more balanced and accredited schools (which is a good thing, in my opinion). It would be fascinating if it weren't so depressing!
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  890.  @shulamitkalish3060  Ignorant is definitely not the word I would use, don't be silly! First of all you are way younger than I am, and while you said you had lived in Brooklyn, I was guessing that was during your early 20's, but, you could have possibly gone to Flatbush...(again, I don't like to be presumptuous as it can be offensive to people). But you are too nice to have grown up a NYer, lol... another clue! But even if you did, the expressions "Jdubs" (what "SY's" used to call Ashkenazim) would have predated you regardless. It doesn't have the nicest connotation anymore, depending who is saying it and how, but you can google it and read the (infamous) articles that were written about the Flatbush (and Deal) communities (they are funny actually, as long as one doesn't take offense). Back in the day, when my cousins went to Flatbush, it was a very different world. Nowadays, Flatbush can barely get a spot at Sarachek, they have dropped out so much from the mainstream Modern Orthodox scene. The a Syrians made a spin off Yeshiva HS, Magen David (say it with the right accent, lol!), and they did play well at Sarachek the past few years, so maybe that is why Flatbush's team is so bad. They took all the good players. Who knows? But anyway, just as those expressions are old and therefore unfamiliar to you, and have been replaced by new ones, is the example I am making about how things change with each generation. And if one is BT and is only learning about the current, new stuff (and possibly occasionally the just recently passé expressions and ideology), they don't really understand the bigger picture and cultural history and background of Orthodox Jewish culture and how we got to where we are today. If that makes sense. I am a history and sociology geek, so I find these things interesting in general (Jewish or otherwise). Things don't just evolve and change on their own. Outside forces affect change. Even within Judaism, Orthodox or otherwise. Such as post WW2, how did Judaism evolve in the US and what forces of change affected the outcome. I find that fascinating. If you can ever find the book called "How to run a traditional Jewish Household" written by Blu Greenberg, you would find it a fascinating read! Even when it was new it was great! But it is so "out of date" now as so many years have passed and "rules" have changed. Maybe you can get an online copy--you would really enjoy it (sadly, her son, who she writes about a lot in the book, was a great friend and passed erev YK, years ago. Tragic.). But Blu and Rabbi Greenberg were the Rabbi and Rebbetzin in Riverdale in the 80's (and were friends with my in-laws, who started out in the Bronx and then moved to NJ where they started what is now a huge, well known community). I don't want to give details bc it will become political (which likely tells you what and where I am talking about...). Now I am just rambling, lol. OH! I had something else to ask your opinion on! Will send another message shortly. Thanks!!
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  891.  @shulamitkalish3060  You are 100% right! I should go back and delete most as we are conversing as if we are in private, lol! Sorry, I didn't mean to disappear but Aviva is "in crisis"--her only friend moved out, then they had their first positive case and are now in lockdown. She was already miserable and now I have to reach out and deal with their dorming sitch. Also, we had a covid case at work, so I had to get all the staff tested and now deal with contact tracing. The state is too overwhelmed... it is so crazy here! But on a separate note, did you happen to notice if Malky from the video said whether or not she was married? If not, I have a shidduch for her, lol!
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  892.  @shulamitkalish3060  Oh, to be young again! Again, I am much older than you, so if one goes back to the late 80's when Rabbi Riskin made his famous speech at "wink and stare" (AKA Lincoln Square--where I grew up). Way before he moved to Efrat), and told everyone (from the Bima!), if you are going to sleep over at your girlfriends house, at least bring your tefillin with you! That was a huge moment. It was after the AIDS outbreak of the early 80's, when so many people were coming back to Judaism, many organizations (and even individuals such as Esther Jungreis), made a huge impact on so many people and Jewish communities. And just as any new community has to build a mikveh first, the reason that the school is so important is because it is the center of the community--it helps shape, define and drive the community. Hence the concept of "the community school". A concept now somewhat forgotten, unfortunately. But much like the joke about the person stranded on the desert island who shows his rescuers around...one Jew, 2 opinions, or 2 shuls..."what is that building? OH, that is "the other shul"--I wouldn't be caught dead davening there! (The punchline to the joke). Flatbush has always been one of the prototypes for how a community and community school can be "taken over" and redefined by changing forces and growth (in this instance, the growth of the Syrian community and how the next generations started to become more frum). It is inevitable. It is when the growth is not harmonious that we start to see divisions and problems. Which has made finding a solution to the tuition crisis in America next to impossible. It is truly tragic.
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  893.  @shulamitkalish3060  Also, if I wrote anything offense, I apologize. They are actually not just my views. And while I sit on many boards, and these are the general, current, Modern Orthodox views in America right now, I certainly understand that there are many who may disagree. I am still pondering how to reply to Michelle who said that Modern Orthodoxy died with Rav Soloveitchik, zt"l, and that YU should strip the word Yeshiva from its name. I obviously feel strongly that YU is a necessary institution in America, especially with what goes on on college campuses right now. It is really awful right now in the US. Thank goodness for org's like standwithus.org! Kids should be allowed to attend whatever university they want, and not be harassed for being Jewish, or for their beliefs in general. It is times like these that I consider aliyah! (Briefly..😉. You are stronger and better than I am!)
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  894.  @michellelansky4490  I am hardly painting anything with one brush--there just is not enough room, or time, to go through each label, segment, and sub segment of each group who identifies with Orthodox Judaism (from Conservadox to Ultra-Orthodox and everything in between). I am trying to address each of your comments and ideas one by one, however, while I really do not want to give a stranger mussar in a public forum, I will however point out that while you are entitled to your own opinions, please do remember that this IS a public forum, and some of what appears to be your own opinions, are in fact, yours alone. A public cry to shut down YU is, again, YOUR opinion. There are hundreds and hundreds of people who would disagree with you. Just as your statement about modern Orthodoxy being dead is very controversial. And if it were dead, then what would become of all the yeshivot and seminaries in Israel that are all still well attended (and needed)? And have been for decades? They are a now under the umbrella of MASA and YU (as they should be) and still represent the foundation of modern orthodoxy. Here, and in Israel.. Your definition of Halacha is exactly that. Yours. EVERYONE picks and chooses. No one is perfect. Just as you have decided to pick and choose which Loshon Hora halachot are important to you. And please bear in mind that I am only illustrating a point, however some of your statements are a slap in the face to halacha itself. The "issues" you have with YU are not the issues that YU sees as a "challenge", whether they offend you personally, or not. If you were a graduate of Stern, or affiliated in some way, you would have a better understanding of what YU is, what it's history is, what it stands for, and why so many are proud and thankful that it exists. Calling for the word "Yeshiva" to be stripped from it's name, and stating that one should not "mix this Judaism stuff in" is beyond a shande. It is the stuff that the Neturei Karta is made of!
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  895.  @shulamitkalish3060  I don't have Instagram, but will ask my kids to look it up. I don't know if you saw it but I posted a comment saying exactly that. That Jews often get caught up in playing "who is the most frum card". It happens everywhere, in every community. And I just replied to the comment about how YU should stop associating all the "Judaism stuff" with it's name, and remove Yeshiva from it's title. That was only part of the person's post, but to claim the YU/Stern is not "Jewish enough" and doesn't observe halacha, and then point out specifically why, in that person's opinion, in a public forum, is not ok. The comment itself just devolved into negative PR for YU (or otherwise known as Loshon Hora!). I have worked too hard (and still work too hard), for Jewish education in America to stay on the right path and be accessible and available to anyone who wants it! I hear you and understand your perspective, but as you did benefit from a Stern education, even tho you are amongst the lucky ones who made aliyah, there are still so many here in the US who want a Jewish education from grade school through college. And then beyond if they want it. And I will continue to fight for that. Thank g-d for people like LH, who have made it their goal, personally and financially, to pull YU out of the Madoff hole we fell into, and get us back on track! Hopefully this Covid era will not set us back too far. And while there are still plenty of other (unaccredited) Jewish schools doing ok, if there are kids who want to cross over into the world of those college bound, there are plenty of us here to help them. Financially and otherwise. I am passionate about it as I know a lot of people who grew up at a Chofetz Chain or Bais Chaya Mushke, but clawed their way into college and beyond and any kid should be allowed that opportunity. Those who find out too late that it is so difficult really struggle and it is really hard to watch. Especially when they have a large family to support. Until there are no kids asking for help left, I will continue to fight in their behalf and make sure that YU and Stern will always be there to help them!
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  896.  @michellelansky4490 As far as my comment, I was referring to your comment that started with "look at the pickle YU is now in with..." to the end of that specific comment. I am trying to answer them while at work, but I apologize but I am slammed. Covid outbreak at my daughter's sem. Trying to get my son home from Yeshiva, and we just had a positive case at work, so need to sort out the office. Not ignoring you, just swamped.
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  897.  @michellelansky4490  Also, unless you deleted something and I missed a comment, this morning are the first comments that you are mentioning RIETS. You had previously only mentioned YU. However, I am POSITIVE that I made zero reference to Rav Elchonon. Or any reference to any "Radicals that I so love"--I don't even know what you are referencing or what you mean by "radicals" or any people "whom I love" for that matter. Please do not make assumptions or put words in my mouth. I am not shy. I will gladly tell anyone what I think and what I believe as I am not ashamed of any of my beliefs.
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  898.  @shulamitkalish3060  does it show up in your messages or email everytime I post here? Or just when I post directly to you? I am happy to give you my info (and then delete it) when I know you are on YT. I am not sure if I am missing messages. Are you seeing the other posts I write? As you mentioned, one gets caught up. And I literally lose sleep over some of them, lol!
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  899.  @shulamitkalish3060  I certainly did not mean to say anything negative about Ricky! In fact, again, if she is single, I have the perfect shidduch for her!! But I am very protective of YU and all it stands for (and as an old friend and huge admirer of Richard Joel, I have nothing negative to say about his tenure). Yes, YU went thru changes, as you mentioned, but anything with a label will go through changes. Including YU, as you know from being there at that time. Yet, I don't like to air "dirty laundry" in a public forum, especially when people don't understand the nuances. And as I mentioned about 6 degrees... I am not asking you to post details, but we are one step away from a list of (atleast) 10 common friends, lol! Jewish geography! But again, as evolution happens, whatever YU went through while you were there, was then overshadowed by the Madoff scandal, and that took precedence. We are still feeling the ripple affects. And trying to overcome it so that thos who want to have a secure, Jewish Orthodox college experience, will be able to. Labels, in general, are dangerous and are not a healthy thing. Some people need them more than others. And while their definitions are fluid and constantly changing, many don't feel the need to be defined by them. Nor should they. That is what leads to one group feeling superior over another.
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  900.  Chris Russo  Who?
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  901. What is Spice?? Can anyone provide some more info please?
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  902. This is just a video of her filming different versions of a script so they can then edit each of the statements and comments. Of course she looks crazy if we just see the raw footage. Who posted this and why? It was just mean and petty to post this. And an even lower form of "journalism" to make a video out of it and create a segment out of it!
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  903.  @CashJordan  Have you been to the tenement museum on the Lower East Side? They are Railroad apartments--museum will show and explain where the name comes from. Worth a visit!
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  904. You didn't poll me. I voted for Trump and I never believed that it would be overturned. Please don't speak for all of us. THAT would be a big lie!!
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  905.  @classicFASHIONISTA  He has been posting the same message all over the place. If he is not a troll and is actually real, then pays taxes and will have to return it when he files next year. IF he is even real....
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  906. MICHAEL I assume that you have just turned 18, and that is why you have never been able to vote before. I have one that just turned 19 and one who just turned 18. I have taught the. To vote their conscience (as should you!). However I am proud to say that they see that Hidin' Biden can barely make a full sentence. He certainly is NOT up to the job of leading our country!
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  907.  @darthrevan2  Who cares?? People who were affected by the chaos this summer, like me, my family, and my staff. Anz what am I supposed to do at this point?? Break the law like the lunatics on Jan. 6th? That worked out really well for everyone! Especially the President! I voted for him. Twice. I was very outspoken about it. I did more than most. I feel no guilt. But it is what it is and I won't break the law. Especially when random people on YouTube become aggressive and call me names online. So childish and tired.
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  908. THANK YOU FOR STATING THE TRUTH!! Palestine is NOT a country!
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  909. Sooooo.... ALL lives matter??
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  910. Is that like being "a little pregnant?"
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  911.  @metchac  They were married for 22 years. This clip is 2:20. But you guys have it all figured out! It is no wonder that everyone in this country is so misinformed all the time (I blame the media, but everyone being so gullible all the time does not help!)
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  912.  @metchac  And as you continue to prove my point... we have an entire generation who listens to a 2 min clip and then spends hours arguing with random people--aggressive strangers, who call other strangers names online for no reason--when they didn't even hear the details of the clip. And FYI--this is not news. It is entertainment.
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  913. What will she have to talk about after next week? I would call it reporting but creating a story based on a picture that captured a few words on a random visitor's notes, without any context, is not a real news story. I know that the cable news channels are concerned about their viewership after January 20th, but they can only make mountains out of molehills for so long.... I am sure they will convince the country that he needs to be impeached. That will solve their problem!
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  914. ISRAEL is NOT a socialist country! That is why it is well known as "the only Democracy in the region and hence our ally!"
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  915.  @athews1976  Either you don't know your history, or anything about Israel, or you just don't know what a theocracy is.
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  916. As a mother of 3 girls (and 1 boy), I can see how the King and Queen's proudest moment (and Britains!) was when she showed them all her acquired knowledge of a car engine! Just precious--I could watch that all day long!
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  917. My girls just took a great class in 9th grade that taught them all about finances from a very practical perspective. They each were given a "job" and salary, and had to make a budget for the month and learn how to make it work. They hated it. I thought it was brilliant. And I told them they would appreciate it in 10 years. They learned things my husband didn't even know, like what is FICA, FUTA, etc. Or how much an electric bill is a month. It was a great class and I think all high schools should require it (it was an elective).
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  918. Also, sorry, I didn't really get your point (why sorry to the pretty girl?). But I think high school students are ingrained to think college is the way to go because as educators, that is their job. Yes, in certain parts of the country where the percentage of kids who go on to college is lower, perhaps the curriculum should be more realistic. But that is something that should be addressed with the local school board. It is something that could be changed, and is a good idea! (The class I was talking about in my other post was in probably the absolute least likely school district in the country where it is needed. Let alone expected!).
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  919.  @psychosious  I think you are overthinking this. Most people who go to college come out with some amount of debt. And that "some" can be 100's of thousands of dollars (for those who went on to get graduate degrees, such as doctors, lawyers, etc). For Biden to come along and say "we are going to wipe away student debt", or even a portion of it, which then means that the taxpayers will have to pay for it--after they have already paid off their own student loans--is not only a bad idea, it is infuriating! It doesn't matter why someone went to college, or who put the original thought in their mind that college was a good idea (and worth taking out loans for), it is simply not right. Not to sound like one of my kids, but it really is not fair. Not to the kids who went to college, not to the kids who decided they couldn't afford to go, not to the parents, not to the taxpayers. It is a horrible idea!
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  920.  @psychosious  Also, student debt discussion aside, it is likely a generational thing as I am noticing it a lot lately... and a little late, as I see I am as much to blame with regards to my own children... but one can only blame their parents for so much for so long. At a certain point, when one realizes, "Hey, I never learned how to be responsible with money" (or something similar), it is a waste of time blaming your parents or school or anyone else for that matter. You were smart enough to come to the realization that there is something useful you need to learn--go out and teach yourself what it is you want to know. Take charge of your destiny! Especially now, with the internet (that your parents did not grow up with), and all the differences in how we live our lives today and how much new info there is to learn (you could probably teach your parents a few things!), you can go out and learn about anything just by searching YouTube. Whereas back in the day, we had to go to the library, use the Dewey decimal system (do you even know what that is, lol), find a book, look up the topic, hope it is the right book, read about it....you get my point. It is a whole different world we live in now. Whatever they would have taught you would likely be useless now anyway. Or maybe I am just making myself feel better and less guilty. But learning the "value of a dollar", when we hardly use cash anymore is hard. Knowing how to write a check when we have PayPal is useless... even if your parents taught you everything there was to know, it is now obsolete. But you can always teach it to yourself. Knowledge is very fluid these days...
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  921.  @psychosious  I also voted for Trump. Because it infuriates me all the money we give, and especially, just gave away to other countries for the most ridiculous things I have ever heard about EVER! Let alone during a pandemic when we need it the most! When you work as hard as I do for over 30 years and pay what I pay in taxes, I am allowed to complain about where my taxes go, lol! And along with gender studies in other countries being funded by my taxes, I can complain about having to pay for other people's student loans after I have paid off my own. Or the fact that I should have taken out loans for my kids if I knew they would be erased. But no, I was responsible. Silly me! Same as why it is a better deal financially for ppl to sit on their asses and collect UI instead of getting a job right now. It is just wrong!
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  922.  @walkerpublications4418  NOTHING that you have written is anywhere close to true. Coming from a family with 2 doctors and 3 lawyers, all with double IVY degrees, your statement could not be further from the truth. And having sat on the board of a feeder school to the IVY's for almost 20 years, and chair of their FA committee for over 10 years, you are very misinformed. And even with all that aside, having 2 kids currently in college and another one who will be applying this year, I am well aware of how the loans programs work. Including FAFSA. Which is rolling, so there is no guarantee, even if one is eligible. Do you realize how much money one has to make to pay even ONE IVY tuition and graduate without any debt?? For those who have $80,000 a year, after taxes, JUST to send their kid to college, not counting anything else (not even a trip home for the holidays), on top of paying for their own life, 4 years in a row (haven't even mentioned grad school yet), and not notice the impact on their bank account, AND see the kid graduate with school all paid off, is an anomoly--largely bc it is just stupid and no one would do it. But pretend that they were going to--do you understand what kind of disposable income one would have to earn a year?
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  923.  @marybrown7203  SHE WAS NOT FIRED!!! Her term in that position was up. Regardless who would have been Président. If you actually knew anything about Fiona Hill, you would know that. However many ppl here think the same way as you do. You don't question why CNN has presented her this way??? Change the channel sometimes and get a well rounded opinion.
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  924. He is right about our kids only knowing "this America". And my children have also asked us of we are getting a gun, bc their friends parents have, which we found shocking. But they did not ask last night, they asked after the BLM "protests" and after we had ppl spill into our neighborhood with guns and baseball bats. Those "protests" were riots. And they were violent. Our block had to hire armed security for 2 nights in a row.. The debate and whatever was said last night was not why my kids are concerned. It is the culmination of everything that has gone on. And what my kids are seeing happen to this country. And from their view, it is the left they are afraid of and feel they need protection from. They now associate BLM with violence, and that is not what we have taught them nor what they should have seen come to pass.
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  925.  @markulrich3016  I watched the whole thing live. He hasn't lied about anything. "The nerd" people keep referring to above is Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the CDC, and the person who elaborated and clarified his response to the press. So that the news would get out to the people. Not so CNN could spend 20 mins trash talking Trump. Who is that helping? People need to be educated and armed with knowledge right now. I am starting to buy into his claims of Fake News, as that is what this clip was. And for those who did watch the full press conference, it seems that he crosses his arms when he is listening to along explanation (perhaps so as not to fidget on camera?). It has nothing to do with a temper tantrum or whatever everyone is saying. The world is going crazy and the main news outlets are helping them along!
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  926.  @eliotno3  "The scientist" is Dr. Anthony Fauci!! Head of the CDC! Not some random guy!
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  927.  @lisab9541  I assume you mean the Spanish Flu of 1918 (only called that because Spain was first to report it as their government was not censoring the media). That too was found to be (many years later from Eskimo samples that were well preserved due to the Perma frost it was in underground) a swine flu. It originated on a big farm in Kansas.
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  928. @eagle PHD All scientists are morons? That is a new one!
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  929.  @valveman12  I have to assume, when I see things like that, that they are individuals (living in mom's basement), obsessed with conspiracy theories and have nothing to do and nowhere to go. So they make up identities online, such as the one that says XYZ, PHD, and then say stupid things like that about ALL scientists... they have nothing better to do (why I answer is a whole other question lol!).... but it happens so often online is what really scares me. Oh! The humanity!
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  930. Nice is out the window. And I don't even care anymore that she is a liar. She is just a moron! And everytime someone asks her something simple like "how are we going to pay for it?" She does a bait and switch! She is clueless!!! She is an embarrassment to her generation!
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  931. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE never have this idiot Andrew Feldman on again. He is just there to push the DNC's agenda. And we HAVE all heard it before...and it is getting really old.
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  932. It is a bot. I have seen it almost 50X today already... crazy!
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  933. I can't tell if she just has some huge axe to grind, or it is just a slow news day... either way, she cannot let it go. And she redefines the "IT" everyday. Either for hopes of ratings, keeping her job, or some odd sense of nostalgia. I just don't think she understands that we will get bored long before she figures out the answer!
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  934. Ummm, she couldn't write faster???
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  935. This video is not based on what you can afford. If that is a question, fly premium coach. Thus video is aboit what it is worth to you. And for work, what they will pay for, based on your position at the company.
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  936.  @Determination212  Some of your logic is flawed. For example, meal service on airplanes does not always start at the front and then move towards the back of the aircraft. Depending on the airline, they either alternate using a system based on an even/odd flight number, or an East vs. West flight pattern. And families with babies, screaming or not, do not tend to sit at the back of the plane. On the contrary, the first choice for a family with an infant is a bassinet seat.
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  937. Did I miss something or is this not a private conversation that was made public? I really hope that my private conversations are never made public!
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  938. In 4 years, CNN and most other news networks have never referred to Trump as "The President." They have always just called him Trump (or used some other name). Now all of a sudden, 3 different shows on CNN today repeatedly reported on him, and referred to him as "The President." Why start now??
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  939. Notice how Rabbi Friedman is not interjecting G-d or religion into any of the discussion? That is part of why Peter can't grasp a lot of the simple concepts. Rabbi Friedman is a marriage and relationship counselor for Orthodox Jews (not just Hasidim). Jews who already practice religion daily and understand most of these basic concepts. They are very important as a foundation for these conversations. And as an Orthodox Jew who has been married over 20 years, especially when I am not sure if it is Corona and overexposure that is breeding contempt... it was a good refresher course!
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  940. It looks like North Korea because THAT IS HOW YOU ARE NARRARATING IT! Shame on all of you! You are all just making things up! That is not how news should be reported. It is as if CNN became the National Enquirer online!
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  941. Very true indeed! However, I can assure you--she is a powerhouse and a stunning one at that. And kind, funny, nice--the whole package... I think people were sadly just talking about her looks, which is NOT what makes her a stunning powerhouse. Isn't funny how all of a sudden everyone forgot that we are not supposed to see women soley for their outer beauty anymore...??
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  942.  @Hr-sd5sd  Trillion? None. When was a deal like that last signed off on? In 2019. There is a time and a place for everything and we are currently in a pandemic. Keep the money in the US!!
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  943.  @Psychol-Snooper  LOL! Which STILL makes my husband crazy even though it has even made it way into the dictionary by now as accepted pronounciation of the word!
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  944.  @Psychol-Snooper  Sorry I was not clear in my point....I meant that we remember way back when when we heard it live as it happened. And all these years later it still drives my husband crazy. ESPECIALLY bc it was a politically motivated move (or that was the excuse atleast), that then ended up as an "alternate pronunciation" that became accepted in common vernacular today and is even in the dictionaries (yet no longer connected to Bush. It is just there...). There are a few words like that. But that is how languages develop and change over time. (I just had a similar conversation about the word, and usage of "Walla!" in many European and Middle Eastern languages. An adaption of the French word "voilà!" that we often use in English.)
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  945.  @Psychol-Snooper  NOOOO, NOOOO, PLEASE SAY IT ISN'T SO!!! That is just awful!!!!
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  946.  @Psychol-Snooper  Wait, sorry, I just re-read it. Do you mean pronunciation or actual spelling? If someone wrote john-ra, I may lose my mind! But I have heard it pronounced that way. As a French speaker, I only correct my children... Macarons and Macaroons being the biggest fight in this house, but I think they just like to tease me (but they are different!!). Language evolves over time. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse, but always interesting!
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  947. But now she is getting PR and more customers!
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  948. You are correct. Philly poo-poo'd the "stay at home" orders of 1918 and held a parade to raise funds for the war (via bonds as you said), thus infecting and practically wiping out the entire city. All while SF was being smart and shutting everything down. Here we are 100 years later, and Philly is making the same mistakes, while SF is following the same sound advice as they did back then. Both cities are seeing similar outcomes as they did in 1918. I guess some CAN actually learn from history!
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  949. One can. You just have to be prepared to pay for it!
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  950.  @ralphbernhard1757  So let's say it only costs $1 Trillion. How will it be paid for? Where isthe economicbreakdown to support each of these plans? Anytime she is asked, she babbles on about the 10 millionth dollar and how it should be taxed and then pivots. Atleast she has stopped suggesting that the 10 millionth dollar be taxes at a higher rate, for example 17%....🤔🙄
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  951.  Glühfunke  It doesn't? Really? You are the genius apparently, but I suggest you think this one through again and then let us know if you really think it doesn't cost any money to defund the police.
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  952.  @ralphbernhard1757  Yes, I understand what defund means. But as you "defund", who is doing the clerical work? What happens to all of the people now out of work? I can keep going, but you hopefully get the picture... think it through? Who will pay for all of those elements of defunding the police?
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  953.  @ralphbernhard1757  Your first two questions are completely independent of one another. I am assuming you realize that. I am not sure how you came up with the top 10%, but ok, let focus on them--assuming they work, which is how they have their money, their salary pays for their insurance. And just like any other insurance, only 10% of those who pay in actually use their insurance to the maximum of their benefits. And btw, the US does have some of the top Healthcare in the world. Which is why so many people want it!
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  954.  @ralphbernhard1757  Exactly, which brings me to my next point. Before we can even think about getting from point A to point B, we need to define what B is. Which will take time and money. Then it needs to be run by an administration, which would need to be staffed. More time and money. I could keep going, but you probably get my point. If you watched the AOC interview (there are a few actually) where she is asked to speak to how things like defending the police, Medicare for all, and the Green New Deal would be paid for, she starts to wave it off as the minutiae that isn't important. She doesn't have an answer or even an inkling of where to turn to start to become informed as to HOW to find the answer. And as a leader, that is not ok. People need to understand that an idea that has not been well thought out from beginning to end, is not something ready for general consumption. And certainly not a reason for an entire country to start protesting and turn everything upside down. Just watch some of the college students being interviewed on Campus Reform. They are our future. They are the ones who will supposedly be doing the defunding in the future (or whatever you want to call it). Yet they don't seem anywhere near being capable to comprehend what needs to be done, let alone accomplish the task!
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  955.  @ralphbernhard1757  Having lived in Europe and used the Healthcare system in both Germany and France, I personally would not want to give up my extremely expensive, excellent Healthcare for Die Krankenkasse! Niemals! (Wie wir auf Deutsch sagen). And the Germans pay a ton in taxes for it as well. As far as the Upper Middle Class and the super rich--I don't know how you define those two groups. And I have found that the average American from any random flyover state has a very different interpretation of what kind of salary defines one as wealthy. Obviously, in NYC (where I was born and raised) and in California (where I live now) those numbers are vary depending on who you ask. Biden seems to have put that number at $400K. Depending on how many kids one has and how they are educated, that can leave one either living hand to mouth, or somewhat comfortably. But far from wealthy. Just as "a millionaire" does not have the same meaning as it did in the 60's. Or even the 90's. BUT, if one works hard enough to make a million dollars a year (of which one sees a lot less after the IRS takes their share), and is already know the highest tax bracket, why should they have to then pay more just so others who are not working at all can have the same Healthcare? Medicaid is apparently not good enough for them (I wouldn't it either), but if it is "free", it is atleast something. If one is hit by a bus or gets cancer, atleast they have coverage and will not be ruined by medical bills. And don't forget that all that money that the wealthy pay for good Healthcare often does not get used each year. So it therefore helps the others who do need it (like auto insurance or any other insurance plan). The only Germans who are actually ok with their Healthcare system are those who are healthy and don't actually use it urgently or more often than for eine Jährliche Überprüfung.
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  956.  @ralphbernhard1757  Weil ich damals viel junger war und dachte, daß ich gesund war, und zwar nichts mehr brauchen würde. And now, here in the US, my employees who are under 30 all thunk the same way. Most of them don't even realize or remember that they have insurance, let alone use it. Yet as an employer, it costs a fortune every year. And that is just for an HMO. None of them ever opt to pay up and they would all rather have the money in their salary, which is of course, illegal, so they are not terribly thankful to have a job with benefits either. They don't understand that whether it is through their employer or through some version of socialized medicine, they still have to pay for it.
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  957. @dropout0110 The protesters all followed the law and went home by curfew. Then the rioters came out and trashed the city. Last night was horrible and now it seems we are in for a repeat of yesterday!
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  958.  @T1000Iris  right now, in this climate, they are all afraid to do anything. Last night in LA was a mess. Hopefully with the National Guard here tonight we will see less chaos and more arrests. Even though they don't want to crowd the jails bc of Covid.
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  959.  @rstuv8141  Ask your wife to explain what comes under the social (or civic in some clauses) disobedience in force majeure clauses and how that would apply to such a case.
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  960.  @nwsportstilidie  I believe there is always a bad, corrupt apple in every bunch. However I do not hold entire groups accountable for one person's stupid misconduct.
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  961.  @T1000Iris  I wasn't here in 92. But I did hear that they were just rioting again in Rancho Cucamonga. What's up with that place that causes people to break out into riots every time?
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  962.  @rstuv8141  Yesterday I called and checked our policy as there was a protest scheduled for our area. Luckily, we are covered! But thank you for bringing it up bc I heard the same thing from a second source which made me call to verify. Thanks again!
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  963.  @rstuv8141  Thanks! Yes, I was speaking about business insurance. Our agent (the one I had contacted) actually just emailed to reach out and see if all was ok (it is, so far). My block got together and hired private security to spend the night on each end of the block Sun and Min nights. They chased off looters Sun night (and it was caught on a few ring cameras). But Mon was quiet. We are hoping LA stays peaceful and goes back to worrying about the coronavirus. Unfortunately in 2 weeks, I am afraid we will see the backlash of these protests in the Covid numbers. Stay safe and healthy!
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  964.  @rstuv8141  Our block hired 2 armed security guards for 3 nights in a row with one positioned on each end. The first night, two ring videos caught on camera, the guards chasing off two would be looters. The next 2 nights were quiet, but we were all happy to pitch in $50 a night to sleep easily! Hopefully things will be quiet this weekend!
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  965. Atleast someone finally informed Anderson about the fact that the Mayor of Las Vegas has ZERO authority over the casinos. Something he clearly wasn't aware of when he was conducting the interview.
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  966.  slopjaw Johnson  Either you answered the wrong person or you did not read my posts. Which echoed the same thing you just said.
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  967.  slopjaw Johnson  Me?? A white liberal?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 That joke just brightened my day at least!
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  968.  slopjaw Johnson  Oohh! Now I get your confusion. My comment was to a person's comment, not the video itself. Scroll up to follow the conversation and it should make sense (whether you agree or not).
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  969.  @carolsmith6253  This is a chain the has been going on for months. Read through the entire conversation if you don't understand it.
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  970. Only 3 replies at this point, so answering all in one... I haven't gotten to the "people losing their minds" in the media/world yet, but I am sure it is there, LOL! I want to watch it but it will make me even more twitchy than I am these days raising 3 teenage girls. I think I get it. Not sure I need to see it to feel uncomfortable with the comments that bothered me...because...as she says, it is all already over TikTok (and if one hasn't seen that, they should!!). But some of the things she mentioned are thing we would see on this Netflix program, but NOT on the selection of TikToks that our kids choose to show us (mine happen to tell me which grosses me out enough, and they know it is inappropriate, so I don't need/want to watch). They love freaking me out at the dinner table as we discuss them... and they can't really leave the house, so I don't make that big of a deal right now...I am picking my battles, as we all are I am sure.
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  971.  @bigchungusog  Just to underscore my point, dive a little deeper into TikTok (if your kids are not telling you). It is SHOCKING!! Regardless if you are "Team Boys" or "Team Girls". And if that means nothing to you, ask an older teen to explain...
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  972.  @AquarianNomadic  We all have to pay the bills somehow! Though I do not see her as a media shill. Certainly not compared to the other networks!
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  973.  @bigchungusog  see my new post about the film below. But if you haven't seen this on TikTok then the algorithm is even smarter than I thought! Because it is definitely there! Especially for the tweens and teens. All four of mine show them to me all the time. Mostly to shock me and make me crazy. But I am happy to feign outrage and disbelief as it starts up the conversation atleast.
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  974. I actually wonder if Jill Biden knows human decency at all! What she has done to him is appalling! No one who is even remotely, possibly sick or just too old to work 20 hours a day, should not be forced to--We have laws against that! Even watching this is painful. He said he had a phone call with the Holy Father...huh??? And the tangents he goes off on--even though he clearly has the questions in front of him as you can see him reading off the answers--he obviously gets confused easily and forgets things. Which is fine. But not for the President of the United States!
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  975.  @jockyoung4491  For Biden and Harris? Yes. I hate them. I think they are complete misfits and will be terrible at their job. Biden had 50 years and did nothing, why should we believe he will do something now? And Harris is nothing more than a low level beaurocrat who somehow was catapulted into the VP position purely for OPTICS! BUT she changes her views and opinions with the wind--I live in CA and have been following her for years. And moreover, she is NOT ready to be President however she likely will be when they push Biden too far that they have to invoke the 25th and Harris becomes President! We have ZERO idea of what platform Biden was even running on as he shut the press out and the few things he DID say were just about how he was going to make sure that he listens to the scientists. Not what he would do thereafter, nothing about a stimulus package (which the Dems could have passed and then maybe would have done better in the Senate and the House), nothing about the econony.... Harris doesn't even agree with Biden on most things, yet changed her tune to get the job. But if she becomes President, do we have any clue what she will do??? Unfortunately, no. Everything I have seen from them or from their campaign has been sad and pathetic and when Biden speaks, no one even understands what he is on about--even though he clearly got the questions and was able to prepare answers beforehand. It is a JOKE!!!
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  976.  @jockyoung4491  Who is the Holy Father? Isn't that supposed to be God?? Didn't he mean the Pope??? Or is he just blindly alienating everyone who is NOT catholic with his first speech out of the gate? That really makes me feel like he understands inclusivity and how to bring the temperature of the nation down and bring everyone in the country together in unity... 🙄
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  977. "God helps those who help themselves." Definitely not scripture, that is 100% correct! (Which he certainly knows, since he went to religious school since nursery school...) But how dare he quote BENJAMIN FRANKLIN!
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  978. WOW! These people are SOOOO dumb at The Damage Report!) You guys just got played. And then did exactly what they hoped you would do! Or you are just playing dumb and playing along bc it is a slow news day. But you can't really be that naive?? You have agents (don't you?)! They surely would have told you how this works!!?? She signed a contract, based on the election, and there were a bunch of stipulations attached based on the contract, as to what statements could be made to the media. Not difficult when you work in PR to think about how things may play out and what you would want to say based on situation A, B, or C! And why would she not look put for her best employment opportunity or situation, based on what happened with the election. This happens every 4 years! So naive....! (But hey! You made her the topic of the day, so on her behalf, thanks!)
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  979. WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD IT MATTER WHO "THE ROCK" ENDORSES???? This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen!!
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  980.  @sab1751  Scott Baio from Happy Days?? He was the first boy I ever kissed, lol!
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  981.  @valerierodger7700  Not exactly.... first of all, we have (for the most part), very loyal, excellent staff. Many of whom have worked for us from day one, and others have been on staff for years. We managed to live through 2008 without having to let anyone go, and thank goodness, we are doing fine now. Some of our staff even followed us to our new location shortly after we opened years ago because they wanted to work for us (and are still there). I have the job because I own the place, along with my husband (50/50). That is why I am not going anywhere! And neither is he! It is no longer always the wife who "just has the job bc her husband is the doctor". Agreed it is still common even in today's day and age for people to think that way. But they shouldn't! It's terribly sexist. Hopefully things are changing.
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  982.  @valerierodger7700  And to address your sweeping statements regarding managing staff and administrative duties, in addition to working with my husband at his hospital, I have my own, separate business of over 20 years, with my own staff. It is because of my background that I started helping my husband in the beginning, but what I consider "my real job" is something different entirely. We have not been able to do any work this year, so I can focus on helping him with his this year. Never let doctors do administrative duties. It is a recipe for disaster. Nor are they good at HR, as they don't have the time to stay on top of the laws. Either way, my key employees have been with me for at a minimum of 20 years and are all very happy. So no need to feel bad for them!
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  983.  @gnirolnamlerf593  Disrespectful? If you are going to call me out, then atleast take the time to read my comment and who I was answering so you can keep it within context. Especially if you are casting aspersions on who I am and what I am doing for the general population during this pandemic!
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  984. THIS IS INSANITY!! You are a REPORTER calling the President of YOUR country "A little man." When in the history of reporting has that ever been called fair and balanced? Love him, hate him, or don't give a crap about him. But still remember that he holds the highest office in the land. Then ask if you are a reporter, or just sharing your opinion. This is CRAZY!!!
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  985.  @shhfiftyfive  The US government? It is a FRENCH film about kids growing up in the Banlieues of Paris. Have you even watched it? It has zero to do with beauty pageants.
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  986. Can anyone please point me to the details on the Cares Act and how it affects a purchase of a commercial property (with an SBA loan), if you close escrow by Sept. 27th? My lender told me that if we close by that date, the government will pay the first 6 months of my mortgage??? I feel like I either misheard or she misspoke?? Does anyone know the details or where I can find out? Thanks so much!!
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  987. China is NOT a third world country, fyi.
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  988.  Martin  There should be a policy that those who are here already and working should get citizenship which helps all involved. And only then should we look at bringing new people into the country, or even legalized those who are here illegally, but are not employed..
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  989.  @GigiAbbi-cu9qn  Actually, go troll somewhere else
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  990.  @GigiAbbi-cu9qn  DO YOU???
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  991. That is not why the Chinese wear masks. Culturally they wear them to be polite, when they are sick and don't want to infect others. Same in Japan and the rest of Asia. Now they are being used prophylactically but they are not designed for such use. They do however reduce the amount one touches their face and then someone/something else, which can help.
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  992. Jews do not turn the other cheek. We are all about an eye for an eye...!
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  993.  @vickijenkins417  Spelling IS important! And the fact that so many don't understand that, or take education seriously enough, is creating huge problems for society today. It absolutely does affect my fellow man, as one can only get so far in life with poor written English skills. Be it spelling, proofreading, or punctuation. Which does not seem to be a priority to anyone in this chat!
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  994. @tommy gunnor WHO cares?? First, your teachers. If you are misspelling words you have already been taught, it is just lazy. Then when you apply for a job, your employer cares. Spellchecker and Grammar check are readily available and not using it is again, just plain lazy. I won't even bring someone in for an interview if the applicant couldn't be bothered to spellcheck the resume submitted. If you can't be bothered, why should I?
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  995. But it IS sooo painful everytime I am in Paris and people make fun of our President!!... LOL! I still remember a very embarrassing conversation with our neighbors about Bill and Monica while having dinner with my husband at Flore many years ago. And it still happens all over Europe!
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  996.  @T-Ingvarsson  No, they are known as part of North America. Not America.
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  997.  @johnnytorres277  They are over satellite. It is a standard delay.
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  998.  @teresaareces4995  That would be smart! LOL! Too bad they can't do it that way (I am sure they thought of it, or even tried)! But it would be way too confusing!!!
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  999. @Mike Siler1 I recently have been using YouTube as my go-to for info as I have been tracking this virus all over the world since January due to work. I often get caught up in the comments section bc it amazes me how much common knowledge and information just goes right over people's heads. I have 4 teenagers and they are better informed than most! It scares me for the future of our country.... (not to mention when I watch International news in other languages and read what they say about us as Americans! Thanks goodness that Biden isn't all over the news these days!!)
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  1000. @Mike Siler1 While many want Trump out of office, until Biden names his running mate (who will be whom you are actually voting for), it isn't really a discussion. As much as you may want Trump out, would you really feel safe with Biden in office? Would you honestly feel that voting for Biden is a responsible use of your vote? There were some very capable Democratic nominees. How did we get here? Talk about a bait and switch. I do not trust the Democratic party right now. Regardless how ridiculous Trump sounds. Now, if I could only figure out how to submit my PPP application.....
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  1001. @Mike Siler1 IF Biden wins... remember back when you said we would be fine for one term... you may not be familiar with dementia but that is an eternity away for someone battling the disease. Especially when your job involves meetings all day long, decision making on behalf of an entire country, and very little sleep to go with it (and that is all on a good day, with no stress and in one time zone). If Biden actually had to fly around the country and campaign, this would be a very different conversation....
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  1002.  @johnnytorres277  That is just the way it is done... it is broadcast all over the world and pings off of a secure satellite. But with the security, comes a delay. Just how it is set up....
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  1003.  @johnnytorres277  It is great that you have a strong, stable connection and enough bandwidth to get done what you need to, wherever you live. However, certain people, like reporters/news agencies, can't count on a wonky connection or needing to report from somewhere still running on 2G, or somewhere where there is no internet at all. Security concerns aside, a satellite uplink is much more reliable than everyday, standard internet, so that is what they use.
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  1004. @Mike Siler1 Interesting you bring up the supreme court. I just the other day gave my girls (one who will be able to vote starting tomorrow) a lesson in Roe v Wade and how we can never let that be overturned. As well as a lesson on the difference between pro-life and pro-choice. And that even though we vote conservatively, and they understand why, there are a few things that we will not abide. A vote for the right does not necessarily mean that we agree with everything they stand for. Just as even though we support Trump (largely for personal reasons), we do not agree with everything he does, says, or stands for.
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  1005. Hielo=Hyee--el--lo!! Same in many Latin based languages. And necessary in the summer when traveling!!
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  1006. Joyce Duncan  Reread what you wrote and then ask yourself if that could be viewed as racist in itself. Not every Black person is good and kind. Just as not every white person is good and kind. Racism starts with a label. Until we all see oneanother as Americans (Or Canadians, French, etc.), we won't be able to move forward.
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  1007. I have a 19 and an 18 year old (and a 16 and 15 year old). None of them watch TV in the traditional sense. And if they do watch a network TV series, they do it on Hulu, Netflix or Prime. The only time they even pick up the cable remote is to change the volume!
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  1008.    Are you trying to answer my question? Because if you are, I am still confused.
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  1009. Legally you can already be fired from your job if you refuse to get the vaccine. I am sure that some airlines will be able to mandate it. Or atleast without a doctor's note. As long as one has another choice of who to fly, you won't be able to sue.
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  1010.  @djcuebass7559  Yes they are. But no one is asking anyone to break HIPPA rules and show records. But legally you can be fired if you do not get the vaccine. If there is a health reason that precludes you, you will need to show documentation from a doctor. Not provide your health records.
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  1011.  @djcuebass7559  And AGAIN, no one is asking for your medical history. Just proof of (one) vaccine, for purposes of this discussion. There is a HUGE difference between the two scenarios.
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  1012.  @djcuebass7559  I have never gotten a flu vaccine, nor given it to my children, ever. You are confusing too many issues. Do you really not follow? Google it. Certainly before you let someone fire you for being an obstinate fool. Remember, ignorance of the law is no excuse.
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  1013. The point of this story was supposed to be about Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports--not Elon Musk. As much as people love him, Elon Musk doesn't need more press. He is already a household name. Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports should be the focus, and hopefully one of the main topics of conversation this week. Help them out! Even if you can't give them $5, by supporting them and their endeavor to help small businesses survive, we can ALL help support Dave and Barstool by spreading the word of how great they have been and how they are making a difference. They have gone over and above in doing their part--the least we can do is help spread their message!
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  1014. And Golda Meir said, in 1956, years before that, "Until they (the Palestinians) love their children more than they hate us (the Jews), there will never be peace."
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  1015. And STILL, not ONE American reporter will state on the air what "The definition of exposure" is, PER the CDC. Not one, since the beginning, will go the extra mile and inform the people, so that they can be informed, protect themselves, and do their own contract tracing (if necessary). Because it matters!! (And for those who are interested, the missing factor is "for more than 15 minutes". If you have not been in contact with someone with the virus FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES, the CDC (as well as local health departments) do not consider it in exposure that needs to be followed up on.
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  1016. Yet again however, we will end up with the reality that HALF of the country DID vote for Trump (if Biden wins it still won't have been a landslide victory). Will the other half accept that reality? Win or lose?
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  1017.  tzipporah batami  It is apparently all over WeChat (their allowed version of social media). Many there have seen it but not on You Tube so they can't post (thank g-d bc otherwise they would also see all the crazy trolls and their posts!).
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  1018.  CURRENT. NeoPopRealism TV  They didn't ask. And I am sure anyone can google it. However, get the correct info. Of the 6 people who dies from the Pfizer vaccine, 4 of them had been given placebo. So it was really only 2 people who died from the actual vaccine.
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  1019.  @josembb1902  The only downside is the location (the one thing you can't change). Does it say where in Queens it is? What is the subway station? That could help (if it is somewhere convenient to the city).
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  1020.  @josembb1902  Also, assuming it is, or near, Forest Hills, where the area by 71st and Continental was built up already in the late 80's/early 90's, and things just branched out from there, as they do, I am sure that Jamaica has become even more popular and expensive. Especially as the elderly passed away. And the rent controlled apartments were redone and costs went up. But what became of Jamaica Estates? Since the 1950's that was the place to be. What is the story there now, do you happen to know?
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  1021.  @josembb1902  Brooklyn was cool waaay before Queens was!
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  1022. To everyone saying "you can't help who you are born to": you can help what you do with your time on earth. Spending money earned off of a lawsuit you bring in order to earn the rights to "Mein Kampf" is not time "well spent" unless you are using it for reparations. To want money earned of the back of 11 million dead people is disgusting. It proves that genetics are very strong...(übrigens ist die Übersetzung manchmal schlecht. Wenn mann nur Englisch redet, versteht man nicht alles was gesagt worden ist! Die ganze Familie ist verrückt. Einige mehr als die anderen, aber immerhin...)
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  1023.  Воры в Законе  Were you speaking to me when you said I would have done the same thing? If so,, understand this--My family--the three generations who are alive from the sole brother of a family of 13 that was killed in the gas chambers, doesn't even buy German. And we know plenty of other people just like us. If you understood the Bayarisch in the clip, then you would have understood exactly what was said. If you think it is ok to still think that way today, then you can speak for your antisemitic self. But never assume that I, or anyone else, would do the same. To be kin to anyone who was an officer in the SS is bad enough. To chase after your inheritance based on the reasoning stated in the film is just sick! Und Ich erkläre dass alles gerne mal auf Deutsch wenn Du dass besser verstehen würdest--Du musst mir nur sagen!
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  1024.  @bobbykiefer4306  Huh? His wives? Or his wife's what? Staff?
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  1025.  @veryhot7384  Troll
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  1026. Yes, that IS a terrible message to send yo the world. Except that CNN is the one broadcasting it to the world, even though the President is feeling fine! The media are the ones putting our national security at risk, not his team of doctors who clearly seem on top of everything and not at all concerned that he will make a full recovery.
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  1027. It literally takes a village! But the most important part is Shabbos! If you are not Jewish and shabbos is not possible, dinner every night at the table together (no phones, tv, etc). And then build from there. If you are Jewish, call Chabad and go (next opportunity) for shabbat or Chanukah. Just for a start. Then you will start to see the light!! 😉
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  1028. Yup! I am not sure values need to be "ancient", lol, but think maybe more "Leave it to Beaver" 1950's values. And dinner in my house is far from quiet...always a lot of loud debate, everyone talking over eachother and the occasional siblings bickering. But hey, at least they are all tuned in and involved, so I don't mind the noise. We eat, we drink, we laugh, we sing, we play board games, we read. For 25 hours every week, with no internet or TV, no phones, no driving. Just family, friends, synagogue and God. It isn't as serious as you are probably imagining, but that is what makes it the highlight of the week. I don't know what I would do without shabbos! (But don't get me wrong, the minute it is over, the first thing everyone does is run to turn their phone back on...!). Oprah did an interesting series about Orthodox Jews that is worth watching. You can find it on YT. They discuss child rearing and family dynamics as well. Be well!
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  1029. Like Mike! I wanne be, I wanna be like MIKE....!! Great song forever!!
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  1030. He tested weak positive for the virus and died due to other causes. The WHO and the CDC both state that the virus cannot jump from you to your pet and vice versa. But always wash your hands before and after you interact with your pet, as usually recommended, as things like the collar or carrier can be a fomite.
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  1031. With 24 hr news cycles, 3 weeks is a long time. Especially if Biden keeps getting tired and making more ridiculous gaffes. If he plays it smart and keeps it up, he does still have a chance!!
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  1032. If she can't figure out how to scale down her cornbread recipe, then we will have bigger problems than I thought!
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  1033.  @billncambo1  yes, you are correct on all points. However, once you watch the documentary, which speaks to many other problems of the time we don't deal with now, it not only speaks to wearing masks and things we are still dealing with today. But in addition to the points you just made, there are some fascinating historical points that might hopefully give people a different perspective as to how we need to learn from the larger points that correlate to 1918 (SF, Philly, numerous waves). Most people just know we had a pandemic in 1918. But actually watching the doc (and leaning something about it) is a whole different story.
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  1034.  @tarachapman916  Sorry Tara but if you only watch CNN for your news, then you'll have no idea of what is really going on in the world. Either toggle bet CNN and Fox, forces to create your own balanced reality. Or try something like the Hill who atleast has 2 moderates, one Republican and one Democrat who go over everything together each morning. I never thought I would say these words but yes, CNN is Fake News. You can't even call it news. It is just daily rants by left-wing democrats who HATE Trump so much and have no respect for the office they do not even pretend. Or refer to him as President Trump (yet Obama is President Obama). They don't have to like him. They are reporters. But respect the office while "doing the news." And maybe don't role your eyes constantly. Would they have done that to Obama? Do you see why Republicans are frustrated? And what is going on with their Biden coverage? Do they even show all his gaffes that make him look like an invalid? Or Pelosi's ice cream eating fiasco? It is just irresponsible reporting and should not be called journalism. They are like fishwives at the market.
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  1035. Since when is Orayta an "ultra Orthodox yeshiva??" They are in partnership with Yeshiva University and even on their website they call themselves a modern orthodox Yeshiva, teaching the lessons of Rabbi Soloveitchik and Rav Kook, (as well as the classic masters, as stated on their site). Orayta is as modern Orthodox as they come. This is poor journalism.
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  1036.  @souluti0n  She works in government. She is paid a pittance. And is about to earn a lot less!
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  1037. Yes, yes, Ana... we know that you HATE Republicans and love Dr. Fauci. We all love Dr. Fauci. But he lied before and lied this time. And he is admitting it! Because no one is perfect. Change the channel and you will see. Loud and clear, so you don't have to "interpret the mixed messages"...but was the photo of AOC skipping the line and getting the vaccine ahead of HER constituents clear of enough for you as far as the meaning of hypocritical?? And she is a Democrat! Imagine that! And remember that the next time you mouth off to everyone about how the Democrats can do no wrong and every Republican is evil!
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  1038. I too gasped when I heard it this morning, but be had been sick for a while. Covid exasperated it and was the last straw. He was indeed a legend!
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  1039. She epitomizes what is wrong with the younger generation. Who love to call the rest of us "Boomers", yet don't even know what the term means and why Boomers are named as such..... 🙄
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  1040. At what point is she going to figure out that Trump is no longer the President and that she can only try to keep him relevant--and keep her viewership --for so long... at some point someone will not only turn off this broken record CNN calls a reporter, they will throw out the record player with it.
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  1041.  @PhoenixFires  Who said demand??
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  1042. Anyone who is ever in that kind of situation and has to weigh the risk reward benefit, knows that you can always do more from the inside with a seat at the table. Once you are out, you are out. And nothing gets done when you are on the outside looking in.
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  1043.  @Hooyahfish  I just moved them from public school last week!
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  1044.  @Jeice5  Their first day was Thursday and Friday was a half day. When we were talking at dinner Friday night they were telling me a story about the teacher telling 2 girls to stop talking to eachother or something, but logistically it didn't make sense. But if that discussion had not come up, it could have been weeks until I knew. It is so backwards and crazy, why would one think that was what was going on? And they keep changing the schedule. One day on, one home. One week on, one home. But either way, I think the teacher should show up! Also, it is not in every class apparently (the teacher can decide). But between the in class vs. Zoom class day/weeks, and the fact that not every class is 5 days a week anyway, it gets very confusing!
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  1045.  @tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098  Do you mean pods?
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  1046.  @tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098  Yes, in theory, it should work. However there are too many variables at play, so we keep ending up with breakouts. Over and over again. The vaccine is our only hope to break the cycle.
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  1047. Why is this piece even called community in conflict? Every community has conflicts! This is no different than any other one.
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  1048. @Ava That is only true these days if you are watching online (or on your TV, if it is thru your IP address). If you are watching cable then ratings are still done by Nielson. In order to track Nielson ratings, your TV at home has to have Nielson tracking you (which you have to agree to). Sort of like the way voting works in this country...depending on what State you live in, your vote may be completely irrelevant, lol!
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  1049. If not in Indonesia, but in Holland, be sure to go out for Bami Goreng or Nasi Goreng...best way to try the different flavors and experience an evening of Indonesian flavor!
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  1050.  @mongrelrat  How would a public health system be funded (and by whom) in a weak economy?
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  1051.  @mongrelrat  That's nice. But we are not talking about Italy. But maybe the US will look at Italy for help when and if they discuss changing the current healthcare system. However, for now, we are still in the US, following American laws and our healthcare system has not changed. Nor will it change it the near future. Yet in the meantime, we still need a healthy economy to bear the burden that this virus will put on our healthcare system in the here and now.
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  1052. LMFAO!!! This is sooo funny!
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  1053.  @karenm7993  That may be but that is not the point since the taxpayers are clearly worried!
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  1054. Where is the shomer for all those bodies???
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  1055. I am normally with the Five, but having had a board meeting last night (of a private high school), where the chair focuses mainly (only) on the topics he is interested in, I thought back to when we used to have committees to work on things like finance, budget, financial aid, develop, fundraising, etc. And then each chair would report back to the committee as ti what they had discussed and decided. It was a much more efficient way to spend 2 hours.
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  1056. The school that has Charlie Kushner's name on it is a k-12 private school, only named after the Kushners bc Charlie donated money to the school. It has absolutely nothing to do with Trump. The loan was to pay the administration and teachers so they could continue to work and educate the kids in that community (like my nieces). THIS is the definition of FAKE NEWS. Winding everyone up by feeding them misinformation or half of the story. 75% of the PPP must be spent on payroll and the rest on things like rent and utilities. It didn't go into Kanye's pocket, nor does it have anything to do with Jared. MSNBC should be ashamed of themselves!
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  1057.  @ssc4153  Yes. Anonymously, not pandering to the entire world while looking for a payout. See the difference?
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  1058. How can you want something you have never tried?
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  1059.  @Raphinho89  I don't need to. I already know what his answer would be (the same feeling all of us who grew up kosher feel about eating pork products). He will never miss it. We also have plenty of substitutions for things that are forbidden to us (and even that many don't like to eat because of what they associate it with).
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  1060.  @SeetheWorldIn360degrees  Untrue.
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  1061.  Tony Hovgaard  And that "little hook" on the genetic strand completely changes the virus. Otherwise we would have a vaccine already. That is why it called a novel virus.
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  1062. Wow! Anderson is so mean! The BBB is not a government agency. They exist off of misleading people. Businesses have to buy their good ratings, and they are organized like the mafia--if you don't pay, they won't play and you will get a low score. Anderson has to know that! And yet he is badgering this poor guy who is just trying to make a living only bc he is friends with Trump. Terrible! Shame on you Anderson!
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  1063. What a lie! That bill is loaded with millions of dollars earmarked to go to Pakistan, Palestinians, Jordan, and other foreign counties for idiotic things. NOT set up to give Americans more money in their pockets!
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  1064. It is like Germany in 1938 all over again. Very sad.
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  1065. Not to mention that when the Democratic-Republican party was first founded in the late 1700's by Jefferson, Monroe and Madison (who all had slaves), the party was AGAINST abolishing slavery. Which continued when it became known as just the Democratic party in the 1800's under Jackson and van Buren. The Dems continued to demand slavery in all states and territories, and it was not until Lincoln, a Republican, won the Presidency in 1860 that we started to see real changes. It was the debate over slavery that destroyed the Whig party and gave birth to the anti-slavery Republican party. But most people don't talk about that anymore. How might things change in another 150 years???
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  1066. There is NO WAY that she doesn't remember what would show up on her phone when he called. Any woman can attest to that. And she may not have taken the cash the first night, but she clearly wants to cash in now!
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  1067. Speak for yourself. There are about 70 million Americans who would likely disagree with you.
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  1068.  Denise G.  Exactly. It was not exactly a landslide for either party!
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  1069.  Denise G.  Not if you truly understand how the Electoral College works.
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  1070.  Denise G.  As someone who was born and raised in Manhattan and lived half my life there, before I moved to LA, I know that you probably don't know 1 person who even voted for Trump. The standard has always been, even for Republicans, to vote Democrat on the local level. And even my Republican friends who still live in the city dislike Trump (including the ones I know secretly voted for him), because the pressure to hate him is just too great. However if you reread what you wrote, it comes across as one-sided to say that I am the one who was brainwashed (I can't be indoctrinated into somewhere I always belonged). Both sides are equally guilty. However I find the double standard of things like "peaceful protests" that end up with neighborhoods beings terrorized by rioting and looting, very tiresome. Especially when I live and work in one of them. Biden and Harris both have terrible track records (their voting records are all public record and readily available to anyone who wants to spend a few minutes to look them up--yet most don't)--whereas, on the top things I look at when supporting a candidate, Trump has actually done quite well. Had he never been given a cell phone or Twitter account, the past 4 years would have played out very differently. But I can look past that and focus on the things that matter to me and affect my everyday life. Just as I don't need to wait and see with Biden as far as what he will do once in office and how I will feel about it. I just hope he can help steer his party in the right direction so that all the people who feel like they won can comport themselves in a respectful manner going forward, instead of acting like the angry, misinformed animals they have been behaving like up until this point.
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  1071.  Denise G.  I hear you and agree with most of your points. I try to stay away from the sweeping generalizations--in general, but specifically within the context of politics. Blame it on my age, but it is getting very disheartening to view an entire generation who act like (and likely are) simply uneducated, misinformed, morons! I can't take it anymore. And while I try to comfort myself that I am sending 4 kids into the world who are not uneducated, misinformed, or just plain stupid, I find myself checking in on them to double check--similar to the way one checks on their newborn who finally stopped crying and fell asleep but you think they stopped breathing, lol. Because we can't compare it to when we were in college, 30 years ago, as there was no internet or social media and it is like comparing apples and oranges. They are both fruit, but... and then add in the fact that, as you mentioned, the Dems dropped the ball now twice--2016 was also a bust--and so while you voted more against Trump, I definitely voted not only against Biden, but again Harris. I am truly frightened by a Harris Presidency, largely bc I focus my vote heavily on foreign policy and her is somewhere between terrible and non-existent to dangerous. I have 2 kids studying abroad and while I care about the environment, I am more concerned about a nuclear Iran (luckily they don't even want to get into bed with Biden even tho he is already warming the sheets!). I can't stand AOC +3. They are simply the end result of a PR exec's wet dream, but one day people will wake up and realize that it was all a one night stand seen through beer googles. In the morning you realize it was all just a bad idea and there isn't the substance to it that you thought would be there past midnight. It is scary how dumb AOC is and how anti-semitic Ilan Omar is. I spoke not thunk, however, that Trump is racist (if it even matters anymore), and I know that he is not anti-semitic. And while Jared is certainly not the smartest in the family (Kushner, not Trump), the Abraham Accord was truly a historic achievement that everyone unfortunately overlooks. I don't think they will be all that welcome back into NY Society (even at KJ), but for the sake of their kids (who are so far, quite lovely actually), I hope people remember the positive things that he was able to achieve as he still has a whole life ahead of him, whereas we won't have to deal with Trump for that much longer. Which bring me back to why I would never have even considered voting for Biden. Hopefully the Dems do better next time around so it is at least a less divisive election! This one was straight out of the history books. I just hope we don't now have to live through The Terror and can all move on. Together, as one nation.
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  1072.  Denise G.  And thank you as well! Especially for not becoming aggressive or calling me names! It is crazy some of the conversations (with strangers) I get involved in (I am female, btw). And I do agree there are bad apples in every party, but it is the ones who danger my life and that of my family directly that I keep an eye on. But actions speak louder than words--or 140 characters on Twitter--and I pay more attention to people's intentions and what motivates them. Just as I put more weight into my personal experience and interactions with individuals rather than their party affiliation. One conversation or experience can affect a person's actions more than a history of voting records. So one photo op, be it Ivanka and a can of beans or Gavin in a restaurant without a mask, never tells the whole story. I didn't mean that Jared was lovely, but his kids. And while Charlie is truly an awful human being, Jared did actually turn out OK, and Arabella is not nearly as spoiled as one would think (yet, atleast). As I always tell my kids, nice goes a long way. As does loyalty. So for the things that matter to me (and my family), I don't have any beef with them. Just as I don't let things like jealousy, or opinions driven by media, influence my views. Watch some of the Campus Reform videos of interviews of college students--they have so little understanding about the things they take a stance on. But they do it anyway to be cool and "woke". I would rather they expended that energy on things they actually cared about and understood. Otherwise one is just wandering aimlessly through the world without a goal in sight.
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  1073.  Denise G.  You have a lot of faith! Which is a great thing--it will take you far in life! (And I could use some right now....I literally just saw that a classmate of mine was named to Biden's cabinet. While I "work from home" in a bathrobe! Going to find a bottle of wine and wallow in self pity now...lol!). Happy Holidays to you!!
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  1074.  Denise G.  See! You are so positive! A very healthy trait! And you are right, I should focus on the ins I have with the incoming group rather than the ones I am losing with the outgoing group. That helped! Thanks!! (Your good deed for the day! 😁) Have a great Thanksgiving!!
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  1075. And yet when "the pillow guy" changes over his entire operation and voluntarily puts out thousands and thousands of PPE to help the frontline workers, you ridicule him for speaking out about his beliefs in GOD. No guns. Just his belief in prayer... but that is something you find laughable? Don't be such a hypocrite!
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  1076.  @jonahlevi3178  Only in some States. Look it up as the info below is not correct.
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  1077.  @torisolomon4455  Perfect! More concise than any Wiki page! 😉😅👍
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  1078. Does he think we don't remember that he had Covid? Apart from using it as a daily PR event, you lied while speaking out of BOTH sides of your mouths... and then harassed someone on your front lawn, cursing him out, because YOU were not wearing a mask, biking around the Hamptons without a care in the world. And certainly not a care for anyone in it! What a hypocrite!
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  1079. Because they don't pick the topics!
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  1080.  @t33ny76  Is it better in the UK??
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  1081.  Deus Vult.  These are not religious fundamentalists. There are a very small number of cults, shunned by all Orthodox Jews. But considering we have an entire country where half the population is Orthodox (and everyone is Jewish), you can equate this to religious fundamentalism.
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  1082. He isn't incompetent. He is just old. It happens to the best of us and will hopefully happen to you and me. We just won't run for President when it does! That is the insanity of this all!
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  1083.  Scorpio  Or atleast check Google, lol! Like the Coyote comments posted on Twitter the night of the debate. I STILL get a huge kick out of the collective stupidity that night--and all the memes that followed!
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  1084.  @chuck_in_socal  Someone can't be everyone to everything. (Unless you are Kamala who flip flops depending on her audience). Identify with something!
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  1085. Agreed. It was disgusting and they went too far!
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  1086. You are very right. But to add to that, while a virus does not have "a brain", they are very smart and can adapt and mutate very quickly. Which would make this even scarier!
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  1087.  @JK-xz6mj  Das war wohl unnötig und ist bestimmt vielem Deutschen peinlich...
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  1088.  @relaxkid9497 I get your point, but we are not the italian mob.... once you are accepted by us and part of the tribe, we take you in as one of us and care for you as one of our own!
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  1089.  @ephraimcampos5232  No clue what you are saying, sorry.
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  1090. You can choose anyone, in any position, and extract any random contextless statement to make a point, representing either side. Avril is a solid choice. She has the ability to do the job. She is incredibly intelligent and has the right background for the position. I can guarantee she never makes a decision lightly, any hour of the day. At the very least, give her a chance and see how she does. Those who support her are confident that you will be impressed.
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  1091.  @frandohe  And atleast you understand that it is not "free"!
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  1092. Or get a job with benefits. There are a ton of them available right now! Even supermarkets offer great pay and benefits!
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  1093.  @frandohe  Your company doesn't offer you full benefits? I am assuming the $5,500 is your deductible. And then you have a 20% co-pay (which is standard)? Does $2,250 plus what you pay in taxes annually now come to 60% in taxes? That would be the comparison with Germany, for example.
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  1094.  @arlenreyes4283  "Police people??"
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  1095. Of course they aren't. They are Jews. Not Christians.
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  1096. Unless I am blown away by a product, I rarely leave a review. If someone is offering me 10% off a product, and I liked the product enough to buy something else from them (which is the key to that off), then I will leave a review and don't think there is anything wrong with that. My time is worth money (or used to be before Covid 🙄), and I wouldn't do it unless I was ok with buying something else from them. So that should be considered an honest review. I don't see the problem 🤷....
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  1097.  @krisorder5514  When it violates the sanctity of a nation state's right to exist.
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  1098. Has she (and her producers) gotten the memo that Trump lost and Biden won?? Talk about old news! She has become a one hit wonder. Except no one is wondering anymore, nor does anyone want to hear about the past anymore. We are all trying to look forward, while she is completely stuck in the past. It is becoming unbearable. What point is she trying to prove??
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  1099.  @robaldrich7399  NO THEY ARE NOT!! Proselytizing is very much frowned upon (and illegal to those under 18 in Israel). The Israeli army is Jewish. That will never change!
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  1100.  @vermary  You are insane and a menace to society
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  1101.  @0dyss3us51  Yes, well, I don't know what a portrail is, but assuming you meant it was a portrayal...it was a tasteless, inappropriate portrayal of Melania, a foreigner, who also happens to be FLOTUS, but does not deserve to be villianized merely because she is married to someone half the country hates. That is 100% on point.
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  1102.  Custom Made  Thank goodness you are not an educator!
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  1103.  Custom Made  why would the CDC contact a person who says that Coronavirus is FAKE??
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  1104.  @Squintel7  You can hold a funeral with up to 10 people, in addition to Zoom.
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  1105. We have the exact same rules in the US. However, this year, due to Covid, many people voted by mail for the first time in their lives. Otherwise, our system has the same checks and balances in most states and it is illegal everywhere to give false information and commit voter fraud.
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  1106. This report is completely biased and poorly researched. I am in the business and EVERY hotel has been practically empty. As far as events, apart from the fact that they are generally planned months to years in advance, most to all companies are not holding in person conferences or conventions. A drop of 60% in revenue is nothing for 2020.
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  1107. CNN has always been like this! I have been complaining for years the way they report on the "conflict" in Israel when they show only one side of the story, or put something on the screen that has absolutely NOTHING to do with what actually happened in Israel on the day they are speaking of (I have 2 kids who live there). AND, they use the same bogus footage over and over again. It is misleading, one-sided, despicable AND, dare I say....anti-semitic!
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  1108. Corruption is on the ballot. Impeachment is on the ballot. Conspiracy theories are on the ballot. Insanity is on the ballot. Exhaustion is on the ballot. HARRIS BECOMING PRESIDENT IS ON THE BALLOT!!! And that is not funny (no matter how hard she laughs!).
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  1109. Wait. What?? Did Krystal just say she was a BTS fan? Divesting against Israel? She stands for that? Now I have to stop listening....???
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  1110.  @voixdelaraison593  "But we all know"? How? And you think it was bc the jury was corrupt? Don't you remember the trial every day? How we all watched, at the edge of our seats? "If the glove don't fit, you must acquit!" That is the law. And why he was not acquitted.
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  1111. There was a doorman watching who said it was not the their first time. Where are the other witnesses?
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  1112. AND... If Israel is the one to come out with a vaccine, or helps another country develop the vaccine, then anyone who ever supported the BDS movement should not be allowed to get vaccinated!
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  1113.  @judepower4425  Do you mean BDS supporters? People who stand with those who want to annihilate all of Israel? Absolutely! They can all go. I will not shed a tear. Just as they didn't shed a tear when they walked into a cafe with an S-Vest on and clacked it off while friends and family members were innocently having a coffee the night before a cousin's wedding to celebrate her upcoming wedding. That unfortunately did not happen. And her father would no longer walk her down the aisle, because he was with her. They were just out for coffee. The person there for his political values did not care about their lives (or even his). Why should I care about theirs?
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  1114. Ugh! Jen Psaki has no kids, and loves cats...! Hmm....🙄
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  1115. SF has some of the most prolific "Haves" in the world! You can't just blow by that statement and think people won't notice!
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  1116. She doesn't work at the WH. She works for the campaign. Not for the administration.
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  1117.  @yellowmonkee0  First of all, you really are not going to claim you have never been lied to in a campaign year, are you? But regardless, my point is that they are 2 separate jobs with separate rules as to what they can say and can't. Campaign deals with the campaign, but that has nothing to do with WH employees. And even if you do know the answer, you may not respond. It is just part of the media circus to make the staff look bad (or if you get lucky, trip them up). And it was invented way before the internet. Yet the game, nor the rules have changed.
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  1118.  @stevemahoney1733  Well put!
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  1119.  @stevemahoney1733  It is just insane that most people don't understand the basic concepts of finances. Yet are allowed to take on huge amounts of debt they can't possibly pay off. Now that people will have to carry other people's debt, hopefully they will understand the consequences before they agree to it!
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  1120.  @kingabstract2288  That is not at all what ANYONE is arguing. This is not the same as the health care debate. Not everyone NEEDS a college degree. And in the same vain, not everyone is entitled to have their school loans paid off by the taxpayers. And the ones who feel the most strongly about it are the ones who chose to go to college and take on debt to do so. Or even the parents who did it for their children. And those who have already paid off their loans and now, in addition, have to pay off someone else's loans. It is not right. Especially when tax dollars will go first to pay off school debt before it goes towards healthcare for all!
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  1121.  @amous11221  LOL, I happen to work in the hotel business so from a corporate standpoint, I know the frustration when there is a young MOD working who gets into a situation that just makes you shake your head and say "what was he thinking?" But there is a part of the video where he tells he to be quiet and get out of the way and points her to stand in the corner and shut up. She only listened for a minute, and he was clearly overwhelmed and not thinking, at all, let alone able to come up with the correct way to handle the situation. But at that point, who else was going to mediate so it didn't escalate? Everyone was yelling. The man dismissed the manager and walked away while she went after him. I can imagine what was going on during all of this, and I really don't think the manager was making it into a racial thing. The hotel business, especially in NY, is very international. And nothing ever surprises us. The wealthiest guy can look homeless and the guy who runs off on the bill could be a billionaire. Race doesn't play into it. I think he was just a kid who had no clue how to handle it. He wasn't thinking about the fact that this scenario could play out--he didn't think at all. Hence the problem. Likely a training issue. And the Arlo will pay. Crump will be sure of it.
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  1122.  @guesswhoscomingtoyoutube  I agree, which is what made what Mr. Cooper did so extraordinary. But I also don't think that turning to violence is the answer. The press conference going on right now is an insult to every black kid who was shot in a situation of itchy (white) trigger finger. But Sharpton and Crump have a different agenda. These people have just become pawns in all this.
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  1123. @Alec Dwyer Exactly. And not only will it not help America, it is definitely not helping our youth. Watch the protest they are holding right now. Crump and Sharpton are just using them as dog whistles. It is an insult to those who have actually lost kids to senseless racial bias.
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  1124.  @amous11221  Any parent will always see it differently than a 14 year old. That is our job as a parent. And as you said, like I had mentioned, it is primarily a training issue (preventatively), and truthfully, what would make the biggest impact on the corporate world would be if the manager (after he is canceled, as he will be) sued the hotel for "lack of appropriate preventative training" that put him in this mess to begin with. Otherwise, corporate America will never feel the pressure it needs to in order for things like this not to happen again. But again, while the manager appears to be a clueless kid himself, the hotel industry is one industry where staff only make assumptions one time (the first time) and then they are usually schooled. You just never know who the guest is checking in. It literally happens every day. He just got nailed by a random lunatic and will learn the hard way. Hopefully it affects some change on the corporate level.
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  1125.  @guesswhoscomingtoyoutube  "These people?" Which people?
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  1126.  @Badside936  Not being cruel. I have read up on the topic and know what happened at the time and how. People are not getting the whole story. Look into it and see what you think.
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  1127. How was her exit dramatic? And how is her scrolling through her phone or picking her kids up from school news? These photos are not even recent and certainly don't portray her doing any of the oh-so important things mentioned in this "news report". Also, they are now back to being the Kushner clan. And private citizens.
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  1128.  @robbie6028  The most sincere person you have ever known since Bernie Madoff, I am sure! Scamming people on YouTube is a sure way to get a one way ticket to sharing a cell with him! I am sure these ppl so gratefully thanking you for the info here are fake, but just in case they are real and just dumb and gullible, I hope they see this before they get taken by you and your criminal scam!
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  1129. That is not "Praising him"--we all have a hard time hearing through the masks. My husband can barely ever hear me. He simply stated that it was much clearer. Why report it that way? This has not been a news channel for years. Everything is just editorializing and commentary (99% anti-Trump), NOT UNBIASED NEWS. An entire generation now has no idea what NEWS actually means. It is just a vehicle to hear a story and how to think about it based on what channel you are watching. How very sad. No matter what side you lean to, or who you plan to vote for.
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  1130. Do any of these kids committing these sensless crimes look like they watcb CNN?? They are just breaking the law! And taunting the police always ends badly. It is not a video game. They haven't even made the point of their "protest" known. Absolutely disgusting. If this is how the youth of today thinks this is the way to demonstrate, I am concerned for our future. Atleast they are wearing masks.
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  1131.  @skhan1786  I mean the ignorant black, white, brown, yellow, purple, green and every other color of the rainbow, youths who came out last night across the country to vandalize and loot stores in the middle of a pandemic that has caused the worst economic crises in 100 years. I am disgusted that these kids represent the future of America. They could have protested peacefully during the day. But they purposely came out at night to vandalize our cities and taunt the police across the country. Truly horrible to watch. They all acted like criminals. There were no slogans shouted, no message they wanted to convey to the world, just crimes committed. They should have all just stayed home and played more Fortnite!
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  1132. Did she just mispronounce PEON? Or, what word did she say?
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  1133. WAIT....!! Are they morons? They can't put a kid in every bed nc of the 6 ft. distance need to abide by social distancing requirements? TURN EVERY OTHER BED IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!! There are the 6 ft minimum that is needed. And then add another foot in between each bed, just to be safe. NO ONE could figure that out??? Add plexiglass between each bed, for even more protection. I could keep going. But if they are too dumb to listen, what is the point??
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  1134. And what are we blaming them for?
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  1135. Trump aside, people hate wearing masks. Yes, some use politics as an excuse, and we fight with them all the time. Surgeons who wears masks practically all day long, and even enforce the current law in our state, still refuse to wear a mask during their off time, when they (still) host BBQ's, etc. They couldn't care less about what Trump says or does. They just think that they won't get it. Like all the other who think they are immune. No one is immune! But it is no different than the gun argument, or vaccines, or even abortion. People want the right to choose what they do in their private time, and their are enough of them to gather and spread Covid-19. Thus won't be over in November and even if Biden wins, you will see the same problems. You can't blame it on anyone in government.
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  1136. OOHHJ! So now you atleast understand why they are called Boomers?? Yet still don't understand how your own NHS works. Hopefully, after you have paid into it for so many years, it WILL still be around when you need it! Taking care of your elderly is important, not to mention necessary. But it sounds like you would do better in a US based system where you don't need to share with others and can just pay on your own for what YOU need!
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  1137. SUPER smart, lol! Sooo LA!
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  1138.  @CrazymarioO-cf9yf  Their lunch...too
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  1139.  @randomology889  Most schools are tree-nut free.
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  1140. @I Will Defeat Ray Mak Not how it works in public school in the US.
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  1141.  @aryanawilliams230  Bologna?? That alone can kill a person. Who feeds kids nitrates regularly anymore?
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  1142. Yes it does. And those who were in line to get to get the vaccine arranged for cold storage as needed. The rollout has gone quite smoothly, despite what this report claims!
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  1143.  @gagatube  I could tell you.... but then I would have to kill you...lol! No, but seriously, one thing I did just hear (that I am still trying to get confirmation and clarification on), is that that vaccine, while some are even up to 95% effective (with a booster), are now showing to last only 6 months and then it's efficacy begins to wane, down to zero antibodies. Clearly, that is something that they would not have been able to study due to the timing of the studies of the vaccines. But if that ends up being the case, then they really will need a whole new Plan B....
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  1144.  @gagatube  Just what I have been told by someone who has been working on the vaccine since the beginning. As usual, the few one off issues and reactions have been blown up in the media, but from the perspective of those who were involved in the development (and what was reported to them as far as the rollout), everything is going smoothly. They course corrected when met with the anticipated bumps in the road and are very pleased with the outcome. But you seem like a reasonable, normal person--why would you believe a random person on YT!? LOL! (But I am telling you what I have been told, from a reliable source. If it makes you feel better.) Stay healthy!
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  1145.  @gagatube  My pleasure! Also, btw, regarding Jared (and Ivanka), I know a lot of people hate them. But they honestly are not the horrible, devious people that the media has painted them out to be. Along with everything else we hear from the media, everything should be taken with a (large) grain of salt.. for example, the Abraham Accords was truly an amazing feat, and he is getting zero credit for it. The media is out of control. I don't feel like we can get reliable news from anywhere these days!
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  1146. Someone needed to add to the list "have great respect for her"? He needs to be reminded when he has great respect for someone? And why is that last on the list? Seems like a good place to start...
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  1147. Every woman has a mind of their own. That should not seem refreshing in 2020. How they put it to use is another story.
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  1148. WATCH THE MOVIE!!! It has NOTHING to do with the media narrative you are watching (and it is an excellent film). How can you comment on it if you haven't seen it? In fact, I was so shocked that I had been led to believe one thing until seeing it myself and coming to my own conclusions, I almost want to call the woman in the clip calling for it's ban and explain to her what the movie is about. Or ask her if SHE has even seen it (and if so, what language did she watch it in and does she know anything about French culture or the area that it was filmed in?)
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  1149.  censored girl  so... you are just going to go on saying "from what I understand..." not having seen the film first hand to form your own opinions, and instead just parroting the words and views of random, anonymous people?
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  1150. She has worked for the RNC and Trump for quite a while. She is solid. Smart, prepared and clearly hot to the point of distraction. She does her job and does it well. She isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
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  1151.  Ethel Rosenberg  Which line items to Israel are you speaking about? Or are you speaking about the foreign aid package that is going to the Palestinians? Or Pakistan? Of Afghanistan? Gender studies in Pakistan and counting Artic Char is more important that the American people right now?
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  1152.  @tonimcclary1715  We all get it is an omnibus bill and will go through the same year end circus we always do. And I am even glad that if people learn a little something about how government works in all this, that is great. But very few news outlets are even mentioning what is loaded into a 5,000+ page bill, let alone reading about it. So I have done my research. It is the foreign aid that I oppose. One line item is more ridiculous than the next. Especially during a pandemic. Anyone who reads the NYT or WaPo read that even they agree that all of the foreign spending was thanks to the Democrats. But Trump is leaving office, so the media seems to be bent on setting everything up to be a partisan issue. Even holdovers for next year, such as the recession we will end up in for recklessly printing more money,, so there is something we can still blame on the Republicans.
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  1153.  @IAMGiftbearer  It may not make them better, but it usually makes them more important, lol!
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  1154. Most expired meds are fine (except for erythromycin--that one should be thrown away if out of date). And if it is that or nothing in places like Africa, they should have let them in. They are there to help!
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  1155.  @swatdowg  People in certain countries whose options are a few months expired vs. nothing at all feel differently.
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  1156. YES! It is insanity! They should change the answer of the saying "what is the definition of insanity?"... The DNC!
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  1157. I believe Obama. Biden cares about everybody and every story. And that is why HE CAN'T STAND BY ANYONE ON ANYSIDE FOR MORE THAN A SECOND! HE JUST FLIP FLOPS BACK AND FORTH. HE DID IT FOR 47 YEARS, WHICH IS NOT WHAT WE NEED FOR HIS LAST FOUR!!!
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  1158. Is she saying she won't take the vaccine??? After she pushed for it all this time? Great leadership...🙄
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  1159. @Farhat Please do not listen to Martin, who is clearly a troll who knows little about religion (any of them), and is just being disgusting and offensive. He does NOT represent the Jews or any form of Judaism. There are indeed many similarities (not a coincidence of course) in both the religion and the customs. Islam has many lovely aspects as does the Koran. Anyone who says otherwise just doesn't know enough about the two religions.
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  1160. Who is "we"? There are many different houses of worship.
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  1161. Aside from Twitter, how do we know where this story came from? Or is true? It is odd that we are just hearing about it now if it has been happening since 2017... sounds too much like a scene from "The Help".
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  1162. I loved the livecam shot of the voters in PA working so hard to get those votes counted....! Isn't Pennsylvania embarrassed?? The entire country (and World!) is on edge and they pan an empty room???
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  1163.  @LovePeace2025  Made in Austria!
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  1164. I don't like the fact that she said it went on for years and many people saw it. That means she was either pretending it wasn't happening, or was complaining about it at the time, but waited until now to go public. And if she was pretending it was not an issue, she was condoning his behavior publicly, which doesn't help anyone else (let alone herself). And she should not need to talk to the media for thus to be investigated. But she has to realize she will be tried in the court of public opinion. She can't be that naive. Then again, maybe she can. Or it is all just part of a larger plan... Twitter does seem like an odd place to come forward with these allegations.
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  1165. How can you "not rip them from the hands of their family members" if they are entering to country as unaccompanied minors, with no family members with them?? Huh??
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  1166. The girl who has questions? She has had months to look into her questions and find answers. And if she doesn't feel comfortable getting the vaccine, she doesn't have to. There are plenty of other waitressing jobs she can go get. It is her choice!! Just as it was employers choice, legally, to make getting the vaccine a requirement of employment. He is choosing to be responsible and protect himself, his staff, and his customers. Good for him!
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  1167.  @more17  That is not accurate. They did not start creating the vaccine from scratch. They used years of research from all of the other varieties of the many other coronaviruses and other mRNA vaccines so identifying the spike protein was far easier than in most processes. Plus every country, university lab and company was working in it. The studies can all be found online. However, no one is forcing anyone to take the vaccine. But for those who don't understand why they should or shouldn't take it and just "don't want to", are being selfish. Everyone should at least research it for themselves and ask questions if they have any.
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  1168. The opening comments and questions she makes are probably the dumbest things I have ever heard! I am glad that Dr. Gupta said it was a 20 second video and not something one could diagnose. I haven't seen video of Biden jogging either... are we going to speculate about that?
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  1169. The Lubovitcher Rebbe said, "Where there is a Jew, we will build a Chabad House", which is why there is a Chabad house in any city in the world where there is a Jewish community (or they go and create one). A great place for travelers who need kosher food, a synagogue for shabbat, etc. The Rebbe never visited Israel because, he said if he ever went he would not be able to leave. There is however a large Chabad community there. With many Chabad houses.
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  1170.  @nessawalsh1499  we do have affordable housing for those who qualify, same as Europe. And we He public Education. There is also Medicaid for those who need it. However, most Americans who are above the poverty line cannot get free Healthcare. The system is set up differently in Europe. In Germany for example, one pays much higher taxes (60%), which means that everyone has access to the Krankenkasse. But many still pay extra for privatized insurance so they don't have to wait so long for tests, appointments or vital care. And healthcare is still run by private companies who are granted the contract on a bid basis. Whereas in China, there is no privatization of medical care. It is all government run.
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  1171. @Johnny Boone I assume that Nessa is a young European with an honest question. Your cynical answer, aside from not actually being an answer at all, isn't going to help... every European country has a stock market and wealthy Conservatives who make up their 1%. It still doesn't answer the question asked.
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  1172.  @alinag3831  You can go to China anytime. Very few people speak English, even in the hotels. Same is true in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, etc. Go and say whatever you want, lol, no one will understand you. It is extremely frustrating in Asia (and very difficult to get around or sightsee). Book a car and driver (especially in Beijing). That helps. Even more so if you are blonde.
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  1173. Sell that Prime rel estate to a developer and move the prison in order to build a larger one! San Quentin Prisoners do not need seaside views. I am sure they would rather have better conditions.
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  1174. No... Willie just always liked having arm candy around. Always smart, attractive and politically correct--for whatever that particular moment in SF was. He loved his accessories! But he was always a perfect gentleman!
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  1175.  @MrDavidBFoster  If you think the world still looks the same as it did 50 years ago, especially politically, then I suggest you watch some documentaries on some of the major occurrences and changes over the past half century. It will also help give you some perspective on how those of us who are 50 and over view the world and why.
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  1176.  @druujenkins3857  So funny you mention her clothes. Just the other day I was saying "can't her personal shopper and her stylist stop shopping the sale rack at Macy's and get her some good clothes?? Or is she trying to signal to middle America?" So, that is my perspective. I think she looks cheap and poorly dressed (please someone get her a good tailor!). And you think her clothes are fancy. And THAT is what is wrong with diversity in America and why no one sees eye to eye. No one understands the gap or how to speak to it!
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  1177.  @RileyFreeman8  🤣🤣🤣 See my post below (altho I am not laughing in the sense that someone else agrees that her clothes are not fancy. I think it truly speaks to the problem in this country and how we got to where we are today.)
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  1178.  @amandap9332  Firstly, they are not her. They belong to the company she works for. The studios will often repurpose some items as they mix and match for other broadcasters and other shows. But that is also why they are not actually that expensive (likely from Marshall's, TJ Maxx, etc). As long as one has a good tailor (a tailor is always on staff), they can make anything look like couture, rather than off the rack. Once they are out of style, they are all donated (and the company takes a tax write off so everyone wins), apart from the few pieces she may ask to keep. That is how we do it in LA and I am sure DC is the same. Same thing goes for all the food that goes uneaten daily from film production craft services (it is a lot harder for actors to get to keep movie outfits, btw). The budget for her clothes is a drop in the bucket in the scheme off the things, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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  1179.  @amandap9332  And I will say, working with many non-profits here in LA, where I do dinners for 1,000+ ppl (think the room where the Golden Globes, etc are held, as that us the largest ballroom in LA), that go for hundreds to thousands a plate, I always organize to have an org pick up the leftover food at the end of the night. It has become so difficult to actually give the leftover food away bc they changed the laws. The city would rather have dumpster divers, than homeless ppl eat filet mignon, bc "it sat out for too many hours and ppl may get sick and sue." It has gotten almost too hard to be nice. The insurance costs to protect yourself is prohibitive. Point being, it is a lot more difficult than you would think, even when one means well. And the Dems are to blame, unfortunately.
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  1180. Cover the stimulus plan Pelosi has been blocking for weeks, that would have actually HELPED some of these people!!! We are not stupid! We already know people are dying. You don't need to manipulate us and make us depressed. You need to get on board and demand to hear about a plan of action from Biden and Harris as to what they will do long term if they win to fix it. How will THEY get Pelosi to the table and agree to putting some money back into everyone's pockets!!
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  1181. I am still waiting for someone to define the 1% and why people are so against them. There is no way that the 1% will ever advocate for socialism, which is what all these people want. And secondly, I paid health insurance for all my staff for 15 years. When I finally realized that 5% of my gross was going to Healthcare, and that only TWO staff members remembered that they had insurance, and ZERO staff members had EVER used it, I put it back into my gross, which helped me eventually pay higher wages. Which helped my staff.. and which helped me get better staff (who never even asked about health insurance as the demographic of my staff is young and they think they will live forever). Which helped my clients. Why is that bad??
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  1182. She doesn't work for the WH. She works for the Campaign.
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  1183.  @EphesianRose  I think you need to re-watch the entire, unedited clip.
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  1184.  @jazpurgarcia831  Tokens? You mean HER CHILDREN??? Please ask your kids what they would think if you called them tokens and see what they say.
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  1185.  cosmicVox13  Why?? It is our tax money! We earned it!!
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  1186.  met mett  Except that Charlie is a staunch Democrat who does not need Trump, and already served his (well deserve) prison time.
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  1187.  met mett  Oh! K, back up. You don't know the whole sordid Kushner story? Or maybe you heard it and forgot? Because it is a doozy!!! Belive me, Charlie Kushner probably has not said more than 3 words to Donald Trump in atleast a year. He can't stand him. And I am sure "thank you " didn't come out all that easily either...🤣🤣🤣 Oh to be a fly on that wall Look up American Oligarchis by Andrea Bernstein. Watch the interview on YT. VERY entertaining!
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  1188.  @notsogreen  Unfortunately, I know what will happen if I get infected and catch Coronavirus. Sometimes, when I get a cold (which is rare), I can feel my Dengue kicking up. My hands are practically raw from handwashing. Luckily I work from home. But my husband is a doctor and I have 4 kids, so who knows what they are bringing home...
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  1189.  @notsogreen  the vector for Covid-19 is not the mosquito. Completely different diseases, different vectors. But Dengue, if you catch it, lies dormant, and can pop back up, should you catch another respiratory illness. Anyone with Dengue (like myself), is considered high-risk.
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  1190.  @notsogreen  It was not painful. I would say more uncomfortable. Of course it has a lot to do with how healthy you are overall to begin with. In Africa, in many places, they start out with a poor immune system. Rio had another terrible outbreak last year. Not sure, but it likely hit hard in the favelas where the standard of living is shocking! I threw my shoes out after I visited them!
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  1191.  @notsogreen  There are 5 different kinds. The worst being Dengue hemorrhagic fever, which it sounds like she had. Since I caught it, they came up with a vaccine. In 2015. So you should be ok if you go to Africa. Don't keep thinking about what you saw. Medicine is always changing and evolving. 3 months ago, Covid-19 was not even a thing (the 19 was for the year 2019, bc there are so many strains of Coronavirus. Why they said Novel at first before they named it). In 2 years, it will hopefully be a bad memory.
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  1192.  @notsogreen  But just for a good laugh (at my bad luck), the second case in NY that was announced today is someone VERY tangentially connected to me. And 3,000 miles away. But our families may have crossed paths recently (trying to find out), and he has supposedly been sick since January! His son is also showing symptoms and they closed the schools of the family's kids. The week before a big Countrywide Bball tournament is about to be held that my kids attend, but I am sure (I hope) they will cancel...they are disinfecting the University now and I guess I will hear in the morning (but I already told the kids no.). My typical luck. Crazy, right? But I am still here to tell the stories! Stay healthy and hopeful!!
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  1193. They are not orphaned. They still have parents. And the parents purposely sent them via Coyote knowing that they would either get to LA or SD, etc to where they had family waiting. Or they would be picked up by ICE. Either way, they decided those were better options than what situation they are currently in. And the parents have been contacted, they just want their kids to stay in the US. It is, unfortunately, very common here.
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  1194. In HS Jackson Heights was ALL Asian!! What happened and when?
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  1195. I will say that Kennedy's explanation of the his bill and the reasoning behind it spoke to me (the 5 month point issue).
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  1196. KOL HAKAVOD!! EXCELLENT video! Übrigens, ich verstehe schon dass Du in Berlin gewohnt hast, aber bist Du ursprünglich Deutscher? Oder Deine Frau vielleicht? Berlin ist eine tolle Stadt! Ich war letztes Jahr wieder da--das erstes Mal in fast 30 Jahren. Wahnsinn wie die Stadt in dem letzten 30 Jahren so viel verändert hat! Tja, war nur eine Frage als ich neugierig bin, he he...musst sie nicht antworten wenn es etwas zu persönliches ist...wollte nur wissen. Yalla! Tschüss!
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  1197.  @Travelingisraelinfo  Also... verstanden! Vielen Dank für die Antwort! Verzeihung wenn ich vielleicht etwas zu persönliches gefragt habe--hilft mir aber besser zu verstehen, wenn Du ab und zu mal etwas über "Politik"schreibst!
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  1198. The other stupidity is that the schools in the zip codes of the religious schools HAVE BEEN CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS! That is why everyone is getting sick! They have been going to synagogue and/or having family meals together to celebrate the holidays. School is in no way the problem. The Orthodox communities have been very strict about synagogue groups and making them smaller, and even with shorter prayer services (and in backyards when possible. And only with masks.) The Ultra-Orthodox, Chassidic community has NOT been careful... Hopefully they discuss that when they meet face to face tomorrow!
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  1199. When was this video filmed? We already know that she is not Vietnamese. We also know that the Uber did not have her phone, as Miya walked into the hotel with her phone and the hotel had her phone in their possession. We also know that even her attorney stated that Miya went off the rails and was uncontrollable, as well as being worried for her own mental health and stability, as Miya was clearly not listening to her or even playing with a full deck. The CBS interview has explained all of that.
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  1200. And what happens to those outlets if he stops being President??
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  1201. Trump himself is not responsible however he will get the blame as his campaign is responsible. There must have been a reason why something went awry. She pointed out that the State officials were not happy about the event. And it was due to road closures. At that hour of the night?? Who suddenly blocked the access?? Altho, notice they didn't look too bothered--they are used to the cold and were probably happy to get out and see the President! But that is all Biden has to complain about him today?? Pretty weak indeed!
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  1202. On the plus side, the Chassidim don't celebrate Thanksgiving!
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  1203.  @GreatDaneAV  The "man" who won the election in 2016. The "man" who became "President"? Yes, that's him. And he very well will likely stay in office.
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  1204. Except the story about the bathrooms is not true!
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  1205.  @danieldylan1273  Read the CNN article. Or the WaPo article. They both detail the story. Including the part that says the it was the Obamas who told the SS to stop using their toilet bc they had left "an unpleasant mess" in their restroom.
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  1206. She was referring to how the press has gone crazy, and using buzzfeed as an example.
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  1207.  @jayegreen9331  Is it true that woman in the audience was a plant? Are the Brits still so conservative that they have to plant someone in the audience to say something that we can pretty much count on atleast 3 people saying in that situation here on American tv? And I went to the BBC for a good, reliable overview of the story. See what I mean?
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  1208.  @jayegreen9331  Good to know I can still count on the BBC, even with the occasional grain of salt... thanks!
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  1209. I just cannot bare the "help desk mode" that he keeps going into as if he started the conversation with "Our conversation may be monitored for customer service." And now we know why help desks are so irritating--it is a training issue and it starts at the top!
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  1210. Who in the world was positive about ANYTHING that Hillary wore???
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  1211.  @buttkid3548  Except that we now know that the FBI was just out to get Trump and there was no truth to the allegations.
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  1212. @Susan Gunn Why do you think Trump pushed her out the door? Her term was up. Plain and simple.
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  1213.  British savvy  And did what? Her term was up--she had to move on. Why does everyone have to make a conspiracy about everything?
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  1214.  Leonie Romanes  Again, she had to go bc her term was up. That's all. And there is no conspiracy theory, just like we now all know there was no there was no collusion with Russia! The impeachment hearings were a complete waste of time and money and the Democrats and the FBI are to blame for this awful miscarriage of injustice. Although I have not seen anyone report on it but The Hill, Fox and some other ring wing channels. Democrats should feel lied to. It was not even on Meet the Press today, which I find disgusting! The media has gone too far!!
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  1215. Excellent report. But why do people not understand how the markets and our economy is tied to all of this? The supply chain is currently a mess already, with empty shipping containers on one side of the world and full ones on the other and bc of what happened in China, they can't get back to where they need to be. If the markets continue to plummet, production slows down or stops as companies lay people off or just go out of business. People stop shopping, slowing down the basics of supply and demand, again leading to more job loss and companies closing their doors. People then have less money to spend and don't go out to eat, or even buy more than the bare minimum they need. Travel stops, and millions of jobs are affected. People don't understand that the government does not want to create panic yet as it will only accelerate the economic problem that could ground the country to a halt. It is not about rich or poor, Republican or Democrat--it is just common sense. If healthy people would wash their hands more, stop shaking hands, and for now, make smart decisions while they go about their daily lives until we do need to take more draconian measures, the few weeks that we are able to keep things running could save the country's economy billions of dollars. If the markets crash and the hospitals become more understaffed, or insurance companies go out of business, then what? There is not an endless, unlimited supply of money and resources to continue to make the world go round.... that is why it is the job of the President to try and slow down the panic and keep the markets and the economy on track!
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  1216.  @lorettanericcio-bohlman567  🤣🤣🤣🤣
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  1217.  @BensonMTG  Vote for Harris you mean. She will ultimately be our President sooner or later.....
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  1218. UMMMM....EXCUSE ME???
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  1219.  Rose Algren  Not true. It is so bad in some places that kids are afraid to make their religion public. Not the way we should be living in 2020 America. I actually just said to my husband the other day, I feel like we are in 1938 Germany! That is a sad statement.
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  1220.  @DigitalSteel  Nor do you need to, as I see that the rest of this thread has already touched on many of the costly long-term issues that befell Flint, aside from the immediate costs that had to be taken into account by FEMA, which clearly were expected to exceed $5 million, lest they would not have capped it!
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  1221. Übrigens... in den USA, ist man 15/16 Jahre alt in der 10. Klasse.
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  1222. I wish Brianna would have mentioned when she learned what Juneteenth was. In which class in school. High school? College?
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  1223. Tara Reade was just brought in as a distraction. If anyone cared, or really believed her, they would have brought it up years ago. And she had every opportunity to bring it up at any point all these years but for some reason didn't. That should be the question people are asking. Why now?
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  1224. You didn't poll me. I voted for Trump and I never believed that it would be overturned. Please don't speak for all of us. THAT would be a big lie!!
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  1225. LOL, Tucker, I love you!! But you are really showing your "white privilege" when you say "Is there a single American who doesn't know this? Everyone knows this?" (about getting into an Ivy or not)! You may need to get out more...(again, I say that with love.. and a chuckle....)
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  1226. Wow! I also dislike Jane Austen. I don't know why, have read them all, seen all versions, and she just doesn't speak to me! (And when she does, in my head, she is always whining in a self superior, sanctimonious way...) And I adore period pieces. Cannot get enough of them! And I have never met someone else who also dislikes Jane Austen. Phew, I feel better now, lol! Fun video! Have you ever done one on hats? As a big wearer of hats and have some friends here in LA who do hats for the industry, I would enjoy it!
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  1227. Another sidenote--my biggest pet peeve, as a rider, are stirrups! Every movie, regardless of the year it takes place, always shows the rider in a saddle with stirrups. The Romans never used stirrups as they had not been invented yet, and did not appear in Europe until the 8th Century (and were used for the first time, even later in Britain!).
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  1228.  @ataaah  LOL! That was funny! I have another secret...I don't love Dickens either! Hard as a I try... 🤔
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  1229. As much as I like Saager, and even though I am not one, I find him constantly calling out "SUBURBAN WINE MOMS" as if they are some dangerous mob out to get everyone (once they have sobered up and gotten off the couch to go do whatever it is they need to do to make their point right now) very degrading. If he were a suburban wine mom, or even just a mom, or even just a woman, then maybe it would sound less offensive. But I think that is one drum he doesn't need to keep beating on!
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  1230. Even worse, at some private schools, one gets that or similar, and has to pay extra for it!! When my fourth graduated 8th grade, I was paying $6.75 per kid, per meal! (We switched to just pizza Fridays by then). Outrageous!! (And don't even get me started on the fact that they were being served the same beef served in prisons on meat days!)
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  1231.  @sloopfan3706  No!!! You have it very backwards. I was born in NY and live in CA. I vote Red Nationally, and Blue locally. As many people in NY or LA do. But we also know that our vote for President does not really count. It is a winner take all system. A very outdated, imperfect system that needs reform, but still a system that does NOT count the Popular vote. Just Electoral College votes. That is why voter turnout is so low in many safe states.
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  1232.  @rebeccacattell6099  However... that was not what the impeachment trial was about. And after whipping the country into a frenzy about how we have to hold yet another (costly) impeachment trial, when you show up to trial, don't lie, doctor evidence, and deceive the country and then be surprised that you lost. It was an embarrassment! And a bad idea all around with regards to Trump and what his future plans will now be. They should have just let it go....
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  1233. Or maybe educate yourself on Fiona Hill and her years in the White House first before you make sweeping "A HA!" statements. It may give you some perspective. It will certainly give you, atleast, more information.
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  1234. Don Lemon, you are not an attorney. When you want to ask how many more videos do you need? The answer is ALL OF THEM! Because they do not want to get it wrong and have them be acquitted. This country learned that awful lesson already. Talk about that! Because there are too many young people vandalising and looting the country who don't seem to remember Rodney King. So what have we learned? And your words are just fanning the flames. Educate people with the truth, not just your opinion. Invite the ACLU on. Be part of the solution, not the problem.
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  1235. Good for Goya!! And I hope My Pillow Guy had a good year too!
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  1236.  @izellamcqueen4583  No, Trump moved the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as a sign of solidarity with Israel. Not a temple.
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  1237. Florida is known as the ultimate battleground state, with 29 electoral seats (3rd most in the country). FL typically votes Red (barring some notable flukes). If Biden picks someone who will hurt him in a State like Florida, Trump wins. This story won't die until oppo research on someone else pops up and ends its news cycle. That is why Florida is important and everyone cares about the Cuba story.
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  1238. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. In Israel, bodies are also put directly into the ground--the body is shrouded, put onto a wood plank, and slipped back into the earth. No casket. In the US, bodies in Jewish cemeteries are put into plain pine boxes. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
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  1239. And the focus of the committee was to identify the vulnerabilities and design a road map so it doesn't happen again in the future. They had many years and many presidencies to create the roadmap and sort out the issues so we would never be vulnerable again. But sure, reminding people that we may be vulnerable right now sounds like a great idea!
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  1240. And we wonder when we call tech support (for anything) why they sound so stupid and annoying when they just keep repeating "I can't help you from my end Ma'am. You just need to go to your account and....blah, blah, blah..." It is clearly a training issue and it starts at the top!
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  1241.  @anonymousanonymous9844  Excellent point! And assuming she sees this too--Rav Friedman was not accused of anything. Why drag his name thru the mud?? Why is she here to slander him?
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  1242. EVERYONE is fundamentally incapable of dealing with this! Because the last time we were in this situation was in 1918! What would Seth Meyers have to talk about if Trump were not President? And regardless what Trump does or says (or as he reads what his speech writers wrote for him), he has a negative comment. It is not funny and it certainly is not helping people stay calm or hopeful.
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  1243. Wouldn't it be funny if they played the Bee-Gees as Biden walked out onto the stage??😅😅😅
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  1244.  @bettyannewilkinson8686  The Russia/bounty story has already been disproven. It was all over the news a few says ago.
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  1245.  @bettyannewilkinson8686  You really think Trump is to blame for Coronavirus? How so?
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  1246.  @izandmc7294  Who waited in line? If they would wait in line, we could get rid of those ridiculous signs on the freeway when approaching SD that warn us not to drive over families running across the 5 (with an absurd image of a family holding hands, dodging traffic and running so fast the smallest child doesn't even have her feet on the ground!). Go through the process legally and then you are welcome to stay. Do it illegally and (get a bad coyote)/do so knowing you may be imprisoned (on our dime) or sent back to your home country.
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  1247.  @dawnmackeller4472  Is this true? If so it is fascinating! Do you have any documentation that you can find? Leah Rimini would likely be interested in it. Too few people knew LRH was a sci-fi writer paid a penny a word from as far back as 1938. I wish Leah Rimini would use the attention she has commanded from her show to expose all the tidbits of history that led up to Dianetics and then Scientology. It would shed a lot of light on the topic!
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  1248.  Joe Mamma  He is a civil servant. No one would say he gets paid a lot.... that is why when they all leave politics, they enter the private sector. To actually make some real money after all their years working for the government...
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  1249. I heard her major was Poli Sci??
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  1250.  @diamondamongrocks  LOL...So CLASSY!
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  1251.  @diamondamongrocks  #1 I think you missed the comments before mine, to which I was responding to in jest. HOWEVER, #2, having raised 4 kids who are already leaders, and of whom I am very proud... regardless if we agree, they know to respect authority, their elders, other people'sviews and opinions, and MOST OF ALL, whatever their view is, they should always comport themselves in a calm, collected and respectful manner. Screaming obscenities simply for air time, when half the viewers will see you as a lunatic, is NOT the way to get your point across. They learned it from me, they learned it from debate class, and they learned it from watching people like the woman in this video. Make it about what you have to say, not about you and how you say it!
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  1252.  @diamondamongrocks  I am sorry, did you say civil discourse? Attack me all day long if you would like--you started it after all. But by all means, let's do keep it CLASSY!!!
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  1253. An update to my snarky post above, provided by another viewer--there was a terror attack in Switzerland this week. That is why they need your prayers. (Regardless if they are a Christian country or not).
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  1254. Speaking of ways we are dividing the country--why is it not an issue that we have orgs such as Black Voters for Trump, Or Latinos for Trump, Or Jewish Supporters of the DNC, etc.? By creating separate groups so "our kind can stick together" aren't we not going against the current goal of erasing stereotypes, racism, anti-semitism, etc.?
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  1255. Yes he will. He has no choice really. His schooling is designed for all students to come out with Smicha (rabbinical ordination). He may not be a pulpit Rabbi, but he will be one nonetheless.
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  1256.  @BuckleBunny  Watch "We heard the Bells" to understand what happened 100 years ago. This report is A JOKE!!!
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  1257. Have you watched it? It is fascinating. Simply from a historical perspective. Yes, it is interesting how things have not changes in 100 years, but there is plenty of other things are are really worth watching. Especially how they found samples that had been in permafrost in Alaska but were discovered by a doctor in the 50's and then used to study the disease. It is really worth watching!
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  1258.  @wolfjarlgrbane5771  Are you 12? Were there not enough Tik Toks to entertain you today? I am hardly trying to get anyone "targeted" (whoever they are who you think I am supposedly talking to). I answered one person (not YOU) and suggested they watch an excellent documentary (I am quite sure you never will, so this discussion is irrelevant). Surely you must have something better to do than troll in YouTube and just be nasty to strangers. If you are not going to be part of the solution, you are part of the problem. Go back to your Tik Toks and troll somewhere else!
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  1259.  @wolfjarlgrbane5771  Wow! That was quick--thank you! I accept your apology, thank you again! It actually bothered me as I am not used to randomly being called names, especially when I was just suggesting that if one is interested in the 1918 pandemic, it is a fascinating documentary and worth watching, that is all. The news did not cover it accurately at all (Fake News, lol!), which means people will run around misquoting what actually happened (as a historian, it irritates me). And my apologies as well--they were merely in reaction to your words. I also have teens (4), and they are constantly on Tik Tok. I told them they all had to be "private". But I do hear some horror stories from them about their friends and what goes on. Chona aside, the general stupidity of it aside, I don't think it is the healthiest app. And we are all too wrapped up right now to monitor and deal. At least they can't leave the house, lol! Best of luck!
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  1260. A lawsuit based on what? What damages could you show as the basis of a suit?
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  1261.    I am quite sure that she had never even heard of Walmart until she got into politics. She was not an underprivileged kid who grew up in the Bronx. She is from an affluent suburban town an hour outside of the city. She went to Yorktown high and then to BU. She may be a bleeding heart liberal, but she has NEVER even walked a block in her constituents shoes!
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  1262.  @ianbutler1983  ATC might disagree with you.
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  1263. A vaccine for cancer and AIDS??? You will wait a long time for that one! In the meantime, the advances they have made in treating both of those diseases over the years is mind boggling. Finding a vaccine for Covid-19 after they had already researched the 18 other Covids, would not take as long as you think. Learning about its after affects and in what percentage of the people is a different story.
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  1264.  snailure  Yes and no. You are right, I am explaining myself incorrectly. I was including the veterinary coronaviruses, as well as the human ones, I know they are subdivided into classes, and there are a lot of them. Usually one doesnt pay attention, but I did in January when it was announced. The disease and the virus have different names (as they are, of course, different). I do recall last year when the WHO came out with the name (each year they have a novel one, they put the year on the end, but they seem to come up with a new variation of one in animals annually, and as a vet you get an update). I just double checked on the WHO website and found this: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/naming-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-2019)-and-the-virus-that-causes-it (and I am glad we left the WHO!). Did you see that memo on the site??!! Assuming it was a memo (I didn't download it). Pretty odd! But, I know I remember correctly. Not that it matters, but it does raise an eyebrow that they changed the name and won't refer to those docs anymore. Nonetheless, the studies of each one had already been done and they used that info to create the vaccine. That is what I read, and heard from colleagues while the research was being done. What their story is today... I don't know. I will edit my previous comment as I don't need the nastygrams... thanks! Stay well!
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  1265.  snailure  Exactly. And there is no way they would ever come up with a "cancer vaccine." Tho I don't think that is what he meant, as when you listen to comercials for the HPV vaccine for example, it is very confusing for those with no medical knowledge (they are now touting it as an anti-cancer vaccine for boys). And regarding cancer, I didn't even want to get into what "cancer" actually means, or is. As you said it is not one disease.
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  1266. Maybe the Damage Report just doesn't have all the information and THEY are the ones who don't understand.... the vaccine roll out has gone quite smoothly thus far. Good for them!
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  1267. What is Ivanka wearing??
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  1268.  @cjp1599  It is a Jewish country.
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  1269.  @cjp1599  Exactly (though it is closer to a 1/4), which made the SNL joke even dumber. But of that 25% Arab population, there are also the Christians and the Bedouin, and "other". It is nonetheless considered The Jewish State of Israel.
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  1270.  @nogisonoko5409  You need to read up on the atrocities of the Germans in the name of preserving the Aryan Nation... there is no way one can equate anything the allies did to the evil that was carried out by the Germans. Ever. They rebuilt their cities. You can't say that about 6 million families.
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  1271.  @Србомбоница86  Islam is YOUNGER than Christianity?? Sorry, I don't like to call people names, so understand I am referring to your statement, but that is the DUMBEST thing I have heard in a LONG time! And that includes all the Coyote comments after the last debate! Maybe there was a typo? If you do think that is true, I suggest you look it up before you do anything else (like, ever)!
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  1272.  @hisredrighthand5212  I think we have strayed from the origins of this chain. Perhaps you should go back to the beginning and see what the discussion was that originally started the conversation before you get insulted by any of the comments. I don't think anyone's intention was to insult you, or Christianity for that matter. The discussion was about Scientology and then specifically, scientology in Germany. Ich kann dass auch alles gerne auf Deutsch erklären, wenn Du möchtest.
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  1273.  @123Koizora123  Yes! 100%. And Germany was smart not to give them non-profit status or view them as a religion, since they are not. And they should be taxed! We were dumb in the US. Die ist bestimmt eine Sekte!
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  1274. UGH! We will have gas prices like in Europe!
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  1275. What subway stop/line is it on?
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  1276. THANK YOU!!! Brunch is the FIRST place I am going when this is all "over"!
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  1277. I can think of a few examples but just the concept of "justifiable homicide" is the first that comes to mind.
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  1278. Just as the Mexicans don't like black people. El Salvadorians don't like Mexicans. Mexicans don't like Guatemalans....everyone has a problem with someone. Americans are hardly the only racists in North America (don't get me started on Europeans!).
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  1279. Now this is Soros' fault??
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  1280. The one at the Blind Museum? In Holon? Or in Tel Aviv?
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  1281.  @joeangelsantos8715  Really??? Where in LA?? I didn't know we had one here! My kids would love to go!
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  1282. Good for you!! And I hope you are focusing on businesses beyond restaurants. There are so many of us who have business that are NOT restaurants and we need help too but have been ignored... help!!! Thanks again!!!
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  1283. Sooo many! All over Scandinavia. In one Scandinavian country in fact (can't recall which but one can google it.), used to put Jewish stars (guess what color!?) on products in the market so ppl would know NOT to purchase the item!
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  1284. He is super smart. And he did go to Harvard, so his English is excellent. But yes, he puts some of our leaders to shame, so to speak.
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  1285. It was dated Oct. He only had 3 kids at the time.
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  1286. AND, those of us who send to private schools still pay our homeowners taxes so the public schools can exist, even though we don't use them! And we still don't have school vouchers for the money we spend to send our kids to religious schools! So wrong!
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  1287.  @ottakringcalling  wenn you said "Trump is one thing that you CAN'T blame us for!)! Also, dass fand ich wahnsinnig witzig!!! Und es stimmt auch!
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  1288.  David Ruth  Tickets are really cheap right now on United. The SFO flight is great (or ORD, EWR, BOS,....). Book it now and then change the flight dates if you have to.
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  1289. You are getting money in the new Stimulus bill! Instead of American getting help from Congress, there are millions of dollar ping to Palestine, Pakistan, Jordan, and plenty of other places and projects outside of the US.
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  1290. But we are no longer part of WHO. I sincerely doubt Plan Warp Speed includes any sort of cooperation or plan with the WHO, so I hope he is not expecting to see one!
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  1291. Why are people continuing this conversation with an anti-semitic idiot who clearly doesn't know anything about Jews or their culture, let alone wants to learn? Don't even engage. It creates a chillul Hashem for no reason, that is not going to get anywhere. Stick to the original point of the video which was PEOPLE doing good deeds for other PEOPLE. That was the message. It is Chanukah--spread the light!
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  1292. WOW!! I started the video, had to go back to the beginning (18 sec in) to double check... THAT WAS MY HIGH SCHOOL!! SO COOL! And then someone describes it later on. Hunter IS a public school, but it is for gifted children (run by the board of higher Ed), and one of the best schools in the country!
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  1293. Ugh! So disgusting to watch those protestors disrupt and disrespect all those mourners in their time of grief. They should be ashamed of themselves.
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  1294. If you stand so firmly by your position, why not show the entire quote and then discuss what he actually said?
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  1295. Ilhan Omar is an outspoken unapologetic anti-semite. And for people who do not think so, please look it up. Do not take your info from this site or this clip, as he is equally as bad as far understanding Jewish politics or what is considered anti-semitism. Considering his comments here.
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  1296. Wait, Don. I am not clear on your POV? Tell me more what I should believe...You are the one with the voice.
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  1297.  @Mk-vd9qs  Modern Hebrew teachers so teach using shorashim (roots of the words). Every Hebrew word has a shoresh--a root, that many other words also share. Regardless if you are studying biblical, or ancient Hebrew, or learning modern Hebrew.
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  1298.  @Mk-vd9qs  Modern Hebrew teachers so teach using shorashim (roots of the words). Every Hebrew word has a shoresh--a root, that many other words also share. Regardless if you are studying biblical, or ancient Hebrew, or learning modern Hebrew.
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  1299. Great.... another chat about who has the poorest English skills... from people who have never heard of punctuation. Or proofreading!
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  1300.  @BenBrislawn  The movie, Les Mignonnes ("Cuties) has absolutely NOTHING to do with beauty pageants. I don't know why everyone keeps making the comparison except for the fact that they haven't seen it. It is a brilliant film.
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  1301.  @MissMuttonmeat  Had Covid. And now likely has immunity for atleast 3 months (based on the CDC's latest information). There is even less of a reason for him to wear a mask now actually.
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  1302. Take the Tube up to Golders Green or Hendon one weekday and walk around. Have a meal in a kosher restaurant (when we can again). It is just like Brooklyn!
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  1303. And there is another series about the community in Manchester that is worth a watch if you haven't seen it. It will show you the diversity of the Orthodox Jewish community, which is something that I don't think he has realized exists yet. Chassidim are easy to pick out of a crowd. Other Orthodox Jews blend in more. Check out the show (sorry I can't think of the name--I will look for it if you are interested tho. Just let me know!)
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  1304. The owner of the house is suing the city for doing his job and protecting his home? Unfortunately, this would have happened before BLM as well. Just an opportunity to make a quick buck (and they had a crappy attorney--he should have made everyone sign an NDA for, at the very least, the settlement amount. And they didn't get that much money!).
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  1305. I think it depends on the kids. I have a 19, 18, 16 and 16 yr old. They love their phones, but they also watch the news everyday, follow Trump, Newsom and Garcetti on Twitter, and are very outspoken in their support for Israel. I don't think they are going into politics, but they definitely know how they feel about issues like abortion, BLM, immigration, Iran, etc. And they don't all feel the same way, so there is a lot of "healthy debate" in our house.
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  1306. And they are all Trump supporters! Even more so since Biden put Harris on the ticket!
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  1307. Wow! Not only is CNN presuming who said what, but they are literally putting words into people's mouths! Who knows what was said (or how)? And YES! Harry was protecting a family member. Because they are ALL family members! And let us not forget, Prince Charles was the one who was worried about how the Crown depicted Diana. No one else (of consequence) did. He wanted to be sure she was portrayed in an accurate, realistic (kind) light (bc she was not in many scenes). If only to protect his boys. Sadly, too many people don't have a good grasp in British history to know what is real and what is fiction, and it is starting to create divisensss amongst "viewers."
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  1308. While France24 usually has good coverage in both English and French (they are considered a large outlet in France), this was an exceptionally good report. I speak 5 languages and always watch all the variations of news I can, as I find that you get very different perspectives from different countries in newa from different languages. BBC also has good daily overall coverage (and the male presenter is even entertaining!).
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  1309.  @jefferypinley4336  Depends on their age and grade.
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  1310.  @jefferypinley4336  By law, which varies per state, you can't even leave a 16 yr old alone (yet in some states they can drive). People who want or need to leave their kids home, need to ideally sign up for a homeschooling program in their state. They can't just pull them out. It is against the law. But making ppl stay home and not work for another semester or year is clearly not a plan. So it is two separate issues. And even those of us with teens are still waiting to hear, with issues to deal with. Who wants to send a kid off to college at $40-80k a year, when "off to college" now means "off to their bedroom", still in your house, so they can play 10 more hours of fortnite?? Not me! It is a problem for every parent!
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  1311. Why? I have kids in both. They are both approaching the decision the same way. And ultimately waiting to hear about guidance from the State so that they can decide which of the options presented will work best for the particular school based on attendance, campus size, classroom sizes, etc. And parents at both public AND private schools are nervous. Just as much as they want to get their kids odd the couch and back to school!
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  1312.  @greenlanternhaljordan4974  Oh please! She went to Yorktown HS!
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  1313. So glad they made this story! And yet only 900 people care enough to say something about it?? There is a lot going on in this country and it is not about peace in the world, but there should be a "Save Aunt Jemima" movement!!!
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  1314.  @GH-oi2jf  They tip off the Press for high profile arrests (which is how you see the perp walk on the news), unless you have an excellent attorney who is able to get it in writing that there will be none. Then they use the back door....
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  1315. I have very much enjoyed these videos. They offer a nice balance to Unorthodox, which has taken over a lot of people's minds as to what Hasidic Judaism is, unfortunately. (But am I the only one bothered that this last video was filmed on shabbos??)
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  1316. That is NOT street art. And it is NOT a message of Hope and Equality!
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  1317. No scandals, sure (and we all know what kind of scandal he meant). Yea for Obama--he could keep it in his pants! But I am pretty sure all of our troops affected by their time there couldn't care less! And that is just the ones who made it home.
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  1318. I am still trying to figure out why Australia is so right wing and such big Trump supporters??? They have become one of my main sources of news this past year--it is kind of sad! But I am nonetheless grateful for them!
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  1319. Who was the foolish journalist yelling at the president as he walked into the building? And what did she say? What an absolute embarrassment!
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  1320. You are suggesting that the problem right now is that the government hasn't shut down completely for a few weeks so that the medical workers in this country can get "a much needed and well deserved vacation??" Just trying to understand what you meant.
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  1321.  @HisWordisLife4U  Do we even need to??
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  1322.  @HisWordisLife4U  LOL, maybe...but it isn't like he just planned it last week. He looks pretty settled into that look (plus it would be illegal to fire someone based on their looks). I think creepy is just his MO.
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  1323.  @HisWordisLife4U  YUP! I just couldn't get over how he kept answering them in help desk mode... "all they need to do is go into their account and follow the instructions"... so annoying!! LOL
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  1324. It was NYC to Syracuse? It is an hour long flight!
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  1325. That is why schools have boards and PTA, etc. That is where each parent can voice their concerns and handle each situation individually. As a board member at my kids school, we have been discussing this since it started. Adjusting, tweaking, trying to improve. No school is just sitting and waiting for the final word. It is impossible to run a school that way. Either get involved and be part of the solution, or just complain about random news clips and then you are just part of the problem!
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  1326. Pollution doesn't just go away overnight, first of all. And secondly, what is it exactly that you are bothered by? That Communist China is lying to us about something (big surprise) or that they are burning bodies to begin with (which is called vector control in this case)? Burying them could let the virus stay dormant in the ground. Cremation is safer.
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  1327.  @karyndewit193  Then move to South Dakota! No one is stopping you.
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  1328.  @josephssonicadventure2884  I know that you are clearly still learning to form complete, coherent sentences in English, so they may be hard concepts for you to grasp..., but once you are old enough to wear big boy panties maybe you will understand.
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  1329. Very yeshivish kippa, Jared, lol!
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  1330. We raise children to think if they see something that is wrong in society, don't just complain about it--take action and affect change. And we obviously don't mean with violence. The general perfect example is, if you don't like the policies of X--the school board, your homeowners association, the district you live in, your mayor, senator, etc, etc, you can't just complain about X, you must get involved to create change. Join a committee, volunteer, run for office and help affect change from within. That is the cornerstone of our democracy. And the takeaway from this interview was that she didn't like his choice of words?? If he wants to run, let him run! Everyone who wanted Trump out, voted for Biden and Trump lost. That is the system and the rules apply to everyone.
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  1331.  @imcookingnetwork1318  stick with the Tanach over Google! She is a troll. Ignore her, she is crazy!
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  1332.  @imcookingnetwork1318  Of course not. That is the whole point of the Chassidic movement which only started in the 1700's. And it is only one small sub section of Judaism, even Orthodox Judaism. And sadly many perished in The Holocaust.
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  1333. Glad she admitted to being a wine mom! For those of stuck at home with a bunch of kids and a bottle of wine, she is welcome to join the club! And not ve ashamed of it!
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  1334. I watched another recent CNN clip today (from the last 24-48 hrs) and read thru the comments. I was going to agree with one when I noticed that I had written it TWO WEEKS AGO!! CNN either moved the comments to beef up the section under the piece, or just loaded a new, similar story onto old comments. That is very sketchy. But then again, so is CNN...
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  1335. Lost it? Did she ever have it?
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  1336. Good for her for thanking the NYPD!
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  1337. What's a worser?
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  1338. The Church? Really?
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  1339. Das alles?? So wichtig ist es eigentlich nicht so sehr. Sie sagen einfach wem Trump "A Presidential Pardon" gegeben hat. Das heißt dass Sie entweder night ins Gefängnis gehen müssen, oder wenn sie schon drin sind, kommen sie raus. Oder, wenn sie schon drin waren, haben sie nicht mehr "A criminal record"... die drei, darüber alle reden sind, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone und Charlie Kushner (Ich habe gestern gehört, dass Esformes auch auf die Liste ist. Und die Blackwater Arbeiter auch. Mehr kommen noch. Bestimmt.
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  1340.  @imateapot51  Please do not invoke the AIDS crisis in Manhattan of the 1980's unless you actually lived through it (as I did). I don't have the time or energy to educate you on what that was like (there are plenty of shows on tv that actually come pretty close). I also don't want to go over what it is like coming back from Africa during the Ebola crisis, being sick, isolated in a major US hospital bc they couldn't wrap their brain around the fact that I was working in WEST Africa, not East, until the CDC got involved and took over. Trust in the CDC. Trump has very little to do with this so why bring it up? And we don't live in China, nor can we really verify the info the choose to share. It is almost as if we will have to start all over again once the Western world is affected to figure out how to treat and cure this disease. Unless you somehow believe that Trump and China are the same thing and that Trump, in an election year, would want the same outcome as communist China had??
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  1341.  @imateapot51  That is the problem. Not only do we not know what the disease will do, there has never been a global wide pandemic, so it is unclear, even to the governments, what to do. We now know a little about what NOT to do. Hopefully you live in one of the cities with hospitals that are prepared, yet won't need to use it! When I was quarantined in the hospital, there was only one very kind nurse who would even come into my room to take my temp, etc. Bc she was from Ethiopia and knew that whatever I had, it was NOT Ebola and she was not scared. Everyone else was. That is the other part of the equation--will there be enough trained staff who will be able and willing to treat the sick? Hopefully yes. And yes, the CDC is a government agency but I would not waste your time mixing your feelings about Trump with your worries about the efficacy of the CDC. They are a well run, very thorough organization (almost annoyingly so, they called so often to follow up on me). I cannot donate blood unfortunately but yes, bc of what went on in the 80's, I would still be hesitant should I need blood or a transfusion. It was a harrowing thought back then, but presumably the supply now is much more carefully screened and controlled.
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  1342.  @byttlejuice145  Correct, Coronavirus cannot be contracted via mosquitoes. Unlike Dengue, or West Nile, where the vector for both, is a mosquito (and a specific species of mosquito at that.). I have contracted both. From mosquitoes. From different countries, at different times. It is Dengue that now makes me high risk, as Dengue can reoccur should I have a respiratory infection (whereas West Nile cannot reoccurand does not make me high risk). It was when I contracted West Nile after a trip to Africa, that the CDC discovered from my test and my tithers that I had contracted Dengue seven months prior in Rio. Also note it took the CDC 7 days to give me a diagnosis. And by then, I had already, stupidly, I now admit, I had left the hospital as I then felt fine and could not take it anymore as I had 4 kids to get home to...I wouldn't do that again, but luckily I was not contagious. At any point. They did follow up relentlessly, I will say. To the point that I stopped calling back. Something else I feel bad about! (Pls note I am not sure what you read that was unclear but please let me know so I can clarify it. Whatever I wrote was clearly misunderstood as I am always very clear on each disease, my history and experience, and the disease's vector.) Thanks!
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  1343.  @byttlejuice145  Just fyi, also note I am married to a veterinary surgeon, which is why we were in these countries, doing non for profit work (we own an animal hospital). But as these diseases start in animals and unfortunately jump species, it really starts with the epidiomologic work of veterinarians and the studies of zoonotic diseases first, before we can understand it's effect in humans. Luckily there are plenty of DVMs on staff at the CDC and WHO.
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  1344. Fantastisch! Echt gut! Bei mir ging es auch so... in der 9. Klasse mit Deutsch auf der Schule angefangen. Wir sind dann für 2 Monaten in Bielefeld gewesen--Da haben wir einen Austausch mit dem Gymnasium in Bielefeld gemacht, und die Kinder sind nach den USA gekommen. Dann war ich ein Jahr in Würzburg, an der Uni. Und dann danach, als ich mit der Uni fertig war, habe ich bei Daimler Benz (in NY) gearbeitet (und auch mal in Hamburg und Stuttgart gearbeitet). Aaaaaber...weil ich jetzt doch öfters mein Deutsch mit meinen Klienten üben kann, bemerke ich dass mein Deutsch bestimmt besser ist, nachdem ich eine Menge Zeit wieder in Deutschland mit denen bin. Also dass heisst, mehr als eine Woche, aber die ganze Zeit wo ich nur Deutsch reden muss. (Bis ich auf Deutsch wieder träume...) Ihr sollt dass beide noch erinnern, als ihr beide älter werdet und wollt euren Deutsch nicht verlieren....! Naja, diese Diskussion hat mir ganz gut gefallen... sehr Interessant (ich habe irgendwie dass gefühlt gehabt, dass ich gerade dabei war! 😅). Ich habe auch VIELE Geschichten gehabt, die genauso ging wie bei Euch! Sehr lustig!Vielen Dank!!
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  1345. I have watched this so many times but just noticed--at 7:50-55, in Venice, are the people on the bank to the left waiving, or giving a nazi salute? What year was that clip taken? Anyone know?
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  1346. What is the worst part of this story--why didn't Ms. Jackson refuse the seat?? I am sure the woman previously in 1A, who took a photo, was not quiet about it. She should have refused the seat. That she legally should not have even accepted from United! It is considered a gift.
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  1347.  @-Gumbo  It was actually a very small turnout. Most mass prayer gatherings (such as for the kidnapped soldier) fills the entire plaza so full you can't even move. Most Israelis are keeping to themselves right now. And preparing, just in case... watch the video of Ben Yehuda street last night when they thought there was a woman who has been infected. They practically sent a swat team to contain the area!
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  1348. Oh....but there is! There is also a rule that says that they apparently can't work anywhere at all!
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  1349.  @DJWeiWei  She is absolutely doing the job that they hired her for. And whatever she did online, she did prior to her gig at the WH. Yet they hired her anyway. If they did not perform their due diligence, that is on them. And it certainly doesn't make those who find the current administration in the wrong for letting her go only after they found out that they should have looked into her background more closely before they hired her, a Karen! Huh?
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  1350. Not necessarily, but depending on the numbers we don't even really have, incubation period, the Ro (R naught), fomites, etc. she could have infected just the crew alone which could lead to hundreds more infections. It is still scary and they definitely didn't handle it correctly. But they were still going on risk/reward.
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  1351.  @coldlessons  Yet without proper testing we will never know. Or won't know until after the fact when and if the proper data can be collected. Then we would have an Ro figure.
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  1352.  @annemarieandrews3522  There are still only 200 test kits in California!
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  1353.  @ArronP  I also immediately thought of JFK Jr. when this happened. However the comments here are misguided and misinformed. Kobe had been traveling via his personal copter--a twin engine luxury model of which there were only 1,000 made. Used by the military, medical crew and corporate VIP's for similar reasons. He had a longtime, experienced pilot and only traveled with him. There is NO way Kobe could have accomplished all that he did in life without it, considering the distances he had to travel daily in LA traffic. We still have yet to hear the report and what really happened but the fog here was awful Sunday morning. Even LAPD had grounded their helicopters. However that Kobe used a helicopter to travel and therefore spend more time with his family was a very smart decision (very different than the JFK Jr. situation all around, but that was equally devastating at the time.).
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  1354.  @anonUK  He doesn't have diplomatic immunity. He best stay put.
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  1355.  @SoderbergsSoul  No he doesn't. Or I should say, he no longer has diplomatic immunity (unrelated to this).
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  1356.  @marcbulloch58  It was his older brother, Charles--who is next in line to the throne--who had Corona. Not Andrew.
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  1357.  manuel hung  Israel makes ZERO claims over Britain. Just the disputed land that is rightfully theirs. Yes, the Brits gave land to the Israelis, and they have already given approx. 40% to the Palestinians (who still want more). No need to start trouble and bring them into this. They want nothing from Britain.
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  1358.  @steincide839  They have no jurisdiction, no matter how much they want to prosecute her.
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  1359.  @SoderbergsSoul  not anymore. He used to, but not currently (unrelated).
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  1360.  @lechatel  And it was not the Queen who created the whole "system". She wasn't even born to be Queen. Yet no one works as hard as her (or has had to deal with as much crap) as Queen Elizabeth II. Long Live the Queen!
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  1361.  @HarrySmith-hr2iv  So you agree with Henry then? The Queen didn't make up the "system"--she simply ended up in the role bc of her Uncle David. And she has carried on like the energizer bunny ever since. Gotta give credit where credit is due!
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  1362.  @soulsecrets12789  the Vatican has nothing to do with COE. Unless we are suddenly in 1533!
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  1363.  @bikinibabes666  He does not ANYMORE. The Queen has sovereign immunity, and so does "her household". Then he enjoyed it when he served as an ambassador of British trade (or something similar). But once he resigned he became just a regular Prince...lol.
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  1364.  cottonwood tree  Who are the 1% and who are the "sheep/regular people" in this story? I am just curious.
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  1365. I am very glad to hear that the Aliens aren't anti-semites! THAT is the part I don't believe, lol!
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  1366. And just like after the 2016 election, people need to understand and accept that half the country voted for Trump! They can't believe it, but it is true! It is the left that needs to wake up or this country will never be able to move forward!
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  1367. This is gross!! He is a human being like anyone else. And he has an agent. He (and his agent) both want to be paid a fair salary for what they do (however absurd that amount may sound). Part of what they do is what is required by them by their boss. CNN trying to get him to slam his old boss and make him look bad on national TV is disgusting (loved the swipe at Don Lemon, btw). They want him to say "Mea Culpa, I worked for FOX...But I have seen the light." That is ridiculous. No network has the moral high ground and all their staff are just trying to make a living at the end of the day. And today's co-worker could be tomorrow's boss...at another network. Don't put someone on the spot like that in front of the world. It is just gross!
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  1368. What makes Peter's videos interesting is that we are on the journey with him as he learns about and discovers a new culture. However, as he is new to all of it, he still has a lot to learn, and therefore, what the right questions to ask are. It was discussed in the comments, for example, on a previous video. The person being interviewed said something (twice) as a lead in for him to delve into it further, as she was signaling to a topic that many viewers would want to know more about (as we all mentioned in the comments). But until someone learns more about the community, they wouldn't necessarily pick up on that comment and investigate it further. Documentary filmmakers are generally showing viewers more about a topic so they feel, after they have watched it, that they have seen and experienced a new world as an insider would. There are a few on YT that you may find interesting, and when you read thru the comments and see the questions, you can see the difference between being introduced to a new culture as an outsider vs. learning about a culture from an insider who is asking the questions that an average viewer would not even think to ask. Here is an example...Malky makes music videos that say "for women, by women". Why do they say that? There is a concept in Judaism called Kol Isha, in which men cannot listen to women singing (it is considered too sensual). As with everything else, there are exceptions to the rule... if you are listening thru a microphone, if it isn't live, etc. But if one does not even know that the law exists, one would not know to delve into the topic. Orthodox Judaism is very complex... but it is interesting watching someone experience and appreciate it!
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  1369.  @Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733  Doesn't owning your own home and property fall under the definition of materialistic items?
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  1370. Atleast he didn't marry them at the same time! Lol
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  1371. At some point, the DACA kids will grow up. And not be kids anymore...
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  1372. She did not grow up with so much white privilege. No one is envious of her upbringing. While she IS being ridiculous and annoying right now, she did work to get where she did in Hollywood (to be on the highest rated show on TV at its time). Grew a brand from her new found fame. And then bagged herself a Prince. Now she thinks everyone is paying attention and so she better take a stance and SAY SOMETHING. She probably figures something she says will stick (like throwing spaghetti on the frig). But people are so against her on principle, they can get past that and actually internalize what she has to say. I'm guessing she does mean well (while she struggles to stay relevant). And Harry is likely learning a lot, as his eyes are opened. But cancel culture won't give them a chance. Which is wrong. They have plenty of money that they can use for good. We should let them.
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  1373. LOL, "a bit" of a southern accent?? That was clearly written by a Southerner.
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  1374. LOL, I am back! Sww it for the first time here and have seen a 100 stories about it since. Can't get enough, it is just too funny!. I even showed my housekeeper all the memes on Monday. In 16 years, I have never seen her laugh so hard. Tears rolled down her face! UNBELIEVABLE!!
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  1375. Of course. The point that she is making is that by staying in state, she made a responsible decision for herself by not choosing a private, more expensive University and therefore incurring student loans. Even if one needs to take out loans for in state tuition, the amount due at the end of the 4 years would be significantly less than an out of state, private College. As she said, the comparison is $80K a year (for NYU, as an example), vs. $8K a year, for a state school.
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  1376. It is also a bit of an affectation. People move to the area and take on the accent and diction bc it is authentic and "cool".
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  1377.  @Peace-iz7gj  And this week is incredibly painful! I went to the #1 rated HS in the country (still #1 35 yes later) and didn't recall learning about Juneteenth. I asked my friend who graduated Harvard (his kids couldn't pass the test to get into our HS) if he had learned it in school. Nope... guess it was white privilege. Except that our HS was free, and we didn't design the curriculums. Yet I am supposed to feel guilty AND stupid at the same time (and do I have to give back my Mensa card?).
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  1378. The green passport is the same as our yellow vacation cards. We can't travel to certain countries without proof of vaccination. This is the same concept. They started doing it ages ago for people who had already gotten Corona. They were allowed to travel around the country more freely after they came out of isolation.
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  1379. Stop eating filth? Who? What does that even mean?
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  1380. He is right! After everything we have heard about the inconsistencies with voting in the US--whether one is part of the 70 million or the 74--we clearly have a problem with our voting system! And this will be what reveals it to the American people. With the Electoral College already an antiquated system that IS the foundation of systemic racism, we must finally face the fact that the entire system needs an overhaul! Regardless who our President ends up to be. THAT is a fact that we should not all just "suck up". Trump's legal rights to contest some states and ask for a recount aside (because legally, he IS allowed to ask for a recount), OUR VOTING SYSTEM MUST BE REFORMED!!! If "some" people are allowed to cheat the system without repercussions, than anyone can get away with it! That is NOT okay!!! This is supposed to be the greatest democracy in the world!
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  1381.  @calvinmariarodriguz3740  STOP TROLLING!! STOP TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE AND POSTING THE SAME THING ON EVERY COMMENT. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!!!!
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  1382.  @BaddieKyTV  Not sure if you were joking, but if you weren't, also look up Wallis Simpson (basically the reason why the Queen ended up on the throne, especially so young). Look up Fergie, who got way worse press than Meghan ever did. And look up Queen Charlotte and the fact that Meghan is not the first mixed-race Royal in the British Family.
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  1383.  Dreamssofblue Harmony  Not to those who understand
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  1384.  Zion Yahsharahla  And Israel has plenty of black Jews too. Israel was the one who saved the Ethiopians and got them all out and back to Israel!
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  1385. So glad you have brought this up. When I googled her (when I first noticed her), and saw that she was from Yorktown Heights (and went to YH High), where some of my good friends grew up (and went to HS), I laughed out loud! Yorktown is the quintessential suburb--mostly Jewish (tho she was a minority as she is Catholic), where people pay a ton for a house bc they have a great school system that funnels into Ivy's and other top tier schools (she graduated Cum Laude from BU--also commonly known as BJew), and the parents can commute to their jobs in the city. It has been like that for atleast 50 years. I have no clue what turned her into the character she portrays--"AOC"--But she worked on the Hill for (wait for it) TED KENNEDY... and if you also read her wiki page, there is something that just does not make sense. Her parents worked hard to move to the burbs so she could get a good education and live in a nice, safe area in a house, yet she seems to want to erase the fact that her parents achieved "the American dream". Kind of sad. And disrespectful to her parents (her mother. Her dad sadly passed). Nonetheless, I am sure her mom is proud. But she is not being honest!
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  1386. @mary davis You are not British, are you? I would hardly say Camilla got a free pass....
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  1387. She knows him the best?? She has sued him once and lost. Then didn't speak to him for years. Then tried to cash in by writing a book, taping private conversations, and bashing everyone in the family who didn't agree with her or give her money. Then brought another suit, bc losing the first time was not enough. But the money from the book sales will atleast pay her attorneys fees. And also seemed to pay for her not so subtle makeover. I wonder who her agent is.... 🤔 win or lose, half the country still wanted him as President for four more years.... OH, and she openly repeated that she did know why Ivanka invited her to her wedding. But sure, go ahead and ask her what Ivanka is thinking right now. Maybe her ESP has been fixed and she can tell us EXACTLY what is going on in her cousins mind, since they are so close...😏
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  1388. CROSSFIT!! I think his white privilege is peeking out!
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  1389.  @nom_de_guerre_  Not really, as our cycle controls it. Not always so convenient as you have to visit the mikveh after you have counted 7 clean days. When traveling, etc., it can be difficult. But yes, when you get home, it is always a very pleasant reunion!
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  1390.  @littlebird8346  What part do you find unbalanced?
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  1391.  @littlebird8346  What part do you find unbalanced?
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  1392.  @user-gh7lm3dh7s  Yes, spilling seed is an issue. For the same reason, certain birth controls are not allowed (when and if allowed at all).
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  1393. 70% of Americans?? When you start out with an impossibility, it makes it hard to listen to the rest of this video (over 20% of Americans are children). Also, as far as Germany covering 100% of their population--that doesn't include illegal aliens. And while Healthcare is automatically taken out of one's taxes, I would hardly say that it is as wonderful as you make it out to be. Having been in the system myself. And the competition, or choices, as you make them out to be, bring us back to a capitalism model. This video is so flawed I don't even know where to start or end!
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  1394.  @giorgisikharulidze2169  Sadly, it seems to be just the two of us! It is shocking how many people spend their day throwing shade on Meghan. Who was merely hired to do a job--be the voice of the conservative youth. Oh well! Let her laugh her way to the bank....
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  1395.  @AAO-92  He was not isolated for the rest of his life. He was ostracized. The Duke made his choice, blinded by love, not thinking things would turn out as they did, but Wallis was by his side his entire life (did she have a choice at that point?). Their biggest sore spot was that she was never given an HRH. However they were still given a very generous allowance and never had to work. Even though David even wanted to at many points later on, yet he had to ask permission just to be let back into the country. And because of them, the Queen's entire life and destiny changed and she became one of England's longest reigning and most admired Queens in history. Yet I am sure she still remembers the events very clearly and this must all be very painful for her.
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  1396.  @mariewilliams8859  But isn't that now the point? If they move to Canada permanently, then Britain will be able to draw funds from Canada. He can't just stop being part of the RF. So who will end up footing the bill?
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  1397.  Platform for Change  Camilla was his distraction from the day they met. At what point in time should Charles have been protecting Diana? Because he certainly didn't seem to have done a good job when she was an innocent 20 year old girl and all of a sudden thrown into a world that ultimately was her demise.
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  1398.  @dookiehoser3051  Tax brackets are defined by one's income!
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  1399.  @PFCD  Corporations don't pay taxes???? How can you even write that??
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  1400.  @dookiehoser3051  Tell the idiot who said that those who make more money should pay more in taxes (as if I don't pay enough already being in the highest tax bracket!). And I only came here to hear what Pelosi had to say about why she is against tax brakes. As if EVERY corporation is enormous and making billions of dollars...
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  1401.  @PFCD  I own two. They are not publicly traded, there are no shareholders apart from the Pres, VP and Secretary. But we are still essential services and have managed, with a struggle, to stay open, keep our staff safe and employed and our patients cared for. People need to be more specific if they want to make blanket statements about "corporations". We work hard to make our money. We pay taxes--corporate and personal (in the highest tax bracket)--yet Pelosi doesn't want to give us a tax break!
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  1402.  @PFCD  Amen!
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  1403.  @dookiehoser3051  If only she could!
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  1404.  @johnwang9914  No, the WHO did not change it officially to 24 days, however back in news reports dated Feb. 10th and 11th, China was researching and suggesting that 14 days was not enough and was talking about changing it to 24 days. Wile Russia was discussing a 30 day quarantine period. The WHO felt that it would then lead to reexposure, which seems to be why all of the quarantines stayed at 14 days. I have done way more research on this than I would like to, however I don't have a choice, so thank you for your reply as I not only answered my own question, but it reminds me that there are certain stories and timelines that need to be revisited in order to get a better understanding of how each country is handling the situation.
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  1405.  @johnwang9914  I am just quoting the dates on the published stories I read or watched. Again, I don't want to be spending hours each day researching this. Unfortunately I am required to. But again, thank you for pointing out that I misspoke in my original post--I went back and edited 2 of them. Not that anyone should believe or go by what they read in the comments section of YouTube, I don't want to be someone who triggers panic in anyone. It is hard enough to decipher the truth about the news that is coming out of China. I did find the news clip from North Korea entertaining though...
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  1406.  @pip7557  The issue is that there is a fundamental problem with people who think as you do. Quarantine procedures MUST be followed and should not be isolated as people cannot be trusted to self isolate. IF 48 days, for example, were the number (it is not as it can lead to reexposure and/or recontamination), then that is the number. It is not inhumane. It is for everyone's protection. Cutting the quarantine short and not having a family to go home to would be inhumane (and selfish) to the family. And society in general.
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  1407. I am always shocked when people call Presidents egotistical or megalomaniacs. How could they possibly NOT be? It is practically a necessary character trait for a President. Where is the surprise?
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  1408. She missed a big one--Put that pinky down!!
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  1409.  @HunterSkowronPDX  I don't know where you live or which Chassidic groups you have dealt with, but that is a huge generalization. There are plenty of other videos like this one. Oprah even did a series. There is also one on the community of Manchester, England that is well done. Yes, some communities are more insular than others. And other communities are very integrated in everyday American life and culture (they are doctors, lawyers, etc.).
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  1410. @Aaron Smith Huh? Some who supports the NHS? As in someone, such as the British Prime Minister? Supporting his NHS? What does that have to do with Trump?
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  1411. I love the way he gets tripped up with his words and says "play with yourself" but just assumes that everything he is "reporting" is supposed to be believed even though it has not been vetted.
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  1412. Close! Actually, it is pronounced "Ghee--len" (as in Indian clarified butter, then lend, without the D). With the emphasis on the second syllable, LEN.
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  1413.  @Hawijack  Covid should hardly be the moment that Americans realize we need socialized medicine! Anyone paying attention for more than a minute knows this has long since been a problem. That is why so many candidates run on a Healthcare platform. And even more so, look at how many countries WITH socialized medicine STILL overwhelmed their system. NO system is designed to be prepared for 110%+ capacity in every city at once. Socialized or not.
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  1414.  @chytstorm  That is a very sound outlook. In LA, they have to treat you in the ER. And we have good free clinics.
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  1415. Why would the Trump administration be pushing a false narrative about the vaccine that they want everyone to take? It is CNN and MSNBC who have been hiding news from the American people all this time. It is all over the news. That and reports from the UK that the first people vaccinated who had a history of allergies had severe anaphylactic reactions to the vaccine (NOT anaphylaxis). You can pull up the British news stories on YT.
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  1416.  @two-edged777  I am Jewish. Does that make you more of an American than ME??
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  1417.  @AthenaNKnight  There is no evidence that God doesn't exist either....
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  1418.  @AthenaNKnight  If you were on a plane that was about to crash, what would you say or do while dropping to the ground? (And no, I don't expect you to say pray, but what would you be thinking?)?
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  1419.  @two-edged777  Sorry, I do not.
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  1420.  @AthenaNKnight  Why "as dignified as I could?" You are allowed to be scared if falling from the sky in a hunk of metal and dying. Who is going to judge you for not being dignified? But let's put that aside for a moment. You honestly think you would just sit there calmly saying "this is it?" You give up that easily?? After you have gotten married and had a few kids, then think about this question. I am pretty sure "that sucks" will not be the last words on your lips.
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  1421.  @joyhock190  Thank you so much, that was very kind and much appreciated! I just spent (wasted, lol) an hour of my day answering crazy responses to posts, etc. My husband and kids laugh at me and say why do you bother?? I tell them, for the same reason I call my congressman when I have something to say--if I can change one mind in my lifetime, I have done something good for the world (IMHO). And you never know which post, or which phone call, will be the one to get someone to think about the other pov! We all have to at least try and do our part! Have a great day!!
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  1422.  @two-edged777  LOL, nope. Because as you know, it does not state that in the Bible. As a practicing orthodox Jew of almost half a century, I am pretty set in my ways. And it is my understanding that you need our messiah to come before you get to see yours? Hence evangelicals Christians being the largest group of supporters of AIPAC and Israel (and then come the Jews). And we thank you for it!
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  1423.  @AthenaNKnight  Guess we will never know. That sucks!
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  1424.  @two-edged777  The way we study things may be different but when you break it down it is very simple. My Bible is (only) the Old Testament whereas you have the Old and the New. There is no mention of Jesus in the Old Testament, so he is not something we study. And it was the Romans who crucified people. Lots and lots of them, including all the Jews they killed. It was their idea of a slow and torturous death. That is a fairly well known fact, and especially when you study it from a historical perspective and not a religious one (where the Christians seem to want to have made the Jews the villains over many years), it is an undisputed fact.
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  1425.  @yakov95000  Absolutely. That is the job of a country's government. To protect its people.
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  1426.  @ed-qi3cx  And? What did you find out? Did you report the flight number and her seat number to the CDC? That could be very helpful to them. Send them an email. There are people whose jobs it is just to backtrack people's movements and while 80% of the carriers may show no signs, at some point that flight number may help someone researching movements of infected patients. Worth just one email...
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  1427. Because we are all still waiting for AOC to explain how she is going to fund her Green New Deal. Or Medicare for all. And the reason the poll numbers on support for the Green New Deal or Medicare for all dropped so dramatically is because once people realized that their free Healthcare was not really free, they were much less enthusiastic about supporting it! But AOC doesn't understand how taxes work, so she didn't even mention that part to everyone...you know, the part where everyone has to pay more in taxes in order to pay for everything!
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  1428. They are saying Tehillim. What is wrong with praying in front of cameras?? Or taking a selfie??
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  1429. His chief speech writer put together all the drafts his staff has worked on, then the President reviews it, makes any edits (in conference with his speech writer) and then signs off on it. It is very easy to tell when he is reading off the teleprompter and when he has gone off script.
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  1430.  @newinformation1942  So??
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  1431.  @newinformation1942  So??
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  1432.  @newinformation1942  You said ""trump" is German"....So? What is your point?
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  1433. My goodness did Julianne Moore do a great job playing her on the screen!
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  1434.  @Sbeth85  They are all definitely Chabad, and while they may be more modern, we do not know how liberal they are. Yes, there are many different Chassidishe groups and Chabad Lubovitch is for sure the most present in the secular world. Whereas they don't send their kids to YU or Stern College (or College at all for the most part), very still do interact daily with the secular world and while they do not proselytize (it isn't a Jewish thing), the Lubivitcher Rebbe said "Where there is a Jew, there will be a Chabad house." And since the 1950's, Chabad houses have been opening all over the world (and continue to) in order to advance their kiruv (outreach) movement to bring Jews back to Orthodoxy. And they do a great job of it. They are the only Ultra-Orthodox Chassidic sect whose main mission is kiruv. That is why they are so friendly and joyful. (I am writing this more for others to see as a complement to what you posted, not explaining to you as you likely know this already). Shabbat shalom!
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  1435.  @SarahAvi  That is wonderful that you have had such great experiences with Satmar. However, in general, within the Ultra-Orthodox groups, they are known to be not so happy... it is not my opinion, I am just speaking about the generalized view of Satmar by other groups such as Chabad--who, granted, has a different outlook and approach to the secular world. That doesn't mean that you, or others, have not had good individual experiences with Satmar, just that they are not typically viewed as open and friendly. And while Unorthodox is a true story, it is still a dramatized version of a very tragic story. I recommend people watch "Shtisel" instead, if they want an inside look of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish daily life. But remember, they are all movies, not documentaries. The is another show about the Orthodox Jewish community in Manchester on YT (Strictly Kosher I think?) that is worth a watch. Shows the different layers of Modern Orthodoxy and could be Flatbush, LA or Jerusalem.
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  1436.  @Sbeth85  Also, I hate the word Sect, because of the connotations connected with it. Do we have a better word? Group, maybe? (BTW, my daughter, who is in Sem this year, would call the woman in a video a "Hot Chani", lol... cracks me up every time!)
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  1437.  @vivsreds1006  And I am happy to answer any other questions or point you in the right direction. Did you look up the show about the Manchester Modern Orthodox community? It is worth a watch. Let me know if you can't find it (I think it is called Strictly Kosher). And again, the documentary "Trembling Before G-d" is excellent! (Let me know if you watch it and I will share a funny story about it!). Shabbat shalom!
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  1438.  @vivsreds1006  If I may ask, what city are you in?
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  1439.  @vivsreds1006  Also, there is a kosher hotel and restaurant in Jaco Beach. While Chabad is everywhere, one also often finds other Orthodox synagogues and restaurants if there are enough Jews in the community to support it. While the Syrian Jews, who can be found mostly in Brooklyn and Deal, NJ, also have large communities in Central and South America, with schools, shuls and restaurants (such as, in Panama--some of the best food I have ever had!), so it makes it very easy to vacation in those places. My family started the Jewish community in a popular vacation spot years ago when my great Aunt and Uncle wanted to move there full-time. But when you move somewhere and there is no community, what do you do? Call Chabad! Now that same Rabbi who Chabad sent out there as a young married man has around 12 kids, and they are now grown up with families and working at other beach locations nearby with their own Chabad houses that they started all because of Uncle Irving! (Although they still charged me full price when I ordered a bunch of shabbat food when we were there last...🤔). It all started with a desire for more Judaism in their life and a phone call! (Ok, and a lot of money to help fund the whole operation, but still...).
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  1440.  @vivsreds1006  Panama has a HUGE, wonderful (mainly Syrian, so Sephardic) community. Tons of amazing restaurants, synagogues, enormous supermarkets...anything you could need! I love visiting there. It is like going to Mexico City! Another HUGE, fabulous community! Great restaurants!!!
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  1441. Most grocery store workers--those who work at the large chain markets like Ralph's or Trader Joe's--actully get paid surprisingly well ($17+ an hour just to bag groceries), and get full medical benefits including dental! AND they are currently hiring! That cannot be said for most people, especially these days.
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  1442.  @buckman840  Not where I live! I just moved my kids to private school so they could be IN school and found out that in some of their classes, THE TEACHERS are at home, teaching on Zoom, while the kids are in the class! And did you hear Jeanine Pirro's open today? Clearly I am not the only one who thinks there is a problem. And I am the daughter of an inner city PS teacher of 33 years. I support the UFT! But this year has been a mess!
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  1443.  Denise Skinner  If you do not want the vaccine, then don't take it. It will just make it easier for those who want it to get it. Why discourage others from what they want to do either bc they feel they need it, or they feel there is a moral obligation to take it, or they simply trust the science and want to get on with their lives? Many places will be making it mandatory (such as I will for my employees, as I can per law). Worry about your own battles you will have to fight regarding your position against the vaccine, don't worry about others.
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  1444. Before they diagnosed my mother with a brain tumor, we took her to the hospital bc she passed out. When she did it again at the hospital and came to, the first thing they asked her was "what year is it?" And then, "who is the President". She then rambled off every President, in order, for the past 20 years....(she was a history teacher). They immediately ruled out dementia.
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  1445. Because they don't have the answer to that question. Everyone is very open about that. It is the only thing they can seem to agree on.
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  1446. There have been 3 super spreaders so far! The people who don't stay in quarantine or self-quarantine and then fly all over the place, spreading it around. It is horrible!!
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  1447. That is where the death in France came from. The super spreader who wasn't "happy being quarantined", got on a plane and went skiing!
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  1448.  @paulettehammond-duerson8989  I know. It is absolutely reprehensible! Unfortunately, bc of my job, I have had to read every story, watch every video and track every update (from reliable sources). I even watched the North Korean news clip (that one was crazy!). And thru it all I also watched the people on the cruise ship who selfishly just wanted to cut and run. Yes, they were all going stir crazy. But you could see who was only thinking of themselves and who got the big picture. That was what was scary. And then the Japanese just let them loose. And some ran right back into society. Why not just sit on your couch for 2 weeks and watch Netflix, glad you are finally home?
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  1449. Maybe for your father. My hatred for Obama was based on some of his policies that I strongly disagreed with (I have also always been a Republican). I don't care what color our President is, but I DO care about higher taxes, personally and professionally, bad Healthcare plans and terrible foreign policy. Specifically awful trade deals and disastrous deals with Iran designed to help embolden them against Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East and our longtime friend and ally. The only thing he did that I supported was put Elena Kagan on the bench, and that was for personal reasons.
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  1450.  @Somewhere-In-AZ  Yes! I remember that! That was terrible!!!
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  1451. Just curious, do you guys correct eachother?
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  1452.  @cougar16bm  Huh? What vaccine? Did I miss something?
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  1453. Kayleigh is hardly uneducated by any means, as she went to Georgetown, Oxford and Harvard Business School. She is extremely devout, which is her own personal business and plays no role in the discussion whilst in the room with the White House Press Pool. She is there to do the job she was hired for, which is to represent President Trump, his policies, and his actions. She has worked for him for quite a few years now and will likely be the first one to tell you that President Trump is a good and honest man to work for. He is not perfect by any means (who is?), but he has respect for the devout which is why the Evangelicals stand with him.
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  1454. No, exactly the opposite. Evangelical Christians support Trump, just as Orthodox Jews are pro-Trump. Those who hold deeply religious Judeo-Christian beliefs statistically vote Republican and support Trump. Evangelicals, who are the biggest supporter of AIPAC btw, are some of the largest donors to his PAC. They are also openly vocal in their support for Trump due to his pro Israel agenda. He ran on that last term and has repeatedly voiced his unwavering support of Israel in the hopes of keeping the votes of both the Evangelicals and the Jews.
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  1455. At least someone is making money off this craziness!
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  1456.  @davidtucker9498  Same thing!
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  1457.  @dollymadison2397  LOL! I totally hear you! When they were younger I used to tease them, when sitting on the couch and asking them to get me something, that they were "are my little slaves!--that is why I had so many of you!" But I agree on the bigger, more important stuff, reverse psychology is important! And they fall for it every time--even still, at their late teens, and college years--I often purposely suggest something knowing they will do the opposite, just bc I told them to do it. So far, so good--I think I have a good handle on it. And in our culture, they may be married sooner than most these days. So I have less time than most to set them straight and on their way. Luckily they tell me everything. Sometimes more than I even want to know. But I can't complain!
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  1458.  @w2brad918  He is very well known in the Jewish world (not just Chasidic). He has a website and I am sure his bio is on there along with other videos.
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  1459.  @danielwood719  WHAT??? Tucker NEVER said he cared too much about Hunter. And why would he?? He thinks Hunter broke the law and should be investigated (and he is right!).
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  1460.  @danielwood719  I am guessing that part will come out too. But we did learn that the FBI had already opened an investigation and had been looking into it. Albeit very slowly. But nonetheless, they may have asked him not to comment on an active investigation. Can't see why he otherwise wouldn't have.
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  1461. She is really just wasting everyone's time! Yes, she likes the PR, but she should really stay in her lane. It is almost painful to watch.
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  1462. They should both be doing BOTH. It does not help all of those people we are crying for if we don't understand the policies that need to go into effect in order to affect change and HELP!! They should be covering why Pelosi has not even shown up to the table to negotiate something that is long overdue to get money into the hands of these people. Had Pelosi agreed to a deal weeks ago, that woman would have been able to pay rent!!! Where is Biden? Where is Harris? What is THEIR plan???
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  1463. This is a very bare bones explanation of the Electoral College. It actually only explains how the votes are counted. It did not get into the why. And yes, it is a very old, antiquated system. The Electoral College is at the root of what people are talking about when they say systemic racism. But sadly, I am getting the feeling that most of the people who have been throwing the term around lately don't actually know that... 🤔
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  1464. Philly is literally reliving history. 100 years later and they are making the exact same mistakes with this pandemic as they did in 1918. It was stupid then. There aren't even words to describe it this time around. There is just no excuse!
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  1465. I taught my girls very early on (when I put them in little league)--you don't have to love sports, but you should atleast understand the big three (basketball, football and baseball), or you are going to have many long boring Sundays...(and Monday night, etc.). 2 of my 4 kids play basketball and one of my girls could become a reporter she has been to so many games (and gets it!).
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  1466.  @notoriouseagle1074  If they ever bring home a Canadian (never going to happen), he can teach them, LOL!. I would sooner add soccer to the list!
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  1467. Wait, WHAT??? I have to deal with UPS mishaps all the time. Yes, they "misplace" things. But this story is over the top ridiculous! Sadly, I don't feel that their employees are smart enough or on top of daily politics enough to even intervene if it cae across their desk. They would have just let it pass by on the conveyer belt and that was that. This story is just over the top!
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  1468.  @hannam.422  His parents will see it, but they won't show it to their kids. That would be hypocritical. It is too hard to explain to kids why it is ok for Mommy and Daddy but not for him. It is not an age thing like for other families, it is a religious thing. That is why the kid is giving his parents Mussar (scolding them).
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  1469.  @carlosparra8976  Good comment!! 😉
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  1470.  @leahmoskowitz3462  Yes! Of course (most) Jews have internet AND tv! Whereas this thread is mainly about Chassidim (the Ultra-Orthodox) and how they technically should not have TV, and should only be using "kosher cell phones," there are still plenty of Chassidim who use the internet and watch TV. Some admit it, some don't. But you are correct! I am sure that they are all seeing this. Which is, indeed, a nice thing!
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  1471. Too bad you could not vote in 2016. And hopefully you will learn how to form your opinions, which should not be based on "the news" as we know it today, but rather on listening to the actual sources and then forming your own educated opinions. Not those of disgruntled, angry, bitter, exciled family members who are using a pre-planned moment for their 15 minutes of fame to cash in. Mary Trump has, self admittedly, spoken more to the media in total than she likely has to Trump, directly and meaningfully, in life!
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  1472.  @relentlesskevin1970  I have no clue what your acronym stands for-nor do I even want to waste my time looking it up, as I am completely done with these ridiculous labels- but I can assure you that I am no idiot!
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  1473.  @relentlesskevin1970  I am sure plenty of ppl have bad things to say about him, although I would not call incompetent or malicious the right adjectives. Certainly not malicious. And incompetent is only used in the sense that he did not have a former career in politics.
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  1474.  @relentlesskevin1970  I can't figure out how to cut and paste the link but search for Newsroom Opening Scene and click on (wait a sec, now I forgot, lol)
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  1475.  @relentlesskevin1970  The Chronicles of Chris Landing (whatever that means). It is the best of the clips. And awesome tv!
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  1476.  @relentlesskevin1970  Especially if you like Jeff Daniels and Sorkin. (Dammit, now I am sucked in again....lol!)
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  1477.  @relentlesskevin1970  And thank you for reminding me to show this to my kids before they sit down to watch the debate (their homework but still...). Sad that we have to look toward tv to hear this!). And I was wrong that it is the best clip, watch the actual show.
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  1478. That is really insulting to those of us who actually worked for our "American Dream"--an education, a job, a family, a minivan. Middle class America. And we should not have to apologize for working hard for what we have.
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  1479. That was a tongue in cheek (joke) comment, right? Nowadays you have to ask....
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  1480. If you don't bank with BofA, and never have, who do you bank with? Why do people think that this is only happening at BofA? As they said, "All banks must comply with the law". How do we know that other banks are not doing the same? Such as the one you have been banking with?
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  1481. The problem is... after America has watched all week as ACB did not lose her cool once, was clearly the most intelligent person in the room, and did not even change her facial expression as Harris, Hirono, Blumenthal, and others, attacked her personally and professionally, yet there are still people who cannot take her at her word that when she puts that robe on, she sets her personal views, beliefs and experiences aside!
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  1482. That's their job. It is why they get paid.
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  1483. The Israelis are the closest to having a vaccine.
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  1484. The Daily Mail came out with a few Ivanka stories today. The Hill's Rising--usual a well balanced, responsible show reporting on and from both sides of the aisle--picked up the Daily Mail story about the Secret Service bathroom ordeal (which should not have even been a story), and just butchered it! It may have been an interesting piece until we heard the whole story, but the NY Times, WaPo, and a ton of others picked it up as well and reported on the full story and all of the events that had transpired, including using sources to back the story up. None of which was reported by The Daily Mail OR Rising. The media has become gratuitous trash all across the board. It is ridiculous and they have all gone too far. And now we have to go through another impeachment ordeal (and pay for it!) simply bc the cable news networks are worried that their viewership will drop off if they don't have Trump to report on anymore, which has been their cash cow. Enough is enough! Let's all just get him out and move on!
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  1485. I suggest people read the CNN story online. Even CNN reported that this is not what happened. I am shocked that The Hill would even report this story without reading other reports on this or checking their sources! And most shocking of the CNN story was the it was The Obamas--not the Kushners--who told their SS that they could no longer use their bathrooms bc they had left "an unpleasant mess".
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  1486. Also, erstens muss ich fragen ob du Ostdeuscher bist? Und zweitens muss ich erklären dass ein Deutscher nicht sagen darf, daß er so was so schrecklich findet. Dass klingt irgendwie doof an. Daß geht einfach nicht. Ja, du hast den 2. Weltkrieg studiert, aber ob du dass gelernt hast ist eine andere Sache. Bei uns, geht es einfach nicht, dass wir 6 Millionen Juden umbringen könnten, nur weil wir etwas gegen Juden hatten. Das versteht keiner bei uns nicht. Du hättest irgendwas sagen können wenn du nicht mit "Ich bin Deutscher" angefangen hättest. Und zwar auch wenn es leider nicht so lange her ist, dass wir alle keine Erinnerung daran hätten. Besonders für den Juden, die immer noch am leben sind. Unsere Geschichte mit dem Schwarzen ist hunderte Jahre lang her, und wir haben immer noch Probleme damit (wie du gesehen hast). Wie kannst du denn meinen dass die Juden und alle andere die bei dem Deutschen Händen gestorben sind, dass alles schon vorbei ist? Ich sage dass ja alles nur um zu erklären. Du siehst ja schon was die anderen gesagt haben (und zwar auch denken). Bald wird dass alles Geschichte, aber jetzt zur Zeit, ist dass immer noch frisch in der Erinnerung für viele Leute.
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  1487. They are no different than the yellow vaccination cards in America. Without it, you can't travel to many countries. The green pass just lets ppl move around more freely.
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  1488.  @ori1673  I don't have Tik Tok. Just 2 kids who live there. But what did you want to know?
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  1489.  @ori1673  You want research that the vaccine is bad? I don't think there are any reliable sources, because it isn't. And everyone should get one as soon as they are able!
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  1490. All of the banks are in the same boat. Either already, or will be, or simply could be. It is the system that is broken, not one bank in particular. And we certainly are not going to get a list of banks where it is "safe to bank". That in itself (publishing a list) wouldn't be legal. And beyond that, after having read through all the comments and seeing how little people understand about what is happening, or how banking operates in general, it is scary to see how easy it is for not only scammers to take advantage of people, but just even the banks to get away with what they do. And legally! Who ever reads the fine print on anything? And when you do, if you object to something, there is never an option to change the clause you don't agree with. It is always take it or leave it. The average consumer is not an attorney, or a banker, or a fiduciary advisor, etc. Nonetheless, I am shocked at some of the comments I have read. If you have specific questions about how to bank safely, your best bet is to ask your accountant or your financial advisor. There are even some good YouTubers who make videos about specific topics you can search on. With all the recent changes, in each state, to the laws regarding the Cares Act and Covid, my bookkeeper and I have found some of them particularly helpful lately (otherwise I wouldn't have even known they existed). And it is cheaper than calling my CPA everytime I have a question. Good luck!
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  1491. Doch! Hat er aber gehabt! Er ist öfters in Deutschland gewesen und arbeitet jetzt be eine Deutsche Firma. Dass passt schon.
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  1492. I am shocked lately at how there are people on television and in commercials who are older and still have no clue what table manners are! Cutting food being the most important.
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  1493. That is a very expensive reason. And not just in money.
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  1494.  @zachydrogeo  Keep it up! It will be worth it in the end (and help pay your bills!). Everything is soul sucking right now--we are all in the same boat. Atleast you have something positive to look forward to. The light at the end of the tunnel. (And you better be up to your thesis, bc I don't have a better pep talk for that one!). Good luck!!
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  1495.  @Carol-rl8xt  I always wanted my son to follow his father and grandfather and go to Columbia but after his year in Israel and his decision to go to Yeshiva University (which I was never in to), I fully support it. It is too difficult for kids on campus now. Check out standwithus.org and campus reform on YT. whereas UC Berkeley used to be the WORST, now ALL the schools are a challenge (at $40K - $80K a year!!).
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  1496. Just as we are STILL doing cancer research, AIDS research, etc. That is why there is no way to even attempt to try and write a playbook on pandemic response. Until we know and understand a new disease, we can't cure it, treat it, or even prevent it. And it has absolutely nothing to do with politics. Too many people have forgotten the basics....
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  1497. He said he didn't know if he owes money to any foreign governments. And how would he off the cuff? Do you think he prepares his own tax returns??? I am not saying that if he did, it wouldn't be a problem, but it was a dumb, waste of a question. And Savannah just asked to illicit that exact response Because most people DO think he knows all the details of his financials, and that he DOES prepare his own returns each year! At the very least she asked as if the answer should be seen as if he was trying to avoid it, when "I don't know" was likely the most truthful thing he has said this week!
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  1498. Because Harris will be better?? And she WILL be President. That is so scary, but everyone who voted for Biden should have known that when they cast their vote.
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  1499.  @markcadieux3445  I am guessing you are not a resident of California?
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  1500. Many, and it sounds like most, of these situations are not Covid-related fatalities. As awful as it is, why is MSNBC posting fake clickbait saying that it is all Covid related??? Very irresponsible reporting. Dare I say it.... FAKE NEWS!!
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  1501.  @billconservative9503  LOL. Makes me crazy! Especially when we are living in a world where good information is power right now. They can hate Trump as much as they want, but we need real info right now to keep panic low yet people informed. Instead of focusing on what they think he misquoted, talk about what Dt. Fauci and the CDC announced that the people need to hear. They are just part of the problem now. Not helping to educate people or find a solution.
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  1502.  @billconservative9503  And I am usually a big CDC fan (I got Dengue in Rio and West Nile in Africa and my samples had to be sent in, they followed up relentlessly, etc.). But living in California (and now being high risk), I am amazed that we only had 200 faulty kits all last week! We are very behind the 8 ball.
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  1503.  @billconservative9503  Yes, unfortunately there is a downside to my much envied life of being the constant world traveler (apart from the constant exhaustion), lol. The CDC is usually so on top of everything--they called my cell day and night until I even stopped answering! (I feel bad about that now!). But they sent out a ton of faulty kits so we are quite behind the 8 ball. You are Canadian (eh?)? Here in California we only had even 200 kits, yet were watching over 8K ppl. Those kits turned out faulty and this week we are due to receive more. But they also changed a federal law allowing each state to do their own testing. That will help immensely.
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  1504.  @billconservative9503  But to answer the question, not sure where they were made. I doubt China. But it doesn't really matter at this point. They have been pretty transparent. But talk about crappy luck...I am 3,000 miles away, yet connected to the 2nd, 3rd (through 6th) cases that were announced in NYC yesterday. Crazy, eh?
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  1505.  @billconservative9503  You do say eh a lot though! That is why I pegged you as a Canadian!
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  1506. Just watched this and went to the comments section and started scrolling and reading. I found a comment from 2 weeks ago that I agreed with. Then saw THAT I WROTE IT!! But I was commenting on a different story. CNN is moving comments from story to story to feed the flames (or replacing the story but leaving the comment section). Not very honest of them... shame on CNN!
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  1507. It was dated Oct. They were only separated. And they had been married for 22 years. Even by CA law, she is entitled to something.
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  1508. Our borders are closed to China. How did she get in? Why did she leave her husband behind? I hope what she has to say is true. She doesn't have much to gain otherwise.
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  1509.  @Mr2TIMOTHY4V2  You keep the Torah, do you? Or do you pick and choose what suits you?
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  1510.  amy benje  Were you there?
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  1511.  @Mr2TIMOTHY4V2  You wear techieles everyday? (No, I am not Christian)
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  1512.  @Mr2TIMOTHY4V2  Tzitzit (pl, transliterated) are the fringes. Techieles are the blue threads amongst them.
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  1513.  @michaelbglovier1116  No, it is actually offensive to a lot of people. Making fun of Melania for being an immigrant and for exactly what the story is making fun if, is not only ridiculous, it is in poor taste and disgusting.
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  1514.  @michaelbglovier1116  So you agree that certain things are inappropriate and cross the line when people make fun of others, especially in public as part of what is supposed to be "news"? I would say the same thing if that is what were were talking about, but this discussion is not about Trump or the inappropriate things he does and says.
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  1515.  @michaelbglovier1116  So you agree that certain things are inappropriate and cross the line when people make fun of others, especially in public as part of what is supposed to be "news"? I would say the same thing if that is what were were talking about, but this discussion is not about Trump or the inappropriate things he does and says.
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  1516. This guy is the WORST, hypocritical, one sided reporter EVER!!!! TRUMP and KUSHNER have nothing to do with each other. Jared never spoke about his father to Trump. And Kushnar already spent his time in jail! And the bill?? Yeah, he didn't want to give millions to Pakistan, Palestinians, Jordanians...or study amber jack fish...🙄... heaven forbid Trump wanted Americans to actually get more money in their pockets!
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  1517. Mermaid Queen Kings? Huh? I can't even imagine a world where I have to call people that. Where that even exists. I certainly hope I never have to imagine a world with no police, no jails and none of the other things that was listed. This DNC was a circus. And not because of coronavirus...!
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  1518. Do you mean that it is a moot point? Or that it is moot at this point??
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  1519. And what do you mean that any President can get as many as they want? As many SC nominations??
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  1520. In which of the towns or cities you were in, did you experience or feel that there was an occupation going on?
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  1521.  @blarfshabibi1168  "Pretty much"? Is that like being "a little pregnant?" And, it is well known that the UN is part of the problem! Everyone knows they are biased and where their support comes from. And goes to...including the illegally diverted funds and aid to terrorist organizations while they look the other way.
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  1522. She will ALWAYS have her dignity!!! That interview personified the word "dignified"!
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  1523.  Sammy Slaughter  That is not what happened. While she absolutely did the right thing, she did not definitively know what the consequences of her actions would be. Yes, she acted on instinct and did the right thing. However if she did not care about the ramifications of her actions, she would not be asking for what was taken away from her.
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  1524.  @josephgordon3608  You cannot compare her to Colin Kapernack. He still has plenty of money and knew that even if he lost his job he would be able to go on and live his best life. She is now left with 5 children she cannot even provide for. I don't care what color he is, but his action came from a position of privilege. If he were black and we were comparing the two, people would be condemning him for his white privilege....
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  1525.  Sammy Slaughter  Depending on where one lives, the tides are turning. In some, more advanced places, cops already do the right thing on the whole as that is what is expected of them. In some other places, they still need to catch up. I completely disagree with the way it is happening nor do I think we should defund the police. However one who knows right from wrong acts accordingly in the moment.
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  1526. I am prochoice and prolife, but anti abortion. However, I don't feel that the taxpayers should have to pay for abortions. Unless it is funding to planned parenthood and tucked away as s line item. But that is far as I go.
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  1527.  @alexandrgreat5657  You "double dare" everyone?! How old are you? 12? 🤣🤣
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  1528.  @alexandrgreat5657  Everything seems barbaric to everyone over the pond. Always has and always will.
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  1529.  @alexandrgreat5657  As I have 2 kids in Uni abroad, I watch news from overseas daily, so I am more up to date on most. Nonetheless, if we were having this conversation in May, or June/July, we would be arguing a very different point. Which only tells us that one can't actually say at this point, whether their approach was the best. They went with an it is a marathon not a sprint approach (knowing that their elderly couldn't keep up--another discussion entirely), because they felt that their citizens would ride to the challenge of self monitoring themselves. Not every country can say the same, just as each State within the US is different. Comparing all of the US to one country in Europe is nonetheless, ridiculous. But moreover, until the dust has settled once this is all over, and everyone has some perspective when viewing the data, only then can it be analyzed. So, no, I do not necessarily think that Sweden is doing ok. And certainly can't say they are doing better or worse than the US.
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  1530. And Boeing, for the first time in many years (if not ever), is no longer rated #1 in the world .... Airbus won last year!
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  1531. Do people think that these disgusting neo-nazis just sprouted out of the ground 4 years ago?? I am sorry that people are upset that they now have to deal with them, but they have been here all along! I am glad that they are being flushed out! Now everyone has to deal with them. Not just those of us who have had to suffer their existence and have worried about the affects of their presence in society when we were the targets. Now everyone is fair game! Instead of fighting eachother as to whether or not Trump is racist, can't we all agree that they need to be stopped and decide that we need to get rid of them? Such as passing laws against their rhetoric and their lawn decorations?? Trump can't have a twitter account but this guy can? Seems like we still have a problem.
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  1532. @HeiBred Thank you! Everyone's indignation is getting a little ridiculous already!
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  1533. @HeiBred I understand that you are seeing it all play out from afar, and in the media, but please don't believe everything you see and hear. The media is out of control and has been for the past 4 years. The reason that the news keeps playing impeachment stories is because they are concerned their ratings will plummet after January 20th when Trump is out. They know that Biden is boring, when they can even get him out of his basement to answer questions. He spoke last night and it was ridiculous. With an impeachment story, the cable news channels will be able to continue to cover Trump and keep their viewership. Even at the expense of keeping the country divided. And Trump closed the borders early. But if you recall, when he did, Biden called him names for doing it, Pelosi did as well, and then pulled that stunt in Chinatown in SF. Then shortly thereafter we had the situation where Fauci admitted to misleading the country regarding face masks. For some reason, of all the international news I watch daily for work, in various languages to understand how the world sees the US, the virus and how it is affecting different countries across the globe, Sky News Australia is always very pro-Trump and reports from a right-wing, Republican perspective. Why? I can never figure out why Australians in particular, have their own equivalent of FOX News. But, if you have been watching that, alongside other, more left leaning news channels, you have likely gotten a well rounded view of what is going on here. Nonetheless, the stories they all run are the few outlier examples that make for interesting news. You can assume the whole country is that way. Just as the few nutjobs who stormed the Capitol don't represent every republican in the US. Or the 74 million who voted for Trump. (Side note--I also really enjoy Australia's 60 minutes! Much better than ours!)
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  1534. @HeiBred I don't know if you are an American living overseas, or just a foreigner interested in American politics, but what happened with Dr. Fauci and the masks was covered by every single news channel. Not just right wing media. You can type it into YouTube or Google and watch the stories. I was only pointing it out because you were Monday morning quarterbacking by saying that Trump should have responded sooner. Those who recall what happened here in the US remember how it played out. However crazy and awful he has been on many occasions, it still does not mean that they way they responded to the virus in the beginning was necessarily wrong, or was the cause of more deaths. And again,, I don't know what perspective you are viewing this all from,, however to state that you don't care for the Republicans or the Democrats, and at the same time say that bc I am trying to show issues that have occurred on both sides of the aisle, making them equally to blame, yet stating that that must make me a Trump supporter/and or a Republican and therefore a bad person is a bit disingenuous. This country is made up of 70+ million people who voted for Trump, or just voted against Biden/Republican, as well as 70+ million who voted against Trump/for Biden or Democrat. Either way, Trump is out, Biden is President and the entire country must find a way to move forward. We have enough issues to work through right now. We don't need to focus on gratuitous comments from the peanut gallery. It isn't helpful.
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  1535. @HeiBred I unfortunately hate golf (I am terrible at it but my son was captain of the team in HS, lol!)... but I love riding, and used to work with horses when younger (running a hack stable in Upstate NY in the summers during college). I used to compete as a hobby when younger, at camp in Colorado--Rodeo (barrels, poles and flags)--very American! At the dude ranch where I ran the barn, all of our staff came from Camp America and CCUSA, so I had many Aussies and Kiwis come work as wranglers and they produced the best horseman (with the ability to easily switch over to western style). While that was before the internet, when people still felt very isolated coming from Australia, and would save up for their trip abroad when they would then spend 6 months traveling America before they would go back and settle down, there are still some similarities now. Especially during Covid. I have been waiting over a year for a few surgeries so I have not really left my house much this past year. I understand what you mean about trying to manage the pain and get some sleep. And I too have been watching a ton of YouTube, which started for work, and then became quite a nasty habit I think.... 🤔 but nonetheless, it doesn't matter where one comes from, everyone has bias. Unless it is about something that they didn't even know existed--like asking a rural farmer in a fly over state who started working on the family dairy farm right out of HS and has never been out of his town, what he thinks about Maori culture, or other aboriginals (the small a being intentional), such as Torres Straight Islanders and Aboriginals (big A) and the issues they face in Australian society... I am going to take a leap and guess that the farmer will give you a blank stare back. Honestly, so would my husband! Maybe he might break into a Haka, but it would still take him a few minutes to put it together. Other than those isolated incidents, it is impossible for people to escape forming a biased opinion one way or the other. It is human nature. And it starts with the way one first encountered the person or subject matter and how it was presented to them. I am personally a little sensitive to the way the media covers Jared and Ivanka for example, as I know one of them and share common friends with the other (and I don't typically even write this much about it in the comments section online). The coverage was ridiculous from the start. At this point, it is pure conjecture and people hear stories about them which may as well be fairy tales. Yet everyone feels that they know them, what they are thinking, what they say and do--it is absurd! Having heard that go on these past 4 years, knowing that the media is simply making news up, how can I now believe anything they say or write? Unless it is sourced properly and confirmed. So when you say that Trump is anti-science or science illiterate, or would not listen to his scientific advisors (I don't recall if you said would not or did not), think back on where and how you heard this. And of course you would have formed a bias upon hearing it. The person reporting it probably influenced that bias as well. And that is the problem right now in America. On both sides. And what makes it worse is when people are stuck at home watching the news and that is their only source of news and opinion. There is no more water cooler talk at the office where you can hear other opinions or stories of other people's experiences. Or me saying Trump is NOT an anti-semite, they have it all wrong. Jared's father may be the worst person and criminal to walk the earth, but his mother is lovely and his father-in-law is not an anti-semite. All we hear, we hear solely from the media and the extreme outlier stories they cover to make a point, and make news. It is very misleading and we all fall victim to it. It is a big problem!
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  1536.  @mikeherschhersch82  Yes, it truly is an oxymoron. And the wig culture, especially in Modern Orthodox circles, is definitely a mystery that no one would be able to give you a rational answer as to how it has become ok to wear such sexy locks (that are almost always nicer than the real thing). Certainly if you are going to spend $3-$5K on a wig, you want it to look as good as possible. And tzniut, while there are of course, rules, is still largely a concept. Shoes for example. One would not normally think if shoes as "too sexy", however I have friends who won't wear certain shoes because they are not tznius (maybe their husband has a foot fetish?) Other, more strict sects, have their own standards as to what a wig should look like, or whether one should wear a hat as well. But if you look back over the decades, the style of hat has not changed (still 1960's), the haircut is out of style and the wig itself is of a lesser quality (and less expensive), so all of those things together make all the women look the same--dowdy, not fashionable and not attractive. But they wear it with pride because it also signals to "I am more religious than you" (another neighboring sect in Brooklyn for example), which is very common. Everyone is always trying to outdo the person next door in the "who is the most religious" contest. In some Chabad circles, it is who has the hippest, best quality, best looking wig. Whereas in Satmar, they have a different look and a different standard. It is confusing and complicated. And has changed a lot over the years.
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  1537.  @mikeherschhersch82  My pleasure! I made a few new friends today atleast (and possibly some enemies, lol). But we all agree that it is too difficult to explain here in the comments. These videos are great to watch, but they are thru the lens of an outsider, so there are so many shades within each area of Judaism, one could (and has!) write a (series of) books! But for one who is interested, it is a start! Stay healthy!
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  1538.  EpicZantetsuken  The issue with McCarthyism never had anything to do with whether he was right or wrong. It was the way the whole thing was handled and the fear everyone lived in (especially in Hollywood). It was no different than La Terreur!
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  1539. What is an example of which "benevolent government" of which you are speaking?
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  1540. WOW!! Forgot about Waldheim!! Thanks for adding that!!
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  1541. Ouch! Sounds like a fairly recent break up! Get over him and start off on the right foot now that these ideas are fresh in your mind! (Check out his website). Maybe it was meant to be that you stumbled on this now? And now you are ready to find your bashert! Best of luck!!
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  1542. I have a very similar story, which gets even worse, as I am trying to convince my mother to go into the hospital (as the nurse told her this morning when she went for her transfusion but couldn't get it bc her stats were still too low). And that is the last thing I really want for her. They made a wedding, for family only, over 2 weeks ago. It turned out to be a super spreader within our family. We didn't fly across the country to go and are glad we didn't go. But my point is, they were the idiots and we want to say I told you so... but, we voted for Trump and they voted for Biden. It is not always a partisan issue and we need to stop tying the two together. The country will go nowhere if we continue to inject politics into every conversation. Stay healthy!
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  1543. So well.
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  1544. Please watch "We heard the bells". Well over 600,000 people died. This report is incorrecte, in complete and as you will learn from the documentary, a joke!
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  1545. "His whole shtick his whole career??" They didn't say they were Extermination Camps?? It's PEDANTIC??? We only care about Bibi? Have any of THESE FRAUDS ever been to a concentration camp? How is any of that acceptable??? And they could believe some of the survivors (like his family or mine), if they bothered to ask. Border patrol detention centers don't have gas chambers in them. Unfortunately most of the people who saw them will never have the opportunity to tell anyone about it. And I can tell you for a fact, that Ben Shapiro very much does care about Concentration camps. My father was born in Istanbul. He would be mortified by these people.
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  1546.  @BBoiiLite  You are right. NONE of us know what he was thinking. What I can tell you for sure is that Kobe likely said "I don't want to be late for the game." He would never be late. What happened beyond that will remain a mystery.
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  1547.  @rubenuidam8684  Except you will have a hard time getting into Iraq with an Israeli stamp in your passport!
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  1548.  @rubenuidam8684  Except you will have a hard time getting into Iraq with an Israeli stamp in your passport!
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  1549. He only touched on it very briefly. Check out chabad.com or aish.com and search on niddah or family purity for a more in depth explanation!
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  1550. A recent study has shown that just by putting your individual air on above you keeps your "personal air space" cleaner and safer (=germ free) that if you didn't.
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  1551. @Clown Lips Congress and constitutional law.
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  1552. And yet have you seen Kaitlyn Jenner's arms lately?? Just saw her in an issue of People mag and she now has super long, super lean, feminine arms. How?? I would kill for those arms, lol!
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  1553. @MCcookiebreath But, again, I don't think it has anything to do with not being open-minded, or accepting of the trans community. I think it was just a point being made based on a male award winning candidate in one class potentially having the advantage over another person in another class due to their "transformation" and whether that was in fact an issue.
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  1554.  @libafried5840  You find what offensive? You are the one who wrote that he sounded like a Russian speaking Hebrew (and we all know that that was an insult in itself!). However there is a huge difference between a Brooklyn Chasidishe accent and a European Chassidish accent. But if you trace it back, would the Russian or Polish Chassidish accent be closer to the original than the Brooklyn version? And there is a standard Crown Heights accent that every Lubovitcher copies, whether from Flatbush or Crown Heights or Melbourne or even Israel. That doesn't make it authentic. It is just the diction adopted by Chabad likely to copy the Rebbe whose accent was influenced by those around him in Brooklyn. There are Rebbeim in California, or Bangkok, or, Hendon or Hawaii, who all share the similar accent. Or try atleast. That does not make it an authentic Chassidish accent.
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  1555.  @libafried5840  And they are in Monsey, which as you likely know, has their own accent. In fact, more than one, a misnognish Modern Orthodox NY/NJ accent, and a Chassidic version. They don't fight about the difference, so why are you making such a Chillul Hashem about making an issue over it? If this is what truly offends you, you should thank G-d that this is the least of your worries!
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  1556. While Amanda clearly doesn't know the whole story, she is partially correct. And when the Orthodox community found out where the South East Asian hair was coming from and how it was obtained, the community stopped buying from them. We do not believe in exploiting anyone for our own benefit, in any sense. In fact, when it became clear to the community that we should no longer buy from them, we all stopped wearing our wigs until the Rabbis reviewed the case and decided if we had to give our wigs away. The final decision came down that it would be too much of a financial burden on too many in the community so we could keep and wear what we already had, we just could not buy anything new from them. But it was a rough week or so while we waited as we all went around with headscarves we normally would never leave the house in! Wasn't a good look on a lot of us, lol!
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  1557. Worst President EVER! Nixon was a better President than Carter!
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  1558.  @purplegill10  Good point about Bernie being today's Carter. I can see that! Too bad I can't stand either of them 😕.
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  1559. Yes! Saager is correct! After everything we have heard about the inconsistencies with voting in this country--whether one is part of the 70 million or the 74--we clearly have a problem with our voting system! And this will be what reveals it to the American people. With the Electoral College already an antiquated system that IS the foundation of systemic racism, we must finally face the fact that the entire system needs an overhaul! Regardless who our President ends up to be. THAT is a fact that we should not all just "suck up". Trump's legal rights to contest some states and ask for a recount aside (because legally, he IS allowed to ask for a recount), OUR VOTING SYSTEM MUST BE REFORMED!!! If "some" people are allowed to cheat the system without repercussions, than anyone can get away with it! That is NOT okay!!!
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  1560.  @truthseeker3909  That is ridiculous!
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  1561. Just because you are allergic to penicillin, opioids and NSAIDS, doesn't mean you can't get vaccinated. You have likely been vaccinated already as babies are started at a very early age. You can get your blood drawn and get your titers taken to follow up, if concerned. As you probably already know, the mycin family of antibiotics are a good substitute for the penicillin family. Just as there are subs for NSAIDs and opioids--the chemical make up of pain killers vary greatly and there are other COX-2 inhibitors that you can take with good results. And yes, those are meds, but they are also different from vaccines (which gives you the actual virus). Different chemical make-up, function, and goal. Vaccines save lives! Your GP can go over it with you, but regarding your other allergies, should you ever need anything due to pain, aside from wearing a bracelet and having it in your medical file, you should know what you can tolerate without consequence, so a doctor can treat you in an emergency. I would not suggest Tramadol for childbirth for example, but that is why it is good to know ahead of time. And your food allergies often have a lot to do with your med allergies.
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  1562.  Allison Denelsbeck  I am with you 100% in thinking that Bill Gates is on the Spectrum! As in anyone with an above average Mensa member IQ. It just goes with the territory. As people are recognizing it earlier, it can be dealt with later so those affected can learn normal social cues and interaction. But it is still, to those with experience in the field, or kids also afflicted, usually pretty easy to spot.
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  1563. This should have been a 2 minute story, tops! Yet I have never seen such a blatant display of Schadenfreude! They should be ashamed of themselves!
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  1564. They are reciting Tehillim (Psalms), which is done for the sick (and for other reasons, with specific Psalms for specific occasions/needs). And very often done in groups which is why there was a gathering. While it really isn't necessary to hold hands and not smart right now, I have seen that Plaza packed wall to wall with people in prayer. This was a very light turnout which means most Israelis did not want to be part of a mass prayer in order to avoid exposure.
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  1565.  tzipporah batami  However, culturally, in business, their view of Jews is very different. They think that Jews are "very smart" (that is what they will say to be politically correct), and therefore in negotiations, they have to be extra careful bc they think they will be taken advantage of. They are fairly irreverent of Jews in today's culture, unfortunately.
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  1566.  @kevinhernandez3617  Some people never left.
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  1567. Is there a way to protest his nomination?
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  1568. This is 8 months old and she still cannot explain the financial aspect of all of her big ideas.
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  1569. These are some very broad generalizations. It is not the fact that people who DID go to college feel like they don't owe something to those who did not. PLENTY of people are mired in student debt, but bc they wanted to go to college, as they saw the value in it. It is not about them not being worth it or should have a less better life. It is about the attitude that some come back with when millenials explain why they didn't see the need or the value of going to college (in an interview especially), and yet still think they should have a job in management. Without the relevant training. I get resumes from ppl who have no prior experience for the job they are applying for, but they just think that they are just as qualified, so they apply anyway, yet cannot even submit a resume without spell checking it yet!
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