Table: “Fast Rise of Foreign-Born Tech Workers in Seattle: Where Foreign Born Tech Workers Come From”, in Seattle Times, January 18, 2018. p. A1. India: 23195 (40.8%). Canada: 3427 (13.5%). China: 7680 (13.5%). Russia: 3349 (5.9%). South Korea: 1998 (3.5%). Vietnam: 1683 (3%). Philippines: 1194 (2.3%). Mexico: 1081 (1.9%). England: 965 (1.7%). Germany: 865 (1.5%). […]
Continue readingMonth: May 2018
Logic Amen Advocates School Shootings, But In a Nice Way and On His Own Time
[partial lyrics] Give me a reason just to load up a rifle Pull the alarm in the lobby of my high school Leave the halls bloody like a high noon typhoon I’m about to cancel Christmas I won’t leave a freaking’ witness ===== [summary] VIDEO: Assistant Principal Says He’s Trying To Send Message Through Rap […]
Continue readingTrump, Iran and the JCPOA, and 2020
My comments about the US withdrawal from Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JPCOA) are conditioned by the following provisos: (1) The JCPOA, an agreement between the United States and Iran, several other powers, and the United Nations, has never been been published in full. Much of it remained secret during talks, during the signing and […]
Continue readingNYT: Promoting Fake Genetics To Atomize a People
[summary] Hess, Amanda “Arts: Critic’s Notebook: A DNA Reveal: It’s Racial; Sharing Test Results Publicly On Videos Leads to Frank Discussions; Showing the World What You Are Made Of Genetically — And Then Some”, in New York Times, May 7, 2018. pp. C1. C4. Nervous White Supremacists get DNA testing (like 23andme.com) to prove they […]
Continue readingNYT: Fake News, Gaza
[summary] “Pompeo Supports Israelis On Gaza”, in New York Times, May 1, 2018. p. A25. In Jordan, when asked by Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Pompeo expressed support for the Israeli response to protests inside Gaza along the border fence. The New York Times states the total number of Palestinian casualties in Gaza [March For […]
Continue reading