#Kill Bill de Blasio’s white-elephant ferry now

#Kill Bill de Blasio’s white-elephant ferry now

“#Kill Bill de Blasio’s white-elephant ferry now” Here’s another program that should be zeroed out ASAP in the city’s dire fiscal straits: Mayor de Blasio’s white-elephant NYC Ferry system. The mayor’s a huge fan, but he’s gone in just 14 months; no successor will feel any real ownership of the ferries, and cash is going…

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#California’s self-made disease and other commentary

#California’s self-made disease and other commentary

“#California’s self-made disease and other commentary” Left-coast watch: Cali’s Self-Made Disease Steven Greenhut at The Orange County Register agrees with President Trump: California is a “cautionary tale” as it “bounds” from crisis to crisis. The latest: “raging wildfires” sparked, in part, by “poor land management, ill-conceived liability and insurance laws and the misuse of firefighting…

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#The media’s mad race obsession and other commentary

#The media’s mad race obsession and other commentary

“#The media’s mad race obsession and other commentary” Iconoclast: Media’s Mad Race Obsession The first presidential debate was “atrocious” — but, argues Spiked ­Online’s Brendan O’Neill, the media’s race-obsessed coverage “hasn’t been much better.” President Trump’s ambiguous words on the right-wing Proud Boys “have whipped up global fury and rejuvenated the chattering classes’ beloved pastime…

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#Hong Kongers stand up for freedom on Chinese Communists’ ‘National Day’

#Hong Kongers stand up for freedom on Chinese Communists’ ‘National Day’

“#Hong Kongers stand up for freedom on Chinese Communists’ ‘National Day’” Every year, the Chinese Communist Party celebrates National Day, the anniversary of its takeover of China. It’s become an occasion for protest in Hong Kong — and freedom-lovers didn’t let 2020 stop them Thursday. Though Beijing has imposed a “national security” law that criminalizes…

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#Belarus’ push for democracy is another blow to Vladimir Putin

#Belarus’ push for democracy is another blow to Vladimir Putin

“#Belarus’ push for democracy is another blow to Vladimir Putin” The forces of freedom are pushing to wrest another country free of a Vladimir Putin ally, as a mass-protest movement aims to stop Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, aka “Europe’s last dictator,” from stealing the Aug. 9 election. Daily demonstrations have escalated ever since Lukashenko declared he’d…

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