{"id":522014,"date":"2022-12-06T02:51:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T23:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/macrons-moscow-muddle-a-disney-florida-truce-and-other-commentary\/"},"modified":"2022-12-06T02:51:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T23:51:57","slug":"macrons-moscow-muddle-a-disney-florida-truce-and-other-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/macrons-moscow-muddle-a-disney-florida-truce-and-other-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"#Macron\u2019s Moscow muddle, a Disney-Florida truce and other commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2598b832dfd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2598b832dfd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/macrons-moscow-muddle-a-disney-florida-truce-and-other-commentary\/#%E2%80%9CMacrons_Moscow_muddle_a_Disney-Florida_truce_and_other_commentary%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Macron\u2019s Moscow muddle, a Disney-Florida truce and other commentary&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/macrons-moscow-muddle-a-disney-florida-truce-and-other-commentary\/#War_watch_Macrons_Moscow_Muddle\" >War watch: Macron\u2019s Moscow Muddle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/macrons-moscow-muddle-a-disney-florida-truce-and-other-commentary\/#Civil-liberties_beat_ACLU_Ignorance_on_Speech\" >Civil-liberties beat: ACLU Ignorance on Speech<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/macrons-moscow-muddle-a-disney-florida-truce-and-other-commentary\/#Republican_Beat_Dems_at_Early-Vote_Game\" >Republican: Beat Dems at Early-Vote Game<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/macrons-moscow-muddle-a-disney-florida-truce-and-other-commentary\/#Libertarian_A_Disney-Florida_Truce\" >Libertarian: A Disney-Florida Truce?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/macrons-moscow-muddle-a-disney-florida-truce-and-other-commentary\/#Eye_on_NY_Tip_of_Nursing-Home_Iceberg\" >Eye on NY: Tip of Nursing-Home Iceberg<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMacrons_Moscow_muddle_a_Disney-Florida_truce_and_other_commentary%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Macron\u2019s Moscow muddle, a Disney-Florida truce and other commentary&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/newspress-collage-24904713-1670283576682.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1670265700\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"War_watch_Macrons_Moscow_Muddle\"><\/span><strong>War watch: Macron\u2019s Moscow Muddle<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/international\/3761735-macron-shows-his-politics-on-russia-are-bush-league\/\">At The Hill, Alexander J. Motyl tees off<\/a> on French President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s call to ponder \u201chow to give guarantees to Russia the day it returns to the negotiating table\u201d addressing Moscow\u2019s \u201cfear that NATO comes right up to its doors, and the deployment of weapons that could threaten Russia.\u201d Notes Motyl: \u201cWith Finland\u2019s admission into NATO, the alliance has come right up to Russia\u2019s door,\u201d while the alliance\u2019s nukes are based \u201cin the United States, the United Kingdom and \u2014 oh, yes \u2014 France.\u201d But \u201cboth Putin and Macron know full well that\u201d the NATO armies \u201care, with the exception of those of the United States, United Kingdom and Poland, in miserable shape.\u201d So \u201cAmerica may pose a threat to Russia, but NATO does not.\u201d In short, \u201cthe West needs to counter collective Russia\u2019s mendacity or fantasies not with mollycoddling but with straightforward explanations of reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Civil-liberties_beat_ACLU_Ignorance_on_Speech\"><\/span><strong>Civil-liberties beat: ACLU Ignorance on Speech<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ACLU legal director David Cole <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/05\/opinion\/303creative-first-amendment-supreme-court.html\">claims in a New York Times op-ed<\/a> to \u201cbelieve that states cannot compel\u201d people \u201cto express messages with which they disagree. But\u2026\u201d \u2014 and that \u201cbut,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/the-aclus-embarrassing-case-for-government-compelled-speech\">observes the Washington Examiner\u2019s Conn Carroll<\/a>, shows the outfit\u2019s been \u201covertaken by the authoritarian woke Left.\u201d Cole\u2019s \u201clegal error\u201d is to argue a web firm must design websites for gay weddings or it\u2019d be turning away gay customers. In reality: \u201cThe customer\u2019s identity has nothing to do with the content of the compelled speech.\u201d The company is \u201ch<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y to serve gay people;\u201d the key \u201cis the specific event [it\u2019s] being forced to support.\u201d \u201cThat the ACLU can\u2019t\u201d or won\u2019t \u201crecognize this very clear legal distinction . . . shows just how far the organization has fallen.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Republican_Beat_Dems_at_Early-Vote_Game\"><\/span><strong>Republican: Beat Dems at Early-Vote Game<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe GOP is dead,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/scottmorefield\/2022\/12\/05\/if-they-want-to-win-republicans-must-beat-democrats-at-their-own-game-n2616710\">argues Townhall\u2019s Scott Morefield<\/a>, if it follows Donald Trump\u2019s whining about voting by mail. \u201cSince the 2020 election, Democrats beat Republicans by 9 percentage points [in] voting by mail.\u201d Yet \u201cRepublicans are quite capable of voting by mail,\u201d so \u201cit\u2019s time to start at least attempting to beat Democrats at their own <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.\u201d To win \u201cin an age of early voting and mail-in ballots,\u201d the GOP needs \u201cto match Democratic efforts and . . . bank every vote possible for as long and as early as you\u2019re legally allowed.\u201d This will take \u201ctake boots on the ground\u201d and \u201ca paradigm shift. But if the choice is between that and losing perpetually, the path forward seems abundantly clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Libertarian_A_Disney-Florida_Truce\"><\/span><strong>Libertarian: A Disney-Florida Truce?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It seems Florida will \u201cback down from the culture war\u201d with Disney after Bob Chapek\u2019s exit as CEO, reversing legislation to s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> it of its special tax status, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2022\/12\/02\/is-florida-giving-up-its-fight-against-woke-disney\/\">reports Reason\u2019s Eric Boehm<\/a>. \u201cLooks like it was never much more than a pissing match between [Gov. Ron] DeSantis and Chapek, who drew the governor\u2019s ire when he sharply criticized Florida\u2019s so-called \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay\u2019 law.\u201d Plus, the anti-Disney law would\u2019ve \u201cput local taxpayers on the hook\u201d for services Disney pays for. Indeed, DeSantis\u2019 move looks like \u201ca grotesque misuse of state power that forced a private company to change its leadership\u201d in response its ex-boss\u2019 exercise of \u201chis free speech rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eye_on_NY_Tip_of_Nursing-Home_Iceberg\"><\/span><strong>Eye on NY: Tip of Nursing-Home Iceberg<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>\u2019s just-filed lawsuit against the Villages of Orleans nursing home has implications that reach far beyond a single facility,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.empirecenter.org\/publications\/the-ags-nursing-home-lawsuit-scratches-the-surface\/\">notes the Empire Center\u2019s Bill Hammond<\/a>. Beyond citing \u201c\u200a\u2018egregious\u2019 neglect and mistreatment of patients,\u201d it flags \u201cfinancial fraud based on outsourcing arrangements that are widely used by for-profit homes.\u201d These involve homes buying \u201cgoods and services\u201d from businesses with the same or overlapping ownership. In this case, the related companies netted $18.6 million, \u201calmost 22 percent of the home\u2019s total revenue \u2014 even as residents allegedly suffered and died for lack of adequate staffing and basic supplies.\u201d In fact, the same pattern may well \u201capply to a wide swath of New York\u2019s nursing homes,\u201d but the AG likely can\u2019t bring enough suits \u201cto have a deterrent effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Compiled by The Post Editorial Board<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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