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True Dough's JournalThis Syrian man enjoying music while surrounded by rubble
was captured in a photo that is resonating with many people.
The world has followed Syria's long civil war through viral images. Even so, after six years of bombings and atrocities and dead children, rebel surges and army advances, a single still frame of an old man on a bed stirred something deep in many people, many thousands of miles away.
“A moment of tranquility amongst Hell on earth,” someone wrote on Instagram, where Agence France-Presse posted the photo Friday.
“A novel in one shot,” The Washington Post's Ishaan Tharoor tweeted three days later.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/03/14/how-one-mans-pause-became-a-haunting-symbol-of-aleppos-destruction/?utm_term=.472b10d0c3a8
Kayleigh McEnany
I rarely agree with her, of course, because she's a Trump defender. However, I have heard her mildly agree a few times that Trump has made a misstep.
She is poised, especially for 28. She maintains her composure. She doesn't interrupt (too many Republican and Dem pundits speak over each other).
I do like that CNN sometimes shows a split screen and you can see McEnany's face contort a little as she sits there and absorbs the criticisms of Trump. Her eyes narrow and her lips purse as if she's wondering how anyone could lower themselves to question the great Donald!
Anyway, she's the Trump disciple that I dislike the least. I guess that's what I'm saying.
I was wondering what happened to Katrina Pierson, so I Googled her. Apparently she turned down the job of deputy press secretary under Spicey.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/323843-report-katrina-pierson-turned-down-top-white-house-job
Meet Prof. Robert Kelly and his family (the man whose BBC interview was interrupted by his children)
Great stuff!
Here's the original "incident" for anyone who might have missed it (although I don't know how because it's been EVERYWHERE).
NFL player shuffle continues: Eddie Lacy, Brandin Cooks, among others
RB Eddie Lacy signed a one-year deal with the Seahawks.
Those darn Patriots got speedy young receiver Brandin Cooks for draft picks from the Saints. New England also signed TE Dwayne Allen, formerly of the Colts. Martellus Bennett, who backed up Gronk last season, has moved on to the Packers.
EDIT: I should add that Bills' QB Tyrod Taylor took a $10 million pay cut (from $40.5 million to $30.5 million) to stay in Buffalo!
Stark contrast between Donny's bronze face and pale hand
Not that noticeable at all, is it???
http://theslot.jezebel.com/here-are-some-photographs-of-donald-trumps-face-and-han-1793237077
Does your household qualify as "middle class"?
The "middle class" continues to shrink in America...
Pew, which defines middle class as adults whose annual household income is two-thirds to double the national median ($55,775 as of 2016), details the national middle-income range for various household sizes.
Here's the breakdown of how much you have to earn each year to qualify as middle-income, depending on the size of your family:
Household of one: $24,042 to $72,126
Household of two: $34,000 to $102,001
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/13/heres-how-much-you-have-to-earn-to-be-considered-middle-class.html
U.S. health care ranks worst in the developed world, and it's likely going to get worse
See the bolded part below. Chump Care is sure to make the U.S. sink even lower in the rankings based on that criterion.
The Commonwealth Fund report compares the U.S. with 10 other nations: France, Australia, Germany, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, Norway, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the U.K. were all judged to be superior based on various factors. These include quality of care, access to doctors and equity throughout the country. Results of the study rely on data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the World Health Organization and interviews from physicians and patients.
Although the U.S. has the most expensive health care system in the world, the nation ranks lowest in terms of “efficiency, equity and outcomes,” according to the report. One of the most piercing revelations is that the high rate of expenditure for insurance is not commensurate to the satisfaction of patients or quality of service. High out-of-pocket costs and gaps in coverage “undermine efforts in the U.S. to improve care coordination,” the report summarized.
A striking take-home from the report was a need for equity throughout the nation. “Disparities in access to services signal the need to expand insurance to cover the uninsured and to ensure that all Americans have an accessible medical home,” it said. A lack of universal health care was noted as the key difference between the U.S. and the other industrial nations.
http://time.com/2888403/u-s-health-care-ranked-worst-in-the-developed-world/
A great cat compilation :)
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