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The NY Times has always been on Team Israel. NYC has a lot of Jewish people so I don’t think it’s an odd or bad thing as long as it’s understood by readers. The “voice” of the Times is that of New Yorkers in the same way the BBC is often that of Londoners even if they try to be objective. The BBC is still a reputable news source even if they covered the Queen’s Jubilee like fan girls.

But not using “occupied territories” or “Palestine” is just silly. That’s what everyone calls the West Bank, Gaza, and (usually) East Jerusalem, collectively. It’s not offensive to ask “Did you go to the Palestinian side?” after a Jewish friend comes back from a trip to Israel. No one but maybe the Israeli far right gives a shit if you say “Palestine.” It’s like refusing to say “New York” and requiring everyone to say “Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Queens.”

And for the record, The NY Times is also biased towards yuppies and Ivy League schools. It’s always been the upper crust NYC newspaper. I’m not making some sort of coded “Jews control the media” argument. A Presbyterian asshole from Australia controls like a third of it, including the NY Post. Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post and he worships Jeff Bezos, as far as I can tell.

Why? Did they release the world’s shittiest truck because their CEO is on too much Ketamine and meth to function? Or is it because of BYD?

I live in a tourism-dependent place (New Orleans) and our excess capacity is actually used a few times a year for Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, and sports events. But that isn’t the same as like Istanbul where the hoteliers are worse off due to mild instability.

I travel a lot and Tijuana is one place I can think of. I don’t know if Tijuana has mismatched capacity but during US prohibition, it was a fancy place celebrities went. The Caesar salad was invented there at a luxury hotel that catered to Hollywood stars who wanted to drink legally.

I don’t know if they host the same amount of guests as in the past such that there’s spare infrastructure. But it’d be one to check out.

Can we please not add another conflict right now? I’m running out of ability to focus.

I don’t have a problem with (or a say in) Georgia joining the EU but I worry that adopting the Euro will at some point harm smaller countries, especially those on the periphery. I don’t think Georgia is one but there are inherent trade-offs when you outsource your monetary policy to another country.

The U.S. dollar is used in a lot of places and the Federal Reserve does not take them into account at all. Often it’s used for stability reasons. But just as often, it can cause major hardship when there’s a recession or imbalance somewhere.

Politically, I think (or maybe assume) it’s good but from an economics standpoint, there’s a point when currency unions can be too large and it hurts the periphery. It might suck to have your currency weaken but it sucks more to adjust to the new reality the hard way (mass unemployment, usually). But hyperinflation sucks the most and more than 1 country should outsource their central bank and adopt a major currency.

Like Farnsworth Bentley?

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That’s too extreme. “Seasonal allergies to America!” would be a more effective message that can attract moderate suburban voters.

We’ve all seen the Geico commercials. We know cavemen are smart.

That’s always one of the most shocking part of bribery scandals to me. Politicians get caught taking bribes to do something awful and it’s like $6,500. Can’t even get a used Camry for that these days.