Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies. |
| | | | | American doesn't look so beautiful right now | | | | | |  | “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.”
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| rantnrave:// I am not someone who has been political or followed politics. This year is different. I've haven't decided on a candidate to support yet. But I'm so scared by the climate I cannot hold my tongue anymore. PEGGY NOONAN does a great job of explaining the supporters of DONALD TRUMP and the frustration with party politics and the establishment many legitimate supporters have. I understand it. LOUIS CK did a great job of verbalizing what many feel: "...that voting for Trump is a way of saying "f*** it. F*** them all". I really get it. It's a version of national Suicide..." Many thought he was funny. Including me at first. Like the election cycle version of PUCK from MTV's REAL WORLD sticking his finger in the peanut butter. I don't know what TRUMP the man is really like. I don't think we know. I don't hate him. Don't wish him ill will. Seems to be a family man. I suspect he isn't the man we see as it relates to issues. I don't think he's a NAZI. But that doesn't even matter to me. That his rhetoric would incite, divide and instigate the venom, vitriol, and violence that we've seen is unspeakable to me. RACHEL MADDOW brilliantly points out the escalation of aggression in this piece. The fact that he would insult Americans and call them "those people" is unspeakable to me. Open hostility towards the rest of the world. Unspeakable to me. Do other candidates divide? Yes. Does status quo party politics need disruption? Yes. The play on hate with overtones of violence via strongman bully talk and arrogant dismissiveness. Unspeakable. His opponents have been equally disgusted and call him names like "fraud" have publicly stated they would support his candidacy if he won the nomination. Unspeakable to me if that's really how they feel. His campaign whether from the hip or deliberate strategy has turned out to be brilliant. And yes, it's caught onto something that is happening in America whether we like it or not. Read Noonan, she explains it. Sadly, in a free America, we still have not gotten beyond racism, classism, sexism, separation of church and state, poverty, political corruption and more ills that have resulted in the desperation of many. I believe Trump will move to the middle if he wins the nomination. And possibly at his own peril. His supporters are angry and many beyond intolerant. And when he betrays them too, watch out. Yes, his tone may change to be more moderate. But what does he really think? If it's what he's publicly said. Unspeakable. If not and we don't know. Maybe even more scary. People with constitutions, empathy and thought for the well-being of all deserve to be in office. That's the dream. Not ones that are so reckless for their own gain that they pour gasoline on the fire. All politicians do it to a certain extent. But this is different. And don't be mistaken. Trump is now a politician. Beware of false prophets who actually now wear wolf's clothing. I've led a fortunate life and can't claim to fully understand all of the reasons for this phenomenon. But as a student of history I can see the signs of what no peace loving person wants to happen. Certainly not in a country that is the greatest societal "idea" in the history of mankind even if our execution leads much to be desired. We need a correction, that's for sure. But it's not Trump. I'm a liberal guy. I'm in favor of living your life the way you want as long as you don't hurt anyone. Looking out for each other. I'm in a funk over this. I think I need to watch a good FRANK CAPRA movie. Maybe all of us do to remind us of the good in AMERICA. We all have to live together with the decisions coming soon... Happy Birthday to JEFF WACHTEL, DANIELLA RICH, DAVID COHN, DANNY FISHMAN and MARSHALL COHEN. | | | - Jason Hirschhorn, curator |
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 | MSNBC |
| Rachel Maddow presents a video timeline of Donald Trump's comments at rallies that have stoked hostility and incited violence by his supporters against protesters, leading to chaos after a canceled rally in Chicago. | | |
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 | Charlie Rose |
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 | Hazlitt |
| Searching for the ease that comes with unspeakable wealth, from counterfeit markets in Bangkok to money at the bottom of a barrel. | | |
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 | Quartz |
| The changes Instacart outlined were grim. Fees for customers were increasing. One-hour delivery in New York City had been suspended. In stores, standards were getting much stricter. A lengthy list of policies detailed everything from how Instacart shoppers should dress to when they could listen to music (only on break, only with headphones). | | |
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 | minimaxir |
| Perhaps the movie rating system itself is broken. | | |
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 | The Verge |
| As last year began, the app developer Pixite held its company retreat at a converted Old West movie set outside of Palm Springs. They spent a few days dreaming about the future while eating barbecue and sipping whisky in the sun. But 2015 was not a good year, and by last month the company's dreams had narrowed to survival. | | |
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 | SportTechie |
| AUSTIN, TX - As has become increasingly apparent, the NBA is a digital-focused league. This has lead to strong international growth for the top global basketball league and sets them up for continued growth in the time of cord cutters and Snapchatters. Today at SXSW, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver shared his thoughts in a "Courtside" chat at... | | |
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 | Motherboard |
| Apple's been making news for something besides its products and record-breaking sales figures lately--the FBI wants it to break into its own devices. We may in fact be at a turning point for the security of consumer electronics. So, today, Motherboard staff writer Jason Koebler presents us with one possible future that might result. | | |
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 | The Daily Beast |
| CARTEL WATCH TIERRA CALIENTE, Mexico - You arrive in the plaza of this dusty little town by taxi, already sweating in the noonday heat, on your way to the hideout of a mysterious armed group called Los Viagras. Then the taxi pulls away, and you're left standing there alone. | | |
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 | Rolling Stone |
| Bomb scares, telepathic jams and one unforgettable all-night gig. | | |
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 | WWD |
| Scott Dadich, the editor in chief of "Wired," quietly makes his way through the glossy corridors of Condé Nast, past its art gallery to a semiprivate area with couches. His understated persona and measured, concise manner of speaking clash somewhat with his appearance. | | |
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 | The New Yorker |
| Choong-am Dojang is far from a typical Korean school. Its best pupils will never study history or math, nor will they receive high-school diplomas. The academy, which operates above a bowling alley on a narrow street in northwestern Seoul, teaches only one subject: the game of Go, known in Korean as baduk and in Chinese as wei qi. | | |
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 | Foreign Policy |
| Iran’s president may have popular support, but the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has guns -- and missiles. Whoever wins will shape the country for years to come. | | |
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 | The Nation |
| The revitalization of LA’s neglected riverfront has gone from social-justice crusade to money-soaked land grab. | | |
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| The Verge |
| Beating Go was just the start -- DeepMind has designs on healthcare, robots, and your phone. | | |
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 | The Guardian |
| Whether it’s frustration with longer page load times, intrusive advertising or flashing images, we asked readers to tell us why they use adblockers online. | | |
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 | BuzzFeed |
| The cheekily obscene band at the heart of Nashville's close-knit rock community retraces their journey from pizza boys to guitar gods. | | |
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| The Daily Beast |
| Outside his dressing room, Dee Dee Sharp waited patiently with her mother. After recording "Slow Twistin'" with Chubby Checker and releasing such hit singles as "Mash Potato Time" and "Do the Bird," the attractive and coquettish Sharp was at the top of her recording career. | | |
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 | FiveThirtyEight |
| Here’s how the process of writing this column usually goes: On Monday and Tuesday, I collect potential material -- articles, data, academic research -- and on Wednesday, I pick a topic. Then I have to start writing, at which point my productivity plummets. I write a sentence; I check my Twitter mentions. | | |
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