The ‘Double Whammy’ That Is Slowing New York City’s Job Growth

By artappraiser on Tue, 12/14/2021 - 5:12pm |

Leadership matters. ⁦@BilldeBlasio⁩ leaves office with NYC’s unemployment rate at double the national average. https://t.co/yztzdXIRAS
— howard wolfson (@howiewolf) December 14, 2021

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One sign that Adams knows what to do!

Keechant Sewell, the Nassau County chief of detectives, will become New York City's first female police commissioner. Her appointment was seen as one of the most important decisions for Eric Adams, the incoming mayor, as he fills out his administration. https://t.co/geRlhpYUlN pic.twitter.com/zUZuI4wZti
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 15, 2021

Here's another one:

Hallelujah!
“Balanced literacy has not worked for Black and Brown children,” Banks said. “We’re going back to a phonetic approach to teaching. We’re going to ensure that our kids can read by the third grade. That’s been a huge part of the dysfunction.”https://t.co/XmDPHkoEg3
— Robert Pondiscio (@rpondiscio) December 12, 2021

Buh bye BLM, your protests have no meaning here -fuggeaboutit- in a couple fell swoops he's trashed and coopted the political correctness narrative as even mattering, and moving on to getting criminals off the streets and making sure the children are literate despite all the guinea pig experiments woke teachers' unions want to do

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/15/2021 - 11:24am

'My shoes are laced up, I'm ready to get to work,' incoming NYC Police Commissioner Sewell says

By Eyewitness News, Dec. 15

text follows...

The really nice added touch of this appointment that New Yorkers git: Nassau County starts just past the Queens NYC line and is where lots of white NYPD officers live. It is very safe and family friendly...and she's currently the Chief of Detectives there...

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/15/2021 - 11:33am

many tourists come to big cities for the plethora of boutiques and interesting little specialty stores, let's hope she gets that too, that it's not just about threat to life and limb:

“We love you, Chicago, but something has to change.” That's the message from Heritage Bikes after a burglar smashed their Lakeview store's front window to steal a high-end bike. Video posted.https://t.co/CFfAQoz1s0
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) December 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/17/2021 - 2:21pm

Not exactly "abolish prisons" -

.@ericadamsfornyc just said he’s bringing back solitary confinement on #rikers on January 1.
— Courtney Gross (@courtneycgross) December 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/16/2021 - 11:14pm

More on that from @mattkatz00: https://t.co/O9H0WyRRb4
— Jake Offenhartz (@jangelooff) December 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/16/2021 - 11:16pm

She's talking about my subway, which goes along the Hudson River from the north Bronx to 125th (Harlem) to 42nd (Times Square/Broadway shows) to 34th (Macy's) to the southern tip of Manhattan (Statue of Liberty Ferry/Wall St.) and many other tourist attraction stops inbetween:

I take @MTA #1 train nearly every day. Almost invariably there is an ugly incident--threats, attacks, menacing. Yesterday a man gestured at a family to move from 4 seats, then lay down, opened his trousers, and went to sleep. https://t.co/vkqvnZ9UYe
— Julia Vitullo-Martin (@JuliaManhattan) December 17, 2021

That's why this old lady with some disabilities won't risk taking it all the way to Manhattan anymore unless absolutely necessary, I drive despite the tortuous traffic and the expensive parking. I certainly wouldn't advise tourists to use it currently unless they are looking for criminal-style excitement. The Yellow cab situation is not good, the fleet has been decimated by like 70%, so tourists could get stranded and Uber etc. is their only option, and within Manhattan that may take an exceedingly long time and be very expensive.

NYC just needs high security and tough policing to operate its main business successfully!!! That's just reality...

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/17/2021 - 1:42pm

That said, some large cities with less available mass transit are experiencing this other problem:

December carjackings are up 447% compared to 2019. In 3 hours yesterday evening:

Hijackers took a car from a woman and her 6-year-old outside UIC Hospital

2 armed carjackings in 15 minutes in Albany Park

Another hijacking in Wicker Parkhttps://t.co/dh5072e6rG
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) December 17, 2021

"I'm trying all my best," man tells judge after prosecutors say he attacked and carjacked a real estate agent in Lincoln Park this week.

The judge was skeptical.https://t.co/qRj6vMHsON
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) December 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/17/2021 - 2:17pm

This other mayor is betting that only bullshit gaslighting will work:

There's not a single word in this thread about arresting, prosecuting, and incarcerating violent offenders.

Not one. https://t.co/cjsV5SF79P
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) December 16, 2021

... Unless the tabletop exercises she mentions TWICE are field strategies for ensnaring shooters, killers, and armed robbers, this thread is just word salad.
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) December 16, 2021

How it started / How it's going#Chicago pic.twitter.com/Ne16DtFxWb
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) December 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/17/2021 - 2:35pm

sigh, here we go again -

This just in: Radio City Christmas Spectacular canceled for the remainder of its 2021 run. That’s a big hit to RCMH and to a tourism industry struggling to regain its footing. That’s a 5,000 seat theatre with as many as four shows a day. *sigh*
— Howard Sherman (@HESherman) December 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/17/2021 - 10:02pm

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Russia plays weak hand in Palestine

submitted by PeraclesPlease 9 months ago

The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent

Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019

Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024

Read the article at https://twitter.com/HannaNotte/status/1763116222256701787

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Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters
Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters

submitted by HSG 10 months ago

Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

Read the article at https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes...
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/28/brazil-law-indigenous-land-rights-claim-time-marker?CMP=share_btn_tw

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Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (...
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (December 25, 2023)

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds

Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.

Actions to take:

Avoid the area;

Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;

Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and

If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.

Read the article at https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-port-au-prince-haiti-december-25-2023/

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Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis
Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023

A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.

Read the article at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-08/pakistan-s-expulsion-of-afghan-refugees-risks-another-crisis

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Internet shut down in Chad
Internet shut down in Chad

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO

Read the article at https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1732891968709992511?s=20

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[Economy] where Joe's success falls short
[Economy] where Joe's success falls short

submitted by PeraclesPlease 1 year ago

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[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across...
[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W

Read the article at https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1731713272942940365?s=20

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Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As...
Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023

Read the article at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/manuel-rocha-ambassador-arrested-cuba_n_656d1e2ae4b028b0f3d07478

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[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny
[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.

Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From...
Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From a Neighbor

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

Imperialism for me but not for thee?

It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.

Could we have a war in South America?!?

"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

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[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House...
[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House Republicans powerless

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.

McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”

Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf

Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-...
‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-Pelosi clashes

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/30/squad-book-aoc-nancy-pelosi?CMP=share_btn_tw

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US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source
US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

@ Reuters, Nov. 29

Read the article at https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-health-insurers-humana-cigna-talks-merge-wsj-2023-11-29/

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Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-...
Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-proofing

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023

Read the article at https://africanarguments.org/2023/11/central-africas-dinosaur-regimes-and-the-art-of-coup-proofing/

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