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In the midst of a pandemic defined by isolation, we will gather a virtual circle of poets, led by Queens Poet Laureate @MariaLisella, who will celebrate the power of kindness & empathy in #poetry. Join us on Friday, Nov. 19 at 7PM. queenslibrary.org/calendar/i… #ItsTimeForKind
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There he goes again
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump is calling Reagan’s words in this video “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad. Watch this clip and read the full transcript: Throughout the world, there's a growing realization that the way to prosperity for all nations is rejecting protectionist legislation and promoting fair and free competition. Now, there are sound historical reasons for this. For those of us who lived through the Great Depression, the memory of the suffering it caused is deep and searing. And today, many economic analysts and historians argue that high tariff legislation passed back in that period, called the Smoot-Hawley tariff, greatly deepened the depression and prevented economic recovery. You see, at first when someone says, let's impose tariffs on foreign imports, it looks like they're doing the patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs. And sometimes for a short while, it works, but only for a short time. What eventually occurs is, first, homegrown industries start relying on government protection in the form of high tariffs. They stop competing and stop making the innovative management and technological changes they need to succeed in world markets. And then, while all this is going on, something even worse occurs. High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars. The result is more and more tariffs, higher and higher trade barriers, and less and less competition. So soon, because of the prices made artificially high by tariffs that subsidize inefficiency and poor management, people stop buying. Then the worst happens. Markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industry shut down, and millions of people lose their jobs. The memory of all this occurring back in the 30s made me determined when I came to Washington to spare the American people the protectionist legislation that destroys prosperity. Now, it hasn't always been easy. There are those in the Congress, just as there were back in the 30s, who want to go for the quick political advantage, who risk America's prosperity for the sake of a short-term appeal to some special interest group, who forget that more than 5 million American jobs are directly tied to the foreign export business, and additional millions are tied to imports. Well, I've never forgotten those jobs. And on trade issues, by and large, we've done well.
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Look closely at #LICone @ZohranKMamdani making room for #LuxuryLiving while #destroying #rent-stabilized #housing in #Astoria he has destroyed pretends to be #grassrootsjust like #tiffanycaban in bed w #realestste #developers w big #tax #abatements
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Donald Trump just did something truly awful and is hoping you won't notice. He fired all of the special education staff at the Department of Education. What kind of person abandons kids with special needs?
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📸 This photo of Ilica simply screams Zagreb! ❤️😍 📸 IG in_lo_7 #VisitZagreb #LoveZagreb #Zagreb
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The stakes of the government shutdown are simple. Democrats are fighting to keep the government open and keep your health care affordable. Republicans are content to let the government—and your health care—shut down. If Republicans let the ACA subsidies expire, up to 24 million Americans will see their premiums more than double, rising by an average of 114%.
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Maria Lisella retweeted
Cuomo, Mamdani and Sliwa clashed in their final mayoral debate on NY1 Wednesday, trading barbs over experience, scandals and leadership just days before early voting begins. Read more: specne.ws/4kGWX8
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Using an AI-generated video of himself, Donald Trump sought “to mock and smear millions of Americans, literally depicting them covered in excrement, precisely so that none of his own supporters would want to join them,” @anneapplebaum argues: theatln.tc/w80GqsEt theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
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The Bakkhai (by Euripides) is @KupferbergArts from Oct. 30 to Nov. 9. More: tinyurl.com/ydek3z89
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Maria Lisella retweeted
These Cubans voted for Trump & mass deportations especially after Little Marco Rubio told them he would protect the them no matter what! Yanet Correa campaigned for Trump & sang the Trump song all over & was thrilled Cubans were being deported till her husband was! Karma is real.
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Replying to @NY1
Tonight do ask @ZohranKMomdani about his war against #affordable #housing why he has not helped most distressed in his #district @rochdalenews1 why he is straining the #CooperativeMovement why he refused to Meet w @CouncilNewYorkCoops?
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Child care costs New Yorkers over $20K a year — that's unaffordable for 80% of families. I am proud to support @NY4ChildCare & @UNHNY’s campaign to make #2CareForAll a reality. assets.nationbuilder.com/unh…
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"The Visitor," poem by Lori Matson (BUGS & INSECTS Series): silverbirchpress.wordpress.c… #monarchbutterflies #butterflies #poetry #poems #poets #insectpoems
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Maria Lisella retweeted
Bobby Hutcherson - Medina
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.@IrishCommunityCenter now @longislandcity now
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.@IrishCommunityCenter now @longislandcity now
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#planecrash: “… citing no evidence, Mr. #Trump blamed #diversity at the Federal Aviation Administration for lowering standards for air traffic controllers. He blamed #planecrash Obama, claiming it had determined the F.A.A. work force was “too white.” Do people believe this guy?
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