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Robert De Niro’s full statement on Trump. Please read and let me know your thoughts: I’ve spent a lot of time studying bad men.  I’ve examined their characteristics, their mannerisms, the utter banality of their cruelty. Yet there’s something different about Donald Trump. When I look at him, I don’t see a bad man. Truly. I see an evil one. Over the years, I’ve met gangsters here and there. This guy tries to be one, but he can’t quite pull it off. There’s such a thing as “honor among thieves.” Yes, even criminals usually have a sense of right and wrong.  Whether they do the right thing or not is a different story — but — they have a moral code, however warped. Donald Trump does not. He’s a wannabe tough guy with no morals or ethics. No sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.” He has contempt for all of them. We New Yorkers got to know him over the years that he poisoned the atmosphere and littered our city with monuments to his ego.  We knew first hand that this was someone who should never be considered for leadership.  We tried to warn the world in 2016. The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination.  Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world. We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags. The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior.  That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse. Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously. So today we issue another warning. From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America: This is our last chance. Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator. And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided. So what do we do about it?  I know I’m preaching to the choir here.  What we’re doing today is valuable, but we have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls.   We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House.  They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice.  Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them. Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect.  Let’s not talk about “democracy.”  “Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it.  Let’s talk about right and wrong.  Let’s talk about humanity.  Let’s talk about kindness.  Security for our world.  Safety for our families.  Decency.  Let’s welcome them back.  We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump, and fulfill the mission of this “Stop Trump Summit.”

Quoted: President Biden and Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, vowed to work together to transform Japan into a military power to help deter China. Biden and Kishida Vow to Bolster U.S.-Japan Alliance as China’s Power Grows nytimes.com/2023/01/13/us/…

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There is a job opportunity at Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS). The Medical Entomology Program at INHS is searching for a scientist who will carry out projects regarding diseases transmitted by arthropod disease vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks. employ.uillinois.edu/admin?nosso

정준길이 택시탄걸은폐하려 승용차를뒤집는건,MB 5년집권층들이 비리감추려면 박근혜가 대통령돼야한다 목숨걸어서다.승용차를직접몰며 통화했다는 정준길이"착각했다"며 택시탑승사실은 인정해도"협박발언은"부인한다.택시탄지도 기억못하며 협박한지않한지는 어떻게기억하나

꼼수만평 ★ 가카를 찾아라 / 우리나라를 구할 정도령을 찾아라 - 2 <여러분의 RT로 세상이 좋아집니다!> spic.kr/5s7s

안철수를협박한 정준길은 전화로 금태섭과통화할때 직접운전했다하고,다른 택시기사는<정준길을 성수동에서 광진경찰서부근까지 태웠단다>이택시기사가 정준길 통화내용을 들었는데,고압적인 태도로 말해 친구 사이라기보다는 아랫사람에게 협박을 하는 분위기였다증언한다.

한글날이 한 달 앞으로 다가왔습니다. 한글날을 공휴일로 제정하자는 의견에 찬성하시는 분들은 무한알티 바랍니다. 그리고 되도록 많은 사이트에 의견을 올려 주시기 바랍니다. 한글은 세계적인 언어학자들도 공인하는 인류 최고의 문화유산입니다.

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이해찬 MB 독도방문, 피해야 할 나쁜 통치행위 durl.me/33sibe 구구절절 옳은 말..

"이명박 대통령은 '종북 세력' 운운하고, 박근혜 전 비대위원장은 '국가관'을 거론하며 색깔론과 이념대결로 분열과 갈등을 부추기고 있다. 민주통합당의 대북정책인 햇볕정책은 튼튼한 안보에서 출발한다" 박지원

금성일식 동영상입니다. washingtonpost.com/live/video-1?h…

@Nakkomsu @hoongkildong @ljk3000 @myid01 그런 인식은 도대체 누가 심어놓은 것인지 먼저 파악하는 것이 제대로 된 순서죠.

@lokait @collijin @actormoon 서로 지지하는 후보가 다르다고 본인이 지지했던 사람을 욕하고 같은 편끼리 다투는 것을 보니 그 지지는 제대로 된 지지가 아니었나 봅니다.

한가지 궁금한 것은 애플사가 새 아이패드를 "iPAD3" 라고 호칭하지 않은 점. 그냥 "The New iPAD"라고 지칭했는데 무슨 의미가 있는지 무척 궁금하네요.