The Coast Guard’s ‘Floating Guantánamos’ - The New York Times

This reflects so poorly on the Coast Guard, where I spent 3 years and 4 months of my life as an officer.

U.S. threatens to close Palestinians' D.C. office amid renewed peace push - NBC News

The Palestinians are so undervalued.

Food — Delicious Science | Shows | PBS Food

Neat.

Franken Should Go - The New York Times

If ever you need an example of rash judgment, this is one of the best I've ever seen.

Just say too many!

The Mayor of Chapel Hill, NC refuses to say there are too many guns in Chapel Hill and urge citizens to reduce the number. When you see a story like this one, it makes her refusal even more irritating, disappointing and risky.

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Inevitable!

What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer - The New York Times

About as compelling as anything could be for making the case that we simply have too many guns in America.

Say it!

We have too many guns in America.

Partir - L’Irlande Express… - France 2 - 03-11-2017

Nice.

Manhattan Attack Is Called Terrorism. What About Vegas? - The New York Times

I'll settle for heinous crime.

John Kelly: 'Lack of an ability to compromise led to the Civil War'

Repulsie is too kind a word.

(2) CNN - "This is an Apple" ad - YouTube

Super!

Nice

This is one of the views from the hill on which our Nice home sits. The photo is not mine; it comes from the local newspaper, Nice-Matin.
Nice is my most special place not because of beaches, tourists or the vague notion of a ritzy French Riviera. No, my Nice is, as I have often told others, a real place full of wonder, problem, beauty, challenges, and diversity from the mind to the stomach.

TO BE COMPLETED.

Honor the Truth, John Kelly - The New York Times

This is despicable and he owes us all an apology and perhaps a resignation.

The Lancet Commission on pollution and health - The Lancet

We have to work so much harder on this.

US warnings

People need to be warned about coming to a country that could have elected such a putrid president.

Texas City Gives Hurricane Aid If You Don't Boycott Israel | Time.com

Texas is so often a place a bad things like this one.

Germany Sees Drastic Decrease in Insects | The Scientist Magazine®

How can we not pay attention to this?

Psychiatrists Can’t Stop Mass Killers - The New York Times

This makes sense, and I completely agree on the firearms argument. Where I have some uncertainty, however, is to imagine someone committing one of these awful crimes who does not have a mental incapacity of some sort. Surely, those flaws are detectable somewhere along the line?

A German Who Explains Trump - The New York Times

Not sure what to make of this, but I think it is good to read the piece.