RIP Kirk Douglas

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Kirk Douglas was an American actor, producer, director, and author. A centenarian, he was one of the last surviving Superstars. He passed away today. Kirk's health had been in decline since 1996 when he suffered a stroke.

‪Kirk Douglas rose from poverty to become a king of Hollywood https://apnews.com/4cb3b491cb2fb0a3823a3fcc8e9344f2

POTUS Narrowly Acquitted

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The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate narrowly acquitted POTUS in his historic impeachment trial. There were two charges brought against the Republican president that forced senators to vote on whether to remove him from office.

The Republicans narrowly voted to acquit him for his request that Ukraine investigates political rival Joe Biden, a contender for the Democratic nomination. One member of the GOP Senator Mitt Romney joined the Democrats by voting for conviction. No Democrats voted for acquittal.

Capitol Campaign Rally

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In our opinion, SOTU was a US Capitol-campaign rally and a sad spectacle minus the attacks on the media, the reference to toilets and the other assorted oddities.

Trump used his speech to exaggerate a Republican record. The GOP cheered at every opportunity, while the Democrats sat silently most of the time. There was no
mention of POTUS impeachment.

Me The People

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Republicans claim without proof that Trump has learned his lesson. Will he talk about impeachment at #SOTU tonight? Will there be real truths about achievements as well as mistakes made? Does POTUS renew a call for tax breaks without releasing his own #TrumpTaxes, #RussianCollusion #SaudiArabia - What about School choice, Homelessness, Global Economy, American farmers, International trade, Health care, Immigration, and National security?

State of Confusion

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Dear Mr. President- https://dearmrpresident.org/

Which is the real state and how could you fumble this one after the Superbowl?

Why did you congratulate KC Chiefs for representing the state of Kansas, when they really play in Missouri? Can you tell the difference on an American map of the USA?

While there is a Kansas City, Kansas, the Chiefs play in the far larger Kansas City, Missouri. Arrowhead Stadium is about 7 miles from the Kansas-Missouri border.

Latinas Americanas

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Representing America and the Latin music world, Jennifer Lopez is 50 years old, and Shakira turned 43 today. No midlife age crisis here and plenty of Hispanic Chispa on display.#JLO and #Shakira - So far no one knows what Shakira’s Super Bowl actions were all about. What say you?

‪Super Bowl: Jennifer Lopez, Shakira Perform Dazzling Halftime Show With Touching Tribute to Kobe Bryant https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-lopez-shakiras-super-bo…

KC Super Bowl LIV Champions

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Over 100 million people tune in for the Super Bowl, the U.S.’s most-watched televised event. Most are in it for the football. Some for the commercials, and others lik yours truly for the halftime show.

Watching Super Bowl 2020: Super Bowl LIV #2020 The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the #NFL played between mid-January and early February.

A Friend In Need

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As a longtime friend of Asia and Yirong’s faithful partner, it worries me to see the negative Press and publicity developing in American and worldwide.

'A friend in need is a friend indeed'? The proverb was known by the 3rd century BC. Quintus Ennius wrote: 'Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur'. This translates from the Latin as 'a sure friend is known when in difficulty'.

Throw Out Baby and Bathwater

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It is just nine months before Election Day and dozens of members from the US House and Senate are heading for the exits.

2/2020 and the election is months away but a couple of dozen members of Congress have opted out of running for another term.

That’s not far off the average number of retirements, resignations and other voluntary departures for a full election cycle, according to a Pew Research Center analysis. https://www.people-press.org/