Daily Archives: July 19, 2016

Music Reviews: The Red Priest is to the Beatles as Bach is to the Rolling Stones

The Cannabist ‏@cannabist 3m3 minutes ago What happens to medical pot if recreational is legalized in California? http://dpo.st/29TqX5S  #Prop64 0 retweets 1 like     John Matthew Rubens ‏@raftofwater 6s7 seconds ago Los Angeles, CA @cannabist If #Vivaldi, the #RedPriest … Continue reading

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Where else would we go? Peter to Jesus Christ “Fishing,” Christ was thinking…@HarvardBiz

Harvard Biz Review @HarvardBiz Anxious executives are more likely to staff their teams with loyal subordinates. http://s.hbr.org/2a9uHhR  So was I until they turned on me. Es Tu Brute? #CodeofSilence “That’s why they hire minorities, nowhere else to go.”   https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/where-else-would-we-go-peter-to-jesus-christ-fishing-christ-was-thinking-harvardbiz

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“Diversity fills the gaps in the core of our #Union” –@POTUS Makes us stronger #Genetics #survivorsUSA

When one gets beaten up enough, God will present you with a choice, amend one’s #tweets or continue to get beat up. #CoreThinking by @POTUS Core thinking influenced by 360 degree conception President Obama was imparting in recent speech at … Continue reading

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#Diversity in a #Union

John Matthew Rubens ‏@raftofwater 2m2 minutes ago Los Angeles, CA #Lincoln: It was difficult to keep the core together, but difficult is no reason to do nothing to keep the Union. Was it worth it? #Obama indicates so: [We’ve been … Continue reading

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What is Useful and Expedient: The Supremes Use Sistema Too, Day In, Day Out #WilliamRehnquist v. #RuthBaderGinsburg The Final Arbiters #Machiavelli

The end justifies the means when no rules exist that would dictate otherwise. https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/what-is-useful-and-expedient-the-supremes-use-sistema-too-day-in-day-out-williamrehnquist-v-ruthbaderginsburg-the-final-arbiters-machiavelli

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Twitter is an idea factory, but can become distracting: Off point, use of #trends and #cliches

Twitter is long enough to make distinctions but not long enough to prove them. While I’m thinking of all this, I may forget a point while watching a video pop into my screen containing photos of Hillary Clinton or Ruth … Continue reading

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#Copyrights: The Real Target is #Trump

He doesn’t want to pay tweeters, or as Howard Kurtz and others call us, tweeps. He gleans for free, like Potter in It’s a Wonderful Life, but in a nice, honest and cordial manner. https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/copyrights-the-real-target-is-trump

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#ThePrince that Would Be King #TheEndJustifiesTheMeans #Nixon and the #BushFamily

“No John, ‘sistema’ has been around a long time; it’s how one uses power decisively and effectively when there’s no rule.” #Machiavelli’s  The Prince, must have been understood by Richard M. Nixon. MILLENIAL: But there were rules…were rules. https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/theprince-that-would-be-king-theendjustifiesthemeans-nixon-and-the-bushfamily

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@CNN: The system is rigged and @realDonaldTrump plays it like a fiddle. “#leaks #timecycles and @FoxNews” Editorial on #WDTMS

Re: Joni Ernst [R] Iowa, speaking at 11:30 p.m. last night. “It leaked out, now everyone has seen my wife Melania speak and know all about who Joni Ernst is, including the fact she has military credentials.” By the way, … Continue reading

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Dear #Kronenebourg You do a good job.

Thank for putting Kronenbourg1664 on sale at JonsMarketplace in Los Angeles. It cost me about the same as at the bistros in Strasbourg, France in 1978 or 1982-3. Thanks for the  goodtimes. I’ll share a story with my wife [Mexican … Continue reading

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