Daily Archives: April 8, 2019

The gigs fell through: 8 military bases in the Philippines. “Eight might just be code for infinity.” #Infiniti

Don’t cry. Dear #PresidentDuterte: Please continue to spread the wealth with a standardized portion of your society [i.e., merit-based compensation]. Your swath of the Pacific looms large from now on. There’s an article I didn’t read saying what not to … Continue reading

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When One Gets Ready For A GIG and the GIG Falls Through, #blogalot?

Dear #PresidentDuterte: Please continue to spread the wealth with a standardized portion of your society [i.e., merit-based compensation]. Your swath of the Pacific looms large from now on. There’s an article I didn’t read saying what not to do in … Continue reading

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joggers from the East splashing midway through the West #MidnightFridayPoetry

joggers from the East splashing midway through the West. Midnight Poetry copyright John Rubens, April 6, compilation copyright April 8, 2019 @UCSDalumni @UCRegents @CommerceGov @nbcbayarea @raftofwater/John Rubens

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“The New Containment: Handling #Russia, #China, and #Iran” @ForeignAffairs #MichaelMandelbaum @prubens @SteveRubens #PresidentDuterte in the balance? WWKJUD? What Will Kim Jong Un Do?

Swath-PAC “Russia has invaded Crimea and other parts of Ukraine and has tried covertly to destabilize European democracies. China has built artificial island fortresses in international waters, claimed vast swaths of the western Pacific, and moved to organize Eurasia economically … Continue reading

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