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Just Shmooze / Re: World Zionist Organization

« on: Today at 03:20:21 PM »

http://podcast.headlinesbook.com/e/22220-show-260-wzo-to-join-or-not-to-join/

Thoughts?

He does not address the fact that by voting we would be legitimizing their claim to represent "American Jewry"

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Just Shmooze / Re: NYS Plastic Bag Ban - Starting 3/1/20

« on: February 24, 2020, 10:17:23 PM »

Was there always a charge for boxes?

Stores in Monsey recently started charging for boxes also

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Just Shmooze / Re: Interesting Articles...

« on: February 24, 2020, 09:40:41 PM »

Perfectly reasonable.

Why?

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Just Shmooze / Re: Israel banning Tlaib and Omar!

« on: February 24, 2020, 10:37:56 AM »

I can't get to the Daily Mail from the computer I'm currently at (filter).

I did see this, though - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ilhan-omar-marry-brother/
(start from "According to Omar’s proffered version of events").

This is from before the DM article which quotes someone (that they say is) an influential member of the Somali community as confirming that her second husband is her brother. Also, her marriage license (for the second husband) is signed by a Christian Minister which is weird for 2 Muslims (although on its own doesn't prove anything).

Snopes also leaves out that she was filing taxes with her first husband while married to her second, and that there are indications that the three of them lived in the same house together.

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Just Shmooze / Re: Bloomberg vs Trump 2020

« on: February 24, 2020, 10:26:28 AM »

This would be much more of buying a presidency than Trump.

Right. That's my point

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Just Shmooze / Re: Bloomberg vs Trump 2020

« on: February 24, 2020, 08:22:22 AM »

Bloomberg wouldn't spend money on ads?

The claim being made here

So I just listened to Ben Shapiro's friday show and he said hat it must be that Bloomy is hoping for this and then he will tell the DNC that he will bankroll every single important Democratic race in the country. Will be an offer that the DNC can't refuse.

and other places, is that the DNC will give him the nomination in exchange for donations hell make to them and other Democrats.

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Just Shmooze / Re: Bloomberg vs Trump 2020

« on: February 23, 2020, 10:04:48 PM »

All of those who were busy saying how Trump shouldn't be allowed to buy the presidency.

Spending money on ads is very different than explicitly giving hundreds of millions of dollars to delegates/DNC in exchange for the nomination.

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Just Shmooze / Re: Bloomberg vs Trump 2020

« on: February 23, 2020, 05:39:28 PM »

So I just listened to Ben Shapiro's friday show and he said hat it must be that Bloomy is hoping for this and then he will tell the DNC that he will bankroll every single important Democratic race in the country. Will be an offer that the DNC can't refuse.
Then the only thing to remain to be seen is if Bloomberg could win the general election without Sanders supporters, who will no doubt be furious.

I think it will be a lot more than just Bernie supporters who are turned off by someone explicitly buying the nomination.

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Just Shmooze / Re: Bloomberg vs Trump 2020

« on: February 23, 2020, 08:18:08 AM »

Any comments from the "Bernie has a ceiling of 30%" people?

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Just Shmooze / Re: Meir Key should take down the homosexual video and issue an apology

« on: February 22, 2020, 09:27:59 PM »

I watched 30 seconds to see what I missed and closed it.

I don't think that adds to the YouTube view count.

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Just Shmooze / Re: Israel banning Tlaib and Omar!

« on: February 20, 2020, 02:31:10 PM »

It's the daily mail, so take it for what it's worth...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8013283/Ilhan-Omar-DID-marry-brother-reveals-Somali-community-leader.html

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Just Shmooze / Re: Bloomberg vs Trump 2020

« on: February 20, 2020, 11:49:40 AM »

I'm looking forward to the retrospectives on Biden and Bloomberg's role in giving Bernie the nomination.

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Just Shmooze / Re: NYS Plastic Bag Ban - Starting 3/1/20

« on: February 19, 2020, 10:47:42 AM »

I think the driving force is simply that major retailers are enthusiastic about the cost savings

The

Paper bag is 5 cent fee.

is certainly about paying off the retail lobby so they don't oppose the ban.

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Just Shmooze / Re: NYS Plastic Bag Ban - Starting 3/1/20

« on: February 19, 2020, 07:45:24 AM »

In addition to all the other inconveniences, get ready to wait 3x as long on the checkout line while people fumble with packing their paper or reusable bags

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General Discussion / Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions

« on: February 18, 2020, 07:44:03 AM »

https://collive.com/groundbreaking-letter-by-rav-feinstein-restricts-cholov-stam/

I'm pretty sure I saw this letter on Yeshiva World a few months ago.