Monday, March 16, 2020
Only 48 Percent of Americans Trust Donald Trump to Handle Coronavirus Crisis, Poll Says
https://www.newsweek.com/only-48-percent-americans-trust-donald-trump-handle-coronavirus-crisis-poll-says-1492397
When asked who they carried the most confidence in to handle the
spread of COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the new
coronavirus, respondents put most confidence in their respective state
government at 75 percent. Of those answers, 53 percent indicated a
'fair' amount of confidence; 22 percent a 'great deal of confidence'; 15
percent with 'not very much'; and 8 percent with none.
In
comparison, those surveyed expressed 62 percent confidence in the
federal government's response, while 48 percent were confident in
Trump's response. For Trump, 35 percent said they have no confidence in
his response to the pandemic; 25 percent said a great deal of
confidence; 23 percent a fair amount; and 15 percent no confidence.
For
the federal government, 62 percent said they felt a great or fair
amount while 36 percent said 'not much' or no confidence in responses
from Congress and federal agencies.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Netanyahu meets ultra-Orthodox leaders to persuade them to shutter yeshivas
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-meets-ultra-orthodox-leaders-to-persuade-them-to-shutter-yeshivas/
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the chief rabbis and other
ultra-Orthodox representatives on Sunday evening to convince segments
of the Haredi community to shutter their schools, in accordance with
Health Ministry directives designed to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Netanyahu last week announced that schools would be closed to
stem the outbreak and on Saturday night expanded the order to include
daycare centers, special education and boarding schools.
Zohar on marriage
Zohar (Bereishis 49a) AND G-d brought her to the MAN. From this we learn that it is incumbent on the father and mother of the bride to transfer her to the domain of the bridegroom; so we read ‘my daughter I have given to this man’ (Devarim 22:16).After she has been transferred to her husband, he needs to come to her because the house is now her domain as we see in Bereishis (24;23)”and he came to her”i.e. and he came to Rachel”This is reinforced by the fact that regarding the parents it says “brought” but in reference to the husband it says “he came”. That shows that the husband now needs his wife’s permission. Similarly the verse says:”And he prayed in the place and stayed there for the night Bereishis 28:11) which means he sought permission first. From this we learn that if he wants intercourse with his wife he must persuade and placate her with words first. Otherwise he can not be with her because the relationship needs to be of mutual consent and desire without force. We also see that the Torah states “He stayed there because the sun had set” That means that intercourse is forbidden during the day.It also says “he took of the stones of the place and put it under his head”. From this we learn that even a king who has a bed of gold with expensive covers,if his wife prepares a bed of stone for him he must leave his own bed and sleep on the stone bed which she prepared. As it says “and he lay down in that place” Also see that it says here “and the man said “this time” that shows he spoke to her to coax and attract her to him in a friendly and affectionate manner. Look how tender his words were,”bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh”, to express that they were truly one entity and inherently inseperable. And then he began to sing her praises, “and this one shall be called woman” meaning she surpasses all others and is so perfect as if other woman were like monkeys compared to human beings. Only she is seen as the perfect woman. Every word is inspired by love this is comparable to the verse in Shir HaShirim(31:29) “Many woman have done great things but you surpass all of them .”therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and cleave to his wife and they shall be one flesh.” All this was to win her affection and attract her to him
'אין פה מקום ללמדנות; צריך לקיים את כל הוראות המדינה'
https://www.kikar.co.il/351250.html
בדרשה שנשא בפני קהילתו ביקר ה'פוסק' הגרי"מ רובין את המצב הנוכחי בציבור החרדי, כאשר ישנם רבים המתעלמים ממילוי ההוראות שנועדו להילחם בהתפשטות הנגיף, ואף פירט תרחיש אימים
Peter Thiel Makes a Nakedly Political Play in the New York Times
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/peter-thiel-is-complains-about-google.html
That
Thiel makes no mention of the fact that he sits on the board of
Facebook as he attacks its biggest competitor seems like a pretty big
omission. The Times editors also clearly saw no issue with
describing him simply as “an entrepreneur and investor.” Facebook is
also heavily invested in developing artificial intelligence (it’s gonna
use AI to fix all of society’s problems and build a global utopia lol)
and has been trying to crack the Chinese market for years. Read in this
light, Thiel’s op-ed feels like an indirect effort to force Google out
of China, either through shame or indirectly spurring political
intervention. It seems to me that Thiel thinks if Facebook can’t have
China, Google can’t either.
Trump: Google should be probed over China treason claim
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49004002
President Trump has said his administration will look into alleged links between Google and China.
It follows a speech given by Peter Thiel
in which the billionaire tech investor asked whether Google's senior
management considered itself to have been infiltrated by Chinese spies.
Mr Thiel also questioned why Google had made "the seemingly treasonous decision to work with the Chinese military" but not that of the US.
Google has denied such ties.
Trump’s Outrageous Google Lie Proves U.S. Isn’t Prepared for Coronavirus
- Donald Trump blatantly lied about having Google’s assistance on a coronavirus website.
- His travel ban is little more than a facade as it doesn’t actually protect US borders from potentially infected travelers.
- Trump’s inability to put action before his appearance means his coronavirus response is effectively useless.
Donald Trump is trying to keep up with the public’s outcry as the coronavirus continues to spend. Unfortunately, his bumbling incompetence proves just how underprepared the US is for the rising tide of coronavirus cases.
UK Coronavirus Gamble Could Be Best Approach
But is feeding the panic really what we need right now? With closed borders, cancelled flights and school closures you have to wonder whether coronavirus is plunging us into economic turmoil or if we’re bringing it on ourselves.
The UK, for example, is taking a more measured approach. Instead of closing schools and encouraging panic, the nation is calling for its citizens to be responsible but maintain as normal a life as possible. According to the nation’s lawmakers that approach means there will be more resources available to the nation’s most vulnerable populations.
The Moral Dilemma of Coronavirus Quarantines
https://time.com/5800379/coronavirus-quarantine-morality/
The novel coronavirus, of course, ticks both the contagion and
scarcity boxes, which is one reason people are behaving badly. And when
they do behave badly—like breaking quarantine—there’s a social reason
too for the tongue-clucking and finger-wagging that follow. “There is a
certain amount of social glory that comes from being the punisher,” says
Pinker.
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