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Sunday, March 31, 2024

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo surgery for a hernia tonight after the meeting of the war cabinet, his office announces. Netanyahu will be under full anesthesia during the operation. The hernia was discovered during a routine checkup last night. Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who is also deputy prime minister, will fill Netanyahu's role temporarily.


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"One little problem here if you dig down in the data:

However, a closer examination of the data reveals that the majority of these gains can be attributed to two key factors: a record-breaking increase in government positions and a rise in the employment of foreign-born workers.'

#2 | POSTED BY MSGT AT 2024-04-05 05:21 PM"

Let's DO dig down in the data:

www.bls.gov

Unemployment DOWN.
Labor participation UP.
Hours worked per week UP.
Wages UP (and exceeding inflation).
Inflation DOWN.

Even if one were to toss ALL the government positions and ALL the foreign-born worker jobs in this report, it still would be a decently positive jobs report.

Hat tip to the reference to "foreign-born workers". Yeah, I know it doesn't claim they are illegal aliens. Clever "dog whistle" duly noted.

BTW, it's standard practice to give credit for direct quotations. Where did that quoted paragraph come from?

Seems that for some people there doesn't exist a big enough silver lining that they won't point out a cloud.

"Donner,
Trump fast tracked a vacinne (sic).
The black plague people didn't understand what was causing it.
#64 | POSTED BY BILLJOHNSON AT 2024-04-04 02:44 PM"

President Trump's action regarding fast-tracking a vaccine might best be described as: 'too little; too late'.

apnews.com

His other actions/inactions and rhetoric seriously hampered the benefits of helping to fast-track the vaccine.

As for the comment regarding the Black Death:
Those folks did not understand what was causing it and did not know what to do to stop it.
The folks facing the COVID-19 virus might have had a better understanding of its cause but also did not (initially) know how to stop it.
Different circumstances, but with many of the same results. Fortunately, a better understanding of what viruses are and how they propagate/mutate/transport led to a better (more effective) response. Well, at least by many! I don't fault folks for not making the best choices in light of ignorance. 20-20 hindsight arguments are both foolish and non-productive. However, I've little patience to deal with folks who willfully maintain their ignorance (especially when their actions affect the rest of society).

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