FJ Newman

My friend lent me two CD's from the late 60's, early 70's. I carefully listened to Herve Vilard and Salvatore Adamo. I loved their emotive voices and poignant songs. The combination of French and Belgian artists singing in Spanish adds a unique flavor to their music

Lifelong Communist Goes Mainstream in Bid for Chile’s Top Job Chile’s leading presidential candidate Jeannette Jara is a communist. Not that kind of communist, she wants you to know.

Lifelong Communist Goes Mainstream in Bid for Chile's Top Job

It appears that Mrs. Jara has caved in to the reactionary forces of so-called democratic socialism. If that's confirmed, it's not the news you'd want to hear

Limit the amount of time and energy you spend countering the extreme right claims with facts. If facts mattered to them, they wouldn't be extreme right

The New Yorker cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win

Zohran Mamdani's success is resonating throughout the world. It's a story where no one is left behind. It's time to write that story in Chile too, on November 16th.

'The Billion Dollar Code' is a great series - quick to watch, with a good level of tech details for nerds and some amazing attributes of the 90s tech scene. Playing now on Netflix. Highly recommended!

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Thank you, Toronto Blue Jays, for uniting & lifting the spirits of Canadians in these difficult times. You made us proud to be Canadian.

As the season ends, and we have a new World Series Champion. I would like to thank you for reading my Mets posts in 2025. I know it’s been a bad year for us Mets fans. It is not a goodbye… it is until we meet again in the spring of 2026

Let’s go Mets!

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With all these night baseball games, I'm eating a lot of junk food. Tonight is the last game of the season, in time to get back to a healthy diet. I say goodbye to the baseball season with a bang - I got almond and raspberry cake and empanadas, and of course, red wine!

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I'm told lots of people working in government have already started looking for new employment

Best two words in sports… GAME SEVEN 🍿

Final in Toronto

Blue Jays 1, Dodgers 3

Winner takes it all tomorrow

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#HappyHalloween!

The gang won't be coming to watch
Game 6 this evening - most of them are out of town for the holiday. So, it's going to be a solo night. I'm ordering pizza tonight

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#WorldSeries
#WANTITALL

Final in Los Angeles

Blue Jays 6, Dodgers 1

Toronto Blue Jays are one win away for the championship

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Trey Yesavage was in cruise control tonight

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Exconcejal Neme denuncia a Mayne-Nicholls por agresión: Candidato reconoce hecho y ofrece "disculpas a la ciudadanía" El postulante a La Moneda asegura que se defendió de ataque del denunciante, pero que "entiendo que no es la forma adecuada de reaccionar de un candidato presidencial".

He's supposed to be the candidate of moderation, conciliation, and dialogue. This 2025 presidential campaign has had everything and more

I'm getting ready for Game 5 tonight. I'II be having unsalted peanuts, nuts, and raisins - I've had enough sweets and candy bars the past couple of days

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I watched a program on YouTube where Francisco Vidal was a guest. He's hilarious - he confirmed once again that he's the country's best bullshitter

I write little observations almost every day. I came across one about my oldest grandson, who likes Bad Bunny. When I asked him why, he answered that he's an anti-colonialist and stands with immigrants. Good for him, following the progressive thinking of the family

Back to a normal sleep time tonight. So glad the Blue Jays won!

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#WorldSeries

Final in Los Angeles

Blue Jays 6, Dodgers 2

We are heading to Game 5 all tied up at 2 games!

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We're ready for Game 4! Snacks are in place

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Love the pilot's sense of humor.
Passengers believed he was serious about the charge for avoiding the bad weather

Last night I emptied the fridge - I ate everything that could've been eaten. It was a wild evening and early morning; I went to bed after 4 am. The stats say it all. Great game 3! I've ordered goodies for tonight's game 4

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None of the candidates shook things up or talked about real change; it was just a bit of cosmetic change, and neoliberalism will persist unchallenged. It'll be business as usual

I am taking a moment to congratulate Irish President-elect Catherine Connolly, a progressive thinker who has beaten the tide of right-wing populism. She didn't just win - she won by a landslide

Most people think lifting bank secrecy will solve the organized crime problem, but it's just one tool at the investigator's disposal, not the fundamental solution. The creation of a national criminal intelligence service is crucial, and authorities should focus on that