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NYC & NJ native. ESTJ. Left-libertarian. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡­πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ. Interests include law, politics, movies, music, theater, art, travel, fitness.

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NJ news from Bergen, Passaic | Bergen Record Get the latest news, information, sports, food, entertainment, real estate, video and opinion in Bergen, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties in NJ.

Check out this article from NorthJersey.com:

Is eliminating the penny a good idea? Other countries have already done it

www.northjersey.com/story/news/2...

12.02.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Google Calendar has removed key cultural events from their site including:

β€’ Pride Month
β€’ Black History Month
β€’ Holocaust Remembrance Day
β€’ Jewish Heritage
β€’ Hispanic Heritage
β€’ Indigenous People Month

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Trump’s Blueprint for Bending the Media Has Nixon Written All Over It The president’s heavy-handed approach to traditional journalists has the hallmarks of an attempted crackdown 50 years ago.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/b...

09.02.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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He Was Pushed in Front of a Subway Train. How Did He Survive? Joseph Lynskey was waiting for the subway in Manhattan last month when a random act of violence transformed his life.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/n...

Prayers for a speedy recovery for Joe Lynskey, the DJ and music programmer who was attacked and pushed in front of an oncoming subway train Dec. 31st.

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Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht President Trump grants full pardon to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, early bitcoin advocate.

www.cnbc.com/2025/01/21/t...

I kind of agree with this pardon. While Ulbricht engaged in dangerous conduct, life imprisonment without parole was excessive.

22.01.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Number of unpartnered US adults declined for first time in nearly 20 years: β€˜Singledom has peaked’ Is single season really over?

Possible trends noted by a therapist is β€œgradual shift from the β€˜romantic marriage’ to the β€˜companionate marriage,’ meaning that people are increasingly choosing spouses at the outset who are more like best friends than passion partners.”

nypost.com/2025/01/10/l...

12.01.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Here! Manhattan's Congestion Relief Zone β€” Human Transit January 5, 2025 will be an important date in urban history.Β  It’s the day that the idea of charging motorists to drive into a dense city center β€” already routine in Singapore, Stockholm, and London β€” ...

I applaud the steps towards traffic congestion relief in NYC, and the political will to carry it out. humantransit.org/2025/01/its-...

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Will the jury let Luigi Mangione get away with murder? To any would-be Mangione nullifiers, it would be far more honorable to just try to get out of jury duty altogether.

thehill.com/opinion/judi...

β€œThe piling on, the escorts with body armor and rifles, the perp walking and the overchargingβ€―intensify his folk-hero standing and add fuel to a potential [jury] nullification fire that is already burning bright.”

27.12.2024 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Experts explain phenomenon of adults who leave their lives behind | CNN A family man from Wisconsin. A spirited artist from Hawaii. An Ivy League graduate from Maryland. At face value, Ryan Borgwardt, Hannah Kobayashi and Luigi Mangione lead distinct lives and come from d...

www.cnn.com/2024/12/15/u...

Is modern life and technology leading to more anxiety and depression, and causing more adults to want to disconnect and leave their lives?

23.12.2024 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone from North NJ ❀️

07.12.2024 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s what happened the last time Trump moved federal jobs out of D.C. β€œBrain drain” at three small federal agencies shows how his new plan to relocate 100,000 federal workers might play out.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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