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30 Aug, 4 tweets, 1 min read
George W. Bush is one of the 5 worst presidents in US history: 2 failed wars, Katrina, Great Recession, Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage (failed).
Trump also in top 5 worst: Muslim ban (cruelty), support for white supremacist terrorist in Charlottesville & others, making US pay him to fly to his resorts (corruption), accepting support for Putin (disloyalty to US), selling our security for personal gain (authoritarianism) …
And, in his final year: complete failure to contain COVID-19 (incompetence), putting his son-in-law in charge (corruption), then orchestrating an insurrection against US when he lost re-election. Not recency bias or coincidence that last 2 Republicans both 2 of worst of all time.
James Buchanan & Andrew Johnson both also in top 5 worst of all time with Bush & Trump: reasonable debate on who rounds out top 5 worst presidents list.

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I have a tough time separating the love & respect NYC gets from media & politicians in 9/11 with the hatred & derision it gets from media & politicians for the other 364 day per year.
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Every #RoshHashanah I reflect on this one prayer: Avinu Malekeinu. This prayer creates a strong juxtaposition: we provide to G-d deep reflection & merciful prayer for ourselves while, at the same time, demanding of G-d action for injustice others suffered at no fault of their own
It is easy for us to reflect inward on our own faults, sins, things we wish we had done, and seek mercy for those trespasses. But what can we say about our neighbors, the innocent, who suffer from pestilence, war, famine, captivity, destruction, iniquity, religious persecution?
For those neighbors, whether they live down the block, or around the world, we demand action from Avinu Malkeinu. But, these two concepts merge, as my rabbi once told me: if we treat our neighbors as we would treat ourselves, then we would not need mercy & the hungry would be fed
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Owners of capital have massive bargaining power over workers, they have a lot more information than the workers about the work & more flexibility about who works when, only when workers unite, to bargain collectively can they get their fair shake from the owners …
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