General Discussion

“Just hold that in mind” said I.

He did, and was as gobsmacked as I was by the extreme slant and outright dishonesty of this editorial from a once-great newspaper.

We’ve been cautious about embracing the young and charismatic Zohran Mamdani. We’re Californians, not New Yorkers — altho while I was growing up haole on O’ahu, my husband was growing up immigrant Jewish in New York City, so he really does have a different perspective than mine about what goes on there.

We were impressed with Mayor-elect Mamdani’s victory speech. The absolute worst that could be said about it was that he over-promised — but that’s just us being old, I think. He’s got the right stuff — now let’s see what he can do with it.

Bezos should be ashamed — but apparently most billionaires pause to have their shame-instinct removed along with botoxing their wrinkles away.