Now in our 11th year on KPFT!
Apologies for the absence of an original episode of Thinkwing Radio this week. I was hospitalized, but I’ve now been released with my issues under control, and hope to have an original episode for the week starting April 17.
POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information;
Now in our 11th year on KPFT!
FROM MIKE: This episode was recorded on March 6, but for technical reasons was never broadcast. I believe that the stories and commentaries included are still applicable to current events. I hope you find it interesting.
AUDIO:
POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; March 12 Conventions; League City officials talk growth, resident satisfaction at State of the City breakfast; HISD kids still not getting the Internet access they lost; Mayor Whitmire and Judge Lina Hidalgo still haven’t officially met; Voters in new Alabama congressional district given incorrect poll information; Hard Lessons Make for Hard Choices 2 Years Into the War in Ukraine; Warren Buffett’s son Howard has given $500M to Ukraine — he warns the US is making a historic mistake by pulling its support; NATO navies can exploit a Russian fear and keep Putin from invading more neighbors; Israel may have just torched its relationship with Russia, promising to supply Ukraine with ‘early-warning systems’; CNN staff say network’s pro-Israel slant amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’; More
Now in our 11th year on KPFT!
AUDIO:
POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; March 12 Conventions; League City officials talk growth, resident satisfaction at State of the City breakfast; HISD kids still not getting the Internet access they lost; Mayor Whitmire and Judge Lina Hidalgo still haven’t officially met; Voters in new Alabama congressional district given incorrect poll information; Hard Lessons Make for Hard Choices 2 Years Into the War in Ukraine; Warren Buffett’s son Howard has given $500M to Ukraine — he warns the US is making a historic mistake by pulling its support; NATO navies can exploit a Russian fear and keep Putin from invading more neighbors; Israel may have just torched its relationship with Russia, promising to supply Ukraine with ‘early-warning systems’; CNN staff say network’s pro-Israel slant amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’; More
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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; APPLY FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT; Elections; Constitutional Amendments; BEFORE WE BEGIN: Managing Interpersonal Conflicts; League City short-term rentals now required to pay new tax, higher fees; Towering utility poles block Montrose sidewalks, blocking ADA access and angering residents; Seriously, what the hell is going on at HISD?; Cy-Fair ISD school board elections could tilt power to Republican-endorsed candidates; The State of Chihuahua Is Building a 20-Story Tower in Ciudad Juarez to Surveil 13 Cities–and Texas Will Also Be Watching; Heather Cox Richardson– October 17, 2023 (Tuesday); More.
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“This too shall pass” ~ (Persian: این نیز بگذرد, translit. īn nīz bogzarad, Hebrew: גַּם זֶה יַעֲבֹר, translit. gam zeh yaʻavor, Turkish: bu da geçer ya hu) is an adage reflecting on the temporary nature, or ephemerality, of the human condition. The general sentiment is often expressed in wisdom literature throughout history and across cultures, although the specific phrase seems to have originated in the writings of the medieval Persian Sufi poets. It is known in the Western world primarily due to a 19th century retelling of Persian fable by the English poet Edward FitzGerald. It was also notably employed in a speech by Abraham Lincoln before he became the sixteenth President of the United States. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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“Sovereign immunity, or crown immunity, is a legal doctrine by which the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution. It is a principle of international law which exempts a sovereign state from the jurisdiction of foreign national courts.” ~ Sovereign immunity, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity
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“Our greatest foreign policy problem is our divisions at home. Our greatest foreign policy need is national cohesion and a return to the awareness that in foreign policy we are all engaged in a common national endeavor.” ~ Henry A. Kissinger
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Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 2-3 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineers are Don and Letty.
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“Trump simply cannot avoid committing impeachable offenses. He’s like the scorpion stinging the turtle ferrying it across the river, even though they will both drown. It’s in his nature.” ~ Michael R. Honig, Jan. 13, 2017
I’ve been asked more than once how I decide what news sources to read and from which to extract information. This seems a deceptively easy question which actually turns out to be a somewhat complicated answer.
My thoughts on this complex topic follow.
For sources of news and information…
Start with one of my favorite sayings, often attributed to Daniel Patrick Moynihan by his former aide, Chris Matthews: “You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts.”
That should be gospel for anyone who is serious about learning, whether from news, history, or anything else.
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On last week’s “Community Conversations” hosted my Mike Honig (ThinkwingRadio.com), over a couple of days, there were discussions about the situation in Syria. You can hear those shows at the links below.
The caller comments and my responses during those shows encouraged one listener to initiate what became this email exchange. I am reproducing it here because it was interesting, intelligent, courteous and thoughtful, and the writer included documentation linked or attached to support the writer’s points.
Please note that the viewpoints expressed in these messages are exclusively mine, Nesta’s, or those of any sources cited, and not those of KPFT or its management.
All typos and misspellings are the errors of the respective writers and their spellcheck.
Nesta and I would be most interested in seeing what thoughts and comments which readers of this exchange might contribute.
Mike
Foreign profits earned by American companies are not taxed by the United States until the profits are ‘brought home’ (i.e., repatriated).
Republicans have floated the idea of a ‘tax holiday’ on repatriated foreign profits so that companies are given an incentive to bring overseas profits home, so they can reputedly be invested, and thus create jobs here in the States.
Not only is this a bad idea in terms of tax policy, but even discussing it is bad tax policy. Allow me to relate an anecdote to explain, but be patient. It will take a little while to get back to my point. Continue reading
I hate ‘sampling’ almost as much as I hate plagiarism. I’m not sure which one Jennifer Lopez is guilty of, but it’s one or the other.
Oddly, the first time I heard this tune was in a “Visit Israel” commercial. Apparently, its name is “Lambada”. (Funny. It doesn’t look Jewish.)
According to Wikipedia, “The “Lambada” song was actually an unauthorized translation of the 1981 song “Llorando se fue” (which means: Crying he/she went away), from the Bolivian group Los Kjarkas.”
You can hear that version below.
A Japanese version with a slightly faster beat, more like what I remember, is here:
Here’s an “official” Lambada version from 1989. It’s official in the sense that Kaoma made it an international hit, and Los Kjarkas sued Kaoma for plagiarism and won.
This is the Jennifer Lopez version (“rip-off”?) called “On The Floor”. In my opinion, it’s over-produced and not nearly as appealing as any of the previous versions of this melody.
So call it “Llorando se fue”, call it “Lambada” … Or maybe just call it “stolen”.
Creative bankruptcy: It’s not just for two-bit lounge acts anymore.