newyorkpost--2020-07-08--Yankees savage Aaron Boone is built for this: baseball-lifer father

July 18 marks the one-year anniversary of Aaron Boone going “ Savage ” at the Stadium on home plate umpire Brennan Miller for calling Brett Gardner out on strikes : “ Our guys are f—–g Savages in that box !
” When you attempt to play a baseball season , even if it is just a 60-game , 66-day baseball season , you will need Savages — tough , smart , disciplined , accountable , all-in Savages — everywhere if you plan on being the last team standing .
You will also need the manager to be a Savage .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , manage the game and manage all the personalities and end the Yankees ’ 11-year championship drought .
“ I don ’ t know if anybody knows how to handle this , ” Bob Boone told The Post over the phone .
“ There ’ s no manager ’ s guide to how you handle this .
“ But I think that he ’ ll do as good a job as anybody can do.
” Bob Boone — 72-year-old baseball lifer , former player and manager — is Aaron ’ s father .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ baseball , football and basketball , a young man so clutch that he whacked that legendary 2003 ALCS Game 7 walk-off home run off Red Sox reliever Tim Wakefield .
But now , as COVID-19 looks to sabotage pinstriped dreams of that elusive 28th World Series championship , the father is certain his son will rise to another occasion .
“ I know for me , if I had to have a leader , I ’ d pick Aaron easily , at whatever it is , ” Bob said .
“ He ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He ’ s been that way his whole life .
He brings people together .
“ Everybody loves Aaron .
He cares about people — not just players — he cares about people , and he always has .
He brings all kinds of people into the tent , so to speak.
” Aaron Boone , like Joe Maddon and Joe Girardi and Luis Rojas and every other manager , will face sudden and thunderbolt health crises .
It will be one of his many daunting challenges .
“ Well , his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guys healthy , ” Bob Boone said , adding with a laugh , “ He did a very poor job of that last year.
” There is , of course , greater urgency to start fast in this madcap sprint .
“ I don ’ t think you do anything differently , ” Bob said .
“ You go to the park every day to win .
Your job is to win that game .
It ’ s not to win 10 games.
” The father was a four-time All-Star catcher who won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and finally again last season as assistant GM and vice president of player development of the Nationals .
The son was driven again to win his first championship almost immediately , after his second season died in Game 6 of the ALCS on Jose Altuve ’ s ninth-inning walk-off homer off Aroldis Chapman .
Ironically , the father was at Minute Maid Park scouting the Yankees for a potential World Series meeting .
“ I wanted to say , ‘ Hey , you think [ Giancarlo ] Stanton will be all right tomorrow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ I couldn ’ t ask him that , ” Bob Boone said .
He didn ’ t have to ask Aaron how long it took him to get over the Altuve crusher .
“ Ten seconds .
… You can ’ t spend any time worrying about what happened in the past , ” Bob said .
“ He didn ’ t have to go to a psychiatrist or anything.
” The father was 371-444 ( .455 ) managing the Royals and Reds .
When he was fired in late July 2003 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ He was in a tough spot , ’ cause he was my son .
… You know , hey , Daddy ’ s the manager , ” Bob said .
“ I know players would come to him : ‘ Hey , what did your dad say about who ’ s gon na make the team here ?
Who ’ s gon na be the 25th guy ?
’ Aaron always knew to never ask me anything like that.
” Torre-esque in temperament , Aaron Boone has grown at his craft .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ job in the world for a sports team , ” Bob Boone said , “ with no experience as to running it .
It takes a very special person to convince somebody else to sign him into that role.
” That very special person would befriend schoolboy classmates and teammates of all status and popularity .
“ He would always help the underdog .
… He would help anybody , ” Bob said .
“ You got ta stick up for the boys , ” Bob said .
“ It ’ s probably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saw a manager have.
” “ These guys are a bunch of guys that are coming here to play , and they ’ re coming in here to play do-or-die , ” Bob Boone said , “ and that ’ s probably the best compliment I could ever give any manager .
“ What keeps managers from being fired is how much you get out of your players .
… Even if you ’ re a manager of a 7-Eleven or a grocery store , your job is to make sure that all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this store , they do the best they can possibly do .
And that ’ s probably the most important part of a manager ’ s job , is getting the most out of every single guy.
” Savages in the box and on the mound .
And in the dugout too .

July 18 marks the one-year anniversary of Aaron Boone going “Savage” at the Stadium on home plate umpire Brennan Miller for calling Brett Gardner out on strikes:
“Our guys are f—–g Savages in that box!”
When you attempt to play a baseball season, even if it is just a 60-game, 66-day baseball season, you will need Savages — tough, smart, disciplined, accountable, all-in Savages — everywhere if you plan on being the last team standing.
You will also need the manager to be a Savage.
Someone who can manage the great expectations, manage the game and manage all the personalities and end the Yankees’ 11-year championship drought.
Someone like Aaron Boone.
“I don’t know if anybody knows how to handle this,” Bob Boone told The Post over the phone. “There’s no manager’s guide to how you handle this.
“But I think that he’ll do as good a job as anybody can do.”
Bob Boone — 72-year-old baseball lifer, former player and manager — is Aaron’s father.
He remembers a young boy clutch in baseball, football and basketball, a young man so clutch that he whacked that legendary 2003 ALCS Game 7 walk-off home run off Red Sox reliever Tim Wakefield. But now, as COVID-19 looks to sabotage pinstriped dreams of that elusive 28th World Series championship, the father is certain his son will rise to another occasion.
“I know for me, if I had to have a leader, I’d pick Aaron easily, at whatever it is,” Bob said. “He’s just got that kind of makeup. He’s been that way his whole life. He brings people together.
“Everybody loves Aaron. He cares about people — not just players — he cares about people, and he always has. He brings all kinds of people into the tent, so to speak.”
Aaron Boone, like Joe Maddon and Joe Girardi and Luis Rojas and every other manager, will face sudden and thunderbolt health crises. It will be one of his many daunting challenges.
“Well, his first one is to keep all those guys healthy,” Bob Boone said, adding with a laugh, “He did a very poor job of that last year.”
There is, of course, greater urgency to start fast in this madcap sprint.
“I don’t think you do anything differently,” Bob said. “You go to the park every day to win. Your job is to win that game. It’s not to win 10 games.”
The father was a four-time All-Star catcher who won a World Series with the 1980 Phillies and finally again last season as assistant GM and vice president of player development of the Nationals. The son was driven again to win his first championship almost immediately, after his second season died in Game 6 of the ALCS on Jose Altuve’s ninth-inning walk-off homer off Aroldis Chapman.
Ironically, the father was at Minute Maid Park scouting the Yankees for a potential World Series meeting.
“I wanted to say, ‘Hey, you think [Giancarlo] Stanton will be all right tomorrow, is he gonna play?’ I couldn’t ask him that,” Bob Boone said.
He didn’t have to ask Aaron how long it took him to get over the Altuve crusher.
“Ten seconds. … You can’t spend any time worrying about what happened in the past,” Bob said. “He didn’t have to go to a psychiatrist or anything.”
The father was 371-444 (.455 ) managing the Royals and Reds. When he was fired in late July 2003, Aaron was playing for him.
“He was in a tough spot, ’cause he was my son. … You know, hey, Daddy’s the manager,” Bob said. “I know players would come to him: ‘Hey, what did your dad say about who’s gonna make the team here? Who’s gonna be the 25th guy?’ Aaron always knew to never ask me anything like that.”
Torre-esque in temperament, Aaron Boone has grown at his craft.
“He got the No. 1 job in the world for a sports team,” Bob Boone said, “with no experience as to running it. It takes a very special person to convince somebody else to sign him into that role.”
That very special person would befriend schoolboy classmates and teammates of all status and popularity.
“He would always help the underdog. … He would help anybody,” Bob said.
He perfectly understood Aaron’s Savages rant.
“You gotta stick up for the boys,” Bob said. “It’s probably one of the greatest arguments I ever saw a manager have.”
Savages back in The Bronx.
“These guys are a bunch of guys that are coming here to play, and they’re coming in here to play do-or-die,” Bob Boone said, “and that’s probably the best compliment I could ever give any manager.
“What keeps managers from being fired is how much you get out of your players. … Even if you’re a manager of a 7-Eleven or a grocery store, your job is to make sure that all those people that are helping you run this store, they do the best they can possibly do. And that’s probably the most important part of a manager’s job, is getting the most out of every single guy.”
Savages in the box and on the mound. And in the dugout too.


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--Ben Stiller reminisces about dad Jerry: ‘He really cared’

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens @ @ @ @ @ to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Ben Stiller says his father @ @ @ @ @ passed away in May at 92 — was “ so not like ” the abrasive @ @ @ @ @ played on “ Seinfeld.
” On streaming show “ Stars in the House , ” @ @ @ @ @ s reaction when he dropped out of UCLA after seven months , saying , “ @ @ @ @ @ letter about life and why it ’ s important to stick things out.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ Reading it now , it was a beautiful thing .
He really cared .
”

Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
Ben Stiller says his father, Jerry Stiller — who passed away in May at 92 — was “so not like” the abrasive, curmudgeonly dad he famously played on “Seinfeld.”
On streaming show “Stars in the House,” Ben recalled his father’s reaction when he dropped out of UCLA after seven months, saying, “He wrote me this long letter about life and why it’s important to stick things out.”
“It got very philosophical. Reading it now, it was a beautiful thing. He really cared.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--Ex-Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell: I was pushed out of MLB for kneeling

Aaron Judge ’ s is the first voice heard in the nearly ...

After George Floyd’s killing sparked a nationwide conversation about racial equality and justice, MLB decided to take its own stance. Black players around the league united to record a video emphasizing the need to listen, and captioned it #Justice4BLM. On the first day of the 2020 Draft, the league opened with a “Black Lives Matter. United for Change” message, and executives from all 30 teams held up signs echoing that message.
Back in 2017, when 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first brought the message to the national spotlight by kneeling during the national anthem, former A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell decided to do the same, bringing the conversation to the MLB. Maxwell remains the only MLB player to have done so.
Now, he’s wondering why that unity didn’t apply to him.
“I got pushed out of the game because I took a knee during the national anthem,” Maxwell told ESPN. “It eats at me. I find a way to still get my work done, but it still eats at me. Everyone talks about veteran leadership, but where were they? Chris Archer deflected every question. Didn’t even want to make the BLM video. No time for that dude. Andrew McCutchen? Where was everybody? How do you let a guy with one year of service time out-lead you?
“I didn’t do this for the clout. I did this because of what’s happening in this country and because we play in the whitest sport. We play in the most racist sport. There should be more of us out there.”
Playing in just his second season in the league, Maxwell’s decision to kneel was met with large scale skepticism and contempt. Many around the league questioned his motives, accusing him of doing it for attention or trying to make a name for himself. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, one of just two African American managers in the league, said he would “have a problem” with players kneeling because of his father’s military service. Maxwell received minimal support from players and staff around the league.
That’s why he’s not buying the current actions taken by many around the league. In his mind, they haven’t risked anything, but are being listened to and lauded for their message as the national conversation has shifted in recent weeks.
“The season’s gonna resume,” Maxwell said. “They’re going to get more fame because it’s going to look like they’re standing up for what’s right. They’re making T-shirts and they’re showing they care, but they don’t go back to the original sacrificed person. Where was all of this then? It’s easy to talk because everyone’s talking. I was out there by myself. I’m bitter as f—, and I’m not hiding it.”
Maxwell lasted just three seasons in the league. In 2018, he was demoted to a backup behind veteran Jonathan Lucroy before being sent to the minors, with the club released him following the season. No team signed him that offseason, and he currently plays for the Monclova Acereros in Mexico.
As the conversation continues to progress throughout the league, many have since reached out to Maxwell to apologize, including C.C. Sabathia, Cameron Maybin and Torii Hunter. At the time, Maxwell received death threats, felt ostracized by many throughout the league, and fell into turmoil in his personal life.
Before the coronavirus pandemic shut down baseball, the A’s offered to bring Maxwell back because they needed catching depth. Maxwell turned them down. He’s enjoying his new life in Mexico.
“The last three years of my life have been hell,” Maxwell said. “I lost my money, my job, my wife, and I’ve finally gotten to a place where I could figure myself out. When I came down here, all eyes were on me, without backlash. Honestly, I’ve never been happier. I busted my ass to become myself. I like myself now, and this opportunity here, nobody gave it to me. I earned it.
“I finally feel like I belong somewhere, and I cannot put that aside right now. My happiness makes me money, because when I’m happy, nobody can touch me. People love me unconditionally down here, unlike in the States.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--Depleted Nets signing Jamal Crawford for NBA Orlando restart

The depleted Nets are starting to bring in reinforcements .
Brooklyn signed Jamal Crawford on Wednesday , according to The @ @ @ @ @ .
The team will be without Kevin Durant ( Achilles ) , Kyrie Irving ( @ @ @ @ @ , DeAndre Jordan and Taurean Prince — the latter three of whom have tested positive @ @ @ @ @ the NBA tries to resume its season in Orlando , Fla. later this month .
@ @ @ @ @ of the NBA restart due to health concerns .
The 40-year-old Crawford , who was @ @ @ @ @ this season , has played for eight teams over his 19-year career , which included @ @ @ @ @ Knicks , Warriors , Hawks Trail Blazers , Clippers , Timberwolves and the Suns .
@ @ @ @ @ and 3.4 assists per game throughout his career , and has been named the NBA @ @ @ @ @ the Year three times .

On the eve of training camp, the depleted Nets added a veteran, playoff-tested presence to their roster and were working on another.
After arriving in Orlando, Fla., for the NBA’s resumption without seven players because of coronavirus, opt-outs and injuries, the Nets agreed to a deal with Jamal Crawford and were “moving toward” one with Michael Beasley late Wednesday night, according to The Athletic.
Neither player has appeared in a game this season. The 40-year-old Crawford’s last game came on April 9, 2019. He left a memorable impression in that one with the Suns, dropping 51 points on the Mavericks while shooting 18-for-30 from the field and 7-for-13 from deep.
Crawford will provide backcourt depth for the Nets, who will be playing without guards Kyrie Irving (shoulder surgery) and Spencer Dinwiddie (coronavirus). They had also signed point guard Tyler Johnson on June 24, but after losing Taurean Prince (coronavirus), DeAndre Jordan (coronavirus) and Wilson Chandler (opt-out) since then, they had open roster spots to fill.
Beasley would plug another, though not immediately. The 31-year-old former Knicks forward must first serve a five-game suspension for violating the league’s anti-drug policy last April. He last played with the Lakers in February 2019 before sitting out this season. The 11-year veteran, who is close with Kevin Durant, has appeared in 25 playoff games during his career and adds a physicality (6-foot-9, 235 pounds) to a frontcourt missing Prince, Chandler, Jordan and Nic Claxton.
While it remains to be seen how much Crawford has left in the tank, especially after a long layoff, he should fit in well. He is a three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year and also was named the NBA’s Teammate of the Year in 2018.
Crawford also brings plenty of playoff experience to a team that largely lacks it. He has played in 74 postseason games, over half of them coming from his time with the Clippers. He last went to the playoffs with the Timberwolves in 2018.
The Nets will be Crawford’s ninth team in his 20th season in the league, five of which came with the Knicks from 2004-2008.


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--Chainsmokers to perform drive-in fundraiser in the Hamptons

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Get ready to party in the backseat of your Rover .
The Chainsmokers are set to perform at a drive-in fundraiser at Nova ’ s Ark Project in the ritzy hamlet of Water Mill , Long Island , on July 25 .
We ’ re told the event will also feature performances by Southampton ’ s Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman , singer-songwriter Matt White and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon , who moonlights as a part-time DJ and performs under the name DJ D-Sol .
The night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warren .
The Chainsmokers ’ Alex Pall exclusively told Page Six in a statement , “ While we ’ ve been recording our new album most of the year , it ’ s given us the opportunity to listen and learn about problems in our society and we have taken giving back and supporting change very seriously .
Also , helping local small businesses in a place near and dear to us is the least we could do.
” Proceeds from the event — which is being hosted by JAJA Tequila and In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No Kid Hungry , the Children ’ s Medical Fund of New York , Southampton Fresh Air Home and other local Hamptons businesses .

Get ready to party in the backseat of your Rover.
The Chainsmokers are set to perform at a drive-in fundraiser at Nova’s Ark Project in the ritzy hamlet of Water Mill, Long Island, on July 25.
We’re told the event will also feature performances by Southampton’s Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, singer-songwriter Matt White and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, who moonlights as a part-time DJ and performs under the name DJ D-Sol. The night will be emceed by Southampton Mayor Jesse Warren.
The Chainsmokers’ Alex Pall exclusively told Page Six in a statement, “While we’ve been recording our new album most of the year, it’s given us the opportunity to listen and learn about problems in our society and we have taken giving back and supporting change very seriously. Also, helping local small businesses in a place near and dear to us is the least we could do.”
Proceeds from the event — which is being hosted by JAJA Tequila and In The Know Experiences — are going toward No Kid Hungry, the Children’s Medical Fund of New York, Southampton Fresh Air Home and other local Hamptons businesses.


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--Derek Chauvin told George Floyd that it takes ‘a lot of oxygen to talk,’ during arrest

The counterfeit $ 20 bill that cost George Floyd his life ...

The Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for nearly 8 minutes before he died dismissed his pleas of being unable to breath, saying “it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk,” it was revealed Wednesday.
Newly released transcripts of body camera video recordings from two of the cops involved in the May 25 fatal encounter also show that Floyd told the officers arresting him more than 20 times that he could not breathe.
“You’re going to kill me, man,” Floyd said after he was handcuffed and placed on the ground, according to a body camera recording transcript from former officer Thomas Lane — one of four cops charged and fired over Floyd’s death.
“Then stop talking, stop yelling. It takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk,” replied Derek Chauvin, who had his knee pressed on Floyd’s neck.
The transcripts, not the actual footage, of Lane’s and former officer J. Kueng body camera recordings were made public Wednesday as part of Lane’s request to have his charges dropped.
Lane, a rookie cop, was holding Floyd’s legs during the arrest and twice asked if officers should roll Floyd onto his side, but Chauvin said no, the transcripts show.
Earl Gray, Lane’s attorney, said in Wednesday’s memorandum that there is no probable cause to charge his client.
“Lane had no basis to believe Chauvin was wrong in making that decision,” not to roll Floyd over, Gray wrote.
Floyd’s police-involved death has sparked a global movement against racial injustice and police brutality.
As he was being pinned to ground, bystanders repeatedly asked the officers to check his pulse.
Former officer J. Kueng, who was at Floyd’s midsection checked and said, “I can’t find one.”
“Huh?” Chauvin said, according to the transcript of Keung’s body camera video.
Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.
Lane, Kueng and Tou Thao, the officer who was watching bystanders, were charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and manslaughter.
A spokesman for the attorney general’s office said prosecutors plan to oppose Lane’s motion to dismiss.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--Alexander Hamilton would be a right-leaning Democrat if alive today, historians say

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything — and if Alexander Hamilton were alive today , he would stand politically near the center as a right-leaning Democrat , historians say .
“ He would be a Ted Kennedy-type of Democrat , not a crazy Bernie Sanders-like socialist , ” Thomas DiLorenzo , author of the book “ Hamilton ’ s Curse , ” told The Post after the debut of the insanely popular “ Hamilton ” musical on Disney+ .
America ’ s “ $ 10 Founding Father without a father ” — who founded the first political party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — supported a strong central government , which aligns closer to the ideals of the Democratic Party today , experts say .
“ He wanted the government to be bigger than what the Constitution called for , so in that way , he would be more like a Democrat , ” DiLorenzo said .
“ He was clever with words and used interpretation to achieve his goal of unlimited government.
” In the Broadway sensation , Lin-Manuel Miranda depicts Hamilton as a staunch abolitionist , but in reality , Hamilton wasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ married into a slave-owning family and may have once owned slaves himself .
Instead of hardline opposition , he pushed for gradual emancipation as a founding member of the New York Manumission Society .
However , Seth Cotlar , a professor of history at Willamette University , says that Hamilton ’ s antislavery views were still progressive at the time , which would likely make him a Democrat if he was alive today .
“ In New York , he was part of an organization that fought to protect free black people from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told The Post .
“ In that way , his position on slavery was more akin to contemporary liberal politics.
” But unlike left-wing factions of the Democrat party , you wouldn ’ t see Hamilton taking to the streets to actively and loudly protest racial injustice or any other issue , Cotlar said .
“ He didn ’ t believe in activism out on the streets , ” he said in a reference to protests over the Jay Treaty with Great Britain designed by Hamilton in 1795 , which some Americans believed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ In 1795 , there were a lot of working-class people protesting it in the streets .
Hamilton got up on boulder to explain why they were wrong and someone chucked a rock at him and he ducked out.
” In addition , Hamilton ’ s support of capitalism indicates America ’ s first Secretary of the Treasury would have some right-leaning tendencies , too , by today ’ s standards .
“ In terms of economic ideas , he was a proponent of industrial capitalism and incentivizing people with capital , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way , he was more conservative.
” Meanwhile , other historians said the founding father doesn ’ t fit squarely into either political category .
“ Political parties are never that constant over the course of history .
You could pull out one thread and say he would be a Democrat or a Republican — but I ’ d say he ’ d be neither , ” said Joanne Freeman , a professor of history and American studies at Yale University .
“ Hamilton ” the musical was first performed on Broadway in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Awards .
It premiered on Disney+ July 3 .

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything — and if Alexander Hamilton were alive today, he would stand politically near the center as a right-leaning Democrat, historians say.
“He would be a Ted Kennedy-type of Democrat, not a crazy Bernie Sanders-like socialist,” Thomas DiLorenzo, author of the book “Hamilton’s Curse,” told The Post after the debut of the insanely popular “Hamilton” musical on Disney+.
America’s “$10 Founding Father without a father” — who founded the first political party in the US, the Federalist Party — supported a strong central government, which aligns closer to the ideals of the Democratic Party today, experts say.
“He wanted the government to be bigger than what the Constitution called for, so in that way, he would be more like a Democrat,” DiLorenzo said. “He was clever with words and used interpretation to achieve his goal of unlimited government.”
In the Broadway sensation, Lin-Manuel Miranda depicts Hamilton as a staunch abolitionist, but in reality, Hamilton wasn’t as radical — with historians noting he married into a slave-owning family and may have once owned slaves himself. Instead of hardline opposition, he pushed for gradual emancipation as a founding member of the New York Manumission Society.
However, Seth Cotlar, a professor of history at Willamette University, says that Hamilton’s antislavery views were still progressive at the time, which would likely make him a Democrat if he was alive today.
“In New York, he was part of an organization that fought to protect free black people from being kidnapped into slavery,” Cotlar told The Post. “In that way, his position on slavery was more akin to contemporary liberal politics.”
But unlike left-wing factions of the Democrat party, you wouldn’t see Hamilton taking to the streets to actively and loudly protest racial injustice or any other issue, Cotlar said.
“He didn’t believe in activism out on the streets,” he said in a reference to protests over the Jay Treaty with Great Britain designed by Hamilton in 1795, which some Americans believed conceded too much to the British monarchy.
“In 1795, there were a lot of working-class people protesting it in the streets. Hamilton got up on boulder to explain why they were wrong and someone chucked a rock at him and he ducked out.”
In addition, Hamilton’s support of capitalism indicates America’s first Secretary of the Treasury would have some right-leaning tendencies, too, by today’s standards.
“In terms of economic ideas, he was a proponent of industrial capitalism and incentivizing people with capital,” Cotlar said. “In that way, he was more conservative.”
Meanwhile, other historians said the founding father doesn’t fit squarely into either political category.
“Political parties are never that constant over the course of history. You could pull out one thread and say he would be a Democrat or a Republican — but I’d say he’d be neither,” said Joanne Freeman, a professor of history and American studies at Yale University.
“Hamilton” the musical was first performed on Broadway in 2015 and has since won 11 Tony Awards. It premiered on Disney+ July 3.


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--Rudy Giuliani called the NYPD on Sacha Baron Cohen over prank interview

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Rudy Giuliani called the NYPD when “ Borat ” star Sacha Baron Cohen — wearing a spangly pink bikini — tried to prank him into a spoof interview .
The former mayor and personal attorney to President Trump went to the Mark Hotel on Tuesday for what he thought was a serious interview about the administration ’ s response to COVID-19 .
He said he was offered payment for the interview , and asked that the money be donated to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a room fitted out with a professional set-up of lights and camera with a few softball questions before , as Giuliani tells us , “ This guy comes running in , wearing a crazy , what I would say was a pink transgender outfit .
“ It was a pink bikini , with lace , underneath a translucent mesh top , it looked absurd .
He had the beard , bare legs , and wasn ’ t what I would call distractingly attractive.
” Giuliani , 76 , said he didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ This person comes in yelling and screaming , and I thought this must be a scam or a shake-down , so I reported it to the police .
He then ran away.
” Other sources said Cohen , 48 , was seen sprinting out of the swanky Upper East Side hotel — a favorite with celebrities and the scene of Meghan Markle ’ s starry 2019 baby shower — and down 77th Street wearing just a bathrobe but was not apprehended by cops , who did arrive on the scene to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Giuliani explained , “ I only later realized it must have been Sacha Baron Cohen .
I thought about all the people he previously fooled and I felt good about myself because he didn ’ t get me.
” A rep for Cohen declined to comment .
However , the former New York City mayor added , “ I am a fan of some of his movies , ‘ Borat ’ in particular , because I ’ ve been to Kazakhstan .
[ Adopting a Borat accent , Guiliani repeats a famous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is my sister .
She is number four prostitute in all of Kazakhstan.
’ That was pretty funny.
” Baron Cohen last week gatecrashed a right-wing event in Washington posing as a racist country singer — where he encouraged the crowd to chant along to lyrics about liberals getting “ chopped up ” or “ injected with the Wuhan flu.
” Dressed in denim dungarees , a cowboy hat , and a fake beard , the “ Borat ” comedian tricked organizers of Saturday ’ s event by the “ Three Percenters ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ donation , according to reports and organizers .
The professional prankster then took to the stage in Olympia , getting some the audience to chant along with extreme lyrics including , “ Obama , what we gon na do ?
Inject him with the Wuhan flu … WHO what we gon na do ?
Chop ’ em up like the Saudis do , ” seemingly a sick reference to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi .
He also wished the same for “ sushi eaters ” — and worse for “ Chinese people , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up like in World War II.
” When event organizers finally “ bum-rushed ” the stage , the prankster and his entourage fled into a waiting decoy ambulance .
Many speculated that it could have been a stunt for a new season of his Showtime comedy “ Who is America ?
” but the network has not commented .

Rudy Giuliani called the NYPD when “Borat” star Sacha Baron Cohen — wearing a spangly pink bikini — tried to prank him into a spoof interview.
The former mayor and personal attorney to President Trump went to the Mark Hotel on Tuesday for what he thought was a serious interview about the administration’s response to COVID-19. He said he was offered payment for the interview, and asked that the money be donated to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
A female interviewer began the conversation in a room fitted out with a professional set-up of lights and camera with a few softball questions before, as Giuliani tells us, “This guy comes running in, wearing a crazy, what I would say was a pink transgender outfit.
“It was a pink bikini, with lace, underneath a translucent mesh top, it looked absurd. He had the beard, bare legs, and wasn’t what I would call distractingly attractive.”
Giuliani, 76, said he didn’t immediately recognize the gate-crasher as Cohen: “This person comes in yelling and screaming, and I thought this must be a scam or a shake-down, so I reported it to the police. He then ran away.”
Other sources said Cohen, 48, was seen sprinting out of the swanky Upper East Side hotel — a favorite with celebrities and the scene of Meghan Markle’s starry 2019 baby shower — and down 77th Street wearing just a bathrobe but was not apprehended by cops, who did arrive to investigate. The NYPD did not comment.
Giuliani explained, “I only later realized it must have been Sacha Baron Cohen. I thought about all the people he previously fooled and I felt good about myself because he didn’t get me.” A rep for Cohen declined to comment.
However, the former New York City mayor added, “I am a fan of some of his movies, ‘Borat’ in particular, because I’ve been to Kazakhstan. [Adopting a Borat accent, Guiliani repeats a famous line from the movie:] ‘She is my sister. She is number four prostitute in all of Kazakhstan.’ That was pretty funny.”
Baron Cohen last week gatecrashed a right-wing event in Washington posing as a racist country singer — where he encouraged the crowd to chant along to lyrics about liberals getting “chopped up” or “injected with the Wuhan flu.”
Dressed in dungarees, a cowboy hat and a fake beard, the “Borat” comedian tricked organizers of Saturday’s event by the “Three Percenters” militia group by producing a last-minute big-money donation, according to reports and organizers.
The professional prankster then took to the stage in Olympia, getting some the audience to chant along with extreme lyrics including, “Obama, what we gonna do? Inject him with the Wuhan flu … WHO what we gonna do? Chop ’em up like the Saudis do,” seemingly a sick reference to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
He also wished the same for “sushi eaters” — and worse for “Chinese people,” singing that they should “nuke them up like in World War II.”
When event organizers finally “bum-rushed” the stage, the prankster and his entourage fled into a waiting decoy ambulance.
Many speculated that it could have been a stunt for a new season of his Showtime comedy “Who Is America?,” but the network has not commented.


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--Never Trump’s utterly unprincipled lies

Never Trump’s utterly unprincipled lies

Wallace , 26 , the sole black driver on the NASCAR circuit , ...

Conservatives have their disagreements with President Trump, even as they continue to support him overwhelmingly for any number of reasons. But a tiny group — a groupuscule, really — of self-styled “true conservatives” would have you believe a large chunk of the GOP is rooting for his Democratic opponents to win.
It just so happens that this groupuscule has massive media influence, far out of proportion to its importance to the American right. I’m speaking, of course, of the Never Trump movement: the coterie of failed political consultants, self-proclaimed “experts” and Washington pundits happy to tell the left media exactly what they want to hear about the Trump GOP and to demoralize ordinary Republicans in a crucial election year.
From pop-up groups like the Lincoln Project and Republicans for Biden to e-publications like The Bulwark, Never Trump is following a familiar, failed pattern: go all out for any Democrat running against Trump. In a tweet this week, Bill Kristol, Never Trump’s de facto leader, endorsed the idea that Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat, should be the next vice president.
Here was the founder of The Weekly Standard, a high official in the George H.W. Bush administration and a longtime conservative figurehead hoping that a left-wing Democrat replaces a conservative in office: a left-wing Democrat, moreover, who recently suggested she is open to tearing down statues of George Washington.
It didn’t have to be this way. Having opposed his candidacy during the 2016 GOP primaries, some Never Trumpers indicated a willingness to call balls and strikes in the first few months after he won the election: They vowed to support Trump when he deserved it (by their lights) and to criticize him when he went wrong.
But it didn’t last. Policy-wise, as Trump became more conservative, Never Trump turned more overtly liberal. “The GOP tax bill’s bringing out my inner socialist,” Kristol tweeted in November 2017. If a tax reform that yielded massive jobs gains before the COVID-19 lockdowns can bring out the man’s “inner socialist,” that only suggests there is no deep conviction in that core.
Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin has changed her mind on nearly everything.
In 2015, she suggested that President Barack Obama had promoted the Paris climate accord to distract from his many failures. A year later, she railed against how “ephemeral Obama’s Paris climate change deal is.” In 2017, however, when Trump pulled out of the accord, she said the move “signals solidarity with his climate-change denial, right-wing base that revels in scientific illiteracy.”
Likewise in 2015, Rubin denounced Obama’s Iran nuclear accord as an awful agreement and cited “10 reasons the Iran deal is ludicrous.” In 2017, after Trump pulled out, she fretted that the move threatens US “credibility.”
Rubin’s flip-flops are only outstripped by those of her Post colleague Max Boot. The hard-line war hawk — who once fantasized about imposing on Muslim lands “the sort of enlightened foreign administration once provided by self-confident Englishmen in jodhpurs” — now practically sounds like an Oberlin College wokester, abjectly confessing his white, male privilege at every turn.
But it’s Never Trump’s role in attempting to destroy Trump and his entourage that is most galling. All or nearly all of them signed on to the wildest of the “collusion” and Steele dossier theories — and held on even after the Mueller report debunked these hoaxes.
Sen. Mitt Romney, Washington’s ranking Never Trumper, will go down in history as the only member of the Senate to vote to convict a president of the same political party. Many other Never Trumpers led the charge for appointing a special counsel in the first place.
At the same time, Never Trump ignored or justified one of the biggest political scandal in American history: the Obama Justice Department’s abuse of its power to sabotage Trump’s campaign and then to derail his presidency. In 2018, prominent Never Trumpers backed a Democratic takeover of the House and Senate to punish the GOP; they got half their wish.
Whatever happens in November, conservatives shouldn’t soon forget all this. Just when the nation needed a true bulwark against an increasingly radical left, they betrayed their comrades.
Julie Kelly is author of the new book “Disloyal Opposition: How the Never Trump Right Tried―And Failed―To Take Down the President.” Twitter: @Julie_Kelly2


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--Protesters stop sudden eviction of out-of-work NYC tenants

Empire State renters hit hard by the coronavirus can rest ...

A group of protesters managed to stop what officials called a heartless and illegal eviction of tenants from a Brooklyn residence on Tuesday night.
The tenants living in a four-story LGBTQ-friendly home in Crown Heights accused their landlords of arriving unannounced Monday to push them out and move their own family in.
They claim the landlords, Gennaro Brooks-Church and ex-wife Loretta Gendville, barged into a bedroom where one tenant was in the buff after showering.
The eleven tenants in the nine-bedroom home had lost work and income amid the coronavirus in March and refused to fork over rent from April to June as the pandemic surged across the Big Apple.
“It took me months to receive unemployment,” said 24-year-old tenant Angelina Martinez. “I filed my taxes in February and I haven’t received my return. There are so many people here who have not received any kind of financial assistance during this pandemic.”
When they sent the landlords an email saying they were now ready to pay for July rent, they were ignored, according to Martinez.
“We sent an email on the first saying everyone was able to pay rent. We requested they respond in 24 hours and received no response,” Martinez said.
Instead, Brooks-Church and his ex-wife showed up with their kids and two dogs ready to move in.
“They came with furniture and beds. They said they were immediately moving in and charging into the house,” said Martinez. “The kids were saying it’s so nice to be home.”
Martinez, who works as a barista, said Gendville put her hands on her roommate, attempting to pull her out of the bedroom while unclothed.
Previous 1 of 7 Next Advertisement A landlord at 1214 Dean street has started to evict nine tenants at his four story home in Crown Heights Brooklyn. Paul Martinka Signs protesting against the evictions. Paul Martinka Advertisement Angelina Martinez, one of the tenants who is determined to stay until the end. Paul Martinka Inside Martinez's apartment building. Paul Martinka A bedroom in the apartment. Paul Martinka Advertisement
“They actively tried to drag her out of the bedroom,” she said.
Later that night, Brooks-Church dozed off in one of the bedrooms while his tenants tried to sleep in adjacent rooms.
“We had to sleep with him in the house. He overtook one of the bedrooms. We spent Monday night and Tuesday with Brooks-Church inside the house,” said Martinez.
“We are all queer women of color in this house.,” she added. “This has been a safe haven for us and we’ve never seen him before.”
On Tuesday afternoon, a U-Haul arrived, with landlords and workers confiscating furniture, according to Martinez.
“They started unloading the house and went off with the mattress. They started taking things out of the bedroom from downstairs and we started screaming,” Martinez said.
After tenants reached out to Equality for Flatbush, an anti-policing, anti-gentrification advocacy group, advocates organized online, calling for support on the scene and posting the phone numbers for the landlords on their social media pages.
Previous 1 of 5 Next Advertisement A moving truck was spotted earlier this morning moving one of the tenant's belongings. Paul Martinka People gathering outside the apartment building where tenants were trying to be forcibly removed. Paul Martinka Advertisement People moving furniture out of one of the apartment units. Paul Martinka Advertisement
Dozens of protesters arrived Tuesday to shout down the landlords who arrived with additional men Tuesday night to push through the front door.
“People should not be paying rent at a time when people are not working,” said Em, an organizer with the group. “We need to abolish rent. We need to abolish landlords. They are exploiting their tenants,” she said.
For now, three tenants remain, including Martinez who is moving out in two weeks. One of the tenants is recovering from a traumatic brain surgery, said Martinez.
Brooks-Church owns “an artistic green contracting and designing firm” with “a focus to Turn New York Green,” according to his website. He was featured in a 2018 New York Times article outlining the lengths he went to in covering his Carroll Gardens house with a patterned wall of plants.
He has denied all allegations.
“This is absolutely untrue,” Brooks-Church told The Post. “I’m a white male. I’m being demonized for being a white male.”
When asked about the tenants’ version of events, Brooks-Church described it as “pure lies” and denied staying over Monday night a commandeered bedroom.
“I never told them to leave and I gave them keys,” he added.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo in March signed an executive order implementing an eviction moratorium on non-payment evictions to ease the burden of renters who have lost their jobs.
But with that moratorium set to expire on June 20, the governor in May extended the order through Aug. 20 with key changes limiting the protection to anyone eligible for unemployment benefits or “otherwise facing financial hardship” due to the pandemic.
State Sen. Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn) said based on the tenants’ account, the eviction would be illegal regardless of moratorium eligibility.
“Yes, [it’s] completely illegal to do what is described here even without the moratorium,” Salazar tweeted Tuesday night, adding in another post that Brooks-Church “should be publicly shamed.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--How COVID-19 is transmitted completely upended — here’s what we need to reopen

The World Health Organization acknowledges there is “ evidence emerging ” of ...

Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic.
If you’re working in an office or eating in a restaurant, and someone 30 feet away exhales tiny particles of the coronavirus, those particles can drift and infect you. Picture cigarette smoke wafting across a room. Same thing. The precautions global and federal agencies are advising aren’t good enough. Social distancing — keeping six feet away — and washing your hands won’t protect you from this airborne virus. That isn’t fear-mongering. It’s science.
To defeat COVID-19 and reopen our economy, we all need to become radical indoor environmentalists, shifting our attention from outdoor air quality to the air we breathe indoors.
New research from the National Academy of Sciences contends that airborne transmission of the virus is “highly virulent,” the “dominant” way it spreads.
On Monday, 239 scientists jointly announced research showing “beyond any reasonable doubt” that “viruses are released during exhalation, talking and coughing in micro-droplets small enough to remain aloft in the air” and that can spread across a room.
They didn’t say what proportion of infections are caused that way, but the evidence may explain how one “super-spreader” in a room can infect dozens of other people.
The scientists, including engineering experts, urged countries battling the virus to make buildings healthier, by improving ventilation and installing air-cleaning technologies.
Here’s the takeaway: Indoor air quality is the key to reopening safely.
The scientists cited research showing how three families at three different tables in a restaurant in China all became infected with the virus. One person at table A came in with it, and when he talked, he emitted viral droplets that were carried across the room in a stream of air-conditioned air, infecting diners at two other tables.
In a restaurant, you’re maskless and more vulnerable. The mounting evidence on airborne transmission underscores the importance of masks and eyeglasses or goggles. Viral particles can invade eye membranes too. The journal Lancet reports that “eye protection is typically under-considered.”
As for improving indoor safety, kudos to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for becoming an indoor environmentalist. At his June 29 briefing, he expressed concern about the airborne virus particles circulating in malls.
Unfortunately, he went too far, mandating that they install specific equipment — HEPA filters — in their air conditioning before they’re allowed to reopen.
Mall owners are pushing back against the HEPA mandate, saying the filters won’t work with their existing systems or will cost too much.
Airlines use HEPA. Most recycle about 30 percent of cabin air through HEPA filters, and exhaust the other 70 percent out of the plane. The cabin air is replaced about every three minutes. So a plane is an unlikely place to become infected by airborne COVID-19: A passenger must still worry about people seated close by and about contaminated surfaces, but not dirty air.
Unfortunately, few indoor spaces can be fitted like airplanes to turn over air in three minutes. But there are other, newer technologies that can be installed to combat airborne viruses.
“Healthy buildings should be the first line of defense” against the coronavirus, says Joseph Gardner Allen from Harvard’s School of Public Health. And against indefinite lockdowns.
Reopening plans proposed by most states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overlook the problem of airborne spread and don’t consider high-tech remedies.
What the United States needs is a Green Indoor Deal, an infrastructure spending plan to equip workplaces. It would be a bargain compared to prolonged unemployment benefits.
It could also help schools reopen. School-age kids pose the lowest infection risk. Yet Mayor Bill de Blasio is insisting kids learn from home half the time. Why? The CDC recommends that students’ desks be spaced six feet apart, making it impossible to fit the whole class in one room. It’s going to be a nightmare for parents.
The CDC’s antiquated six-foot rule ignores that the virus can spread through the air and the technologies to battle that.
You may wonder why you haven’t heard this information from the CDC or the World Health Organization. They’re behind on the science. On Tuesday, the WHO grudgingly acknowledged “the emerging evidence.”
It’s airborne, and it’s time to deal with that.
Betsy McCaughey is the chairwoman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths and author of the forthcoming book “The Next Pandemic.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--California security guard charged with murder after facemask dispute

A California security guard has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting a man dead during a dispute over a facemask .
Umeir Hawkins , 32 , was working as a guard in a market in Gardena Sunday when he began arguing with Jerry Lewis , 50 , after he entered the store without a mask , according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney ’ s Office .
Lewis decided to visit the store as he was waiting for a tow truck to repair two flat tires on his vehicle , police told the local CBS affiliate .
Under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all residents must wear a mask while inside most public spaces .
Lewis then left the store , but returned later and got into a physical fight with Hawkins .
As Lewis was walking away , Hawkins drew a gun and shot Lewis , who was pronounced dead at the scene , prosecutors allege .
Hawkins ’ wife , Sabrina Carter , 50 , was also charged in connection to Lewis ’ killing .
Carter had been waiting in the parking lot for Hawkins to finish his shift when the fight broke out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intervened in the brawl , drawing a second firearm and pointing it at Lewis and other shoppers in the store as the two men fought — though she did not fire her weapon , police told the station .
Both Hawkins and Carter were convicted in 2013 for assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury , according to prosecutors .
She faces one count of possession of a handgun by a felon , as does Hawkins in addition to his murder charge .
Hawkins and Carter pleaded not guilty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hawkins , who faces up to life in prison , is set at $ 1 million and bail for Carter , who faces three years behind bars , is set at $ 30,000 .

A California security guard has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting a man dead during a dispute over a facemask.
Umeir Hawkins, 32, was working as a guard in a market in Gardena Sunday when he began arguing with Jerry Lewis, 50, after he entered the store without a mask, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Lewis decided to visit the store as he was waiting for a tow truck to repair two flat tires on his vehicle, police told the local CBS affiliate. Under the state’s face-covering mandate, all residents must wear a mask while inside most public spaces.
Lewis then left the store, but returned later and got into a physical fight with Hawkins. As Lewis was walking away, Hawkins drew a gun and shot Lewis, who was pronounced dead at the scene, prosecutors allege.
Hawkins’ wife, Sabrina Carter, 50, was also charged in connection to Lewis’ killing. Carter had been waiting in the parking lot for Hawkins to finish his shift when the fight broke out, the station reported.
Carter allegedly intervened in the brawl, drawing a second firearm and pointing it at Lewis and other shoppers in the store as the two men fought — though she did not fire her weapon, police told the station.
Both Hawkins and Carter were convicted in 2013 for assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, according to prosecutors.
She faces one count of possession of a handgun by a felon, as does Hawkins in addition to his murder charge.
Hawkins and Carter pleaded not guilty to the charges Wednesday. Bail for Hawkins, who faces up to life in prison, is set at $1 million and bail for Carter, who faces three years behind bars, is set at $30,000.


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--The left goes nuts over liberals who dare to defend free speech

Debate is no longer allowed in America ’ s liberal newsrooms , and ...

One-hundred fifty luminaries, mostly of the left, signed an impassioned statement against the intolerance of cancel culture — and were promptly targeted by intolerant liberals for cancellation.
Liberal culture in 2020 is beyond parody: The maddened mobs that came for the letter writers proved their point instantly and perfectly.
“A Letter on Justice and Open Debate” appeared Tuesday in Harper’s Magazine, signed by novelists (Margaret Atwood), academics (Steven Pinker), journalists (Malcolm Gladwell) and musicians (Wynton Marsalis). They decry “a new set of moral attitudes and political commitments that tend to weaken our norms of open debate,” with the “free exchange of information and ideas . . . daily becoming more constricted.” They worry about “intolerance of opposing views, a vogue for public shaming.”
Cancel culture is a beast of the left, and though the writers are against conformity, they were careful to trumpet their #Resistance bona fides: “The forces of illiberalism” have “a powerful ally in Donald Trump, who represents a real threat to democracy.” But the “dogma” and “coercion” they’ve “come to expect” on “the radical right” is becoming a feature of the #Resistance, and “right-wing demagogues” are “exploiting” it.
Indeed, “Donald Trump is the Canceler-in-Chief,” Thomas Chatterton Williams, who shepherded the letter, assured The New York Times. Huh? Who has Don canceled lately?
The virtue-signaling wasn’t enough, of course. “ ‘The Letter’ was shaped/spearheaded from conversations by four privileged white men,” huffed New York Times reporter Farnaz Fassihi. “Apparently they felt entitled to really weigh in on racism, diversity and inclusion. That says it all.”
Never mind that the spearheader, Williams, is a black man. Fassihi is completely condescending to the many women and nonwhite people on the list. Does she think they can’t possibly have ideas and opinions of their own? Can they be nothing more than tools of “privileged white men”?
Having a diverse demographic isn’t enough for the new left if the minorities stand beside people in the wrong demographic. Anything uttered by white men is suspect, even if plenty of others agree.
Reginald Dwayne Betts, a poet the Times noted “spent more than eight years in prison for a carjacking,” is particularly concerned about the “unforgiving nature” of the culture. Does his experience as a black man not count?
The letter didn’t list specific examples of cancel culture, but the responses to it did them one better.
Emily VanDerWerff wrote to her Vox editors complaining that another staffer, Matthew Yglesias, signed the letter. “He has never been anything but kind to me and has often supported my work publicly,” she conceded, but “his signature being on the letter makes me feel less safe at Vox,” because it was also signed by “several prominent anti-trans voices” and “contained many dog whistles towards anti-trans positions.” (J.K. Rowling, another signer, is a critic of gender ideology; presumably that’s who VanDerWerff had in mind.)
VanDerWerff claims she isn’t trying to get Yglesias fired — but at what else would a note like hers be aiming?
Already, one signer has folded. Writer and trans activist Jennifer Finney Boylan tweeted a mea culpa: “I did not know who else had signed that letter. I thought I was endorsing a well-meaning, if vague, message against Internet shaming,” she wrote. “I am so sorry.”
Another letter writer might have told the Times the same thing — we don’t know because she would only speak “on the condition of anonymity in an effort to stay out of the growing storm.”
Countless liberals proved the letter’s point with their outrage at its warning that an illiberal society “invariably hurts those who lack power.”
Two of the signers understand that intimately. The dissident Garry Kasparov can’t return to his home in Russia, for fear that Vladimir Putin’s henchmen will throw him out a window for his tireless work for democracy. Salman Rushdie lived a fugitive’s life for years after the Ayatollah Khomeini issued his 1989 fatwa ordering Muslims to kill the novelist over the “blasphemous” novel “The Satanic Verses.”
It’s insulting to suggest their courageousness counts for nothing because some white men agree with them. But it says everything you need to know about today’s illiberal left. Once they come for their own, there is no hope for anybody else.
Twitter: @KJTorrance


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--AG William Barr calls unfair policing of black males a ‘widespread phenomenon’

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday acknowledged a “ widespread phenomenon ” where communities of color are treated differently by police in the US .
“ I do think it is a widespread phenomenon that African American males , in particular , are treated with extra suspicion and maybe not given the benefit of the doubt , ” Barr told ABC News .
The comments stand in stark contrast to other Trump administration officials such as White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow , who last month claimed systemic racism doesn ’ t exist .
Barr told ABC News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis showed the country still had work to do to correct decades of mistrust .
“ I think it is wrong if people are not respected appropriately and given their due , ” he said , “ and I think it ’ s something we have to address.
” “ Before the George Floyd incident I thought we were in a good place , ” Barr continued .
“ I think that this episode in Minneapolis showed that we still have some work to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the African American community toward law enforcement.
” The nation ’ s top law enforcement officer — who was criticized for his aggressive response to protests in Washington , DC , in the wake of Floyd ’ s death — said he hoped the Minnesota man ’ s murder would be “ a catalyst for the kinds of changes that are needed.
” Congress is seeking its own changes to policing in the US but a police reform bill introduced by GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina ultimately died in the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar bill passed by the House seeking to ban chokeholds is also unlikely to pass the Senate .

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday acknowledged a “widespread phenomenon” where communities of color are treated differently by police in the US.
“I do think it is a widespread phenomenon that African American males, in particular, are treated with extra suspicion and maybe not given the benefit of the doubt,” Barr told ABC News.
The comments stand in stark contrast to other Trump administration officials such as White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, who last month claimed systemic racism doesn’t exist.
Barr told ABC News that the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis showed the country still had work to do to correct decades of mistrust.
“I think it is wrong if people are not respected appropriately and given their due,” he said, “and I think it’s something we have to address.”
“Before the George Floyd incident I thought we were in a good place,” Barr continued.
“I think that this episode in Minneapolis showed that we still have some work to do in addressing the distrust that exists in the African American community toward law enforcement.”
The nation’s top law enforcement officer — who was criticized for his aggressive response to protests in Washington, DC, in the wake of Floyd’s death — said he hoped the Minnesota man’s murder would be “a catalyst for the kinds of changes that are needed.”
Congress is seeking its own changes to policing in the US but a police reform bill introduced by GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina ultimately died in the Senate after Democrats voted against it.
A similar bill passed by the House seeking to ban chokeholds is also unlikely to pass the Senate.


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--Barbados offering 12-month remote-work stay incentive to attract visitors

If you ’ ve ever dreamed of living in an island paradise , that fantasy could now become a reality .
As remote working becomes the new normal , Barbados is hoping to turn its beaches , adjacent to crystal-blue waters , into your new outdoor office .
The Caribbean country is set to introduce a “ 12-month Barbados Welcome Stamp , ” which would allow visitors from overseas to stay for an entire year and work remotely , according to a speech made by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley last week .
“ You can come here and work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; go back and come back , ” she said .
Mottley acknowledged the difficulty of short-term travel , with coronavirus restrictions and mandated quarantines , but a yearlong stay could help jumpstart the island ’ s economy , Insider reported .
Tourism makes up a significant portion of the country ’ s gross domestic product ( GDP ) — 40 % to be exact — with more than 2.4 million travelers going to and from Barbados each year , typically spending $ 1.1 billion on the island .
But due to COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has ground to a screeching halt in Barbados and other Caribbean countries .
Beaches , resorts , restaurants and local businesses are virtually empty , but the 12-month stay proposal comes at the perfect time , as flights in and out of the country are set to resume July 12 .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , however , still warn against nonessential travel to any country , as it increases the risk of virus transmission .
But if travelers are looking to take Barbados up on its offer of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are tested for COVID-19 72 hours prior to their departure .
While fears of traveling are still present as the virus continues to ravage its way through many countries , Barbados ’ statistics stayed relatively low overall , with only 98 cases and seven deaths , according to Johns Hopkins University .
The country ’ s 12-month welcome plan has yet to launch , and an official date remains unclear , but Barbados is not the only place offering visitors travel incentives and perks .
Cyprus promised to cover the cost of any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while in the country , including a place to stay , food , medication and anything the person or their family might need , the Associated Press reported .
Italy and Greece are also offering discounted airfare to visitors in the hopes of attracting more tourists to the area , and some destinations in Mexico are offering free hotel rooms and car rentals , as well as discounted attractions , Insider reported .
Last year , the Italian town of Cammarata announced it was offering free homes — with the caveat that its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — in order to increase the region ’ s population .

If you’ve ever dreamed of living in an island paradise, that fantasy could now become a reality.
As remote working becomes the new normal, Barbados is hoping to turn its beaches, adjacent to crystal-blue waters, into your new outdoor office.
The Caribbean country is set to introduce a “12-month Barbados Welcome Stamp,” which would allow visitors from overseas to stay for an entire year and work remotely, according to a speech made by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley last week.
“You can come here and work for a couple months at a time; go back and come back,” she said.
Mottley acknowledged the difficulty of short-term travel, with coronavirus restrictions and mandated quarantines, but a yearlong stay could help jump-start the island’s economy, Insider reported.
Tourism makes up a significant portion of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) — 40%, to be exact — with more than 2.4 million travelers going to and from Barbados each year, typically spending $1.1 billion on the island. But due to COVID-19 restrictions and fewer people traveling, tourism has come to a screeching halt in Barbados and other Caribbean countries. Beaches, resorts, restaurants and local businesses are virtually empty, but the 12-month stay proposal comes at the perfect time, as flights in and out of the country are set to resume July 12.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, still warns against nonessential travel to any country, as it increases the risk of virus transmission. But if travelers are looking to take Barbados up on its offer of a 12-month staycation, the government recommends they be tested for COVID-19 72 hours prior to their departure.
While fears of traveling are still present as the virus continues to ravage many countries, Barbados’ statistics stayed relatively low overall, with only 98 cases and seven deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The country’s 12-month welcome plan has yet to launch, and an official date remains unclear, but Barbados is not the only place offering visitors travel incentives and perks.
Cyprus promised to cover the cost of any travelers who test positive for the virus while in the country, including a place to stay, food, medication and anything the person or their family might need, the Associated Press reported.
Italy and Greece are also offering discounted airfare to visitors in the hopes of attracting more tourists to the area, and some destinations in Mexico are offering free hotel rooms and car rentals, as well as discounted attractions, Insider reported. Last year, the Italian town of Cammarata announced it was offering free homes — with the caveat that its new residents pay to fix them up — in order to increase the region’s population.


newyorkpost--2020-07-08--Mariah Carey has finished writing her memoir

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens @ @ @ @ @ to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) A post shared by Mariah @ @ @ @ @ on Jul 8 , 2020 at 11:00am PDT Back in 2018 , Page Six revealed @ @ @ @ @ on a memoir .
On Wednesday , she said on Instagram that she ’ s @ @ @ @ @ It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my @ @ @ @ @ .
She said it recounts “ my mishaps , my struggles , my survival and @ @ @ @ @ Carey worked on the memoir with Michaela Angela Davis and it ’ ll be published @ @ @ @ @ book imprint .

Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
Back in 2018, Page Six revealed that Mariah Carey was working on a memoir. On Wednesday, she said on Instagram that she’s completed the book.
“It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my memoir,” she wrote.
She said it recounts “my mishaps, my struggles, my survival and my songs. Unfiltered.”
Carey worked on the memoir with Michaela Angela Davis and it’ll be published under Andy Cohen’s book imprint.


newyorkpost--2020-07-09--What Time Will ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Episode 2 Premiere?

The queens of Canada are getting their life right now !
Canada ’ s Drag Race is out in full force , serving old school Drag Race drama that will keep you entertained while in quarantine .
Truly , there ’ s a lot of Drag Race content to watch right now , including RuPaul ’ s Drag Race All Stars 5 .
No shade if you can ’ t keep all the shows and streaming services straight !
But who can complain about all this drag ?
It ’ s the content we crave right now—which is fitting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Canadian cable network Crave .
But what about US fans ?
Can you watch Canada ’ s Drag Race in the US ?
And what time does Episode 2 premiere ?
We ’ ve got all the info you need !
What times does Canada ’ s Drag Race Episode 2 premiere on WOW Presents Plus ?
Viewers in the United States won ’ t have to wait to watch new episodes of Canada ’ s Drag Race .
Episode 2 of Canada ’ s Drag Race premieres in the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Crave in Canada .
You can watch it WOW Presents Plus on Thursday , July 9 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT .
When does Canada ’ s Drag Race Episode 2 premiere on BBC Three ?
Fans of Drag Race in the UK will be able to stream Canada ’ s Drag Race via a very familiar service : BBC Three .
That ’ s the same channel that originally aired RuPaul ’ s Drag Race UK last year .
New episodes of Canada ’ s Drag Race will be added to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the episode airs in Canada and the US on Thursday .
That ’ s most likely due to the time difference , as it ’ s 2 a.m. in the UK when those new episodes debut in North America .
New episodes of Canada ’ s Drag Race should be added to BBC Three ’ s iPlayer a few hours after they debut in Canada .
So Episode 2 of Canada ’ s Drag Race will be available to stream in the UK on BBC Three and iPlayer on Friday , July 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Episode 1 Canada ’ s Drag Race before the new episode drops , check out the recap below !
The contestants on stomped into the Werk Room , clocked their competition , met the judges , and leapt into the first mini-challenge .
The queens faced a high ( ish ) -altitude photo shoot while getting blown by a major fan .
Most of the queens kept their composure , or they just screamed nonstop like Jimbo .
YouTube makeup influencer Kyne won the first mini-challenge and was given a big responsibility for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ queens a mystery box of items themed around something uniquely Canadian .
Then , using only the contents of their box , each queen had to turn out a sickening runway look that screamed “ Oh , Canada !
” BOA delighted the judges with her potato drag , Jimbo stunned in a rainbow zipper gown , and Rita Baga won with her Québec-Froid couture .
Kyne ’ s disco gold look failed to influence the judges , and Lemon and Juice Boxx ended up in the bottom .
Backstage , Kyne clashed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attitude and incredulousness re : BOA ’ s success .
Juice Boxx ultimately sashayed away after a short but eventful stay on the show .
DRAG RACE SPOILERS : What is the Canada ’ s Drag Race elimination order ?
Where can you watch Canada ’ s Drag Race episode 1 online ?
You can stream Canada ’ s Drag Race full episodes right now on WOW Presents Plus .

The queens of Canada are getting their life right now! Canada’s Drag Race is out in full force, serving old school Drag Race drama that will keep you entertained while in quarantine.
Truly, there’s a lot of Drag Race content to watch right now, including RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5. No shade if you can’t keep all the shows and streaming services straight! But who can complain about all this drag? It’s the content we crave right now—which is fitting, since Canada’s Drag Race airs on the Canadian cable network Crave. But what about US fans? Can you watch Canada’s Drag Race in the US? And what time does Episode 2 premiere? We’ve got all the info you need!
What times does Canada’s Drag Race Episode 2 premiere on WOW Presents Plus?
Viewers in the United States won’t have to wait to watch new episodes of Canada’s Drag Race. Episode 2 of Canada’s Drag Race premieres in the US at the exact time it debuts on Crave in Canada. You can watch it WOW Presents Plus on Thursday, July 9 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
When does Canada’s Drag Race Episode 2 premiere on BBC Three?
Fans of Drag Race in the UK will be able to stream Canada’s Drag Race via a very familiar service: BBC Three. That’s the same channel that originally aired RuPaul’s Drag Race UK last year. New episodes of Canada’s Drag Race will be added to BBC Three and iPlayer on Fridays after the episode airs in Canada and the US on Thursday. That’s most likely due to the time difference, as it’s 2 a.m. in the UK when those new episodes debut in North America. New episodes of Canada’s Drag Race should be added to BBC Three’s iPlayer a few hours after they debut in Canada. So Episode 2 of Canada’s Drag Race will be available to stream in the UK on BBC Three and iPlayer on Friday, July 10.
If you want a refresher for Episode 1 Canada’s Drag Race before the new episode drops, check out the recap below!
What happened on Canada’s Drag Race Episode 1 ?
The contestants on stomped into the Werk Room, clocked their competition, met the judges, and leapt into the first mini-challenge. The queens faced a high(ish)-altitude photo shoot while getting blown by a major fan. Most of the queens kept their composure, or they just screamed nonstop like Jimbo. YouTube makeup influencer Kyne won the first mini-challenge and was given a big responsibility for the maxi-challenge.
Kyne assigned all 12 queens a mystery box of items themed around something uniquely Canadian. Then, using only the contents of their box, each queen had to turn out a sickening runway look that screamed “Oh, Canada!” BOA delighted the judges with her potato drag, Jimbo stunned in a rainbow zipper gown, and Rita Baga won with her Québec-Froid couture. Kyne’s disco gold look failed to influence the judges, and Lemon and Juice Boxx ended up in the bottom. Backstage, Kyne clashed with the queens due to her bad attitude and incredulousness re: BOA’s success. Juice Boxx ultimately sashayed away after a short but eventful stay on the show.
DRAG RACE SPOILERS : What is the Canada’s Drag Race elimination order ?
12th: Juice Boxx Instagram
Where can you watch Canada’s Drag Race episode 1 online?
You can stream Canada’s Drag Race full episodes right now on WOW Presents Plus.
Stream Canada's Drag Race on WOW Presents Plus


newyorkpost--2020-07-09--‘Glee’s Naya Rivera Missing and Presumed Dead After Boating Accident

Glee star Naya Rivera is missing and presumed dead after a boating incident in California on Wednesday afternoon .
According to CBS Los Angeles , Rivera ’ s four-year-old son was found alone in a pontoon boat in Lake Piru just a few hours after the actress rented the boat .
Local officials began searching the lake for Rivera at approximately 5 p.m. local time , but as of Thursday morning , she has not been found .
CBS Los Angeles reports that Rivera and her son , Josey , rented a pontoon boat at Lake Piru , about 50 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 p.m. on Wednesday .
Approximately three hours later , another boater found the child alone in the boat and immediately notified Ventura County authorities .
Helicopter and dive crews began “ to search for [ a ] possible drowning victim ” at about 5 p.m. local time , Page Six reports , and their search continued at daybreak on Thursday .
Rivera ’ s son , who was unharmed , told authorities that he and his mother were swimming in the lake , but his mother did not get back into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Angeles that Josey was wearing a life vest , but the Glee star was not .
“ There ’ s a lot of challenges in a reservoir this size , at times with visibility , ” sheriff ’ s Capt .
Eric Buschow said on Wednesday .
“ I don ’ t have details yet as to the depth of the area where the boat was found or what conditions they ’ re encountering out there.
” Rivera is best known for her role as cheerleader Santana Lopez in Glee .
The actress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ musical dramedy , which aired from 2009 to 2015 on Fox .
In the years since Glee wrapped , Rivera starred in various film and television projects , including Devious Maids , Charlie Sheen and David Spade ’ s Mad Families , and Step Up : High Water .
In late May , the Step Up spinoff series was picked up by Starz following two seasons on YouTube , and Rivera was expected to reprise her role as Collette Jones , Sage Odom ’ s ( Ne-Yo ) partner .

Glee star Naya Rivera is missing and presumed dead after a boating incident in California on Wednesday afternoon. According to CBS Los Angeles, Rivera’s four-year-old son was found alone in a pontoon boat in Lake Piru just a few hours after the actress rented the boat. Local officials began searching the lake for Rivera at approximately 5 p.m. local time, but as of Thursday morning, she has not been found.
CBS Los Angeles reports that Rivera and her son, Josey, rented a pontoon boat at Lake Piru, about 50 miles from Los Angeles, at about 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Approximately three hours later, another boater found the child alone in the boat and immediately notified Ventura County authorities. Helicopter and dive crews began “to search for [a] possible drowning victim” at about 5 p.m. local time, Page Six reports, and their search continued at daybreak on Thursday.
Rivera’s son, who was unharmed, told authorities that he and his mother were swimming in the lake, but his mother did not get back into the pontoon. Local officials told NBC Los Angeles that Josey was wearing a life vest, but the Glee star was not.
“There’s a lot of challenges in a reservoir this size, at times with visibility,” sheriff’s Capt. Eric Buschow said on Wednesday. “I don’t have details yet as to the depth of the area where the boat was found or what conditions they’re encountering out there.”
Rivera is best known for her role as cheerleader Santana Lopez in Glee. The actress appeared in all six seasons of the musical dramedy, which aired from 2009 to 2015 on Fox. In the years since Glee wrapped, Rivera starred in various film and television projects, including Devious Maids, Charlie Sheen and David Spade’s Mad Families, and Step Up: High Water. In late May, the Step Up spinoff series was picked up by Starz following two seasons on YouTube, and Rivera was expected to reprise her role as Collette Jones, Sage Odom’s (Ne-Yo) partner.
Where to stream Glee


newyorkpost--2020-07-09--Astrologer Walter Mercado wanted Timothée Chalamet to play him in biopic

The co-directors and producer of a new Netflix documentary about the life of iconic television astrologer Walter Mercado are hoping to adapt the film into a scripted biopic .
Cristina Costantini , who directed “ Mucho Mucho Amor : The Legend of Walter Mercado ” with Kareem Tabsch , tells Variety that they asked Mercado who he wanted to play him .
“ I suggested Gael García Bernal and he said , ‘ Too old , ’ ” Costantini said .
“ So we said , ‘ Well , who would you have play you ?
’ And he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Call Me by Your Name ?
” ’ And we said , ‘ Timothée Chalamet ?
’ And he said , ‘ Yes , this would be a good opportunity for him.
’ I just love that he picked this child.
” Producer Alex Fumero said , laughing , “ There might be some representation issues but Walter will always choose youth and beauty over anything else , including Latino representation.
” Mercado ’ s career began in 1969 when he began reading horoscopes on television in his native Puerto Rico .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ known as much for his astrology shows as he was for his coiffed look and Liberace-like wardrobe of colorful suits and jewelry and signature crystal-bedecked capes .
While one might assume he was gay , it wasn ’ t something Mercado ever discussed .
He was an open book with the filmmakers , except with it came to his romantic life .
“ He didn ’ t like the labels and he didn ’ t kind of embrace them in any particular way , ” Tabsch said .
“ But , he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Latino , Latin American , like myself as a young queer kid watching for the first time , I recognized that sense of otherness in him that I saw in me .
I was a much less fabulous version , but I could tell he was different in a way that I was different .
And if there was that possibility that he was so loved in the Latino community being so different , that as a young queer person , maybe I too could be loved.
” Mercado was in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approached him about making the documentary .
He agreed after they told him their astrological signs .
By then , Mercado ’ s life in the spotlight was long gone .
His career stumbled during a seven-year legal battle that began in 2006 over the rights to his name and likeness with his former manager Bill Bakula .
Mercado was 87 when he died in November , not long after the doc had wrapped .
“ He ’ s our Mr. Rogers and our Oprah and our Liberace all combined into one , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a certain level we were shocked that he agreed to do the film .
But he so badly wanted to be a public guy , so badly wanted attention and wanted to make this his comeback .
We thought it was going to be a comeback but it ended up being a swan song , of course .
He really loved the lights and the camera .
They gave him energy .
They gave him life.
” “ Mucho Mucho Amor ” includes footage of a teary-eyed Lin Manuel Miranda meeting Mercado @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Puerto Rico , where Mercado lived outside San Juan .
“ He had that fan girl moment that we all had , ” Costantini said .
“ Walter has a really profound effect on people .
It ’ s hard to explain it if you haven ’ t gone through it , but the way he touches your hands , the way he makes you feel like you ’ re the most important person in the world , it is religious .
Lin goes through it .
”

The co-directors and producer of a new Netflix documentary about the life of iconic television astrologer Walter Mercado are hoping to adapt the film into a scripted biopic.
Cristina Costantini, who directed “Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado” with Kareem Tabsch, tells Variety that they asked Mercado who he wanted to play him. “I suggested Gael García Bernal and he said, ‘Too old,’” Costantini said. “So we said, ‘Well, who would you have play you?’ And he said, ‘Who is that boy from “Call Me by Your Name?”’ And we said, ‘Timothée Chalamet?’ And he said, ‘Yes, this would be a good opportunity for him.’ I just love that he picked this child.”
Producer Alex Fumero said, laughing, “There might be some representation issues but Walter will always choose youth and beauty over anything else, including Latino representation.”
Mercado’s career began in 1969 when he began reading horoscopes on television in his native Puerto Rico. He eventually became an international phenomenon, known as much for his astrology shows as he was for his coiffed look and Liberace-like wardrobe of colorful suits and jewelry and signature crystal-bedecked capes.
While one might assume he was gay, it wasn’t something Mercado ever discussed. He was an open book with the filmmakers, except with it came to his romantic life. “He didn’t like the labels and he didn’t kind of embrace them in any particular way,” Tabsch said. “But, he was a queer icon. If you were a Latino, Latin American, like myself as a young queer kid watching for the first time, I recognized that sense of otherness in him that I saw in me. I was a much less fabulous version, but I could tell he was different in a way that I was different. And if there was that possibility that he was so loved in the Latino community being so different, that as a young queer person, maybe I too could be loved.”
Mercado was in his 80s when Costantini, Tabsch and Fumero approached him about making the documentary. He agreed after they told him their astrological signs.
By then, Mercado’s life in the spotlight was long gone. His career stumbled during a seven-year legal battle that began in 2006 over the rights to his name and likeness with his former manager Bill Bakula.
Mercado was 87 when he died in November, not long after the doc had wrapped. “He’s our Mr. Rogers and our Oprah and our Liberace all combined into one,” Costantini said. “I think on a certain level we were shocked that he agreed to do the film. But he so badly wanted to be a public guy, so badly wanted attention and wanted to make this his comeback. We thought it was going to be a comeback but it ended up being a swan song, of course. He really loved the lights and the camera. They gave him energy. They gave him life.”
“Mucho Mucho Amor” includes footage of a teary-eyed Lin Manuel Miranda meeting Mercado for the first time during a trip to Puerto Rico, where Mercado lived outside San Juan. “He had that fan girl moment that we all had,” Costantini said. “Walter has a really profound effect on people. It’s hard to explain it if you haven’t gone through it, but the way he touches your hands, the way he makes you feel like you’re the most important person in the world, it is religious. Lin goes through it.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-09--Dodgers’ $100 million stadium renovation behind Max Muncy’s injury

MLB ’ s proposed 2020 season is filled with uncertainties regarding the ...

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers were eager to show off $100 million worth of stadium renovations to fans and a national audience at the All-Star Game this summer.
Turns out, it appears only players are going to see the changes up close this season because of the coronavirus pandemic, which will keep the public out of the ballpark for at least the early portion of a 60-game schedule that begins July 23. The Dodgers won’t host the All-Star festivities until 2022.
The black tarp that served as the backdrop in center field is gone, replaced by a new center field plaza that may take some getting used to for hitters.
First baseman Max Muncy was hit by a pitch on his left ring finger during the team’s intrasquad game Tuesday.
“I couldn’t really see the ball,” he said Wednesday on a video conference call. “I’m trying to adjust to some of the changes out there.”
Muncy said he’ll stop swinging a bat while his finger heals, but he expects to be ready for Opening Day.
The new batter’s eye has a bar on top of it that is out of the hitters’ view but where fans can watch the game — under normal circumstances. There’s a new pedestrian walkway behind the speaker towers in center field that encircles the stadium.
“It’s different from what we’re used to,” Muncy said. “Pitchers are pretty happy about the batter’s eye out there.”
Manager Dave Roberts said, “You don’t want a player to not be able to see, to put him in harm’s way. For Max to say he couldn’t see the ball because of the background, that’s a little unsettling.”
Meanwhile, closer Kenley Jansen, outfielder A.J. Pollock, infielder Gavin Lux, catching prospect Keibert Ruiz and pitchers Scott Alexander, Pedro Báez and Tony Gonsolin haven’t reported to Dodger Stadium since summer camp began a week ago.
Roberts has said he can’t comment on the reasons for the absences.
“I’m hopeful we’ll get all those guys back soon,” he said.
Teams are prohibited from saying whether a player tested positive for COVID-19 unless the player gives permission. The COVID-19 injured list, which has been added during the pandemic, will be kept confidential.
Roberts and President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman have said there have been positive tests among players, but didn’t reveal any names.
The Dodgers have 2 1/2 weeks of workouts and three exhibition games to prepare for the shortened season.
“Being late to summer camp certainly puts them behind the 8-ball because of the repetitions, getting your legs under you, getting the at-bats, the innings, building up, all that stuff. Certainly it makes it a little more difficult,” Roberts said.
Each of the missing players figures to have a role in the team’s push to return to the World Series after losing in back-to-back appearances in 2017 and 2018.
Jansen has been the team’s closer since 2012 and earned his 300th career save last year. Pollock hit .266 with 15 home runs and 47 RBIs in 86 games last season, when he missed 2 1/2 months because of an elbow injury. Pollock’s wife gave birth to a girl three months prematurely in May.
“If there’s any chance of putting her at risk, it gets to be a difficult decision,” Pollock told SportsNetLA, the team’s TV network, last month.
Báez and Alexander would work in relief. Gonsolin is among those in the running to fill David Price’s spot in the starting rotation. Lux was a September call-up last year who homered in his first at-bat in his postseason debut. Ruiz could make his debut this season.
The Dodgers will be without Price and right-hander Jimmy Nelson this year. Price has decided to sit out after being acquired from Boston last offseason, while Nelson underwent back surgery and is out for the season.


newyorkpost--2020-07-09--Can Kanye West actually make it on the 2020 presidential ballot?

Kanye West will face considerable hurdles getting on the ballot should he decide to go through with his presidential bid .
With just four months until the November general election , the music superstar has already missed filings deadlines for independent candidates in Indiana , Texas , Maine , New Mexico and North Carolina .
Additionally , West faces fast-approaching deadlines in Arkansas , California , Colorado , Florida , Georgia , Illinois , Pennsylvania , New York , Ohio , Iowa , Kansas , Maryland , Michigan , Missouri , Utah and Wyoming .
According to an analysis by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mogul ineligible for as many as 187 of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs in the general election .
Candidates need 270 to win the presidency .
Speaking to Billboard , an FEC spokesperson said that West did not appear to have filed any paperwork to declare his candidacy or get on the ballot .
“ Candidates who ’ ve won the presidency tend to have gotten into the race much sooner than this .
If you ’ re running for any federal office , four months out seems pretty late based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Additionally , West will need to quickly gather tens of thousands of signatures from nearly every state across the country in order to gain “ ballot access.
” Currently , West has not built a campaign infrastructure and has hired no staff .
His two notable supporters are superstar wife Kim Kardashian and Tesla CEO Elon Musk .
The billionaire rap icon announced his late-entry bid for the presidency in a July 4 tweet , “ We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God , unifying our vision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running for president of the United States.
” Speaking to Forbes magazine in an interview published Wednesday , the musician said he was “ taking the red hat off , with this interview , ” and starting his own party for 2020 , “ the Birthday Party.
” If Trump wasn ’ t already the GOP candidate , West told the magazine he would run as a Republican , adding , “ I will run as an independent if Trump is there.
” Asked why his political party will be called the Birthday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s everybody ’ s birthday.
” As for how he will get to the Oval Office , West believes it is all in the hands of God .
“ Let ’ s see if the appointing is at 2020 or if it ’ s 2024—because God appoints the president .
If I win in 2020 then it was God ’ s appointment .
If I win in 2024 then that was God ’ s appointment , ” he said .

Kanye West will face considerable hurdles getting on the ballot should he decide to go through with his presidential bid.
With just four months until the November general election, the music superstar has already missed filing deadlines for independent candidates in Indiana, Texas, Maine, New Mexico and North Carolina.
Additionally, West faces fast-approaching deadlines in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Utah and Wyoming.
According to an analysis by Forbes, these states leave the sneaker mogul ineligible for as many as 187 of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs in the general election. Candidates need 270 to win the presidency.
Speaking to Billboard, an FEC spokesperson said West did not appear to have filed any paperwork to declare his candidacy or get on the ballot.
“Candidates who’ve won the presidency tend to have gotten into the race much sooner than this. If you’re running for any federal office, four months out seems pretty late based on my experience,” the spokesperson said.
Additionally, West will need to quickly gather tens of thousands of signatures from nearly every state across the country in order to gain “ballot access.”
Currently, West has not built a campaign infrastructure and has hired no staff. His two notable supporters are superstar wife Kim Kardashian and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
The billionaire rap icon announced his late-entry bid for the presidency in a July 4 tweet: “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States.”
Speaking to Forbes magazine in an interview published Wednesday, the musician said he was “taking the red hat off, with this interview,” and starting his own party for 2020, “the Birthday Party.”
If President Trump weren’t already the GOP candidate, West told the magazine, he would run as a Republican, adding, “I will run as an independent if Trump is there.”
Asked why his political party will be called the Birthday Party, he explained, “Because when we win, it’s everybody’s birthday.”
As for how he will get to the Oval Office, West believes it is all in the hands of God.
“Let’s see if the appointing is at 2020 or if it’s 2024 — because God appoints the president. If I win in 2020 then it was God’s appointment. If I win in 2024 then that was God’s appointment,” he said.


newyorkpost--2020-07-09--Jordan Jenkins’ stunning free-agency letdown will benefit Jets

Part seven in a series analyzing the New York Jets ... .

As the Jets get close to training camp, I am examining the roster and giving you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on the list, leading right into camp. I am not including rookies on this list because I do not feel it is possible to fully evaluate them before they play a game.
No. 12: Jordan Jenkins
Last year’s ranking: 12
Position: OLB
Age on Opening Day: 26
How acquired: Selected in the third round of the 2016 Draft.
Years left on contract: 1
2020 Salary Cap figure: $3.9 million
Looking back at 2019
Jenkins was his usual, steady self again in 2019. He is one of the rare mid-round draft picks that have worked out for the Jets in recent years.
He played in 14 games, starting 13. He missed two games early in the season with a calf injury but played well after he returned.
Jenkins led the Jets with eight sacks after posting seven the year before. He also had 32 tackles, three passes defensed, two forced fumbles, nine tackles for loss and 13 quarterback hits, tied for the team lead.
Submit your Jets questions here to be answered in an upcoming Post mailbag
During his four years with the Jets, Jenkins has shown he is not an elite edge rusher, but is more than serviceable and his play is consistent. Jenkins played 52 percent of the defensive snaps.
PFF graded Jenkins as their 53rd edge rusher out of 102 who qualified. He was 55th in run defense and 47th in pass rush.
Outlook for 2020
It appeared Jenkins would be playing elsewhere in 2020 for a little while in March. The Jets were not interested in giving Jenkins the big contract he was seeking. There was speculation he could go to the Giants. Then, Jenkins seemingly realized his market was not developing as anticipated. So, Jenkins took a one-year, $3.25 million contract with just $1.5 million guaranteed to return to the Jets. It was one of the most stunning contracts of free agency because Jenkins was expected to get a decent deal.
Surely Jenkins will play this season with a chip on his shoulder and eager to show the Jets and every other team that he is worthy of a bigger contract. That should benefit the Jets.
Jenkins is a solid player on the field and a good locker-room guy. He is well liked by his coaches and teammates and has worked hard to get where he’s at. Jenkins has 15 sacks over the past two seasons. In his second season with Gregg Williams, maybe Jenkins can break through and get double-digit sacks this year. The Jets will be counting on him coming off the edge.