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On my mind: being a better blogger, bringing these back and return to regular posting.
Hacks:
- 2 Days until United’s 2017 award chart changes: the good, bad, and ugly.
- LAST CALL: United Airlines MileagePlus award chart changes effective November 1, 2017.
- Basic & advanced gift card & merchandise reselling Chicago Seminars presentations.
Travels:
- Big plans from IHG’s new CEO.
- Cut through the confusion of in-flight wi-fi.
- Where to find booking class inventory for your next flight.
Events:
- Liberia’s women warn male presidential candidates: keep the peace.
- A beautifully mad conversation with Jim Carrey, who has returned reborn.
- US votes against UN resolution condemning gay sex death penalty, joining Iraq and Saudi Arabia and Following backlash, US clarifies UN vote on ‘death penalty for gays’.
Ideas:
- Full text: Senator Jeff Flake’s speech on reelection.
- I will return Saudi Arabia to moderate Islam, says crown prince.
- The Kyrgyz presidential elections: peaceful transfer with 5 caveats.
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The returning is welcomed. Wish it could maintain longer than last time
You’ve always got that friendly twist of the knife!
Stefan, I am usually a fan of your blog. But posting the link to the article about the US not signing the UN resolution is misleading at best. By saying the US votes against the death penalty for homosexual behavior, strongly implies that the US is pro-death penalty for people engaging in homosexual behavior. This of course would make most people link our current administration to persecuting and ostracizing the LGBTQ community. Which most people are think and accuse Trump/Pence of. The article clearly says the US is absolutely and unequivocally against the death penalty for homosexual behavior. But voted… Read more »
Ben, thank you for writing, I took the headline as is, my standard practice, which reflected much of the coverage the day it was announced. Following your comment I have added an NBC piece from the following day with the US statement explaining its position. I don’t include articles based on whether or not I approve of the view, I include them when I find them thought-provoking or useful information. I included it as a case of the absurdity of how UN things can play out and who ends up making common cause with who, though should have made that… Read more »
huzzah, glad to see these returning!