0914紐約時報
*【美眾議院民主黨的徵稅的計畫 對富豪們無所影響】
眾議院民主黨人提出了一項計畫,通過增加超過2兆美元的稅收來支付其擴張性社會政策和氣候變化一攬子計畫的費用,主要是針對富人和盈利企業。但這項提案雖然涉及面很廣,但遠遠沒有改變貝佐斯Jeff Bezos和馬斯克等大亨的巨額財富,也沒有徹底填補金融領袖所利用的最嚴重漏洞。面對一分為二的國會微妙政治,資深眾議院民主黨人選擇更加關注黨內溫和化的關切,而非其進步野心。他們專注於傳統的增加税收的方式:提高收入稅率,而不是以富豪為目標。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/us/politics/tax-plan-democrats.html
*【眾議院民主黨人如何計畫為安全網籌集2.9兆美元】
該法案的細節顯示,公司和富人的稅收有所提高,但關鍵內容與參議院和白宮的提案有所不同。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/us/politics/democrats-tax-plan.html
*【在共和黨的壓力下,選舉機構保護社群媒體平台共享政府新聞】
聯邦選舉委員會(Federal Election Commission)的新裁決保護了大型社交媒體公司控制其平臺上共用政治內容的靈活性。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/us/politics/fec-twitter-hunter-biden.html
*【對於阿富汗難民來說,在阿爾巴尼亞的海灘度假勝地,奢華和創傷交織在一起】
阿爾巴尼亞承諾從阿富汗接收多達4000名難民,目前在亞得里亞海沿岸的度假勝地居住著數百名難民。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/world/europe/afghanistan-refugees-albania.html
*【五角大廈為喀布爾的致命無人機襲擊辯護】
五角大廈堅稱,美國在阿富汗的最後一次無人機襲擊是防止美國軍隊遭受襲擊所必需的,儘管《紐約時報》的一項調查對軍方對事件的說法提出了質疑,包括爆炸的車輛中是否有炸藥,司機是否與伊斯蘭國有聯繫。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/us/politics/pentagon-drone-strike-kabul.html
*【美國FDA食品和藥物管理局的頂級科學家們質疑是否迫切需要加強劑】
與其他疫苗專家共同撰寫的一篇文章,FDA部分專家使監管機構CDC與、包括佛奇博士在內的主要聯邦衛生官員對於第三針產生分歧。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/health/fda-coronavirus-booster-shots.html
*【中國近一個月來最大疫情爆發 福建升級防疫措施】
自9月10日以來,福建省累計報告本土確診病例43例。官方稱此次疫情初步判定為Delta毒株,這是該國一個以月來最大的一次疫情爆發。福建當局已下令在一周內完成對所有學生和教師的大規模測試。全省各城市也正施行大規模檢測和其他限制,以配合國家的“零感染”戰略,但衛生專家警告說,此類措施可能會帶來懲罰性的經濟和社會成本。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/world/asia/china-fujian-delta-covid.html
*【儘管Delta激增,東南亞的旅遊景點仍將重新開放】
Delta變種持續困擾亞洲多國,泰國和越南這兩個主要依賴旅遊業的國家正在推動重新開放其旅遊業,但Delta變種仍導致了病例激增,目前越南平均每天報告12724個新病例,泰國平均每天報告約14000個新病例。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/world/tourism-spots-in-southeast-asia-are-set-to-reopen-despite-delta-surges.html
*【美國第一例新冠死亡病例究竟出現在什麼時候?】
CDC啟動了一項長達一年的調查,覆核2020年初一批疑似與新冠病毒有關的死亡病例,其中有四例通過了審查。但一些科學家表示,這四個病例確實由新冠造成的可能性很小。
https://cn.nytimes.com/health/20210913/first-covid-deaths/
*【朝媒稱朝鮮試射遠程巡航導彈】
朝中社表示,朝鮮在六個以月來的首次導彈試驗中獲得成功,導彈于周日擊中了1500公里以外的目標。該國最高領導人金正恩並未在試驗中現身。平壤與美國在核裁軍談判中僵持不下之際,該國正繼續完善其核武庫。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/world/asia/north-korea-cruise-missile-arms-race.html
*【聯合國警告稱,百萬阿富汗兒童面臨人道危機飢荒餓死】
聯合國官員警告稱,如果不迅速解決糧食短缺問題,數百萬阿富汗人可能會在冬季到來之前沒有食物可吃,100萬兒童可能會因此死亡。公共衛生專家則表示,如果沒有足夠的援助,該國的衛生保健系統將處於崩潰的邊緣。事實上,在塔利班控制阿富汗之前,該國就已遭受了旱災。由於缺乏國際援助人員,情況將變得更加複雜。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/world/asia/afghanistan-united-nations-crisis.html
*【911事件20年後,美國反恐戰爭何去何從?】
美國的反恐戰爭在阿富汗和伊拉克遭遇全面失敗,只實現了保護美國免受另一場9·11式襲擊的目標。拜登調整外交政策之際,美國是否還有資源或耐心維持有效的反恐政策?
https://cn.nytimes.com/usa/20210913/war-on-terror-bush-biden-qaeda/
*【專欄:後9·11時代美國的最大戰略挑戰:中國】
時報專欄作者Ross Douthat寫道:只有中國能夠以深刻的方式威脅到美國的利益,美國應該制定政策來否定北京的地區霸權,並阻止任何軍事冒險主義尤其從捍衛臺灣開始。
https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20210913/china-america-foreign-policy/
*【蘋果發佈緊急安全更新,彌補間諜軟體漏洞】
研究人員此前發現,以色列NSO集團的間諜軟體“飛馬”能夠在無需點擊的情況下感染蘋果設備。蘋果公司表示,計畫在今年晚些時候推出的下一次iOS 15軟體更新中引入新的安全防禦措施。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/technology/apple-software-update-spyware-nso-group.html
*【熱帶風暴Nicholas瞄準德州】
週一,熱帶風暴Nicholas開始在該州墨西哥灣沿岸肆虐,刮起陣陣狂風和傾盆大雨,疲憊不堪的德州民眾正準備面對再次的打擊。週一晚上,風暴中心就在近海,在墨西哥灣向東北偏北移動。氣象預報員說,它可能在週一晚上登陸德州中部海岸之前,達到颶風的強度。國家颶風中心表示,Nicholas預計將在德州沿海地區帶來超過一英尺的降雨,引發人們對山洪暴發的擔憂。
https://www.nytimes.com/article/tropical-storm-nicholas-hurricane.html
*【伊朗接近新核子里程碑】
伊朗在大約一個月內就擁有足夠的材料來為單個核武器提供燃料,跨越新核武製造門檻,這將給美國及其盟國施加壓力,以恢復 2015 年的核協議。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/us/politics/iran-nuclear-fuel-enrichment.html
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PIERS MORGAN FOR MAILONLINE
台灣人都知道中共的思想審查非常嚴重,但外媒卻很少公開談論這一點。
CNN夜間訪談節目主持人 Piers Morgan 投書 MailOnline,直白地寫出他觀察到 Hollywood 這個可笑的現況。
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【中國讓川普看起來是唯一理智清醒的人 - 這讓好萊塢面對北京霸權優先選擇自我審查的膽小態度,顯得虛偽且可恥(China makes Trump look woke – so Hollywood's cowardly self-censorship to appease the Beijing bullies is as hypocritical as it is shameful)】
沒有比好萊塢更自帶 “公平正義” 度量的地方了。
這真是一個奇蹟!他們的審查標準是如此嚴格、毫不留情,每個被卑劣的恐懼控制的人,都認為他的道德標準足以勝任那裡的工作。
▶ Zoe Saldana(阿凡達/星際異攻隊 葛摩菈)為自己的膚色不夠黑,卻在電影中扮演Nina Simone(美國著名爵士女伶,Zoe為了扮演她把膚色塗黑)而哭泣道歉。(https://reurl.cc/Oq14O9)
▶ Ryan Reynolds(死侍)and Blake Lively夫婦為了他們2012年的婚禮場地(plantation)道歉,那裡150年前曾是黑奴農場。(https://reurl.cc/R14X5n)
諷刺的是,好萊塢演員經常在推特和紅毯上 姦撟kàn-kiāu(幹譙)總統川普,性別歧視、種族主義、威權主義並且得到正面的迴響。因為美國是受《憲法第一修正案》保護的民主國家,不論你是否有權有勢,它都會保障你的言論自由。 #但是,如果這些演員都住在中國,並以這種方式對習近平講話,你說會發生什麼事?
我們都知道答案。
中國是一個無法容忍異議的極權國家。
在中國沒有言論自由這種東西。
事實上,你 “或許” 有言論的自由,#但中國政府不保證你言論後的自由!
試圖在中國議論 “國家主席” 的明星,很快就會發現:獄卒是我未來唯一的觀眾。
因此,你以為好萊塢會強烈批判中國反人權、施行種族主義、反LGBT的作為!事實上並非如此,好萊塢不僅對中國共產黨的惡行保持沉默,而且還積極扼殺自己的言論自由以求討好他們。
非營利性文學和人權組織『 PEN America 』發表長達94頁的報告【好萊塢製造,由北京審查:美國電影業中,中國政府的影響力(Made in Hollywood, Censored by Beijing: The US Film Industry and Chinese Government Influence)】(https://reurl.cc/Z7OXl6),揭露出美國電影製片廠為避免中國官員抗議而絞盡腦汁拼搏的血淚史。
❌ 《 奇異博士 》,一位重要的藏族角色(古一大師),由 Tilda Swinton 取代。
❌ 《 Top Gun 2 》,Tom Cruise 飛行夾克背後的台灣國旗 🇹🇼 在預告片中神秘地消失了。
❌ 《 波希米亞狂想曲 》,中國版本刪除了主角 Freddie Mercury 同性性行為畫面。
北京的思想警察試圖控制自己國家內播放的電影內容已經夠糟糕了。但是,這些例子中更加令人不安的是:#中國也正在潛移默化地控制在世界其他地方播出的內容。
這份報告揭示好萊塢大頭們多麼緊張地熱衷於不願讓中國人感到不安,以至於他們先行自我審查,好保證得到最佳的發行日期和其他種種優惠待遇。
有製片廠甚至邀請中國政府監管機構為電影內容提供建議,“避免誤觸審查規則的底線”,包括漫威的《Iron Man 3》。
美國司法部長 William Barr 強力抨擊好萊塢 “非常願意與中國共產黨合作” 這股自我閹割的歪風。
『 PEN America 』指出:「美國影業 “常常樂於對美國政權說實話”;但在與中國政府打交道時卻採取了完全相反的做法。」,我們最擔憂的是:「好萊塢以預期 “北京審查員會尋找到什麼樣的違規” 視角,搶先進行自我審查。」
好萊塢為什麼表現出如此卑鄙,愚昧的行為?
答案很簡單:中國現在是僅次於美國的世界第二大電影市場,2019年美國電影在中國的收益高達26億美元。如果不是Covid-19攪局,在2020年年底,中國很可能會成為世界第一大電影市場。
好萊塢扭曲品德的假面具被哈維·韋恩斯坦(Harvey Weinstein)醜聞捅破後,像 Meryl Streep 這樣的明星排著隊說他們之前稱為 “上帝” 的人是多麼噁心的人渣!同時又繼續支持著在逃的兒童性侵犯羅曼·波蘭斯基(Roman Polanski)。(https://reurl.cc/Xk6V1M)
導演昆汀·塔倫提諾(Quentin Tarantino)是好萊塢現存的少數英雄之一,他拒絕修改《 從前,有個好萊塢 》關於李小龍的劇情以安撫中國國家廣電總局的玻璃心,因而失去中國上映權。(https://reurl.cc/odLQk3)
我不想再聽到演員們關於:“對權力說真話”、“言論自由” 的抱怨了,如果他們不願意用評論川普熱情去談論中國的話!尤其特別不想聽到他們對 “川普損害民主” 的抱怨,如果他們已經出現在經過北京鴨霸審查的任何電影中。
是時候喚醒好萊塢的偽君子們了,#停止崇拜共產黨審查制度,#將言論自由置於商業貪婪之上。
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Sky's the Limit is available on Amazon: https://amzn.com/B08X1B3QGQ
Have you ever dreamed of quitting everything to travel around the world?
Inexperienced and ill-prepared, thirty-four-year-old Eric Giuliani set out to make his way around the world without flying and with little money after quitting his corporate career. With ideas of becoming a globetrotting travel writer, photographer, and filmmaker, he attempts to reinvent himself on the road and begins to barter his way across Africa, then Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America, and Antarctica.
Sky’s the Limit is the story of Eric’s 1,000-day, 70,000-mile journey, one that is both internal and external—think Eat, Pray, Love meets Bear Grylls. His overland travel is as arduous as it gets and he primarily relies on public transportation—tin-can buses, dilapidated trains, and cargo ships to cross the oceans. His internal journey is equally arduous. Fighting creative insecurities, devastating heartbreak, financial fears, and long stretches of isolation, he repeatedly must dig down deep in order to persevere.
Often driven by intuition and defiant determination, Eric’s adventure pushes him past rocky stretches: a tense, two-day bus ride across a region recently attacked by the terrorist outfit Al Shabaab; a train journey in Europe alongside Syrian refugees Eric is powerless to help; a mixup in Siberia that leaves him stranded in the middle of winter. There are joyful moments as well: swimming with great white sharks in South Africa, falling in love in Australia, a booze cruise through Ha Long Bay, and finding a community of friends in Antarctica. Along the journey, Eric discovers his creativity and also his purpose.
An absorbing, first-hand account of overcoming seemingly impossible obstacles, Sky’s the Limit will inspire readers to dream up thrilling journeys of their own.
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My new book Sky's the Limit is available on Amazon: https://amzn.com/B08X1B3QGQ
Have you ever dreamed of quitting everything to travel around the world?
Inexperienced and ill-prepared, thirty-four-year-old Eric Giuliani set out to make his way around the world without flying and with little money after quitting his corporate career. With ideas of becoming a globetrotting travel writer, photographer, and filmmaker, he attempts to reinvent himself on the road and begins to barter his way across Africa, then Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America, and Antarctica.
Sky’s the Limit is the story of Eric’s 1,000-day, 70,000-mile journey, one that is both internal and external—think Eat, Pray, Love meets Bear Grylls. His overland travel is as arduous as it gets and he primarily relies on public transportation—tin-can buses, dilapidated trains, and cargo ships to cross the oceans. His internal journey is equally arduous. Fighting creative insecurities, devastating heartbreak, financial fears, and long stretches of isolation, he repeatedly must dig down deep in order to persevere.
Often driven by intuition and defiant determination, Eric’s adventure pushes him past rocky stretches: a tense, two-day bus ride across a region recently attacked by the terrorist outfit Al Shabaab; a train journey in Europe alongside Syrian refugees Eric is powerless to help; a mixup in Siberia that leaves him stranded in the middle of winter. There are joyful moments as well: swimming with great white sharks in South Africa, falling in love in Australia, a booze cruise through Ha Long Bay, and finding a community of friends in Antarctica. Along the journey, Eric discovers his creativity and also his purpose.
An absorbing, first-hand account of overcoming seemingly impossible obstacles, Sky’s the Limit will inspire readers to dream up thrilling journeys of their own.
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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation ประกาศเปิดตัว All-New outlander โฉมใหม่ เจนเนอเรชั่นที่ 4 รุ่นปี 2022 รถครอสโอเวอร์รุ่น flagship ของบริษัท ผ่านทาง Amazon Livestream เป็นครั้งแรก โดยมาพร้อมดีไซน์ใหม่ คุณภาพระดับพรีเมี่ยม สมรรถนะที่เหนือชั้น และเทคโนโลยีที่ล้ำสมัย ที่คุณสามารถคาดหวังได้ จากรถยนต์ของ Mitsubishi พร้อมเริ่มจำหน่ายในตลาดอเมริกาเหนือ เป็นที่แรกในโลก ในราคาเริ่มต้น 25,795 เหรียญสหรัฐ หรือราว 773,000 บาท ในเดือนเมษายน ปี 2021 นี้ ก่อนที่จะมีการทำตลาดทั่วโลก หลังจากนั้น
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – As part of a game-changing collaboration with Amazon, MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) today revealed the all-new 2022 OUTLANDER crossover SUV via livestream, the first vehicle to ever debut on Amazon Live.2 All-new from the wheels up, the 2022 Outlander features a new design direction for both this vehicle and the brand, plus the premium quality, rugged performance and innovative technology expected of a Mitsubishi Motors vehicle.
The flagship of the Mitsubishi Motors line, it is reimagined and reinvented in every way, and is the best-equipped, most thoughtfully engineered vehicle the company has ever developed. Outlander gears up for sale in North America first in April 2021, with other global markets to follow.
With a U.S. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price starting at $25,7951, the all-new 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander delivers the equipment, quality and lasting value that Mitsubishi customers have come to expect of the brand. Full pricing and packaging details will be made available at a later date.
"Based on the product concept 'I-Fu-Do-Do,' which means authentic and majestic in Japanese, the all-new OUTLANDER has been crafted into a reliable SUV with significantly upgraded styling, road performance, and a high-quality feel to satisfy the needs of customers who want to expand their horizons and take on challenges of every kind," said Takao Kato, chief executive officer of MMC. "With the launch of the all-new OUTLANDER, we will first expand our sales in the North American market and then aim for global growth."
The Outlander was first launched in North America in 2002, and this new model is the fourth generation to be sold.
Styling debuts the brand's next generation Dynamic Shield front face and design language, with muscular fenders, bold proportions and available large-diameter 20-inch wheels. Inside, Outlander is a quiet and serene space, showcasing quality and convenience through class-above materials, seating for seven in the segment's only standard-equipment third-row, available 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and 9-inch center screen, and also newly available wireless smartphone charging capability with Android Auto3 and wireless Apple CarPlay.4
The engineering underpinnings are also all-new. Partnered with a newly developed platform and 2.5L four-cylinder engine, Mitsubishi's rally-derived Super All-Wheel Control5 system provides unmatched confidence for drivers in all environments. The newly developed drive mode selector allows performance and grip to be tailored to the conditions through six distinct settings, increasing on-road and off-pavement performance. Even two-wheel drive models are fitted with the drive-mode selector, offering five distinct modes in this setup, to help drivers feel more confident in all driving conditions.
Standard equipment on the 2022 Outlander includes 11 airbags6, three rows of seats, myriad storage locations, USB-A and USB-C charge ports and 18-inch wheels.
Depending on trim level, the 2022 Outlander can be fitted with 20-inch wheels, Mitsubishi's MI-PILOT Assist driver assistance system with adaptive cruise control and lane-keep assist7, semi-aniline leather seating, integrated navigation using what3words technology, a windshield-display 10.8-inch full-color Head-Up Display (HUD), Mitsubishi's industry-leading Mitsubishi Connect smart-car system, and a 10-speaker BOSE® audio system.8
Mitsubishi Motors North America is in the midst of introducing a full showroom of redesigned, reengineered or all-new vehicles, and the 2022 Outlander is the culmination of that program. This much-anticipated vehicle is here, and the game-changing launch is well under way. The all-new 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander is set to break boundaries, reset expectations and demand attention.