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Not only were highways a simulacrum for America’s consumerism awash with billboard galore but they also emblematized an ambassador of tourism. Amongst tertiary industries the amusement park most notable for its flirtation with physics and lovable mascots featured prominently in family destinations after the 1956 Highway Act. Such escapism drew an influx of park goers so much that visits could be deemed a national pastime as crowds flocked to the cacophony of fun and laughter within the grounds. Out-of-state visitors in their enthusiasm for the roads began to perceive these excursions as seasonal if not weekend staples rather than exotic pilgrimages in virtue of how distance was trivialized. In an ex-post examination day trips were far more manageable whilst the industry’s exponential growth largely owed itself to the accessibility provided by the infrastructure. Attractions of great scale and scope were otherwise illogical if their topology was tantamount to a remote island that denied ingress like the protracted commutes from before. Any project of this species would be deemed as nothing short of a white elephant were it to anesthetize the frequency of attendees. On the other hand when freed from the preserve of locals the expansion of markets that actively sought consumers from faraway made such ventures viable.
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Triumph over spatial barriers that once hobbled the industry when travel might have been too onerous did bring forth a tectonic shift even for the nation’s identity. These monuments to leisure were now just a hop, skip and a jump away as Walt Disney who founded the eponymous Disneyland a year shy of the Highway Act would find out. The location of this icon for the Western seaboard was not at all arbitrary since its perimeter sat on the footsteps of the Interstate within sight of a hundred yards. Market studies had shown that this spot situated a mere stone throw’s away from the Interstate 5 segment known as the Santa Ana Freeway would promise to capture the migratory patterns of vacationing families (Adams 1991: 109). The location invited parents with children in tow to the curated world and the genius was how proximity funnelled consumers straight into the park with convenience. The choice to be nestled next to the Interstate informed at least partially why Disneyland became the darling of American culture as attendance evolved into a rite of passage. The impetus of new infrastructure elevated the park to the status of national treasure because together they stood for the ‘soft power’ of postwar idealism against the grey utilitarianism of the Soviets. America’s identity in a bipolar world would thus be forged against the spectre of the Cold War.
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Disneyland’s market grew as a concomitant of the Interstate whereby 40 percent of attendance issued from out-of-state visitors in the first three years alone. This measure inexorably went up in the ratio vis-à-vis Californians who partook in the same entertainment hence vindicating just how much business was a function of highways. The efficacy of these roads to dispatch consumers towards this citadel of childhood dreams was instrumental in the company’s success (Marling 1991: 174). The scenic journey itself in the iconic station wagons of those days proved to be just as much a part of the charm. Walt Disney’s prescience in his calculated gambit therefore paid off handsomely. Bereft of this diversification in geography via thoroughfares a large share of the company’s foot traffic would have remained elusive to the detriment of profits. Speaking of which these said highways subtly filtered the most bourgeois of tourists who hailed from some of the highest quartiles of the income bracket. A 1958 survey revealed that in the profile of visitors 74 percent of families were owners of vehicles manufactured in 1955 or later as another 70 percent boasted proprietorship of a house (Findlay 1993: 90). Before long in its second year the park’s patronage of 4m visitors would eclipse the combined tourism of the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Yellowstone (Goldberg 2016).
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Admissions that grew by a factor of two in 1970 gave way to an ecosystem burgeoning around this commercial lodestar whose allure prompted an armada of companies to neighbour its terra firma. The seeds of infrastructure in the guise of highways reaped a concentration of business that was later a kinetic node for the hospitality and entertainment industries in Anaheim. From an orange grove to a thriving metropolis the city’s rapid evolution in its economic destiny resulted from the influx of consumers and the attendant intensity of commercial activity to service the former. A premium of revenue from the economies of agglomeration was to be had for companies which situated themselves within a five-mile radius that perpetuated even more appeal as a coveted utopia for leisure. Prior to the arrival of Disneyland the region was a sleepy outpost of fifteen thousand residents with less than thirty-four restaurants and eighty-seven motel rooms. By 1970 a gold rush had manifested with over four hundred restaurants and twelve-thousand rooms to accommodate the throngs of revellers (Findlay 1993). Anaheim’s fortunes in commercial real estate were intimately identified with Disney’s interests that spoke to the city ceding its autonomy in preference of the park’s hegemony. The juggernaut guaranteed a hotbed of industry in reciprocating the magnanimous gesture.
Less than a decade after the park’s founding the Major League baseball team known as the Los Angeles Angels were rehoused to within two miles inside of a $21m stadium. Yet again less than a year upon this fortuitous news did America’s leisure capital welcome a new $15m convention centre in its midst that would see a troika of industries amalgamating business with pleasure (Findlay 1993). The domino effect wrought by the Interstate changed the entire parameters of development in Anaheim. Between the satellites of Disney, a sports franchise and a rental hall which in concert formed America’s quintessential tourist destination the city shed its prosaic roots in its maturity towards a cosmopolitan hub. Disneyland itself became a flagship for its parent company whose operations generated half of total revenue by 1970. So successful was the Highway Act at precipitating the economic infusion into the tertiary sector that in 1971 the humid marshlands of Florida would also see the fanfare of a hard opening for a Disney World adjacent to Orlando’s I-4. The canon for immunizing operations against any logistical shortcomings was replicated on the other side of the country only this time the business catered to consumers on the Eastern seaboard. The gravitational pull of the Interstate was too great to be unheeded by serious entrepreneurs.
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In the prelude of transplanting Mickey Mouse into Central Florida the city of Orlando was a sedate community that bordered the state’s artery of I-4 which had been completed in 1965. In prospecting for a second home Walt Disney finally set upon a landmass twice the size of Manhattan not too far away from America’s gateway into space known as Cape Canaveral (Bright 1987). A land acquisition of twenty-seven thousand acres was subsumed under the company’s property assets to commence development on Disney’s most grandiose project hitherto (Holy and Who 2018). The unique selling proposition for the site was the junction of the I-4 and I-95 that Walt Disney had surveyed by plane in 1963 which was the provenance for the epiphany of his new Eldorado. With the banner years of success on the West coast the brain trust had reached the consensus that the new market was already primed for Disney’s legacy project. The committee on the development’s feasibility concluded that 95 percent of visitors would arrive by the I-4 which abrogated any need for investment in infrastructure (Goldberg 2021). Upon construction a cottage-industry of eateries and lodgings proliferated as a denouement of Disney’s halo effect. Orlando subsequently would grow faster than any other city at an average annual rate of 8.2 percent (Callaghan 1990).
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These lofty statistics are a commentary on why the region’s geographical endowments wooed the company as a tantalizing prospect over the thirteen other venues considered. Florida was an irresistible suitor with its sun-kissed landscape amiable to year-round operations and the factoid that three-fourths of the American population resided on the Eastern seaboard. The profitability of Disney’s dreamscape was therefore more or less assured within the Sunbelt. In preceding years a paltry 3.5m tourists would vacation annually in Central Florida but upon the park’s inaugural year that number soared to 10m. Foreseeing such value creation from afar in 1967 the Florida legislature conceded full autonomy to Disney World which bore similarities to the Vatican as it was the beneficiary of a derogation from state rules. The universe that would be created in Florida’s hinterland would then be prosecuted over forty-seven transactions to secure twenty-seven thousand acres at a cost of $5m or $48m when adjusted for inflation. This bargain-basement price in the real estate market materialized by the subterfuge of shell companies procuring properties in secret lest prices inflate due to land speculation upon news of Disney’s interests. By sidestepping the mistakes in Anaheim the average price per acre came to be $180 (Foglesong 2003).
The 1970s emblematized the honeymoon of Disney’s incursion into Orlando that transcended the previous years of inertia as a phalanx of tourists descended upon Florida. The marquee asset which was ten times larger than its sister park in California generated much curiosity and such interest was well deserved since $400m was ploughed into the project. A budget of this proportion which would approximate north of $3b in today’s currency set a watermark so high that other attractions were simply mediocre by comparison. The barometer of success from such a financial commitment was measured by attendance and the park did not disappoint. Patronage reached over 50m after a mere five years of operation (Kurtti 1996). The park’s ethos of nostalgia wedded to futurism sold a cornucopia of tickets despite the period’s stagflation which was a testament to Disney’s recession-proof business model. The degree to which the company diversified earnings was the sine quo non of its hegemony over competitors whose revenue streams were more linear between their ticketing and in-park sales. In contrast Disney captured guests within its ecosystem of intellectual property that monetized a mosaic of memories from media to merchandise. Ergo the branding wizardry quickly transformed Central Florida into a magnet for tourism.
The Highway Act of 1956 so became a seminal piece of statecraft that provided for America’s ascendency. Dynamic changes borne from the legislation altered industries in indelible ways and rightly so as the fiscal stimulus exceeded even Europe’s Marshall Plan. That was not a misreading nor misprint since postwar reconstruction for the most battered precincts were dwarfed by appropriations made under the Interstate System. Perhaps the former may approximate industrial policy as exporters matched European demand after it was laid to waste by war but the infrastructure marathon had greater spillovers pregnant with downstream effect. Whereas a plethora of goods made their way across the Atlantic from factories unscathed by conflict the expressways at home fundamentally restructured the American economy. The executive decision to import Germany’s prodigy of the Autobahn would affect a kaleidoscope of industries and herald the genesis of consumerism. New roads and bridges realigned overland supply-chains insofar as nothing would escape the productivity reforms of this substantial investment from manufacturers to real estate markets. The breakneck advancement in less than a decade post-Act came to fruition on the heels of modernizing mobility.
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Often lawmakers exercise a great deal of discretion when electing to subsidize policy objectives lest it crowd-out private investment and redound to deadweight loss due to market distortions. However in the case of highway politics the value created was overwhelmingly positive in terms of logistics and development. Between assembly lines in Detroit galloping away and the wholesale creation of a domestic tourism industry the Interstate System ushered an era of postwar affluence into the American consciousness. Mid-century exceptionalism was again on display since its wartime heroics of recent past with the country now embarking upon the largest public works project in history. The industrial machine was stirred from its dormant state after a supply glut from the war had arrested production in a peacetime economy. Industries therefore set upon a warpath only with the proviso that this time they would be retooled and poised to indulge the essential and non-essential needs of consumers. Those local roads and railways which once bore the brunt of transporting goods would be substituted for the alacrity of superhighways. Free enterprise was then reinvigorated as the production-possibility frontier was pushed beyond the status quo whereby the boost in the cadence of industry would telegraph America’s modernization.
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velá de santa ana 2023
The Velá de Santa Ana officially starts tomorrow but tonight the Virgen del Carmen sets out on a short excursion down the river before making her way – back on land – to her home. And in almost 30 years in Sevilla (anniversary coming up in September) I have never witnessed this. Well folks, tonight is the night. Stay tuned…
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Viajes a Egipto Todo Incluido
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Viajes a Egipto Todo Incluido Disfrutas de Viajes a Egipto Todo Incluido con World Tour Advice. En Viajes a Egipto Todo Incluido vas a disfrutar de visitar muchos lugares turísticos maravillosos en El Cairo, Luxor, Aswan y Hurgada. Disfrutas de pasar inolvidables momentos en Viajes a Egipto Todo Incluido con World Tour Advice. También World Tour Advice te ofrece Viajes a Egipto Todo Incluido con un buen precio. Exploras Egipto con World Tour Advice y disfrutas de Viajes estupendas a Egipto Todo Incluido como excursiones en El Cairo, crucero por El Nilo y Mar Rojo todo incluido. Ciertamente vas a disfrutar mucho en Viajes a Egipto Todo Incluido y vas a repetirte este fabuloso viaje otra vez con World Tour Advice. No pierdes esta maravillosa oportunidad y reservas ahora Viajes a Egipto Todo Incluido con World Tour Advice. 
Día 1: Viajes Egipto todo incluido - Cairo Llegada a El Cairo, nuestro representante de worldtouradvice lo recibirá en el aeropuerto de El Cairo, traslado directo a su hotel en El Cairo, tour opcional para esperar el espectáculo de Sonidos y luz a las pirámides
Día 2 : Viaje Egipto - Excursiones Cairo y Pirámides Disfrute de su desayuno en el hotel en El Cairo, conozca a su guía de habla hispana, visita guiada para visitar las pirámides de Giza, que son las únicas maravillas del mundo antiguo que aún existe, visita a la estatua de piedra más grande, el Sphinx (Abu El Hol), recorrido por el templo del valle de Chefren, almuerzo en un restaurante local, luego ir al centro de El Cairo para visitar el museo egipcio, luego visitar el Cairo islámico y visitar la carretera de Muiz, regresar al hotel
Día 3: Visitas en la ciudad de Hurgada: Temprano en la mañana se encuentra con un representante de World-tour-advice que lo acompañará al aeropuerto para volar a Hurghada, en Hurghada traslado privado al hotel (hotel Todo Incluido),Tomar el desayuno en el hotel en Hurghada con un tiempo libre para disfrutar tranquilamente del sol y la natación en la playa de arena. Por la tarde Ud estará acompañado por su guía privado que habla español en un vehículo de lujo exclusivo de Ud para una excursion de recorrer la ciudad de Hurghada.primero visitar el Museo Acuario, seguido de una visita a la antigua mezquita y visita a la Iglesia Ortodoxa ‘’la Iglesia de Santa María’’ ,luego visita a un pueblo de pescadores que es como el puerto donde se construyen las naves pequeñas y renovado. Disfrutar de un tiempo libre para compras en los bazares locales donde se puede encontrar sus propios tesoros que se pueden comprar. Por último una breve visita a nuestros proyectos en Hurghada .Desde allí Ud va a regresar al hotel .Disfrutar de un tiempo libre y una noche agradable en su hotel en Hurghada.
Día 4: Tour Isla de Giftun viaje de buceo a través de un barco en Hurghada: Desayuno bufét en el hotel. Después del desayuno, trasladarse a la Marina y salir en un barco para Tour de buceo fantástico al desierto y la isla de la Giftun isla. luego tiene un tiempo libre para nadar y jugar con los delfines.Tiene también gran oportunidad para hacer práctica de los diferentes tipos de deportes acuáticos. Almuerzo a bordo del barco con el agua y refrescos. por la tarde volveral puerto de Marina y luego Ud va a trasladarse a su hotel . un tiempo libre y pasar la noche.
Día 5 Libero tiempo Día libre, disfrute de un día libre, relajación, natación o disfrute de las actividades del mar rojo en Hurghada
Día 6 Crucero por Nilo - Excursiones Luxor Traslado desde Hurghada a Luxor (casi 3 - 4 horas en auto), Encontrar el representante de World Tour Advice en hotel, , embarque en el barco Radamis Crucero Por El Nilo, almuerzo a bordo y tour con guia habla Espanol para visitar el Templo de Karnak del dios Aomn Raa y el Templo de Luxor "El Templo de Hren" de la diosa Mut, regreso al Crucero Nilo, cena y noche a bordo de Radamis Crucero Por El Nilo en Luxor
Día7- Crucero por Nilo - Excursiones & Viajes Egipto Desayuno suntuoso en la crucero Radamis I, Tour para visitar El Valle de los Reyes, tumbas reales de los faraones famosos como Ramsses I, Ramses IX & Tutankamon "Neb Jeperu Raa"pero la entrada dentro de TutAnkhAmun tumba es opcional , continuar el recorrido para visitar el Templo de Hatshipsut del faraón mujer de Egipto, una parada por delante de los Colosos de Memnon, navegación a Edfu, almuerzo y cena en el Princess Sarah Crucero Por El Nilo y noche abordo
Día 8- Crucero por Nilo - Excursiones & Viajes Egipto Disfrute de un exquisito desayuno a bordo de su crucero por el Nilo ( Radamis I ), y acompañe a su guía turístico que habla el Español en tour con tílburi para visitar el templo de Edfu (el templo de Horus) el dios del halcón, visitar el Santuario y las salas sacras del templo de Edf que es El mejor conservado tempio en todo Egipto, Disfruta Rico almuerzo, y gozar una escursione para visitar el templo de Kom Ombo dedicado al cocodrilo sagrado (Sobek) y el viejo halcón (Horus Weres), iempo libre para tomar fotos y ver el famoso calendario del templo. luego entras a la sala dedicada a las momias de los cocodrilos sagrados bien conservados. Regreso al crucero, desviación y fiesta de "Galabiya Party, que es un tipo tradicional de ropa egipcia". Cena típica egipcia y Comidas típicas de Egipto en crucera,
Día 9- Crucero por Nilo - Excursiones & Viajes Egipto Viajar Crucero en El Nilo en Asuán y disfrutar desayuno, Disfrutar compañía el guía egipcio para explorar las canteras de granito donde ya verás el obeliscode Hatshipsut, Este Obelisco es más alto pero non completado, Disfruta un tour para visitare la alta presa y ver el lago Nasser, Ir a visitar El tempio de Filae, dedicado a la madre diosa Isis y su noria Hator, Por la noche, disfrute de una cena suntuosa y diviértete en el espectáculo local y la fiesta de baile (Show de Nubia)
Día 10 - Crucero por Nilo - Excursiones & Viajes Egipto Desembarco del crucero Radamis I Nile, encuentro con el representante de WorldtouradviceTours, visita opcional para visitar el templo Abu Simbel, traslado al aeropuerto /vuelo de Asuan a El Cairo , fin de los servicios.
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Servicio de reunión y asistencia en los aeropuertos a su llegada a El Cairo y El Cairo - Hurghada, Luxor- El Cairo
Alojamiento 2 noches El Cairo (media pensión) pero almuerzo, refrigerios y bebidas incluidas durante las excursiones de 8am a 6pm Pm
Alojamiento 3 noches en Hurghada, hotel de 5 estrellas todo incluido
Alojamiento 4 noches en crucero por el Nilo todo incluido o pensión completa según el crucero que elijas para tus viajes en Egipto
Todos los tours y excursiones como en nuestro itinerario (Viajes Egipto todo incluido)
Guía privado de habla hispana durante las excursiones en El Cairo y durante las excursiones de crucero
Boleto de avión Cairo Hurghada, Luxor Cairo
Traslado en vehículo privado con aire acondicionada de Hurghada a Luxor
Un coche privado o viecolo con aire acondicionado durante todas las excursiones
Agua mineral, refrescos, aperitivos durante todas las excursiones
Excluido:
Cualquier cosa no mencionada en nuestro itinerario
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Para reservar un viaje puedes enviar un correo electrónico a [email protected] o llamarnos a 01090023837
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trianglebilliards · 2 years
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Things to do in Tustin
The city of Tustin lies in Orange County, California. It is a part of the Los Angeles city. As of the 2010 demographics, Tustin has an estimated population of 802,761. The city adjoins the county seat, Santa Ana, and is located in the Los Angeles County sub-region. The city does not include the unincorporated community of North Tustin.
The town of Tustin is home to numerous attractions. From whale seeing to theme parks, there is plenty to do. In addition to whale viewing, you can visit Sea World, a medium-sized theme park. This park is conveniently walkable and features lots of rides, pet exhibits, and also shows. It is an outstanding area to spend a day with the entire family members.
The city of Tustin also has various beautiful parks that deserve going to. Most of these parks are within walking range as well as consist of play areas, hiking routes, and bbq facilities. Its proximity to the Tustin Marketplace makes it a dreamland for a barbecue. You can likewise go to the community's gallery and also find out more about the background of the city. Tustin has something for every person.
Marconi Automotive Museum
The Marconi Automotive Museum is a not-for-profit company that exhibits deluxe, unusual, and historical cars and trucks. Its admission charges are contributed to charity. The museum has a selection of events and programs that are both instructional and also enjoyable. For more information, take a look at its site. The clients of Triangle Billiards & Bar Stools understand that this is the area to obtain the most effective quality video game tables.
This museum features vehicles and also bikes of all periods, including the famous Ford Mustang. The collection features greater than 70 vehicles as well as motorbikes. It also contains competing souvenirs. The museum's owner, Dick Marconi, contended in the Long Beach Grand Prix in 1994 as well as ended up eighth in the race.
The Marconi Automotive Museum is a nonprofit and also is open for trips Monday via Friday. Kids and also grownups can buy a ticket for $5. Earnings from admission aid sustain numerous local charities that benefit at-risk children. The museum likewise consistently hosts private occasions. The Marconi Automotive Museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
The Marconi Automotive Museum is located in Orange County. You can take a trip of the museum on your own or with an overview. The museum's collection consists of timeless race as well as road automobiles, along with numerous models of American muscle autos. The museum supplies both self-guided and also guided excursions that last between 30 and also 90 mins.
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Citrus Ranch Park
The park lies in a citrus valley. Its features consist of a lemon orchard, play ground, grills, hill gazebo, as well as picnic areas. A hill gazebo provides views of the surrounding area. It is excellent for families to invest a day. The park is cost-free to get in.
The park's landscaping shows lasting style concepts. It makes use of indigenous plant materials, decomposed granite tracks, and decayed swales to gather overflow. It likewise includes a weather station to check irrigation. It is also equipped with toilets, picnic sanctuaries, as well as a neglect structure. There are additionally open locations for open play.
The Citrus Ranch Park is found off Portola Parkway, between Jamboree and also Tustin Ranch roadways. It is a 17-acre park with 2 playgrounds. It cost $4.4 million to develop. The park was as soon as a grapefruit orchard and also was contributed to the city in the 1980s as part of an offer to produce the Tustin Ranch neighborhood. In the 1990s, lemon trees were grown on the park's land, producing a distinct grove. The grove's hunt point supplies a scenic view of Orange County and Catalina Island.
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Tustin Ranch Golf Club
Tustin Ranch Golf Club is a leading Orange County golf links providing a champion fairway as well as excellent solution. Located in Tustin, this golf course is excellent for golf enthusiasts of all skill levels, and also flaunts panoramas as well as sparkling lakes. The fairway also includes private caddie services, a full-service club, banquet center, and golf school. There are also four unique spaces offered for occasions that includes a swimming pool table or a texas hold'em table from Triangle Billiards & Bar Stools depending on the room.
The Tustin Ranch Golf Club features a lovely course designed by Ted Robinson. The 18-hole training course functions beautiful cascading falls, cascading lakes, and also rich, environment-friendly landscapes. This training course consistently earns four-star ratings from Golf Digest and has actually been named the most effective golf course in Orange County.
The fairway is likewise house to several of the nation's top trainers. Erik Horve, a 2011 PGA Teacher of the Year, is amongst the golf teachers at the Tustin Ranch Golf Club. The full team likes to show as well as help students lower their scores. The team is dedicated to bringing the game of golf to new levels.
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Tustin Legacy Park
Tustin Legacy Park is the first stage of a planned linear route system that will attach the whole community of Tustin. The park is composed of 26 acres and also will certainly be mostly easy. FLIGHT at Tustin Legacy lies beside the park. It is expected that stage among the park will certainly be ended up by late springtime 2017.
The park features a multitude of play structures for huge children, usually suited for kids in between 5 and 12 years of ages. Nonetheless, there are likewise components for older kids, including a sprinkle pad. This water attribute is a huge draw throughout the summertime and is regulated by a blue switch.
The city has actually additionally dedicated to developing a Veterans Sports Park. The 32-acre park will consist of several courts for numerous sporting activities, a play ground and also a skate park. It will likewise feature a memorial to veterans. A Veterans Memorial will certainly stand at the entryway of the park near Lansdowne Road.
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Yearly Tustin Chili Cook Off
The Annual Tustin Chili Cook Off is just one of Orange County's biggest annual occasions. It includes fun carnival trips, chili competitions, and great music. It's a family-friendly event that can be a fun time for the whole family members. The event likewise includes the third area's booth, where Supervisor Don Wagner will be representing the neighborhood.
The event is a huge fundraiser for local non-profits and also service teams. The occasion will certainly also include vendors and also amusement. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on August 15th. To learn more, go to the website. Right here, you can acquire tickets to go to the event and sample the chili.
You need to bring your own cooktop. Generally, individuals make use of propane camping cooktops. We do not allow open flames (i.e. charcoal BBQ pits). A fire extinguisher as well as cleaning terminal might be required (call personnel for details). You are called for to bring all your own devices including all cooking materials. We strongly recommend you bring a cover for color that fits into the 8ftX8ft wood area.
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THINGS TO DO IN SANTA ANA
A visit to Santa Ana is an excellent opportunity to experience the city's distinctive society, design, as well as history. While it shares numerous resemblances with bordering Los Angeles, it offers an one-of-a-kind and wonderful experience. The downtown area, particularly throughout the vacation carnivals, offers cool style, interesting shops, as well as galleries. A few of the city's most special destinations include The Bowers Museum as well as Medical Museum, as well as a Zoo. This vivid cultural area hosts the regular monthly First Saturday Art Walk.
Bowers Museum
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Situated in Santa Ana, California, the Bowers Museum includes more than a hundred thousand pieces of art. Its irreversible collection focuses on pre-Columbian Mesoamerican and also Native American art, along with jobs from Africa and Asia. Visitors will likewise find a diverse collection of California plein-air paints.
This Orange County museum opened up in 1936 as well as features world-class art as well as history. It has actually been voted the most effective museum in Orange County by the OC Register for the past 26 years and is recognized by the American Alliance of Museums. Visitors can discover different educational experiences throughout the museum's eleven long-term exhibitions, which vary from art to the history of the United States.
The Bowers Museum provides hands-on workshops and courses for kids as well as grownups. Workshops might include haute couture for kids, pastel landscape painting, or making wood fans. Visitors can additionally participate in unique neighborhood occasions and also programs. The museum has an auditorium that seats 296 individuals and also a full gallery shop. The museum additionally organizes special events as well as talks.
The Bowers Museum features more than a hundred thousand art pieces in its irreversible collection. These items represent various cultures. Its collections are specifically strong in Native American and Pre-Columbian art, Asian art, and also African art. The gallery is currently dealing with a thorough online brochure that will highlight its collection.
The Bowers Museum is proud to partner with other world-renowned museums, consisting of the British Museum and also the Smithsonian Institution. These partnerships permit the gallery to host extra traveling art exhibitions. This will be a terrific chance for site visitors to watch a wide array of masterpieces. With its partnerships with these museums, the gallery can bring art from other countries to the area.
Lyon Air Museum
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The Lyon Air Museum is an army, aerospace, motorbike, as well as vehicle museum located on the west side of John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California. Its collection includes armed forces airplane, rare cars as well as motorcycles, and souvenirs related to wartime history. The gallery's focus gets on World War II airplane.
The museum is staffed by volunteer docents, and is open to the general public on a daily basis. Group excursions, which last around an hour, are readily available upon previous arrangement. Unique occasions are likewise welcome. Groups of 10 or even more must contact the museum to set up a team scenic tour. Tours for teams are led by volunteer docents and also set you back $5 per person.
The Lyon Air Museum was founded by Major General William Lyon near to Angels Bail Bonds Santa Ana. It is located on the west side of John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. It is co-located with Martin Aviation, which was founded in 1923 by Eddie Martin. The gallery includes an exhibit including genuine airplane, unusual automobiles, and military vehicles. It additionally includes provocative displays based on historical scholarship.
The Lyon Air Museum is an excellent location for family members to invest the day. Exhibitions showcase vintage aircrafts, unusual automobiles, and associated souvenirs from the World War II age. There are unique events at the gallery throughout the year. Households can likewise enroll in household subscriptions, that include unrestricted accessibility to the museum's historic aircraft.
Exploration Cube
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The Discovery Cube Orange County is a scientific research as well as youngsters's gallery that provides interactive exhibitions to help children learn about scientific research. The tourist attraction also provides educational outreach programs such as Teachers Night Out. There are several themed locations to check out. One area is called the "Flight Simulator" where site visitors can experience simulated flight. An additional is the "Pitching Cage," which allows visitors to check their tossing skills. A bed of nails is additionally readily available where site visitors should relax on 3,500 sharp steel nails.
The Discovery Cube is located at 2500 N. Main St. The facility has greater than 100 hands-on exhibits that engage youngsters's senses. It likewise has themed areas that include dinosaurs, space exploration, and engineering. There's also a worldly research station, Boeing Rocket Lab, Eco Challenge, and the Science of Hockey. The gallery additionally offers yearly interactive events and also taking a trip exhibits. Site visitors can also appreciate cost-free admission for two with the Discovery Cube Orange County subscription.
The Discovery Cube Orange County is an interactive scientific research center with more than 100 displays. The facility has actually been open because 1998 and is residence to several sorts of displays. Its distinct ten-story solar array dice makes it stick out as a site in Orange County. The Discovery Cube Orange County is close to Huntington Beach. The gallery uses a variety of various educational activities for kids as well as grownups of any ages.
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The Kellogg House is an old house that was restored in 1985 by the Discovery Museum of Orange County. This historical building is located on Fairview Boulevard in Santa Ana. It was relocated from Orange Avenue in 1980 as well as is currently readily available for trips. These trips will certainly give you a feel for life in the very early 1900s in Orange County. Kellogg's initials can be seen on the ceiling beam of lights, and also your home has initial plumbing as well as pipes.
The Kellogg House was once the residence of Hiram Clay Kellogg, a famous civil engineer in Santa Ana as well as Elsinore. He stayed in the Santa Ana home from 1898 until it was transferred to the Heritage Museum in 1980. The residence attributes late Queen Anne-style Victorian style, a front porch, veranda, and a dormer top. Today, this historical structure is a preferred place for wedding photos.
The 1898 Kellogg House is the prime focus of the Heritage Museum. It includes antique home furnishings, historic images, and hands-on activities for children. Site visitors can explore the home themselves or have a docent lead the trip. There are additionally nature tracks, a functioning blacksmith shop, as well as the Maag House, which is the ranch home of citrus and nut farmer John Anton Maag.
Despite being the oldest home in Orange County, the house has been protected by the Kellogg Foundation. It organizes not-for-profit features and is surrounded by properly maintained yards including the Angels Bail Bonds Santa Ana office. The style and the landscape design of the Kellogg House are both enchanting and well-maintained. The home is also home to 2 creators: Dr. J.H. Kellogg and Will Keith Kellogg. Their partnership caused the creation of grain flakes as well as the production of the Kellogg Company.
Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park
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The Santa Ana Zoo is a 20-acre zoo in Santa Ana, California, concentrated on the animals and also plants of South and Central America. Opened in 1952, it draws in greater than 270,000 visitors each year. It is owned as well as operated by the City of Santa Ana.
Site visitors need to plan on spending at least an hour at the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park. The zoo is open daily from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Throughout your go to, you can absorb its numerous tourist attractions, consisting of the aviary as well as Amazon's Edge. The zoo additionally supplies trips on the Fifty Monkeys Ferris Wheel and Zoofari Express trains. Tickets range from $9 to $12. It is not essential to book, although the Santa Ana Zoo does provide celebration rental bundles.
The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park is located at 1801 East Chestnut Avenue in Santa Ana. It is open on a daily basis besides Thanksgiving, Christmas, as well as New Years. Admission is complimentary for youngsters two years old and also participants of the Santa Ana Zoo. The Zoo is also open totally free on Sunday, December 15 for Santa Ana citizens.
This zoo covers 20 acres and is excellent for more youthful children. It is not also crowded, so you can quickly invest three hours at this area. Guests can additionally take pleasure in the cool crafts, listen to fascinating winter months tales, and have fun with "faux" snow. The zoo is likewise available through Metrolink, which is readily available at the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center.
This zoo is also known as the "Home of the 50 monkeys. The zo will certainly celebrate its 67th birthday on March 2nd and also March 3rd. Admission includes car parking and enjoyment. General admission costs are consisted of with a FOSAZ membership, as well as kids under the age of three are cost-free.
Site visitors can find out about preservation and the environment at the Zoo's instructional terminals. They can take home crafts and games related to preservation and also various other topics. The zoo has lots of companions that work with the neighborhood on projects and events. These partners are the Fullerton Arboretum, the US Geological Survey, and various other neighborhood organizations.
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How Do Republicans Feel About The Wall
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How Do Republicans Feel About The Wall
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Half Of Republicans Believe False Accounts Of Deadly Us Capitol Riot
How do Hispanic Americans truly feel about the border wall?
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WASHINGTON -Since the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have pushed false and misleading accounts to downplay the event that left five dead and scores of others wounded. His supporters appear to have listened.
Three months after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol to try to overturn his November election loss, about half of Republicans believe the siege was largely a non-violent protest or was the handiwork of left-wing activists trying to make Trump look bad, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll has found.
Six in 10 Republicans also believe the false claim put out by Trump that Novembers presidential election was stolen from him due to widespread voter fraud, and the same proportion of Republicans think he should run again in 2024, the March 30-31 poll showed.
Since the Capitol attack, Trump, many of his allies within the Republican Party and right-wing media personalities have publicly painted a picture of the days events jarringly at odds with reality.
Hundreds of Trumps supporters, mobilized by the former presidents false claims of a stolen election, climbed walls of the Capitol building and smashed windows to gain entry while lawmakers were inside voting to certify President Joe Bidens election victory. The rioters – many of them sporting Trump campaign gear and waving flags – also included known white supremacist groups such as the Proud Boys.
DANGEROUS SPIN ON REALITY
They Just Come For Show
The four House Republicans were unfamiliar with the history of the fight over Santa Ana.
It was not addressed by the Border Patrol agents who led the morning excursion. And by the time E&E News connected with Chapman, the delegation had departed the refuge for a briefing on Border Patrol activities at the local headquarters of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Later, when asked whether Westerman thought the environmental impact of installing a wall at Santa Ana and in other refuge areas was a necessary sacrifice to stop the flow of illegal immigration, the lawmaker said it didnt sound unreasonable.
One hundred and fifty feet kind of sounds like what the right of way would be on a levee, but I dont know, he said. Obviously, if youre going to build a wall, theres going to be clearing. And from what Ive seen, stories Ive heard about human trafficking, the rapes, the deaths yeah, I think its worth building the deterrents.
At the National Butterfly Center a 100-acre nature preserve that was also exempted from having a border wall built on its land in the same 2019 spending package Executive Director Marianna Trevino Wright said she thought the GOP lawmakers were ignorant by choice.
I think they have no idea, Trevino Wright asserted. They come just for show. Theyre not interested.
The real litterbugs, she contended, were the officers with Border Patrol.
There’s Something Happening Here
But he uses a different touchstone: Occupy Wall Street, the left-leaning anti-establishment movement that blossomed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
“This is Occupy Wall Street Part 2, but this time it is on their turf, and there are real financial consequences,” he said. LeGate, who received a $100,000 Thiel fellowship to drop out of college and start a company when he was 18 years old in 2013, has been watching the WallStreetBets Reddit discussion for several years.
He said he is seeing increasing frustration and anger, which is exploding in the Covid pandemic era and it is bringing together the traditional political left and right.
“People were willing to take a risk on Trump and now they’re willing to take a risk in the markets,” he said. “A lot of people just want to see the world burn right now, and they’re enjoying watching it happen.”
He said he’s already seeing people on the WallStreetBets Reddit page looking for new targets and there are two themes. First, they’re looking for highly shorted stocks where big hedge funds might have a lot of leverage. And second, they’re looking for nostalgia plays to bring back the companies from their youth. That’s why Nokia, Blackberry and Blockbuster are all getting attention.
Border Walls In The Middle East
One major proof of concept that Republicans supporting a Mexican border wall cite is the success of similar walls in the Middle East. For example, walls along the Israeli-Palestinian border reportedly cut down illegal immigration between the countries. Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who is also the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, stated that he was impressed with a system of fences he had inspected along the Israeli border with Palestinian territories. Johnson stated Im always looking for best practices. Its been incredibly effective. They had thousands of illegal immigrants; its down to the teens.
House Republicans Propose $10 Billion For Trumps Border Wall
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House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a plan to provide $10 billion for President Donald Trumps border wall with Mexico, a bill unlikely to clear the Senate but which could fuel a shutdown fight in December.
Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul said his panel will vote on the legislation next week. The bill also would add 10,000 more border patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers, tap the National Guard to patrol the southern border and target people who have overstayed visas.
Now that we have a partner in the White House who has made this a top priority, its time to send a bill to President Trumps desk so we can deliver the American people the security they have long demanded and deserve, McCaul said in a statement.
The bill represents Republicans opening salvo in both the looming year-end government funding fight and high-stakes negotiations over undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children.
It almost certainly wont pass the Senate, where at least eight Democrats would be needed to clear a 60-vote threshold.
Partisans Approve Their Partys Approach To Shutdown Negotiations Disapprove Of Other Partys
Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 76% approve of how Trump is handling shutdown talks, including 50% who say they strongly approve of Trumps approach. In contrast, just 4% of Democrats approve of Trumps handling of the negotiations, while 93% disapprove .
The overall pattern is similar in views of Republican leaders in Congress: 69% of Republicans approve of their partys leaders handling of negotiations, while just 10% of Democrats approve.
And while about seven-in-ten Democrats and Democratic leaners approve of the way Democratic leaders in Congress are handling the shutdown negotiations, just 11% of Republicans say the same.
Republicans Pray For A Border Crisis To Bring Biden Down
Joe Biden and his programs are popular. Republicans cant lay a glove on him. So theyve settled on immigration as the way to drag him into the mud.
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Republicans are crazy about immigration. No, really. The issue makes them loco. Just listen to the things theyre saying. Many of them have lost touch with reality.
Or maybe Republicans are crazy like a fox. The GOP seems to have once again pinned all of its hopes for retaking powerin this case, by winning back control of the Senate in the 2022 midterm elections and possibly regaining seats in the House of Representativeson the immigration issue. If either of those things happen, Republicans will be in decent shape to try to retake the White House in 2024.
President Joe Biden has only been in office for about 60 days, and Republicans who want to attack him and his administration dont have a lot of material with which to work.
Thats what some of the current fearmongering over the situation at the U.S.-Mexico borderabout half of itis all about. The other half is made up of good ol fashioned nativism and racism. Thats one reason why Republicans act like the prospect of what could turn out to be 100,000 would-be refugees from Central America mostly women and children is the end of Western civilization as we know it.
Here we are again. And the same Republicans who were quiet and subdued when former President Donald Trump confronted this same problem now cant stop talking about this being a crisis.
Republicans Spent Two Years Resisting Trumps Border Wall What Changed
Since the government shutdown 25 days ago, Republicans have largely defended the need for a border wall. While there appear to be some cracks in support, most are standing by the presidents insistence on funding.
As recently as September, The Washington Post described it this way:
The same Republican lawmakers who rushed through the tax bill Trump wanted, confirmed his first Supreme Court pick and are fighting to defend his second, and have remained largely deferential amid multiple scandals, have taken a far different approach when it comes to one of Trumps most memorable campaign promises deeming the wall to be impractical, unrealistic and too costly.
Most GOP lawmakers didnt come right out and say that, of course.
Instead, for the first two years of Trumps presidency, GOP lawmakers avoided the wall debate completely. In September 2017, USA Today took on the laborious task of surveying every member of Congress to determine their position on Trumps wall. At the time, the White House was requesting $1.6 billion to begin wall construction. The survey found that just 69 of the 292 Republicans in Congress said they supported Trumps funding request. Three outright opposed it, but the majority avoided answering the question directly.
Shortly after Trumps inauguration, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham , Trumps onetime nemesis turned close ally, told Politico that the border wall is probably not a smart investment.
Every Congressperson Along Southern Border Opposes Border Wall Funding
How would Republicans build Donald Trump’s wall? BBC News
Nine congressional representatives serve the districts that line the 2,000-mile southern border. They are men, women, freshman politicians and Washington veterans. The Democrats among them span liberal ideologies, while one of them is a Republican.
But they all have one thing in common: each is against President Donald Trump‘s border wall.
Last week, the House of Representatives passed a multi-bill package that provided funding for federal agencies and reinstated Department of Homeland Security appropriations without offering any new border wall funding. All nine of the politicians serving in districts along the border voted in favor of the bills, which were an effective rebuke of the Trump administration’s request for $5.7 billion in border wall funding.
“It’s a 4th-century solution to a 21st century problem,” said Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat and one of the lawmakers along the southern border who voted against funding the wall.
Gonzalez doesn’t oppose border security. He said, “Nobody wants stronger border control than me.” But he’s against adding to the existing border wall because he doesn’t “think it brings real border security and it comes at a major cost to taxpayers,” the lawmaker said Tuesday in a telephone interview with CBS News.
“At the time I thought we were going to be able to have a reasonable conversation,” Gonzalez said. “I had no idea it was going to get this crazy.”
Everybody Look What’s Going Down
Holmes believes the key to understanding the power of this new movement is the gamification of investing melded with an anti-elite fervor. Sticking it to hedge funds and potentially making a lot of money is, simply, fun. And if you believe its also the right thing to do, and thrive on the engagement of a community of like-minded traders, so much the better.
“When things really get going is when the fun meets the purpose,” Holmes said. “This is the perfect storm of those two.”
His warning to Wall Street is: understand this. Be willing to scrutinize yourself. This not going away, and it is probably bigger than you think.
“People need to take the time to understand the social dynamics of this. What are the problems that have created this class of retail investor who seek to completely destroy your industry, and how do you remedy that?” Holmes said.
Holmes said he has spent the past decade watching American politics turned inside out. An earlier generation of politicians spent their time raising money at country club ballrooms from hundreds of donors writing $500 or $1,000 checks.
But now they spend their time on the internet raising money from millions of donors making $5 and $20 contributions. In politics, the retail money turned out to be bigger much bigger — than the institutional money. And that’s driven massive political spending inflation: the big Senate campaigns that once cost $15 million now cost $100 million.
There’s Battle Lines Being Drawn
But what explains that nostalgic impulse in the midst of a revolution? It is the same emotion that animated the MAGA movement which, after all, stood for make America great, again. It is a desire to return to an earlier time that the members of the movement remember as better than today.
“There’s a feeling I sense across society that people want to go back to a simpler time,” LeGate said. “No one likes Covid. People don’t feel the economy is fair. Everything looks better in hindsight.”
And he argues that efforts to regulate trading will feel to Reddit traders more like suppression, and could fuel more anger.
“If someone on Main Street loses half their portfolio in a day, nothing’s going to happen. But if a hedge fund does, they literally stop the trading,” he said. “I myself question whether this is really about protecting the individual investor or protecting the hedge fund.”
Public Disapproves Of How Shutdown Negotiations Are Being Handled
Most Americans offer negative evaluations of the way that the nations political leaders in both parties Donald Trump, Democratic congressional leaders and Republican congressional leaders are handling negotiations over the shutdown.
Overall, just 36% of the public approves of how Trump is handling negotiations over the government shutdown, including 23% who say they strongly approve. About six-in-ten disapprove of Trumps approach to the negotiations, including 53% who say they strongly disapprove.
Views of how Republican leaders in Congress are handling shutdown negotiations generally parallel evaluations of Trump. Six-in-ten Americans say they disapprove of the way Republican congressional leaders are handling negotiations, while just 36% say they approve. However, fewer Americans characterize their views of GOP leaders handling of negotiations as strong approval or disapproval than say this about the president.
Public views of Democratic leaders handling of the shutdown talks are somewhat more positive than views of Trump or GOP leaders. Still, more disapprove than approve .
Intensity Of Trumps Support Increases
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Also in the poll, 46 percent of voters approve of President Trumps job performance, which is consistent with the other NBC/WSJ polls over the past year and a half.
But other numbers in the survey his strong job approval ticking up to its all-time high, his positive rating jumping to its highest level since after his inauguration prompts GOP pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies to call this Trumps best NBC/WSJ poll in three years.
Still, 49 percent of all voters say they are very uncomfortable about Trump when it comes to his re-election bid in 2020.
Thats compared with 43 percent who are very uncomfortable with Sanders, 36 percent with Warren and 35 percent with Biden.
Klobuchar: Trump’s Actions Are Like A ‘global Watergate’ Scandal
Today, as Democrats in the House of Representatives move toward bringing articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, with the next Judiciary Committee hearing of evidence set for Monday, few Democrats are still clinging to the hope that Republicans will reach a breaking point with Trump like they did with Nixon.
“I really don’t think there is any fact that would change their minds,” Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., a member of the House Intelligence Committee, told NBC News.
Why? Two key changes since Nixon: a massive divide in American political life we hate the other team more than ever before and a media climate that fuels and reinforces that chasm, powered by Fox News on the Republican side.
Himes said he was “a little stunned by the unanimity on the Republican side,” especially among retiring lawmakers who don’t have to worry about surviving a GOP primary had they gone against Trump. “We’re in a place right now where all that matters to my Republican colleagues is the defense of the president,” he added.
No Republican congressmen have said they support impeachment. In the Senate, the entire GOP voted to condemn the impeachment inquiry, except for three moderates: Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. The three have stopped short of saying they support Trump’s impeachment, however, and it would take at least 20 Republican senators to vote to convict him in a Senate trial for removal to succeed.
What Do Republicans Believe In
Do all Republicans believe the same things? Of course not. Rarely do members of a single political group agree on all issues. Even among Republicans, there are differences of opinion. As a group, they do not agree on every issue.
Some folks vote Republican because of fiscal concerns. Often, that trumps concerns they may have about social issues. Others are less interested in the fiscal position of the party. They vote they way they do because of religion. They believe Republicans are the party of morality. Some simply want less government. They believe only Republicans can solve the problem of big government. Republicans spend less . They lower taxes: some people vote for that alone.
However, the Republican Party does stand for certain things. So I’m answering with regard to the party as a whole. Call it a platform. Call them core beliefs. The vast majority of Republicans adhere to certain ideas.
So what do Republicans believe? Here are their basic tenets:
Questions Ahead Of The Democratic National Convention
Andrew Redleaf, founder of the hedge fund company Whitebox Advisors, has been a Republican donor in the past. He gave to the campaign of 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney. He calls himself a libertarian conservative who favors free trade and immigration.
This year, he’s given money to the Lincoln Project, a group of conservative never-Trumpers who are running scathing ads against the president in swing states.
“I’d like there to be a right-of-center, limited-government party … which is not the Trumpist Republican Party,” Redleaf says.
Redleaf is wary of Democrats and has no particular affection for Biden.
But the former vice president is a known commodity on Wall Street and is widely seen as a more centrist, acceptable alternative to more liberal Democrats who ran for president, such as Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Biden has also been a top recipient of financial industry money for decades as a senator from Delaware, home to financial and credit card companies.
“He’s not somebody that the industry is particularly afraid of,” Bryner says. “So I think that we would see them kind of hopeful that he would be a more moderating influence, whereas Trump can be quite unpredictable.”
Widening Party Divide Over Expanding The Border Wall
El Chapo financing Trump border wall is a yes vote: GOP lawmaker
Public views of a U.S.-Mexico border wall have changed little over the past three years. But the partisan gap has widened, as Republicans have become more supportive of a border wall, while Democratic support has declined.
Currently, 58% of Americans oppose substantially expanding the wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, while 40% favor the proposal.
Since early 2016, roughly six-in-ten Americans have opposed building or expanding the border wall .
Yet partisan differences are now wider than they have ever been. Today, 82% of Republicans and Republican leaners favor substantially expanding the wall along the U.S-Mexico border. Over the past year alone, Republican support for expanding the border wall has increased 10 percentage points . Over the same period, the share of Democrats who favor expanding the U.S.-Mexico border wall has declined from 13% to 6%.
Conservative Republicans and Republican leaners overwhelmingly favor expanding the U.S.-Mexico border wall . Moderate and liberal Republicans are somewhat less supportive .
Overwhelming shares of both liberal Democrats and conservative and moderate Democrats oppose expanding the border wall.
As in the past, opinions about expanding the U.S.-Mexico border wall are divided by race, education and age. Whites are more than twice as likely as blacks or Hispanics to favor expanding the border wall.
Why Do Republicans Behave The Way They Do
Why are the Republicans so mean-spirited when it comes to the poor and so indulgent when it comes to the rich?
Why are the Republicans so mean-spirited when it comes to the poor and so indulgent when it comes to the rich? Thats the incessant question as posed by liberals today about the partys now enacted tax reform. Not only does the bill include another attack on Obamacare, but it provides the pretext the need to reduce deficits to go after other long-held goals, the end of Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. 
The answer should be obvious by now. Republicans behave as they do because they can get away with it! Its no more complicated than that. 
Contrary to liberal opinion, Republican politics isnt out of the mainstream provided we push the clock back sufficiently. A political economy without social services and entitlements is in fact the default position of the capitalist mode of production from its inception. If recent comments from Republican Sens. Orin Hatch and Charles Grassley sound like characters from a Charles Dickens novel their barely disguised contempt for the working poor that should come as no surprise. Such attitudes were almost de rigueur for ruling elites in capitals long ascent. The constant refrain of the rich Why should we be taxed to pay for the education of the children of the irresponsible poor?  explains why public school education became a widely accepted norm only in the 20th century. 
How Dems aided and abetted
What Republicans And Democrats Have In Common On Wall Street Regulation
The Democratic and Republican parties disagree on most major issues. When it comes to Wall Street, however, it’s a mixed bag. Take the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
Democrats believe the bill has reined in the type of out-of-control behavior that led to the near collapse of the banking industry in 2008 and prevented a similar crisis. Republicans have criticized the legislation calling it “the Democrats legislative Godzilla.” They feel the financial regulations have made it too difficult for small lenders and community banks and has indirectly slowed the growth of small businesses. 
Regulation of the financial services industry has been a major issue not only in the current presidential election but in house and senate races. Democrats believe that the electorate largely sides with them that banks have overstepped and that they can use their position to win votes and take back the Senate. Republicans currently hold a majority 54 votes. Because of gerrymandering rules, Democrats will have a tougher time retaking the House.  
Dodd-Frank was intended to increase transparency and accountability in the financial services industry and to protect consumers. Among other things, the bill created a new consumer protection agency and standards for a number of common financial services products. 
A Shift In Immigration Thinking
Representative Luis Gutierrez of Illinois is one of the Houses most outspoken Democrats on immigration reform, and she understands this shift, and believes it is essential. Lives are at stake and the lives of Dreamers are more important to me than bricks, Gutierrez said. If advocates would reject any money for Trumps wall in exchange for freedom and legalization and eventual citizenship for the Dreamers, I understand their choice, but for my part, I would lay bricks myself if I thought it would save the Dreamers. For me, the very real attacks on legal immigration are far greater threats than bricks and drones and technology on the border.
This shift has also led Democratic views on a border wall to soften in general. As Trump has become less demanding, Democrats have begun to consider what type of barrier, and what size, they would be willing to agree to if push came to shove. The 2,000 mile wall that Democrats had feared would be a looming symbol of America turning inward on itself is becoming something closer to the 2006 plan; some new barriers, some new monitoring technology, and that is somewhat agreeable to Democrats, especially if they can garner support in other arenas in exchange for it.
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How Do Republicans Feel About The Wall
Half Of Republicans Believe False Accounts Of Deadly Us Capitol Riot
How do Hispanic Americans truly feel about the border wall?
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WASHINGTON -Since the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have pushed false and misleading accounts to downplay the event that left five dead and scores of others wounded. His supporters appear to have listened.
Three months after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol to try to overturn his November election loss, about half of Republicans believe the siege was largely a non-violent protest or was the handiwork of left-wing activists trying to make Trump look bad, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll has found.
Six in 10 Republicans also believe the false claim put out by Trump that Novembers presidential election was stolen from him due to widespread voter fraud, and the same proportion of Republicans think he should run again in 2024, the March 30-31 poll showed.
Since the Capitol attack, Trump, many of his allies within the Republican Party and right-wing media personalities have publicly painted a picture of the days events jarringly at odds with reality.
Hundreds of Trumps supporters, mobilized by the former presidents false claims of a stolen election, climbed walls of the Capitol building and smashed windows to gain entry while lawmakers were inside voting to certify President Joe Bidens election victory. The rioters – many of them sporting Trump campaign gear and waving flags – also included known white supremacist groups such as the Proud Boys.
DANGEROUS SPIN ON REALITY
They Just Come For Show
The four House Republicans were unfamiliar with the history of the fight over Santa Ana.
It was not addressed by the Border Patrol agents who led the morning excursion. And by the time E&E News connected with Chapman, the delegation had departed the refuge for a briefing on Border Patrol activities at the local headquarters of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Later, when asked whether Westerman thought the environmental impact of installing a wall at Santa Ana and in other refuge areas was a necessary sacrifice to stop the flow of illegal immigration, the lawmaker said it didnt sound unreasonable.
One hundred and fifty feet kind of sounds like what the right of way would be on a levee, but I dont know, he said. Obviously, if youre going to build a wall, theres going to be clearing. And from what Ive seen, stories Ive heard about human trafficking, the rapes, the deaths yeah, I think its worth building the deterrents.
At the National Butterfly Center a 100-acre nature preserve that was also exempted from having a border wall built on its land in the same 2019 spending package Executive Director Marianna Trevino Wright said she thought the GOP lawmakers were ignorant by choice.
I think they have no idea, Trevino Wright asserted. They come just for show. Theyre not interested.
The real litterbugs, she contended, were the officers with Border Patrol.
There’s Something Happening Here
But he uses a different touchstone: Occupy Wall Street, the left-leaning anti-establishment movement that blossomed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
“This is Occupy Wall Street Part 2, but this time it is on their turf, and there are real financial consequences,” he said. LeGate, who received a $100,000 Thiel fellowship to drop out of college and start a company when he was 18 years old in 2013, has been watching the WallStreetBets Reddit discussion for several years.
He said he is seeing increasing frustration and anger, which is exploding in the Covid pandemic era and it is bringing together the traditional political left and right.
“People were willing to take a risk on Trump and now they’re willing to take a risk in the markets,” he said. “A lot of people just want to see the world burn right now, and they’re enjoying watching it happen.”
He said he’s already seeing people on the WallStreetBets Reddit page looking for new targets and there are two themes. First, they’re looking for highly shorted stocks where big hedge funds might have a lot of leverage. And second, they’re looking for nostalgia plays to bring back the companies from their youth. That’s why Nokia, Blackberry and Blockbuster are all getting attention.
Border Walls In The Middle East
One major proof of concept that Republicans supporting a Mexican border wall cite is the success of similar walls in the Middle East. For example, walls along the Israeli-Palestinian border reportedly cut down illegal immigration between the countries. Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who is also the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, stated that he was impressed with a system of fences he had inspected along the Israeli border with Palestinian territories. Johnson stated Im always looking for best practices. Its been incredibly effective. They had thousands of illegal immigrants; its down to the teens.
House Republicans Propose $10 Billion For Trumps Border Wall
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House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a plan to provide $10 billion for President Donald Trumps border wall with Mexico, a bill unlikely to clear the Senate but which could fuel a shutdown fight in December.
Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul said his panel will vote on the legislation next week. The bill also would add 10,000 more border patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers, tap the National Guard to patrol the southern border and target people who have overstayed visas.
Now that we have a partner in the White House who has made this a top priority, its time to send a bill to President Trumps desk so we can deliver the American people the security they have long demanded and deserve, McCaul said in a statement.
The bill represents Republicans opening salvo in both the looming year-end government funding fight and high-stakes negotiations over undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children.
It almost certainly wont pass the Senate, where at least eight Democrats would be needed to clear a 60-vote threshold.
Partisans Approve Their Partys Approach To Shutdown Negotiations Disapprove Of Other Partys
Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 76% approve of how Trump is handling shutdown talks, including 50% who say they strongly approve of Trumps approach. In contrast, just 4% of Democrats approve of Trumps handling of the negotiations, while 93% disapprove .
The overall pattern is similar in views of Republican leaders in Congress: 69% of Republicans approve of their partys leaders handling of negotiations, while just 10% of Democrats approve.
And while about seven-in-ten Democrats and Democratic leaners approve of the way Democratic leaders in Congress are handling the shutdown negotiations, just 11% of Republicans say the same.
Republicans Pray For A Border Crisis To Bring Biden Down
Joe Biden and his programs are popular. Republicans cant lay a glove on him. So theyve settled on immigration as the way to drag him into the mud.
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Republicans are crazy about immigration. No, really. The issue makes them loco. Just listen to the things theyre saying. Many of them have lost touch with reality.
Or maybe Republicans are crazy like a fox. The GOP seems to have once again pinned all of its hopes for retaking powerin this case, by winning back control of the Senate in the 2022 midterm elections and possibly regaining seats in the House of Representativeson the immigration issue. If either of those things happen, Republicans will be in decent shape to try to retake the White House in 2024.
President Joe Biden has only been in office for about 60 days, and Republicans who want to attack him and his administration dont have a lot of material with which to work.
Thats what some of the current fearmongering over the situation at the U.S.-Mexico borderabout half of itis all about. The other half is made up of good ol fashioned nativism and racism. Thats one reason why Republicans act like the prospect of what could turn out to be 100,000 would-be refugees from Central America mostly women and children is the end of Western civilization as we know it.
Here we are again. And the same Republicans who were quiet and subdued when former President Donald Trump confronted this same problem now cant stop talking about this being a crisis.
Republicans Spent Two Years Resisting Trumps Border Wall What Changed
Since the government shutdown 25 days ago, Republicans have largely defended the need for a border wall. While there appear to be some cracks in support, most are standing by the presidents insistence on funding.
As recently as September, The Washington Post described it this way:
The same Republican lawmakers who rushed through the tax bill Trump wanted, confirmed his first Supreme Court pick and are fighting to defend his second, and have remained largely deferential amid multiple scandals, have taken a far different approach when it comes to one of Trumps most memorable campaign promises deeming the wall to be impractical, unrealistic and too costly.
Most GOP lawmakers didnt come right out and say that, of course.
Instead, for the first two years of Trumps presidency, GOP lawmakers avoided the wall debate completely. In September 2017, USA Today took on the laborious task of surveying every member of Congress to determine their position on Trumps wall. At the time, the White House was requesting $1.6 billion to begin wall construction. The survey found that just 69 of the 292 Republicans in Congress said they supported Trumps funding request. Three outright opposed it, but the majority avoided answering the question directly.
Shortly after Trumps inauguration, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham , Trumps onetime nemesis turned close ally, told Politico that the border wall is probably not a smart investment.
Every Congressperson Along Southern Border Opposes Border Wall Funding
How would Republicans build Donald Trump’s wall? BBC News
Nine congressional representatives serve the districts that line the 2,000-mile southern border. They are men, women, freshman politicians and Washington veterans. The Democrats among them span liberal ideologies, while one of them is a Republican.
But they all have one thing in common: each is against President Donald Trump‘s border wall.
Last week, the House of Representatives passed a multi-bill package that provided funding for federal agencies and reinstated Department of Homeland Security appropriations without offering any new border wall funding. All nine of the politicians serving in districts along the border voted in favor of the bills, which were an effective rebuke of the Trump administration’s request for $5.7 billion in border wall funding.
“It’s a 4th-century solution to a 21st century problem,” said Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat and one of the lawmakers along the southern border who voted against funding the wall.
Gonzalez doesn’t oppose border security. He said, “Nobody wants stronger border control than me.” But he’s against adding to the existing border wall because he doesn’t “think it brings real border security and it comes at a major cost to taxpayers,” the lawmaker said Tuesday in a telephone interview with CBS News.
“At the time I thought we were going to be able to have a reasonable conversation,” Gonzalez said. “I had no idea it was going to get this crazy.”
Everybody Look What’s Going Down
Holmes believes the key to understanding the power of this new movement is the gamification of investing melded with an anti-elite fervor. Sticking it to hedge funds and potentially making a lot of money is, simply, fun. And if you believe its also the right thing to do, and thrive on the engagement of a community of like-minded traders, so much the better.
“When things really get going is when the fun meets the purpose,” Holmes said. “This is the perfect storm of those two.”
His warning to Wall Street is: understand this. Be willing to scrutinize yourself. This not going away, and it is probably bigger than you think.
“People need to take the time to understand the social dynamics of this. What are the problems that have created this class of retail investor who seek to completely destroy your industry, and how do you remedy that?” Holmes said.
Holmes said he has spent the past decade watching American politics turned inside out. An earlier generation of politicians spent their time raising money at country club ballrooms from hundreds of donors writing $500 or $1,000 checks.
But now they spend their time on the internet raising money from millions of donors making $5 and $20 contributions. In politics, the retail money turned out to be bigger much bigger — than the institutional money. And that’s driven massive political spending inflation: the big Senate campaigns that once cost $15 million now cost $100 million.
There’s Battle Lines Being Drawn
But what explains that nostalgic impulse in the midst of a revolution? It is the same emotion that animated the MAGA movement which, after all, stood for make America great, again. It is a desire to return to an earlier time that the members of the movement remember as better than today.
“There’s a feeling I sense across society that people want to go back to a simpler time,” LeGate said. “No one likes Covid. People don’t feel the economy is fair. Everything looks better in hindsight.”
And he argues that efforts to regulate trading will feel to Reddit traders more like suppression, and could fuel more anger.
“If someone on Main Street loses half their portfolio in a day, nothing’s going to happen. But if a hedge fund does, they literally stop the trading,” he said. “I myself question whether this is really about protecting the individual investor or protecting the hedge fund.”
Public Disapproves Of How Shutdown Negotiations Are Being Handled
Most Americans offer negative evaluations of the way that the nations political leaders in both parties Donald Trump, Democratic congressional leaders and Republican congressional leaders are handling negotiations over the shutdown.
Overall, just 36% of the public approves of how Trump is handling negotiations over the government shutdown, including 23% who say they strongly approve. About six-in-ten disapprove of Trumps approach to the negotiations, including 53% who say they strongly disapprove.
Views of how Republican leaders in Congress are handling shutdown negotiations generally parallel evaluations of Trump. Six-in-ten Americans say they disapprove of the way Republican congressional leaders are handling negotiations, while just 36% say they approve. However, fewer Americans characterize their views of GOP leaders handling of negotiations as strong approval or disapproval than say this about the president.
Public views of Democratic leaders handling of the shutdown talks are somewhat more positive than views of Trump or GOP leaders. Still, more disapprove than approve .
Intensity Of Trumps Support Increases
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Also in the poll, 46 percent of voters approve of President Trumps job performance, which is consistent with the other NBC/WSJ polls over the past year and a half.
But other numbers in the survey his strong job approval ticking up to its all-time high, his positive rating jumping to its highest level since after his inauguration prompts GOP pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies to call this Trumps best NBC/WSJ poll in three years.
Still, 49 percent of all voters say they are very uncomfortable about Trump when it comes to his re-election bid in 2020.
Thats compared with 43 percent who are very uncomfortable with Sanders, 36 percent with Warren and 35 percent with Biden.
Klobuchar: Trump’s Actions Are Like A ‘global Watergate’ Scandal
Today, as Democrats in the House of Representatives move toward bringing articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, with the next Judiciary Committee hearing of evidence set for Monday, few Democrats are still clinging to the hope that Republicans will reach a breaking point with Trump like they did with Nixon.
“I really don’t think there is any fact that would change their minds,” Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., a member of the House Intelligence Committee, told NBC News.
Why? Two key changes since Nixon: a massive divide in American political life we hate the other team more than ever before and a media climate that fuels and reinforces that chasm, powered by Fox News on the Republican side.
Himes said he was “a little stunned by the unanimity on the Republican side,” especially among retiring lawmakers who don’t have to worry about surviving a GOP primary had they gone against Trump. “We’re in a place right now where all that matters to my Republican colleagues is the defense of the president,” he added.
No Republican congressmen have said they support impeachment. In the Senate, the entire GOP voted to condemn the impeachment inquiry, except for three moderates: Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. The three have stopped short of saying they support Trump’s impeachment, however, and it would take at least 20 Republican senators to vote to convict him in a Senate trial for removal to succeed.
What Do Republicans Believe In
Do all Republicans believe the same things? Of course not. Rarely do members of a single political group agree on all issues. Even among Republicans, there are differences of opinion. As a group, they do not agree on every issue.
Some folks vote Republican because of fiscal concerns. Often, that trumps concerns they may have about social issues. Others are less interested in the fiscal position of the party. They vote they way they do because of religion. They believe Republicans are the party of morality. Some simply want less government. They believe only Republicans can solve the problem of big government. Republicans spend less . They lower taxes: some people vote for that alone.
However, the Republican Party does stand for certain things. So I’m answering with regard to the party as a whole. Call it a platform. Call them core beliefs. The vast majority of Republicans adhere to certain ideas.
So what do Republicans believe? Here are their basic tenets:
Questions Ahead Of The Democratic National Convention
Andrew Redleaf, founder of the hedge fund company Whitebox Advisors, has been a Republican donor in the past. He gave to the campaign of 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney. He calls himself a libertarian conservative who favors free trade and immigration.
This year, he’s given money to the Lincoln Project, a group of conservative never-Trumpers who are running scathing ads against the president in swing states.
“I’d like there to be a right-of-center, limited-government party … which is not the Trumpist Republican Party,” Redleaf says.
Redleaf is wary of Democrats and has no particular affection for Biden.
But the former vice president is a known commodity on Wall Street and is widely seen as a more centrist, acceptable alternative to more liberal Democrats who ran for president, such as Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Biden has also been a top recipient of financial industry money for decades as a senator from Delaware, home to financial and credit card companies.
“He’s not somebody that the industry is particularly afraid of,” Bryner says. “So I think that we would see them kind of hopeful that he would be a more moderating influence, whereas Trump can be quite unpredictable.”
Widening Party Divide Over Expanding The Border Wall
El Chapo financing Trump border wall is a yes vote: GOP lawmaker
Public views of a U.S.-Mexico border wall have changed little over the past three years. But the partisan gap has widened, as Republicans have become more supportive of a border wall, while Democratic support has declined.
Currently, 58% of Americans oppose substantially expanding the wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, while 40% favor the proposal.
Since early 2016, roughly six-in-ten Americans have opposed building or expanding the border wall .
Yet partisan differences are now wider than they have ever been. Today, 82% of Republicans and Republican leaners favor substantially expanding the wall along the U.S-Mexico border. Over the past year alone, Republican support for expanding the border wall has increased 10 percentage points . Over the same period, the share of Democrats who favor expanding the U.S.-Mexico border wall has declined from 13% to 6%.
Conservative Republicans and Republican leaners overwhelmingly favor expanding the U.S.-Mexico border wall . Moderate and liberal Republicans are somewhat less supportive .
Overwhelming shares of both liberal Democrats and conservative and moderate Democrats oppose expanding the border wall.
As in the past, opinions about expanding the U.S.-Mexico border wall are divided by race, education and age. Whites are more than twice as likely as blacks or Hispanics to favor expanding the border wall.
Why Do Republicans Behave The Way They Do
Why are the Republicans so mean-spirited when it comes to the poor and so indulgent when it comes to the rich?
Why are the Republicans so mean-spirited when it comes to the poor and so indulgent when it comes to the rich? Thats the incessant question as posed by liberals today about the partys now enacted tax reform. Not only does the bill include another attack on Obamacare, but it provides the pretext the need to reduce deficits to go after other long-held goals, the end of Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. 
The answer should be obvious by now. Republicans behave as they do because they can get away with it! Its no more complicated than that. 
Contrary to liberal opinion, Republican politics isnt out of the mainstream provided we push the clock back sufficiently. A political economy without social services and entitlements is in fact the default position of the capitalist mode of production from its inception. If recent comments from Republican Sens. Orin Hatch and Charles Grassley sound like characters from a Charles Dickens novel their barely disguised contempt for the working poor that should come as no surprise. Such attitudes were almost de rigueur for ruling elites in capitals long ascent. The constant refrain of the rich Why should we be taxed to pay for the education of the children of the irresponsible poor?  explains why public school education became a widely accepted norm only in the 20th century. 
How Dems aided and abetted
What Republicans And Democrats Have In Common On Wall Street Regulation
The Democratic and Republican parties disagree on most major issues. When it comes to Wall Street, however, it’s a mixed bag. Take the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
Democrats believe the bill has reined in the type of out-of-control behavior that led to the near collapse of the banking industry in 2008 and prevented a similar crisis. Republicans have criticized the legislation calling it “the Democrats legislative Godzilla.” They feel the financial regulations have made it too difficult for small lenders and community banks and has indirectly slowed the growth of small businesses. 
Regulation of the financial services industry has been a major issue not only in the current presidential election but in house and senate races. Democrats believe that the electorate largely sides with them that banks have overstepped and that they can use their position to win votes and take back the Senate. Republicans currently hold a majority 54 votes. Because of gerrymandering rules, Democrats will have a tougher time retaking the House.  
Dodd-Frank was intended to increase transparency and accountability in the financial services industry and to protect consumers. Among other things, the bill created a new consumer protection agency and standards for a number of common financial services products. 
A Shift In Immigration Thinking
Representative Luis Gutierrez of Illinois is one of the Houses most outspoken Democrats on immigration reform, and she understands this shift, and believes it is essential. Lives are at stake and the lives of Dreamers are more important to me than bricks, Gutierrez said. If advocates would reject any money for Trumps wall in exchange for freedom and legalization and eventual citizenship for the Dreamers, I understand their choice, but for my part, I would lay bricks myself if I thought it would save the Dreamers. For me, the very real attacks on legal immigration are far greater threats than bricks and drones and technology on the border.
This shift has also led Democratic views on a border wall to soften in general. As Trump has become less demanding, Democrats have begun to consider what type of barrier, and what size, they would be willing to agree to if push came to shove. The 2,000 mile wall that Democrats had feared would be a looming symbol of America turning inward on itself is becoming something closer to the 2006 plan; some new barriers, some new monitoring technology, and that is somewhat agreeable to Democrats, especially if they can garner support in other arenas in exchange for it.
source https://www.patriotsnet.com/how-do-republicans-feel-about-the-wall/
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20 things you should not miss in Barcelona
20 things you should not miss in Barcelona
Barcelona is a city with a charming air. It has an ideal cosmopolitan atmosphere to receive all types of travelers. Not for nothing is it one of the most tourist cities in Europe. Barcelona has an excellent cultural and gastronomic offer worth experiencing in addition to its beaches and beautiful landscapes. There is certainly a lot to do in Barcelona.
It is enough to walk through its streets to realize that this city really is an artistic and architectural gem.
For this reason and you have arrived and are looking for what to do in Barcelona this weekend, here we suggest some excursions and walks that will help you feel the historical and cultural richness that you can only get on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, in Barcelona.
What to do in Barcelona, ​​Spain
Learn about the wonderful works of Catalan modernism
Casa Batlló, one of the most precious architectural jewels in Barcelona.
Domenech I Muntaner and Antoní Gaudí are considered the pioneers of Catalan modernism that became known at the end of the 19th century. This historic movement was characterized by an emphasis on curves, asymmetry, natural patterns, and dynamic shapes.
Suppose you want to see a real work of architectural art in person. In that case, you must stop by the Casa Batlló (by Antoní Gaudí), the beautiful auditorium called Palau de la Mùsica (by Domenech i Muntaner) or La Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera , (from Antoní Gaudí) declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984.
The Magic Fountain of Montjuic
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Barcelona Placa De Espanya, the National Museum with magic fountain in afternoon at Barcelona. Spain. Famous landmark in Spain.
This is one of the tourist attractions in Barcelona that no traveler can stop enjoying. Everyone, children, youth and adults, love this place that offers a true show of colors, lights and music. The fountain is located in Plaça de Carles Buïgas, in the Sants-Montjuïc district.
It was made by the architect and engineer Carles Buïgas in 1929 on the occasion of the Barcelona International Exhibition. Some modifications have been made to improve the structure over the years, but it has never lost that magic that characterizes it . 
The Shadow of the Wind Route
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Sun rises over illuminated Plaza Real in in Gothic quarter of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Plaza Real, Barcelona
Barcelona’s city-inspired Carlos Ruiz Zafon to write his most famous novel, La Sombra del Viento. The book has many fictional elements, but several of the places that are mentioned in the development of the story can be visited in real life.
If you have not read the book, you are still going to enjoy this route because you will visit many of the most emblematic places of the city. For example Plaza Sant Felip Neri, Calle Santa Ana, Las Ramblas, Arco del Teatro, Calle Montcada or Plaza Real. So, this is a very entertaining way to get to know the history and architecture of Barcelona.
Marseille Bar
The Marsella Bar is located in a place that for many years was considered forbidden, the Raval neighborhood. This place is an icon of the city because it is about 200 years old, and at the time it served as a refuge for personalities from the art world such as Ernest Hemingway or Pablo Picasso. In addition, this watering hole specializes in the sale of absinthe (with 45% -75% alcohol), the liquor that everyone wants to taste as soon as they enter.
Tibidabo amusement park
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Wheel of Tibidabo
It is located at the top of the Tibidabo mountain . It is the oldest park in Spain and one of the oldest in the world, being the third built in Europe. If you go to Barcelona you can have a panoramic view of the city from this amusement park that in turn serves as a viewpoint.
You’ll also get wacky attractions like the Museum of Automata . There are exposed, among other elements, mechanical figures from the fourteenth and twentieth centuries that have the ability to reproduce human movements. Walt Disney wanted to buy the figures in 1957, but couldn’t. 
La Mercè
La Mercè or La Merced is the biggest festival in Barcelona. This celebration is spectacular and takes place once a year, during the week of September 24. La Mercè is the abbreviated form of La Mare de Déu de la Mercè (The Virgin of Mercy), Barcelona’s patron saint.
In the festivities that take place during a whole week, there are processions, Castellers and the typical dance called Sardena. On the last day, there is a closing with fireworks. Plan your trip in advance and make your reservations so that you can discover Barcelona during this great celebration.
Discover Miró’s best works
Joan Miró was born in Barcelona on April 20, 1893. He is one of the most famous artists that this city had. He was acclaimed both nationally and internationally for his surrealist works, with a rather childlike reflection. If you travel to Barcelona, ​​you must go through the Joan Miró Foundation, which contains more than 10,000 pieces. Some of them were donated by Miró himself. In addition, it is the perfect space to enjoy a good artistic and cultural interaction. 
Taste the legacy Ferran Adrià
Ferran Adrià is considered one of the best chefs in the world. He was the forerunner of what we know today as molecular gastronomy. This Spanish chef was head chef of the famous restaurant El Bulli with three Michelin stars and which was located on the Catalan coast. El Bulli was nominated five times as the best restaurant in the world by Restaurant Magazine.
The establishment closed in 2011, but Barcelona is home to several restaurants that continue the elBulli legacy and bear the Adrià insignia. Some of them are the tapas restaurant Tickets, the Hoja Santa (with Mexican inspiration) and the Nikkei Pakta.
Live the Camp Nou experience
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Live the Camp Nou experience
The Futbol Club Barcelona or Barça, is the joy and pride of most Catalans who passionately live this sport. The home of FC Barcelona is the Camp Nou, inaugurated on September 24, 1957. It is the largest stadium in Europe, with a capacity for 99,354 spectators. If you leave Barcelona without going through the Camp Nou, you better never say so. Taking a walk around the stadium is a must-see even if you are not so fond of sports.
Savor a great Calçotada
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It is a typical festival of Catalonia that you can witness if you are there between the months of January and March. It is a gastronomic tradition in which calçots are eaten, a variety of onion that is grown especially for this celebration. The vegetable is roasted directly over flames and eaten garnished with a nut-based sauce called salvitxada. The embers are then left alight to grill meats or sausages and accompany everything with good wine.
Gothic Quarter
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Gothic Quarter
It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city and also one of the most visited due to its medieval charm. It is the most prominent place in the old town of Barcelona. Thousands of tourists enter its narrow streets where there are also a large number of bars, restaurants and shops.
In this neighborhood, there are many places to visit, for example, the Cathedral of Santa Eulalia, the Plaza Sant Jaume (political center of Barcelona), Carrer del Bisbe, the Plaza Real that is next to the famous Las Ramblas street. There are also other places of interest such as the Plaza del Rey (seat of the Royal Palace), Calle Portal de L’Angel, the Frederic Marès Museum and the remains of the Jewish Quarter (known as El Call).
Catalan music palace
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Catalan music palace
The Palace of Catalan Music is located on Sant Pere més Alt street, in the Ribera neighborhood. It is a music auditorium that is part of the most illustrious works of the architect Lluís Domènech I Montanerque. The building represents Catalan modernism’s best, and its construction was carried out between 1905 and 1908. Unesco declared it a National Monument in 1971.
Entering this room is to immerse yourself in a very honest artistic magic, ideal to enjoy any musical style. The acoustics is one of the best in the world, and both the interior and exterior have an elegance that falls in love.
National Museum of Art of Catalonia
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Spain square or Placa De Espanya in the golden hour at sunset, with the National Museum, in Barcelona, Spain
The National Museum of Art of Catalonia (MNAC) is inside the National Palace of Montjuïc that was built for the International Exhibition of 1929. But it was not until 1934 that the museum opened its doors exhibiting the medieval collection. Today this cultural space has many important collections, but the most outstanding is that of Romanesque art, which is even considered one of the most complete in the world.
The MNAC also has a very comprehensive library that specializes in art history and is a reference for both professionals and art history enthusiasts.
Arc de Triomphe in Barcelona
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Contrary to what many people may think, this triumphal arch was not built to commemorate a military victory. On the contrary, it is a monument that commemorates art and progress, it was designed by the architect Josep Vilaseca I Casanovas on the occasion of the first Universal Exhibition of Barcelona that took place in 1888.
It consists of a classic-style structure with decorative finishes with different meanings. It is 30 meters high and has an inscription that says “Barcelona rep les nacions” (Barcelona receives the nations). The Arc de Triomphe can be admired from different points of the city, but it is found specifically on the Paseo de Lluís Companys. This is a very popular place for locals and tourists who cannot ignore the greatness of this Catalan Cultural Heritage.
Picasso Museum of Barcelona
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The Picasso Museum is one of the most important and prominent museums in Barcelona, ​​it is located on Calle Montcada. It brings together more than 4,000 pieces by the artist, including drawings, sculptures, paintings and engravings. The museum was created by the will of Picasso himself, his friend Jaume Sabartés collaborated with this idea, until finally, in 1963, the museum opened its doors to the public.
Inside the enclosure it is possible to admire a vast collection of works by the famous painter , among which are “Portrait of Aunt Pepa”, “Man with a beret”, “Science and charity”, “The hug” and “The divan”.
The Barceloneta
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Aerial view of Barcelona Beach in summer night along seaside in Barcelona, Spain. Mediterranean Sea in Spain.
In 1754 fishermen began to settle near the sea and populated what is now known as Barceloneta, one of the neighborhoods most appreciated by locals and tourists. It is an ideal place to enjoy with the family.
Among its narrow streets, you can take a pleasant walk and taste fresh fish that are served in the establishments in the area. At Barceloneta Beach, take the cable car to get to the Miramar de Miramar, from where you can enjoy a beautiful landscape.
La Boqueria
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La Boqueria
It is actually called Mercado de San José, it is located on the Rambla and was inaugurated in 1840. However, its outdoor origins are much older in fact, it is believed that this is one of the oldest markets in Europe.
In the Boqueria, there are more than 250 stalls where you can find all kinds of fresh and exotic food, as well as bars and restaurants. Colors and numbers organize the posts. Make sure you get through it completely, even if it is a bit strenuous, it is worth the tour. One of the most popular places in this market is Bar Pinotxo.
The Spanish town
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Placita de la Boqueria and Bruno Cuadros house with umbrellas in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
It was built in 1929 on the initiative of the architect Josep Puig I Cadafalch . The reason was the International Exhibition that would be held that same year in Barcelona. The idea was to reproduce, in a single space, all the characteristics of a traditional Iberian town . In this way, the architecture and cultural roots of Spain were exposed. The idea was to tear it all down once the event ended, but its great popularity did not allow this to happen.
Visiting El Pueblo Español is like going to an open-air museum . There you can see all kinds of architecture, artisan workshops, gastronomic walks, churches, squares and very picturesque streets. This, without a doubt, is one of the must-see places in Barcelona.
Cultural tourism in Barcelona
Without a doubt, in Barcelona historical tradition and the avant-garde are perfectly combined. Really enjoy this wonderful city, don’t be the typical superficial tourist. Travel and know not only its famous places, but also the interesting history behind them. Live the magic of an unforgettable cultural experience in Barcelona.
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When you spend five weeks in a city not your own, sometimes its heartbeat can become yours.
I was a visitor and, in many instances, a tourist in Quito. Not to mention a habitual eavesdropper on a language in which I have yet to gain fluency. Every day I walked
among Ecuatorianos, straining to discern snippets of conversations around me, trying to accustom my ear to a language I’ve heard for much of my life, but which has eluded me like a linguistic sylph. Despite this deficiency and other markers of my foreignness, such as my cargo shorts, I felt at ease and as much at home as an outsider can feel.
I lived in the spare bedroom of the apartment of my daughter Ana and her partner Daniel. I was there to await the birth of their baby, my grandson Ilio. In their Spanish-speaking household, I was also a hoverer, an observer, an extranjera. And yet I felt at ease there, too, as if I belonged in a not-belonging kind of way.
I arrived in Quito in what turned out to be the final days of nationwide manifestaciones or demonstrations. Following Daniel’s lead, I banged the lid of a pot from the balcony of the apartment during the caserolazo to protest President Lenin Moreno’s 24-hour curfew. I watched as people left their homes to bang their pots and pans in the streets in defiance of that curfew.
The next night, I witnessed the jubilant celebrations when Moreno conceded to the righteous demands of the people. And the day after, I made my way through throngs of students armed with brooms to sweep up the debris from eleven days of protests as I headed to my first day of Spanish classes.
Spanish came into my U.S. family with my grandmother, who immigrated from Mexico in the years after the Mexican Revolution. Spanish ended in my family with my mother’s generation, which seemed to view it as expendable in their American lives. Spanish had been something I’d heard throughout my childhood but was given to understand that it not for me to have. And even though I took Spanish classes in junior high and high school, it was with this psychological barrier that Spanish was not part of who I was, that the language wasn’t mine to learn, that it was beyond my reach.
But my two daughters with their agile brains, determination to succeed, and confidence in their abilities have both achieved fluency. They have lived and traveled in Spanish-
Natalie in Mexico
Ana in Peru
Natalie and And meeting up in Teotihuacan
speaking countries, communicating deftly in an acquired tongue that is also their heritage. I want to be like them. More than ever, now that Daniel is in our family. And though Ilio will be bilingual, I want to speak to him in both his languages.
Since my recent retirement, I have this year spent two weeks in Mexico, three weeks in Spain, and five weeks in Ecuador, each time making incremental progress in understanding and speaking Spanish. They’re increments that may seem undetectable and maybe even negligible, but I know they exist. Of course, there were all those times when words traveled past me so fast, not a single one registered and I had to stammer apologies through my befuddlement.
The lovely thing about taking Spanish classes in a Spanish-speaking country is learning from a local eager to share her culture. Jenny, a lifelong Quiteña, whose rapid pace of speaking I could miraculously follow, suggested places for me to visit. I did go to the Mercado Santa Clara, but did not try the yahuar locro, which in Spanish is called sangre de borrego, which in English is sheep’s blood. I went to the Abya Yala museum, had a private tour in Spanish, and asked to watch the video on how chicha is made, which you can and should watch here to see how hard these women work. Totally worth the six minutes. With Daniel and Ana, I went to see the paintings of Oswaldo Guayasamín in La Capilla del Hombre and tour the house he lived in where we saw his portraits of Mercedes Sosa and other contemporaries. We watched a video of him painting the Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia, which I recommend you watch, too. Again, totally worth the five and half minutes to watch this master at work.
Ilio arrived at the halfway point in my stay.
After the four days of manifestaciones and two weeks of Spanish classes and sightseeing, my routine shifted. As Ana and Daniel focused on new parenthood and adjusted to new sleep patterns, I embraced a new existence that interspersed errands and meal preparation with walks in the neighborhood and nearby parks (though I later set aside several days for excursions outside of Quito). By this time, the city had become familiar to me: the walk through Parque El Ejido, the grocery shopping I did at Tia’s and SuperMaxi, the little corner markets where I bought eggs and produce, the lavanderia, the almost daily thunderstorm, the best places to hail a taxi (almost anywhere, really). With each passing day, I felt more connected to the apartment, the neighborhood, the city. And each passing day brought me closer to the end of my stay. I could almost hear the soft little rip in my heart.
Whenever I rode in a taxi, the always polite and friendly driver, tipped off by my accent, would ask me where I was from and why I happened to be in Quito. So I told every one of them the story of how Ana had been living in Ecuador and met Daniel, a good and kind man with a brilliant smile, and now they had a baby named Ilio, and I showed them pictures as if this story crisscrossing the city in all these taxis would somehow keep some part of me in Quito.
It’s been a week and a half since my return. With each day that passes, that ache for Quito lessens. But it will never completely go away and I don’t want it to.
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  The difficulties of learning Spanish, the ease of being a foreigner, the sorrow of saying goodbye When you spend five weeks in a city not your own, sometimes its heartbeat can become yours.
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