Aさんの おぼえた日記 - 2017年1月29日(日)

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"We’ve never seen anything this bizarre in our lifetimes, where up is down and down is up and everything is in question and nothing is real."
CHARLES LEWIS, the founder of the Center for Public Integrity and the author of a book about presidential deception, on President Trump’s first days in office.

JANUARY 29, 2017

（０）EDITORIALS
Trump’s Muslim Ban Is Cowardly and Dangerous
History has its eyes on Trump officials and members of Congress who know better, but are staying silent.

（１）Judge Blocks Trump Order on Refugees Amid Chaos and Outcry（叫び） Worldwide　裁判所はトランプの難民命令を阻止する
In a New York courtroom on Saturday evening, the judge said that sending the travelers home could cause them “irreparable harm.”

・JUDGE STAYS（停止させる） TRUMP REFUGEE BAN
Partial Suspension Allows Scores Stuck at Airports to Stay
A federal judge in Brooklyn issued an emergency stay of part of President Trump’s executive order on immigration, ruling that sending refugees and others back would cause “irreparable harm.”
・Lawyers for the A.C.L.U., which filed the lawsuit, said the decision affects an estimated 100 to 200 people.
・Crowds swarmed（うようよする） Terminal 4 of Kennedy Airport. Justin Lane/European Pressphoto Agency A banner reading "No borders" was hung on a garage at Kennedy Airport. Christopher Lee for The NYT
・Judge Who Blocked Order Praised for ‘Moral Compass（中庸）’
・The Immigration Order, Annotated

（２）Immigration Ban Is Unlikely to Reduce Terrorist Threat, Experts Say
The unintended consequence of President Trump’s directive, many experts believe, is that it will make the risk worse.

（３）Trump’s Immigration Ban Draws Deep Anger and Muted Praise
Democrats, religious groups, business leaders, academics and others assailed the president’s order as inhumane and discriminatory, while Republicans welcomed it.

（４）Warm Welcome for Syrians in a Country About to Ban Them
Volunteers from an Illinois synagogue gathered to greet one of the last Syrian refugee families to be accepted in the United States with the warmest possible welcome.

（５）Troops Who Cleaned Up Radioactive Islands Can’t Get Medical Care
Roughly 4,000 service members helped clean up the Enewetak Atoll from nuclear tests. Many now have ailments they think result from the work, but the government won’t provide health care.

（６）Ten Centuries Later, a Pope and Knights Do Battle
A Vatican rift has spilled into the Knights of Malta, a sovereign order. Freemasons, beware.

（７）'Up Is Down’: Trump’s Unreality Show Echoes His Business Past
As a businessman and candidate, Donald J. Trump often made dubious statements, but even jaded political veterans have been astonished by his false claims since he took office.

（８）Serena Williams Beats Venus Williams to Win Her 7th Australian Open Title
With her 23rd Grand Slam singles championship, Serena Williams broke Steffi Graf’s record for most major wins in the Open era and reclaimed the top world ranking.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2780, Arguments over the Establishment Clause
The continuing disagreements about the separation of church and state.
Someone with a literal interpretation of the establishment clause may feel _____.
a. children may not pray in school
b. a senator may not wear a necklace with a religious symbol on it
c. a menorah may be displayed at the White House during Hanukkah
d. the Pope may make political decisions on behalf of the president
Bravo! Choice c is correct.
＊　menorah　ユダヤ教の祭司に用いる7本枝の大蜀台
　　Hanukkah ユダヤ教の清めの祭