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Category Archives: Santa Monica
Just An Intellectual Gigolo Hits The Santa Monica Bay
Prophetic Forensics comments: “An idea gigolo” always “falling in love with new ideas.” I can relate. My internal process is like a life-giving fountain. Alone with my thoughts = never alone. So interesting how you phrased “that’s not absurd” [re] … Continue reading
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I read the news today oh boy (6-26-22)
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The Providence St. John’s Santa Monica Experience
Luis Pierce provides this Google review: “The only reason I’m not giving it five stars is because I had to walk across dozens of people in the waiting area from the bathroom with my urine sample, which was a bit … Continue reading
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Santa Monica’s Dumpy Housing
Comments at Steve Sailer: * Santa Monica’s housing stock was pretty unimpressive when I lived there in 1981-82. No airconditioning in my dumpy apartment, but I only needed it about 10 days per year, and barely needed any heat. Before … Continue reading
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LAT: Why the Expo Line to Santa Monica marks a rare kind of progress in American cities
How happy will residents of Santa Monica be when their city is inundated with residents of South-Central? These questions don’t get addressed in all the media coverage of LA’s light rail extension to the coast. Christopher Hawthorne writes: The 1.5-billion … Continue reading
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Sima Yumash – An Orthodox Victim Of Childhood Sexual Abuse – Tells Her Los Angeles Story
Jewish Community Watch (JCW) names the abuser as Rabbi Sholom Dovber Levitansky: Sholom (Dovber) Levitansky has been added to the Wall of Shame due to his alleged sexual abuse of a number of female minors. Multiple victims came forward and … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Chabad, Debbie Fox, Jewish Journal, R. Avrohom Union, R. Berish Goldenberg, R. Gershon Bess, R. Yosef Shusterman, Rabbis, RCC, Santa Monica
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Pakistani Owner of Swanky Santa Monica Hotel: “Get the [expletive] Jews out of my Pool”
From The Jewish Press: An upscale hotel on a Santa Monica, California, beach is an odd place to be singled out from a crowd and removed because you are Jewish, but that’s what happened to 18 young professionals who are … Continue reading
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Tagged american muslim, blue wristband, friends of the idf, israel defense forces, santa monica california, santa monica hotel
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Withdrawn! Santa Monica’s Ballot Measure To Ban Circumcision Is No More
The Jewish Journal reports: The proponent of a proposition aimed at banning circumcision in Santa Monica has informed the Jewish Journal that she is abandoning her effort to put the question to voters in the beachfront city before beginning to … Continue reading
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Tagged Glenn Beck, Jewish Journal, religious issue, resource for parents, rights advocate, Santa Monica
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Santa Monica Considers Circumcision Ban
Mike emails: I agree with you about the circumcision ban 100% Hi There Beware that you may get bombarded by anti-circ activists they brainwash each other through their protest ,symposiums, and books etc that circumcison is the worst thing on … Continue reading
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Tagged dr neil pollock, family health international, left hand column, male circumcision, vaccine advocacy, world health organisation
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Santa Monica Steps
Joe emails: “This is a terribly biased article against the incredibly hot chicks who do pilates by million dollar homes. You should go there, park, and teach parsha and see if you can get arrested. I know that you will … Continue reading
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Tagged hot chicks, million dollar homes, physique, Santa Monica
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