Putin's war, LIRR changes, Jerome Powell
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on Jan. 14. Credit: AP/Mikhail Metzel
Putin also deserves threats over killing
President Donald Trump’s threat that “I tell the Iranian leaders you better not start shooting because we’ll start shooting too” — because Iran had killed several hundred people at the time — makes me wonder why Trump hasn’t made similar threats against Russian President Vladimir Putin [“Trump says Iran wants to talk,” Nation & World, Jan. 13].
The Russian military has killed more than 2,000 Ukrainian civilians the past year, and Trump admitted in August that Putin’s army had killed 8,000 Ukrainian soldiers since Jan. 1, 2025.
— Richard Siegelman, Plainview
LIRR ticket changes are inconvenient
As a senior, I had bought my Long Island Rail Road ticket in advance and used it the day I need to travel “LIRR ticket changes rattle riders,” Letters, Jan. 14]. The LIRR’s new restrictions are a money grab affecting the riding public because it can’t come up with a better system.
— John Patti, Merrick
Why can’t LIRR’s mobile tickets activate automatically? Or if that’s not an option, maybe conductors should scan them.
Why penalize passengers for activating as the train leaves?
— Andrew Ross, Levittown
Who’s incompetent — Powell or Trump?
The Federal Reserve Board, independent of political influence, is all that separates us from economic stability and disaster. The irony of the latest situation with President Donald Trump is his entertaining the notion of a lawsuit against Fed Chair Jerome Powell [“Threat to the Fed a threat to economy,” Editorial, Jan. 13].
Trump has often called Powell incompetent. Maybe a high government politician should entertain the notion of a lawsuit against Trump for incompetence related to his running of the executive branch of government.
Consider Trump’s many business bankruptcies caused by a lack of economic expertise.
— Michael Zisner, Bethpage
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