Friday, May 19, 2017

@20:44, 5/18/17

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U.S.

McCarthy Calls Remarks About Trump and Putin a ‘Bad Attempt at a Joke’

The House majority leader was recorded in June as saying Donald J. Trump could be getting payments from Vladimir V. Putin. Now the congressman says he was joking.

My preference it to take  McCarthy seriously.
It is worth a check.

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The Learning Network

Math Problem

How long will it take you to figure out a problem that it took this boy less than a second to solve?

25 is a probable answer.   I am not certain the distribution must\ yield  25.

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Opinion

A Few Brave Republicans

If much of Congress continues to put party over country: That wouldn’t be historically unusual. It would be the norm.

Ending Trump now gives us Pence.
That is not desirable.
I would have Trump in a "green room".

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Magazine

Charlamagne Tha God Loves Telling Middle America About Black Privilege

The radio host on declaring his black pride on TV, never feeling embarrassed and the end of “Girls.”

He is not part of my experience.
I would have to know more.
He seems interesting.


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Well

F.D.A. Warns of Faulty Lead Testing in Children and Mothers

The concern is that certain blood tests may have underestimated blood lead levels, providing false reassurance about risk for lead exposure.

Mostly a headline.  
Trust the inoffice results.

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Food

10 Great Recipes for Now

Try a creamy pasta, scallion meatballs, or a pavlova. Or, skip the recipe for a party board, using some cured meat and whatever cheese is in the fridge.

Food.

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U.S.

For Voting Rights Advocates, Court Decision Is ‘Temporary Victory’

On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to consider a challenge to North Carolina’s restrictive voting law. But a parade of voting rights cases are headed toward the court.

The  Republican hold on Congress will have to be broken.

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Opinion

What Should We Do With Confederate Monuments?

As New Orleans removes the monuments, some applaud the move, while others believe they should be kept as reminders of a sad chapter of our history.

The monuments  should not remain in the central squares.

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U.S.

Congress Opens Battle to Reshape Taxes, and the Goal Isn’t Perfection

House Republicans warned against letting the perfect be the enemy of the good, and Democrats denounced “trickle down” policies and a lack of bipartisanship.

Tax cuts are a central part of Republican policy.
They are a bad idea.
The theory is wrong.

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Health

A Strong Case Against a Pesticide Does Not Faze E.P.A. Under Trump

For decades, scientists have warned of mounting evidence that exposure to chlorpyrifos may threaten children’s development.

Ban them.
They are poisoning children.


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