Wednesday, July 5, 2017

@10:05, 7/5/17

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1
Opinion

Noam Chomsky: On Trump and the State of the Union

The Republicans appear driven to destroy our chances for decent survival, but there are ways to counter their malign project.

Noam Chomsky speaks the exact truth again.

2
Books

Dear Match Book: Send Me Some Knockout Short Stories for Summer

Recommendations for a new devotee of short fiction include books by Nam Le, Deborah Eisenberg and Edward P. Jones.

My to be read pile keeps growing.
I try to shrink it near the top.
The bottom is inaccessible.

3
Well

Bring On the Exercise, Hold the Painkillers

Use of ibuprofen and other popular NSAIDs in endurance events may overtax the kidneys and hinder muscle repair, two new studies suggest.

The doctors should continue learning.
The athletes and those who love them need to know.
There is no way to win a contest with time.
Losing gracefully is the best that can be done.

4
World

Ignoring International Warrants, Sudan’s Leader Says He’ll Visit Moscow

The invitation was seen by the Sudanese government as a sign that other countries, including the United States, are moving to ease Sudan’s isolation.

The International Criminal Court has no arrest power.

5
U.S.

Coast Guard Faces Challenges at Sea, and at the Budget Office

Halting drugs is becoming increasingly difficult for the Coast Guard, which has operated with flat budgets even as its mission has expanded.

The nation learned that the Coast Guard cannot effectively patrole its area of responsibility.
The rum got to the drinkers most of the time.
Prohibition was a price support.

6
Arts

DJ Khaled Narrowly Beats Imagine Dragons to No. 1

The producer’s latest album, “Grateful,” debuted at the top of the Billboard album chart, and a reissue of Prince’s “Purple Rain” re-entered at No. 4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtRAni_olxg

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=search_videos&search_query=lorde&search_sort=relevance&search_category=0&page=

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWnMzvoL1T4&list=PLG9jLl6Ldd_jTt9R4m57beZMb7MTz2BqS

7
Food

What to Cook Right Now

Maybe cut out early this afternoon and make up David Tanis’s baked eggplant, and save tomorrow for hot dogs and cold beers.

I am happy to be a guest in my own house.

8
World

Philippine Supreme Court Upholds Duterte’s Martial Law Edict

President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law not just in Marawi, the city where Islamist militants are holed up, but across the large southern island of Mindanao.

The Islamic insurgency in the southern Philippines is older than their constitution.

9
Business Day

Former Barclays Executives Appear in Court Over Qatar Deal

British authorities have accused the men of conspiring to misrepresent arrangements made with Qatar as part of capital raising by the bank in 2008.

 The Barclay's Bank has not behaved honorably.

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U.S.

Senate Republicans Lay Low on the Fourth, or Face Single-Minded Pressure

Independence Day parades are normally a fat pitch down the middle for politicians. But this year, with voters angry over health care, many Republicans stayed away.

People do not want to lose medical coverage.
The Republican sceme would lose them their majorities.
They may lose them without ending Obama-care.


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