Friday, December 15, 2017

@11:15, 12/14/17

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1
Opinion

Trump’s Lies vs. Obama’s

President Trump’s supporters asked us to compare. We did.

It should be damning.
It is not.

2
Opinion

Democrats Are Walking Into a Trumpian Trap

In politics, the wealth effect usually beats the yuck factor.

The tax bill appears to be a nothing burger.

3
Opinion

Donald Trump’s Gift to Women

His conduct has spurred women to action.

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3181

4
Fashion & Style

The Year in Stuff

What a long, strange year it has been. Here are the pieces that defined it: what we wore, we carried, wanted, feared and waited for.

The ball gown is showing up again.

5
U.S.

For McConnell, Alabama Senate Loss Is Bad News and Good News

Throughout the Capitol on Wednesday, Republicans seemed resigned to the results of a Senate race in which they knew there would be no good outcome.

Fake news.

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Business Day

Republican Tax Bill Overhauls Rules Many Were Counting On

The tax bills moving through Congress could penalize individuals for financial decisions they made based on longstanding law, affecting the financial situations of millions.

"You can't polish a brick."


World

White House Corrects Tillerson on Whether U.S. Will Talk to North Korea

It was only the latest example of a public rift between the president and his chief diplomat over North Korea.

A land war in Asia is only better than a nuclear war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea

Kim Jong Un Cannot be assassinated by U.S. action without war with China.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-un

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Opinion

Black Voters to Democrats: You’re Welcome

If they want to win more elections, they need to integrate black voters into the heart and soul of the party.

yes.

9
U.S.

Is Christmas a Religious Holiday? A Growing Number of Americans Say No

The Pew Research Center said that while most Americans still celebrate Christmas, few of them care that religious elements seem to receive less attention than in the past.

The name is Christian.

Saturnalia was Roman and Yule was Scandinavian.
The winter solstice should be celebrated more than the summer solstice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPLsASyoc1g

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U.S.

Kentucky Lawmaker Kills Himself Amid Sexual Assault Allegations, Officials Say

Representative Dan Johnson, a first-term Republican, was accused of molesting a 17-year-old parishioner nearly five years ago at the evangelical church he led in Louisville.

Trading cities was never an acceptable tactic.



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1
Movies

The Race to Erase Kevin Spacey

“I took action,” the director Ridley Scott said of his whirlwind reshoot of “All the Money in the World,” which featured Christopher Plummer in a role originally filmed by Mr. Spacey.

Trading cities was never an acceptable tactic.

2
Opinion

A G.O.P. Tragedy in Four Acts

Republicans embraced Trump, Moore and post-ethics politics. In defeat, they are officially post-shame.

It is not over yet.

3
U.S.

For McConnell, Alabama Senate Loss Is Bad News and Good News

Opinion

As Goes Moore, So Goes Trumpism

A defeat in Alabama should inspire a course correction in the White House — but it won’t.

It is not over yet.

5
Opinion

Is Trump Driving Young Republicans Out of the Party?

The results in Alabama might offer a warning for the future of the G.O.P.

Republicans require "True Belief"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_believer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True-believer_syndrome

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Opinion

Roy Moore Is Staying Home

And Republicans will be in an even bigger hurry to pass their tax plan.

yes.

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U.S.

Republicans’ Tax Bill Nears the Finish Line

A public hearing of the conference committee on Wednesday will be largely a show given that Republican lawmakers have a deal on a consensus $1.5 trillion tax bill.

The fight is not quite over.

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N.Y. / Region

Newtown Is ‘Still So Raw,’ Five Years After Massacre

The country is often reminded of what grief looks like immediately after mass violence. But Newtown shows how mourning evolves and endures years later.

"Gun control" is a hot topic.

9
Technology

2017’s Best Technology Tips and Tricks: You Asked, We Answered

Readers of The Times’s personal technology section had lots of questions. Here we highlight the most compelling — in terms of their connection to current events or in reader response.

Null program.

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World

It’s Official: Naples Pizza Is One of Civilization’s Glories

Unesco put the century-old art of Neapolitan pizza making on its annual list of “the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.”

The facts do not change.


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