Tuesday, December 12, 2017

@20:50, 12/12/17

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1
World

Another Human Foot Washes Ashore in Canada. That Makes 13.

A man walking his dog on Vancouver Island found a leg with a foot in a black sneaker on a beach. The authorities are trying to get a DNA sample from it.

yes.

Not a big story.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/12/us/politics/alabama-senate-race-winner.html?

Doug Jones big victory is a big story.

2
Food

Ken Friedman, Power Restaurateur, Is Accused of Sexual Harassment

Ten female employees say they were sexually harassed by the owner of the Spotted Pig. Dozens described it as a toxic workplace fueled by fame and fear.

Investigate and publish. 

3
Arts

Five Dancers Accuse City Ballet’s Peter Martins of Physical Abuse

The accusations, spanning decades, come after a sexual harassment claim against Mr. Martins.

Investigate and publish.

4
U.S.

Fingerprints of Russian Disinformation: From AIDS to Fake News

In the 1980s, the Soviets peddled “bum dope about AIDS” around the world. Moscow’s tactics haven’t changed much in the years since.

Trust is important.  
The truth is more important.
Thinking is vital.

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N.Y. / Region

Video: Climb a $150 Million Stairway

Watch the construction of “Vessel,” an interactive, 15-story sculpture that is the centerpiece of five acres of public space at the Hudson Yards development on Manhattan’s West Side.

Not a bad idea.

6
Opinion

It’s Pretty Crazy to Be a Young Woman in Roy Moore’s Alabama

I’m shocked to see friends and relatives support a credibly accused sexual predator, all because he’s a Republican.

I want to know what she drinks.
I want to avoid it.

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U.S.

Trump Says Gillibrand ‘Would Do Anything’ for Campaign Donations

President Trump suggested that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a leading voice against sexual harassment, “would do anything” for campaign donations.

Ask her on the record.
Her constituents should be told.

8
Opinion

The White Supremacy Caucus

Roy Moore, Donald Trump and Republican racism.

One will emerge from the slime.
It cannot be allowed to be respectable.

9
U.S.

At an Alabama Rally, a Father’s Grief Over His Gay Daughter

William Nathan Mathis, whose daughter committed suicide in 1995, said that he opposed the Republican candidate Roy Moore because of his remarks about gay men and lesbians.

Love who you can.

10
U.S.

Roy Moore’s Wife Says Some of the Couple’s Friends Are Black or Jewish

At Mr. Moore’s final rally, his wife grabbed the spotlight with a defense of her husband that included a statement that the couple has black and Jewish friends.

"There is no accounting for taste."

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