Friday, August 10, 2018

@13:17, 8/10/18

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U.S.

Rick Gates Testifies He Committed Crimes With Paul Manafort


2
Health

An Invasive New Tick Is Spreading in the U.S.


3
World

A Top Syrian Scientist Is Killed, and Fingers Point at Israel


yes

4
Climate

Trump Inaccurately Claims California Is Wasting Water as Fires Burn

The president’s tweets appeared to conflate water-management issues that have no bearing on the state’s battle against wildfires, experts said.

Trump is often, almost always, wrong.

5
Opinion

The Nation Magazine Betrays a Poet — and Itself

I was the magazine’s poetry editor for 35 years. Never once did we apologize for publishing a poem.

A social movement should not attempt to privatize an opinion.

The present editors of The Nation are wrong.

6
Technology

Apple, Facebook and YouTube Remove Content From Alex Jones and Infowars

Technology firms move to curb one of the loudest voices in conspiracy theories, fueling further debate over free speech online.

I am ambivalent.
If they are content providers they need effective editors.
They are not social.
If they are town squares, they cannot edit.
A town square is a big pipe.

7
Opinion

Clouds Darken Trump’s Sunny Economic View

There are more signs of a slowdown as the tax cuts’ stimulus proves weak, temporary and maybe even counterproductive.

"Mr. President, while you like to take credit for positive economic trends that are well beyond your control, you will own the downside, too."

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U.S.

Donald Trump Jr.’s Potential Legal Troubles, Explained

President Trump’s lawyer, defending the younger Mr. Trump’s meeting with Russians, said nobody has pointed to any law that may have been violated. Here are several.

Yes.

9
U.S.

Trump Backs Kris Kobach for Kansas Governor, Against Republican Advice


Trump is autocratic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autocracy

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U.S.

Emmett Till Sign Is Hit With Bullets Again, 35 Days After Being Replaced


Racists exist.  
All signs are considered targets in "gun" country. 

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