Saturday, August 25, 2018

@20:29, 8/24/18

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Sunday Review

Why Manafort and Cohen Thought They’d Get Away With It

It shouldn’t take a special counsel to uncover white-collar crimes, but it does.

Donald Trump does not want his donors prosecuted.


Style

The Kisses That Paid My Rent

“You need money,” he said to her. “And I need you.

Yucky.

People are not property.

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Style

It’s the Summer of Challenges

Challenges get shared. Challenges get fans. Challenges make hits.

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

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

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

4
Opinion

Donald Trump’s High Crimes and Misdemeanors

The principled case for impeachment is clear. What’s missing is the courage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pence
"president Pence"

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U.S.

A Record Number of Women Have Won House Primaries

So far, more than half of female candidates have won, with more expected as dozens compete in coming races.

Brave.

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Arts

6 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend

Our guide to the city’s best classical music and opera happening this weekend and in the week ahead.

I would miss these events if they did not happen.

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Sports

Urban Meyer and the Missed Signs at Ohio State

An Ohio State University report and other documents portrayed a troubled assistant coach accused of domestic violence and protected by a powerful coach.

People pay to watch football.

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U.S.

Education Secretary Considers Using Federal Funds to Arm Schools

The Education Department may let school districts use money meant for academic enrichment to buy guns, officials with knowledge of the plan say.

Schools are soft targets in a religious war.
The cause of the war is the curriculum.

People are not property.

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Business Day

‘Economy Is Strong,’ Fed Chairman Says, Urging a Policy of Risk Management

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chairman, says the central bank is moving carefully and is prepared to shift gears depending on economic data.

"The blind leading the blind"

  1. 1h1 hour ago
    Austerity has produced a Great Depression-level slump that appears to be permanent: what passes for recovery is pitiful. And it hasn't even dented the debt burden. They have made a desert and call it adjustment 2/
  2. What with the constitutional crisis in America, European woes have kind of dropped off the radar. But worth noting that celebrations of Greece's exit from bailout ring extremely hollow. Here's the story: 1/


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U.S.

Reality Winner, Former N.S.A. Translator, Gets More Than 5 Years in Leak of Russian Hacking Report

Reality Winner, who pleaded guilty, “knowingly and intentionally betrayed the trust of her colleagues and her country,” the prosecutor said.

ttps://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3766950-NSA-Report-on-Russia-Spearphishing.html#document/p1

Embarrassing but not "A danger to national security".

It is far better to know than to be ignorant. 

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