Thursday, August 30, 2018

@8:15, 8/30/18

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U.S.

Manafort Jury Holdout Blocked Guilty Verdicts on 10 of 18 Charges, Juror Says

“We laid it out in front of her again and again,” a juror, Paula Duncan, told Fox News. “She still said she had reasonable doubt.”

Faith; it can get one burnt at the stake.

2
World

Rivals Challenge Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s Leader, as Party Support Fades

The prime minister’s chances for political survival dimmed on Thursday as at least two cabinet ministers sought to replace him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Morrison

Turnbull lost his party fight.

3
Sports

At The Athletic, a Hiring Spree Becomes a Story in Itself

The subscription-based hyperlocal sports website and app is growing quicker than any sports media company in recent memory. But can its expansion be sustained?

This is an article on the business of sports reporting.
It is written from the outside of The Athletic.
The newspapers that have supported sports writing have lost their income streams and cannot carry the sports pages.
The Athletic has no significant production costs and no space limit.  The subscriber base is big enough to attract national advertising.

The Athletic should do well.

4
Job Market

Are You the Next Voice of New York Today?

New York Today is hiring a voice for our indispensable early-morning newsletter.

It is not my job.

5
World

Special Envoys Were Once Disdained Under Trump. Now They’re Popping Up All Over.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that he would appoint a special envoy to North Korea, the third such announcement he has made in a week as he moves to fill depleted diplomatic ranks.

Trump does not believe in diplomacy.
Steve Bannon wanted war.

6
Movies

Review: In ‘Hot to Trot,’ a Look at Same-Sex Ballroom Dancing

The documentary follows the format that was so successful for the spelling-bee film “Spellbound,” but it doesn’t have the same results.

I did not and do not understand dance.

7
Real Estate

When the Best Move Is Staying Put

They scoured both sides of the Hudson River for the perfect rental. What they found was a new sense of purpose.

I must leave the metropolitan area.

8
U.S.

Secret Report on Starr Inquiry Leaks Is Released, but Doesn’t Name Kavanaugh

Democrats had hoped the report would shed light on the actions of Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.

Opponents to the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the U.S. have not yet succeeded.
His appointment would be a bad thing.

9
Podcasts

The Man Who Wrote Mueller’s Rules

The regulations for investigating a president were devised with checks and balances in mind. That’s why Congress may have the final say.

Trump has committed an indightable act.
This congress is not inclined to act against Trump.
Mueller will continue to dig.

I see virtual private networks in the Firefox list of possibilities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/protect-your-privacy
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-browsing-use-firefox-without-history

You could leave a message in the comments on my blog without leaving traces on your machine.

10
Business Day

The Stealth Drivers of the Record Bull Market

Stocks go up when the economy and earnings do well, but there were other reasons for the current upswing.

Yes.
None of them add to the stability of the situation.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/26/greece-was-never-bailed-out---it-remains-a-debtors-prison-and-the-eu-still-holds-the-keys

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