Tuesday, December 18, 2018

@11:40, 12/18/18

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U.S.

Twist in Green Beret’s Extraordinary Story: Trump’s Intervention After Murder Charges

The Army major has admitted shooting an Afghan man believed to be a bomb maker in 2010, in a case that has become a cause among some conservatives.

Donald Trump is an ignorant man in charge of an intelectual device.
He cannot help but do damage.
When he sets out to do damage he does much more damage than he intended to do.

2
U.S.

Ryan Zinke’s Legal Troubles Are Far From Over

Investigations into the departing interior secretary’s actions will probably not end with his resignation, and may cloud his political future.

Good.

3
New York

They Grabbed Her Baby and Arrested Her. Now Jazmine Headley Is Speaking Out.

Jazmine Headley has become a cause célèbre for New Yorkers who depend on food stamps and public assistance, with video of her arrest going viral.

She is doing what must be done.

The public may get change for the better.

4
U.S.

Russian Effort to Influence 2016 Election Targeted African-Americans

Two reports commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee take a deeper look at the fake social media accounts used by Russia in the American election.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_International
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Workers_of_the_World
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_socialist_movement_in_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism

The communist parties have looked at the blacks as natural allies.

5
Movies

How Peter Jackson Made WWI Footage Seem Astonishingly New

The director restored archival combat film to pristine clarity for “They Shall Not Grow Old.”

Try the book:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front

6
Business

More Powerful Than a Russian Troll Army: The National Enquirer

Now that the supermarket tabloid has admitted to prosecutors that it did political dirty work for Donald Trump, here’s a look at its unlikely power.

Peoples faith in their parents is often exploited.

The National Enquirer must not do it again.

7
Well

Is Eating Deli Meats Really That Bad for You?

Even small amounts of processed meat increase the risk of colorectal cancer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorectal_cancer#Epidemiology
base rate: 0.018%
modified rate: 1.2*0.018% = 0.021%  ,   0.004% increase

I will continue to eat Deli meats.

8
Opinion

The Secret to Winning in 2020

It’s the populism, stupid.

It could be.
Usually the Democrats know what they are doing.

9
Technology

New Google Campus Accelerates Tech’s March Into New York

Google said it planned a $1 billion campus just south of the West Village that would enable it to double its local work force over a decade.

When established businesses move to the city the results are usually disappointing.

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Real Estate

Got Mice? Time for a Working Cat

Feral cats that have been spayed or neutered can be adopted — not to be pets, but to be mousers.

Mousers are usually good hunters.
I would rather encourage owls.

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Magazine

These Democrats Will Soon Have the Power to Investigate the White House. How Far Will They Go?

In two weeks, congressional Democrats will return to Washington with the authority to investigate a White House that is suspected of foreign collusion, conflicts of interest and mismanagement of the federal government.

Further.

12
World

How McKinsey Has Helped Raise the Stature of Authoritarian Governments

At a time when democracies and their basic values are increasingly under attack, the iconic American company has sometimes served clients in ways that directly counter American interests.

Mercenaries work for the moneyand the captain.

13 
U.S.

The Special Counsel Is Fighting a Witness in Court. Who Is It?

The office of Robert S. Mueller III is in a closed-door legal battle to force a witness to testify. Here’s what we know about the dispute.

I will not join this speculation.

The report is Bowdlerized.

14
U.S.

Elizabeth Warren, Speaking to Black Graduates, Warns ‘the Rules Are Rigged’

The government “has systematically discriminated against black people in this country,” the senator and likely presidential hopeful warned.

The Senator is speaking truth.

15
Business

Nashville’s Star Rises as Midsize Cities Break Into Winners and Losers

Nashville and others are thriving thanks to a mix of luck, astute political choices and well-timed investments, while cities like Birmingham, Ala., fall behind.

Rock Stars have a charm all their own.

16
Opinion

The Most Powerful Reject in the World

Is there anyone who wants to hang with Donald Trump?

Not quite "twisting in the wind".

17
U.S.

Trump Officials Plan to Rescind Obama-Era School Discipline Policies

A school safety commission created after the Parkland school massacre contends that the policies, intended to protect minority children, eased up too much on discipline.

Betsy DeVos does not like education.

18 
World

China’s Detention Camps for Muslims Turn to Forced Labor

Mounting evidence suggests ethnic minorities caught in the mass internment drive in Xinjiang are being assigned to new factories making clothes.

The P.R.C. tries not to be wasteful in small things.

19
Sports

The Giants and Eli Manning Stumble Toward the End of an Era

Manning and the Giants were awful in a 17-0 loss to the Tennessee Titans.

"Any team can win on any given day."

#1 Connecticut Huskies (9-0)

Stats | Roster | Schedule

Schedule

DateOpponentTimeTVResult
11/11 vs. Ohio State 12:00 PM ET CBSS W 85 - 53
11/17 vs. Vanderbilt 6:00 PM ET  W 80 - 42
11/22 vs. Mississippi* 7:49 PM ET  W 90 - 50
11/23 vs. St. John's (NY)* 7:56 PM ET  W 65 - 55
11/24 vs. Purdue* 8:23 PM ET  W 86 - 40
11/28 vs.
16
DePaul
7:00 PM ET  W 99 - 63
12/2 at
1
Notre Dame
4:00 PM ET ESPN W 89 - 71
12/4 at Saint Louis 7:00 PM ET CBSS W 98 - 42
12/8 vs. Seton Hall 1:00 PM ET ESPN3 W 99 - 61
12/19 at Oklahoma 8:30 PM ET FS1 
12/22 at
14
California
3:00 PM ET PACN 










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U.S.

What Can Make a 911 Call a FeloPanicny? Fentanyl at the Scene.

Officers say exposure to opioids during emergencies can put them in mortal danger. Doctors say their symptoms may just be the “nocebo” effect.

Panic drives too much of police work.

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