Friday, March 15, 2019

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1
Opinion

Our Democracy Is Being Stolen. Guess Who the Thieves Are.

It happens through election fraud and voter suppression. And Republicans are the culprits.

There is no need to guess.

2
U.S.

Senate Rejects Trump’s Border Emergency Declaration, Setting Up First Veto

The Senate voted to overturn President Trump’s national emergency declaration, delivering a bipartisan rebuke for what lawmakers in both parties saw as executive overreach.

I am mildly surprised at these Republicans.

3
World

Christchurch Mosque Shootings Were Partly Streamed on Facebook

The police said a man in his late 20s was arrested and charged with murder but declined to identify him. Three others were also in custody, but it was unclear if they were involved.

The show is not worth the price.

4
World

Boeing 737 Max Hit Trouble Right Away, Pilot’s Tense Radio Messages Show

“Break break, request back to home,” the captain of the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines flight radioed air traffic controllers minutes after taking off.

The Boeing 737 max 8 did not behave like other aircraft.
Read the manual.
Fly the simulator.

5
New York

Sandy Hook Massacre: Remington and Other Gun Companies Lose Major Ruling Over Liability

The decision represents a significant development in the long-running battle between gun control advocates and the gun lobby.

Good.

6
World

New Zealand Shooting Live Updates: Attack on Christchurch Mosques Leaves 49 Dead

The police said four people had been taken into custody after the attack in Christchurch.

I hope it is over.

7
U.S.

House Votes, 420-to-0, to Demand Public Release of Mueller Report

Four Republicans voted present but most joined in support as Democrats tried to pressure the attorney general to release the full findings once the inquiry concludes.

When the report exists . . .
I want Trump and Pence gone along with their policies.

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U.S.

Prosecutors Seek Records on Cohen’s ‘Back Channel’ With Giuliani

“Sleep well tonight, you have friends in high places,” a lawyer told Michael Cohen after speaking on his behalf with Rudolph Giuliani, the president’s lawyer.

The best of luck to the prosecutors.

9
Opinion

The Puzzle of Cheap Billionaires

Why would a rich man cut corners on the most intimate of investments?

Divorce is prohibitively expensive for a wealthy person.

10
New York

He Wanted His Wife’s Fortune. So He Killed Her, Then Tried Framing His Daughter.

A jury found Roderick Covlin, 45, guilty of strangling his wife in 2009 to gain custody of their two young children so that he could inherit her fortune.

I agree with his jury.

11
World

New Zealand Shooting Updates: Multiple Fatalities After 2 Mosques Are Hit

The police said four people had been taken into custody after the attack in Christchurch.

Let the police work.

12
Style

Mercury Is in Retrograde. Don’t Be Alarmed.

Scientists will tell you it’s all an optical illusion and superstition. And even astrologers say it’s nothing to worry too much about.

Junk.

13
World

Which Airlines Fly the Boeing 737 Max 8

The jets typically make more than 8,500 flights per week worldwide.

None at this time.

14
Opinion

Cheese! Beer! Democrats!

O.K., it’s time for Milwaukee madness. Who knew?

Yes.

15
U.S.

Morris Dees, a Co-Founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Is Ousted

The Southern Poverty Law Center did not give a reason for firing Morris Dees, 82, but said that it was “committed to ensuring that the conduct of our staff reflects the mission of the organization.”

There will be further reports

16
T Magazine

A Landscape Designer’s Wild Garden

At her Long Island home, Deborah Nevins finds respite from the opulent environments she’s celebrated for creating.

She has a right idea.

17
U.S.

Impeaching Trump Is ‘Not Worth It,’ Nancy Pelosi Says

Ms. Pelosi, the House speaker, told The Washington Post that, barring significant new revelations, she opposes impeaching President Trump because it would only further divide the country.

Another civil war is not a good idea.

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U.S.

‘What Does It Take?’: Admissions Scandal Is a Harsh Lesson in Racial Disparities

For students of color who have long had to justify their presence on campus, the federal fraud case was a reminder of deep inequalities in admissions.

Wealth is the key.   Race is secondary.

19
Opinion

Don’t Blame Robots for Low Wages

Progressives shouldn’t fall for facile technology fatalism.

Yes.

20
U.S.

Treated Like a ‘Piece of Meat’: Female Veterans Endure Harassment at the V.A.

Women say a culture of harassment, discrimination and exclusion lives inside the Veterans Affairs medical system as they try to use the government benefits they earned with military service.
 
Misogyny is where you find it.
V.A. management has been a long time from active service.

The situation can be corrected.

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