Thursday, December 7, 2017

@18:30, 12/7/17

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U.S.

Al Franken Announces He Will Resign from Senate Amid Harassment Allegations

The Democratic senator of Minnesota announced his plans to resign, a day after a sixth woman accused him of misconduct and dozens of his colleagues called for him to step down.

Who needs the noise?

He should hang in to vote a few more times.

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U.S.

Republicans Move to Resolve Tax Bill Differences as Cost Concerns Loom

The Senate voted to begin the formal process of reconciling its tax bill with the House version as lawmakers continued to discuss changes to the legislation.

The lies are consistent.

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Opinion

Franken Is Leaving and Trump Is Still Here

The #MeToo movement works only with men who can be shamed.

people will remember.
Republicans can read if they want to.

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U.S.

Texas Prisons Ban 10,000 Books. No ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ for Inmates.

Inmates are barred from reading titles from best-selling publications to the obscure because they run afoul of prison guidelines, like having graphic sexual content.

It looks like cruel and unusual punishment to me.

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U.S.

Praise and Alarm From American Jews Over Trump’s Jerusalem Move

While some Jewish leaders welcomed recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, many worried that the step would inflame tensions and make peace in the Middle East even harder to achieve.

Only some think.

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Technology

Coinbase: The Heart of the Bitcoin Frenzy

The San Francisco start-up has been at the center of the virtual currency boom. But like any young company, it is experiencing growing pains.

"I don't think he's so shaggy"

The market will crash.
There will be a Minsky moment.

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

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Fashion & Style

The Future Is ... Purple

Pantone has revealed its color of the year for 2018.

I will be unfashionable.

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U.S.

Michael Slager, Officer in Walter Scott Shooting, Gets 20-Year Sentence

A federal judge sentenced Mr. Slager for violating Mr. Scott’s civil rights after ruling that Mr. Scott’s shooting death after a traffic stop was an act of murder.

The civilian must be allowed the first shot.

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Books

Times Critics’ Top Books of 2017

The Times’s critics give their choices of the best fiction and nonfiction works of the year.

I will read most things that come before me.

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Arts

Trevor Noah Slams Donald Trump for Jerusalem Decision

Mr. Noah compared recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital to moving into an ex-girlfriend’s apartment building. “It’s not technically illegal,” he said — but it’s a bad idea.

I wish the administration was funny ha-ha.

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