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U.S.
Trump’s South Africa Tweet Seems to Embrace Racist Narrative on Land Dispute
The post appeared to be the culmination of a lobbying effort by a right-wing South African group that falsely claims that white farmers are being systematically forced off their land and killed in large numbers.
"White residents, who make up about 8 percent of the population, own roughly 70 percent of the private farmland, according to government figures.
And President Cyril Ramaphosa announced this month that the African
National Congress would move ahead with a proposal to change the
Constitution and allow the expropriation of some property without
compensation.
His government has said
that the move is necessary to deal with longstanding inequities. Only
unused land would be subject to seizure, it added, suggesting that land
that is being actively farmed would be safe. But opponents of the plan
include far-right groups who have said that forced expropriations are
already happening, and that white farmers are being killed in alarming
numbers.
Mr. Trump’s seeming
endorsement of that narrative drew rebukes and jubilation on Thursday.
Anti-hate organizations called his tweet racist and irresponsible, while
the alt-right and white supremacists said it was an overdue and
courageous recognition by the president of what they called a grave
injustice."
Trump is seeking distractions from his prosecution.
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U.S.
Trump’s Lawyers Urged Him to Postpone Even Considering Pardons in Russia Inquiry
The president’s high-profile pardons and commutations this year prompted his lawyers to caution him against weighing clemency for associates in the special counsel investigation.Prosecutors have the resources of their sponsoring governments to build their cases. Governments have more resources than any individual. Interfering with a prosecutor
building a case is foolish.
Donald Trump has been known to be foolish.
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U.S.
Ex-Michigan State Coach Charged With Lying to Investigators in Nassar Case
The former gymnastics coach, Kathie Klages, lied about whether she knew that Lawrence G. Nassar had abused numerous young women, prosecutors said.I am not at all sure the charges should stick.
Lawrence G. Nassar spun a web of fiction around his actions.
Kathie Klages may have believed Nassar's fictions.
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Opinion
Stormy Daniels, Feminist Hero
For once we’re listening to a woman who refuses to wear either a scarlet letter or a superwoman’s cape.Stephanie A. Gregory Clifford is an honest professional.
She deserves respect.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormy_Daniels
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New York
When Trump Made an Appearance at Cuomo’s Bachelor Party: The Untold Story of Their Ties
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made his opposition to President Trump a cornerstone of his campaign. In the transactional worlds of politics and real estate, their lives have often intersected.I don't care yet.
I favor him for governor in November.
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Opinion
The New Socialists
Why the pitch from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders resonates in 2018.Democratic socialism would not be recognized by Socialists of an earlier time. The battle against monopsony is as necessary as the battle against monopoly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopsony
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Opinion
In Syria, an Ugly Peace Is Better Than More War
The Assad government is not going away soon. But the killing has to stop.Jimmy Carter has a realistic view.
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New York
Thomas Frieden, Former Head of C.D.C., Arrested on Sex Abuse Charge
Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, who headed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for eight years, was also charged with forcible touching and the harassment of a Brooklyn woman, the police said.They will go to court.
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Health
Russian Trolls Used Vaccine Debate to Sow Discord, Study Finds
Twitter accounts that were used to meddle in the 2016 presidential election also sent both pro- and anti-vaccine messages and insulted parents.I have no solution.
I can see no difference between our trolls and their trolls.
I would not close the internet.
I would close "social media".
I am relieved the recommended list is back.
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Style
At the U.S. Open, It’s What You Wear
Over the last 40 years, the Open has been something of a petri dish for tennis fashion for both men and women.The uniform look is not to be found at Flushing Meadows.
Maria Sharapova was eye candy in 2006.
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