Monday, January 27, 2020

@1:30, , 1/27/20, REC

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1
Style

Love in the Time of Low Expectations

“Never count on a man,” her father had told her. “They will always let you down.” So she didn’t, and they still did.

There is the mountain her mother taught.
The sea supports you.

2
U.S.

Lamar Alexander, Set to Leave Office, Is G.O.P. Wild Card on Witnesses

The Tennessee Republican was a protege of Senator Howard H. Baker Jr., another Republican from Tennessee, who turned against Richard Nixon. Now Mr. Alexander may hold the fate of President Trump in his hands.

I can't guess.

3
World

China’s Omnivorous Markets Are in the Eye of a Lethal Outbreak Once Again

The coronavirus that has spread from Wuhan has been linked to the sale of live wildlife at a market that experts describe as a perfect incubator for novel pathogens.

Coronavirus is out.

4
World

Coronavirus Live Updates: More U.S. Cases Emerge, as China’s Death Toll Rises

The number of dead climbed to at least 80, while in the United States, five cases were confirmed.

Coronavirus is out.
I will see how bad it becomes.

5
Style

I Quit Sex for 12 Years

It was no mean feat for Sophie Fontanel. In France, love of sex is expected.

I miss touch.

6
U.S.

Pompeo Denounces News Media, Undermining U.S. Message on Press Freedom

In an extraordinary statement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized a veteran NPR reporter, Mary Louise Kelly, and said the news media was “unhinged.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/books/review-very-stable-genius-donald-trump-philip-rucker-carol-leonnig.html

How would he know?

7
U.S.

Now Testifying for the Prosecution: President Trump

Barred so far from presenting witnesses, the House managers prosecuting the president have focused on turning his own words against him.

He was asked.
I think the fifth amendment does not apply.

8
Opinion

The Darkness Where the Future Should Be

What happens to a society that loses its capacity for awe and wonder at things to come?

Doing nothing new is the darkness.  

9
World

Mystery of the Royal Family of Oudh Unravels a Bit More

Times readers and government documents have provided new information about a family who for decades convinced journalists and Indian officials that they were royalty.

https://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2020/01/27

10
Opinion

Let Us All Now Weep for Donald Trump

In his Senate trial as in all else, he’s a profile in persecution.

Crocodile tears. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_tears


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