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Last night's Trumpless, hopeless GOP presidential debate featured Vivek Ramaswamy calling Volodymyr Zelenskyy a Nazi (the campaign later corrected the record by explaining that their candidate was talking quickly), argued that America should build not one, but two walls (the second one between the US and Canada), described two of his opponents as "Dick Cheney in three-inch heels," and started talking about Nikki Haley's daughter's TikTok habits before Haley referred to him as scum. In The Atlantic (Gift Article), Russell Berman explained that Trump’s Rivals Passed Up Their Chance (chance at what, closing a 50 point gap to 49?), while Vox seemed to have the most accurate headline: 0 winners and 5 losers from the third Republican presidential debate. I could go on about the Real Candidates of the GOP series that Andy Cohen would probably find too lowbrow for Bravo, but today's lead is not about a debate that meant virtually nothing (unless, as Lawrence O'Donnell suggested, Donald Trump chokes on a cheeseburger). No, what I'm really trying to say is, thank god the actors strike ended, because these reality shows really suck. "The union said the pact is valued at over $1 billion and includes pay increases higher than what other unions received this year, a “streaming participation bonus” and regulations on AI." Actors Make a Deal With Studios After 118 Days. 2The Candy Man Can't"These particular Kit Kats would become the key players in an ultimately frustrating saga of shell email accounts, phantom truckers, supply-chain fraud and one seriously bewildered cargo freight broker. Interviews and emails shared with The New York Times tell the story of just one instance of 'strategic theft,' a growing corner of the criminal world that the F.B.I. has said accounts for some $30 billion in losses a year — with food being among the top targets." NYT (Gift Article): How to Hijack a Quarter of a Million Dollars in Rare Japanese Kit Kats. (I'm always up for a good How-to article.) 3Been There, Never Done That"First, Israel is facing threats from a set of enemies who combine medieval theocratic worldviews with 21st-century weaponry — and are no longer organized as small bands of militiamen but as modern armies with brigades, battalions, cybercapabilities, long-range rockets, drones and technical support. I am speaking about Iranian-backed Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic militias in Iraq and the Houthis in Yemen — and now even the openly Hamas-embracing Vladimir Putin ... The second danger I see is that the only conceivable way that Israel can generate the legitimacy, resources, time and allies to fight such a difficult war with so many enemies is if it has unwavering partners abroad ... But Biden can sustainably generate the support Israel needs only if Israel is ready to engage in some kind of a wartime diplomatic initiative directed at the Palestinians in the West Bank — and hopefully in a post-Hamas Gaza — that indicates Israel will discuss some kind of two-state solutions if Palestinian officials can get their political house unified and in order. This leads directly to my third, deep concern. Israel has the worst leader in its history — maybe in all of Jewish history — who has no will or ability to produce such an initiative." Tom Friedman in the NYT (Gift Article): I Have Never Been to This Israel Before. 4Walking Tall"At the race on Sunday, Kaufman figured he would be out on the course for seven hours using a 'walk-walk' method: two minutes of a fast walk alternating with one minute of a slow walk. But around the 11th mile, he started to get blisters on his foot." WaPo (Gift Article): This runner finished last at the NYC Marathon. He feels ‘blessed.' (Don't judge someone until you've walked 26.2 miles in their shoes...) 5Extra, ExtraConfessional Box: "An Arizona judge has dismissed a high-profile child sexual abuse lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ruling that church officials who knew that a church member was sexually abusing his daughter had no duty to report the abuse to police or social service agencies because the information was received during a spiritual confession." Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against Mormon church. "Decision to withhold his abusive behavior from civil authorities allowed him to continue abusing his daughter for seven years, during which he began abusing a second daughter, starting when she was just 6 weeks old." 6Bottom of the News"A new system for noise-canceling headphones lets users opt back in to certain sounds they’d like to hear, such as babies crying, birds tweeting, or alarms ringing." Of course, opting in is not the good part. Noise-canceling headphones could let you pick and choose the sounds you want to hear. Get a copy of my 📕, Please Scream Inside Your Heart, or grab a 👕 in the Store. |
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