the sports section Mar. 9, 2009

A-Rod Has Successful Hip Surgery

By Joe DeLessio

Alex Rodriguez’s convenient hip surgery was successful, with his doctor saying it “went exactly as we planned.” This probably wouldn’t be newsworthy — these athlete operations tend not to be unsuccessful, after all — except that it’s A-Rod, and virtually nothing in his life has gone as planned over the last month or so. He’s still expected to be out six to nine weeks. [NYT]

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12/10/2018

White supremacists attacked a DJ in Washington state

The FBI is helping investigate an attack by several suspected white supremacists on a black disc jockey at a tavern in Washington state over the weekend, authorities said Monday.

Seven men and one woman were arrested for investigation of assault, hate crimes and other allegations early Saturday in Lynnwood, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators said the group entered the Rec Room Bar and Grill, tried to take over the DJ’s equipment, then beat him and stomped him while shouting racial slurs.

Police, FBI probe suspected white supremacist attack on DJ

—AP

12/10/2018

Gasp! This MP grabbed the ceremonial mace to protest Brexit, leading to his expulsion from Parliament for the rest of the day

Photo: Video still

12/10/2018

He’s working on it

Jared Kushner tells Fox’ Hannity that the long-delayed Middle East peace plan he has been working on still has a ways to go: “We’re hopeful, in the next couple of months we’ll put out our plan.”

—@steveholland1

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12/10/2018

A rare moment of self awareness

From CNN’s @Acosta
A source close to President Trump says he has expressed concern that he could be impeached by the House after Democrats take control. Trump sees it as a “real possibility,” the source said.

—@ShimonPro

12/10/2018

44 former Senators call on those in office to stand up for the rule of law

We are at an inflection point in which the foundational principles of our democracy and our national security interests are at stake, and the rule of law and the ability of our institutions to function freely and independently must be upheld.

During our service in the Senate, at times we were allies and at other times opponents, but never enemies. We all took an oath swearing allegiance to the Constitution. Whatever united or divided us, we did not veer from our unwavering and shared commitment to placing our country, democracy and national interest above all else.

At other critical moments in our history, when constitutional crises have threatened our foundations, it has been the Senate that has stood in defense of our democracy. Today is once again such a time.

We are former senators. The Senate has long stood in defense of democracy — and must again.

—The Washington Post

12/10/2018

Butina is cooperating with the feds

Maria Butina, a Russian national who cultivated relationships with powerful American conservative activists, agreed Monday to plead guilty to conspiring to violate laws prohibiting covert foreign agents. As part of her agreement, which was reviewed by The Daily Beast, she has promised to cooperate with American law enforcement.

As a result of the deal, Butina will become the first Russian national since the 2016 election to plead guilty to a crime connected to efforts to influence American politics.

Maria Butina Agrees to Cooperate With U.S.

—The Daily Beast

12/10/2018

2020 elections

Trump Better Get Used to a Democratic House

By Ed Kilgore

The odds of Republicans regaining the House in 2020 even if Trump is reelected aren’t great.

12/10/2018

But who will protect us from the caravan now??

The U.S. this week will begin withdrawing many of the active duty troops sent to the border with Mexico by President Donald Trump just before the midterm election in response to a caravan of Central American migrants, U.S. officials said Monday.

About 2,200 of the active duty troops will be pulled out before the holidays, the officials said, shrinking an unusual domestic deployment that was viewed by critics as a political stunt and a waste of military resources.

US starts to withdraw troops from Trump border mission

—AP

12/10/2018

cityscape

Here’s a Solution for Fixing the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway: Get Rid of It

By Justin Davidson

New York City wants to spend billions upgrading a perpetually jammed roadway. Bad idea.

12/10/2018

higher education

A New Study Illustrates One Easy Way to Increase Diversity on College Campuses

By Sarah Jones

New research reinforces the systemic nature of the barriers low-income students encounter when they consider higher education.

12/10/2018

A quick look at why a successful impeachment of Trump remains fantasy

GRASSLEY dismisses the SDNY court filings implicating POTUS.

“As long as Cohen’s a liar I shouldn’t give much credibility to what he says,” senator tells reporters.

Told that it’s prosecutors alleging it, Grassley replies: “He got his information from a liar.”

—@sahilkapur

12/10/2018

The Dow ended up rebounding today, so that’s something

Dow Jones reverses 500-point loss as stocks hold flat https://t.co/dvEr1jcFzu

—@UPI

12/10/2018

A short, absurd Twitter thread that encapsulates Brexit quite well

Here follows a Brexit thread.

—@hugorifkind

12/10/2018

white house

Trump Could Use Chief of Staff Appointment to Declare Total War on His Enemies

By Ed Kilgore

A top staffer like Mark Meadows would be confirmation that Trump’s strategy to defend against political and legal threats is maximum polarization.

12/10/2018

What Planned Parenthood’s surprising Supreme Court victory means

Benjamin Hart 3:00 PM

today, the supreme court declined to hear two cases that involved states attempting to ban planned parenthood from medicaid funding. the decision was particularly notable because two justices who hold generally anti-abortion views, john roberts and brett kavanaugh, joined the four liberal justices – drawing a rebuke from clarence thomas in the process. what does this tell you (if anything) about where the court is headed on the issue?

irin.carmon 3:01 PM

so far, the only definitive truth is that clarence thomas is very very mad

Benjamin Hart 3:02 PM

haha

irin.carmon 3:04 PM

For people who support Medicaid recipients being able to get care at Planned Parenthood, it’s good news that the court doesn’t want to overturn decisions that let them do that. Of course, we’re all waiting for any sign of what kind of justice Brett Kavanaugh will be, especially on cases that relate to women’s bodily autonomy. But technically, this was not an abortion case. Yes, it all started because states were trying to punish Planned Parenthood for providing the procedure. But it still only pertained to causes of action under Medicaid statutes.

The best news for progressives would be that Brett Kavanaugh, having gotten on the court by shouting partisan hackery, is now holding his cards until the memory is not so fresh.

Benjamin Hart 3:05 PM

that’s what Thomas was railing about, right? he thought the third rail aspect of the case gave the others pause

irin.carmon 3:05 PM

Yes, it was the jurisprudential version of accusing them of being more concerned with optics or backlash

Of course, Thomas’s own experience of being accused of sexual misconduct at his nomination hearing arguably made him very excited to troll the libs for the entirety of his lifetime appointment.

For example, only months after he claimed at his hearing that he had no opinion on Roe, he joined an opinion saying he thought it should be overturned

Benjamin Hart 3:08 PM

this isn’t the first time kavanaugh has chosen to keep his head down during the first few months of his tenure. it seems like he’s making a deliberate effort to stay out of the spotlight, at least for a little while, after his bruising confirmation hearing.

irin.carmon 3:10 PM

The open question of Justice Kavanaugh is whether he is an incrementalist conservative like Roberts or a burn it all down conservative like Thomas

Kavanaugh managed to avoid abortion for most of his career until he got the Jane Doe case (the undocumented minor who was trying to be let out of custody for an abortion). He tried to split the difference on that case, while sending code words Trump’s way about “abortion on demand.” You can only tell so much from how a judge rules on an appeals court, where they have to defer to the Supreme Court.

Benjamin Hart 3:15 PM

between the fact that this isn’t a true abortion case and kavanaugh’s current aversion to drawing attention to himself, it’s fair to say this doesn’t tell us much about what he’s ultimately thinking on the issue, right?

irin.carmon 3:16 PM

correct

we do know he and roberts are highly attuned and savvy about their public relations, though.

Benjamin Hart 3:17 PM

are there any other abortion cases that you know of in the pipeline right now? anything where kavanaugh and roberts might make their mark later this year?

irin.carmon 3:21 PM

there are about a dozen cases making their way through federal courts that are directly about abortion, including bans on specific procedures, forced ultrasound requirements, and clinic regulations.

Benjamin Hart 3:22 PM

so, there’ll be plenty for planned parenthood to worry about ahead, no doubt

irin.carmon 3:23 PM

no doubt

12/10/2018

elections

Why ‘Election Night’ Is an Outdated and Dangerous Relic of the Past

By Ed Kilgore

More and more, the traditional media-driven drama of single-day voting and vote counting is out of line with reality. And that’s bad for democracy.

12/10/2018

An enormous YouTube megaphone directing people toward the right wing

Felix Kjellberg, a Swedish YouTube personality best known online by his account name “PewDiePie,” promoted, in one of his video offerings, another YouTube account that has posted white nationalist and anti-Semitic content. At the time of this article, Kjellberg has more than 75 million subscribers on YouTube, making his channel the most popular on the gargantuan video platform, and broadcasts to an audience that skews younger in age.

YouTube’s Biggest Personality Promoted an Anti-Semite

—Right Wing Watch

12/10/2018

Macron makes small concession amid national outrage

Macron announced a 100€ rise in the monthly minimum wage, and said he wouldn’t reinstate the wealth tax, which he said caused rich people to flee the country. Instead he wants them here investing in France.

—@RachelDonadio

12/10/2018

supreme court

What’s It Mean That the Court, and Kavanaugh, Sided With Planned Parenthood?

By Irin Carmon

The new justice voted with liberals in declining to hear a case that could have cut off funding for the group.

12/10/2018

tweets

Elon Musk Is the Physical Embodiment of a Reddit Post

By Brian Feldman

He does not respect the SEC, by the way.

12/10/2018

Macron doesn’t look altogether comfortable as he addresses “yellow vest” protests for the first time

Photo: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

12/10/2018

cowed boys

YouTube Bans Hate Group Founder Gavin McInnes for … ‘Copyright Infringement’

By Madison Malone Kircher

McInnes had already been de-platformed by all other major social-media companies.

12/10/2018

The rumors about Trump’s possible new chief of staff are out of control

Just talked to Randy Levine - he said there is nothing to the White House Chief of Staff reports and that he “is very happy being president of the Yankees.” He has supported Trump but said he has no idea how his name came up for this job….

—@EricFisherSBJ

12/10/2018

google

Tech Workers Are Fed Up With Forced Arbitration

By Madison Malone Kircher

Google updated its sexual harassment policies. Now its employees want the rest of Silicon Valley to follow suit.

12/10/2018

Congrats, Boris!

The Economist awards its idiot of the year to Boris Johnson: “He failed miserably as foreign secretary … a demagogue not a statesman, he is the most irresponsible politician the country has seen for many years.”

—@JasonCowleyNS

12/10/2018

That’s not a “no”

Can confirm this @RepMarkMeadows statement, via Playbook PM: “Serving as Chief of Staff would be an incredible honor. The President has a long list of qualified candidates and I know he’ll make the best selection for his administration and for the country” https://t.co/33FdJU8z8e

—@_WilliamsonBen

12/10/2018

“Simple private transaction” is the new term for paying hush money to alleged mistresses shortly before a presidential election

“Democrats can’t find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey’s testimony. No Smocking Gun…No Collusion.” @FoxNews That’s because there was NO COLLUSION. So now the Dems go to a simple private transaction, wrongly call it a campaign contribution,…

….which it was not (but even if it was, it is only a CIVIL CASE, like Obama’s - but it was done correctly by a lawyer and there would not even be a fine. Lawyer’s liability if he made a mistake, not me). Cohen just trying to get his sentence reduced. WITCH HUNT!

—@realDonaldTrump

12/10/2018

The Butina plot thickens

Maria Butina, the now-jailed Russian agent who publicly prompted Trump to say in 2015 that he favored ending sanctions against Moscow, is changing her previous plea of “not guilty”

—@JohnJHarwood

12/10/2018

ISIS has been quiet in the West this year, but it’s far from extinguished

Mr. Markusen said Islamic State attacks in Iraq were more frequent this year than in 2016, up to 75 a month versus 60. And though thousands of its fighters were killed or captured last year, the group still has 20,000 to 30,000 in Iraq and Syria, he said. That is about the number that the Central Intelligence Agency estimated in 2014, when the organization was at its peak.

A fighter who goes by the name of Yehya and says he is an Islamic State member, claimed after being reached by WhatsApp in Syria not to be discouraged by the setbacks.

“Do you think the Americans can defeat the caliphate? It’s a war of attrition,” he said. “When the coalition stops the airstrikes, we will return immediately.”

Battered ISIS Keeps Grip on Last Piece of Territory for Over a Year

—The New York Times

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