Midday open thread: Twitter persona exposed as fake intel operative; beer lures a man off a ledge
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Today’s comic by Mark Fiore is No guarantees: What’s coming up on Sunday Kos … How Daily Kos Elections analyzes and reports on polls, by David Nir The final battle of the Civil Social Justice War will be in the heart, mind and spirit of thMidday open thread: Twitter persona exposed as fake intel operative; beer lures a man off a ledge
Today’s comic by Mark Fiore is No guarantees: What’s coming up on Sunday Kos … How Daily Kos Elections analyzes and reports on polls, by David Nir The final battle of the Civil Social Justice War will be in the heart, mind and spirit of the nation, by Frank Vyan Walton Marijuana, opioids, and alcohol: It is time to change the paradigm, by Egberto Willies Trump tariffs hurting farmers, and GOP could pay a price in midterms, by Sher Watts Spooner 7 questions for Erica Newsome, West Virginia teacher, about the West Virginia teacher’s strike, by David Akadjian Why Donald Trump needs to increase immigration, by Jon Perr Support the troops—by allowing them to be ripped off, by Mark E Andersen ‘Trumpslaining’ the narrative about Puerto Rico’s recovery, by Denise Oliver Velez While obsessing over 'endangered' white people, mainstream media helps normalize white supremacy, by Kelly Macias Trump uses race, culture to divide and distract us. GOP is government by the corrupt for the rich, by Ian Reifowitz • Beer deliverymen talk suicidal man off bridge ledge with the promise of a 12-pack of brew. One of them said he remembered Denzel Washington as a negotiator in the movie Inside Man and imitated him in the successful effort to persuade the man not to jump. • Popular #Resistance Twitter “GuardianRover”—who claimed to be intel operative and Delta Force veteran—exposed as pro-Trump Gamer: When he wasn’t meeting with Chinese freedom fighters, chatting up Ukrainian intel sources or working diplomatic security details, Smith tweeted wild claims on Twitter about collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. [...] As it turned out, though, Smith was neither a former Delta Force soldier [n]or a malevolent CIA operative. In fact, evidence suggests that the Twitter account beloved by Trump haters was in fact operated by Justin Hendrix, a Seattle gamer who regularly made pro-Trump comments online. (Hendrix didn’t respond to The Daily Beast’s requests for comment.) MIDDAY TWEET xAretha Franklin's funeral will be 4-day event in Detroit https://t.co/y9cqnnzUmK— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) August 17, 2018 • Seattle Times didn’t join hundreds of U.S. newspapers in writing an editorial Thursday saying the press isn’t the enemy of the people because, its editors said, the Times already proves this in its coverage every day: This effort by many esteemed newspaper editorial boards plays directly into the president’s us-versus-him narrative that the news media is of one mind, we don’t like him and are doing everything we can to sink his presidency. That it’s a big conspiracy of “pack journalism” at its worst. [...] The Seattle Times editorial board has very carefully over the last 18 months commented frequently — and vigorously — on the failings of this administration, particularly where it affects our community and Washington state. Offshore drilling, immigration, the environment and easing of financial regulations come to mind. But we have, on purpose, avoided making this personal. • Alabama utility doing what it can to block sun power by charging customers with solar panels ridiculous fee to stay hooked up to the grid: The barriers built into Alabama’s energy market are just one example of the political, financial, and regulatory dynamics that can block low- and middle-income households from using rooftop solar power in the Southeast. But this tug-of-war between utility companies, regulators, and solar advocates isn’t just about money. “It’s a real social justice issue,” says Greer Ryan, a renewable energy specialist at the Center for Biological Diversity, an Arizona-based environmental organization. “Anything that makes it less economical for people to go solar is going to be harmful for low- and median-income consumers,” she says. It’s like raising taxes on people who can least afford it — putting green energy out of reach for everyone but the wealthy. • Lawmakers advance bill that would do away with money bail system in California. But advocates on Thursday withdrew their support for the reform bill they have avidly backed after amendments added “risk assessment” tools they say could be racially biased and not provide due process to everyone: “For years, California’s money bail system has been among the most egregious examples of a two-tiered system of justice – a system that benefits the wealthy few and punishes low-income Californians, many of whom are black and brown people,” Minsker said. “SB 10 needs to go further to be the model for pretrial justice and racial equity that we are working towards.” Robin Steinberg, CEO of The Bail Project, said in a statement that risk assessment tools “guts the presumption of innocence and turns it on its head.” • 3,200-year-old cheese found in Egypt: But it’s filled with brucellosis bacteria: The cheese, wrapped in canvas in a broken jar was discovered in the tomb of a 13th-century BC mayor of Memphis. In an article in the journal Analytical Chemistry, it is described as probably the most ancient solid cheese ever discovered. Archaeofood specialist Enrico Greco noted that recent discoveries have also revealed the oldest wine and oldest olive oil ever found. On today’s Kagro in the Morning show: Omarosa continues to leak tape. Trump's lawyers suck so bad, they may have F-ed up all their NDAs! Saudish Arabia weaponizes «its» wealth, and Trump is willing to shrug off their 9/11-style threats as long as he gets paid. And gets to watch himself on TV. x Embedded Content RadioPublic|LibSyn|YouTube|Patreon|Square Cash (Share code: Send $5, get $5!) LINK TO DAILY KOS STORE Read more