Acerbic Politics: Headlines with links

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Headlines with links

Bible Museum says five of its Dead Sea Scrolls are fake

Why last week was the beginning of the end for NCAA amateurism

The battle for control of the Senate is looking worse and worse for Democrats, who just a month ago saw a path to the majority but now increasingly look like they could lose more seats and have a smaller minority next year.

TRUMP MAY BE “IN LOVE” WITH KIM JONG UN BUT NORTH KOREA KEEPS HACKING U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE

The Violence Central American Migrants Are Fleeing Was Stoked by the US

Quote of the Day

“They aren’t trying to sell people on Ron DeSantis or his vision. They’re trying to terrify people of me. They want people to know I’m black… They want to focus people on I’m different, not like everybody else – dangerous.”

— Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum (D), in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times.

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/10/21/quote-of-the-day-2074/

Trump’s new ambassador to South Africa happens to be a Mar-a-Lago member

Lana Marks has no diplomatic experience, a history of fabricating her past, and a skill-set devoted primarily to making six-figure designer handbags.

But there’s one hobby that appears to qualify her to become the U.S.’s latest ambassador: a membership at the Mar-a-Lago Club.

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https://thinkprogress.org/trumps-new-ambassador-to-south-africa-happens-to-be-a-mar-a-lago-member-8a52072263c4/

The Trump administration reportedly wants the government to revoke civil rights protections from transgender people

They want to define gender at birth — and force DNA tests to prove otherwise.

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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/21/18005594/trump-administration-transgender-sex-dna-test

GOP Senate Nominee Calls Fox Host A Liar After He Correctly Says She Wants To Strip Pre-existing Conditions

Bonus Quote of the Day

Political Wire by Taegan Goddard / 37min // keep unread // hide

“I think it’s insulting to anyone who’s analyzing this with any kind of intelligent background to think that, ‘Oh, a fist fight led to a dismemberment with a bone saw.'”

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), in an interview on Fox News Sunday., on the Saudi explanation for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/10/21/bonus-quote-of-the-day-1041/

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