I think it’s Spain versus Portugal?
I know nothing about this, just responding to a request. Have at it.
This post is in: Sports
I think it’s Spain versus Portugal?
I know nothing about this, just responding to a request. Have at it.
This post is in: Open Threads, All we want is life beyond the thunderdome, Blatant Liars and the Lies They Tell, Our Failed Media Experiment
It may be that crabby Grandpa’s craziness has broken the trust between him and the media. I’m seeing more and more like this in my tweetstream.
Here is David Halberstam on how Joe McCarthy played the journalists assigned to cover him pic.twitter.com/bZMaUwrDC0
— Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) June 13, 2018
Today’s POTUS performance was breathtaking in the sheer number of provable falsehoods, intentional mischaracterizations and outright lies uttered. Clearly someone feels emboldened. Will GOP leaders continue to shrug this off? Bury their head in the sand?
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) June 15, 2018
This is a bizarre, pathological, obscene, enormous, mind-numbing, frightening lie. The IG report had absolutely nothing to do with the investigation into Russian collusion or Trump’s alleged obstruction of justice. https://t.co/LTq8mEzHLw
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) June 15, 2018
A bunch are also dragging AP every time they emit a “BREAKING – President Trump said [Trump’s words, no indication of truth value]”
The President is under investigation for the most shocking of crimes. There is ample proof that his campaign, probably with his knowledge, colluded with Russia in many ways.
He and his sycophants fight this by lying.
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— Adam Davidson (@adamdavidson) June 15, 2018
I don't have an obvious solution, other than don't publish absurd stories like normally good @pdacosta's piece today. And don't publish Trump and GOP lying assertions as fact.
But how do we cover a deep, clear story that doesn't have the daily incremental beats we crave.
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— Adam Davidson (@adamdavidson) June 15, 2018
One message to reporters is this: your editors are pushing you for daily incrementalism and volume. But you will become more famous and more successful if you actually give your readers, listeners, viewers substantive, deep, context-rich reporting.
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— Adam Davidson (@adamdavidson) June 15, 2018
So, reporters: ignore your editors! Think of your readers, listeners, viewers.
They don't want incrementalism. They don't want to read about stupid lies about a report.
They want you to help them make sense of the world.
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— Adam Davidson (@adamdavidson) June 15, 2018
Even Maggie
It’s Trump’s policy. But he doesn’t want to be blamed for his own policy. https://t.co/OxvhjNsxhO
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 15, 2018
Trump said he hasn't spoken to Cohen in "a long time." He called him shortly after the FBI raid on Cohen's offices about two months ago https://t.co/iBiVRVyzT3
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 15, 2018
Stone, Nunberg, Lewandowski, Conway and Bannon all rightfully can claim a role in Trump victory. So can Manafort, given the threat Trump faced ahead of the convention. https://t.co/TkYsbTRkwy
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 15, 2018
by Adam L Silverman| 295 Comments
This post is in: America, Domestic Politics, Election 2016, Foreign Affairs, Open Threads, Politics, Popular Culture, Post-racial America, Silverman on Security, Not Normal
Ali Velshi has the details:
BREAKING: Judge revokes bail for Manafort, orders him to jail. pic.twitter.com/QhDYhF1h9a
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 15, 2018
LIVE: NBC News Special Report: Judge revokes bail for Manafort, orders him to jail. https://t.co/UBdpBaQ8p4
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 15, 2018
From The New York Times:
A federal judge revoked Paul Manafort’s bail and sent him to jail on Friday to await trial, citing new charges that Mr. Manafort had tried to influence the testimony of two of the government’s witnesses after he had been granted bail.
Gonna be a long Friday as we wait to see if a Cohenoscopy has been scheduled for today.
Open thread!
Breaking: Paul Manafort’s Bail is Revoked and He is Sent to Jail Pre TrialPost + Comments (295)
by Betty Cracker| 255 Comments
This post is in: Open Threads, Politics, Republican Stupidity, Trump Crime Cartel, Assholes, General Stupidity
What this week felt like:
In normal times, the fact that the president’s former campaign chairman may go to jail today for witness tampering would be a bigger deal. So would the fact that the president’s current lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said this on TV last night:
I believe that Rod Rosenstien and Jeff Sessions have a chance to redeem themselves, and that chance comes about tomorrow. It doesn’t go beyond tomorrow. Tomorrow, Mueller should be suspended, and honest people should be brought in, impartial people [from the New York office — he actually specified that in another segment — ed.] to investigate these people like Strzok. Strzok should be in jail by the end of next week.
Looks like due process is only for spouse abusers. Is Giuliani just flapping his gums to intimidate GOP-appointed officials in an allegedly independent organization to do Trump’s bidding — as Trump himself has done for months now?
Or will Trump use a cherry-picked version of the IG report to justify more direct action to shut down the Mueller probe or compromise it by bringing in goons from his home turf?
I honestly have no idea. I’m just glad this interminable week is coming to an end.
This post is in: Anderson On Health Insurance
In Morning Consult, I argue that Virginia’s Medicaid expansion will obviously help the folks who directly qualify for Medicaid. It will also help the folks who earn too much money to qualify for ACA subsidies in two ways:
There are two ways that Medicaid expansion in Virginia will drive down individual market rates that non-subsidized, middle-class families pay…. Evidence shows that individuals who earn between 100 percent and 138 percent of the federal poverty level (single individuals earning between $25,100 and $34,638) and currently buy ACA insurance have more chronic conditions and more expensive health care needs than individuals who earn over 138 percent FPL….
Virginia — like many other states — had its insurers load the cost of providing CSR into the premiums for silver plans, which are the plans that set the local benchmark from which all premium subsidies are calculated. This led to a significant spike in silver benchmark premiums. Other plans saw significant but far lower premium increases. On average, CSR workarounds led to an extra $960 to $1,040 in premiums for silver plans.
The data shows us that people who were previously eligible for an ACA health plan and will now be eligible for Medicaid under the expansion were the highest per-capita recipients of the cost-sharing reduction subsidies. As these individuals move to Medicaid expansion, the cost of funding CSR through silver premiums will decline…
I am expecting the initial rate requests for Virginia and Maine to decrease as the combination of a morbidity adjustment and backing out a significant part of the CSR bump will need to happen as Medicaid expands for the 2019 plan year.
The corollary to this good news is that the people who currently benefit from Silver Loading, who primarily earn between 200-400% FPL are going to be a bit worse off than they would have been with no Medicaid expansion. The reduced Silver Load will make the least expensive Gold plans slightly more expensive relative to the Silver benchmark than they had been in the past.
Everything is a trade-off in health policy, but this is, I think, a very worthwhile trade-off as there is still a decent size Silver Load which will reduce post-subsidy Gold and Bronze premiums compared to the universe where James Comey actually followed FBI procedure.
Medicaid expansion also helps the middle classPost + Comments (8)
by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)| 11 Comments
This post is in: On The Road, Open Threads, Readership Capture
Good Morning All,
This weekday feature is for Juicers who are are on the road, traveling, or just want to share a little bit of their world via stories and pictures. So many of us rise each morning, eager for something beautiful, inspiring, amazing, subtle, of note, and our community delivers – a view into their world, whether they’re far away or close to home – pictures with a story, with context, with meaning, sometimes just beauty. By concentrating travel updates and tips here, it’s easier for all of us to keep up or find them later.
So please, speak up and share some of your adventures and travel news here, and submit your pictures using our speedy, secure form. You can submit up to 7 pictures at a time, with an overall description and one for each picture.
You can, of course, send an email with pictures if the form gives you trouble, or if you are trying to submit something special, like a zipped archive or a movie. If your pictures are already hosted online, then please email the links with your descriptions.
For each picture, it’s best to provide your commenter screenname, description, where it was taken, and date. It’s tough to keep everyone’s email address and screenname straight, so don’t assume that I remember it “from last time”. More and more, the first photo before the fold will be from a commenter, so making it easy to locate the screenname when I’ve found a compelling photo is crucial.
Hope folks enjoy the games today, I will unfortunately be driving, riding, and walking a lot to deal with numerous vehicle issues tomorrow and will only be able to listen (ty SiriusXM radio)
I have a great set for Monday from realbtl and you’ll just want to pick up and fly to Ireland Tuesday!
On that note, have a great weekend and enjoy the peace, simplicity, and gentle majesty of today’s offering. Somewhere….
Today, pictures from valued commenter Poptartacus.
Taken in March in San Francisco Bay
Half a rainbows better then none
The other half
Thank you so much Poptartacus, do send us more when you can.
Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.
One again, to submit pictures: Use the Form or Send an Email
This post is in: Open Threads, Religion, Sports, All we want is life beyond the thunderdome
#CelticFC would like to wish #EidMubarak to all the Celts celebrating around the world today! ? pic.twitter.com/zFBMjkTttE
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) June 15, 2018
(Hand to Murphy the Trickster God, this is the first result that came up when I typed Eid al-Fitr 2018 into Google!)
Eid al-Fitr is an important Islamic holiday that involves many Muslims waking up early and praying either at an outdoor prayer ground or a mosque. Many Muslims dress in their finest clothes and adorn their homes with lights and other decorations. Old wrongs are forgiven and money is given to the poor. Special foods are prepared and friends or relatives are invited to share the feast. Gifts and greeting cards are exchanged and children receive presents. Eid al-Fitr is a joyous occasion but its underlying purpose is to praise God and give thanks to him, according to Islamic belief…
Eid al-Fitr is also known as the Feast of Fast-Breaking or the Lesser Feast. It marks the end of Ramadan and the start of a feast that lasts up to three days in some countries, such as Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. It is one of Islam’s two major festivals, with Eid al-Adha being the other major festival. Eid al-Fitr celebrates the end of the fasting that occurs during Ramadan.
Speaking of the Beautiful Game, per Google, today’s World Cup matches are Egypt v Uruguay at 8am EDT, Morocco v Iran at 11am, and Portugal v Spain at 2pm. I’m gonna trust Alain (or Dave?) to put up the relevant Open Threads…
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But seriously:
UPDATE: 40 senators now support our bill to bar children from being taken from their parents at the border. We’re continuing to ask Republican senators to join our bill. If you’re represented by a Republican senator, please ask them to cosponsor S.3036. #FamiliesBelongTogether
— Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) June 14, 2018
NEW: Sen. Merkley, who drew attention 2 weeks ago to issues with children at the border, will lead a congressional delegation Sunday to McAllen-Brownsville, Texas area. Today he invited AG Sessions, who declined, citing scheduling conflicts.
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) June 14, 2018
Friday Morning Open Thread: Eid Mubarak!Post + Comments (102)