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Suspected chemical attack in Syria kills dozens of civilians

AM Joy
4/8/18

A suspected chemical attack on civilians in Syria has left dozens dead including children, but it is unclear how the United States will respond to Bashar al-Assad. Joy Reid and her panel discuss.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/suspected-chemical-attack-in-syria-kills-dozens-of-civilians-1205875779622


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Pruitt has Trump’s support despite pressure to resign

AM Joy
4/8/18

The White House has seen many people leave within Donald Trump’s short tenure as president so far, yet the president continues to defend Scott Pruitt, who many believe should step down as head of the EPA. Joy Reid and her panel discuss.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/pruitt-has-trump-s-support-despite-pressure-to-resign-1205875779991 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPxCdOxNNN8 [with comments]


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Parkland, New York City activists unite for gun control

AM Joy
4/8/18

Parkland student activist Aalayah Eastmond is partnering with gun control advocacy group Youth Over Guns on a June 2, 2018 march in New York City to bring awareness to gun violence in urban areas. Joy Reid is also joined by Youth Over Guns leader Ramon Contreras on the goals of their coalition.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/parkland-new-york-city-activists-unite-for-gun-control-1205881923979 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsCH9wWwP_s [with comments]


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Sinclair spreads conservative propaganda via 193 stations

AM Joy
4/8/18

Sinclair Broadcast Group has 193 local stations to which it distributes what many see as right-wing talking points. Joy Reid discusses this phenomenon with former Sinclair journalists.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/sinclair-spreads-conservative-propaganda-via-193-stations-1205888579914 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBtKwm1OxkE [with comments]


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Police shooting of Saheed Vassell sparks outrage

AM Joy
4/8/18

The police shooting death of unarmed black man Saheed Vassell in Brooklyn sparks calls for answers, and police reform. Joy Reid and her panel discuss.

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/police-shooting-of-saheed-vassell-sparks-outrage-1205893699969 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ctFmPlV6bU [with comments]


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Elgin Baylor on statue, new book ‘Hang Time’

AM Joy
4/8/18

Elgin Baylor, legendary player for the L.A. Lakers, recently became the fifth Laker to receive a statue outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Joy Reid speaks to Baylor about his stunning career, and his new memoir, ‘Hang Time.’

©2018 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/elgin-baylor-on-statue-new-book-hang-time-1205899843712


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All Evidence Points Towards False Flag In Syria

Published on Apr 8, 2018 by The Alex Jones Channel [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMXqRHe8n1TX5iDvkLS62rw / https://www.youtube.com/user/RWWBlog , https://www.youtube.com/user/RWWBlog/videos ]

This is not the first time that a convenient chemical attack has threatened to bring the US into the war in Syria.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDf9wTbNuMs [with comments]


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Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi of Iraq

Issued on: April 8, 2018

Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi of Iraq called to speak with President Donald J. Trump today. Prime Minister Abadi thanked President Trump for the decisive support of the United States in the fight against ISIS. The leaders also discussed accelerating the campaign to defeat remnants of ISIS and the need to work together to counter other threats in the region. They discussed the situation in Syria and the alarming reports of possible chemical attacks near Damascus. Finally, President Trump emphasized the importance of Iraqi unity in advance of the upcoming elections.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/readout-president-donald-j-trumps-call-prime-minister-haider-al-abadi-iraq-2/


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Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with President Emmanuel Macron of France

Issued on: April 8, 2018

President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Emmanuel Macron of France. Both leaders strongly condemned the horrific chemical weapons attacks in Syria and agreed that the Assad regime must be held accountable for its continued human rights abuses. They agreed to exchange information on the nature of the attacks and coordinate a strong, joint response.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/readout-president-donald-j-trumps-call-president-emmanuel-macron-france-13/


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Full Show - TECH OVERLORDS INITIATE ONLINE ETHNIC CLEANSING - 04/08/2018

Published on Apr 9, 2018 by The Alex Jones Channel

Sunday, April 8th 2018: IF YOU GET ANGRY THEY CALL IT HATE SPEECH - Mike Adam hosts the important broadcast he’s ever done. We have the twitter CEO endorsing the liberal overthrow of America. The bias at Twitter, and Facebook wants to ban free speech. The war is on for those who do not comply.
https://www.infowars.com/unsafe-to-the-community-facebook-takes-on-pro-trump-diamond-and-silk/
https://www.infowars.com/twitter-ceo-shares-and-raves-about-article-calling-for-dem-victory-in-second-civil-war/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv-3ndxBf9c [additional text taken from the included segment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KHCvYjm09E (with comments); with comments] [also at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUlGbAMTsVg (with comments)]


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Infowars Invades The Swamp As Another Fake Chemical Attack Hits Syria

Published on Apr 8, 2018 by The Alex Jones Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v70O7EFd2ic [with comments]


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Alex Jones LIVE From Trump Hotel DC

Published on Apr 8, 2018 by The Alex Jones Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5lg3sxaLgw [with comments]


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Next on Episode 10 | Our Cartoon President | SHOWTIME

Published on Apr 5, 2018 by SHOWTIME [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtwMWJr2BFPkuJTnSvCESSQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/SHOWTIME , https://www.youtube.com/user/SHOWTIME/videos , https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ8c54cxQG2Er3jT_VcduPQWzeNMvvrzl ]

The President tries to prove he's a man's man by throwing out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game, while Ivanka attempts to become a feminist icon by opening a school for girls. Mid-season finale. Our Cartoon President returns this summer.

[Episode 10 originally aired April 8, 2018]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjpluouYRKM [with comments]


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'The Manliest First Pitch in History' Ep. 10 Official Clip | Our Cartoon President | SHOWTIME

Published on Apr 5, 2018 by SHOWTIME

Our Cartoon President and Vice President Mike Pence confer over how important throwing our the first pitch on Opening Day is to the patriarchy. Mid-season finale. Our Cartoon President returns this summer.

[Episode 10 originally aired April 8, 2018]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpqG0AKcJYA [with comments]


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'#IvankaStrong' Ep. 10 Official Clip | Our Cartoon President | SHOWTIME

Published on Apr 11, 2018 by SHOWTIME

Our Cartoon President goes to throw out the first pitch, but in interrupted by Ivanka, Queen of the Resistance. Our Cartoon President returns this summer.

[Episode 10 originally aired April 8, 2018]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MCNNcx-tyU [with comments]


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Introducing Cartoon John Bolton | Our Cartoon President | SHOWTIME

Published on Apr 6, 2018 by SHOWTIME

Our Cartoon President addresses the fact that he is a 'subject' and not a 'target' of the Mueller investigation, and introduces his new National Security Advisor John Bolton. Our Cartoon President returns this summer.

[Episode 10 originally aired April 8, 2018]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds_NYSxLBvA [with comments]


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Our Cartoon President Returns This Summer | Stephen Colbert SHOWTIME

Published on Apr 8, 2018 by SHOWTIME

Our Cartoon President returns this summer. Our Cartoon President isn't going anywhere!

[Episode 10 originally aired April 8, 2018]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIUdG8q1P2k [with comments]


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Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Published on Apr 8, 2018 by LastWeekTonight [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3XTzVzaHQEd30rQbuvCtTQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight , https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight/videos ]

Crisis pregnancy centers deceptively steer women away from abortion. They can be started way too easily by religious groups like, for instance, a late night talk show’s megachurch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NNpkv3Us1I [with (nearly 16,000) comments] [and see also in particular (linked in) https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=129636012 and preceding and following, https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=129640648 and preceding and following, https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=129936882 and preceding and following]


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Kim Jong-un Transitions From Reclusive Madman to Super Social Madman | The Daily Show

Published on Apr 8, 2018 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/videos ]

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un announces plans to take part in a historic summit with South Korea and shocks onlookers by paying a visit to China via his personal train.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhW7Ww_pqnQ [with comments]


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Alex Gibney - Uncovering “Dirty Money” Crimes | The Daily Show

Published on Apr 8, 2018 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

Filmmaker Alex Gibney talks about exposing Volkswagen's horrifying animal testing, HSBC's money laundering and other corporate crimes in his docuseries "Dirty Money."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uSf5ZOeqxQ [with comments]


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Historic National Landmark "The Standard" aka Donald B Paddlewheel Towboat on Ohio River

Published on Apr 8, 2018 by Bravo Alternative Media [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVV0_xnA_z-ALo6kZJz2WXA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVV0_xnA_z-ALo6kZJz2WXA/videos ]

The Historic National Landmark Paddlewheel Towboat has been found in it's secret hiding spot on the Ohio River. "The Standard" aka The Donald B.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9G5m3NFIU8 [with comments]


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stashed April 8, 2018:

Why nobody knows what’s going on inside the Mueller investigation - AM Joy segment 4-8-18
“He’s a serious guy, and he hates people who talk to the press.”
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/4/17197126/mueller-leaks-trump-russia-special-counsel

‘When you lose that power’: How John Kelly faded as White House disciplinarian
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/when-you-lose-that-power-how-john-kelly-faded-as-white-house-disciplinarian/2018/04/07/5e5b8b42-39be-11e8-acd5-35eac230e514_story.html

John Kelly blew up at Trump in Oval Office meeting, threatened to quit
https://www.axios.com/john-kelly-trump-oval-office-meeting-threatened-quit-f29667d3-d99f-4e23-92f6-9c48c360722b.html

Trump denies John Kelly's influence is diminished
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/08/politics/trump-wapo-kelly-diminished/index.html

Trump: Washington Post article about Kelly not ‘true’
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/08/trump-post-story-about-kelly-is-not-true-508163

Trump attacks 'garbage' Washington Post; calls Kelly story 'hit job'
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/08/trump-attacks-garbage-washington-post-calls-kelly-story-hit-job.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/drazink3-56zlYMU1MyEZVe9cUB2M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Suspected poison gas kills at least 40 in Damascus suburb
https://www.apnews.com/5f94eff01d004c528060b33c9f59cc9a/Suspected-poison-gas-kills-at-least-40-in-Damascus-suburb

'This is a dangerous period': Trump is finally calling out Putin by name, and experts are anxiously watching what he'll do next
President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin out on Twitter Sunday after a suspected chemical attack in Syria killed at least 40 people.
Ian Bremmer told Business Insider on Sunday that the US will probably soon strike Syrian forces if it can confirm that chemical weapons were indeed used.
Lawmakers are encouraging Trump to act, and hold Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accountable for his actions.
Bremmer also said he agrees with the potential strikes, but also says there are downsides to the proposition.
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-calls-out-putin-syria-chemical-attack-what-happens-next-2018-4

Trump and others condemn chemical attack in Syria that Russia calls a 'hoax'
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/08/middleeast/syria-chemical-attack-douma-intl/index.html

Did Trump's tweets on the Syria attack lock him into an even bigger military retaliation?
Last year's U.S. strike on Syria didn't deter Assad. Trump may feel obliged to try again, to avoid appearing weak.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/did-trump-s-tweets-syria-attack-lock-him-even-bigger-n863761

Trump Defeats Assad . . . on Twitter
But social media won’t stop the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/syrian-chemical-weapons-lesson-1523219173

The Latest: Security Council to discuss suspected gas attack - AP
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-russia-denies-reports-syrian-chemical-attack-54318060
original https://www.apnews.com/f95865549bdf40468a9b120e8fe46cf9/The-Latest:-Security-Council-to-discuss-suspected-gas-attack

Syria will see US price for chemical attack as worth paying
Whether Trump opts for single retaliatory act or wider response, Assad will think he is winning
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/08/syria-will-see-us-trump-retribution-for-chemical-attack-as-price-worth-paying

John McCain Accuses Trump Of ‘Emboldening’ Assad With Talk Of Withdrawal
“I want to get out,” Trump said last week.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mccain-accuses-trump-of-emboldening-assad_us_5acaa0cde4b09d0a11950aac

Trump warns Assad: ‘Big price to pay’ for fatal Syria attack
https://www.apnews.com/f8ba46e80ea44afbb988cf1e161fd2ab/Trump-warns-Assad:-'Big-price-to-pay'-for-fatal-Syria-attack

The Latest: Syrian news agency reports missile attack
https://www.apnews.com/f95865549bdf40468a9b120e8fe46cf9/The-Latest:-Syrian-news-agency-reports-missile-attack

Syrian news reports missile attack; US denies it fired them
https://www.apnews.com/5f94eff01d004c528060b33c9f59cc9a/Syrian-news-reports-missile-attack;-US-denies-it-fired-them

Syria says suspected U.S. missiles fired at air base; Washington denies strike
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-meast-crisis-syria-airfield/syria-says-suspected-u-s-missiles-fired-at-air-base-washington-denies-strike-idUSKBN1HG04Q

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d3Y2y76wJwioBQM8pn9XkL_9dm44M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Amid Fears of Trade War, Trump Predicts China Will Relent
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/08/us/politics/trump-china-trade-war.html

Trump, allies play down concerns about effect of trade war with China on economy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-allies-play-down-concerns-about-effect-of-trade-war-with-china-on-economy/2018/04/08/47796dd0-3b31-11e8-974f-aacd97698cef_story.html

Trump Officials Soften Tone on Trade Dispute With China
Administration plays down talk of a worsening conflict, saying no penalties are imminent
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-officials-soften-tone-on-trade-dispute-with-china-1523207017

Trump Predicts China Will Be First to Buckle in Trade Dispute
Says barriers will fall because it’s ‘the right thing to do’
Economic team suggests China, U.S. can pull back from brink
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-08/trump-vows-that-china-will-take-down-its-trade-barriers

China, U.S. trade row: things you need to know
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/08/c_137095954.htm

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dG7e95m9OFVTcSMCxQCjXFUAS554M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Mark Zuckerberg Testimony: Will Washington Cast The First Stone At Facebook?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/waynecrews/2018/04/08/mark-zuckerberg-testimony-will-washington-cast-the-first-stone-at-facebook/

New Long-Term Economic Forecast and Facebook Founder Testimony
Here’s what to expect in the week ahead:
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/08/business/economic-forecast-facebook-testimony.html

Facebook suspends another data analytics firm after CNBC discovers it was using tactics like Cambridge Analytica
Data analytics firm CubeYou used personality quizzes clearly labeled for "non-profit academic research" to help marketers find customers.
One of its quizzes, "You Are What You Like" which also goes by "Apply Magic Sauce," states it is only for "non-profit academic research that has no connection whatsoever to any commercial or profit-making purpose or entity."
When CNBC showed Facebook the quizzes and terms, which are similar to the methods used by Cambridge Analytica, Facebook said it was going to suspend CubeYou from the platform to investigate.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/08/cubeyou-cambridge-like-app-collected-data-on-millions-from-facebook.html

Facebook Suspends Data Firm Cubeyou in Wake of Privacy Scandal
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-08/facebook-suspends-data-firm-cubeyou-in-wake-of-privacy-scandal

Facebook temporarily suspends another data analytics firm
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/382203-facebook-suspends-another-data-analytics-firm

Facebook’s Communications Meltdown: How the Company Lost Control of Its Messaging
http://variety.com/2018/digital/opinion/facebook-pr-communications-crisis-management-1202747104/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dMHbKfDK6pr1uDMcT6mugzbyEITHM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Fire at Trump Tower leaves man dead and 6 firefighters injured
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/07/us/trump-tower-fire/index.html

Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/982750459877380096

Trump once fought efforts to retrofit high-rises with fire sprinklers - further to https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139880906
http://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-fought-efforts-retrofit-high-rises-fire-sprinklers/story?id=54323329

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dtv5NGeOIYE54IMcd1uqNLi818-yM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Hungary's strongman Viktor Orban wins third term in power
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-election/hungarys-strongman-viktor-orban-wins-third-term-in-power-idUSKBN1HE0UC

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban Wins Fourth Term
Some opposition leaders criticized the results, saying the election was unfair
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hungary-votes-in-election-with-orban-set-to-secure-a-fourth-term-1523162923

Orban Scores Crushing Hungarian Victory in Boost to EU Populists
Ruling Fidesz party projected to secure new supermajority
Anti-immigrant campaign triumphed over divided opposition
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-08/orban-dominates-hungarian-ballot-in-win-for-european-populists

Viktor Orbán: Only Fidesz can protect Hungary from Brussels, the UN, and George Soros
https://budapestbeacon.com/viktor-orban-only-fidesz-can-protect-hungary-from-brussels-the-un-and-george-soros/

The Guardian view on Hungary’s election: Europe faces a grassroots fight
Those in Europe who believe in liberal, tolerant, open politics must step up national efforts to defeat xenophobia and hate
Editorial
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/08/the-guardian-view-on-hungarys-election-europe-faces-a-grassroots-fight

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dpb083riOVpZ3eMB5baQvUA_W_VuM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Secret, direct talks underway between US and North Korea
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/07/politics/north-korea-us-talks/index.html

North Korea tells U.S. it is prepared to discuss denuclearization: source
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-talks/north-korea-tells-u-s-it-is-prepared-to-discuss-denuclearization-source-idUSKBN1HF0WQ

Kim Jong-Un Has Offered to Talk Denuclearization With President Trump, U.S. Official Says
http://time.com/5232582/kim-jong-un-dunclearization-trump/

North Korea confirms to White House that it is willing to talk about denuclearization, administration officials say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/north-korea-confirms-to-white-house-that-it-is-willing-to-talk-about-denuclearization-administration-officials-say/2018/04/08/996b3170-3b66-11e8-a7d1-e4efec6389f0_story.html
also at http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-north-korea-nuclear-weapons-20180408-story.html

Missionaries at border spread Christianity to North Korea
http://www.tampabay.com/news/world/Missionaries-at-border-spread-Christianity-to-North-Korea_167086964

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/daN4oM5nW1ccM_MK0UrKsRK58gj7M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Why Hamas is protesting in Gaza — and why it will continue
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/04/08/hamas-doesnt-plan-to-stop-protests-in-gaza-for-a-while-heres-why/

Palestinian Journalist Fatally Shot While Covering Gaza Protest
http://ijpr.org/post/palestinian-journalist-fatally-shot-while-covering-gaza-protest

IDF orders investigation into military’s response to Gaza border protests
https://www.jta.org/2018/04/08/news-opinion/idf-orders-investigation-militarys-response-gaza-border-protests

IDF officer: Our activity on Gaza border is preventing war
The Israeli army scored a significant achievement in the last two Fridays' clashes: It stopped Palestinian protestors from breaking through the fence, it prevented the situation from deteriorating to a comprehensive conflict and it didn’t violate Israeli communities' holiday routine with Code Red alarms. This achievement also proves that Hamas can gain full control on the ground when it wants to.
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5224085,00.html

After Gaza Massacre, Israeli Leaders Should Be Prosecuted for War Crimes
https://consortiumnews.com/2018/04/08/after-gaza-massacre-israeli-leaders-should-be-prosecuted-for-war-crimes/

Gaza and Jerusalem
Blog Post by Elliott Abrams
https://www.cfr.org/blog/gaza-and-jerusalem

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d5evPNejGHQTfHMe7nL7IRSJokSjM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Senator [Jeff Flakw]'s son [Austin] to seek new civil trial against Joe Arpaio - AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/senators-son-seek-civil-trial-joe-arpaio-54320860
original https://www.apnews.com/5a22e1e2e9384bd48b2417a7a00faff4/Senator's-son-to-seek-new-civil-trial-against-Joe-Arpaio

Joe Arpaio suggests he'd revive 'birther' theory if elected to Senate
Mar 30, 2018
http://www.phillytrib.com/news/joe-arpaio-suggests-he-d-revive-birther-theory-if-elected/article_5dfc75db-cf14-5c14-b47b-8c8f782f729f.html

Flake’s son seeks new trial against Arpaio in Arizona: report
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/382194-flakes-son-seeks-new-trial-against-arpaio-in-arizona-report

Sen. Jeff Flake’s Son Seeks New Trial Against Joe Arpaio
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/sen-jeff-flakes-son-seeks-new-trial-against-joe-arpaio/

A ‘Faustian bargain’: PBS documentary dissects Trump’s takeover of the GOP
In the flurry of all-news cable coverage of the whirlwind that is the Trump presidency, the details get lost.
It’s hard to tell what’s really going on when Fox News is busy claiming there’s a caravan of immigrants about to storm the U.S. border, or is busy attacking Jimmy Kimmel for some wisecrack he made. And CNN is busy trying to help viewers connect the colourful, shady players who turn up in the Mueller investigation.
Every now and then, somebody will assert that the Republican Party is a disgrace, a bunch of wusses intimidated by a braying bully of a know-nothing. Or somebody will simply acknowledge that Trump put the party in his pocket and will then look puzzled about why it happened.
The bigger, better picture can be found in the excellent, plays-like-a thriller Frontline: Trump’s Takeover (Tuesday [4-10-18], PBS, 10 p.m.). It’s essential viewing for anyone trying to follow the twisted tale of Donald Trump’s appropriation of the GOP, and how everything turned upside-down.
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/article-a-faustian-bargain-pbs-documentary-dissects-trumps-takeover-of-the/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dGLTHqHtNDA-oXM8wiCaUft1cbjSM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

4 hurt after knife-wielding man attacks Indianapolis crowd, man arrested - AP- 57-year-old Gary Madison - white guy with shaved head
http://www.ksn.com/news/crime/4-hurt-after-knife-wielding-man-attacks-indianapolis-crowd-man-arrested/1107357708
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/08/4-hurt-after-knife-wielding-man-attacks-indianapolis-crowd.html
original https://apnews.com/82f179064a55488baaf7db328a9ac430

Man arrested for Indianapolis knife attack that injured 3
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gary-madison-indianapolis-knife-attack-leaves-several-injured-2018-04-08/

The Latest: Indianapolis man jailed after knife attack - AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-indianapolis-man-jailed-after-knife-attack/2018/04/08/f6c2dc86-3b4a-11e8-955b-7d2e19b79966_story.html
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German van driver had run-ins with police, suicidal thoughts - AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-still-clueless-about-motive-for-fatal-van-attack/2018/04/08/c229f170-3afb-11e8-af3c-2123715f78df_story.html
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German van attack: 'Suspect had mental health problems'
The man suspected of carrying out a van attack in Muenster was a lone German who suffered mental health problems, the state interior minister has said.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43687875

Germany still clueless about motive for fatal van attack in Münster
Authorities are investigating why a 48-year-old German national drove a van into a crowd in Münster, killing three, including himself, and injuring several others. The man is said to have had a history of mental illness.
http://www.dw.com/en/germany-still-clueless-about-motive-for-fatal-van-attack-in-m%C3%BCnster/a-43297880

German authorities say driver in fatal van attack had long record of crimes and apparently acted alone
http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-germany-van-driver-20180408-story.html

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Police arrest 6 accused of planning stabbing rampage during Berlin Half Marathon
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/04/08/police-arrest-6-accused-of-planning-stabbing-rampage-during-berlin-marathon/
also at http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-berlin-half-marathon-knife-attack-20180408-story.html

German police detain 6 in connection to planned knife attack at Berlin half-marathon
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/berlin-half-marathon-german-police-detain-six-in-connection-to-knife-plot-2018-04-08/

Berlin police arrest six over 'city-endangering' plot
Berlin police have arrested six people who they suspect of "preparing a grave city-endangering violent act".
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43690192

German police thwart 'crime' during Berlin Half Marathon
Police have detained six men in Berlin who reportedly have links to the 2016 Berlin Christmas market attack. The lead suspect was planning to attack spectators at the race with knives, according to a newspaper report.
http://www.dw.com/en/german-police-thwart-crime-during-berlin-half-marathon/a-43300143

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Kansas vet's family may have to leave U.S. over adopted daughter's immigration status
http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article206959719.html

Vet: Family to Join Adopted Daughter in South Korea if She Is Deported
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/04/02/vet-family-join-adopted-daughter-south-korea-if-she-deported.html

The Red-State Teacher Revolt Has Been Brewing For Decades
Walkouts nearly 30 years ago spurred investment and optimism in education, but anti-tax ideology eventually won out. Now kids are paying the price.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/americas-growing-teacher-strikes-were-decades-in-the-making_us_5ac8f468e4b0337ad1e8979c

Sunday Shows Shirk Climate Experts After A Firestorm Week For EPA Chief Scott Pruitt
This comes the same week the EPA, amid Pruitt’s ballooning ethics scandals, rolled back the federal government’s only major climate policy.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sunday-shows-pruitt_us_5ac93a95e4b09d0a119464a3

Former Sinclair Reporter: ‘It Was A Culture Of Misogyny And Xenophobia’
Sinclair Broadcast Group should “pull their head out of their ass,” Jonathan Beaton suggested Sunday.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sinclair-reporter-misogyny-xenophobia_us_5aca6ffae4b09d0a1194ffe0

Conservative Pollster Sounds The Alarm: GOP Could Lose Both House And Senate
“The Republicans are in deep trouble.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-midterm-trouble-frank-luntz_us_5acabf01e4b07a3485e5fbf6

Trumpcare Is Coming To Iowa, And Your State May Be Next
Republicans have other options, but they keep refusing to try them.
Republicans could not repeal the Affordable Care Act last year, and they seem unlikely to try again anytime soon. But they are finding places where, through a combination of new state laws and new federal regulations, they can transform Obamacare’s health insurance markets into something more to their liking ? namely, markets full of cheaper, less generous plans available to people in good health.
This week, Iowa became one of those places. Kim Reynolds, the state’s Republican governor, signed a law Monday allowing the Iowa Farm Bureau to sell health plans that, in most respects, look and operate like any other insurance policies. Wellmark, the state’s affiliate of Blue Cross Blue Shield, will administer the new policies.
But the legislation declares that the new plans “shall not be deemed to be insurance,” and there’s a reason for that. Iowa’s lawmakers want to make sure the policies aren’t subject to the Affordable Care Act’s insurance regulations, including those that protect people with pre-existing conditions.
Unless a court challenge gets in the way, nothing will stop the Farm Bureau and Wellmark from jacking up premiums on people with conditions such as cancer and diabetes ? or denying those people coverage altogether. Nor will anything keep the plan sponsors from limiting or excluding benefits the Affordable Care Act considers “essential,” a list that includes treatment for mental illness, maternity care and prescription drugs.
And if the Farm Bureau and Wellmark want to impose annual or lifetime limits on benefits, they can do that, too. People who receive organ transplants or have rare genetic disorders, such as hemophilia, frequently run up bills that exceed those limits.
So far, officials from the Farm Bureau and Wellmark have not specified exactly how much of this leeway they plan to use. But they have said that the policies will look like the ones that were available before the Affordable Care Act took effect. Those plans had substantially lower premiums precisely because they [were] not available or terribly useful to people with serious medical problems. “We do know that this may not be a solution for all,” a Farm Bureau spokesperson conceded to the Des Moines Register.
[...]
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obamacare-iowa-wellmark-premiums-gop_us_5ac7d007e4b0337ad1e802c6

Keystone Pipeline Leak In South Dakota About Double Previous Estimate: Paper - Reuters
Officials say 9,700 barrels of oil leaked in the Nov. 16 spill. The original estimate was 5,000 barrels.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/keystone-pipeline-leak-double_us_5aca11fae4b09d0a1194bbe1
original https://www.reuters.com/article/us-transcanada-pipeline-leak/keystone-pipeline-leak-in-south-dakota-about-double-previous-estimate-paper-idUSKBN1HE0T7

Arizona election database targeted in 2016 by criminals, not Russia: source
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-election/arizona-election-database-targeted-in-2016-by-criminals-not-russia-source-idUSKBN1HF11F

How One Man’s ‘Accidental’ Death Exposed A Cross-Country Crime Spree
A HuffPost investigation connected dots that police, until now, didn’t see.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-one-mans-accidental-death-exposed-a-cross-country-crime-spree_us_5ac4bdbce4b093a1eb20e9c6

Report: Trump Sons’ Private Trip To Dubai Cost $73,000 Or More Of Taxpayer Money
The costs included hotel rooms and car service for a Secret Service detail, according to CBS.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-sons-73000-tax-paid-trip_us_5ac9aa0ae4b07a3485e56d2c

15 Dead In Crash Of Canadian Junior Hockey Team Bus
“It’s a horrible accident, my God,” the president of the team said.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/saskatchewan-humboldt-broncos-bus-crash_us_5ac83e55e4b07a3485e4d7da

The latest chemical attack in Syria reveals the bankruptcy of Trump’s policies toward Assad
by Max Boot
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/04/08/the-latest-chemical-attack-in-syria-reveals-the-bankruptcy-of-trumps-policies-toward-assad/

The Logic of Assad's Brutality
No meaningful American response will be forthcoming, no matter how hideous the war crime.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/04/syria-chemical-weapons-assad-trump/557483/

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NSC spokesman [Michael Anton] leaving as John Bolton takes over
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/08/politics/michael-anton-departs-nsc/index.html

Trump national security spokesman to depart White House
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/382212-trump-national-security-spokesman-out-at-white-house

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‘You Are the Product’: Targeted by Cambridge Analytica on Facebook
Christopher Deason stumbled upon the psychological questionnaire on June 9, 2014. He was taking a lot of online surveys back then, each one earning him a few dollars to help pay the bills. Nothing about this one, which he saw on an online job platform, struck him as “creepy or weird,” he said later.
So at 6:37 that evening, Mr. Deason completed the first step of the survey: He granted access to his Facebook account.
Less than a second later, a Facebook app had harvested not only Mr. Deason’s profile data, but also data from the profiles of 205 of his Facebook friends. Their names, birth dates and location data, as well as lists of every Facebook page they had ever liked, were downloaded — without their knowledge or express consent — before Mr. Deason could even begin reading the first survey question.
The information was added to a huge database being compiled for Cambridge Analytica, the political data firm with links to Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. None of the people whose data was collected knew it had happened, not even Mr. Deason. “I don’t think I would have gone forward with it if I had,” Mr. Deason, 27, said in a recent interview.
Mr. Deason and his Facebook friends became early entries in a database that would ultimately encompass tens of millions of Facebook profiles and is now at the center of a crisis facing the social media giant. News of Cambridge Analytica’s data collection, first reported last month by The New York Times and The Observer of London, has spurred a #DeleteFacebook movement and brought the social network under intensifying scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators in the United States and Britain.
Still, few of the roughly 214 million Americans with Facebook profiles know whether their data was among the information swept up for Cambridge Analytica. Facebook, which learned of the data misuse in December 2015, plans to begin telling affected users on Monday, a day before its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, is to testify before Congress. Records reviewed by The Times show that roughly 300,000 people took the survey, but because of the access to friends’ information allowed at the time, Facebook said that as many as 87 million users could have been affected.
But The Times, which has viewed a set of raw data from the profiles that Cambridge Analytica paid an academic researcher to obtain, contacted nearly two dozen affected Facebook users in recent weeks. Some were angry — one woman compared it to being robbed — while others were annoyed but unsurprised, having grown cynical about tech giants’ use of the data they collect. They are some of the first known affected Facebook users to be publicly identified. And nearly all said the misuse of their data had given them second thoughts about staying on Facebook.
“I’ve come to grips with the fact that you are the product on the internet,” said Mark Snyder, 32, who lives in Pompano Beach, Fla., and was among Mr. Deason’s friends whose data was collected.
“If you sign up for anything and it isn’t immediately obvious how they’re making money, they’re making money off of you,” said Mr. Snyder, who maintains computer networks for a living.
Mr. Zuckerberg has said the misuse of data represented a “breach of trust” by the company. But even he has suggested that other app developers could have done the same.
Until April 2015, Facebook allowed some app developers to collect some private information from the profiles of users who downloaded apps, and from those of their friends. Facebook has said it allowed this kind of data collection to help developers improve the “in-app” experience for users. But Facebook appears to have done little to verify how developers were using the data or whether they were providing any kind of experience on Facebook at all.
The questionnaire used to collect data for Cambridge Analytica was not actually on Facebook. It was hosted by a company called Qualtrics, which provides a platform for online surveys. It consisted of dozens of questions often used by psychology researchers to assess personality, such as whether the respondent prefers to be alone, tries to lead others and loves large parties (the answer choices range from “disagree strongly” to “agree strongly”). The questionnaire took about 10 to 20 minutes to complete.
When respondents authorized access to their Facebook profiles, the app performed its sole function: to take the users’ data and that of their friends. There was no “in-app” experience to speak of; this was not intended to be the sort of cute online quiz that tells users which “Friends” character they most resemble or how their brunch preferences reveal their inner Disney princess.
Facebook has said that people who took the quiz were told that their data would be used only for academic purposes, claiming that it and its users were misled by Cambridge Analytica and the researcher it hired, Aleksandr Kogan, a 28-year-old Russian-American academic. But the fine print that accompanied the questionnaire may have told users that their data could be used for commercial purposes, according to a draft of the survey’s terms of service that was reviewed by The Times.
Selling users’ Facebook data would have been an outright violation of the company’s rules at the time. Yet the company does not appear to have regularly checked to make sure that apps complied with its rules. And the final wording of the survey’s terms of service is now most likely unknowable: Facebook executives said they deleted the app in December 2015 when they found out about the data harvesting.
Cambridge Analytica used the Facebook data to help build tools that it claimed could identify the personalities of American voters and influence their behavior. The firm has said that its so-called psychographic modeling techniques underpinned its work for Mr. Trump’s campaign in 2016, setting off a still-unsettled debate about whether the firm’s technology worked.
The uproar over Cambridge Analytica’s misuse of the data has added to questions Facebook was already confronting over the use of its platform by those seeking to spread Russian propaganda and fake news.
“Cambridge Analytica is the big story on the topic, but there have been numerous stories about Facebook either selling user data or giving third parties access and using it to help advertising,” Mr. Deason said.
He was especially irked by the ways Facebook and other social media directed advertisements based on what users posted or viewed online.
If he recommends, say, a Dell laptop to a friend, he said, “I go to the next page on Facebook and there’s a Dell ad.”
“That bothers me,” he said.
Mr. Deason, who runs a computer business in Roanoke, Va., is probably among Facebook’s more tech-savvy users. He is keeping his account open for now because his business has its own page and he moderates Facebook groups dedicated to computers.
“But if I were just working my 9-to-5 at the local bank or whatever, and coming home and getting on Facebook to check on my friends and whatnot, yeah, I would delete Facebook,” he said.
Many people who took the survey do not have a background in technology, including Jim Symbouras, 56, a municipal worker in New York City.
His data was collected dozens of times after 52 of his Facebook friends were directed to the psychological questionnaire, many by a site called Swagbucks. The site lets people earn gift cards to Amazon and other retailers in exchange for taking surveys or watching video advertisements.
Mr. Symbouras does not personally know any of the Facebook friends who granted the app access to his data. He met them in Facebook groups where Swagbucks users traded tips for finding good deals.
Amy Risner, 52, of Collinwood, Tenn., was one of those Facebook friends. Ms. Risner, who does not work full time, vaguely recalled the questionnaire — “It was real long, that’s what I remember” — but was certain she never saw any notice that her data or that of her friends would be collected.
“If it would have said anything like that about taking my information — my personal information — I would have backed out of it and not done it,” Ms. Risner said.
Facebook, though, is a tough habit to kick. Asked if she was thinking about deleting her account, Ms. Risner said, “I’m just too nosy to stay off it.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/08/us/facebook-users-data-harvested-cambridge-analytica.html

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: Data could have come from more than 87 million users, be stored in Russia
http://fox61.com/2018/04/08/cambridge-analytica-whistleblower-data-could-have-come-from-more-than-87-million-users-be-stored-in-russia/

Facebook is about to tell users if their data was shared with Cambridge Analytica
Facebook on Monday will begin alerting the 87 million users whose data may have been harvested by Cambridge Analytica.
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/08/technology/facebook-user-data-notify/index.html

Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Says He Will Cooperate with Russia Probes
It was just one of several big revelations from Christopher Wylie.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/cambridge-analytica-whistleblower-says-he-will-cooperate-with-russia-probes/

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Stormy Daniels' lawyer once again seeks to depose Donald Trump and Michael Cohen
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/08/politics/stormy-daniels-donald-trump-michael-cohen-deposition/index.html

Stormy Daniels lawyer files renewed motion to depose Trump, Cohen
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/382214-stormy-daniels-lawyer-files-renewed-motion-to-depose-trump-cohen

In an age of Trump and Stormy Daniels, evangelical leaders face sex scandals of their own
As white evangelicals have been some of President Trump’s staunchest defenders, a handful of their leaders find themselves contending with a problem all too familiar to the commander in chief: a sex scandal.
As the allegations by Stormy Daniels, an adult-film actress who says she had an affair with President Trump, captures the nation’s attention, and as the #MeToo movement highlights sexual abuse, harassment and impropriety in the workplace, at least four leaders in the evangelical movement have been accused of violating the tenets of their faith, from adultery to sexual abuse. Now some observers wonder whether evangelicals are experiencing a repeat of the scandals that led to the downfall of several well-known televangelists in the 1980s.
“There’s a reckoning taking place across evangelicalism right now,” said Russell Moore, who leads the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and compared recent events to those scandals of the 1980s. Moore said the #MeToo movement has ushered a “welcome development in American culture toward believing women who have been harmed. I also think there’s a growing — but not fast enough — realization in church life of the way that power can easily be abused in predatory ways, especially spiritual power.”
Most recently, Frank Page, president and chief executive of the SBC’s executive committee, announced his resignation because of an “inappropriate relationship.” Page did not divulge the details of his relationship on Tuesday, but in a statement he called it a “personal failing” that has “embarrassed my family, my Lord, myself, and the Kingdom.”
In his role, Page oversaw the nearly $200 million budget of the SBC’s cooperative program, which Southern Baptist churches contribute to and which funds the convention’s ministries. Page was among a group of evangelical leaders who last September met with and praised Trump in the Oval Office.
In another case, Bill Hybels, who co-founded Willow Creek, one of the nation’s largest churches, came under the spotlight last week after the Chicago Tribune published a series of allegations that he made suggestive comments, extended hugs, an unwanted kiss, invitations to a staff member to hotel rooms and had a consensual affair with a married woman. The woman who said she had an affair later retracted her allegations. Hybels denied all of the allegations in an interview with the Tribune.
The church conducted its own internal review, and an outside attorney who investigated the allegations told the Tribune his work led to no findings of misconduct by Hybels. In the Tribune’s report, other high-profile evangelical leaders, including John and Nancy Ortberg, suggested that the church’s internal review of the allegations was inadequate. But after Hybels responded to the allegations to his congregation, calling them “flat-out lies,” he received standing ovations.
Hybels, who was a spiritual adviser to then-President Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal, said he will stick to his earlier plan to retire in October.
Some fear that women are still being discredited in a climate in which a high majority of white evangelicals support Trump despite the multiple sexual harassment and misconduct allegations he has faced. Nearly 8 in 10 white evangelicals approve of Trump’s job performance, compared with 39 percent of all Americans, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.
“[Trump’s supporters] seem enthralled to his approach to life. They seem completely untroubled by the … women who accused Trump of harassment or assault,” said Peter Wehner, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. “For some large number of white evangelical men, there seems to be an attitude toward women that’s disturbing and not biblical.”
Wehner says he fears the “circling of the wagons” approach toward protecting leaders instead of victims.
“A lot of people are going to think it’s laced with hypocrisy,” he said. “They say one thing and do another. And that the faith is not transformative, faith is just a proxy for political tribalism. It doesn’t transform lives in the way it should.”
Scott Thumma, a professor of sociology of religion at Hartford Seminary who studies megachurches, said he doesn’t believe that scandals take place in bigger churches more than they do in smaller ones, but that we hear about them more.
In a recent piece for the Gospel Coalition, evangelical author and speaker Andy Crouch wrote about the danger of evangelicals’ attraction to celebrity power.
Thumma noted how the recent allegations come on the heels of the death of evangelist Billy Graham, who would avoid being alone with any woman besides his spouse, a practice that became known as “the Billy Graham Rule,” which Vice President Pence reportedly follows and many high-profile evangelical leaders have adopted.
“Megachurch pastors have the temptation of being a celebrity of sorts and have an aura around them,” Thumma said.
Earlier this year, a woman said Andy Savage, a megachurch pastor in Memphis, sexually assaulted her 20 years ago, when she was a high school student and Savage was a youth pastor in Texas. After he addressed his congregation, apologized and asked for forgiveness, it applauded him. He has since resigned.
In another case, late last year, Paul Pressler, who helped lead a conservative takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention in the late 1970s and early 1980s, was accused of sexually abusing a young man for several decades, starting when the alleged victim was 14. A pending lawsuit against Pressler, who is a former justice on the Texas 14th Circuit Court of Appeals and who served in the Texas legislature, also names Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and its president, Paige Patterson, as defendants. Baptist News Global, an independent Baptist news outlet, reported that Southern Baptist leaders were mostly silent about the allegations.
Sex-abuse scandals in evangelical churches have been highlighted recently by Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to make allegations against sports physician Larry Nassar. Denhollander has since focused on speaking out about sexual-abuse allegations in Sovereign Grace Churches, a network of congregations mostly based across the United States. The network’s leadership team wrote in a blog post that her allegations “have profoundly damaged the reputations and gospel ministries of innocent pastors and churches.” Christianity Today magazine has called for an independent investigation of the group.
When the Catholic sex-abuse scandals emerged in the United States, part of the larger outcry was how the church hierarchy was involved in covering up cases. In evangelical circles, where churches are often nondenominational or loosely connected to each other, the lack of hierarchy can cause a different set of problems, said Heath Carter, a professor of history at Valparaiso University.
“In the evangelical world, the independence of evangelical leaders and … lack of authority structure mean they can go on for a while and then explode when they come to light,” Carter said.
Some high-profile evangelical leaders who have been accused of misconduct continue their work.
Ted Haggard, who was once a megachurch pastor and president of the National Association of Evangelicals, resigned in 2006 after a male prostitute said Haggard had paid him for sex. Haggard now leads a church in Colorado Springs.
In the 1980s, sexual and financial scandals involving televangelists Jim Bakker, Jimmy Swaggart and Paul Crouch sent shock waves through the evangelical world. All three continued in smaller versions of their ministries.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/03/30/in-an-age-of-trump-and-stormy-daniels-evangelical-leaders-face-sex-scandals-of-their-own/
also at https://www.chron.com/life/article/In-an-age-of-Trump-and-Stormy-Daniels-12815178.php

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dIaOL4jL2mdgBbMVPTA1eUI74WerM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

We’re in a battle to defend democracy — and Trump is on the wrong side
By Fred Hiatt, Editorial Page Editor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/were-in-a-battle-to-defend-democracy--and-trump-is-on-the-wrong-side/2018/04/08/0ba0abfc-39b0-11e8-9c0a-85d477d9a226_story.html

Trump’s politics of outrage is failing him
By E.J. Dionne Jr.
President Trump doubled down last week on his repulsive charge that immigrants from south of our border are “rapists.” It was another sign of what an appalling man he is but also an indication of how much political trouble he faces.
Trump is a demagogue who relies on the angry energy of his supporters. But he finds himself in an untenable position: No matter how many hot buttons he pushes, he cannot arouse the passion he needs on his own side to counter the determination and engagement of those who loathe him.
The upshot is a vicious cycle that could be disastrous for the Republican Party this fall. So far, Trump has failed to stir his base, but he has become, unintentionally, one of the most effective organizers of progressive activism and commitment in the country’s history.
[...]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-politics-of-outrage-is-failing-him/2018/04/08/cd1f2c52-39f8-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html

Farmers who propelled Trump to presidency fear becoming pawns in trade war
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/farmers-who-propelled-trump-to-presidency-fear-becoming-pawns-in-trade-war/2018/04/08/2d110a50-398f-11e8-9c0a-85d477d9a226_story.html

‘I know I don’t need it’
An AR-15 owner explains the allure.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/04/08/feature/the-allure-of-the-ar-15-i-know-i-dont-need-it-says-one-recent-buyer-but-thats-not-the-point/

Researchers Working On Novel Approach To Treat Hearing Loss
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/224649/20180407/hope-for-hearing-researchers-working-on-novel-approach-to-treat-hearing-loss.htm
study https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00022

earlier not directly related article:
CRISPR And Deafness: Gene-Editing Tool Prevents Hearing Loss In Mice
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/217756/20171230/crispr-and-deafness-gene-editing-tool-prevents-hearing-loss-in-mice.htm
study http://www.nature.com/articles/nature25164

New Study Presents ‘Novel’ Solution That Could Potentially Cure Hearing Loss
While the technique has only been tested on mouse ear tissue in a Petri dish, the researchers believe it has a chance of working when tested on living human patients and animals.
https://www.inquisitr.com/4859159/new-study-presents-novel-solution-that-could-potentially-cure-hearing-loss/

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