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  • Sept 23-25, 2019: As story emerges that Trump asked for political favors from Ukraine, calls for courage abound

     

     

     
     

     
    Ashley Parker
     
    @AshleyRParker

     
    Among the invited Republican lawmakers: Representatives Liz Cheney, Doug Collins, Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Mark Meadows, Devin Nunes + Steve Scalise. And Senators Capito, Cramer, Johnson, Perdue + Risch
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    This morning, the White House invited a dozen Republican lawmakers to the White House to review the transcript before it was released to the public — and to discuss among themselves and ask questions of White house officials. At one point, Trump called in from New York. (1/2)
     
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    Ed O'Keefe
     
    @edokeefe

     
    On Capitol Hill,

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    , “I did read the transcript, it remains troubling in the extreme, it’s deeply troubling.”

     
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    George Conway
     
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    I agree with this. There may be Republican senators who won’t say a word until the moment they say “guilty” when the roll is called at the end of an impeachment trial.
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    Tony Schwartz
     
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    Oddsmakers say Trump Republicans senators won't vote to impeach Trump. I believe all bets are off. Most Republican senators privately hate him & his power over them. If they believe, by banding together, they can push him out, I think there is a very reasonable chance they will.
     
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    Benjamin Wittes
     
    @benjaminwittes

     
    Ok so Congress now wants to impeach Trump. But what should members include in articles of impeachment? And—harder question—what should they not include. An initial stab…
    So You Want to Impeach the President
    What to include—and what not to include—in articles of impeachment.
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    Jon Meacham
     
    @jmeacham

     
    “Shall any man be above justice? Above all, shall that man be above it who can commit the most extensive injustice?” –George Mason on impeachment, 1787
     
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    Joanne Freeman
     
    @jbf1755

     
    John Adams (1798) In virtuous republics, the will of the majority is the will of the whole. But in "Republicks vicious and criminal, the Minority always resorts to <foreign> Influence for <Aid and> support, and for assistance [to] overthrow and take Vengeance on the Majority."
     
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    Justin Amash
     
    @justinamash

     
    Just do what is right. Stop waiting for others to act first. Take responsibility for yourself and set an example.
     
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    Shane Claiborne
     
    @ShaneClaiborne

     
    This is a very unhealthy man… in need of Jesus & in need of repentance. Thousands of people are feeding into his narcissistic madness. Shame on any Christian who defends him. The next generation will judge this one, and God will judge every nation on earth.
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    Aaron Rupar
     
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    Trump ends his bilateral media availability with the Polish president by claiming that "if a Republican ever did what Joe Biden did … they'd be getting the electric chair right now," before calling the assembled journalists "crooked as hell."

     

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    Jon Meacham
     
    @jmeacham

     
    For Republicans, this is a Margaret Chase Smith moment: Stand up for country over party. History will reward you.
  • Malcolm Gladwell’s new book Talking to Strangers focuses on sin though he does not call it that

    A thread by Andy Rowell

    As usual, Malcolm @Gladwell's latest book "Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know" (Sept 10, 2019) is stimulating in its stories and commentary. But this is a dark one: sexual abuse, suicide, abuse by police, scams, alcohol, rape, and torture. Gladwell is a story-teller, popularizer, opinion columnist, pundit, reporter, writer, commentator, searcher for truth. I think his tone invites pushback, further research, and correction. He respects academics and researchers. I think he is a force for good. I have read all his books and listened to all of his Revisionist History podcast episodes. I have very occasionally been disappointed in his sloppiness and flippancy, but more often his curiosity, love for learning, joy, moral seriousness, and humanity have given me much joy. The "Talking to Strangers" audiobook is better than normal audiobooks in that he has used recordings of quotes when possible. I thought this critique of Gladwell's work back in Oct 2013 was fair.
    But I think he has matured since then—perhaps due to his return to Christianity while writing David and Goliath, which he shared publicly that month.
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    Andy Rowell@AndyRowell
     

    "The question is whether Gladwell is accurately conveying the science … whether he is getting the big ideas right." http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/10/malcolm_gladwell_critique_david_and_goliath_misrepresents_the_science.single.html 

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    This review out last week of "Talking to Strangers" is also fair:
    Yes, I'm not sure the book has an overall thesis, except that sin is real. And yes, the stat about poets committing suicide frequently is thin but it is not important to Gladwell's argument. (theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…)

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  • Parental supervision apps

    Research

    1. Family Link from Google just added supervision of teens on Android in September. https://t.co/5xy5nK4aqi

    2. Apple also has parental controls. https://t.co/yqCgE30ket 

    3. Qustodio is highly rated: https://t.co/twDhV43cx2

    4. Circle recommended: https://t.co/OhtXAj62XM