1. THE EASTERN BLOCK CONNECTION?
This is a great conspiracy theory. "Mr. Manafort’s [Donald J. Trump’s campaign chairman] involvement with moneyed interests in Russia and Ukraine had previously come to light. But as American relationships there become a rising issue in the presidential campaign — from Mr. Trump’s favorable statements about Mr. Putin and his annexation of Crimea to the suspected Russian hacking of Democrats’ emails — an examination of Mr. Manafort’s activities offers new details of how he mixed politics and business out of public view and benefited from powerful interests now under scrutiny by the new government in Kiev." From NYT - Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump’s Campaign Chief
+ From Gawker - Ivanka Trump Hanging Out in Croatia With Vladimir Putin's Girlfriend
+ "But though he [Putin] is in a position to make an Article 5 violation of NATO — demanding a response of collective defense — I don’t think he will. I think he will constantly probe and test, but I don’t see him trying to provoke a bigger response. His economy can’t handle that. From Ozy - Will Putin Flex His Muscles Again?
+ "Flynn’s sudden political prominence represents a departure from a 33-year military career spent largely in the shadowy realm of military intelligence and Special Operations missions. Former colleagues said they could not recall Flynn ever discussing politics while in uniform or voicing the views he has embraced since his career came to an abrupt end." From WaPo - He was one of the most respected intel officers of his generation. Now he's leading 'Lock her up' chants
2. SISSY!
You know how the conversation goes, "Boy, back when I was a kid, we used to walk to school uphill, in the snow and ice, BOTH ways!. You kids, today, got it easy." Well, maybe it's true... From WaPo - Today’s men are not nearly as strong as their dads were, researchers say
3. WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET
"But it is clear to economists who study payment patterns that millennials are gravitating toward payment methods that skirt both cash and credit. Why carry cash when you can whip out a debit card for the smallest transaction — a sandwich or a bottle of soda — or use an app like Venmo or an online payment service like PayPal? All of those typically draw funds directly from a bank account." From NYT - How Millennials Became Spooked by Credit Cards
4. AFFORDABLE CARE ACT GROWING PAINS
"The pricing pressure is playing out on multiple fronts. People with expensive medical conditions, knowing that they need reliable coverage, seem willing to pay a little more for plans offered by the large companies. Healthy and young people — who are essential to insurers to offset the costs of care for unhealthy people — are regularly turning to whatever plan is cheapest, including those from little-known insurers or with the smallest networks of hospitals and doctors. Still, most experts say there is no immediate danger that the market will collapse." From NYT - Cost, Not Choice, Is Top Concern of Health Insurance Customers
5. WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE THE BEST...ENOUGH SAID
+ "South African sprinter Wayde Van Niekerk ran the fastest 400-meter race in history at the Rio Olympics, breaking a 17-year-old world record and winning his country’s first 2016 gold medal." From Quartz - Wayde Van Niekerk, one of the fastest men on earth, is coached by a great grandmother
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This is a great conspiracy theory. "Mr. Manafort’s [Donald J. Trump’s campaign chairman] involvement with moneyed interests in Russia and Ukraine had previously come to light. But as American relationships there become a rising issue in the presidential campaign — from Mr. Trump’s favorable statements about Mr. Putin and his annexation of Crimea to the suspected Russian hacking of Democrats’ emails — an examination of Mr. Manafort’s activities offers new details of how he mixed politics and business out of public view and benefited from powerful interests now under scrutiny by the new government in Kiev." From NYT - Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump’s Campaign Chief
+ From Gawker - Ivanka Trump Hanging Out in Croatia With Vladimir Putin's Girlfriend
+ "But though he [Putin] is in a position to make an Article 5 violation of NATO — demanding a response of collective defense — I don’t think he will. I think he will constantly probe and test, but I don’t see him trying to provoke a bigger response. His economy can’t handle that. From Ozy - Will Putin Flex His Muscles Again?
+ "Flynn’s sudden political prominence represents a departure from a 33-year military career spent largely in the shadowy realm of military intelligence and Special Operations missions. Former colleagues said they could not recall Flynn ever discussing politics while in uniform or voicing the views he has embraced since his career came to an abrupt end." From WaPo - He was one of the most respected intel officers of his generation. Now he's leading 'Lock her up' chants
2. SISSY!
You know how the conversation goes, "Boy, back when I was a kid, we used to walk to school uphill, in the snow and ice, BOTH ways!. You kids, today, got it easy." Well, maybe it's true... From WaPo - Today’s men are not nearly as strong as their dads were, researchers say
3. WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET
"But it is clear to economists who study payment patterns that millennials are gravitating toward payment methods that skirt both cash and credit. Why carry cash when you can whip out a debit card for the smallest transaction — a sandwich or a bottle of soda — or use an app like Venmo or an online payment service like PayPal? All of those typically draw funds directly from a bank account." From NYT - How Millennials Became Spooked by Credit Cards
4. AFFORDABLE CARE ACT GROWING PAINS
"The pricing pressure is playing out on multiple fronts. People with expensive medical conditions, knowing that they need reliable coverage, seem willing to pay a little more for plans offered by the large companies. Healthy and young people — who are essential to insurers to offset the costs of care for unhealthy people — are regularly turning to whatever plan is cheapest, including those from little-known insurers or with the smallest networks of hospitals and doctors. Still, most experts say there is no immediate danger that the market will collapse." From NYT - Cost, Not Choice, Is Top Concern of Health Insurance Customers
5. WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE THE BEST...ENOUGH SAID
+ "South African sprinter Wayde Van Niekerk ran the fastest 400-meter race in history at the Rio Olympics, breaking a 17-year-old world record and winning his country’s first 2016 gold medal." From Quartz - Wayde Van Niekerk, one of the fastest men on earth, is coached by a great grandmother
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