{"id":532,"date":"2017-11-05T03:26:19","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T03:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maybegoosefeathers.com\/wp\/?p=532"},"modified":"2017-11-05T03:26:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T03:26:19","slug":"saturday-6-pack-november-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/maybegoosefeathers.com\/wp\/?p=532","title":{"rendered":"SATURDAY 6-PACK: November 5th"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A weekly listing of articles, audio clips, and other tidbits I’ve encountered that seemed interesting, insightful, or otherwise useful …<\/em><\/p>\n

The big news story of the week was supposed<\/strong><\/em> to be the Tax Bill from the House.\u00a0 Clearly, it\u2019s only a starting point and campaigns to preserve the deductions and exemptions that are slated to be removed in the proposal. were underway even before Tuesday.\u00a0 In the swirl of exaggerated claims, both in support of and in opposition to the bill, it\u2019s important to mind the spinning.\u00a0 Here\u2019s some fairly straight talk courtesy of Marketplace, including a segment in which Kai Ryssdal puts some very pointed questions to Kevin Hassett, Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors.\u00a0 You can decide if the answers make sense\u00a0 \u2026 or not.<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/shows\/marketplace\/11032017<\/u><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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But, of course, the tax plan unveiling was eclipsed by the news of the pending indictments from Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian influence in the 2016 Election … and by the delay in the tax bill unveiling due to lack of agreement among drafters of the bill. Here’s some clarification amid all the chaos:<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/11\/04\/562018068\/3-ways-to-think-about-what-mattered-in-the-deluge-of-political-news-this-week<\/u><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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The news of the indictments (and the Papadopoulos plea) has been a cause for celebration among some liberal factions.\u00a0 However, even if their great hopes are ultimately realized, this still doesn’t solve the underlying problem.\u00a0 Leonard Pitts reflects on a column from March 2016<\/strong> … and points to the real problem underlying all this.\u00a0 (And follow from this to his more recent piece responding to White House Chief of Staff\u2019s John Kelly\u2019s comments about the Civil War that almost got lost in the twin dramas of the latest steps in the Mueller investigations and the House tax plan):<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/opinion\/opn-columns-blogs\/leonard-pitts-jr\/article181994306.html<\/u><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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This week\u2019s two-fer \u2026 Because an immigrant was involved, Donald Trump wouldn\u2019t consider passing up a chance to spout off how terrible immigrants are after the truck attack on the bike path in NYC.\u00a0 (Notice how it was \u201ctoo soon to discuss gun laws\u201d right after Las Vegas, but less than a day is soon enough to call for changes to immigration programs)\u00a0<\/em> The attacker came into the US through the \u201cDiversity Visa Lottery.\u201d\u00a0 First up, how the program actually works \u2026 then, how better community supports for immigrants might have prevented this \u2013 and can going into the future:<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/11\/03\/561781175\/uzbek-attackers-past-draws-attention-to-diversity-visa-lottery-program<\/u><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/11\/02\/561505759\/uzbeks-in-new-york-react-to-attack<\/u><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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Children are listening and watching \u2026 what are the hearing and learning in our tech-saturated culture?\u00a0 Here\u2019s a timely reminder to watch your tone an language in their presence \u2013 even with Alexa (or other voice-activated assistance programs:<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2017\/10\/30\/559863326\/alexa-are-you-safe-for-my-kids<\/u><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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Here\u2019s a good example of why saying \u201cAll Lives Matter\u201d is not the same as saying \u201cBlack Lives Matter.\u201d\u00a0 This is the first part of a two-part story; the second airs on Sunday<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0 You can also link to the You, Me, and Them: Experiencing Discrimination in America<\/strong> <\/em>page on the NPR website for other pieces in this series.\u00a0 There were also a couple regarding Latinos and discrimination around housing and voting.<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2017\/11\/04\/561654823\/sickle-cell-patients-endure-discrimination-poor-care-and-shortened-lives<\/u><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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