{"id":595,"date":"2017-12-17T04:54:24","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T04:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maybegoosefeathers.com\/wp\/?p=595"},"modified":"2017-12-17T04:54:24","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T04:54:24","slug":"saturday-6-pack-december-16-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maybegoosefeathers.com\/wp\/?p=595","title":{"rendered":"SATURDAY 6-PACK: December 16, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A weekly listing of articles, audio clips, and other tidbits I\u2019ve encountered that seemed interesting, insightful, or otherwise useful \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

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Reports indicate that the compromise tax plan, worked out between Republicans from the House and the Senate along with various business lobbyists, now has enough votes to pass.\u00a0 Of course, the exact details of the plan aren’t fully known … and might not be until after the vote to pass it. Whatever form the final tax bill takes, it will not fulfill the promises to improve wages for most Americans.\u00a0 Lots of good quotes and non-technical analysis in this piece \u2013 and note the warning at the end:<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/markets\/how-americas-inequality-is-sending-the-dow-soaring\/ar-BBGLTps?li=BBnbfcN<\/u><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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The other big news this weeks was the somewhat surprising victory for Doug Jones in the special election to fill the Senate vacancy in Alabama.\u00a0 With all the post-election analysis, we know that the keep to Jones’ upset was the big turnout and solid support from African-American voters, especially the women.\u00a0 Make now mistake: this was not about what a flawed human being Roy Moore happens to be; this is about issues that impact real people.\u00a0 The people who voted expect action on these concerns:<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/12\/14\/570723592\/jones-victory-credited-to-african-american-voters<\/a><\/div>\n
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Here’s the two-fer for the week.\u00a0 First up, things that were said by professed Christians in Alabama the day before the elction.\u00a0 The pastor’s comments were particularly provocative.\u00a0 Second, reactions from Tuesday night when the result came in.\u00a0 This report features a different reaction by a different pastor.\u00a0 Who best echoes what Christianity is about?<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/12\/12\/570093114\/alabamas-special-election-is-now-up-to-the-voters<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/12\/13\/570387472\/remarkable-win-sends-democratic-candidate-to-u-s-senate<\/a><\/p>\n

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We also marked five years since the horrifc school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.\u00a0 The radio program\u00a0 1A devoted the entire hour to this.\u00a0 The PSA styled as a news report on “tomorrow’s school shooting” is a must-hear:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/the1a.org\/shows\/2017-12-14\/five-years-after-sandy-hook-are-schools-safer<\/a><\/p>\n

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Trump and his echo-chamber were at work this week trying to undermine Robert Mueller’s credibility and stop the probe of Russian influence in the 2016 election from being completed.\u00a0 The reason for seeking a premature stop is intuitively obvious (as my Algebra teacher would say).\u00a0 That’s why Mueller and his team must be allowed to carry out the assignment they’ve been given.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/let-mueller-do-his-work-or-nation-will-suffer\/462898573\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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And finally, a good story … just because it’s really good and moving and timely for the season:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/themoth.org\/stories\/love-song-for-malawi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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