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Good evening, it’s Friday, 15 December 2017, and this is the evening edition of The Nightshift, the World’s Daily News Source.
The FCC has voted by the score of 3-2 (three Republicans voted yes, two Demorcrats vote no) to end the net neutrality rules that have allowed the internet to grow and thrive. The vote means that it would be possible for ISPs (Internet Service Providers) could slow, or forbid traffic to certain sites and allow other sites/services to have high speed access. The end of net neutrality is not good and a lot of court cases will be filed. Best to read up on it, via this article from Wired magazine. 
Congress is moving very quickly to pass a tax bill that 75% of America does not like. Despite what the politicians are saying, this bill is only good for the very wealthy and corporations. Everyone else gets the shaft. The only good thing about it is that House Speaker Paul Ryan has announced he will not run for re-election in 2018. Is your Congressman representing your interests or only the interests of his donors? Check his vote to find out.
Tommy Nobis, the first draft pick of the new Atlanta Falcons football team has died. He was a Maxwell Award winner in college (at the University of Texas) as the best all around player (Nobis played both offense and defense) and won the Outland Trophy as the best college lineman.
The Daily Grope: Actor Dustin Hoffman has been accused by three more women of inappropriate sexual behavior.
Today is National Cupcake Day. You’ll need milk.
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Good Morning, it’s Thursday, 14 December 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the World’s Daily News Source.
Hoping for a break in the tension between North Korea and the United States? You won’t get it this week. The White House, is a rare public rebuke, walked back Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s statement that the U.S. was ready to talk with North Korea without “preconditions”. The White House’s position is that such talks are not productive and that North Korea must stop menacing it’s aggressive behavior before talks can begin. Merry Christmas.
Senator John McCain has been hospitalized for “normal side effects” stemming from his treatment for brain cancer. Can the maverick of the Senate beat yet another close call?
The President–looking for an administration win of some type–is moving full speed ahead with his tax bill, which no one has yet read completely. Does it make sense to vote and pass into law a bill of such consequence if no one really understands it? Probably not.
The Daily Grope: Entrepreneur Russell Simmons has been accused of rape by four different women; PBS television host Tavis Smiley is suspended after allegations of sexual misconduct.
The Disney/Fox merger is heading for the closing table. Valued at approximately $60 billion, the deal will send much of 21st Century Fox’s assets to Disney; in return, the Murdoch family will become significant shareholders in Disney, which investment analysts say is a “much more valuable company”. Certain assets of Fox (Fox News, Fox Channel, others) will remain in Murdoch hands and under their control. Expect some interesting anti-trust activities on this one, because it definitely reduces the amount of competition in the media industry by taking one of the major players (Fox) out of the game.
Today is National Bouillabasse Day.  You like fish stew, right?
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Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, 12 December 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the World’s Daily News Source.
No Moore. Judge Roy Moore, a Republican, lost to Doug Jones, a Democrat, in Alabama’s special election for the Senate seat previously occupied by Jeff Sessions, now Attorney General of the United States. Moore lost despite Republican National Committee backing and funding, President Trump’s endorsement and robocall program, and Steve Bannon’s endorsement and support. The win by Jones was the first by a Democrat in over a generation and almost equalizes the Senate, with a 51-49 Republican/Democrat balance.
The California wildfires were apparently started by a fire at a homeless camp.
President Trump is engaged in a twitter battle with New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Gillibrand led the movement to oust certain members of Congress for alleged inappropriate behavior and is now asking for the President’s resignation based on his alleged inappropriate behavior in previous years.
The Daily Grope: New York restraurateur Ken Friedman, owner of The Spotted Pig, one of the city’s most famous restaurants, has been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior.
The Disney/Fox merger is creeping closer to finalization. Disney, it is rumored, values the Fox assets it’s acquiring at $60 billion.
Bruce Brown, the film director who created the classic movie “The Endless Summer” has died at age 80. If you haven’t seen the film, do so–it is a very personal and unique look into the world of surfing in the 1960s.
Today is National Cocoa Day. Hot chocolate anyone?
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Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, 12 December 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the World’s Daily News Source.
Today is the day Alabama will choose between Republican Roy Moore, who has been accused by multiple women of inappropriate behavior and twice removed from the bench, and Democrat Doug Jones, who hasn’t been accused of anything but being a Democrat, in a special election held to determine who will replace former Alabama Senator, Jeff Sessions, who resigned from the Senate to become Attorney General. It’s a big, key race with implications for the 2018 and 2020 races and control of the President’s agenda at stake.  President Donald Trump made a Robocall announcement for Moore and basketball star Charles Barkley appeared at a Doug Jones rally. An interesting race of conflicting values to say the least.
The California wildfires are now approximately 20% contained.
Saudi Arabia has announced it will allow movie theaters after a 35 year ban, slowly, very slowly, creeping into the 20th century.
North Korea is developing submarine launched ballistic missiles, creating yet another worry for the U.S., South Korea, and Japan.
The Daily Grope: Add Larry King and three announcers from the NFL Network, Marshall Faulk (an NFL Hall of Fame running back), Ike Taylor and Heath Evans, to the group of media personalities who have been accused of inappropriate behavior. The three NFL analysts were immediately suspended by the network.
The New England Patriots lost to the Miami Dolphins last night, 27-20. It was a surprise loss for the Patriots, who had been cruising through the regular season. No need to get excited: the playoffs are just weeks ahead and New England always plays its best in the playoffs.
Today is National Poinsettia Day, so very appropriate for the Christmas season. Time to add a few for Holiday decorations.
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Good Morning, it’s Monday, 11 December 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the World’s Daily News Source.
An explosion was set off in New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal, the busiest terminal in the U.S. One person was injured–the person who set the bomb off (seems only fair).
The California wildfires continue to grow after a setback in containment. The current firestorm is the 5th largest in the state’s history and is only 10% contained. Another disastrous event for the Golden State.
Demonstrations in the Middle East and all over the world continue in reaction to the declaration by U.S. President Donald Trump that America will recognize Jerusalem as the “capital” of Israel. This issue is not going to go away and it’s not going to moderate any time soon.
Paris sees a major financial opportunity in Britain’s upcoming exit from the European Union and is making overtures to European financial services companies which have headquartered in London and will, presumably, have to move.
The Daily Grope: Celebrity chef Mario Batali has been accused by several women of sexual harassment.
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Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Carson Wentz left the Eagles game against the Los Angeles Rams yesterday after he apparently sustained a leg injury. The Eagles won the game 43-35, but Wentz could have suffered a torn ACL, which would put him out of the playoffs and severely diminish the Eagles chances to reach the Super Bowl. In all of sports, it’s hard to be a legend if you get hurt. Staying in the game is always key–one reason why Tom Brady is so amazing.
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Brown University has a reputation for being perhaps the sharpest Ivy League school when it comes to moving education forward. Now, Brown has done something unprecedented in the Ivy League: it is going to do away with “financial aid” that has to be paid back and replace that system with a scholarship system that does not require repayment. Congrats to Brown for a courageous and necessary change. An Ivy League education can cost $250,000 for four years. To fund this program, Brown will continue a fund raising effort to raise up to $500,000,000.
Today is National App Day. Use your search app to find one new app you really need but don’t yet have.
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Good Morning, it’s Sunday, 10 December 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the World’s Daily News Source.
As projected, demonstrations against the United States have taken place in the Middle East in areas from Jerusalem to Ramallah to Pakistan as a result of the declaration by President Trump last week that Jerusalem is the “capital” of Israel. Expect more–and more intense–demonstrations.
President Trump visited a civil rights museum in Mississippi as part of his Southern trip, whose primary purpose was to hold a rally in Pensacola, Florida for Roy Moore, who is running for Senator in Alabama. Trump is said to have recorded a “robo-call” for Moore. The Republications are all in on Moore, which could be a problem going forward.
The Republican tax bill–out in the open now for scrutiny and comment–is very good for the wealthy(no surprise there) and not so good for the middle class (also no surprise if you follow the politics of the current Republicans in Congress). The bias is toward those individuals and corporations who make up the “donor class”. In other words–if you don’t give, you don’t get.
The California wildfires are still burning but firefighters are making progress in bringing the fires under control. California Governor Jerry Brown has said that “winter fires are the new normal”.
The Daily Grope: Two excellent articles on the fast changing cultural landscape around sexual harassment and inappropriate sexual behavior. One from Maureen Dowd and another by Emily Yoffe  from Politico. 
American skier Lindsey Vonn suffered a debilitating back injury in a World Cup GS race in St. Moritz. Vonn, whose speciality is the downhill, is a medal favorite for the upcoming Winter Olympics. Her injury–which an MRI revealed was not structural–was diagnosed as a spinal joint compression. She will rest and undergo therapy to relax her back.
In other sports news, Oklahoma Quarterback Baker Mayfield won the Heisman Trophy as the best player in college football, and Giancarlo Stanton has been traded to the New York Yankess. Stanton (previously known as Mike Stanton) is a terrific hitter who had the world’s large sports contract ($325M) according to wikipedia. Stanton was traded from the Marlins to the Yankees–obviously Miami felt the need to rid themselves of the financial burden that Stanton could become in the future.
Today is Dewey Decimal System Day. Before there was Google, we used the Dewey Decimal System to look up books in the library. Some still do.
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Good Morning, today is Saturday, 9 December 2017, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift, the World’s Daily Newspapers reference.
CNN is under the “fake news” gun again after it botched another story regarding the Trump Administration. CNN reported that Donald Trump Jr. had advance notice that the international whistleblower group WikiLeaks had a cache of stolen documents it was going to release. In fact, Donald Trump Jr. found out a day after the documents were released to the public. This is not a time to be touting inaccurate news stories.
Riots and disruptions continue in Jerusalem as a result of President Trump’s recognition of that city as the “capital” of Israel. Arab leaders have called for a “day of rage” to show their displeasure.
The California wildfires(all six), centered around Ventura Country, north of Los Angeles, are slowly coming under control, but today will be challenging with high winds expected. Over 143,000 acres and 400 buildings have burned. The fire is 15% contained.
Bitcoin, the semi-mysterious digital currency, is at $15,675. Will it go up again or go down precipitously before year’s end?
President Trump is in the Florida panhandle, campaigning for Roy Moore  in Alabama. Moore, a contentious candidate who has been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by multiple women, is a Republican running for the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions, who left the Senate to become Attorney General.
The Daily Grope: Actor Dustin Hoffman has been accused of inappropriate behavior and harassment by Kathryn Rossetter, an actress who stars with him in the Broadway revival of “Death of a Salesman”. Also, Arizona representative Trent Franks, a “staunch conservative” has resigned from Congress, effective immediately, after it was disclosed that he offered one of his staffers $5.0 million to act as a surrogate mother for his children.
Today is National Pastry Day. Notice how the closer we get to Christmas, the more the National Days feature holiday type foods?
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Good Morning, It’s Friday, 8 December 2017, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift, The World News Daily
Senator Al Franken, the Giant of the Senate, has resigned after a series of accusations that he engaged in inappropriate behavior. Franken, formerly a comedian and star on Saturday Night Live, was forced out after a group of Democratic lawmakers insisted that he resign. Harvard educated, very bright, and extremely tough in questioning, Franken has been taken down by yet another ill-conceived Democratic strategy. If the Democrats thought removing Franken would given them the high ground in political position, they are wrong again–there is no high ground in politics and the term itself is an oxymoron.
As expected, riots and demonstrations started in Jerusalem less than 24 hours after President Donald trump said that the United States would recognize the holy city as the capital of Israel. Most diplomatic observers believe that by doing so–so early in a possible peace strategy to ease Israeli-Palestinian tensions–the President has given away his key bargaining chip and received nothing in return. Time will tell.
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The California wildfires continue to ravage Ventura County area and other areas around Los Angeles. High winds and very low humidity are contributing to the severity of the fire.
Saudi Crown Prince  Mohammed bin Salman (also known as “MBS”) has been revealed as the buyer of the Leonardo Da Vinci painting, “Salvator Mundi”. The painting sold at auction for $450 million and will be displayed in the new Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Bitcoin, the digital currency that few understand but many are buying, rose to $20,000 yesterday before it crashed back to $15,000 (and change). It’s the Wild West in the currency markets. If you’re going to play this one, better do some reading. Start with this link from Bloomberg. 
President Trump has endorsed Roy Moore, a Republican who has been accused of inappropriate behavior by a growing group of young women. The Republican National Committee is all in on Moore as well, and is contributing to his campaign.
Today is National Brownie Day, so cook up a batch, pour some milk and enjoy. And, if you’re on a diet, it’s also National Pretend You’re A Time Traveler Day, which could confuse everyone you work with if you play it right.
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