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Who Can Say "Nigger" and Other Considerations

Who Can Say "Nigger" and Other Considerations : Many%20observers%20make%20strong%20claims%20on%20behalf%20of%20the%20special%20status%20of%20nigger%20as%20a%20racial%20insult.%20The%20journalist%20Farai%20Chideya%20describes%20nigger%20as%20%u201Cthe%20all-American%20tromp%20card%2C%20the%20nuclear%20bomb%20of%20racial%20epithets.%u201D%20The%20Ninth%20Circuit%20Court%20of%20Appeals%20recently%20concurred%20in%20a%20case%20that%20involved%20the%20authority%20of%20a%20school%20district%20to%20assign%20to%20high%20school%20students%20Mark%20Twain%u2019s%20Huckleberry%20Finn.%20A%20parent%20of%20one%20of%20the%20few%20black%20children%20in%20the%20school%20objected%20to%20the%20assignment%20on%20the%20grounds%20that%20nigger%20appears%20in%20that%20novel%20215%20times%20and%20that%20the%20presence%20of%20that%20book%20in%20the%20curriculum%20distressed%20black%20students%20and%20prompted%20white%20ones%20to%20engage%20in%20acts%20of%20racial%20harassment.%20In%20the%20course%20o
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Saudi state companies sue ex-spy chief in Canada over alleged $3bn fraud | Saudi Arabia | The Guardian

Saudi state companies sue ex-spy chief in Canada over alleged $3bn fraud | Saudi Arabia | The Guardian : %u201CAlthough%20the%20investigation%20is%20ongoing%2C%20it%20is%20clear%20that%20from%20at%20least%202008%20to%202017%2C%20Aljabri%20masterminded%20and%20oversaw%20a%20conspiracy%20incorporating%20at%20least%2021%20conspirators%20across%20at%20least%2013%20jurisdictions%20to%20misappropriate%u201D%20the%20funds%2C%20according%20to%20the%20lawsuit.%0A%0AHis%20supporters%20say%20the%20lawsuit%20is%20an%20attempt%20to%20distract%20from%20%u201Cthe%20brutality%u201D%20of%20Saudi%20Arabia%u2019s%20crown%20prince%2C%20Mohammed%20bin%20Salman%2C%20also%20known%20as%20MBS.%0A%0AAljabri%20last%20August%20filed%20a%20lawsuit%20in%20the%20United%20States%20alleging%20that%20MBS%20had%20sent%20a%20%u201Chit%20squad%u201D%20to%20Canada%20in%202018%20to%20try%20to%20kill%20and%20dismember%20him%20in%20the%20same%20way%20that%20Washington%20Post%20journalist%20Jamal%20Khashoggi%20was%20murdered%2
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%u2018The%20perfect%20target%u2019%3A%20Russia%20cultivated%20Trump%20as%20asset%20for%2040%20years%20%u2013%20ex-KGB%20spy%20%7C%20Donald%20Trump%20%7C%20The%20Guardian

%u2018The%20perfect%20target%u2019%3A%20Russia%20cultivated%20Trump%20as%20asset%20for%2040%20years%20%u2013%20ex-KGB%20spy%20%7C%20Donald%20Trump%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : He%20was%20an%20asset.%20It%20was%20not%20this%20grand%2C%20ingenious%20plan%20that%20we%u2019re%20going%20to%20develop%20this%20guy%20and%2040%20years%20later%20he%u2019ll%20be%20president.%20At%20the%20time%20it%20started%2C%20which%20was%20around%201980%2C%20the%20Russians%20were%20trying%20to%20recruit%20like%20crazy%20and%20going%20after%20dozens%20and%20dozens%20of%20people.%u201D%0A%0A%u201CTrump%20was%20the%20perfect%20target%20in%20a%20lot%20of%20ways%3A%20his%20vanity%2C%20narcissism%20made%20him%20a%20natural%20target%20to%20recruit.%20He%20was%20cultivated%20over%20a%2040-year%20period%2C%20right%20up%20through%20his%20election.%u201D
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Ocasio-Cortez rejects support from Ted Cruz: 'You almost had me murdered' | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | The Guardian

Ocasio-Cortez rejects support from Ted Cruz: 'You almost had me murdered' | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | The Guardian : Happy%20to%20work%20w/%20almost%20any%20other%20GOP%20that%20aren%u2019t%20trying%20to%20get%20me%20killed.%20In%20the%20meantime%20if%20you%20want%20to%20help%2C%20you%20can%20resign.%u201D%0A%0A%u201CWhile%20you%20conveniently%20talk%20about%20%u2018moving%20on%u2019%2C%20a%20second%20Capitol%20police%20officer%20lost%20their I am happy to work with Republicans on this issue where there’s common ground, but you almost had me murdered 3 weeks ago so you can sit this one out. Happy to work w/ almost any other GOP that aren’t trying to get me killed. In the meantime if you want to help, you can resign.
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Lauren%20Oyler%u2019s%20%u2018Fake%20Accounts%u2019%20Captures%20the%20Relentlessness%20of%20Online%20Life%20-%20The%20New%20York%20Times

Lauren%20Oyler%u2019s%20%u2018Fake%20Accounts%u2019%20Captures%20the%20Relentlessness%20of%20Online%20Life%20-%20The%20New%20York%20Times : %u201CThroughout%20my%20childhood%20I%u2019d%20been%20warned%20that%20I%u2019d%20grow%20up%20to%20spend%20a%20significant%20portion%20of%20my%20time%20doing%20something%20I%20could%20barely%20stand%2C%u201D%20the%20narrator%20tells%20us%2C%20%u201Cbut%20I%u2019d%20been%20led%20to%20believe%20I%20would%20be%20paid%20for%20it.%u201D
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Footballer Daniel Sturridge loses legal fight over TV account with racist name | News | The Times

Footballer Daniel Sturridge loses legal fight over TV account with racist name | News | The Times : A%20former%20England%20footballer%20has%20lost%20a%20claim%20of%20racial%20harassment%20against%20his%20former%20landlord%20after%20discovering%20a%20Netflix%20account%20labelled%20%u201Cn***er%u201D.%0A%0ADaniel%20Sturridge%2C%20who%20rented%20the%20Cheshire%20mansion%20of%20Alan%20O%u2019Neill%20and%20his%20wife%2C%20Katie%2C%20in%20October%202018%20when%20he%20was%20playing%20for%20Liverpool%2C%20became%20embroiled%20in%20a%20bitter%20legal%20dispute%20after%20accessing%20a%20family%20television%20device%20that%20contained%20the%20account%20created%20by%20the%20couple%u2019s%20then%2011-year-old%20son.%0A%0A
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Beckhams pay themselves �40,000 a day after strong image rights sales | David Beckham | The Guardian

Beckhams pay themselves �40,000 a day after strong image rights sales | David Beckham | The Guardian : llowed person on social media in the UK, according to the DBVL filing. He has 128 million followers across the world. Topics David Beckham Victoria Beckham Retail industry news Reuse this content Most viewed Patient dog waits for days outside hospital Mitch McConnell proposes delaying Trump's impeachment trial 15-year-old boy dies after being attacked by group in Birmingham Beckhams pay themselves �40,000 a day after strong image rights sales Johnson raises fears of lockdown in England continuing into summertime
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Climate science deniers at forefront of downplaying coronavirus pandemic | Coronavirus | The Guardian

Climate science deniers at forefront of downplaying coronavirus pandemic | Coronavirus | The Guardian : DeSmog, a blog and organization that tracks the culprits behind false information about the climate crisis, identified about 70 individuals and groups questioning the deadliness of the coronavirus and pushing for an end to social distancing, along with protesters who have been encouraged by Donald Trump.
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'No plan, no Q, nothing': QAnon followers reel as Biden inaugurated | Reuters

'No plan, no Q, nothing': QAnon followers reel as Biden inaugurated | Reuters : In%20one%20Telegram%20channel%20with%20more%20than%2018%2C400%20members%2C%20QAnon%20believers%20were%20split%20between%20those%20still%20urging%20others%20to%20%u2018trust%20the%20plan%u2019%20and%20those%20saying%20they%20felt%20betrayed.%20%u201CIt%u2019s%20obvious%20now%20we%u2019ve%20been%20had.%20No%20plan%2C%20no%20Q%2C%20nothing%2C%u201D%20wrote%20one%20user.%0A%0A
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Phil%20Collins%u2019s%20%2440%20Million%20Miami%20Beach%20Mansion%20Goes%20Into%20Contract%20-%20Mansion%20Global

Phil%20Collins%u2019s%20%2440%20Million%20Miami%20Beach%20Mansion%20Goes%20Into%20Contract%20-%20Mansion%20Global : Mr. Collins, 69, a Grammy-winning solo artist and the drummer/singer of the rock band Genesis, bought the property in 2015 for $33 million from Mark Gainor, founder of the health-care and financial services company Lucor Holdings, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.
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How That Memorable 'F*ck' Crime Scene From 'The Wire' Came to Be | Complex

How That Memorable 'F*ck' Crime Scene From 'The Wire' Came to Be | Complex : imon%20says%20his%20inspiration%20for%20the%20scene%20came%20from%A0McLarney%20himself%2C%20who%20once%20said%20that%20cops%20use%20so%20many%20profanities%20in%20crime%20scenes%20that%20%u201Cone%20day%20we%u2019re%20going%20to%20get%20to%20the%20point%20where%20we%u2019re%20all%20going%20to%20be%20able%20to%20just%20use%20the%20word%20fuck%20to%20communicate.%u201D%20Simon%20brought%20the%20idea%20to%20his%20co-creator%2C%20Ed%20Burns%2C%20and%20the%20scene%20was%20born.%0A%0AWendell%20Pierce%2C%20who%20played%20Bunk%2C%20said%20Simon%20explained%20the%20premise%20of%20the%20scene%20to%20him%20but%20also%20told%20him%20to%20%u201Ccome%20out%20the%20box%20with%20it.%u201D%20That%u2019s%20when%20Simon%20laid%20it%20on%20him%3A%20%u201CHe%20said%2C%20%u2018You%u2019re%20going%20to%20do%20that%20whole%20scene%2C%20but%20the%20only%20word%20you%20can%20say%20is%20%u2018fuck.%u2019%20I%20said%2C%20
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Opinion | Jim Thorpe was wronged by bigotry. The IOC must correct the record. - The Washington Post

Opinion | Jim Thorpe was wronged by bigotry. The IOC must correct the record. - The Washington Post : Anita%20DeFrantz%2C%20first%20vice%20president%20of%20the%20International%20Olympic%20Committee%2C%20won%20a%20bronze%20medal%20in%20the%20women%u2019s%20eight%20rowing%20competition%20at%20the%201976%20Summer%20Games%20in%20Montreal.%0AFor%20those%20who%20know%20the%20story%20of%20the%20Native%20American%20athlete%20Jim%20Thorpe%20and%20the%201912%20Olympic%20Games%2C%20it%20may%20be%20familiar%20mainly%20as%20an%20example%20of%20how%20the%20elitist%20cult%20of%20amateurism%20a%20century%20ago%20resulted%20in%20one%20of%20the%20most%20egregious%20miscarriages%20of%20justice%20in%20sports%20history.%0ABut%20the%20withdrawal%20of%20Thorpe%u2019s%20gold-medal%20victories%20in%20the%20demanding%20pentathlon%20and%20decathlon%20events%20is%20better%20understood%20as%20a%20stinging%20episode%20of%20early%2020th-century%20bigotry.%0AThe%20posthumous%20return%20of%20Thorpe%u2019s%20medals%20t
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David Legates publishes climate change papers without White House approval - The Washington Post

David Legates publishes climate change papers without White House approval - The Washington Post : The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has reassigned Trump appointees David Legates and Ryan Maue, senior officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who were appointed by President Trump, for their role in producing and publishing controversial papers questioning the seriousness of climate change without White House approval. The two had been detailed to the White House since November but were removed from their postings Tuesday after the papers, which were published on nongovernment websites, came to light. The papers bear the imprint of the Executive Office of the President and state that they were copyrighted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). But they were never approved by Kelvin Droegemeier, the director of the office.
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Trump is isolated and angry at aides for failing to defend him as he is impeached again - The Washington Post

Trump is isolated and angry at aides for failing to defend him as he is impeached again - The Washington Post : %u201CThe%20president%20has%20come%20to%20grips%20with%20it%u2019s%20over%2C%u201D%20Graham%20said%2C%20referring%20to%20the%20election.%20%u201CThat%u2019s%20tough.%20He%20thinks%20he%20was%20cheated%2C%20but%20nothing%u2019s%20going%20to%20change%20that.%u201D%0A
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Illegal sports streaming: Inside the billion-dollar heist

Illegal sports streaming: Inside the billion-dollar heist : He%20is%20slouching%20on%20a%20sofa%20in%20silence%2C%20scrolling%20aimlessly%20through%20social%20media%2C%20when%20Twitter%20erupts.%20Thousands%20of%20miles%20away%2C%20LeBron%20James%20is%20cooking.%20Rockets-Lakers%20is%20thawing.%20Johnny%u2019s%20timeline%20tells%20him%20as%20much%20and%20enthusiastically%20blares%3A%20Get%20to%20TNT%21%0A%0A
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Understanding sports piracy and its causes | Synamedia

Understanding sports piracy and its causes | Synamedia : Loyal%20Stalwarts%3A%20this%20group%2C%20more%20than%20a%20quarter%20of%20pirate%20users%2C%20have%20a%20Pay%20TV%20Sports%20service%2C%20they%20know%20what%20they%20do%20is%20wrong%2C%20but%20they%20can%u2019t%20get%20everything%20they%20want%20on%20their%20service.%0AFickle%20Superfans%3A%2031%25%20of%20pirate%20users%2C%20these%20again%20break%20down%20into%20two%20categories.%20Firstly%2C%20Internet%20Buccaneers%2C%20younger%2C%20cord%20cutters%2C%20cord%20never%20connectors%2C%20very%20price%20conscious%2C%20prepared%20to%20pay%20but%20want%20everything%20in%20one%20place%2C%20they%u2019re%20social%2C%20they%20share%2C%20they%20use%20VPNs%u2026but%20they%20know%20it%u2019s%20wrong%20and%20would%20rather%20use%20legal%20services.%20Secondly%2C%20the%20Content%20Plunderers%20who%20behave%20as%20Internet%20Buccaneers%2C%20but%20see%20nothing%20wrong%20in%20what%20they%20do.%0A
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In Viral Video, Schwarzenegger Links Capitol Riot to an Episode That Was a Prelude to Holocaust - The New York Times

In Viral Video, Schwarzenegger Links Capitol Riot to an Episode That Was a Prelude to Holocaust - The New York Times : Schwarzenegger%20added%20that%20a%20number%20of%20Republicans%20would%20never%20see%20their%20names%20in%20such%20a%20book%20because%20of%20what%20he%20called%20%u201Ctheir%20own%20spinelessness.%u201D%0A%0A%u201CWe%20need%20to%20hold%20accountable%20the%20people%20who%20brought%20us%20to%20this%20unforgivable%20point%2C%u201D%20he%20said.%0A%0A
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In%20Germany%u2019s%20Bundesliga%2C%20a%20Power%20Struggle%20Plays%20Out%20on%20Banners%20-%20The%20New%20York%20Times

In%20Germany%u2019s%20Bundesliga%2C%20a%20Power%20Struggle%20Plays%20Out%20on%20Banners%20-%20The%20New%20York%20Times : The%20campaign%20has%20now%20been%20running%20for%20nearly%20three%20years.%20It%20has%20been%20taken%20up%20not%20only%20by%20Eintracht%u2019s%20ultras%2C%20but%20by%20their%20counterparts%20at%20clubs%20across%20Germany.%20The%20fans%20do%20not%20believe%20Bundesliga%20games%20should%20be%20held%20on%20Monday%20nights%20%u2014%20a%20sign%2C%20they%20say%2C%20of%20broadcasting%20schedules%20being%20given%20priority%20over%20match-going%20fans%20%u2014%20and%20so%20they%20have%20done%20all%20they%20can%20to%20show%20their%20displeasure.
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Apple vertical integration could boost 'Apple Car' margins, threaten Tesla | AppleInsider

Apple vertical integration could boost 'Apple Car' margins, threaten Tesla | AppleInsider : Speaking about Apple's vehicle opportunities, Huberty said that it makes sense for Apple to enter the car market because of the total size of the industry. Smartphones, Huberty points out, are a $500 billion total addressable market (TAM). Apple has about one-third of this market. But the mobility market is "$10 trillion." "So Apple would only need a 2% share of this market to be the size of their "iPhone business," she points out.
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