Friday, July 24, 2020

Tokyo Adrift

How Internationally Wanted Fugitive Carlos Ghosn Escaped Japan, According To The Ex-Green Beret Who Snuck Him Out, The Men Of Fish Tinder Are Still The Internet's Favorite Punching Bag, How The Stock Market Performed Under Every US President Since Truman
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NOT A GOOD SIGN
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
How Internationally Wanted Fugitive Carlos Ghosn Escaped Japan, According To The Ex-Green Beret Who Snuck Him Out
vanityfair.com
When the auto king fled house arrest, he captivated the world. Now, the guy who helped him is in jail — and never got paid a dime.
VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE
Why Election Day 2020 Could Be A Disaster
politico.com
You may think you know how bad November 3 will be. But all signs point to something far, far worse.
AIN'T NO SUNSHINE
I Was Wrong About Florida's Response To COVID-19
bloomberg.com
I gave Governor Ron DeSantis more credit than he deserved for the low death rate in his state.
DON'T GIVE ME LIP
The Week's Best Memes, Ranked
digg.com
This week, we've got "My nouns? Adjective," imagine doing the dishes with that view, the Marco Rubio John Lewis tribute gaffe, Trump's cognitive test meme and Lin-Manuel Miranda's lip bite.
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YOU DO THE MATH
READING BETWEEN THE NUMBERS
We Looked At How The Stock Market Performed Under Every US President Since Truman — And The Results Are Surprising
forbes.com
Conventional wisdom says that liberal Dems are generally bad for the economy, while fiscally conservative Republicans are good. That conventional wisdom would be wrong.
HOOK, LOVE AND SINKER
The Men Of Fish Tinder Are Still The Internet's Favorite Punching Bag
insidehook.com
If there's a photo of you proudly hoisting up a dead fish on the internet, beware.
MASS MOVEMENT
Where Will Everyone Go?
features.propublica.org
ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, with support from the Pulitzer Center, have for the first time modeled how climate refugees might move across international borders. This is what they found.
BETWEEN A CHART AND A HARD PLACE
How The US Compares With The World's Worst Coronavirus Hot Spots
nytimes.com
This chart shows the countries with the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world right now. With its cases surging since mid-June, the United States is squarely in the top 10.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
GIVE IT A SHOT
Why The Way People Use Shotguns In Movies Doesn't Make Any Logical Sense
youtube.com
When people brandish shotguns in movies and TV shows, it often doesn't abide by the laws of logic or physics.
IN THE NEWS
A Crispr Calf Is Born. It's Definitely A Boy
Trump Cancels Republican National Convention In Jacksonville: 'The Timing Of The Event Is Not Right'
No Longer In Shadows, Pentagon's UFO Unit Will Make Some Findings Public
Former University Of North Carolina Wilmington Professor Who Resigned Amid Controversy Found Dead In His Home
China Orders US To Close Consulate In Chengdu
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LIFE'S A BEACH
Miami Beach, Captured In Its Hedonistic Heyday (2019)
huckmag.com
From 1988, British photographer Barry Lewis spent seven years documenting the iconic coastal strip – and its eclectic cast of colorful characters.
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The Science Of Spying: How The CIA Secretly Recruits Academics (2017)
theguardian.com
In order to tempt nuclear scientists from countries such as Iran or North Korea to defect, US spy agencies routinely send agents to academic conferences — or even host their own fake ones.
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