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New York Times: “A body believed to be of the suspect in a Kentucky highway shooting that left five people seriously injured this month was found on Wednesday, the authorities said, ending a manhunt that stretched into a second week and set the local community on edge. The Kentucky State Police commissioner, Phillip Burnett Jr., said in a Wednesday night news conference that at approximately 3:30 p.m., two troopers and two civilians found an unidentified body in the brush behind the highway exit where the shooting occurred.... The police have identified the suspect of the shooting as Joseph A. Couch, 32. They said that on Sept. 7, Mr. Couch perched on a cliff overlooking Interstate 75 about eight miles north of London, Ky., and opened fire. One of the wounded was shot in the face, and another was shot in the chest. A dozen vehicles were riddled with gunfire.”

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New York Times: “Hvaldimir, a beluga whale who had captured the public’s imagination since 2019 after he was spotted wearing a harness seemingly designed for a camera, was found dead on Saturday in Norway, according to a nonprofit that worked to protect the whale.... [Hvaldimir] was wearing a harness that identified it as “equipment” from St. Petersburg. There also appeared to be a camera mount. Some wondered if the whale was on a Russian reconnaissance mission. Russia has never claimed ownership of the whale. If Hvaldimir was a spy, he was an exceptionally friendly one. The whale showed signs of domestication, and was comfortable around people. He remained in busier waters than are typical for belugas....” ~~~

     ~~~ Marie: Oh, Lord, do not let Bobby Kennedy, Jr., near that carcass. ~~~

     ~~~ AP Update: “There’s no evidence that a well-known beluga whale that lived off Norway’s coast and whose harness ignited speculation it was a Russian spy was shot to death last month as claimed by animal rights groups, Norwegian police said Monday.... Police said that the Norwegian Veterinary Institute conducted a preliminary autopsy on the animal, which was become known as 'Hvaldimir,' combining the Norwegian word for whale — hval — and the first name of Russian President Vladimir Putin. 'There are no findings from the autopsy that indicate that Hvaldimir has been shot,' police said in a statement.”

New York Times: Botswana's “President Mokgweetsi Masisi grinned as he lifted the diamond, a 2,492-carat stone that is the biggest diamond unearthed in more than a century and the second-largest ever found, according to the Vancouver-based mining operator Lucara, which owns the mine where it was found. This exceptional discovery could bring back the luster of the natural diamond mining industry, mining companies and experts say. The diamond was discovered in the same relatively small mine in northeastern Botswana that has produced several of the largest such stones in living memory. Such gemstones typically surface as a result of volcanic activity.... The diamond will likely sell in the range of tens of millions of dollars....”

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~~~ Guardian: "On a distant reef 16,000km from Paris, surfer Gabriel Medina has given Olympic viewers one of the most memorable images of the Games yet, with an airborne celebration so well poised it looked too good to be true. The Brazilian took off a thundering wave at Teahupo’o in Tahiti on Monday, emerging from a barrelling section before soaring into the air and appearing to settle on a Pacific cloud, pointing to the sky with biblical serenity, his movements mirrored precisely by his surfboard. The shot was taken by Agence France-Presse photographer Jérôme Brouillet, who said “the conditions were perfect, the waves were taller than we expected”. He took the photo while aboard a boat nearby, capturing the surreal image with such accuracy that at first some suspected Photoshop or AI." 

Washington Post: “'Mary Cassatt at Work' is a large and mostly satisfying exhibition devoted to the career of the great American artist beloved for her sensitive and often sentimental views of family life. The 'at work' in the title of the Philadelphia Museum of Art show references the curators’ interest in Cassatt’s pioneering effort to establish herself as a professional artist within a male-dominated field. Throughout the show, which includes some 130 paintings, pastels, prints and drawings, the wall text and the art on view stresses Cassatt’s fixation on art as a career rather than a pastime.... Mary Cassatt at Work is on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through Sept. 8. philamuseum.org”

New York Times: “Bob Newhart, who died on Thursday at the age of 94, has been such a beloved giant of popular culture for so long that it’s easy to forget how unlikely it was that he became one of the founding fathers of stand-up comedy. Before basically inventing the hit stand-up special, with the 1960 Grammy-winning album 'The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart' — that doesn’t even count his pay-per-view event broadcast on Canadian television that some cite as the first filmed special — he was a soft-spoken accountant who had never done a set in a nightclub. That he made a classic with so little preparation is one of the great miracles in the history of comedy.... Bob Newhart holds up. In fact, it’s hard to think of a stand-up from that era who is a better argument against the commonplace idea that comedy does not age well.”

Washington Post: “An early Titian masterpiece — once looted by Napolean’s troops and a part of royal collections for centuries — caused a stir when it was stolen from the home of a British marquess in 1995. Seven years later, it was found inside an unassuming white and blue plastic bag at a bus stop in southwest London by an art detective, and returned. This week, the oil painting 'The Rest on the Flight into Egypt' sold for more than $22 million at Christie’s. It was a record for the Renaissance artist, whom museums describe as the greatest painter of 16th-century Venice. Ahead of the sale in April, the auction house billed it as 'the most important work by Titian to come to the auction market in more than a generation.'”

Washington Post: The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., which houses the world's largest collection of Shakespeare material, has undergone a major renovation. "The change to the building is pervasive, both subtle and transformational."

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The Commentariat -- January 23, 2016

Gloria has an excellent comment today noting how the Avatar of the Party of Personal Responsibility & Family Values rejects its phony catchphrases in practice. One can find other excellent examples, even in current news -- like Ted Cruz's forgetting -- purposefully or carelessly -- to obtain new health insurance coverage for his family. Or Carly Fiorina's corraling four-year-olds into an anti-abortion rally (without obtaining parental approval, natch). Would you up & tell a stranger's preschooler about abortion? No, I didn't think so. It's bizarre.

Barry Meier of the New York Times: "... newly disclosed documents suggest that Iranian officials knew far more about [Robert] Levinson[, a CIA consultant who disappeared in Iran in 2007]. In late 2011, a top Iranian diplomat acknowledged that his country was holding the American and would release him if the United States helped delay an assessment criticizing Iran's nuclear activities, the documents say."

Reuters: "Twelve US marines missing after two military helicopters collided last week off Hawaii's Oahu island have been listed as deceased, the military said on Thursday. The coast guard called off the search for the missing marines on Tuesday after five days of search and rescue efforts across some 40,000 square nautical miles of ocean, along with shorelines."

Michael Cieply of the New York Times: "Confronting a fierce protest over a second straight year of all-white Oscar acting nominations, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Friday that it would make radical changes to its voting requirements, recruiting process and governing structure, with an aim toward increasing the diversity of its membership.The changes were approved at an unusual special meeting of the group's 51-member governing board Thursday night." ...

... The Los Angeles Times story, by Rebecca Keegan, is here.

Brian Stelter of CNN: "In a statement Friday morning, [Washington Post reporter Jason] Rezaian said he and his family members were heading home to the states. They were traveling on a private jet with [WashPo/Amazon.com owner Jeff] Bezos, according to a person at the Post who asked not to be named."

Eliza Collins of Politico: "Bowe Bergdahl's defense lawyer on Friday said his client's right to a fair trial had been 'irreparably compromised' by Donald Trump, and said he might call the billionaire presidential candidate to the witness stand..... He said that Trump, who often calls Bergdahl a 'no-good traitor' during campaign events and has called for his execution, was allowed to say what he wanted under the First Amendment but that he could face a defamation case in the future."

Presidential Race

CW: It's telling that in none of the debates organized by either party has a reporter from Politifact or FactCheck.org been invited to participate in the moderators' panel. Of course it would be impolite to tell Hillary Clinton her pants were on fire, but it would be okay to flash a graphic, which would require minimal artwork, of Donald Trump's hair in flames. The public deserves more Candy Crowley "He did in fact,sir" moments.

Mark Landler, et al., of the New York Times: President "Obama has said he will not endorse a candidate during the primaries; his advisers are careful not to root publicly for anyone. But the White House is working with Mrs. Clinton's campaign in ways large and small. Their two staffs consult on issues ranging from the campaign's use of Mr. Obama's image in advertisements to the positions she takes on his policy priorities, like the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, which she pushed as secretary of state and then came out against as a candidate." ...

... Philip Rucker & Abby Phillip of the Washington Post: "With another Iowa presidential contest at risk of slipping out of Hillary Clinton's reach, the Democratic Party is launching a massive effort this weekend to boost her candidacy. A crowd of well-known entertainment and political figures, including Sen. Timothy M. Kaine (Va.), a former party chairman, and Tony Goldwyn, star of the hit series 'Scandal,' is jetting to all corners of this state to help Clinton erase her enthusiasm deficit to Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.). And major progressive groups such as the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and the National Education Association are firing up their political operations, including door-knocking teams and phone banks, to give her an outside push." ...

... Reuters: "The US State Department asked a judge on Friday for a one-month extension to finish publicly releasing thousands of emails sent by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state, in part because a winter storm closed government offices. The department said in a federal court filing it needed until 29 February after realizing this week that it had 'overlooked' emails amounting to 7,254 printed pages that it should have already shared with other agencies for them to review for sensitive information.... Whether Judge Rudolph Contreras will grant the extension is unclear...."

Kasie Hunt of MSNBC: "Planned Parenthood, the Human Rights Campaign and other progressive groups that have endorsed Hillary Clinton are not part of the political establishment, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Thursday, walking back comments he made earlier this week on MSNBC."

He Who Does Not Show Up. Ben Schreckinger of Politico: "As eight Republican candidates prepared to make their case at Saturday's First in the Nation Presidential Town Hall in Nashua, New Hampshire, much of the jockeying behind the scenes focused on the one who won't be there. With 17 days until the state's primary, Donald Trump is skipping the state's final pre-primary cattle call to campaign in Iowa. And the old guard of New Hampshire Republican politics is openly rooting for Trump's lead in the state to collapse." ...

... The Twittersphere of the Donald. Eliza Collins: "Donald Trump on Friday retweeted a message from a Twitter user with the handle @WhiteGenocideTM. The tweet features a photoshopped picture of Jeb Bush holding a 'vote for Trump' sign outside of Trump Tower. The user's profile has a black banner photo with red lettering that says 'Get the f--- out of my country.' The name attached to the profile is Donald Trumpovitz and the location is 'Jewmerica,' with a link to a page promoting a pro-Adolf Hitler documentary." ...

... (U.K.) Press Association: "US presidential hopeful Donald Trump is making it more difficult to confront and defeat extremists by making the 'fundamental mistake' of trying to blame all Muslims for the ideology of a minority, [British Prime Minister] David Cameron has said." ...

... The Monster Has Orange Hair. Jeet Heer of the New Republic: "... when National Review launched its special issue 'Against Trump' [Thursday] night, it was keeping to a venerable tradition of policing the right.... The special issue ... seems designed to be its definitive statement, a historical milestone on par with William F. Buckley's denunciation of the John Birch Society in 1965 or the magazine's rejection of Pat Buchanan's anti-Semitism in 1991. Yet ... too much time is spent trying to prove that Trump is not a real conservative, while ignoring the fact that the racist nationalism he is espousing has its origins on the right.... In truth, the relationship between National Review and Donald Trump is like that of Victor Frankenstein and his monster.... Without Frankenstein, there is no monster. And without a conservative movement that fostered and indulged white identity politics, there is no Donald Trump." ...

... Steve M. does an excellent job of tearing apart just one point the NR editors made: "... if you have no familiarity with the relevant details and the levers of power, and no clear principles to guide you, you will, like most tenderfeet, get rolled." Steve finds a number of instances where NR writers have applauded amateur politicians for being "outsiders" or CEOs who "knew how to meet a payroll." Echoing Heer, Steve says to NR, "You told us that America could be saved by CEOs who know squat about politics. You said political experience doesn't help, and is actually a liability. So reap what you've sown." ...

... ** More on how the National Review writers & other conservatives created Donald Trump. "Conservatives fear him not because he is an ignorant demagogue, but because he's not their ignorant demagogue.... Movement conservatism rejects the conclusions of wide swaths of economists, social scientists, the entire field of climate science ... of course it is liable to attract anti-intellectual candidates. A second problem is that conservative doctrine is unpopular with the public as well. The majority may often support generalized anti-government sentiment, but it does not follow those generalities through to their specific implications." So conservative candidates engage in doublespeak, where, for instance, they say they'll repeal ObamaCare & replace it with "their own vague alternative health-care plans.... The difference is that, when Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio promise to repeal Obamacare and replace it with something terrific, conservatives can trust that they're lying." ...

... The Trump Gazette. Jack Shafer of Politico on how Donald Trump resembles an 1890s tabloid.

CW: What I Said Yesterday. Dana Milbank: "That soft flapping sound you hear is the Grand Old Party waving the flag of surrender to Trump. Party elites -- what's left of the now-derided 'establishment' -- are acquiescing to the once inconceivable: that a xenophobic and bigoted showman is now the face of the Republican Party and of American conservatism." ...

... Gail Collins: "Under normal conditions, if a party was confronted with a candidate who had never held any public office, whose political activism consisted mainly of trying to prove Barack Obama was born in Africa, and whose platform consisted of whatever stuff was getting good crowd response at the last rally, everybody would race to get behind the alternative. So if Trump does win this thing, he'll owe it all to the terribleness of Ted Cruz." ...

CW: What I Said Yesterday. But Worse. Liar, Liar, Liar.

Blue Cross Blue Shield cancelled all their individual (health care) policies in the state of Texas, effective Dec. 31. -- Ted Cruz, January 21, in a New Hampshire appearance

Actually, the company continues to sell coverage all over Texas, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. The company also says individual customers like Cruz were notified [more than 5] months before 2016 changes -- including an end to individual PPO plans -- kicked in. So, Cruz was both incorrect about Blue Cross' offerings in Texas and evidently mischaracterized how his own coverage came to lapse. -- Gardner Selby of Politifact

Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times: "Cruz's problem has nothing to do with Obamacare and everything to do with his own sloth.... Ted also claimed his premiums -- and the voters' -- would go up 50 percent, "but average rate increases in the individual market in Texas aren't anywhere near 50%.... In New Hampshire, the biggest plans had increases in the single digits." But wait, there's more: "A campaign spokesman tol[d] the Wall Street Journal that the Cruz family had been automatically enrolled by BlueCross BlueShield in one of its HMOs..., as of Jan. 1, when their former PPO plan expired. The insurance carrier did this for all 2015 PPO enrollees who took no action before Dec. 31.... The insurance carrier informed all affected customers of the change."

... Kyle Mantyla of Right Wing Watch: "Ted Cruz says he is "grateful" to have the endorsement of Mike Bickle, a "prophet" who believes Oprah Winfrey is a forerunner to the antichrist. "Bickle is the founder of the International House of Prayer, a controversial missionary organization in Kansas City, Missouri, that some critics have labeled a cult and which is best known for engaging in nonstop 24-hour-a-day prayer in preparation for the End Times and for its anti-gay activism in Uganda. Bickle is just the latest in a long list of radical Religious Right activists who have publicly endorsed Cruz for president, many of whom Cruz's campaign has eagerly embraced.... Back in 2008, Republican presidential nominee John McCain was forced to reject the endorsement of John Hagee after it was revealed that Hagee had made comments similar to Bickle's about God having used Hitler as a 'hunter' to force the Jews return to Israel." ...

Young Ted (right) with friend David Panton. Even though it appears that Cruz is doing his "I have a black friend" thing, Panton really is Cruz's friend, & he isn't just Cruz's only black friend; he's probably Cruz's only friend.... Rosalind Helderman & Tom Hamburger of the Washington Post report on the friendship between Ted Cruz & his college roommate David Panton, the son of prominent Jamaicans.

Beyond the Beltway

Mark Guarino of the Washington Post: "If a lead-laced water supply wasn't enough to deal with, many residents of Flint, Mich., face a new crisis: Replacing the water heaters, pipes and even the service lines to their homes that may have been damaged by the city's water. And for now, it's unclear whether they will receive any help in covering those costs."

Another Elected Official Goes to Jail. Christopher Goffard of the Los Angeles Times: "Former Santa Ana City Councilman Carlos Bustamante [R] was sentenced to a year in jail Friday on charges that included attempted sexual battery and grand theft. Bustamante, who also had served as an executive manager for Orange County, pleaded guilty in December to attempted sexual battery, stalking, assault and false imprisonment. Prosecutors had accused Bustamante of assaulting seven female county employees between 2003 and 2011 while working at the Orange County Public Works Department."

Jessica Lee of the Seattle Times: "Authorities have in custody a man who they believe accidentally shot and injured a woman in a Renton[, Washington,] movie theater Thursday night, Renton police Cmdr. David Liebman said. Investigators believe the 29-year-old man was intoxicated when he entered a showing of the film '13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi' at Regal Cinemas The Landing 14, 900 N. 10th Place, with a loaded gun before 8:15 p.m., he said." ...

     ... CW: A drunk with a gun -- sounds like your typical "13 Hours" fan.

Way Beyond

Joshua Partlow of the Washington Post: "The rapid spread of the Zika virus has prompted Latin American governments to urge women not to get pregnant for up to two years, an extraordinary precaution aimed at avoiding birth defects believed to be linked to the mosquito-borne illness." CW: That should upset all the anti-contraception freaks.

News Ledes

The Washington Post's liveblog of theEast Coast storm, continued from yesterday, is here. Access is free. ...

... The New York Times has a map, which it updates hourly, of actual recorded snowfall along the East Coast & inland. It's a slow-loader. The Times' liveblog is here. ...

... At 1:15 pm ET, the WashPo blog reports these highlights:

  • Snow totals have mainly reached the 14-20 inch range with some 20+ inch totals north and west of the city; snow expected to continue through late tonight.
  • Thundersnow has been reported. Extreme snowfall rates up to 2-3 inches per hour are possible into the early afternoon north and west of D.C., easing a bit thereafter.
  • A lull or lighter snow is possible at times in the District and points south and east.
  • Wind gusts of 40-50 mph cause whiteout conditions today with blowing and drifting snow. Winds are strongest east of the District toward the bay.
  • Total snow accumulations of 16 to 30 inches are expected. Highest north and west of District, lowest southeast.

... Washington Post Update: "The storm pummeling the East Coast with snow and blustery winds continued to wreak havoc on air travel, canceling thousands of flights throughout the weekend." ...

... New York Times: "Making up for a remarkably mild winter, the first major snowstorm of the season barreled up the East Coast on Saturday, with accumulations of three inches an hour bringing a long stretch of the country from Tennessee to New York to a near-standstill.... [New York] Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared a state of emergency and urged residents to stay home." ...

     ... New Lede: "... a blizzard propelled by tropical-storm-force winds that brought much of the Northeast to a standstill and left more than two feet of snow in New York City, where Mayor Bill de Blasio called it 'very likely one of the worst snowstorms in our history.' Officials imposed a travel ban in and around the city to keep drivers off streets."

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I'm a little late on this, but if one of my sons were arrested for punching his partner and pointing a weapon at anyone, I would not be thousands of miles away partying. Like everyone else here I suspect, I would cancel my engagements and be by his side. I would not need to be a member of the Party of Family Values for this. I would also not be leaving PTSD, if that were one of his problems, untreated. As the reasonably wealthy family that the Palins are, I would seek whatever medical help was needed to address his problems. But being in the Party of personal responsibility, I would not wait for the government to "do something", but take matters into my own hands regarding treatment. While I watched the video of Palin and Trump I wondered if she could really be Track's mother. Track seems to have a history of violence and substance abuse, so perhaps he hasn't changed at all. Thank, McCain, you've done it again.

January 23, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterGloria

So lets sum up the current political spectrum. Democrats trying to decide who is better and Republicans trying to decide who is worse.

And Cruz and his competition have no problem lying because they know that no one will ever check for the truth. This party is a real party. It is all about having fun justifying your anger and hate.

January 23, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterMarvin Schwalb

Not to take anything away from what seems to be a long, enduring friendship between Cruz and Paton, it's interesting to speculate as to what really ties these two together. Cruz does not play well with others plus he eagerly accepts endorsements from loons like Bickle and shares the stage with those nutty, nasty homophobes whose names escape me. Paton reads like a pretty stand-up guy, his women problems notwithstanding. Does/did Ted see someone he wished he could be in his friend or did/does he feel superior? Was he able to easily manipulate Paton? Fun to wonder, given that Ted is such a blotch on the Republican landscape.

The old idea that businessmen, bankers, & the Ron Johnson's of this world are fit to take on the role of the President of the U.S. has been bandied around forever, and has been taken to the woodshed and whipped good and proper. But it never learns its lesson–-that IDEA for many in the GOP, although bruised and disabused, continues to flourish as we watch with disbelief at what appears to be coming down the road.

January 23, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterPD Pepe

Since we're talking about accountability vis a vis The Party of Personal Responsibility, another example is Gov. Rick Snyder trying to spin responsibility for the tragic water poisoning away from himself and onto everyone else:
"Not only is he using his exemption from FOIA (the Michigan Freedom of Information Act) to dodge full accountability for this disaster, but now he's using secret money to put a spin on what happened in Flint..."

January 23, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterVictoria D.

A parent of one of the preschoolers who Carly Fiorina kidnapped, uh -corralled, writes a detailed report on what happened from her perspective. If true, the day care teachers are guilty of negligence (although I suspect they might have been complicit) and the Fiorina people are certainly culpable morally, if not legally. Their behavior in bringing the kids into the situation without parental consent and subjecting them to lurid images was really beyond the pale, as Marie and others have suggested. The title of the piece is, "Carly Fiorina Ambushed My 4-Year-Old for Her Anti-Abortion Rally."

January 23, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterVictoria D.

Another piece of proof of Adolf's NPD. The retweet of the Nazi tweet required nothing for Adolf than the fact it mentioned his name. That's all that matters for the entire issues of the world. Remember that his newest close friend is Putin! The Republicans are right. Trump is not a true conservative. He also is not a true liberal. He is a Trump. That is the only subject that matters.
So far in the U.S. of Trump our enemies are the U.K. and Germany and our friends are Russia and North Korea.
Let me state my greatest frustration again. When is the media going to stop using the words 'crazy, insane, delusional etc.' like that is not a serious mental issue. He does not just act crazy, he is crazy! Of course the issue is partly due to the fact that Cruz appears worse.

January 23, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterMarvin Schwalb

Great thread about accountability and engagement Gloria et al. Republicans, Wall Street and also Hollywood all seem to be personal responsibility free zones no matter what they say or do. Compare these two: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/a-year-scott-rudin-sony-831817 and http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sonys-amy-pascal-getting-fired-772688. The Academy awards white problem is not going away as long as Pascal suffers all the consequences and Rudin suffers none. What Chuck Todd and any of those TV people need to start asking politicians is what are they going to do to accept responsibility commensurate with their important positions in society. Snyder, I'm talking to you. Cruz and his wife are responsible for the uninsured condition of their children. Period. (As an aside to Cruz's insurance debacle, he brings this subject up because he has some schemey little shit end-game he's going to milk with this subject. Buying family insurance like buying diapers for a baby is something you should only forget once, maximum. And most considerate people never forget.)

January 23, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterCitizen625

@Victoria: just read your link–-thanks–-I'm actually shocked at this slimy maneuver by Fiorina. It's really beyond the pale. What on earth was she thinking?–– that she could inculcate these very young minds to abhor the idea of abortion? Good lord! This woman is more demented than I thought. And yes, those teachers should have stopped her right off the bat––sorry, sweetie, not on my watch! Gosh, I hope this will get some real negative press pronto.

January 23, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterPD Pepe
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