Subject: Daily Skimm: Return of the Mack
From: "theSkimm" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 06:23:23 -0400 (EDT)

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QUOTE O= THE DAY

"We were so drunk" - A couple on their honeymoon bought the hotel they were sta=ing at. Who says you can't buy yourself a (very pricey) wedding gift?

WHERE IS JAMAL KHASHOGGI?=/p>

The Story

The situation over the missing Saudi journalist is escalating.

Fill me in.

Jamal Kh=shoggi is a Saudi journalist who moved to the US and is a columnist fo= The Washington Post. He used to be tight with the Saudi royal family, but=recently became a critic. Nearly two weeks ago, he went to the Saudi consu=ate in Istanbul to get paperwork to marry his fianceé (who was waitin= outside). He's been missing<=a> ever since.

So what happened?

That's the question everyone wants answered. Turkey i= convinced that he was killed by a 15-person Saudi hit squad and dismembered inside the consulate. T=e Saudi gov says that Khashoggi walked right out of the consulate, and tha= it has nothing to do with his disappearance. But a report says Turkey has=recordings from his Apple=Watch that show he was killed.

Sketchy. What's the latest?

Over the weekend, the Saudi king and the Turkish prez=hopped on a phone call to talk about potentially working together to inves=igate. France, Germany, and the UK put out a joint statement saying 'here's an idea...let's have a c=edible investigation.' The US threatened "severe punishment" if Saudi Arabia is behind his death. An= Congress is putting pres=ure on President Trump to not let this slide.

Well, would he?

Here's where things get tricky: the Trump admin has b=en working to make Saudi Arabia a top partner in the Middle East. And has =ozied up to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – who's been trying t= make the country more modern=/a> before he takes over for his dad one day. He's been consolidating powe= and cracking down on his critics. Some think he might be behind all this.=/p>

Great...

Yep. Now, Saudi Arabia is issuing a warning to the US if it tries to interfere =nd issue sanctions. The warning: 'our economy is a BFD, so don't mess with=us.'

Anything else?

On Friday, Turkey released Andrew Brunson – an American pastor who's be=n held there for two years. Some think Turkey might have let him go to enc=urage the US to help out with Khashoggi's disappearance, but Trump says 'n=pe, not related.'

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Saudi Arabia is facing growing international pressure=to provide some answers over Khashoggi's disappearance. TBD if it has any.=/p>

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What to say when you hear Sears filed for bankruptcy…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel isn't in the partying mood either. Yesterday, h=r allied party in the German state of Bavaria lost its majority in regiona= elections. It still came in first, but it's the worst result for the part= in decades – and the latest sign Germans are moving to the extrem=s. As in: a liberal, pro-immigration party came in second. And Germany's f=r-right, anti-immigrant party AfD gained seats in the regional parliament =or the first time. All of which is not great for Merkel's already struggli=g coalition. The vote came a day after an estimated hundreds of thousands of people marched in Berli= against the rise of the far right in Germany. Speaking of getting your vo=e on, a new poll shows vo=ers in the US say they're more likely to turn out for midterms this year t=an in 2014. Prove it.

What to say when you have to hit the brakes…<=b>

Skrt. This weekend, a report came out that Jared Kushner has managed to skirt f=deral income taxes for years thanks to a little thing called depreciation. It's legal, but it comes =ess than two weeks after a report said his pops-in-law (the president) allegedly committed tax fraud= Meanwhile, Trump is busy responding to rumors that Defense Secretary James Mattis might be the next=high-profile WH exit. He said he doesn't know, but called Mattis "sort of = Democrat" and said that "at some point, everybody leaves." So true. Another thing the Trump admin h=s opinions on: climate change. Yesterday, Trump's economic adviser questioned the accuracy of last w=ek's UN report, which warns that we're heading toward crisis mode �=93 v v quickly. He said h= thinks the scientists "overestimate" what's happening with climate change= Always look to an economist for climate change advice.

What to say to the friend who donated to your 5K char=ty run…

You're a saint. That's what Pope Francis said yesterd=y about two controversial Cat=olic figures. One was Oscar Romero from El Salvador, who called out th= US-backed government for repression before he was murdered in 1980. The o=her, Pope Paul VI, is the one who modernized the church in the '60s and no=ably banned birth control. But that's not the only thing on the Catholic C=urch's mind. The Pope also removed two retired Chilean bishops from the clergy because of apparently=overwhelming evidence they had sexually abused minors. When will it end.

What people are watching…

Harvard<=a>. Today, a trial begins on whether the university is illegally discrimin=ting against Asian-American applicants. The lawsuit claims the school does=this to allow more black and Hispanic students in. Harvard denies it's bei=g discriminatory. But says it does consider race in admissions, because it=wants a diverse student body. This could go all the way up to the Supremes=– and with a solidly conservative majority, it might even overturn=a ruling from the '70s allowing affirmative action.

What to say as part of your wedding toast…

May your love outlast Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande's.

What to say after getting over that news…

At least there's Harry and Meghan.

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