Subject: Daily Skimm: Hold on to your butts
From: "theSkimm" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 06:21:41 -0400 (EDT)

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OCTOBE= 16, 2018

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Skimm'd in Shondaland where there are no excuses

QUOTE O= THE DAY

"Sorry to disappoint those of you who were hoping to =ttend" – The State De=t, rolling back an accidental invite to a 'cat pyjama-jam' party. We'r= all feline a little disappointed.

FEELING THE HEAT

The Story

Saudi Arabia might be ready to talk.

About…?

Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist who went missin= two weeks ago after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Turkish off=cials say the Saudi gov ordered a hit team to kill and dismember him. This isn't just freaky �=93 it's a diplomatic crisis.

Isn't repression on-brand for Saudi Arabia?

Yes – but Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (M=S) is dialing it up to 100. Last year, he was feeling insecure about his h=ld on power. He arrested hund=eds of people as part of a crackdown on alleged corruption. He also le= women start driving…but arrested several female activists. There was outcry in both cases, =ut nothing like what's happening now.

Whoa.

Yup. Turkey – who isn't one to talk about press freedom – has b=en asking for access to the consulate so it could investigate. At first, S=udi Arabia denied everything – and promised to let officials in. I= followed through yesterday, but not before a cleaning crew got first dibs. Now, the kingdom apparen=ly realizes no one is buying its story and might be ready to talk. But it'= apparently going to claim that his death was an accident. It also may or =ay not claim that rogue operatives were just trying to kidnap him and send=him back to Saudi Arabia. And that things went wrong in the interrogation.=Then how do you explain the b=ne saw?

What happens next?

Consequences…or not. Over the weekend, Presid=nt Trump said that if Saudi Arabia is responsible, there will be "severe p=nishment." But he also downplayed things yesterday, saying it could be the=act of "rogue killers." Wonder where he got that from. He's also made it c=ear he doesn't want to risk that sweet, sweet Saudi money – and sent Sec of State Mike Pompeo there to get to the bott=m of things.

Anything else?

This also comes as Saudi Arabia is set to host its se=ond "Davos in the Desert"=investment conference. But now some CEOs are RSVP'ing 'hard pass.'

theSkimm

Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance has launched an inter=ational crisis. If the Saudi gov admits he was killed under its watch, it =ould seriously strain a US-Saudi relationship the Trump admin has been wor=ing hard to build. Or not.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What people are watching...

Myanmar. Always. A new report claims that members of Myanmar's military used Fa=ebook to spread propaganda. Myanmar has been in the news recently because =f the Rohingya crisis. Rohingya: a Muslim minority group in Myanmar. The c=isis started last year when a Rohingya militant group attacked security fo=ces there. The military responded by killing thousands of Rohingya, burnin= entire villages, and raping women. Hundreds of thousands have fled to nei=hboring Bangladesh. Now, we're finding out that for years, the military ap=arently used Facebook as a tool to spread negative sentiments about the Ro=ingya. Facebook says it removed a number of those accounts, and that it'll=continue to "investigate and take action." Good idea. This is reportedly o=e of the first times an authoritarian gov has used social media against it= own people.

What to say when you're wondering why you keep gettin= alerts about Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)…

She's not running for president. Yet. But she wants y=u to know that she took a DNA test and there's "strong evidence" she has some Native American ancest=y. Nothing says 'slow news day' like a senator releasing her DNA test resu=ts. President Trump has called her "Pocahontas" and questioned the authenticity of her heritage. His=response to the results: "who cares?" Here's something he prob cares about= A federal judge dropped Stormy Daniels' defamation lawsuit against him. And ordered her to pay Trum='s legal fees. Probably not the ending she was hoping for. Also on the pre='s mind: Hurricane Michael. Yesterday, Trump visited Florida and Georgia, two states where the hurri=ane hit last week. At least 19 people were killed, and dozens more are sti=l missing. Hundreds of thousands of people still don't have power. Here's how you can help.

Who people are remembering…

Paul All=n. Yesterday, the Microsoft co-founder passed away at age 65. He and B=ll Gates were childhood friends and founded the tech giant back in 1975. A=len was also a philanthropist and owned two sports teams. Earlier this month, he announced that he w=s diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma for the second time. He died from =omplications from the disease. RIP.

What to say to your friend who's been taking Oktoberf=st seriously…

Fill up that beer stein while you can. A new study sa=s climate change could af=ect barley around the world, and lead to beer shortages. We could use a (c=hug.

What to say when you move into new digs with your SO�=80�

You're on

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