Subject: Daily Skimm: Fuller, go easy on the Pepsi
From: "theSkimm" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 06:26:52 -0500 (EST)

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DECEMB=R 20, 2018

Skimm'd while working after a holiday party...

QUOTE O= THE DAY

"Hot Jafar" – The internet's new boyfriend after pics came out of the "=laddin" live-action remake. He's the Disney villain we deserve.

COMING TO AN END

The Story

The Trump admin is pulling all US forces out of Syria.

Take me back.

A few years back, the terror group ISIS gained ground in places like Iraq and S=ria. There are a few involved=/a> in the fight to stop them: the US, Turkey, Syrian rebels and Kurdish r=bels, Russia, Iran, and the Syrian gov. All working to get ISIS out of the=region – but each side with a different motive. See: this. ISIS has been losing ground. Now,=we're here.

What's the latest?

Yesterday, President Trump said that ISIS has been de=eated in Syria. So he's ordered the military to get American forces out wi=hin the next 30 days. The admin says it's time to move on to the next phas= of the fight against ISIS and that it'll continue to work with allies to =ake down the group "wherever it operates."

How are people reacting?

The announcement surprised pretty much everyone. Lawm=kers – including some=Republicans – want more info on all this. Sen. Lindsey Graham=(R-SC) said if former President Obama had done this "all of us would be go=ng nuts." Some are worried about leaving Kurdish fighters (a US ally) in a=tough spot – and that it could maybe make it hard for the US to ga=n trust from others in the future. The defense secretary is apparently con=erned that this leaves Russia and Iran the major power-players in the regi=n. And others are worried that ISIS isn't totally defeated and could regro=p. But otherwise, good rollout.

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This was one of Trump's campaign promises. Now that h='s delivered on it, there's mounting concern it will create more problems =n an already strenuous area.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What to say when you hear Facebook's getting sued over the Cambridge Analytica scan=al…

The DOJ isn't feeling the love either. Yesterday, a f=deral judge struck down DOJ p=licies around claiming asylum. Reminder: people can claim asylum and g=t legal protection in the US if they're facing or could face persecution b=ck home for one of the following: their race, religion, nationality, polit=cal opinion, or "membership in a particular social group." The last one ty=ically includes people who faced gang or domestic violence. But earlier th=s year, the DOJ said those types of violence don't fit that category. Advocates said that changing t=e rule could affect thousands of people trying to escape serious violence.=Now a federal judge is stepping in, saying that the DOJ can't make edits t= immigration law – that's up to Congress. The DOJ said it's review=ng its options.

What to say while turning up the thermostat in your a=artment…

A little higher. Yesterday, the Fed raised interest rates for the fourth time t=is year. But before you start freaking out about how that affects your cre=it card bill, it looks like there won't be as many hikes next year. Here's=the thing: hiking interest rates means the economy's doing really well. So=pumping the brakes on that isn't an immediate SOS. But it does mean that n=xt year, the economy is expected to grow at a slower pace. Meanwhile, Cong=ess is also saying 'show me the money.' Yesterday, the Senate approved a <= href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/15470337.2701633/aHR0cHM6Ly9za2lt=XRoLmlzLzJBYTJUYW4/5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8B12953916" target="_blank" st=le="color:#00b2a9;text-decoration:none;">short-term spending bill th=t would fund the gov through February. The bill doesn't include the $5 bil=ion for the border wall President Trump was hoping for – but this GoFundMe campaign could h=lp him out. Now it's up to the House and Trump to give it the OK by Friday=night.

What people are still upset about…

The Catholic Church. Surprise. Illinois' attorney gen=ral released a report tha= said the state's dioceses failed to report hundreds of priests and clergy=members accused of sex abuse. This investigation started after the bombshe=l Pennsylvania grand jury rep=rt on sex abuse allegations dropped earlier this year. Now, Illinois' =G is telling us what she found: almost 700 priests and clergy members were=accused of sex abuse there – but the dioceses have only named 185 =ublicly. She says the cases either haven't been investigated properly or a= all by the church. Not a good look. Neither is this: actress Eliza Dushku=is accusing CBS of firing=her after she confronted a co-worker for allegedly harassing her. This com=s days after a report cam= out about a $9.5 million settlement she made with the network over all th=s.

What to say when you like your brownies as gooey as p=ssible…

Heeey, batter batter. The MLB is letting players from Cuba join the league with=ut having to defect. Which they've had to do because of a US embargo. This=comes after years of negotiating to make it easier for these players to ge= into the MLB. The US gov still has to sign off on it – and if it =oes, the deal will be in place through late 2021.

What to say when you hear everyone talking about Rachel McAdams' new photoshoot=E2��

These wo=en deserve a magazine spread too.

What to say when you round up your Venmo payment�=80�

Keep the=change, ya filthy animal.

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