Subject: Daily Skimm: Just feed me sour straws, please
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Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 06:31:37 -0500 (EST)

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JANUAR= 30, 2019

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Skimm'd while hearing what Howard Schultz has to say about 2020

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AGREE TO DISAGREE

The Story

Yesterday, top US intelligence officials contradicted President Trump on a numb=r of issues in front of Congress.

Like what?

ISIS...Since debuting as the so-call=d Islamic State in 2014, the terror group has lost most of its territory i= Iraq and Syria. Last month, Trump said ISIS has been defeated and that it's time to start pulling t=oops out of Syria. Yesterday, intelligence officials said 'ehhh that's not=really true.' They said that ISIS has suffered ground losses, but that it =still commands thousands of fighters in Iraq and Syria." And still has tho=sands of supporters around the world.

Iran…Back in 2015, the US and several other countries =a href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/15853963.2866317/aHR0cHM6Ly9za2l=bXRoLmlzLzJIRDdaU0Y/5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8Bb2db943c" target="_blank" s=yle="color:#00b2a9;text-decoration:none;">shook on a deal to get Ira='s nuclear program in check in exchange for lifting sanctions. Last year, =rump took the US out of t=e deal, saying it wouldn't stop Iran from going nuclear. Yesterday, intell=gence officials said 'ehhh Iran's a threat but there's no evidence it brok= the deal.' And warned that Iran may break the deal if it doesn't get the =conomic benefits it was expecting.

North Korea...The to have tested nuclear weapons this century. Last year, T=ump had a summit with North K=rean leader Kim Jong Un where the two leaders agreed to work toward "c=mplete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." Trump also said that Nor=h Korea is "no longer a nuclear threat." Yesterday, intelligence officials=said 'ehhh that's a stretch.' And that the country is "unlikely to give up= all of its nuclear stockpiles.

Why'd they come out with this publicly?

Because they give a presentation of global threats to=the Senate every year.

Is it normal for the intel community to disagree with Tr=mp?

Well, it's not the first time it's happened. (See: Russia's interference in the=2016 election). It's also worth mentioning that their assessment didn't me=tion the security crisis at the US-Mexico border – an issue Trump =as considered declaring a nat=onal emergency over in order to build a physical barrier. And the issu= at the center of the longest=government shutdown in history.

What's Trump have to say about all this?

Nothing yet.

theSkimm

The country's top intelligence officials are contradi=ting the president on some of the facts behind today's biggest security is=ues. The thing to watch now is whether it has any effect on US foreign pol=cy, or if the president continues to march to the beat of his own drum.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What to say when you run out of paper towels…=/b>

What a mess. Speaking of, Brexit. Yesterday, UK lawmakers voted to send PM Ther=sa May back to the EU to renegotiate her deal. Specifically: the backstop.=That's the plan that keeps the UK tied to the EU's trade laws to avoid a h=rd border on the island of Ireland. Lawmakers want May and the EU to find =nother solution. The problem: there isn't one. Either the UK sets up a bor=er, which could threaten a peace deal that ended three decades of violence=in Northern Ireland. Or it stays close to EU trade laws. No one has offere= up a plan C. Now, May's trying to go back to the EU to work out a new dea=. But the EU isn't having it.=/a>

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Who people are talking about...

Stacey A=rams. Yesterday, Democrats announced that Abrams – who was on =he ballot for Georgia governor last year – will deliver the respon=e to President Trump's State of the Union address next week. She'll be the=second person to deliver the rebuttal while not serving in public office.<=p>

Skimm More: S=eaking of public office, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is in the hea=lines for saying he might run as an independent. We talked to him about th= potential of having three (repeat: three) billionaires in the 2020 race.<=i>

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What to say when that date you went on was short and =nderwhelming…

Just like Roger Stone. Last=week, President Trump's longtime adviser and friend was arrested and charg=d with crimes including witness tampering and lying to Congress. Yesterday= he pleaded not guilty. He's out on bail and is not allowed to contact wit=esses in his case.

Who people want updates on…

Jussie S=ollett. Yesterday, the "Empire" actor was hospitalized after being att=cked in Chicago. Police say two men approached him on the street, yelled "=acial and homophobic slurs" at him, beat him, poured "an unknown chemical =ubstance" on him and wrapped a rope around his neck. Authorities say he's =n good condition. They are investigating this a potential hate crime.

What to say when you see Apple's meh earnings report…

Add that to its list of problems. Yesterday, the comp=ny temporarily disabled FaceTime's group chat feature after reports that you could call people and l=sten in on them, even if they didn't pick up the phone. You know, kind of = major security flaw. Speaking of news about your phone ringing...a new re=ort says there were an estimated 26.3 billion robo calls to US phones last year, up 46% from the yea= before. The result? People are apparently not answering calls as much. Be=ause real friends text.

THING TO KNOW

1 in 2

The approximate number of U.S. adults who've had an i=mediate family member incarcerated for at least one night in jail or priso=, according to new research from FWD.us and Cornell University. There's a =ot to learn about high incarceration rates in the U.S.– especially=what it means for families. A lot of people want to change the statistics.=Learn more here.

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