Subject: Daily Skimm: I’m so excited because I love mess
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Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 06:36:31 -0500 (EST)

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QUOTE O= THE DAY

"Did you look through your bedroom window and see you= unmade bed" – A pilo='s mom texting him after he flew over their house. Way to keep him gro=nded.

THINGS ON TRUMP’S=AGENDA

The Art of the (No) Deal

The Story

A US president and a North Korean leader walk into a =ummit. They both walk away with nothing.

Ouch.

Yeah, things didn't go as planned over in Vietnam. Pr=sident Trump and Kim Jong Un both gave statements earlier in the day that =eemed optimistic, with Kim saying he's ready to denuclearize. But the summit was ultimately called s=ort when Trump thought he wasn't getting a good enough deal to shake on.

What was the hold up?

Sanctions. For years, international sanctions have be=n crippling North Korea's economy. Kim Jong Un wanted all sanctions lifted=in exchange for dismantling parts of the country's nuclear program. Trump =aid 'that's not really how it works' and left when he realized Kim wasn't =illing to commit to complete denuclearization – a goal they agreed=upon in their last summit=in 2018. Trump said he'd "rather do it right than do it fast."

theSkimm

North Korea is considered a major security threat for=the world because of its nuclear stockpile and isolationist regime. And pa=t presidents have tried and f=iled to get the country to follow through on giving up its nuclear pro=ram. Trump thought he was different. Now he's warning it could be awhile b=fore the two leaders meet up again – stalling about a year's worth=of progress.

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Finding a new lawyer

The Story

Trump's former lawyer-slash-fixer Michael Cohen has a burn book full of insults=about his former client.

Aren't lawyers supposed to stay quiet about your busi=ess?

Trump de=initely thinks so. Last year, Cohen admitted to paying Stormy Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet abo=t her alleged affair with Trump. Which led to FBI raids at Cohen's home, o=fice, and hotel room. He's since pleaded guilty to things like violating campaign finance laws and <= href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/16141416.2959367/aHR0cHM6Ly9za2lt=XRoLmlzLzJTeHJRbWs/5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8B50cd5d6d" target="_blank" st=le="color:#00b2a9;text-decoration:none;">lying to Congress about a T=ump Tower project in Moscow. He's set to go to jail in May for three years= And stopped by Congress yesterday to get some dirt off his chest.

Dirt like...

Like calling his former client – the presiden= – a "racist," a "con man," and a "cheat" in a public hearing in f=ont of the House Oversight Committee. Tell us how you really feel, Cohen. =e said that Trump knew about the WikiLeaks dump of DNC emails before it happened in July 2016. That =e hinted to Cohen to lie when talking to Congress about that Trump Tower M=scow project. And that Trump reimbursed him for the Stormy Daniels' payoff=while he was in office. Cohen brought the receipts in the form of a signed=check by Trump to prove it. Republicans said 'this guy already lied to us =nce, we don't trust him.' Dems said 'tell us more about the sketchy stuff.=

theSkimm

Cohen once said he'd take a bullet for the president.=Now, he's another person in Trump's inner circle that's being investigated=or charged by prosecutors. He's spilling more than tea though. And implica=ing the president in crimes that, if true, may put Trump in some legal tro=ble, on the path to impeachment, or out of the job in 2020. Until then, it=mostly seems to be for (political) show. Trump called it a fake hearing, c=aiming that Cohen "lied a lot="

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What to say when you need a social media break…<=h3>

How about a tax? Millions of people in Uganda have apparently quit the internet=after the country introduced a social media tax. Last July, the government=imposed a daily tax (200 Ugandan shillings, which is $0.05 per day) for pe=ple using online platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter. The gov's=using the tax as a way to raise revenue for the country and to try to stop=online "gossip." It's not the=first time the gov has restricted social media use. Critics said it's =n attempt to limit free speech and warned that it could have a bad impact =n the economy because many people rely on sending money through their phon=s than through physical banks. In the three months since the tax was intro=uced, the number of internet subscriptions reportedly fell by more than 2.= million – meaning the tax may not generate the revenue the gov wa= hoping for.

What to say to the politics junkie in the group…=/h3>

Heard about North Carolina? Yesterday, Leslie McCrae Dowless was charged with i=legal ballot handling and conspiracy. The state's 9th Congressional Distri=t has been in the middle of an election fraud scandal. During last year's =idterms, officials weren't able to certify that Mark Harris (R) had won by=less than 1,000 votes. Last week, election officials said 'we need a brand=new election' after a testimony implicated Dowless – who worked fo= Harris' campaign – in an absentee ballot scheme. Dowless is accu=ed of directing workers to collect and mail other people's absentee ballot= to benefit Harris. (BTW, it's against the law in NC for anyone other than=the voter or a close relative to handle mail-in ballots to prevent manipul=tion.) This was apparently done during the 2018 Republican primary race an= officials are still looking into what happened during the midterms. Here'= something else the House of Representatives is thinking about: Yesterday,=it passed significant gun con=rol legislation for the first time in more than two decades. The bill =ould require background checks for all gun sales and most transfers. It no= heads to the Senate, where it's unlikely to pass. There's another bill th= House is expected to take on today to close a loophole around background =hecks. Right now, if a background check isn't finished in three days, the =urchase can go on. This second bill would extend the timeframe to 10 days.=/p>

What to say when no one in the group chat likes your ide=…

I fold, just like Decathlon. The French sporting goods retailer pulled a sports=hijab from its shelves after backlash. It was originally created for custo=ers in Morocco and was supposed to be rolled out worldwide. But politician= in France said it was a violation of French values (i.e: secular values).=Initially, Decathlon defended the product. But earlier this week, it annou=ced it would suspend its sale in France because of concerns about the safe=y of its staff – which it said had been insulted and threatened on=ine. The French justice minister called the debate on this "hysterical," a=d said the store can sell=the hijab if it wants. This is the latest instance of backlash around Islamic clothing in France �=80� back in 2016, several coastal towns banned burkinis.

What to say when you're thinking about finding a new job=E2��

What a coincidence, so is QB Nick Foles. Yesterday, the Philadelphia Eagles sai= he'll become a free agent in mid-March. Which means this Super Bowl MVP Q= is up for grabs for another team to put on its roster.

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What to say when you're craving pizza…

There mi=ht be a robot to help.

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Spotlight on…Cassandra R (MO). She's b=en on the finance team at the Saint Louis Zoo for more than 25 years in a =umber of roles. This month, she became the first woman and first African A=erican CFO at the zoo.

A=l the champagne for…Heather P (MT), who got into the Women Tra=sforming Leadership program at Oxford University. And to Imari E (MI), who recently paid off her student loans 17 years early, and won an awar= for her company.

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