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National Enquirer publisher testifies in Trump’s hush money trial – Los Angeles Times

…With Trump sitting just feet away in the courtroom, Pecker detailed his intimate, behind-the-scenes involvement in Trump’s rise from political novice to the Republican nomination and then the White House. He explained how he and the National Enquirer parlayed rumor-mongering into splashy tabloid stories that smeared Trump’s opponents and, just as crucially, leveraged his connections to suppress seamy stories about Trump, including a porn actor’s claim of an extramarital sexual encounter a decade earlier.

Pecker traced the origins of their relationship to a 1980s meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., and said the friendship bloomed alongside the success of the real estate developer’s TV show “The Apprentice” and the program’s subsequent celebrity version…

Their ties were solidified during a pivotal August 2015 meeting at Trump Tower involving Trump, his lawyer and personal fixer Michael Cohen, and another aide, Hope Hicks, in which Pecker was asked what he and the magazines he led could do for the campaign.

Pecker said he volunteered to publish positive stories about Trump and negative stories about his opponents. But that wasn’t all, he said, telling jurors how he told Trump: “I will be your eyes and ears.”

“I said that anything I hear in the marketplace, if I hear anything negative about yourself, or if I hear about women selling stories, I would notify Michael Cohen,” so that the rights could be purchased and the stories could be killed.

“So they would not get published?” prosecutor Joshua Steinglass asked.

“So they would not get published,” Pecker replied.

To illustrate their point, prosecutors displayed for the court a screenshot of various flattering headlines the National Enquirer published about Trump, including: “Donald Dominates!” and “World Exclusive: The Donald Trump Nobody Knows.” The jury was also shown disparaging and outlandish stories about Trump’s opponents in the race, including the surgeon Ben Carson and Republican Sen. Marco Rubio.

Pecker painted Cohen as a shadow editor of the National Enquirer’s pro-Trump coverage, directing the tabloid to go after whichever Republican candidate was gaining in momentum.

“I would receive a call from Michael Cohen, and he would direct me and direct Dylan Howard which candidate and which direction we should go,” Pecker said, referring to the tabloid’s then-editor.

Pecker said he underscored to Howard that the agreement he struck with the Trump operation was “highly, highly confidential.” He said he wanted the tabloid’s bureau chiefs to be on the lookout for any stories involving Trump and said he wanted them to verify the stories before alerting Cohen…

Source: National Enquirer publisher testifies in Trump’s hush money trial – Los Angeles Times

(2) Modi’s Muslim remarks ‘ugly but not surprising’ • FRANCE 24 English – YouTube

Irfan Nooruddin, professor of Indian politics at Washington’s Georgetown University, joins France 24’s Leela’s Jacinto to discuss Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis controversial campaign speech on Sunday, in which he called Muslims in the country “infiltrators”. The remarks, while “ugly” are consistent with Modi’s rhetoric throughout his decade in power, says Nooruddin.
#Modi

Carlos Drummond de Andrade – Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

” Tão estranho crescer, adolescer

com alma antiga, carregar coisas

que não se deixam carregar…”

 

Carlos Drummond de Andrade. A Casa sem Raiz

ANDRADE, Carlos Drummond de. ( Literatura Comentada). Seleção de textos, notas, estudos biográfico, histórico e crítico por Rita de Cássia Barbosa. 3ª edição. São Paulo: Nova Cultural, 1990

 

Marii Freire

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Dia Mundial do livro – Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Conhecido como uma das maiores heranças culturais que temos, os livros não guardam só  informações, eles aguçam a nossa sensibilidade, ajuda a termos uma melhor  percepção crítica em relação ao mundo, salva- nos do abandono, e potencializa ainda mais, essa eterna procura pela necessidade universal por respostas.

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विरोधाभास / Paradox – Kaushal Kishore

 

धर्म के नाम पर वे तलवार उठाते हैं,

लेकिन धर्म के मार्ग से भटक जाते हैं,

नफरत की नजर से लड़ते हर वक्त,

भूल जाते हैं धर्म को ही अपने जब तब…

👀👀👀👀👀👀

In the name of faith, they pick up the sword,

But its teachings’ essence, they often ignore…

Always ready to fight, with hate in their gaze,

Straying from virtue’s path, they often amaze…

.

–Kaushal Kishore

Source: विरोधाभास / Paradox – Kaushal Kishore

FDA recommends Heimlich maneuver over use of unapproved anti-choking devices – UPI.com

FDA says people should not rely on anti-choking devices because established choking rescue protocols, which rely on the Heimlich, "have a high rate of success and can be carried out immediately without devices, saving valuable time." Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News
FDA says people should not rely on anti-choking devices because established choking rescue protocols, which rely on the Heimlich, “have a high rate of success and can be carried out immediately without devices, saving valuable time.” Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News

 

People should rely on the well-established Heimlich maneuver to save a choking victim, rather than newfangled “anti-choking” devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.

“The safety and effectiveness of over-the-counter anti-choking devices have not been established; they are not FDA approved or cleared,” the agency said in a safety communication issued Monday.

Source: FDA recommends Heimlich maneuver over use of unapproved anti-choking devices – UPI.com