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Extra, Extra: Trump Loves Giving World Leaders Uncomfortably Long & Aggressive Handshakes


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Published Feb 10, 2017

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  • CNN reports that US investigators have corroborated some aspects of the Trump Blackmail Dossier.
  • BuzzFeed has a story on the man who saw Trump coming.
  • The Atlantic has a piece on neoreactionaries and the anti-Democracy movement, including "a big underground movement of right-wing bodybuilders [who'll do] a choreographed flash demo on the Mall. They'll be totally nude, but wearing MAGA hats. Goal is to intimidate Congress with pure masculine show of youth, energy."
  • Andrew Sullivan has a new recurring blog/column, and this week's is on how Trump's lies are direct refutations of reality.
  • Learn about the online support group for people obsessed with their exes.
  • Scientists have a new understanding of the purpose of depression.
  • Indie rock: the debate!
  • Indiana politicians are quietly undoing Pence's worst legislative decisions.
  • A Pot Sasquatch was spotted during yesterday's snowstorm.
  • After his terrifying handshake with Japanese PM Shinzō Abe today, the Washington Post has a history Trump's weirdly aggressive handshakes.
  • Did you know that Bruce Springsteen wrote a song for the Harry Potter movies?
  • Here's a very good complementary piece to the important documentary The 13th all about the connection between slavery and the prison system.
  • And finally, this dog can't wait to open its present:

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Ben Yakas was born and raised in New York, and has worked for Gothamist for over a decade, and WNYC for four years, covering literally everything. He has hung out with Dan Smith (who will teach you guitar), but still has yet to have a guitar lesson with him.

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