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At 3.8%, unemployment reaches lowest rates since 2000 (www.apnews.com) | Posted: 2018-06-01 15:00:00

• Can we all just agree that this is a good thing? I don't care if it's because if Obama or Trump's policies, this is good for Americans. The red team vs blue team shit is getting old.
• I currently work two jobs and can honestly say I have never had worse pay, hours, benefits, and support. I am actively looking for another job but everything that is available is horrible work and underpaying. Really depressing to see everything I worked for over the past two decades get slowly eroded and the future looks even worse.
• Payrolls +223k. April revised down a tad, March revised upa bit, and so revisions add another +15k. Unemployment down again to 3.8%. Hourly earnings +2.7% over the year. The economy keeps on keeping on. A 9-year recovery continues, and it's now in a pretty good place.

Atari founder and co-creator of Pong Ted Dabney dies of cancer at 81 (www.nytimes.com) | Posted: 2018-06-01 10:27:00

• Reading his Wiki article was just sad. The guy got screwed over again and again.
• RIP Ted. I'll always remember sitting in front of my TV at 2 in the morning playing Asteroids. The cricket chirps and the Atari sound were the music of my childhood.
• Ted Dabney, co-founder of Syzygy and the original Atari (seen here on the right of Nolan Bushnell), has passed at the age of 81. His video circuit powered Computer Space and Pong, and inspired an entire industry. RIP.

Firm Tied to Russian Oligarch Made Payments to Michael Cohen (www.nytimes.com) | Posted: 2018-05-08 16:35:00

• Mueller's team questions Russian oligarch about payments to Cohen

Trump allegedly knew of porn star payout, despite denying it (www.nytimes.com) | Posted: 2018-05-06 12:00:00

• Trump exchange with AP's @catherine_lucey, who initially asked him last month on AF1 about Stormy Daniels: Trump: "Excuse me, excuse me. You take a look at what I said. You go back and take a look. You’ll see what I said." Lucey: "You said no when I asked you about the payment."
• The core legal question: Was the Stormy Daniels payment made to influence the election, or was it a reputation-saving move that would have happened even if Donald Trump were not a candidate?

Trump Says He ‘Would Love To’ Speak Under Oath in Mueller Probe (www.bloomberg.com) | Posted: 2018-01-24 17:43:00

• @tparti - So last June, Trump said he'd "100%" be willing to testify under oath for Mueller. Then earlier this month, he said "seems unlikely that you'd even have an interview." Today, he said he'd be willing and "looking forward to it."
• Mueller wants to interview Trump. The president’s willingness to talk keeps changing. - Washingtonpost.com
• Trump Says He Is Willing to Speak Under Oath to Mueller - NYTimes.com
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• @CBSNews - JUST IN: President Trump says he's willing to be interviewed under oath by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. "I would love to do that as soon as possible," he says. The president told reporters that he expects an interview to happen in 2-3 weeks, pending attorney approval.

North Korea calls for unification with South Korea (www.axios.com) | Posted: 2018-01-24 17:30:00

• Trump Administration Slaps New Sanctions on North Korea - NYTimes.com
• North Korea sends rare announcement to all Koreans, calls for unification - Reuters.com