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60th Grammys

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For the first time, The Grammy Awards will feature hip-hop and R&B domination of nominations.

The event is the highest honors for the recording industry and has been a lightning rod for criticism. Safe bets triumph over edgy up-and-comers and less-commercial, females don’t get their due.

Tonight's show on CBS from NYC may finally right some wrongs. The Grammys at 7:30P Will the show that normally ignores the ladies have a #MeToo moment? A recent study found that of the 899 nominees for the last six ceremonies, only 9 percent were women.

Russian Corruption

Alexei Anatolievich Navalny is a Russian attorney a, political and financial activist and a leader in the Russian opposition against Vladimir Putin who continues to gain prominence among Russian citizens.

Navalny is a thorn in Putin's posterior and he's finally gotten to Vladimir's interior because Putin's tight inner circle has never been challenged like this before. Now, this outspoken Russian leader has been arrested in an attempt to silence the opposition's popularity.

Russian police detain opposition leader Navalny at protest https://reut.rs/2DVpHhk

José Martí Birthday

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Happy birthday, José Julián Martí Pérez. He was born on January 28, 1853, and died on May 19, 1895. Martí was short, stood 5 feet 6 inches, and weighed about 140 pounds. He died young, fewer years than I have been blessed to celebrate, but no one has impacted our America more than Martí.

Wynn Loses

Trump pal and gambling casino mogul Steve Wynn has resigned as GOP finance chairman in wake of sexual harassment allegations. It has been reported that @POTUS who named Wynn as finance chairman.

Stephen Alan Wynn is an American real estate businessman and art collector. He is best-known as a casino and hotel industry owner.

BBC News - Steve Wynn: Casino mogul quits as Republican finance chair http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42848795

Legend In His Own Mind?

If it was easy to create the conditions for America’s resurgence all Presidents would be admired like Ronald Reagan. A @potus prediction that America would soon be seeing a quarterly economic growth of percent has fallen short like many others. Listen to the speeches and ask yourself whose message is most enduring?

Trump has suggested ways to compromise with the opposition. And there haven’t been any cringe-worthy tweets for at least a few days. Does this mean he is improving or is he too old for that?

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Looking Good

Adult content follows... Although there are some obstacles to sex as people get older, including vaginal dryness in women; or erectile dysfunction in men, continuing to get it on extends lives. https://youtu.be/x6QZn9xiuOE

Folks who remain sexually active live longer. Although that could be because healthy people tend to have more sex, research shows some specific health benefits to doing the wild thing. https://youtu.be/YlLspwQaKqQ

Constitutional Crisis?

Will he fire Mueller or won't he, no one really knows for sure yet. This will create a Constitutional Crisis with a drama that may carry negative reactions. Last year Trump returned to the idea, and in a desperate effort his legal team to stop him.

Trump has wanted to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller but backed off when his White House counsel threatened to resign, according to The New York Times and The Washington Post

Trump Ordered Mueller Fired but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit https://nyti.ms/2FkmrsD

No Sympathy For The Devil

After the judge signed his death warrant, Larry Nassar tried to apologize, but there was no sympathy for the devil. Could he be the nastiest of all health care physicians?

Over 150 girls, women, and their families spoke about the pain inflicted by Larry Nassar’s sexual abuses in an extraordinary, seven-day sentencing hearing for the disgraced former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor.

The Plot Thickens

US Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III a GOP member is reportedly preparing to interview Republican President Donald J. Trump in connection with the Russia probe. Trump's lawyers are negotiating the terms of an interview with the special counsel's team and want Trump to provide some testimony face-to-face with investigators and the rest of a written statement.

Mueller seeks to question Trump about Flynn and Comey departures http://wapo.st/2n5EOKD?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.edadc561785f

Seven Days Away

The State of the Union address gives the President of the United States his big opportunity to speak to the nation, and all branches of government by highlighting the achievements of the previous year, and to layout plans for next year.

President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address at 8 pm EST on Tuesday, January 30th watch LIVE on C-SPAN or C-SPAN2 https://www.c-span.org/

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