Madonna allowed to say "fuck" but only on a French language program plus links to other news and views for the day

The F-word is not vulgar — but only when aired on a French broadcast, watchdog rules - National Post
Oxford Dictionaries calls it “one of the most taboo words in English,” noting that it is typically replaced in print with such euphemisms as “the F-word” or “f–k.”
But Canada’s broadcasting watchdog has ruled that when aired in French, the word “does not have the same vulgar connotation.” Responding to a complaint by a listener of a Montreal French-language radio station angered by repeated airing this year of the F-word, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council panel ruled Tuesday that its ethics code had not been breached.
The issue first arose on Jan. 23 when the hosts of CKOI-FM’s afternoon drive show broadcast a clip of Madonna at an anti-Trump protest march. “And to our detractors that insist this march will never add up to anything … f–k you!” the pop singer declared. An unidentified listener wrote to the council to complain.
The revolt of the Rust Belt: place and politics in the age of anger - British Journal of Sociology
Donald Trump's victory was less about the candidate himself and more about a rejection of the Democratic Party by white and black working-class voters across the Rust Belt.
The article draws attention to a key question: why did this revolt happen in the upper Midwest and why did it happen in 2016? "It is the death of institutions like labor unions and civic associations that connected these voters to the Democratic Party that is necessary to explain their availability for mobilization by the Trump campaign in 2016," said author Dr. Michael McQuarrie of the London School of Economics. "We usually use demographic categories to understand voting behavior, but it is really the specific character of the region and the institutions that connected it to national politics that explains unusual voting behavior in 2016."
Election Of Transgender Lawmaker In Virginia Makes History - NPR
A transgender woman has won a seat in Virginia's House of Delegates. Danica Roem defeated an incumbent who had sponsored a bill earlier this year that would have restricted which bathroom transgender people could use.
WHO To Farmers: Stop Giving Your Animals So Many Antibiotics - NPR

How Americans Became Vulnerable to Russian Disinformation - Project Syndicate
Social media moguls' disregard for facts may have facilitated Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. But Russia's success in peddling bogus news via Twitter and Facebook exposed more fundamental problems: a poorly educated electorate and a news industry that has become concentrated in ever-fewer hands
Fox in the Mouse House could give Disney an edge in streaming wars - Reuters
If Walt Disney Co buys some Twenty-First Century Fox businesses, it could provide a quick path for the traditional media giant to create a substantial competitor to Netflix Inc in the battle for TV and movie viewers.
Trump to nominate notorious anti-feminist to be ‘Ambassador for Women’ - Think Progress

The Delhi government on Wednesday announced that all schools in the national capital will remain closed till Sunday in view of the "unbearable" air pollution.The air quality in Delhi is turning worse+ , Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said. "Can't compromise with the health of children. All schools including private and government will remain closed till Sunday for all the classes," Sisodia said in a series of tweets.


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