16 votes

Why Michael Cohen Agreed to Plead Guilty—And Implicate the President

19 comments

  1. [19]
    Neverland
    (edited )
    Link
    Original WSJ link edit: Thanks to @Ivona for pointing out that excerpt to me, and this entire article to begin with.

    Original WSJ link

    On June 20, Mr. Cohen stepped down from his position as the Republican National Committee’s deputy finance chairman and tweeted his first public criticism of his former boss: “As the son of a Polish holocaust survivor, the images and sounds of this family separation policy [are] heart wrenching.” The tweet no longer appears on Mr. Cohen’s Twitter account.

    edit:

    Mr. Cohen’s father urged him not to protect the president, saying he didn’t survive the Holocaust to have his name sullied by Mr. Trump, according to a person who was told about the conversation. The elder Mr. Cohen couldn’t be reached for comment.

    Thanks to @Ivona for pointing out that excerpt to me, and this entire article to begin with.

    14 votes
    1. [2]
      Parliament
      Link Parent
      What is outline.com exactly? I’ve never encountered it before.

      What is outline.com exactly? I’ve never encountered it before.

      2 votes
      1. Neverland
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        Link Parent
        They scrape the article content out of news sites, and present it with no scripts, fluff, or paywalls.

        They scrape the article content out of news sites, and present it with no scripts, fluff, or paywalls.

        2 votes
    2. [16]
      gksu
      Link Parent
      What's with that link? I can't see anything other than a vague ad for Outline.

      What's with that link? I can't see anything other than a vague ad for Outline.

      1 vote
      1. dredmorbius
        Link Parent
        Refresh and it should show. https://archive.is is another option, though it retains original formatting.

        Refresh and it should show.

        https://archive.is is another option, though it retains original formatting.

        3 votes
      2. [14]
        Neverland
        Link Parent
        Oh no! Maybe they are getting the hammer from copyright holders... was wondering when that would happen. @Deimos, or anyone that might have that power, would you please replace it with:...

        Oh no! Maybe they are getting the hammer from copyright holders... was wondering when that would happen.

        @Deimos, or anyone that might have that power, would you please replace it with: https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-michael-cohen-agreed-to-plead-guiltyand-implicate-the-president-1534987372

        1 vote
        1. [13]
          Deimos
          Link Parent
          It didn't work originally for me either, but it worked when I refreshed (@gksu). Note that it seems to be missing the first few paragraphs though.

          It didn't work originally for me either, but it worked when I refreshed (@gksu). Note that it seems to be missing the first few paragraphs though.

          5 votes
          1. [9]
            Neverland
            Link Parent
            Hmm, sorry for being too tricky and trying to screw over News Corp.. I guess the easy link sharing of Outline.com has come to an end.

            Hmm, sorry for being too tricky and trying to screw over News Corp.. I guess the easy link sharing of Outline.com has come to an end.

            2 votes
            1. [8]
              Deimos
              Link Parent
              No problem, I was still able to read it through Outline, but I'm not sure why it was missing the first section. I'm still not really sure what we should do with paywalled articles in general,...

              No problem, I was still able to read it through Outline, but I'm not sure why it was missing the first section.

              I'm still not really sure what we should do with paywalled articles in general, they're becoming pretty widespread now.

              3 votes
              1. [3]
                nacho
                Link Parent
                Great topic for a meta-thread. I think it's pretty obvious that a site where discussion assumes you read the content first would disallow paywalled content. The areas for discussions are how to...

                I'm still not really sure what we should do with paywalled articles in general, they're becoming pretty widespread now.

                Great topic for a meta-thread.

                I think it's pretty obvious that a site where discussion assumes you read the content first would disallow paywalled content.

                The areas for discussions are how to deal with metered paywalls and forced-logins/accounts for free access.

                2 votes
                1. [2]
                  Diet_Coke
                  Link Parent
                  Why not just post a summary or excerpts when content is paywalled? A blanket ban seems to be using a sledgehammer to kill a fly. Metered paywalls like the NY Times and WaPo are easily circumvented...

                  Why not just post a summary or excerpts when content is paywalled? A blanket ban seems to be using a sledgehammer to kill a fly. Metered paywalls like the NY Times and WaPo are easily circumvented with incognito mode.

                  3 votes
                  1. clerical_terrors
                    Link Parent
                    A summary is still somebody else's interpretation. I feel like it would be more honest to leat people read the article and come to their own conclusions wherever possible.

                    A summary is still somebody else's interpretation. I feel like it would be more honest to leat people read the article and come to their own conclusions wherever possible.

              2. [4]
                Soptik
                Link Parent
                If paywalled articles are accessible without JS or there are ways to get article content another way and outline no longer works well, could we have some article preview that would work similar to...

                If paywalled articles are accessible without JS or there are ways to get article content another way and outline no longer works well, could we have some article preview that would work similar to Outline? Basically collapsed text of the article above the comments?

                1 vote
                1. [3]
                  Deimos
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                  Link Parent
                  As nice as it would be, we can't do things like that. It would be copyright infringement to duplicate the content here.

                  As nice as it would be, we can't do things like that. It would be copyright infringement to duplicate the content here.

                  3 votes
                  1. [2]
                    clerical_terrors
                    (edited )
                    Link Parent
                    I've linked pastes of articles before to help people who had hit a paywall, would that be considered out of line as well?

                    I've linked pastes of articles before to help people who had hit a paywall, would that be considered out of line as well?

                    1. Deimos
                      Link Parent
                      I don't think that's a big deal, it's mostly that the site doing it "officially" is very different than having it come from a user.

                      I don't think that's a big deal, it's mostly that the site doing it "officially" is very different than having it come from a user.

                      1 vote
          2. [3]
            gksu
            Link Parent
            Ah, looks like uMatrix was blocking a script or redirect of some sort that kept the page from loading.

            Ah, looks like uMatrix was blocking a script or redirect of some sort that kept the page from loading.

            2 votes
            1. [2]
              Neverland
              Link Parent
              Oh really? That's good to hear at least.

              Oh really? That's good to hear at least.

              1 vote
              1. gksu
                Link Parent
                Yep! Good article, thanks for sharing. I didn't realize that he got pinched between legal fees and his taxi business. If President Trump goes down it will be 100% his own doing. It's like he can't...

                Yep! Good article, thanks for sharing.

                I didn't realize that he got pinched between legal fees and his taxi business. If President Trump goes down it will be 100% his own doing. It's like he can't help but screw people over that depend on him.

                3 votes