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Jennifer Tapper
Inspired by advocacy and social justice, a mom-of-two leads by example
By Kate Bennett on February 6, 2015
With a devotion to women’s and children’s health and safety issues, Jennifer Tapper, 37, finds Washington the ideal place in which to raise her family.
“With all its passionate people trying to improve the world, and those policymakers who have the power to do so, it’s one of the reasons I love living in this town,” says Tapper, mom to Alice, seven, and Jack, four. When she’s not home in Northwest DC with her kids, Tapper works as an advocacy consultant, sharing knowledge from her early professional years as a social worker. “I also volunteer with AmeriCorps’ reading partners program, helping first- and second-graders to read,” she says. “That time every week allows me to understand that people need each other, and the most important thing we can do every day is to be kind.”
That attitude lets Tapper maintain a “don’t sweat the small stuff” perspective, an approach that serves her well with her kids. “Time is short and sweet, and I want their heads to be filled with happy memories and a calm and purposeful existence,” says Tapper, who aspires to teach kids at a Montessori school. “I hope to guide my children, but also let them learn things on their own.”
Helping her along the way is her husband, Jake Tapper, host of CNN’s The Lead, and anchor for the news network. It’s clear their family bond is strong, but Tapper never overlooks the parenting assistance of other supporters: “I also rely heavily on the advice of [television’s] Supernanny, my own mother, and my mom friends, because they are the real experts.”
Tapper is one of those women who can rattle off a funny anecdote without missing a beat, and with the wise undertone of having learned a thing or two the hard way. “Despite what I heard from one particular public-radio report about the benefits for children of the game Minecraft, it should be avoided,” she laughs. “Board games are always better than an iPad; sitting down to dinner together is a must, no matter what grownup stuff is going on.”
Mom Code
Favorite movies:
This Is 40 and Sense and Sensibility.
Night on the town or quiet dinner at home?
Dinner at home—and it might not be quiet.
Signature scent:
Jo Malone.
Favorite date-night restaurant:
Buck’s Fishing and Camping.
Favorite restaurants with the kids:
American City Dinner and Comet Ping Pong.
If you could have another person’s job for a week:
KIPP DC founder and CEO Susan Schaeffler. What she accomplishes in one day would inspire the rest of my life.
Celebrity crush:
Elizabeth Banks.
Dream vacation:
Anyplace where Grandma and Grandpa come along and it’s warm.
Best gift you’ve received:
My two dogs, Winnie and PJ.
App you rely on:
CNN.
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Clarence Thomas says federal pot laws 'may no longer be necessary'
https://nypost.com/2021/06/28/clarence-thomas-keeping-marijuana-illegal-federally-may-no-longer-be-necessary-or-proper/
>https://nypost.com/2021/06/28/clarence-thomas-keeping-marijuana-illegal-federally-may-no-longer-be-necessary-or-proper/
Clarence Thomas says federal pot laws ‘may no longer be necessary’
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday issued a blistering dissent arguing that federal marijuana prohibition may no longer make sense.
Although the dissent doesn’t immediately change anything, it could become significant if its reasoning inspires lower-level judges to strike down laws that make marijuana illegal.
Thomas wrote that tolerance for state-level pot legalization created a “half-in, half-out regime” and a “contradictory and unstable state of affairs” that “strains basic principles of federalism and conceals traps for the unwary.”
Thomas attached his opinion to a court case dealing with whether a medical marijuana dispensary in Colorado, Standing Akimbo Medical Dispensary, could deduct business expenses before paying federal taxes. State-legal pot companies can’t deduct expenses because the drug remains federally illegal.
Thomas wrote, however, that tolerance for state-level pot legalization means that “[a] prohibition on intrastate use or cultivation of marijuana may no longer be necessary or proper to support the Federal Government’s piecemeal approach.”
The other eight justices didn’t justify their decision to turn down the case, leaving a lower court ruling against the business in place. But Thomas broadly attacked the “disjuncture” on federal policy beyond the tax dispute.
“Many marijuana-related businesses operate entirely in cash because federal law prohibits certain financial institutions from knowingly accepting deposits from or providing other bank services to businesses that violate federal law. Cash-based operations are understandably enticing to burglars and robbers,” Thomas wrote.
“But, if marijuana-related businesses, in recognition of this, hire armed guards for protection, the owners and the guards might run afoul of a federal law that imposes harsh penalties for using a firearm in furtherance of a ‘drug trafficking crime.’ A marijuana user similarly can find himself a federal felon if he just possesses a firearm. Or petitioners and similar businesses may find themselves on the wrong side of a civil suit under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.”
Since 2012, 18 states, two US territories and Washington, DC, have legalized recreational pot use and voters in a 19th state — South Dakota — voted for legalization, but the referendum is tied up in court.
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It’s going to be hard to top this gender reveal.
A family of WWE lovers has gone viral for putting on a wrestling match to announce the gender of an unnamed couple’s baby.
The match was between “Team Boy” and “Team Girl,” where two shirtless males — one wearing a pink tutu — wrestled in a makeshift backyard ring, surrounded by presumed friends and family.
“This match could be won by pin-fall or submission,” a third male, acting as the referee, said before the fight. He warned both opponents he wanted “a good clean match” and “nothing dirty.”
The contest lasted nearly two minutes and included renditions of WWE moves, including the famous “DDT” and “Wall of Jericho” — initially created by WWE icon Chris Jericho.
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CNN staff angered at news chief’s conflict of interest over Israel ambassador pick
CNN staff are furious after the husband of their top news chief was nominated for US ambassador to Israel — claiming the move is a conflict of interest, The Post is told.
Tom Nides, 60, was nominated to the Middle East role by President Biden earlier this month, the White House announced.
But the nomination has left more than a few eyebrows raised over at CNN as Nides is married to Virginia Moseley, CNN’s “powerhouse” senior vice president of newsgathering in the US.
“People are mad, they see it as a big conflict of interest, even if Virginia works in domestic news, this all still plays into domestic politics and deals closely with Biden’s administration,” a network source told The Post.
“It has conflict of interest written all over it.”
Nides is currently the managing director and vice chairman of Morgan Stanley. He is expected to make the move to Israel by himself, while Moseley stays in New York at CNN headquarters.
The couple has two adult children, daughter Taylor, 31, and 26-year-old son Max.
Mosely, 59, is described by those at the network as “the powerhouse under Jeff Zucker,” while Nides previously served as deputy secretary of state for management and resources under Hillary Clinton from 2011 to 2013. He was also awarded the secretary of state’s Distinguished Service Award in January 2013.
Asked about the issue, a CNN spokesperson said: “Virginia Moseley oversees domestic newsgathering and if there is ever any question about a Middle East story becoming a domestic newsgathering event she will recuse herself from covering it.”
The White House declined to comment as government sources said it was for CNN to work out. Nides could not immediately be reached for comment.
Aaron Keyak, who served as a Biden-Harris transition official and has been in regular contact with Nides, told the Jerusalem Post: “He speaks with the authority of [someone with] extensive private and public sector experience … He’s trusted by this administration and speaks with the authority of the president, which might be the most important characteristic the ambassador has, especially dealing with leaders in a tough region.”
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https://nypost.com/2021/06/28/florida-building-collapse-reportedly-started-from-the-bottom-of-the-building/
Florida building collapse reportedly started from the bottom of the building
Last week’s deadly Florida condo collapse may have started at the base of the building, engineers have said according to reports.
“It does appear to start either at or very near the bottom of the structure,” consulting engineer Donald O. Dusenberry told the New York Times, after watching video footage of the 12-story Champlain Towers South Condo collapsing in Surfside on Thursday morning. “It’s not like there’s a failure high and it pancaked down.”
Dusenberry — who has investigated other building collapses — told the outlet that the way the building went down suggests there could be an issue with foundation of the building — such as “corrosion or other damage at a lower level.” On the other hand, “you certainly can’t rule out a design or construction error that has survived for 40 years,” the engineer said.
Another expert said the columns in the underground parking lot could be the culprit of the collapse, the Times reported.
“The primary purpose of all the columns in the basement is to hold the structure up in the air,” said University of Toronto professor of structural engineering Evan Bentz. “Because the structure stopped being held up in the air, the simplest explanation is that the columns in the basement ceased to function.”
The theory that the collapse started at the bottom could also be bolstered by one missing resident’s call to her husband moments before the building went down.
Cassie Stratton, 40, told her husband Mike Stratton on a call that she saw a sinkhole where the pool had been and that she felt the building shaking, the Miami Herald reported. A moment later, Stratton’s line went dead, the husband told the outlet.
Structural engineer Jason Borden — who had inspected the tower in 2020 — told CNN that the pool sinkhole “definitely” could have contributed to the collapse.
Borden said during the inspection, he’d seen cracks in the building facade, on the balconies and in the garage and plaza of the building. But Borden noted that that kind of deterioration was normal to see in his line of work and that it hadn’t alarmed him.
On Monday morning, officials confirmed that the death toll had risen to ten while another 151 people are still unaccounted for.