https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1052587483584712704
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/pelosi-not-willing-to-trade-over-border-wall-calls-it-manhood-issue-for-trump
ABC’s Roseanne-without-Roseanne spin-off The Conners couldn’t come anywhere close to the blockbuster premiere rating of its predecessor, yet still had a very strong number that led Tuesday night in the ratings.
The debut airing delivered 10.5 million viewers and a 2.3 rating among adults 18-49.
That’s down 55 percent from the premiere of Roseanne last spring, but was on par with Roseanne‘s finale and even managed to edge out NBC’s This Is Us for the night.
https://ew.com/tv/2018/10/17/conners-ratings-vs-roseanne/
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/17/ellison-divorce-abuse-victim/
Facebook lured advertisers by inflating ad-watch times up to 900 percent: lawsuit
Not only did Facebook inflate ad-watching metrics by up to 900 percent, it knew for more than a year that its average-viewership estimates were wrong and kept quiet about it, a new legal filing claims.
A group of small advertisers suing the Menlo Park social media titan alleged in the filing that Facebook “induced” advertisers to buy video ads on its platform because advertisers believed Facebook users were watching video ads for longer than they actually were.
The plaintiffs are seeking class-action status to bring other advertisers into the legal action, plus unspecified damages. They also want the court to order a third-party audit of Facebook’s video-ad metrics.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/16/facebook-lured-advertisers-by-inflating-ad-watch-times-up-to-900-percent-lawsuit/
Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio files libel suit against NYT
In a complaint filed Tuesday evening with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the ex-lawman takes issue with a Times opinion piece published just after Arpaio’s loss in the state’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate. The article — “Well, at Least Sheriff Joe Isn’t Going to Congress: Arpaio’s loss in Arizona’s Senate Republican primary is a fitting end to the public life of a truly sadistic man" — was written by Michelle Cottle.
Arpaio is seeking $147.5 million in damages from Cottle and the Times, as well as payment to cover his attorneys’ fees and costs.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/16/joe-arpaio-sues-new-york-times-909885
Emails Show Law Firm Pitched San Francisco on Idea of Suing Energy Producers
Climate change lawsuits looking more like ambulance chasing. Trial lawyers pitched San Fran on suing energy producers; scored a 23.5% contingency fee agreement from City of Oakland.
https://freebeacon.com/issues/emails-show-law-firm-pitched-san-francisco-idea-suing-energy-producers/
Two Men Indicted For Theft of 366 Firearms From UPS Facility
https://breaking911.com/two-men-indicted-for-theft-of-366-firearms-from-ups-facility/
https://twitter.com/Tom_Winter/status/1052586624985559042