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Skimm for December 9th

Skimm’d over models and pizza.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Lifetime relationship” — Nike and LeBron’s status update. The brand asked the NBA star to grow old together in a record-breaking deal. LeBron said yes.

TRUMP-EPHANT IN THE ROOM

THE STORY

Donald Trump said something many thought he might regret. Surprise…he has no regrets.

WHAT DID HE ACTUALLY SAY?

Earlier this week, the GOP frontrunner released a statement, “calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” This comes after last week’s shooting in San Bernardino, CA where a radicalized Muslim couple killed 14 people and less than a month after the attacks in Paris. Yesterday, Trump defended his plan by comparing it to that time during WWII when President Roosevelt authorized the detention of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants.

WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING?

A lot. The White House said this basically disqualifies him from becoming prez. Most of Trump’s fellow GOP candidates said ‘you can’t sit with us.’ And House Speaker Paul Ryan said “this is not conservatism.” Political buuuurnnn. World leaders - including the prime ministers of France and the UK - said the comments were a bad look. And JK Rowling said he’s worse than Voldemort. Muggles be warned.

WHAT DO HIS SUPPORTERS THINK?

That he’s still going to make American great again. Some conservative commentators patted him on the back, saying he’s hitting a nerve with GOP voters. And that PS, the extra media coverage will help, not hurt, him.

theSKIMM

Donald Trump loves pushing the envelope. But lots of people think this time, he ripped it to shreds. TBD on whether voters will agree.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

WHAT TO SAY WHEN CHIPOTLE TELLS YOU GUAC IS EXTRA…

But does the virus come free? Yesterday, Boston College let everyone know that 80 students are sick with what appears to be a norovirus after eating at a nearby Chipotle. Norovirus: a lot of time in the bathroom, nausea, and more stomach cramps than expected from a burrito bowl. The students appear to have caught the virus from a Chipotle employee who was sick. Bonus: this probably has nothing to do with the E. coli outbreak at Chipotle earlier this year. Which was a big avocad-no. 52 people got sick across nine states, dozens of locations temporarily closed, and sales have been down ever since. This latest news should help ease Chipotle PR team anxiety. On opposite day.

WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOUR GAS RECEIPT IS SUPER LOW…

Good for you. Bad for others. Yesterday, Anglo American - one of the world’s biggest mining companies - announced it’s cutting 85,000 jobs over the next few years. That’s in part because prices for commodities like oil have dipped so low that energy and mining companies are taking a hit. Reminder: there’s a big supply of oil and metals, and not as much demand, right now. That’s thanks to things like fracking in the US, pressure on big polluters to switch to cleaner fuels, and China’s slowing economy. It doesn’t help that OPEC – major international oil squad - has repeatedly decided not to cut production, keeping oil prices low. And Anglo American’s not the first to feel major gas pains. Multiple US coal companies have declared bankruptcy this year.

WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU’RE STILL WAITING FOR COLDPLAY’S NEW ALBUM ON SPOTIFY…

Might have to get used to it. Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Spotify’s thinking about making some music available to paying subscribers only. Earlier this year, Spotify got into a lover’s quarrel with Taylor Swift over providing artists’ music for free. Swift pulled all her music from the service. Adele followed with her album “25.” And Spotify was left on the other side. Now, it looks like Spotify might be changing its tune. Especially since streaming rival Apple Music said it would start paying artists during its free trial period, after an open letter from Swift. Bad blood made better.

WHAT TO SAY WHEN “CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE” IS ON TV…

That Dirty Dancing scene is being recreated for real. Nobody puts Baby #2 in the corner.

WHAT TO SAY TO YOUR CO-WORKER WHO ALWAYS THROWS HIS TRASH INTO THE GARBAGE LIKE HE’S SHOOTING A THREE-POINTER…

Steph Curry would be proud. The NBA star and the Golden State Warriors are 23-0. It’s the best start to a season in NBA history, and the team’s on track to shatter a lot of other records if they keep winning. Riley Curry thinks they can make it happen.

THING TO KNOW

Holy Year of Mercy: Pope Francis’s New Year’s resolution started early yesterday. Over the next year, the Catholic Church is all about that forgiveness.

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