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Skimm for December 11th

Skimm’d while getting a massage

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“It might be three to six months before I can eat an apple” — UFC fighter Ronda Rousey, on her post-knockout recovery. Turns out when your face is hit repeatedly, apples become fruitless.

NO FLY, NO DICE

THE STORY

Yesterday, Connecticut’s gov had a mic drop moment. He said the state is working to ban people on the no-fly list from buying guns.

BACK UP.

This month’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, CA put the gun control debate back in the spotlight in a big way. It also put Americans on edge about national security. Which is why lots of people said ‘excuse me, what?’ when they found out that people on the federal no-fly list can buy guns. In an Oval Office address, President Obama asked Congress to change this rule. Crickets.

WHAT’S THE ISSUE?

The people on the ‘more gun control, please’ side are saying ‘hi, is this a joke? How can we let anyone we think could have ties to terrorism get their hands on a gun?’ The people on the ‘get your paws off my guns’ side of the debate say the no-fly list isn’t always accurate, and can end up just taking away Second Amendment rights from law-abiding citizens.

SO WHAT NOW?

Through executive order, Connecticut could become one of the first states to pass gun control legislation that gives no love to the no-fly list. It’s not the first time the state has taken a stance on guns; after the Sandy Hook shooting three years ago, the state passed stricter gun laws -making it one of the toughest states on gun control in the US.

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While some states consider making changes on their own, the White House is reportedly prepping a new executive action that would expand background checks on gun purchases. You can expect some opinions on that one. PS: Welcome to an election year.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE TIME TO GRAB FOOD IN THE AM...

“Serial” for breakfast. Yesterday, season 2 of everyone’s favorite podcast surprise dropped, Beyonce-style. This season focuses on the story-slash-mystery of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who may or may not be Brody IRL. He’s that US soldier who walked away from his post and was held captive by the Taliban. Ever since his release was negotiated by President Obama last year, there have been questions over why he left his post and whether he was a deserter. He was later charged by the Army, and the case is ongoing. Now, Sarah Koenig’s on it...to the tune of ‘Mail..kimp?’

WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOUR FRIEND ASKS IF ANYTHING CAME FROM THOSE CLIMATE TALKS…

Outlook hazy, try again later. Congress is also being unclear about what it’s getting done. Today, Congress has a deadline to pass a spending bill. And as of yesterday, Congress was nowhere near passing a spending bill. Good times. Instead, it looks like they’re passing a temporary measure to push the deadline until next week. Because who doesn’t love working late the last week before Christmas? Reminder: in the fall, Congress passed a last-minute deal to fund the gov...through today. The holdup then? Arguments over things like whether Congress should defund Planned Parenthood. But after last month’s shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, CO, it looks like that fight is on pause. The holdup now? Arguments over things like funding for gun violence research. If Congress can’t agree on the fine print of this $1.1 trillion spending bill, it could be lights out in DC. Again.

WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU REALIZE BEN AFFLECK HAS A FULL BACK TATTOO...

In other sad news…yesterday, Kristin Cavallari’s 30-year-old brother Michael was found dead. He’d been missing for nearly two weeks, after his abandoned car was found. Police say he was arrested days before he went missing. You know Kristin as the one in the jean skirt on MTV’s “Laguna Beach.” She’s now married to Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler and has three kids. There’s no word on how her brother died, but investigators are looking into what happened.

WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU HEAR “TRANSPARENT” SEASON 2 IS OUT…

Back with a bang. Bang meaning three Golden Globe nominations . Yesterday, the noms came out for TV and film’s prom night. Who might be getting lucky? “Carol” - starring Cate Blanchett and Lisbeth Salander as lovers - got the most noms. Movies like “The Big Short,” “Room,” and “Trainwreck” should also be on your watch list. On the TV side, Aziz Ansari, Don Draper, and even Lady Gaga are up for some gold. Who got ghosted? Broadcast TV. “Empire” was one of the only broadcast shows up for a top prize, while basically all the shows you binge on Netflix got nods. Just keep streaming, just keep streaming.

SKIMM READS

“The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah

Meet the sisters who make Venus and Serena look average. Tells the story of two sisters living in Nazi-occupied France during WWII, who end up helping the French Resistance in very different ways. You won’t be able to stop reading.

SKIMM WINE

Mmmm. This red is good for winter nights with “The Nightingale.” Deep, complex, and kind of addicting. Just like the book. Drink up.

12 DAYS OF SKIMM'NESS

On the ninth day of Skimm’ness..��.you realized you need something to look forward to after NYE.

Skimm HQ wants to send you to Hawaii. Not kidding. Think: four nights in a luxury hotel in Maui. Ocean view. You, a plus one, and drinks with mini umbrellas.
From now till the end of Skimm’ness on December 16th, every time you share you’ll be entered to win.
The more you share, the better chance you have to win. May the odds be ever in your favor.
Here are all the trip details and the fine print on sharing.

SKIMM BIRTHDAYS

*Indicates Skimm’bassador. You go Glen Coco.

*Katherine Haves (New York, NY); *Sydney Wahl (Providence, RI); *Caroline Callé (Philadelphia, PA); Sydney Wiener (Atlanta, GA); *Heather Hardee (Chicago, IL);*Ashten Roberts (Biloxi, MS); *Mandy Curtis (Austin, TX); *Sajel Lala (Shreveport, LA); *Natalie Bowers (Minneapolis, MN); *Sally Shashoua (Austin, TX); *Nadia Bhagudas (Gainesville, FL); *Laura Witherspoon (San Francisco, CA); *Nicole Brill (Westport, CT); *Mikie Sakanaka (Philadelphia, PA); *Stephanie Robinson (Evanston, IL); *Alicia Goodman(Lubbock, TX); *Emma Schmidt (Mount Airy, MD); *Samantha Jones (Pittsburgh, PA); *Julissa Jerez (Boston, MA); *Catherine Cotovsky(Honolulu, HI); *Lindsay English (Simsbury, CT); *Lindsay English (Simsbury, CT); Christina Kelso (Alexandria, VA); Katherine Haves (New York, NY); Neila Fitzgerald (Portsmouth, NH); Amisha Sanghvi (New York, NY); Blaire Bakersmith (Minneapolis, MN); Dria Murphy (New York, NY); Carlye Morgan (Tampa, FL); Christina Bircsa k(Boston, MA); Isabelle Adams (New York, NY); Danielle Bogaards (San Francisco, CA); Fred Rappoport (New York, NY); Joanna Nigh (Naples, FL); Judy O’Reilly (Naperville, IL); Kaanan Shah (Huntington NY); Lauren Olejniczak (Valparaiso, IN); Marcia; Berman Davis (Fairport, NY); Marsha Carton (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL); Meagan Morrow (Alpharetta, GA); Megan Collins (Washington DC); Molly Sender (Indianapolis, IN); Patty Leslie (Larchmont, NY); Rena Meadows (Indianapolis, IN); Rodrigo De La Roca (Tampa, FL); Ari Pollock (Wheeling, WV); Rose Stepnick (Windsor, CT); Sara Feigenholtz (Chicago, IL); Sophia Venditti (Jacksonville, FL); Eileen Rossi (Newtown Square, PA); Jessica Dominguez (New Orleans, LA); Faye Baptista (Philadelphia, PA); Meagan Morrow (Atlanta, GA); Beth Smith (Mountain City, TX); Marley Hyman (New York, NY); Felicia N. Crabtree (New York, NY); Lauren Kingsley (San Francisco, CA); Fred Rappoport (New York, NY); Tani Pollock (Pittsburgh, PA); Alana Lerner (Cambridge, MA); Amanda Kearns (Boston, MA); Brigid Massey (Columbus, OH); Katheryn Madden (Chicago, IL); Catherine Weisz (Fort Lauderdale, FL); Christa Madden (Chicago, IL); Danilo Haliz (Durham, NC); Isabelle Adams (New York, NY); Joan Hoffman (Charlotte, NC); Johnny Madden (Chicago, IL); Keith Akers (New York, NY); Kristen Bramlett (Nashville, TN); Vivian Chao (New York, NY); Melissa Madden (Chicago, IL); Nora Abramov (Ithaca, NY); Sandy Sparby Clarke (Napa, CA); Succi Blevins (Portland, OR); Toni Zink (Overland Park, KS); Victoria Chen (New York, NY); Kirby Fitzpatrick (Lexington, KY); Tracy Dunn (Ft. Lauderdale, FL); Dave Obergefell (Port Clinton, Ohio); Jackie Harrold (Studio City, CA); Vindi Kaur (West Windsor, NJ)