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The [Tuesday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

As I sort of indicated on Monday, I'm sort of taking this week off. Sort of.

New on the Beachwood . . .

After Long Career Bailing Out Big Banks, Obama Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Now Runs Predatory Firm That Exploits The Poor For Profit
"As president of Warburg Pincus - a major New York private equity firm - Geithner helps manage a lucrative predatory lending outfit called Mariner Finance, which mass-mails loan checks to low-income Americans, hides exorbitant interest rates in the fine print, and quickly sues those who fail to repay the loan and interest in time, according to a detailed Washington Post report published late Sunday."

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A post shared by FLASH ABC MARS (@flash_abc) on Jul 3, 2018 at 10:10am PDT

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Chicago/Dogmatik.

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One Of The Web's Most Prolific Online Marketing Writers Has Been Promoting His Clients in Forbes, Enterpreneuer, Inc. And Other Publications Without Disclosure.

When Sports Betting Is Legal, The Value Of Game Data Soars.

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l sold copying machines. l was a salesman, with the talent to lead men, devise and execute a battle plan locked away inside. #secondcivilwarletters
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) July 3, 2018

This extraordinary measure is a bit of a blockbuster, even if we don't know the details yet.

I have no idea what @emptywheel is holding back, but this looks like it could be important to the Russia investigation. What could persuade her to report to the FBI? She explains, in general. The specifics will be interesting one day.https://t.co/UgjcgXlDPD

h/t @ashk4n
— Barton Gellman (@bartongellman) July 3, 2018

Daily Mail, NBC, Yahoo, others indirectly paid Melania Trump thousands https://t.co/qlFJNg9qVc via @NBCNews
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) July 3, 2018

Racist customer who didn't like his milkshake threatens to call ICE on popular Chicago ice cream shop https://t.co/AqUQvzsFkD via @abc7chicago
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) July 3, 2018

Dearest Lily, I so do hope this reacheth u at Camp Naperflake w/all due haste. Cmdr Corgan, nicked in the bloody Battle of Ravinia, is now held at Fort ZuZus. We may not survive the blooming of the corpse flowers; Foxconn flooding season is coming anyway. #secondcivilwarletters
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) July 3, 2018

The Beachwood Tronc Line: Strenuously object.

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Posted on July 3, 2018