Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Reading archive 2017-10-17

How the Russians pretended to be Texans — and Texans believed them

Better Call Paul: As last season ended, Chris Paul and James Harden had the same revelation: They could not beat the Warriors alone. In this ESPN the Magazine cover story, we ask: Can they beat them together?

The Supreme Court Is Allergic To Math - "'I don’t put much stock in the claim that the Supreme Court is afraid of adjudicating partisan gerrymanders because it’s afraid of math,' Daniel Hemel, who teaches law at the University of Chicago, told me. '[Roberts] is very smart and so are the judges who would be adjudicating partisan gerrymandering claims — I’m sure he and they could wrap their minds around the math. The ‘gobbledygook’ argument seems to be masking whatever his real objection might be.'"

Trump Falsely Claims Obama Didn’t Contact Families of Fallen Troops

Trump on Obama calling soldiers' families: "You can ask Gen. Kelly, did he get a call?" - eds. note: Robert Kelly was married, and his wife would have received the call. Gen. Kelly was invited to a White House reception for Gold Star families.

‘Disrespectful lie’: Anger grows over Trump’s claims about past presidents and fallen troops

FBI uncovered Russian bribery plot before Obama administration approved controversial nuclear deal with Moscow - "Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), who chaired the House Intelligence Committee during the time the FBI probe was being conducted, told The Hill that he had never been told anything about the Russian nuclear corruption case even though many fellow lawmakers had serious concerns about the Obama administration’s approval of the Uranium One deal. 'Not providing information on a corruption scheme before the Russian uranium deal was approved by U.S. regulators and engage appropriate congressional committees has served to undermine U.S. national security interests by the very people charged with protecting them,' he said. 'The Russian efforts to manipulate our American political enterprise is breathtaking.'"

Influential investor thanks God that ‘white people populated America, and not the blacks’

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