Reading archive 2019-11-26

Pete Buttigieg Is a Lying MF

Queer Like: Pete Buttigieg is getting slammed for being a type of gay man America doesn’t understand.

Pete Buttigieg Called Me. Here's What Happened

Reading archive 2019-11-25

China’s Operating Manuals For Mass Internment And Arrest By Algorithm: A new leak of highly classified Chinese government documents reveals the operations manual for running the mass detention camps in Xinjiang and exposed the mechanics of the region’s system of mass surveillance.

Sergii Leshchenko: The true story of Yanukovych’s black ledger

Reading archive 2019-11-22

Barack Obama, conservative: The left and the right still misunderstand his politics.

The High-Paid DC Millennials Who Are Using Side Hustles to “Ball Out”: "I made $400 off a dog that was next to my house."

When a deep red town’s only grocery closed, city hall opened its own store. Just don’t call it ‘socialism.’

Reading archive 2019-11-13

Leaked Stephen Miller emails shows Trump’s point man on immigration promoted white nationalism, SPLC reports

A rogue cat who ‘will not be contained’ keeps trying to free his shelter comrades

The GOP theory that Ukraine ‘set up’ Trump

AP Exclusive: FBI eyes how Pennsylvania approved pipeline

The GOP attacked Ilhan Omar for calling Stephen Miller a ‘white nationalist.’ She says his leaked emails prove her right.

Why Doesn't Georgetown Have A Metro Station? It Goes Beyond NIMBYism

Reading archive 2019-11-12

An epic ‘Meet the Press’ rant unmasks the real goal of Trump’s lies

Pete Buttigieg wants to build a bridge to the religious right. But tension within his in-laws’ family highlights how difficult that may be.

Inside the NBA's silent tension surrounding Daryl Morey

Stephen Miller’s Affinity for White Nationalism Revealed in Leaked Emails

Reading archive 2019-11-07

The head of Ukraine’s gas company has been shot at, pilloried on TV and attacked by Giuliani associates. It’s all in a day’s work.: The chief of Naftogaz Ukrainy is fighting on every front to reform a hotbed of power struggles and intrigue.

Cubans were once privileged migrants to the United States. Now they’re stuck at the border, like everyone else.

Justices seem to want to avoid extremes in Clean Water Act case

Trump’s allies turned to online campaign in quest to unmask Ukraine whistleblower

How Mexico’s cartel wars shattered American Mormons’ wary peace

Top official says Trump wanted Ukraine to announce a ‘Clinton’ probe, further undermining Trump’s defenses

Reading archive 2019-11-06

Racist trolls targeted a Somali refugee’s campaign. She still managed to pull off a historic victory.

Republicans wake to a blue Virginia

Cyclist who flipped off Trump wins county supervisor seat representing his golf club

Kentucky outcome embarrasses Trump and worries many Republicans ahead of 2020

Justice Dept. trying to finish report on Russia probe before Thanksgiving

Trump makes falsehoods central to impeachment defense as incriminating evidence mounts

‘OK, boomer’: 25-year-old lawmaker shuts down heckler during climate change speech

Thanks to Rand Paul, Russian Media Are Naming the Alleged Whistleblower: Outing “the whistleblower” is the most egregious, but certainly not the only, example of Kremlin-funded media cheerleading the fight against impeachment. They love “their” Trump.

The Ham-Handed, Money-Driven Mangling of Sports Illustrated and Deadspin

Majority of D.C. Council urges Jack Evans to resign after report of alleged ethics violations

The Hater’s Guide to Mayor Pete: Pete Buttigieg has campaigned on a pledge to build unity. That’s just a pledge to do nothing.

Reading archive 2019-11-05

The scope of Trump’s corruption is mind-boggling. New developments show how.

Inside TikTok: A culture clash where U.S. views about censorship often were overridden by the Chinese bosses: Managers insist they are revamping policies to give American staff greater autonomy from Beijing.

Trump called woman who says he sexually assaulted her, phone records show

All eyes are on Wisconsin, the state that’s gearing up to define the presidential election

Pompeo Faces Political Peril and Diplomats’ Revolt in Impeachment Inquiry: The secretary of state has been drawn deeply into the Ukraine affair, with a parade of his diplomats testifying. He is sticking by the president.

A library wanted a New York Times subscription. Officials refused, citing Trump and ‘fake news.’

Reading archive 2019-11-04

In China, every day is Kristallnacht

Reading archive 2019-11-03

D.C. lawmaker defends vote on no-bid gambling contract that lists his cousin