Reading archive 2024-01-07

Trump’s promotion of debunked election report reveals divisions in his circle

Obama, worried about Trump, urges Biden circle to bolster campaign: The former president shared his thoughts about the reelection campaign during a private lunch with Biden at the White House

Trump mocks Biden over stutter: Making fun of Biden’s childhood speech impediment marks the latest crass form of politics that Trump has exhibited throughout his career

Trump is promising to reduce inflation. His plans may reignite it. - "Both proposals would almost certainly lead to a major expansion of trade hostilities, which would mean not only higher prices for U.S. consumers but also make it harder for domestic producers to sell into foreign markets."

Longtime Israeli-Palestinian friendships fracture after Oct. 7 attack - "'The occupation does not distinguish between the people who are throwing rocks and between the civilians like me who are living in their houses,' Abdelsalem said. 

"Friendly workplace interactions with Israeli civilians have no impact on the behavior of soldiers, his brother said: They treat Palestinians 'with violence and brutality.'

"'The punishment for Palestinians is collective punishment.'"

Family-friendly drag queen faces hate and threats in hostile Florida

Trump allies seek to co-opt coming election-security case to bolster 2020 lie: The largely left-leaning plaintiffs in the federal civil case going to trial this week in Georgia allege that the state’s voting machines are vulnerable to hacking — not that they have been hacked