In Conversation: Quincy Jones: The music legend on the secret Michael Jackson, his relationship with the Trumps, and the problem with modern pop.
India tried to stop cheating in school — so half a million students just skipped exams
Breaking with tradition, Trump skips president’s written intelligence report and relies on oral briefings
Kelly offers account of Porter exit that some White House aides consider untrue
Friday, February 9, 2018
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Reading archive 2018-02-08
George W. Bush: There’s clear evidence Russia meddled in U.S. election
How Nations Recover
Explain the Rob Porter story. Any of it. - "Explain how White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, who reportedly knew of the FBI reports, could assert, in a statement circulated before and after the abuse photos emerged, 'Rob Porter is a man of true integrity and honor and I can’t say enough good things about him. He is a friend, a confidante and a trusted professional.'"
In new statement, Kelly says he was 'shocked' by Porter allegations and condemns abuse: More than 24 hours after issuing a statement defending staff secretary Rob Porter amid abuse allegations, White House chief of staff John Kelly said in a second statement that he was 'shocked' and condemned domestic abuse. - "A senior administration official told POLITICO earlier Wednesday that Kelly and other top White House officials were aware of the allegations, including the 2010 protective order, weeks and in some cases months before they were made public."
Carrier Employees, Soon to Be Laid Off, Feel Betrayed by Donald Trump
‘Like we descended from Hitler’: Coming to terms with a slave-trading past
White House advises government agencies to prepare for shutdown as Congress struggles to pass budget ahead of midnight deadline
The Nunes memo shows the FBI did not eavesdrop on Trump’s campaign - "The FISA order on Page was issued Oct. 21, 2016. That timing proves that the Page warrant didn’t authorize any surveillance of the Trump campaign — because Page and the Trump campaign had parted ways before the warrant was issued. In fact, the Nunes memo makes it appear that the FBI was trying to avoid surveillance on the Trump campaign, even when doing so undermined the effectiveness of a then-months-old investigation into Russian election interference. Although the FBI had been interested in Page for some time, it was not until after the relationship between Page and the Trump campaign ended that the bureau got the FISA warrant."
How Nations Recover
Explain the Rob Porter story. Any of it. - "Explain how White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, who reportedly knew of the FBI reports, could assert, in a statement circulated before and after the abuse photos emerged, 'Rob Porter is a man of true integrity and honor and I can’t say enough good things about him. He is a friend, a confidante and a trusted professional.'"
In new statement, Kelly says he was 'shocked' by Porter allegations and condemns abuse: More than 24 hours after issuing a statement defending staff secretary Rob Porter amid abuse allegations, White House chief of staff John Kelly said in a second statement that he was 'shocked' and condemned domestic abuse. - "A senior administration official told POLITICO earlier Wednesday that Kelly and other top White House officials were aware of the allegations, including the 2010 protective order, weeks and in some cases months before they were made public."
Carrier Employees, Soon to Be Laid Off, Feel Betrayed by Donald Trump
‘Like we descended from Hitler’: Coming to terms with a slave-trading past
White House advises government agencies to prepare for shutdown as Congress struggles to pass budget ahead of midnight deadline
The Nunes memo shows the FBI did not eavesdrop on Trump’s campaign - "The FISA order on Page was issued Oct. 21, 2016. That timing proves that the Page warrant didn’t authorize any surveillance of the Trump campaign — because Page and the Trump campaign had parted ways before the warrant was issued. In fact, the Nunes memo makes it appear that the FBI was trying to avoid surveillance on the Trump campaign, even when doing so undermined the effectiveness of a then-months-old investigation into Russian election interference. Although the FBI had been interested in Page for some time, it was not until after the relationship between Page and the Trump campaign ended that the bureau got the FISA warrant."
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Reading archive 2018-02-06
Caesarean Births Could Be Affecting Human Evolution
This simple solution to smartphone addiction is now used in over 600 U.S. schools
Two snowy owls have taken up residence near the Mall
Your Grandma Was a Chain Migrant!: Jennifer Mendelsohn turns the tables on Trump’s anti-immigrant mouthpieces by digging through their genealogical records.
This simple solution to smartphone addiction is now used in over 600 U.S. schools
Two snowy owls have taken up residence near the Mall
Your Grandma Was a Chain Migrant!: Jennifer Mendelsohn turns the tables on Trump’s anti-immigrant mouthpieces by digging through their genealogical records.
Monday, February 5, 2018
Reading archive 2018-02-05
Republican lawmakers distance themselves from Trump on memo
Inside the FBI: Anger, worry, work — and fears of lasting damage
Trump’s latest stunt is about to blow up in his face - "It is still very possible that President Trump could use the Nunes memo as a pretext to try to quash or constrain special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s probe. Trump tweeted over the weekend that the memo “totally vindicates” his claim that the investigation is a “witch hunt,” which is an absurd lie in every possible respect, but it shows he’s still mulling a move on Mueller."
This is how Justin Timberlake lost the Super Bowl
Justin Timberlake Just Wasn’t Made for These Times: On his new album, the hermetic ‘Man of the Woods,’ the superstar entertainer just wants to get away from it all. Unfortunately, pop music and what we ask of its stars, has changed radically. And JT can’t keep up.
Boycott the Republican Party: If conservatives want to save the GOP from itself, they need to vote mindlessly and mechanically against its nominees. - "We understand why Republicans, even moderate ones, are reluctant to cross party lines. Party, today, is identity. But in the through-the-looking-glass era of Donald Trump, the best thing Republicans can do for their party is vote against it."
House panel clears release of Democrats’ rebuttal to GOP memo, forcing showdown with Trump
Trump thought the British were protesting their health service. They weren’t.
AN ARCTIC SPY MYSTERY: An arrest in Moscow shakes Norway’s far north
Kimberly-Clark Uses GOP Tax Break to Sucker Punch Wisconsin Workers
Kimberly-Clark to use savings from tax cuts to pay for layoffs
Inside the FBI: Anger, worry, work — and fears of lasting damage
Trump’s latest stunt is about to blow up in his face - "It is still very possible that President Trump could use the Nunes memo as a pretext to try to quash or constrain special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s probe. Trump tweeted over the weekend that the memo “totally vindicates” his claim that the investigation is a “witch hunt,” which is an absurd lie in every possible respect, but it shows he’s still mulling a move on Mueller."
This is how Justin Timberlake lost the Super Bowl
Justin Timberlake Just Wasn’t Made for These Times: On his new album, the hermetic ‘Man of the Woods,’ the superstar entertainer just wants to get away from it all. Unfortunately, pop music and what we ask of its stars, has changed radically. And JT can’t keep up.
Boycott the Republican Party: If conservatives want to save the GOP from itself, they need to vote mindlessly and mechanically against its nominees. - "We understand why Republicans, even moderate ones, are reluctant to cross party lines. Party, today, is identity. But in the through-the-looking-glass era of Donald Trump, the best thing Republicans can do for their party is vote against it."
House panel clears release of Democrats’ rebuttal to GOP memo, forcing showdown with Trump
Trump thought the British were protesting their health service. They weren’t.
AN ARCTIC SPY MYSTERY: An arrest in Moscow shakes Norway’s far north
Kimberly-Clark Uses GOP Tax Break to Sucker Punch Wisconsin Workers
Kimberly-Clark to use savings from tax cuts to pay for layoffs
Friday, February 2, 2018
Reading archive 2018-02-02
Leaks, feasts and sex parties: How ‘Fat Leonard’ infiltrated the Navy’s floating headquarters in Asia
A Texas man vowed to forgive whoever killed most of his family. Then he learned it was his son.
Trump has picked a fight with the FBI. He’ll be sorry.
'Weasels and liars': Comey tweets about FBI speaking up amid controversy over memo
Don’t Believe the Liberal F.B.I. - "The most dangerous thing about the release of the Nunes memo is not the memo itself, but Republicans’ shamelessness in using national security processes to deceive the people they’re supposed to serve."
House Republicans Release Secret Memo Accusing Russia Investigators of Bias
Read the Nunes Memo, Annotated
The missile employee messed up because Hawaii rewards incompetence
A Texas man vowed to forgive whoever killed most of his family. Then he learned it was his son.
Trump has picked a fight with the FBI. He’ll be sorry.
'Weasels and liars': Comey tweets about FBI speaking up amid controversy over memo
Don’t Believe the Liberal F.B.I. - "The most dangerous thing about the release of the Nunes memo is not the memo itself, but Republicans’ shamelessness in using national security processes to deceive the people they’re supposed to serve."
House Republicans Release Secret Memo Accusing Russia Investigators of Bias
Read the Nunes Memo, Annotated
The missile employee messed up because Hawaii rewards incompetence
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Reading archive 2018-02-01
What Trump’s address sounded like in eight American living rooms
Early Lead When Brett Favre sees little kids playing football, ‘I cringe.’
Federal government will be unable to pay all bills sooner than expected, due to new tax law
Exclusive: Controversial FBI agent co-wrote initial draft of explosive Comey letter reopening Clinton email probe
Mueller Zeros In on Story Put Together About Trump Tower Meeting
It Was Worse than You Think: The House Intelligence Meeting on the Nunes Memo
Early Lead When Brett Favre sees little kids playing football, ‘I cringe.’
Federal government will be unable to pay all bills sooner than expected, due to new tax law
Exclusive: Controversial FBI agent co-wrote initial draft of explosive Comey letter reopening Clinton email probe
Mueller Zeros In on Story Put Together About Trump Tower Meeting
It Was Worse than You Think: The House Intelligence Meeting on the Nunes Memo
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