Police in East Pittsburgh fatally shoot 17-year-old Antwon Rose as he flees traffic stop
As border crossings surge, a Mexican couple tests Trump’s policies
Friday, June 22, 2018
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Reading archive 2018-06-20
Kirstjen Nielsen heckled by protesters at Mexican restaurant. Other diners applauded them.
‘Today I renounce my membership’: Longtime GOP strategist Steve Schmidt announces he’s leaving the party
President Trump seems to be saying more and more things that aren’t true
Doug Jones Thinks He’s Supposed to Be Here
Proposed national park is a multimillion-dollar gift wrapped up in distrust (ed. note: is now the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument - thanks, Obama!)
The National Park Service showed that its bottled water ban worked — then lifted it
A giant wave of plastic garbage could flood the U.S., a study says
‘Today I renounce my membership’: Longtime GOP strategist Steve Schmidt announces he’s leaving the party
President Trump seems to be saying more and more things that aren’t true
Doug Jones Thinks He’s Supposed to Be Here
Proposed national park is a multimillion-dollar gift wrapped up in distrust (ed. note: is now the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument - thanks, Obama!)
The National Park Service showed that its bottled water ban worked — then lifted it
A giant wave of plastic garbage could flood the U.S., a study says
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Monday, June 18, 2018
Reading archive 2018-06-18
Lowest number of criminal offences since 1992: Official police statistics on crime and politically motivated offences for 2017 presented -
Trump tells ridiculous lie about German crime to argue against taking in asylum-seekers The president likely got the idea for his tweet from his favorite show, "Fox & Friends." - "Crime in Germany is not way up. Official figures from last month show that the national crime rate fell 5 percent since last year in Germany, dropping to the lowest levels since 1992. The number of crimes committed by non-German individuals fell 23 percent. The one area of crime which saw a 2.5 percent increase was antisemitic attacks — with 94 percent of them committed by far-right German nationals."
Trump tells ridiculous lie about German crime to argue against taking in asylum-seekers The president likely got the idea for his tweet from his favorite show, "Fox & Friends." - "Crime in Germany is not way up. Official figures from last month show that the national crime rate fell 5 percent since last year in Germany, dropping to the lowest levels since 1992. The number of crimes committed by non-German individuals fell 23 percent. The one area of crime which saw a 2.5 percent increase was antisemitic attacks — with 94 percent of them committed by far-right German nationals."
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Reading archive 2018-06-17
Trump associate Roger Stone reveals new contact with Russian national during 2016 campaign
How the conventions of political journalism help spread Trump’s lies
Putin hoped his World Cup bid would improve relations with the West. They’ve suffered instead.
Laura Bush: Separating children from their parents at the border ‘breaks my heart’
FBI agent removed from Russia probe for anti-Trump texts says he’s willing to testify before Congress
How the conventions of political journalism help spread Trump’s lies
Putin hoped his World Cup bid would improve relations with the West. They’ve suffered instead.
Laura Bush: Separating children from their parents at the border ‘breaks my heart’
FBI agent removed from Russia probe for anti-Trump texts says he’s willing to testify before Congress
Friday, June 15, 2018
Reading archive 2018-06-15
Promoted six times and then fired: Inside a 24-year-old political appointee’s wild ride in Trump’s Washington
U.S. and China announce new tariffs in escalation of trade war
D.C.’s War Over Restaurant Tips Will Soon Go National
A Guide To D.C.’s Initiative 77, The Minimum-Wage Proposal Pitting Restaurant Workers Against Each Other
U.S. and China announce new tariffs in escalation of trade war
D.C.’s War Over Restaurant Tips Will Soon Go National
A Guide To D.C.’s Initiative 77, The Minimum-Wage Proposal Pitting Restaurant Workers Against Each Other
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Reading archive 2018-06-14
New York files suit against President Trump, alleging his charity engaged in ‘illegal conduct’
Inspector general blasts Comey and also says others at FBI showed ‘willingness to take official action’ to hurt Trump
James Comey: This Report Says I Was Wrong. But That’s Good for the F.B.I.
Trump has turned his back on every fundamental American value
The Republican tax bill’s promises of higher wages and more jobs haven’t materialized
‘Why can’t we just do it?’: Trump nearly upended summit with abrupt changes
Inspector general blasts Comey and also says others at FBI showed ‘willingness to take official action’ to hurt Trump
James Comey: This Report Says I Was Wrong. But That’s Good for the F.B.I.
Trump has turned his back on every fundamental American value
The Republican tax bill’s promises of higher wages and more jobs haven’t materialized
‘Why can’t we just do it?’: Trump nearly upended summit with abrupt changes
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