How the Ukraine War Is Causing Fissures in D.C.’s Russian Orthodox Community: Inside a Moscow-affiliated church located at the center of American democracy [ed. note: Archpriest (lol that title) is ultimately a reactionary POS repeating Kremlin talking points and conspiracy theories]
To clean up the Potomac, engineers are digging a 2-mile tunnel under it
J.D. Vance largely avoids pivot to center in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race after culture-war heavy Republican primary - "In one particularly dark podcast interview in September 2021, Vance called for the firing of millions of federal government employees, likening it to the need for political purges in post-World War II Nazi Germany or Iraq following the fall of Saddam Hussein.
"The federal bureaucracy, Vance said, undermined ex-President Donald Trump’s term in office and needed to be replaced, regardless of civil-service protections. He said ex-President Donald Trump – or whoever – should flout whatever court decisions attempt to block the move, which he called 'de-wokeification.'
"'We are in a late republican period,' Vance said in the podcast interview with Jack Murphy, using another historical metaphor that refers to the transformation of the classical Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. 'If we’re going to push back against it, we’re going to have to get pretty wild, and pretty far out there, and go in directions that a lot of conservatives right now are uncomfortable with.'"
U.S. to sell $1.1 billion in anti-ship, air-to-air weapons to Taiwan
Ron Johnson flips on gay marriage bill after saying he saw ‘no reason to oppose it’
Opinion The D.C. child-care ruling is a disaster for young families - "The time and financial costs of obtaining the credentials create a new barrier to those considering working in the sector and encourages exit for those without the 10 years’ continuous experience needed to avoid the rule. Previous research from economists Diana Thomas and Devon Gorry has found that state requirements for lead carers to have even a high school diploma increase prices by 25 percent to 46 percent. The D.C. educational hurdle is much more stringent."
Classified Material on Human Intelligence Sources Helped Trigger Alarm: Documents related to the work of clandestine sources are some of the most sensitive and protected in the government. F.B.I. agents found some in boxes retrieved from Donald J. Trump’s home. - "C.I.A. espionage operations inside numerous hostile countries have been compromised in recent years when the governments of those countries have arrested, jailed and even killed the agency’s sources.
"Last year, a top-secret memo sent to every C.I.A. station around the world warned about troubling numbers of informants being captured or killed, a stark reminder of how important human source networks are to the basic functions of the spy agency."
Tangier Island, facing oblivion, waits to see: Will Congress help? - "To fully protect and restore the island, Schulte estimated it could cost between $250 million to $350 million. The $25 million proposed project would 'make a significant difference as far as extending the life of the island,' he said — but said more would need to be done."
Trump's White House issues an ominous request for a list of top U.S. spies: The request is coming at a time when Donald Trump is looking to install a loyalist as his new intelligence chief. [ed. note: from 2019]
Inventing Anna: The tale of a fake heiress, Mar-a-Lago and an FBI investigation
Ohio police officer fatally shoots Black man in bed, body camera shows
China slams U.N. ‘farce’ on Xinjiang as Uyghur exiles praise report
