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Opinion | Does Trump really want to debate mental fitness?

www.washingtonpost.com - President Trump on the South Lawn at the White House on Friday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) By Max Boot Max Boot Columnist covering national security Email Bio Follow Columnist August 11 at …

‘Everything that we hold dear’: From race to plastic straws, Trump dials up culture wars in divisive play for 2020 votes

www.washingtonpost.com - By Toluse Olorunnipa and Toluse Olorunnipa White House reporter Email Bio Follow Ashley Parker Ashley Parker White House reporter Email Bio Follow August 12 at 6:05 PM George W. Bush had “freedom fri…

Hong Kong protesters return to airport as Lam warns of 'abyss'

www.theguardian.com - Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters have staged a new rally at Hong Kong’s airport, a day after a massive demonstration triggered a shutdown at the busy international travel hub. Several hundred dem…

Jeffrey Epstein investigation may target new suspects after financier's death

www.theguardian.com - The death of the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein in his New York City jail cell is not going to stop authorities from further examining his alleged sex trafficking crimes and may see the investigat…

The Day Jeffrey Epstein Told Me He Had Dirt on Powerful People

www.nytimes.com - I can’t say how old she was, but my guess would be late teens or perhaps 20. Given Mr. Epstein’s past, this struck me as far too close to the line. Why would Mr. Epstein want a reporter’s first impre…

Did Foreign Governments Blackmail Denny Hastert?

www.theamericanconservative.com - As former House Speaker Dennis Hastert prepares to plead guilty in accordance with a deal he has made with federal prosecutors, most media will focus on the crimes the FBI mentioned in his indictment…

Trump to Endangered Species: Drop Dead

splinternews.com - Every now and then in the hellacious 24-hour news cycle that is the Trump presidency, there comes a story that is so absurd and yet utterly predictable it kinda stops me in my tracks. This is one of …

Trump Policy Favors Wealthier Immigrants for Green Cards

www.nytimes.com - An applicant who speaks English, shows formal letters of support and has private health insurance would be more likely to be approved than someone whose financial situation suggests they would probab…

The Descent Into Cruelty | Current Affairs

www.currentaffairs.org - Is America becoming a crueler place? In the last two days, I’ve seen three disturbing news stories. First, Boston police “cleaned up” part of the city’s South End by hassling homeless people and dest…

Opinion | A guide to the ugly ideology we’re up against, and how politicians like Trump spread it

www.washingtonpost.com - Activists protest in Lafayette Park in Washington on Aug. 6. (Shawn Thew/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) By Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic Email…

Turkey Got a $1 Billion Foreign Cash Boost From China in June

www.bloomberg.com - China’s central bank transferred $1 billion worth of funds to Turkey in June, Beijing’s biggest support package ever for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered at a critical time in an election mon…

I'm one of hundreds of archaeologists exiled from Syria who's mourning what the war is costing us

theconversation.com - I used to be a Near Eastern archaeologist working in Syria. Nowadays, I am stuck in academic purgatory, observing from a great distance as the country burns, unable to help protect its history or its…

Study Finds Rise In 'Doomsday Prepping' Due To Mainstream American 'Culture Of Fear' - Study Finds

www.studyfinds.org - CANTERBURY, England — “Doomsday prepping” or stockpiling food, medicine, weapons and other supplies in case of an apocalyptic scenario has long

Fourth board member resigns from NRA in a sign of further upheaval

www.washingtonpost.com - By Tom Hamburger Tom Hamburger Investigative reporter focused on the intersection of money and politics in Washington Email Bio Follow August 12 at 7:22 PM Julie Golob, a professional sport shooter a…

Man Arrested Planning Vegas Attacks Joined Neo-Nazi Party, Leaked Chats Show

unicornriot.ninja - Las Vegas, NV – On Friday, August 9, federal prosecutors announced the arrest of 23-year-old Conor Climo for allegedly planning attacks to kill LGBTQ and Jewish people. According to the criminal comp…

Making money off of politics isn't new – it was business as usual in the Gilded Age

theconversation.com - When the political leader “Boss” Tweed was arrested in New York on corruption charges in the fall of 1871, among his many assets was a luxury hotel. Located up the road from City Hall, the Metropolit…

The Giant Rodents Eating Louisiana’s Coast

undark.org - In 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig made an oil-soaked pelican the prevailing symbol of the precarious relationship between industry and the environment on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. …

Monsanto Surveilled Journalists, Activists and Even Musician Neil Young

truthout.org - AMY GOODMAN: “Monsanto Years” by Neil Young and Promise of the Real. This is Democracy Now! I’m Amy Goodman. An explosive new report shows documents — in an explosive new report, documents reviewed b…

Russian nuclear engineers buried after 'Skyfall nuclear' blast | Russia News

www.aljazeera.com - Thousands of people have attended the funerals of five Russian nuclear engineers killed by an explosion as they tested a new rocket engine, a tragedy that caused radiation fears and raised questions …

4 Tips to Maintain Communications After the Apocalypse

www.doomsdaymoose.com - Communication is a key part of the human experience. If you want to increase your survival chances after a disaster, you need to know several ways of staying in communication with the world around yo…

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