4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1102+ words) Buying a stairway to heaven? NYT (“Trump’s Dubious Midterm Pitch: Keep Us in Power and Everyone Gets Cash“): President Trump took the stage at his convention on Wednesday and spoke for nearly two hours about the need for midterm voters…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (348+ words) Reuters (“25 years after 9/11, Americans fear domestic extremists more than foreign attacks, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds“): Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks focused U.S. fears on threats ​from abroad, Americans are now considerably more worried about attacks by domestic extremists…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (822+ words) Jerusalem is increasingly isolated, with Washington as its main defender. BBC (“UK announces sanctions on West Bank settlements prompting furious Israeli response“): The UK has announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing Israel’s government of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (220+ words) They shoot two, we shoot three, and around and around we go. WaPo (“U.S. says it hit 3 Iranian oil tankers, including one near Kharg Island“): The U.S. military said Saturday it hit three Iranian oil tankers, including one near…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (519+ words) Trump is trouble for the GOP. To follow on from my post from yesterday, via Politico: ‘We’ve told them he cannot come’: Republicans grapple with how to handle Trump on the trail. So far, they haven’t settled on a unified…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1011+ words) The historical governing parties, CDU and SPD, have alienated the citizenry. Scholar-journalist Hans Kundnani warns, “Something Alarming Is About to Happen in Germany.” The far-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is set to make a major breakthrough. “Long” is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (756+ words) Some good news for a change. This magical notion seems to forget three things. To add to #3, he barely won at a moment that was globally bad at the ballot box for parties in power. None of that list is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (618+ words) The EU’s policy chief proclaims it “state sponsored terrorism.” AP (“Germany blames Russia for last month’s attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport“): The German government on Tuesday blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (539+ words) Bestiality no longer a deal-breaker. CBS News reports: At the FBI, a history of hiring prostitutes or stealing from employer may no longer be a barrier to being hired. The FBI previously refused to hire job applicants if they admitted…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (487+ words) Chief Justice Roberts says “construction is likely unlawful,” but five Justices ruled the National Trust for Historic Preservation lacked standing. AP (“Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump’s $400 million ballroom“): A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the…...