Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.
Trump says Daniel Coats, director of national intelligence, to step down
‘I Have a Moral Responsibility to Come Forward’: Colonel Accuses Top Military Nominee of Assault
A controversial deal between US and Guatemala could reshape the asylum process
In Congo, a New Plan to Fight Ebola Follows a Government Power Struggle
RT fined £200,000 for breaching impartiality rules
Moody’s Buys Climate Data Firm, Signaling New Scrutiny of Climate Risks
Sen. Chris Murphy announces new book on violence and guns
Your Data Were ‘Anonymized’? These Scientists Can Still Identify You
Nasa fast-tracks habitation module for planned moon landing
A Shipwreck, 500 Years Old, Appears on the Baltic Seabed
Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
Monday, July 29, 2019
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Morning Coffee (6/29/19)
GOOD: James A. Fields Jr., avowed neo-Nazi in Charlottesville car attack, sentenced to life in prison
Scenes Of Tearful, Flu-Stricken And Underfed Migrant Kids Emerge In New Accounts
Cold, cramped, filthy: Migrants describe border centers
At G20, Trump Seeks Fresh Start With Putin After End of Mueller Inquiry
Donald Trump Is Promising to Fight the Census Case. That Might Actually Work.
Just evil for the fun of it: Trump Wants To Withdraw Deportation Protections For Families Of Active Troops
Why E. Jean Carroll, ‘the Anti-Victim,’ Spoke Up About Trump
Amazing: Ocasio-Cortez invites Megan Rapinoe to the House of Representatives in place of the White House
The ‘Wife Guys’ of the 2020 presidential race
Not great!!! Picture This: Diversity in Children’s Books 2018 Infographic
Scenes Of Tearful, Flu-Stricken And Underfed Migrant Kids Emerge In New Accounts
Cold, cramped, filthy: Migrants describe border centers
At G20, Trump Seeks Fresh Start With Putin After End of Mueller Inquiry
Donald Trump Is Promising to Fight the Census Case. That Might Actually Work.
Just evil for the fun of it: Trump Wants To Withdraw Deportation Protections For Families Of Active Troops
Why E. Jean Carroll, ‘the Anti-Victim,’ Spoke Up About Trump
Amazing: Ocasio-Cortez invites Megan Rapinoe to the House of Representatives in place of the White House
The ‘Wife Guys’ of the 2020 presidential race
Not great!!! Picture This: Diversity in Children’s Books 2018 Infographic
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Morning Coffee (6/11/19)
Justice Dept. Agrees to Turn Over Key Mueller Evidence to House
Chao created special path for McConnell’s favored projects
Oh no: Supreme Court will hear a major attack on anti-discrimination law
White House blocked intelligence agency’s written testimony calling climate change ‘possibly catastrophic’
Oh: Barr compares being Trump’s attorney general to D-Day invasion
Reporter’s Arrest Sets Off Widespread Protests in Russia
Julián Castro is the first presidential candidate to visit Flint
The New Socialism Panic Is the Right’s Trick to Justify Supporting Trump
Ugh: Daniel Barenboim’s Contract Is Extended Despite Bullying Accusations
I'm so glad he's finally being held accountable: Life as a Nxivm ‘Slave’: Branding, Whippings and Cold Showers
Chao created special path for McConnell’s favored projects
Oh no: Supreme Court will hear a major attack on anti-discrimination law
White House blocked intelligence agency’s written testimony calling climate change ‘possibly catastrophic’
Oh: Barr compares being Trump’s attorney general to D-Day invasion
Reporter’s Arrest Sets Off Widespread Protests in Russia
Julián Castro is the first presidential candidate to visit Flint
The New Socialism Panic Is the Right’s Trick to Justify Supporting Trump
Ugh: Daniel Barenboim’s Contract Is Extended Despite Bullying Accusations
I'm so glad he's finally being held accountable: Life as a Nxivm ‘Slave’: Branding, Whippings and Cold Showers
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Morning Coffee (6/6/19)
In pictures: D-Day 75th anniversary commemorations
To quote Adam Serwer, the cruelty is the point: Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for unaccompanied child migrants in U.S. shelters
Trump Administration Restricts Federal Research Involving Human Fetal Tissue
This headline is a little... mild; there's a lot here: Russian trolls who interfered in 2016 U.S. election also made ad money, report says
"Yet his presidential campaign confirmed to NBC News that Biden still supports the Hyde Amendment, a four-decade-old ban on using federal funds for abortion services, except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the woman."
Reminder that "too lazy to be a Nazi" is not a thing: ‘I own this house.’ California man shrugs off complaints about swastika in front yard
A step: YouTube to Remove Thousands of Videos Pushing Extreme Views
What I Learned Leading the Tiananmen Protests
NOPE: It’s LGBT pride month, but three guys in Boston want a permit for a ‘Straight Pride’ parade
China’s ‘CRISPR Babies’ May Be More Likely to Die Young
To quote Adam Serwer, the cruelty is the point: Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for unaccompanied child migrants in U.S. shelters
Trump Administration Restricts Federal Research Involving Human Fetal Tissue
This headline is a little... mild; there's a lot here: Russian trolls who interfered in 2016 U.S. election also made ad money, report says
"Yet his presidential campaign confirmed to NBC News that Biden still supports the Hyde Amendment, a four-decade-old ban on using federal funds for abortion services, except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the woman."
Reminder that "too lazy to be a Nazi" is not a thing: ‘I own this house.’ California man shrugs off complaints about swastika in front yard
A step: YouTube to Remove Thousands of Videos Pushing Extreme Views
What I Learned Leading the Tiananmen Protests
NOPE: It’s LGBT pride month, but three guys in Boston want a permit for a ‘Straight Pride’ parade
China’s ‘CRISPR Babies’ May Be More Likely to Die Young
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Morning Coffee (6/5/19)
Horrifying: Botched family reunifications left migrant children waiting in vans overnight
Uh: White House instructs Hope Hicks, former McGahn aide not to comply with congressional subpoenas
Senator: Oligarch linked to Kremlin earned millions while fighting extradition to U.S.
Russian trolls fueled anti-vaccination debate in U.S. by spreading misinformation on Twitter, study finds
Very glad she was fired: A teacher asked Trump to round up ‘illegal students’ — in tweets she says she thought were private
Trump Is Using His Pardon Power to Reward Violence and Cruelty
Adam Serwer, great as always: A White Man’s Republic, If They Can Keep It
The Trump Administration’s Self-Defeating Policy Toward the Guatemalan Elections
Everyone knows headlines are broken. Here's how news organizations can start fixing them.
Good for her for coming forward: Figure Skater Bridget Namiotka Accuses Dead Partner John Coughlin Of Sexual Abuse
Uh: White House instructs Hope Hicks, former McGahn aide not to comply with congressional subpoenas
Senator: Oligarch linked to Kremlin earned millions while fighting extradition to U.S.
Russian trolls fueled anti-vaccination debate in U.S. by spreading misinformation on Twitter, study finds
Very glad she was fired: A teacher asked Trump to round up ‘illegal students’ — in tweets she says she thought were private
Trump Is Using His Pardon Power to Reward Violence and Cruelty
Adam Serwer, great as always: A White Man’s Republic, If They Can Keep It
The Trump Administration’s Self-Defeating Policy Toward the Guatemalan Elections
Everyone knows headlines are broken. Here's how news organizations can start fixing them.
Good for her for coming forward: Figure Skater Bridget Namiotka Accuses Dead Partner John Coughlin Of Sexual Abuse
Monday, June 3, 2019
Afternoon Tea (6/3/19)
Memories of Massacres Were Long Suppressed Here. Tourists Now Retrace the Atrocities.
A NatGeo TV Drama Is 'Inspired' By A 1989 Ebola Crisis In The U.S. How Accurate Is It?
This is so cool: Martin Parr's Soviet space dog collection – in pictures
Bradley Whitford Will Save Us From the Monsters
38 of the Best YAs of June
A NatGeo TV Drama Is 'Inspired' By A 1989 Ebola Crisis In The U.S. How Accurate Is It?
This is so cool: Martin Parr's Soviet space dog collection – in pictures
Bradley Whitford Will Save Us From the Monsters
38 of the Best YAs of June
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/23/19)
On a Russian outpost in the Pacific, fear and fantasies of a Japanese future
This is so sad: Medical Investigation: How Did 494 Children In 1 Pakistani City Get HIV?
How Did Life Arrive on Land? A Billion-Year-Old Fungus May Hold Clues
Get ready, world: Here comes the marvelous Mal Pugh
Summer Reading from Romance Authors
This is so sad: Medical Investigation: How Did 494 Children In 1 Pakistani City Get HIV?
How Did Life Arrive on Land? A Billion-Year-Old Fungus May Hold Clues
Get ready, world: Here comes the marvelous Mal Pugh
Summer Reading from Romance Authors
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Afternoon Tea (5/14/19)
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Morning Coffee (4/27/19)
Maria Butina sentenced to 18 months for trying to infiltrate US right and NRA
Of . . . course: Trump Pulls Out of Arms Treaty During Speech at N.R.A. Convention
Joe Biden Expresses Regret to Anita Hill, but She Says ‘I’m Sorry’ Is Not Enough
GOP-led states move the war on voting to a new front: voter registration
Justice Ginsburg schools her conservative colleagues on the meaning of the word ‘consent’
Stephen Moore’s Columns Deriding Women Raise New Questions for Trump Fed Pick
Georgetown students vote overwhelming in favor of $27 fee for slavery reparations
Geraldyn M. Cobb, 88, Who Found a Glass Ceiling in Space, Dies
What an interesting perspective to have available: Diary of explorer David Livingstone's African attendant published
Academy votes not to change Oscar eligibility rules for streaming services in major win for Netflix
Of . . . course: Trump Pulls Out of Arms Treaty During Speech at N.R.A. Convention
Joe Biden Expresses Regret to Anita Hill, but She Says ‘I’m Sorry’ Is Not Enough
GOP-led states move the war on voting to a new front: voter registration
Justice Ginsburg schools her conservative colleagues on the meaning of the word ‘consent’
Stephen Moore’s Columns Deriding Women Raise New Questions for Trump Fed Pick
Georgetown students vote overwhelming in favor of $27 fee for slavery reparations
Geraldyn M. Cobb, 88, Who Found a Glass Ceiling in Space, Dies
What an interesting perspective to have available: Diary of explorer David Livingstone's African attendant published
Academy votes not to change Oscar eligibility rules for streaming services in major win for Netflix
Monday, April 22, 2019
Morning Coffee (4/22/19)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week.
Here are updates on the Sri Lankan terrorist attacks.
Prodded by Putin, Russians Sought Back Channels to Trump Through the Business World
This is great: New York first state to bar ICE arrests in courts without judicial warrant
Oh good: Stop & Shop and more than 30,000 of its employees reach tentative contract agreement
9 Takeaways From the Clearest Glimpse Into the 2020 Money Race So Far
Not just a Republican, but an elected state rep: Republican discussed violent attacks and surveillance with rightwingers
Well, this is quite the 2019 headline: Gina Haspel Relies on Spy Skills to Connect With Trump. He Doesn’t Always Listen.
Dr. Richard Green, 82, Dies; Challenged Psychiatry’s View of Homosexuality
NASA’s Cassini data shows Titan’s lakes are stranger than we thought
Good: Norway's Kon-Tiki museum to return thousands of Easter Island artefacts
Here are updates on the Sri Lankan terrorist attacks.
Prodded by Putin, Russians Sought Back Channels to Trump Through the Business World
This is great: New York first state to bar ICE arrests in courts without judicial warrant
Oh good: Stop & Shop and more than 30,000 of its employees reach tentative contract agreement
9 Takeaways From the Clearest Glimpse Into the 2020 Money Race So Far
Not just a Republican, but an elected state rep: Republican discussed violent attacks and surveillance with rightwingers
Well, this is quite the 2019 headline: Gina Haspel Relies on Spy Skills to Connect With Trump. He Doesn’t Always Listen.
Dr. Richard Green, 82, Dies; Challenged Psychiatry’s View of Homosexuality
NASA’s Cassini data shows Titan’s lakes are stranger than we thought
Good: Norway's Kon-Tiki museum to return thousands of Easter Island artefacts
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Afternoon Tea (4/2/19)
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Morning Coffee (3/24/19)
The March of White Supremacy, From Oklahoma City to Christchurch
Nazis Have Always Been Trolls
White Supremacy Hurts White People
The Moscow News Site That “Provides Daily Therapy for Living in Russia”
Beto O’Rourke standing on countertops, explained
Facebook Won’t Let Employers, Landlords or Lenders Discriminate in Ads Anymore
As United Methodist leaders tighten LGBTQ ban, churches struggle with path forward
This made me want to read her books: Edith Iglauer, Journalist and Bard of Canada, Dies at 101
The 90-year-old Japanese scientist still dreaming of resurrecting a woolly mammoth
Oh good: 90% of Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings” Royalties Go to Rodgers & Hammerstein
Nazis Have Always Been Trolls
White Supremacy Hurts White People
The Moscow News Site That “Provides Daily Therapy for Living in Russia”
Beto O’Rourke standing on countertops, explained
Facebook Won’t Let Employers, Landlords or Lenders Discriminate in Ads Anymore
As United Methodist leaders tighten LGBTQ ban, churches struggle with path forward
This made me want to read her books: Edith Iglauer, Journalist and Bard of Canada, Dies at 101
The 90-year-old Japanese scientist still dreaming of resurrecting a woolly mammoth
Oh good: 90% of Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings” Royalties Go to Rodgers & Hammerstein
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Afternoon Tea (3/20/19)
This is wild: Rascal Flatts restaurants failed nationwide. Did a Mafia soldier pull the strings?
This filmmaker spent months interviewing neo-Nazis and jihadists. Here’s what she learned.
Masha and Keith Gessen on Writing About Russia
The Hottest Chat App for Teens Is … Google Docs
Impostor/Abuser: Power Dynamics in Publishing
This filmmaker spent months interviewing neo-Nazis and jihadists. Here’s what she learned.
Masha and Keith Gessen on Writing About Russia
The Hottest Chat App for Teens Is … Google Docs
Impostor/Abuser: Power Dynamics in Publishing
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Afternoon Tea (3/14/19)
When a Dissident Becomes a Collaborator
I Found Healing With A Famed Spiritualist. Then He Was Arrested As A Sexual Predator.
Hayley Wickenheiser longs for the day we’ll ‘stop including gender’ as a qualifier
Sexing up history: how to study and tell the history of sex
Icebergs Can Be Surprisingly Colorful
I Found Healing With A Famed Spiritualist. Then He Was Arrested As A Sexual Predator.
Hayley Wickenheiser longs for the day we’ll ‘stop including gender’ as a qualifier
Sexing up history: how to study and tell the history of sex
Icebergs Can Be Surprisingly Colorful
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Morning Coffee (3/10/19)
Obviously this won't pass the Senate, but I'm still glad they did it: House Democrats just passed a slate of significant reforms to get money out of politics
‘Grab that record’: How Trump’s high school transcript was hidden
This is an interesting tracker: The 2020 Endorsement Primary
Denmark’s ‘Pervasive Rape Culture’ Is Detailed in New Report
One More Time, With Big Data: Measles Vaccine Doesn’t Cause Autism
It's a step... YouTube adds fact checks to search results on sensitive topics
Even Our Dog Parks Show America Is an Unequal Playing Field
Mysterious Type Of Killer Whale, Sought After For Years, Found In Southern Ocean
Making A Mark: Ancient Tonga Tattoo Tools May Illustrate Birth Of Polynesian Body Art
Oh Russia: Russia decides letting athletes drink beer during doping tests isn't a great idea
‘Grab that record’: How Trump’s high school transcript was hidden
This is an interesting tracker: The 2020 Endorsement Primary
Denmark’s ‘Pervasive Rape Culture’ Is Detailed in New Report
One More Time, With Big Data: Measles Vaccine Doesn’t Cause Autism
It's a step... YouTube adds fact checks to search results on sensitive topics
Even Our Dog Parks Show America Is an Unequal Playing Field
Mysterious Type Of Killer Whale, Sought After For Years, Found In Southern Ocean
Making A Mark: Ancient Tonga Tattoo Tools May Illustrate Birth Of Polynesian Body Art
Oh Russia: Russia decides letting athletes drink beer during doping tests isn't a great idea
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Morning Coffee (2/27/19)
Congress just got one step closer to blocking Trump’s national emergency
Thousands of migrant youth allegedly suffered sexual abuse in U.S. custody
Mark Harris, Tainted by Fraud Allegations, Will Not Run in New North Carolina Election
U.S. Cyber Command operation disrupted Internet access of Russian troll factory on day of 2018 midterms
Venezuela’s Food Crisis Reaches a Breaking Point
Exposing Amy Klobuchar’s Mistreatment Of Staff Is Not Sexist
SIGH: Harvey Weinstein Tells Female Lawyers Repping Him at Discount Will Be Good for Their Careers: Report
The Lesson of the Jussie Smollett Case
The Washington Post announces the launch of the Jamal Khashoggi Fellowship
The Magnitude of Black Panther’s Technical-Oscar Wins
Thousands of migrant youth allegedly suffered sexual abuse in U.S. custody
Mark Harris, Tainted by Fraud Allegations, Will Not Run in New North Carolina Election
U.S. Cyber Command operation disrupted Internet access of Russian troll factory on day of 2018 midterms
Venezuela’s Food Crisis Reaches a Breaking Point
Exposing Amy Klobuchar’s Mistreatment Of Staff Is Not Sexist
SIGH: Harvey Weinstein Tells Female Lawyers Repping Him at Discount Will Be Good for Their Careers: Report
The Lesson of the Jussie Smollett Case
The Washington Post announces the launch of the Jamal Khashoggi Fellowship
The Magnitude of Black Panther’s Technical-Oscar Wins
Monday, February 25, 2019
Morning Coffee (2/25/19)
Me elsewhere: TV news for the week!
Here are the Oscar winners. What a mix of great and terrible!
Russian Spy or Hustling Political Operative? The Enigmatic Figure at the Heart of Mueller’s Inquiry
How Amy Berman Jackson Got Roger Stone to Step in It and Then Step in It Again
‘The Monsters Are the Men’: Inside a Thriving Sex Trafficking Trade in Florida
Why the Party Defections Over Brexit Are a Cautionary Tale for the U.S.
Good: With women in combat roles, a federal court rules the male-only draft unconstitutional
‘Sustained and ongoing’ disinformation assault targets Dem presidential candidates
Rubella gave me a disability. This is my message to anti-vaxxers
Here's the great Nora Roberts on the current big plagiarism case in the romance genre.
How Extra Arts Education at School Boosts Students’ Writing Scores — And Their Compassion
Here are the Oscar winners. What a mix of great and terrible!
Russian Spy or Hustling Political Operative? The Enigmatic Figure at the Heart of Mueller’s Inquiry
How Amy Berman Jackson Got Roger Stone to Step in It and Then Step in It Again
‘The Monsters Are the Men’: Inside a Thriving Sex Trafficking Trade in Florida
Why the Party Defections Over Brexit Are a Cautionary Tale for the U.S.
Good: With women in combat roles, a federal court rules the male-only draft unconstitutional
‘Sustained and ongoing’ disinformation assault targets Dem presidential candidates
Rubella gave me a disability. This is my message to anti-vaxxers
Here's the great Nora Roberts on the current big plagiarism case in the romance genre.
How Extra Arts Education at School Boosts Students’ Writing Scores — And Their Compassion
Friday, February 22, 2019
Morning Coffee (2/22/19)
Time for Friday happy links! Back to all the terrible stuff tomorrow, I promise.
VERY EXCITED FOR THIS NUREYEV MOVIE.
OOH: Stieg Larsson's investigation of Swedish PM's assassination revealed in new book
!!! Mary H. K. Choi is back with another lovely, social-media tinged YA romance: Exclusive preview
This is exciting but it's weird that they don't mention they've already... done a bunch of movies? ‘American Girl’ Live-Action Movie in the Works With Mattel and MGM
Interesting: CBS Turns to Artificial Intelligence to Glean Viewers’ Emotional Responses to TV Shows
Ooh, NPR has a new history podcast!
Whoa: French Designer Uses The Spines Of Books To Create Extraordinary Dresses
Excited for this: Camryn Garrett’s Full Disclosure: Take an Exclusive First Look at the Book Cover
A bunch of my favorites are up for these YA Oscars! Go vote, YA readers!
I got 8/10: Can You Guess the Oscar Film From the IMDb Parents Guide Content Warning?
VERY EXCITED FOR THIS NUREYEV MOVIE.
OOH: Stieg Larsson's investigation of Swedish PM's assassination revealed in new book
!!! Mary H. K. Choi is back with another lovely, social-media tinged YA romance: Exclusive preview
This is exciting but it's weird that they don't mention they've already... done a bunch of movies? ‘American Girl’ Live-Action Movie in the Works With Mattel and MGM
Interesting: CBS Turns to Artificial Intelligence to Glean Viewers’ Emotional Responses to TV Shows
Ooh, NPR has a new history podcast!
Whoa: French Designer Uses The Spines Of Books To Create Extraordinary Dresses
Excited for this: Camryn Garrett’s Full Disclosure: Take an Exclusive First Look at the Book Cover
A bunch of my favorites are up for these YA Oscars! Go vote, YA readers!
I got 8/10: Can You Guess the Oscar Film From the IMDb Parents Guide Content Warning?
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Morning Coffee (2/20/19)
This is worth a read even if you think you know the outlines: Intimidation, Pressure and Humiliation: Inside Trump’s Two-Year War on the Investigations Encircling Him
The National Emergency and the President’s Lawyers
16 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Use of Emergency Powers to Build Border Wall
Top Trump appointees promoted selling nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia over objections from national security officials, House Democratic report says
Sigh: CNN hires GOP operative with no journalism experience to run its 2020 coverage
"So, in the first 15 seconds of his campaign announcement, Sanders engages in the casual erasure of a campaign strategy developed by the nation's first Black president and replicated by the nation's first major-party female candidate."
Meanwhile: 7 Labour Lawmakers Resign in U.K., in Rebuke of Jeremy Corbyn
Vatican’s Secret Rules for Catholic Priests Who Have Children
U.S.A. Gymnastics Hires N.B.A. Executive as President
!! Russia reopens investigation into 60-year-old Dyatlov Pass mystery
The National Emergency and the President’s Lawyers
16 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Use of Emergency Powers to Build Border Wall
Top Trump appointees promoted selling nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia over objections from national security officials, House Democratic report says
Sigh: CNN hires GOP operative with no journalism experience to run its 2020 coverage
"So, in the first 15 seconds of his campaign announcement, Sanders engages in the casual erasure of a campaign strategy developed by the nation's first Black president and replicated by the nation's first major-party female candidate."
Meanwhile: 7 Labour Lawmakers Resign in U.K., in Rebuke of Jeremy Corbyn
Vatican’s Secret Rules for Catholic Priests Who Have Children
U.S.A. Gymnastics Hires N.B.A. Executive as President
!! Russia reopens investigation into 60-year-old Dyatlov Pass mystery
Monday, February 18, 2019
Afternoon Tea (2/18/19)
Finding My Father’s Auschwitz File
The North Magnetic Pole’s Mysterious Journey Across the Arctic
R Kelly, Michael Jackson and Bryan Singer. Who knew? Everyone
Val McDermid | 'My relationship with the landscape has always been very strong'
One of film’s greatest epics is a 7-hour adaptation of War and Peace. Really.
The North Magnetic Pole’s Mysterious Journey Across the Arctic
R Kelly, Michael Jackson and Bryan Singer. Who knew? Everyone
Val McDermid | 'My relationship with the landscape has always been very strong'
One of film’s greatest epics is a 7-hour adaptation of War and Peace. Really.
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