Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Andy Borowitz | Millions Disappointed It Wasn't Jared





Reader Supported News
31 October 17 PM
It's Live on the HomePage Now: 


Andy Borowitz | Millions Disappointed It Wasn't Jared 
Jared Kushner. (photo: Jabin Botsford/WP/Getty Images)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Amid the general jubilation over the arrest of Paul Manafort on Monday, millions of Americans reported extreme disappointment that the first person arrested from Robert Mueller's Russia probe was not Jared Kushner."
READ MORE
Trump and His Allies Are Laying the Groundwork for a Saturday Night Massacre
Greg Sargent, The Washington Post
Sargent writes: "Let's be clear on what's happening in our politics right now. President Trump and his media allies are currently creating a vast, multi-tentacled, largely-fictional alternate media reality that casts large swaths of our government as irredeemably corrupt."
READ MORE
John Kelly Claims Civil War Caused by Lack of Compromise. History Shows Otherwise
Camila Domonoske, NPR
Domonoske writes: "During an interview Monday night on Fox News, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said that 'the lack of the ability to compromise led to the Civil War.'"
READ MORE
I Was Force-Fed at Guantanamo. What Guards Are Doing Now Is Worse.
Lakhdar Boumediene, New Republic
Boumediene writes: "On November 20, 2008, sitting in my cell in Guantanamo, I swallowed food for the first time since 2006. It was a celebration of sorts. Earlier that day, my friends and I had listened to Judge Richard Leon announce his decision in our case, Boumediene v. Bush."
READ MORE
Houston Texans Kneel for Anthem in Protest of NFL Boss' 'Prisoners' Comment
teleSUR
Excerpt: "In a strong message of rejection aimed at team owner Bob McNair's inflammatory comments comparing NFL players to prisoners, a majority of Houston Texans knelt in protest during the U.S. National Anthem, the latest move in a long-raging battle over the question of patriotic spectacles in the National Football League."
READ MORE
US Planned a 261,000-Troop Invasion Force of Cuba, Newly Released Documents Show
Ray Locker, USA TODAY
Locker writes: "U.S. military planners estimated they would need 261,000 troops and between 10 to 15 days to invade Cuba, oust its dictator, Fidel Castro, and take control of the country, an Aug. 8, 1962, memo for the John F. Kennedy administration shows."
READ MORE
Halloween Horror Story: 5 Scariest Aspects of Climate Change
Casey Ivanovich, Environmental Defense Fund
Ivanovich writes: "Halloween has arrived, and it's time once again for goblins, gremlins and ghost stories. But there's another threat brewing that's much more frightening - because it's real. An unrecognizable world is quickly creeping up on us as climate change progresses - and the anticipated impacts are enough to rattle anyone's skeleton."
READ MORE
Here's How to Support Puerto Rico as It Recovers From Devastating Hurricane Maria
Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
READ MORE

Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter





No comments:

Post a Comment