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William Boardman | Who's a Laughingstock? And Why Aren't You Laughing?



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William Boardman | Who's a Laughingstock? And Why Aren't You Laughing? 
Donald Trump. (photo: Nigel Parry)
William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "In his latest impersonation of the Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland, the president of the United States stopped just short of shouting 'Off with his head!' at the latest New York terror suspect, but pretty much everyone knows that's exactly what he meant. Lewis Carroll intended the Red Queen to be an entertaining caricature by virtue of her absurdity."
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Carter Page Coordinated Russia Trip With Top Trump Campaign Officials
Ken Dilanian, Julia Ainsley, Alex Moe and Kasie Hunt, NBC News
Excerpt: "Former Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page, who has come under scrutiny in the investigation of Russian election interference, told a House committee that he sought permission for a July 2016 trip to Moscow from senior Trump campaign officials, and reported to other Trump officials about the trip when he returned."
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In Texas and Beyond, Mass Shootings Have Roots in Domestic Violence
April Fulton, NPR
Fulton writes: "In the wake of the massacre at a small-town Texas church on Sunday, many people are asking why."
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Is This the End of the House of Murdoch?
Sarah Ellison, Vanity Fair
Ellison writes: "Years ago, I interviewed James Murdoch at the London offices of his family's company, 21st Century Fox. Murdoch was friendly, used a lot of business-school jargon (despite having never attended business school), drank Diet Coke, and talked about how he was taking his kids to Euro Disney with the sort of faux-horror tone that parents invoke when talking about enduring theme parks."
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Trump to Nominate Notorious Anti-Feminist to Be 'Ambassador for Women'
Zach Ford, ThinkProgress
Ford writes: "President Trump is expected to nominate Penny Nance, an anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion, and anti-feminist activist, to be the 'Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues,' a position created under President Obama."
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Saudi Arabia Says Lebanon Declares War, Deepening Crisis
Tom Perry and Lisa Barrington, Reuters
Excerpt: "Saudi Arabia accused Lebanon on Monday of declaring war against it because of aggression by the Iran-backed Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah, a dramatic escalation of a crisis threatening to destabilize the tiny Arab country."
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Zinke Recommends Opening Up Pacific National Monuments to Commercial Fishing
David Leestma, EcoWatch
Leestma writes: "The Trump administration is considering cutting protections for two national monuments lying south of Hawaii in the central Pacific. The decision, scientists warn, will threaten reefs across the Pacific."
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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."
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