DEAR RUSSIAN TROLLS:
THERE ARE A FEW ARTICLES HERE YOU MIGHT FIND OF INTEREST....
AS ALWAYS, IT'S BAFFLING THAT AN IMPOVERISHED NATION FAILS TO FOCUS ON CORRECTING ITS OWN PROBLEMS.
HAPPY HAUNTING!
06 August 18 PM
Charles Pierce | This Isn't a Government Anymore. It's a Game of Truth or Dare.
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "President* Donald Trump is running the dare - and winning."
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Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "President* Donald Trump is running the dare - and winning."
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Rick Gates departs U.S. District Court on Feb. 14, 2018, in Washington. (photo: Alex Brandon/AP)
Rick Gates - and the Lies He's Admitted Telling - to Take Center Stage at Manafort Trial
Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post
Barrett writes: "Whom to believe - the accused liar, or the admitted one? A Virginia jury is expected to wrestle with that question this week, when it is scheduled to hear testimony from the former protege of Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman now facing trial on bank fraud and tax charges."
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Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post
Barrett writes: "Whom to believe - the accused liar, or the admitted one? A Virginia jury is expected to wrestle with that question this week, when it is scheduled to hear testimony from the former protege of Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman now facing trial on bank fraud and tax charges."
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Counterprotesters march in opposition to a rally organized by the far-right group Patriot Prayer in Portland, Oregon. (photo: Terray Sylvester/Guardian UK)
Portland Far-Right Rally: Police Charged Counterprotesters With Stun Grenades and Pepper Spray
Jason Wilson, Guardian UK
Wilson writes: "Police in riot gear use stun grenades and pepper spray on leftwing groups protesting against Patriot Prayer marchers."
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Jason Wilson, Guardian UK
Wilson writes: "Police in riot gear use stun grenades and pepper spray on leftwing groups protesting against Patriot Prayer marchers."
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Former NAACP president Cornell William Brooks. (photo: Reuters)
Former NAACP President: Voting Rights Act Is 'Under Threat'
Tess Bonn, The Hill
Bonn writes: "Civil rights attorney Cornell William Brooks said Monday that the Voting Rights Act, signed into law 53 years ago today, is in danger because a key provision in the landmark law has been weakened."
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Tess Bonn, The Hill
Bonn writes: "Civil rights attorney Cornell William Brooks said Monday that the Voting Rights Act, signed into law 53 years ago today, is in danger because a key provision in the landmark law has been weakened."
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Evelyn Nussembaum and her son Sam Vogelstein pick up a six month supply of Epidiolex from the experimental pharmacy at UCSF. (photo: Lesley McClurg/KQED)
How One Boy's Fight With Epilepsy Led to the First Marijuana-Derived Pharmaceutical
Lesley McClurg, NPR
McClurg writes: "The first prescription medication extracted from the marijuana plant is poised to land on pharmacists' shelves this fall. Epidiolex, made from purified cannabidiol, or CBD, a compound found in the cannabis plant, is approved for two rare types of epilepsy."
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Lesley McClurg, NPR
McClurg writes: "The first prescription medication extracted from the marijuana plant is poised to land on pharmacists' shelves this fall. Epidiolex, made from purified cannabidiol, or CBD, a compound found in the cannabis plant, is approved for two rare types of epilepsy."
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Tamimi's case drew international condemnation. (photo: Nasser Shiyoukhi/AP)
Meet Ahed Tamimi, 17-Year-Old West Bank Activist Jailed for 8 Months for Slapping Israeli Soldier
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "Seventeen-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi has been freed from Israeli prison after eight months behind bars. Known to some as the Rosa Parks of Palestine, Tamimi became a hero to Palestinians and people around the world last year after a viral video showed her slapping a heavily armed Israeli soldier near her family's home in the occupied West Bank."
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Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "Seventeen-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi has been freed from Israeli prison after eight months behind bars. Known to some as the Rosa Parks of Palestine, Tamimi became a hero to Palestinians and people around the world last year after a viral video showed her slapping a heavily armed Israeli soldier near her family's home in the occupied West Bank."
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Starling Community Trailer Court in Arnold, Missouri, after a storm. Residents have fallen victim to severe floods in recent years from the nearby Meramec River. (photo: Whitney Curtis/ProPublica)
Flood Thy Neighbor: Who Stays Dry and Who Decides?
Lisa Song, Patrick Michels and Al Shaw, ProPublica and Reveal
Excerpt: "One Missouri town's levee saga captures what's wrong with America's approach to controlling rivers."
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Lisa Song, Patrick Michels and Al Shaw, ProPublica and Reveal
Excerpt: "One Missouri town's levee saga captures what's wrong with America's approach to controlling rivers."
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