15 August 18 AM
Matt Taibbi | Censorship Does Not End Well
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "Silicon Valley is changing its mind about censorship. Two weeks ago, we learned about a new campaign against 'inauthentic' content, conducted by Facebook in consultation with Congress and the secretive think tank Atlantic Council - whose board includes an array of ex-CIA and Homeland Security officials - in the name of cracking down on alleged Russian disinformation efforts."
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Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "Silicon Valley is changing its mind about censorship. Two weeks ago, we learned about a new campaign against 'inauthentic' content, conducted by Facebook in consultation with Congress and the secretive think tank Atlantic Council - whose board includes an array of ex-CIA and Homeland Security officials - in the name of cracking down on alleged Russian disinformation efforts."
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Christine Hallquist. (photo: Hillary Swift/NYT)
Dems Make History in Tuesday's Primaries
Lisa Hagen and Max Greenwood, The Hill
Excerpt: "Democrats rode a wave of firsts on Tuesday, becoming in Vermont the first major party to nominate an openly transgender woman for governor, while potentially picking the first African-American Democrat to serve in the House from Connecticut."
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Lisa Hagen and Max Greenwood, The Hill
Excerpt: "Democrats rode a wave of firsts on Tuesday, becoming in Vermont the first major party to nominate an openly transgender woman for governor, while potentially picking the first African-American Democrat to serve in the House from Connecticut."
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders. (photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images))
White House: We Cannot Guarantee There's No Tape of Trump Using N-Word
Ben Jacobs, Erin Durkin, and Lauren Gambino, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "As the remarkable public spat between Donald Trump and former adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman continued on Tuesday, the White House was unable to guarantee that no recordings exist of the president using the 'N-word'."
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Ben Jacobs, Erin Durkin, and Lauren Gambino, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "As the remarkable public spat between Donald Trump and former adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman continued on Tuesday, the White House was unable to guarantee that no recordings exist of the president using the 'N-word'."
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Tambrasha Hudson, whose son Pierre Loury was killed by Chicago police in 2016, cries as she stands with activists from the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois and Black Lives Matter Chicago at City Hall on Aug. 14, 2018. (photo: Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune)
ACLU, Black Lives Matter Say Plans to Reform the Chicago Police Don't Go Far Enough
Dan Hinkel, Chicago Tribune
Hinkel writes: "Chicago police officers would be encouraged to avoid arresting people over minor offenses and would need permission from supervisors to make arrests related to certain infractions under a proposal by activist groups involved in the litigation over potential reforms to the troubled Police Department."
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Dan Hinkel, Chicago Tribune
Hinkel writes: "Chicago police officers would be encouraged to avoid arresting people over minor offenses and would need permission from supervisors to make arrests related to certain infractions under a proposal by activist groups involved in the litigation over potential reforms to the troubled Police Department."
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Harvey Weinstein. (photo: AP)
10 Months After Weinstein, #MeToo Legislation Is Still Stalled in Congress
Marie Solis, Vice
Solis writes: "Legislation that would reform sexual misconduct proceedings on Capitol Hill is languishing in Congress, the result of ongoing tensions between the House and Senate that have stalled the bill for more than six months."
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Marie Solis, Vice
Solis writes: "Legislation that would reform sexual misconduct proceedings on Capitol Hill is languishing in Congress, the result of ongoing tensions between the House and Senate that have stalled the bill for more than six months."
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Doctors say the situation has been exacerbated since Israel partially sealed off the Karem Abu Salem commercial border. (photo: Hosam Salem/Al Jazeera)
Gaza Halts Treatment for Cancer Patients as Siege Worsens
Maram Humaid, Al Jazeera
Humaid writes: "Asmaa al-Bahnasawi is a 45-year-old cancer patient who has been unable to receive chemotherapy sessions in the besieged Gaza Strip."
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Maram Humaid, Al Jazeera
Humaid writes: "Asmaa al-Bahnasawi is a 45-year-old cancer patient who has been unable to receive chemotherapy sessions in the besieged Gaza Strip."
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Fish washed up after dying in a red tide in Captiva, Florida. (photo: Cristobal Herrera/EPA)
Toxic 'Red Tide' Algae Bloom Is Killing Florida Wildlife and Menacing Tourism
Mallory Pickett, Guardian UK
Pickett writes: "With its long, white, sandy beaches, Sanibel Island off the coast of south-western Florida is usually a perfect place for families to enjoy these last days of summer."
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Mallory Pickett, Guardian UK
Pickett writes: "With its long, white, sandy beaches, Sanibel Island off the coast of south-western Florida is usually a perfect place for families to enjoy these last days of summer."
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