Andy Borowitz | Trump Comes Out Strongly Against Intelligence

31 January 19

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Andy Borowitz | Trump Comes Out Strongly Against Intelligence 

Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Using some of his harshest rhetoric in recent memory, President Donald J. Trump came out strongly against intelligence on Wednesday morning."
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A former Yemeni prisoner claims Americans were involved in his torture. (photo: Maad El Zikry/AP)

Spencer Ackerman | Detainees Detail American Involvement in Their Torture in Yemen
Spencer Ackerman, The Daily Beast
Ackerman writes: "This is far from the first account of torture inside the Emiratis' prisons in Yemen."
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Members of the U.S. military install multiple tiers of concertina wire along the banks of the Rio Grande. (photo: Eric Gay/AP)

Several Thousand More Troops to Be Sent to the Mexico Border
Associated Press
Excerpt: "The U.S. will be sending 'several thousand' more American troops to the southern border to provide additional support to Homeland Security, Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan said Tuesday, providing for the first time new estimates for the next phase of the military aid."
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Senator Bernie Sanders. (photo: Getty)

Bernie Sanders Proposes Estate Tax of Up to 77% for Billionaires
Arit John and Laura Davison, Bloomberg
Excerpt: "Independent Senator Bernie Sanders is proposing to expand the estate tax on wealthy Americans, including a rate of as much as 77 percent on the value of estates above $1 billion."
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Prototypes of border walls in San Diego in October 2017. (photo: Elliot Spagat/AP)

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Gerald S. Dickinson, The Washington Post
Dickinson writes: "Trump's threat to declare an emergency is an arguably 'frivolous' and 'partisan' matter unconnected and unrelated to defending the country from an 'essential' problem."
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Demonstrators hold signs calling for protection for trans youth. (photo: GLSEN)

Mississippi Lawmakers Propose 'License to Harass' for Transphobic Teachers
Zack Ford, ThinkProgress
Ford writes: "Mississippi lawmakers have proposed new legislation that would ensure teachers cannot be disciplined if they refuse to respect a transgender student's gender identity. This 'license to harass' is the first bill of its kind in the country."
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Erin Brockovich. (photo: Getty)

Erin Brockovich Slams Trump Admin Over Plan to Stop Regulating Toxic Chemicals
Tess Bonn, The Hill
Bonn writes: "Environmental activist and consumer advocate Erin Brockovich is slamming the Trump administration over reports that it has decided not to regulate two toxic chemicals commonly found in the public water supply."
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