06 August 19
Andy Borowitz | Link Found Between Gun Violence and Cowardly Politicians
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "There is a 'significant link' between gun violence and cowardly politicians, a new study from the University of Minnesota asserts."
READ MORE
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "There is a 'significant link' between gun violence and cowardly politicians, a new study from the University of Minnesota asserts."
READ MORE
Galveston, TX, police officers identified Brosch and Smith arresting Donald Neely, who they escorted to the police station with a rope and handcuffs while both officers were riding horseback. (photo: shaunking/Twitter)
Texas Cops Paraded a Black Man Through the Streets by a Rope
Samantha Grasso, Splinter
Grasso writes: "Texas once again has renewed its bid for Most Racist State in the U.S. after a pair of Galveston, TX, police officers on horseback arrested a black man and walked him through the town to the station by a rope."
Samantha Grasso, Splinter
Grasso writes: "Texas once again has renewed its bid for Most Racist State in the U.S. after a pair of Galveston, TX, police officers on horseback arrested a black man and walked him through the town to the station by a rope."
Dear @GalvestonPD.
What you did here to this man, Donald Neely, is horrible and unacceptable.
I would say "We need answers," but nothing you can say would ever justify what you did to this man. Nothing at all.
What you did here to this man, Donald Neely, is horrible and unacceptable.
I would say "We need answers," but nothing you can say would ever justify what you did to this man. Nothing at all.
Novelist Toni Morrison discusses her venture into playwriting in Albany, New York, on December 23, 1985. (photo: Bettmann/Getty Images)
Toni Morrison, Peerless American Novelist and Nobel Laureate, Has Died at 88
Aja Romano, Vox
Romano writes: "Nobel laureate Toni Morrison died Monday night at the age of 88, her family and publisher Knopf has confirmed."
READ MORE
Aja Romano, Vox
Romano writes: "Nobel laureate Toni Morrison died Monday night at the age of 88, her family and publisher Knopf has confirmed."
READ MORE
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (photo: AP)
AOC Rips Mitch McConnell for Photo of Young Men "Groping and Choking" a Cutout of Her
Tim Marcin, VICE
Marcin writes: "Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is demanding answers from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after a photo of young men in 'Team Mitch' shirts groping and kissing a cutout of the New York Democrat went viral."
READ MORE
Tim Marcin, VICE
Marcin writes: "Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is demanding answers from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after a photo of young men in 'Team Mitch' shirts groping and kissing a cutout of the New York Democrat went viral."
READ MORE
Seattle councilwoman Kshama Sawant speaks during a protest against family separation at the border and other immigration-related issues on 1 August. (photo: Ted S Warren/AP)
Is Amazon Taking Revenge on a Seattle Socialist Kshama Sawant After She Took on Company?
Jared Goyette, Guardian UK
Goyette writes: "When Sean Butterfield started door knocking for the re-election campaign of Seattle's only socialist city council representative, Kshama Sawant, earlier this year, he knew his task was not easy."
READ MORE
Jared Goyette, Guardian UK
Goyette writes: "When Sean Butterfield started door knocking for the re-election campaign of Seattle's only socialist city council representative, Kshama Sawant, earlier this year, he knew his task was not easy."
READ MORE
Narendra Modi led his Bharatiya Janata Party to a landslide win on the back of a divisive campaign. (photo: Amit Dave/Reuters)
What India's Plan to Revoke Article 370 Means for Kashmir
Billy Perrigo, TIME
Perrigo writes: "The Indian government on Monday announced plans to divide up the contested Himalayan region of Kashmir and change the constitutional settlement guaranteeing its semi-autonomous status, provoking uproar in Parliament and fears of an imminent clash with Pakistan."
READ MORE
Billy Perrigo, TIME
Perrigo writes: "The Indian government on Monday announced plans to divide up the contested Himalayan region of Kashmir and change the constitutional settlement guaranteeing its semi-autonomous status, provoking uproar in Parliament and fears of an imminent clash with Pakistan."
READ MORE
17 countries including India, home to 1.3 billion people, are identified as having 'extremely high' water stress. (photo: Pratik Chorge/Hindustan Times/Getty Images)
Extreme Water Stress Affects a Quarter of the World's Population, Say Experts
Emily Holden and Vidhi Doshi, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "A quarter of the world's population across 17 countries are living in regions of extremely high water stress, a measure of the level of competition over water resources, a new report reveals."
READ MORE
Emily Holden and Vidhi Doshi, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "A quarter of the world's population across 17 countries are living in regions of extremely high water stress, a measure of the level of competition over water resources, a new report reveals."
READ MORE
No comments:
Post a Comment