Search This Blog

Translate

Blog Archive

Middleboro Review 2

NEW CONTENT MOVED TO MIDDLEBORO REVIEW 2

Toyota

Since the Dilly, Dally, Delay & Stall Law Firms are adding their billable hours, the Toyota U.S.A. and Route 44 Toyota posts have been separated here:

Route 44 Toyota Sold Me A Lemon



Monday, January 9, 2017

RSN: Circus of Liars: How Trump and GOP Are Twisted Into Pretzels Over Putin Hack




It's Live on the HomePage Now: 
Reader Supported News


Sure, I'll make a donation!

Juan Cole | Circus of Liars: How Trump and GOP Are Twisted Into Pretzels Over Putin Hack
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Jr. takes his seat to testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on 'Foreign Cyber Threats to the United States' on Capitol Hill, Jan. 5, 2017. (photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) 
Juan Cole, Informed Comment 
Cole writes: "The US NSA hacked the whole world for many years until Ed Snowden blew the whistle on them. And that was when the full extent of Clapper's mendaciousness became clear. He should have been held in contempt of Congress. He should have been fired. But no. He got away with it." 
READ MORE
Chief of Staff Now Says Trump 'Is Not Denying Russia Was Behind Hacking Campaign' 
Alan Yuhas, Guardian UK 
Yuhas writes: "Donald Trump no longer denies that Russia orchestrated a cyberattack against Hillary Clinton's campaign and her party, according to his top advisers, who also blamed Democrats for the breach and falsely characterized the testimony of an intelligence chief to Congress." 
READ MORE
Young Black Men Again Faced Highest Rate of US Police Killings in 2016 
Jon Swaine and Ciara McCarthy, Guardian UK 
Excerpt: "Young black men were again killed by police at a sharply higher rate than other Americans in 2016, intensifying concerns over the expected abandonment of criminal justice reform by Donald Trump's incoming administration." 
READ MORE
Labor Opponents Already Have the Next 'Friedrichs' SCOTUS Case Ready to Go Under Trump 
Moshe Z. Marvit, In These Times 
Marvit writes: "The Supreme Court gave unions an unexpected victory last year when it issued a decision in a case that had threatened to take away the right of public sector unions to collect dues from workers they represent. That win may be short-lived." 
READ MORE
Wisconsin GOP Softening on Medical Marijuana, but Not Scott Walker 
Cara Lombardo, Wisconsin Gazette 
Lombardo writes: "As a marijuana extract used to treat seizures becomes more widely embraced, even by former Republican opponents, the conversation in Wisconsin is shifting to whether the time is right to approve medical marijuana." 
READ MORE
Indian Police Accused of Mass Rape During Operation 
Al Jazeera America 
Excerpt: "India's human rights watchdog said more than a dozen tribal women were raped by police in restive Chhattisgarh state with the victims' lawyer slamming authorities over delays in arresting the accused." 
READ MORE
SeaWorld San Diego Abandons Its Classic Killer Whale Show 
Devon Ivie, New York Magazine 
Ivie writes: "The animal theme park SeaWorld San Diego is permanently ending its long-running killer whale show One Ocean, with the orcas giving their final spins and jumps from the Shamu Stadium pool this afternoon." 
READ MORE

Contribute to RSN
Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter



No comments: