03 August 19
Dan Rather | Marshall Your Strength for the Fight Ahead
Dan Rather, Dan Rather's Facebook Page
Rather writes: "I can feel it. The exhaustion. The dread. The disbelief. The existential fear of what might come next, of wrongs that will likely never be righted."
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John Ratcliffe. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Dan Rather, Dan Rather's Facebook Page
Rather writes: "I can feel it. The exhaustion. The dread. The disbelief. The existential fear of what might come next, of wrongs that will likely never be righted."
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John Ratcliffe. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Erin Banco and Asawin Suebsaeng, The Daily Beast
Excerpt: "An email disclosing Rep. John Ratcliffe's (R-TX) alleged involvement in a controversial whistleblowing case reached the White House prior to the announcement Friday that he was withdrawing his name from consideration for Director of National Intelligence, according to two sources with knowledge of the correspondence."
News of the email comes as President Donald Trump considers multiple individuals for the position of DNI. Since Trump announced the nomination of Ratcliffe last week, U.S. media organizations have published multiple reports of holes in the congressman’s biography and his exaggeration of the work he did as a former U.S. Attorney in Texas. Three sources with knowledge of the government’s vetting process said Trump administration officials raised concerns about Ratcliffe’s past over the last week. It’s unclear whether the whistleblower disclosure email impacted Ratcliffe’s nomination, or if the president himself was aware of the email.
Trump announced Ratcliffe’s decision Friday afternoon.
“Our great Republican Congressman John Ratcliffe is being treated very unfairly by the LameStream Media. Rather than going through months of slander and libel, I explained to John how miserable it would be for him and his family to deal with these people,” Trump said in a tweet. “John has therefore decided to stay in Congress where he has done such an outstanding job representing the people of Texas, and our Country. I will be announcing my nomination for DNI shortly.”
Demonstrators with a Putin and Trump mask face each other with rocket models in Berlin on February 1, 2019. They are protesting with their action against the imminent end of the INF disarmament agreement between Russia and the United States. (photo: Paul Zinken/Getty Images)
The US Just Withdrew From an Important Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia. Don't Panic - Yet.
Alex Ward, Vox
Ward writes: "The US has officially withdrawn from a Cold War-era missile treaty with Russia that could kick-start an arms race between the world's top two nuclear powers."
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Protestors demanded the firing of NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo on the five-year anniversary of Eric Garner's death on July 17, 2019, in New York City. Today, a judge said Pantaleo should be fired. (photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Getty Images)
Alex Ward, Vox
Ward writes: "The US has officially withdrawn from a Cold War-era missile treaty with Russia that could kick-start an arms race between the world's top two nuclear powers."
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Protestors demanded the firing of NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo on the five-year anniversary of Eric Garner's death on July 17, 2019, in New York City. Today, a judge said Pantaleo should be fired. (photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Getty Images)
Daniel Pantaleo, NYPD Officer in Eric Garner's Death, Should Be Fired, Judge Says
Mark Morales and Ray Sanchez, CNN
Excerpt: "New York Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo should be terminated for his role in the death of Eric Garner, a departmental administrative judge officially recommended Friday, city officials said."
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Mark Morales and Ray Sanchez, CNN
Excerpt: "New York Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo should be terminated for his role in the death of Eric Garner, a departmental administrative judge officially recommended Friday, city officials said."
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Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) take the stage during the first night of the second Democratic presidential debate on July 30, 2019. (photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Ex-Health Insurance Executive: Industry Is Using Decades-Old Scare Tactics to Fight Medicare for All
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "The Democratic presidential candidates remain deeply divided on how to expand healthcare to the tens of millions of Americans who are uninsured or underinsured."
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "The Democratic presidential candidates remain deeply divided on how to expand healthcare to the tens of millions of Americans who are uninsured or underinsured."
People protest in San Juan against the next in line for Puerto Rico's governor. (photo: Ricardo Arduengo/Getty Images)
Puerto Rican Politics Will Never Be the Same
Yarimar Bonilla, Jacobin
Bonilla writes: "Disgraced Puerto Rican governor Ricardo Rossello is slated to leave office today. It's a victory for the mass protest movement - but as elites struggle to name a successor, the colony's future remains uncertain."
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Yarimar Bonilla, Jacobin
Bonilla writes: "Disgraced Puerto Rican governor Ricardo Rossello is slated to leave office today. It's a victory for the mass protest movement - but as elites struggle to name a successor, the colony's future remains uncertain."
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Flames light up the sky after an Enbridge gas pipeline explosion in rural Moreland, Kentucky, U.S., August 1, 2019. (photo: QZ)
1 Dead, 5 Injured in Second Enbridge Pipeline Explosion This Year
Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Rosane writes: "A natural gas pipeline owned by Canadian company Enbridge exploded in Kentucky early Thursday, sending flames 300 feet into the sky, killing one woman and sending five people to the hospital, CBS News reported. The blast was so strong it showed up on radar."
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Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Rosane writes: "A natural gas pipeline owned by Canadian company Enbridge exploded in Kentucky early Thursday, sending flames 300 feet into the sky, killing one woman and sending five people to the hospital, CBS News reported. The blast was so strong it showed up on radar."
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