Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
When Oscar Grant was shot by transit cop Johannes Mehserle in Oakland in the early hours of January 1, 2009, a week passed with no institutional response, while videos of Grant’s murder spread on YouTube like a prairie fire. Then people rebelled, rioted, and took over the streets of Oakland twice—on January 7 and January 14—and just…
Amid unfounded, Internet-fueled rumors that U.S. Special Operations Forces might be trying to take over parts of the southwest, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas State Guard forces under his control to keep an eye on the U.S. military during a large upcoming training exercise. The exercise is called Jade Helm 15. “It is important…
‘Claims’: You’re not buying it, CNN? The headline has been changed to “Pentagon: No Texas takeover plot.” New: Read comments from my Facebook friends and subscribers < ?php if( class_exists(‘Add_to_Any_Subscribe_Widget’) ) { Add_to_Any_Subscribe_Widget::display(); } ??> Place this tag where you want the +1 button to render Place this tag after the last plusone tag (function()…
Photo Mayor Bill de Blasio rode the R train to City Hall from Brooklyn last month as part of an effort to raise awareness about the lack of funding for transportation and infrastructure. Credit Michael Appleton for The New York Times The email, blunt and to the point, popped into City Hall aides’ inboxes at 12:17…
AP Photo / Ricardo Arduengo Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) declared himself to be a fan of controversial social scientist Charles Murray’s books at a forum Thursday in Washington. Bush lauded Murray’s books on two separate occasions during an interview with National Review editor Rich Lowry, at a forum sponsored by the conservative magazine….
This is either a major gaffe or a really unsubtle dog whistle to let the hardcore racists on the right know that Jeb stands with them: Bush lauded Murray’s books on two separate occasions during an interview with National Review editor Rich Lowry, at a forum sponsored by the conservative magazine. Lowry asked Bush, “……
Carly Fiorina Just Got Epically Punk’d — Should’ve Remembered To Register Her Website (IMAGES) You would think someone with the supposed business experience of Carly Fiorina would know to register the domain with her name BEFORE announcing her bid for President of the United States. However, she did not. But guess what? Someone did it…
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas National Guard to monitor a joint U.S. Special Forces training taking place in Texas, prompting outrage from some in his own party. Eric Gay/AP hide caption itoggle caption Eric Gay/AP Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas National Guard to monitor a joint U.S. Special Forces…
Many years ago I pitched a magazine editor on a story about Bernie Sanders, then a congressman from Vermont, who’d agreed to something extraordinary – he agreed to let me, a reporter, stick next to him without restrictions over the course of a month in congress. Sidebar Campaign 2016: Hillary Clinton’s Fake Populism Is…
On Monday, April 27, 2015, ABC News captured video purporting to show an African-American mother disciplining her son for participating in unrest that erupted in Baltimore following the killing of Freddie Gray. As the story goes, the mother saw her son on television throwing rocks at police and subsequently went to retrieve him. In the video,…