Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Credit Bráulio Amado MILWAUKEE — If President Trump’s first tumultuous weeks have done nothing else, at least they have again made us a nation of readers. As Americans grapple with the unreality of the new administration, George Orwell’s “1984” has enjoyed a resurgence of interest, becoming a surprise best seller and an invaluable guide to…
If there is anything worse than losing a child, it is losing a child and having people taunt you over the loss. That is what happened to the family of Noah Pozner, a 6-year-old with tousled brown hair and lollipop-red lips, the youngest of the 26 children and staff members gunned down in 2012 at Sandy…
President Donald Trump (by Ali Shaker/VOA) Donald Trump will not deliver an economic boon for flyover people who want their twentieth-century economy back. His looming trade war will be bad for American business. His wall that Mexico will never, ever pay for will be bad for the national coffers. But lawyers are fittin’ to get…
Josh Rogin | Opinion Inside the White House-Cabinet battle over Trump’s immigration order By Josh Rogin February 4, 2017 at 7:00 AM Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly pauses while speaking at a news conference in Washington on Jan. 31. (Andrew Harnik/Associated Press) On the evening of Saturday, Jan. 28, as airport protests raged…
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer asserted at Thursday’s press briefing that Iran had attacked a U.S. naval vessel, as part of his argument defending the administration’s bellicose announcement that Iran is “on notice.” National Security Adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday said he was “officially putting Iran on notice” following the country’s ballistic missile test and…
Donald Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer falsely accused Iran of attacking a United States naval vessel, an incident which – if it had really happened – could constitute an act of war. Mr Spicer made the remarks during a press briefing called to explain a White House announcement that Iran had been officially “put on…
The State Department wrote a message that recognized Jewish victims, but the White House used its own that didn’t. The State Department drafted its own statement last month marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day that explicitly included a mention of Jewish victims, according to people familiar with the matter, but President Donald Trump’s White House blocked…
you’ve been making your daily calls to your members of Congress (and you have, right?) you’ve probably noticed two important things: one, talking on the phone is the fucking worst and does not get any less horrible the more you do it. (The other day someone at Chuck Schumer’s office answered the phone too quietly,…
This story has been corrected since it was originally published. Kellanne Conway appears to be dabbling with “alternative facts” again. In an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews that aired on Thursday night, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager and now an adviser in his administration, referenced the “Bowling Green massacre” when justifying the president’s controversial executive order…
More than 450 people signed up to speak about Senate Bill 4. Almost all were against it. State Sen. Charles Perry said his bill to ban so-called sanctuary cities restores the “rule of law.” Critics say the bill would endanger public safety by hurting police relations with immigrant communities. A young woman who attempted suicide…