20 People Killed in El Paso Shooting
At least 20 people were killed and 26 injured Saturday in a mass shooting in El Paso, according to reports. Police have said that a suspect has been taken into custody. From CBS News: Multiple people were killed and one person was in custody after a shooter went on a rampage Saturday at a shopping…
5 Years Ago, Trump Said an Ebola Doctor Should “Suffer the Consequences!”
Dr. Kent Brantly arrives at Emory University Hospital on August 2, 2014.WSB-TV Atlanta/AP President Donald Trump on Saturday retweeted a message from evangelical leader Franklin Graham celebrating the the recovery of Kent Brantly, a doctor who contracted Ebola five years ago while fighting a devastating outbreak of the disease in Liberia. Brantly—who was working with…
Yes, Trump Tweeted Something Racist This Morning
President Donald Trump on Saturday resumed his promotion of a far right commentator who called for a “final solution” after a terrorist attack in the United Kingdom and blamed Jewish support for immigration for provoking the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue last year. On Saturday morning, Trump twice retweeted British pundit Katie Hopkins, who first gained prominence as…
Trump Treats Evangelicals Like Idiots Yet Again
I know I should be over this by now, but the sheer gall of Donald Trump is still hard to believe. This morning he retweeted this from evangelical leader Franklin Graham: 5 yrs ago today Dr. Kent Brantly arrived at @EmoryUniversity Hospital after contracting the Ebola virus while serving w/@SamaritansPurse in Liberia. He was the…
There’s a ‘Toxic Fallout’ From the Notre-Dame Disaster: Lead Contamination
A kid looks at the Notre Dame cathedral two months after the massive fire which ravaged the roof of the famous monument.Chesnot/Getty This story was originally published by CityLab and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Three months after the devastating fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, reports of a new, previously unheeded threat to local residents have…
On the Road With Dawes
American rock band Dawes returned to the Newport Folk Festival to perform their debut album, North Hills, on the 10th anniversary of its release. The performance was an anticipated highlight of the festival and a great representation of what makes Newport Folk Fest special: collegial collaborations with fellow musicians, a sense of collective belonging between…