Sen. Bob Casey Tells Prosecutors to Ignore Rudy Giuliani’s “Russian Propaganda”
SMG via ZUMA Wir Two weeks after Attorney General William Barr confirmed that he had established an “intake process” for information gathered by Rudy Giuliani from Ukraine, which involves federal prosecutors based in Pennsylvania, the state’s senior senator is calling on the Justice Department to “reject” any “Russian propaganda” funneled via that channel. “These claims should…
We Are Outraged Yet Again
Can someone please tell me why this tiny local story is on the front page of a national newspaper? Oh, right: it “went viral.” Therefore it must be covered. STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT. Everything is caught on camera these days. Everything is outrageous these days. Everything goes viral these days—if by…
Harvey Weinstein Has Been Found Guilty on 2 Counts in Landmark Rape Trial
Scott Heins/Getty On Monday morning, after five days of deliberations, a New York City jury of seven women and five men has found Harvey Weinstein guilty of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. Both charges are felonies, the most serious of which could put Weinstein in prison…
Where Should We Quarantine Coronavirus Patients?
The coronavirus scare is reaching a new phase: where do we quarantine all the folks who may or may not be infected? As always, the answer is “somewhere else”: Dozens of concerned residents, state officials and representatives of surrounding communities packed Costa Mesa City Hall on Saturday to show their support for the city’s decision…
Hives Out: Bees Are Getting Boosted
NurPhoto / Getty Images This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Mike Potts was aware he was at risk of being a victim of crime, he just didn’t think it would happen to him. But Potts is an owner of an increasingly valuable commodity that…
The Sanders Campaign Makes Its Case to South Carolina’s Black Voters
Sen. Bernie Sanders poses for a selfie in Denmark, South Carolina, in May 2019.Richard Ellis/Zuma On Saturday afternoon, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign nearly filled a fellowship hall inside the First Calvary Baptist Church in Waverly, a historically black neighborhood in Columbia, South Carolina. The rally was just down the street from where George Elmore, the…