Hero and Monster of the 2010s: Listicles
Richard Vogel/AP The staff of Mother Jones is rounding up the decade’s heroes and monsters. Find them all here. The listicle is such a ubiquitous online presence that it hardly seems worthy of a shoutout. But let’s take a moment to remember the early 2010s, when it first took the internet by storm and helped put BuzzFeed, who…
Do We Drink Too Much Water?
So much water. So, so much.Kevin Drum It’s been a long time since I’ve indulged my pet peeve about the whole “eight glasses of water a day” thing, but today the New York Times indulges it for me. Their expert is Mitchell Rosner, a kidney specialist at the University of Virginia: For those of us…
Pentagon: “Onward Movement” Doesn’t Mean Withdrawal From Iraq
Which way are they going?Capt. Robyn Haake/Planetpix/Planet Pix via ZUMA The Washington Post got hold of a draft letter this afternoon addressed to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense. It says that the US will be “repositioning forces over the course of the coming days and weeks to prepare for onward movement,” and ends by affirming…
John Bolton Says He’s Willing to Testify at Impeachment Trial
Yuri Oreshkin/Zuma After months of reticence, former national security adviser John Bolton announced Monday on his PAC website that should the Senate subpoena him, he would be willing to testify in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. In November, Bolton conditioned his participation in House impeachment proceedings on the outcome of a lawsuit filed by his former…
Dan Crenshaw Called for Civility on SNL. Maybe That Was the Joke.
Illustration by Lincoln AgnewDan Crenshaw started off as a joke. On the last episode of Saturday Night Live before the 2018 election, Pete Davidson was rifling through headshots of candidates when he got to the 35-year-old retired Navy SEAL from the Houston area. “You may be surprised to hear he’s a congressional candidate from Texas…
These Villages Battled a Blaze to Save Their Trees
Hajanirinta Rarivoarison, who goes by Haja, holds up a native sohisika seedling in a nursery built near Ankafobe Forest. Several of them burned down during the 2014 fire, but have since been rebuilt.Erik Vance This story was originally published by Atlas Obscura and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At first, the fire didn’t look…