Mark Kelly, Retired Astronaut and Husband of Gabby Giffords, Announces Senate Run
Matt Rourke/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Mark Kelly, the retired astronaut and husband of former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, announced Tuesday that he is running for US Senate in 2020. He will challenge Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), who in December was appointed to the Senate seat previously held by Sen.…
How Facebook Screwed Us All
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This essay is the cover story for our March/April issue. (Subscribe here!) Portions of it appeared earlier here and here. A country riven by ethnic tension. Spontaneous protests driven by viral memes. Violence and riots fueled by hateful fake-news posts, often about “terrorism” by marginalized…
Democrats and Republicans Say They’ve Agreed on a Border Deal
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Apparently we have averted another government shutdown. The Washington Post has the details: The framework would provide $1.375 billion for barriers along the border, including 55 miles of new fencing, with certain restrictions on the location, according to a congressional official familiar with the agreement….Democrats…
Why Is “Trope” So Popular on the Internet?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. BuzzFeed editor Ben Smith tweeted this a few minutes ago: Good to see the word “trope” going mainstream — Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) February 11, 2019 Let’s talk words for a bit. The reason this popped up today is because of Ilhan Omar’s tweets about AIPAC.…
Donald Trump and the Trail of Tears
Max D. Standley/R. Michelson Galleries Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Somebody help me out. In case you missed it over the weekend, President Trump tweeted this on Saturday: Today Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to by me as Pocahontas, joined the race for President. Will she run as our first Native…
Democrats Are Taking a Stand on Immigration, and This Time It’s Not About the Wall
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain a person during a raid in Richmond, Virginia, in October.Steve Helber/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The government is days away from another shutdown, but this time the impasse isn’t over a wall. Instead, Republicans and Democrats are split over a provision that’s both more obscure…