Rationality and Insanity: Harmony and Discord
PASTICHE:
a compelling compendium
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| HEARINGS |
Live coverage: Senate intel holds first public Russia hearing
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| RUSSIAN CONNECTION? |
Who is ‘Source D’? The man said to be behind the Trump-Russia dossier’s most salacious claim.
Senate Intelligence Committee to start Russia probe interviews next week
Lawmaker's 'peculiar midnight run' endangers Trump-Russia inquiry
Devin Nunes refuses to reveal intelligence source to House Committee investigating Trump ties to Russia
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| BUDGET |
Four key points on Trump’s budget proposal
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| CLIMATE CHANGE |
Arctic turns green as sea ice melts to record low levels
China, EU rally for climate action as Trump backs away
'Climate change is real': companies challenge Trump's reversal of policy
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| NUCLEAR |
Moniz looks to get U.S. nuclear scientists more engaged with China and Russia
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| RUSSIA |
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| IRAQ |
Civilian Casualties From American Airstrikes in the War Against ISIS Are at an All-Time High
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| DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO |
Congolese rebels behead 42 police officers in dramatic escalation of conflict
Bodies of American, Swedish UN experts found in Congo
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| ALTERNATE REALITY |
President Trump has successfully created an alternate reality
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| INTERNET |
Republican senators vote to repeal all of our broadband privacy rights
Are we about to start sharing taste through the internet?
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| JUSTICE |
Anti-abortion activists charged over undercover Planned Parenthood videos
Schock staffer was FBI informant, court filings reveal
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| THE WALL |
The beauty pageant to build Trump's border wall is beginning
Border wall funding likely to be put on hold
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| SCIENCE |
World’s biggest dinosaur footprint discovered in ‘Australia’s own Jurassic Park’
Spiders could theoretically eat every human on Earth in one year
House Science Committee Chair Says Science Magazine Is Not ‘Objective’
Top Scientists Defend EPA Air Pollution Studies As Politicians Attack Science
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| FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION |
Harry Potter Haggadah Outsells Chelsea Clinton On Amazon
The Islamic Enlightenment by Christopher de Bellaigue
Adam Diment, the superstar spy novelist who vanished for four decades
The Explosion Chronicles by Yan Lianke review – boomtime in rural China
Some Surprising Jewish Authors Are Guiding Defense Secretary James Mattis
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| TAKE A SWING |
Dear America, Donald Trump is completely insane
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| YOU DECIDE |
United Wouldn't Let 2 Girls on a Plane Because It Apparently Has a Leggings Ban
The U.S. once launched hundreds of balloons in an attempt to spy on the Soviets.
Auschwitz Closed As Nude Protesters Slaughter Sheep
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| WORDS MATTER |
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Returning the welcome mat to America’s doorstep is one of a number of steps that Congress can take to turn back the tide of illiberalism abroad and reassert our traditional leadership of the international effort to enlarge the circle of freedom."
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The inherently compromising loyalty of family relationships and the necessity of genuine expertise in senior government roles are why federal law prohibits nepotism — and why that law explicitly applies to the president."
"Egyptians were horrified to learn Napoleon's troops trod on carpets with their boots and didn't shave their pubic hair." -- from "Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities" by Bettany Hughes |
"That was some weird sh*t" -- George W. Bush reaction to Trump's inaugural ceremony
NOTE: The news sources here vary. Not all sources have the same credibility, but in an effort to share some different perspectives, they are included here. This compendium itself cannot claim to be unbiased. Please take into consideration where these different perspectives originate in assessing their value. Thank you.
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