Don Donald: "Goddamn FBI don't respect nothin'." from The Godfather

PASTICHE:

a compelling compendium

FBI DECAPITATED


Trump fires FBI Director Comey

The stunning White House coordination around Comey's firing suggests something deeper was at work

GOP Intelligence chairman troubled by Trump's firing of FBI director

CNN's Toobin calls Comey firing a 'grotesque abuse of power'

GOP senators split over Trump's decision to fire Comey

Dem senators: Trump's firing of Comey is 'Nixonian

Krauthammer: Comey firing 'inexplicable'

Clinton campaign team denounces Comey ouster

The Justice Department’s case against James B. Comey, annotated

SYRIA



US to distribute arms to Syrian Kurds 'very quickly'

Trump asks Russia to rein in Syria’s Assad, Iran

U.S. Arming of Syrian Kurdish Militias Could Complicate Relations With Turkey

Syrian troops shift focus to IS-held east

MEANWHILE... AT THE WHITE HOUSE


GOP Congressman Calls White House Celebration Over Health Care Bill 'Irresponsible'

Trump White House eyes Warren as potential 2020 foe

White House confirms Obama warning on Flynn: He wasn't a 'fan'

White House defends lack of women at health care event

After the ‘Winter White House’ in Fla., Trump shifts to ‘Camp David North’ in N.J.

White House defends lack of women at health care event

MEDIA

The state will regulate any Internet services like Media

There’s been a big change in how the news media covers sexual assault

How This Politico Journalist Became One Of Sean Spicer's Least Favorite Reporters

Why the FCC is unlikely to go after Stephen Colbert

Facebook to hire 3,000 employees to review content for crime and suicide

TECHNOLOGY


Why Data Needs to Move Across Borders and Why You Should Care

Apple becomes first company worth $800bn

America has become so anti-innovation – it's economic suicide

Comcast, Charter announce new partnership to enter mobile market

Former Obama officials launch progressive tech group

ENVIRONMENT


Trump meets with Al Gore on Paris climate pact

Trump delays decision on Paris climate pact

Greens sue Trump over offshore drilling order

Regional experts lay groundwork for roadmap on climate change and health

Senate unexpectedly rejects bid to repeal a key Obama-era environmental regulation

BOOKS

COURTS IN FEDERAL COUNTRIES: FEDERALISTS OR UNITARISTS? NONFICTION

Penelope Lively Ponders Pompeii — And Other Stories — In 'The Purple Swamp Hen' FICTION

The Burial Hour: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel FICTION

One Summer: America, 1927 NONFICTION

Indigenous London: Native Travelers at the Heart of Empire NONFICTION

ON SCREEN



Emma Watson takes first major gender-neutral movie award

Of Course The ‘Stranger Things’ Kids Took Over The MTV Movie & TV Awards

A Dog's Purpose

Spirit Riding Free

Survivor's Zeke Smith Made a Huge Impact

Russian TV Network Won't Air ‘Simpsons’ Episode Over Fears of Offending Christians

Television Continues to Decline in Russia, As Internet News Takes Hold

Colbert's Gay Trump Joke Went Too Far

Genius

WHIMSEY

Movie Stars In Forverts History: Princess Mohammed Ali Ibrahim née Ginsburg 

Test your smarts on big brains, artificial brains, and the fourth domain of life!

What Are the Building Blocks of a Meaningful Life?

What Happens When We Reconnect with Nature

Endless Summer: 16 Smoking-Hot Pictures of Sunbathing

WORDS MATTER

Alex Mahoney, Agency for International Development, said, “I know that our efforts are saving lives” in Syria and Iraq, where the Middle East Crisis Humanitarian Response Team served millions of war-weary people.

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.