“State attempts to accelerate high-tech solutions after treatment and law enforcement fail to stem overdose fatalities.” More …
Month: October 2017
John Kelly and the Language of the Military Coup
“Consider this nightmare scenario: a military coup. You don’t have to strain your imagination—all you have to do is watch Thursday’s White House Press Briefing, in which the chief of staff, John Kelly, defended President Trump’s phone call to a military widow, Myeshia Johnson. The press briefing could serve as a preview of what a military coup in this country would look like, for it was in the logic of such a coup that Kelly advanced his four arguments.” More …
Russia Is Using Marxist Strategies, and So Is Trump
“Moscow’s meddling in the U.S. election was aimed at stoking social tensions. Sound familiar?” More …
Trump Picks Coal Lobbyist to Help Lead EPA
“EPA deputy nominee Andrew Wheeler waged behind-the-scenes war against climate bills.” More …
Our Federal Science Agencies Are in Mortal Danger
“Whether by strategy or ineptitude or both, the Trump administration is starving them of the expertise they need to fulfill their essential functions.” More …
Georgia Lawmaker, Wife of Tom Price, Suggests People with HIV Could Be Quarantined
“Republican state Rep. Betty Price, a former anesthesiologist who represents people living in the northern Atlanta area, asked in a hearing this week ‘what are we legally able to do’ to limit the spread of HIV throughout the state. ‘I don’t want to say the quarantine word — but I guess I just said it,’ Price said to Dr. Pascale Wortley, director of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s HIV epidemiology section. ‘Is there an ability, since I would guess that public dollars are expended heavily in prophylaxis and treatment of this condition, so we have a public interest in curtailing the spread. … Are there any methods legally that we could do that would curtail the spread?'” More …
The Danger of President Pence
“Trump’s critics yearn for his exit. But Mike Pence, the corporate right’s inside man, poses his own risks.” More …
Ted Cruz Spokesman Saw Suspicious Twitter Activity in 2016 Campaign
“Ron Nehring, campaign spokesman for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz during the 2016 presidential campaign, said that online trolls of unclear origin flooded his Twitter feed whenever he was critical of then-candidate Donald Trump, but not when he attacked other GOP candidates.” More …
How Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump, Jr., Avoided a Criminal Indictment
” … But, less than six months after the D.A.’s office dropped the case, Trump’s lawyer, Kasowitz, made an even larger donation to Vance’s campaign, and helped raise more from others—eventually, a total of more than fifty thousand dollars.” More …
HP Enterprise Let Russia Scrutinize Cyberdefense System Used by Pentagon
“Hewlett Packard Enterprise allowed a Russian defense agency to review the inner workings of cyber defense software used by the Pentagon to guard its computer networks, according to Russian regulatory records and interviews with people with direct knowledge of the issue.” More …