In a bipartisan vote of 87-12, the Senate passed landmark criminal justice legislation, already endorsed by Trump, that will reform “three strikes” sentences, mandatory minimums, and early release options. 1/18 Michael Flynn’s sentencing has been postponed after yesterday’s hearing went into unanticipated territory, in which the
A new report finds Russian disinformation teams targeting Robert Mueller with sweeping campaigns to discredit the special counsel’s investigation. 1/20 One tactic employed by the Kremlin-backed Internet Research Agency: an anti-masturbation hotline. 2/20 Russian meddling found big wins on Instagram, with more than twice the
From Dec. 12, 1986: The Smiths play their final show as a band.
The White House defends the Border Patrol in the exhaustion and dehydration death of a seven-year-old Guatemalan girl, placing blame on the child's father. 1/24 Related: “US Border Patrol systematically destroyed water supplies left for migrants in desert.” 2/24 At the current pace, the
"I mean, before I thought the 900 was actually a real trick, but then I figured out it's just as fake as someone landing on the moon." Thrasher's hilarious spoof exposé blows the lid off how skate videos are really made.
The Senate votes 56 to 41 to revoke—symbolically, mostly—American military support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. 1/21 The United States suffered 94 school shooting incidents in 2018, a near 60% increase on the previous high set in 2006. 2/21 Meanwhile, US death row
Here it is: the shortlist, judges, commentators, and Zombie poll for the 2019 edition of the Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes.
We'll watch anything starring Richard E. Grant, including a demented holiday story.
Michael Cohen is sentenced to three years in prison for his role in committing crimes at Trump’s direction and on Trump’s behalf. 1/23 Law experts say a tabloid publisher’s admission yesterday that it paid off Playboy model Karen McDougal in order to influence the election is
A wonderful documentary short about David Worobec, a classically trained vocalist who sings every role for a theater he built using miniature figures and sets.
