Thursday, November 30, 2017

How Rex Tillerson Wrecked the State Department | The New Yorker

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-rex-tillerson-wrecked-the-state-department

"It's tempting to have some sympathy for Tillerson, given the boss he works for. President Trump seems to change his foreign policy daily, threatening war with North Korea one day, trashing nato the next, or passing highly classified intelligence to Russian officials the day after that. When Tillerson travelled to China to try to search for a peaceful resolution to the nuclear crisis in North Korea, the President tweeted that Tillerson was "wasting his time." "Save your energy, Rex. We'll do what has to be done," the President said. Shortly after his return, Tillerson, in a meeting with White House officials, was heard calling Trump a "fucking moron."
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NYTimes: The Best Ways to Share Your Smartphone Photos This Holiday

The Best Ways to Share Your Smartphone Photos This Holiday https://nyti.ms/2BwB239

Why Millennial Pink Refuses to Go Away

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Tuesday, November 07, 2017

NYTimes: What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer

What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer https://nyti.ms/2hODjP5


""In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate," Dan Hodges, a British journalist, wrote in a post on Twitter two years ago, referring to the 2012 attack that killed 20 young students at an elementary school in Connecticut. "Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.""

Thursday, November 02, 2017

Wednesday, November 01, 2017