Close the cover on the CIA World Factbook: The spy agency announced Wednesday that after more than 60 years, it is shuttering the popular reference manual. read more
"More and more leads, more and more information, and more and more commentary in the global press all relate to the suspicion that this unprecedented paedophilia scandal was co-organised by Russian intelligence services," [Poland Prime Minister Donald] Tusk said. "I don't need to tell you how serious the increasingly likely possibility that Russian intelligence services co-organised this operation is for the security of the Polish state. "This can only mean that they also possess compromising materials against many leaders still active today." read more
Israel's military has accepted that around 70,000 Palestinians were killed during the war in Gaza, after having earlier cast doubt on death tolls reported by the enclave's health officials, Israeli media reported on Friday citing senior military officials. read more
Trump administration border czar Tom Homan will head to Minnesota to manage U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's on-the-ground operations there in the wake of Alex Pretti's killing by federal agents in Minneapolis, President Donald Trump and the White House said Monday. read more
Some things get so evil that they forfeit their right to exist. Trump's rogue paramilitary gangs are one of them. read more
TWINPAC
I've found it helpful sometimes to recall that among Trump's bankruptcies are these, breaking-out casinos:
1991: Trump Taj Mahal (Atlantic City)
1992: Trump Castle (Atlantic City)
1992: Trump Plaza Hotel (Atlantic City)
2004: Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts
2009& 2014: Trump Entertainment Resorts
Seems odd, until you read this:
"But even as his companies did poorly, Mr. Trump did well. He put up little of his own money,
shifted personal debts to the casinos and collected millions of dollars in salary, bonuses and other
payments. The burden of his failures fell on investors and others who had bet on his business
acumen."
How Donald Trump Bankrupted His Atlantic City Casinos, but Still Earned Millions
By Russ Buettner and Charles V. Bagli
June 11, 2016
www.nytimes.com
Used to subscribe, back when the WP really was a terrific newspaper. It took a long time for Bezos to squeeze the life out of that paper, but by the time he killed its presidential endorsement and brought that loathsome Murdoch suck-up Lewis on board, it was all over but the hair tearing and tears. Damn shame, really.
Worth a read:
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today's layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
By Ashley Parker
www.theatlantic.com
Whenever Vance shows up I wonder, did Jethro Bodine have a dimmer sibling?