"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
On January 23, 2016, Donald Trump notoriously declared, "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters." That statement was understood at the time as a metaphorical expression of the depth of Republican voters' commitment to him. Ten years and one day later, his administration's agents shot a disarmed man on the street in full view of the public. Perhaps we should have taken him not only seriously but also literally. read more
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
It's not leaving until they pay me': sculptor holds Trump statue hostage
Alan Cottrill created an 18ft bronze capturing the moment the president survived an assassination attempt. He says his patrons aren't paying up
www.thetimes.com
A gang of cryptogrifters hires sculptor to create giant idol of a felonial deadbeat golden donkey grifter and the aforementioned sculptor has a hard time getting said cryptogrifters to pay up for said edifice to said felonies felonial deadbeat golden donkey.
It's not just a story; it's a parable.
Some interesting background provided in this catching-up piece:
"Israel accepts Gaza's 70,000 death toll: A record of denialism, lies"
Israel has repeatedly denied the death toll in Gaza during its more than two-year genocidal war on the enclave.
www.aljazeera.com
"Trump told him there was massive fraud and that's all the proof he needs."
When you worship a golden donkey, all it takes is some loud braying.