Reading

In this episode of The Watchdog, Lowkey catches up with Alan MacLeod to hear about his latest investigations, including his exposure an Israeli intelligence-linked group spreading fake news about Lowkey and other pro-Palestinian figures.

The post Israeli Spies Plant Fake News In The Media with Alan MacLeod appeared first on MintPress News.

Heather Cox Richardson on our state of play Signals abound that the political ground has shifted to the Democrats. The Kamala Harris Zooms, for example. The latest last night, “White Dudes for Harris,” raised $4 million in three hours. Jeff Bridges, “the Dude,” dropped by along with 180,000 others. “Harris leads Trump 44% to 42% in US presidential race,” blares a Reuters headline from Thursday. I cited some local signs on Monday. Republicans are experiencing a “weird” problem they’re having trouble shaking. Trump, The Man Who Never Laughs, is making fun of Harris for having a sense of humor. Eugene Robinson notes, “Think about it: We’ve heard Trump snarl and mock, we’ve seen him smile, but can anyone remember him laughing out loud? I can’t. Kind of weird, no?” Sen. J.D.

.

We are thrilled to announce our upcoming season, which absolutely must dig us out of the red or it will be our last season! But no one is stressed, because ART! We are excited to share this rich and extremely safe collection of shows with you, our patrons.

Hurry now to order your subscription package for next season, so you can be sure to lock in your tickets for five or six times the price of a “day of” rush ticket, which you would absolutely be able to get, because, dear god, we cannot fill these seats. But the more subscriptions you buy, the fewer rush tickets will be available for our poorer, less desirable patrons—so order now!

The Tempest, by William Shakespeare
September 21–October 31

Join Prospero and Caliban as they… okay, look, we know you don’t want to see this, and we don’t want to do it. But it’s public domain so we don’t have to pay any playwrights, and our unpaid intern, Micah, can basically sell this out to school groups, who also don’t want to see it. With any luck, some of you will come, too, because we all know we should like Shakespeare, right? Come feel smart for an evening!

Dan Kaszeta worked at the White House complex between 1996 and 2008 – he shares his key logistical tips for Harris' campaign

A supertax is needed on SUVs and a tripling of on-street parking prices.

Britain is broke. This is the message that Rachel Reeves has just delivered to the nation as she announced forthcoming cuts to public spending and investment. Reeves claims that the Tories left the country in a much greater fiscal mess than Labour could have realised while they were in opposition — and it’s now up […]

The former footballer has been charged with malicious communications over tweets he sent about ex-England player, Eni Aluko.

Lewis was allegedly trying to destroy evidence of phone hacking to save Murdoch and his top executive Rebekah Brooks from police prosecution, Byline Investigates and Yellow Press reported on Monday

French doctors of the 1800s had a vested interest in pathologising women’s ageing, as do many commercial entities today

- by Alison M Downham Moore

Read at Psyche

He was a Catholic, then a rationalist, then a Protestant. Most of all, he exemplified the rise of Arab-Ottoman modernity

- by Peter Hill

Read at Aeon

Polling from many different sources shows a shift towards Harris as America moves into "uncharted territory" that has "no modern historical parallel"

. To my children — David, Amanda, Tora, Sebastian, and Linnea So if you’re feeling sort of down and outDon’t loose your faith, wipe away the doubtYou must take a stand that’s what it is about

Don't just touch grass. Befriend some.

It was early fall 1969, my senior year of high school, and the guy sitting in front of me turned around and asked whether I’d heard “Abbey Road” yet. I’d known Charles for two years, but not well. I was … Continue reading →

I hadn’t heard of Tim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, before this past weekend. But like many people, I’ve been struck by the pivot he’s signaled in how the Democrats, and the left more generally, should talk about Trump. Asked by Jake Tapper why he insists on calling Trump “weird” rather than an “existential threat to democracy,” which is how most Democrats and progressives have been describing Trump since 2016, Walz said: It gives him [Trump] way too much power. Listen to the guy. He’s talking about Hannibal Lecter and shocking sharks, whatever crazy thing pops into his mind. And I thought we just give him way too much credit. When you just ratchet down some of the scariness […]

Source - Patreon

Source - Patreon

Source - Patreon

Meanwhile, the youts are involved too:

Once the stuff of progressive pipe dreams, now even centrists like Biden are questioning the court’s outsized power.

The post Now a Lame Duck, Biden Finally Floats Supreme Court Reforms appeared first on The Intercept.

I wonder why? President Biden has endorsed three important reforms to the Supreme Court. He’s asking for binding code of conduct, which is long overdue. He wants no immunity for former presidents accused of crimes while in office. And the biggie is that he’s asking for terms limits for Supreme Court Justices. The right wing is having a fit as usual. They love corruption so that’s not surprising. But it’s the term limits that have them screaming. Unfortunately, as with so many issues, they are on the wrong side of that one too: Even most Republicans think it’s a good idea. But the “influencers” are very up in arms. Keep it up.

Sean Grayson left the Logan County Sheriff’s Office after supervisors suspected he lied on reports.

The post Past Employers Questioned Integrity and Conduct of Deputy Who Killed Sonya Massey appeared first on The Intercept.