Chelsea Manning reflects on her attempt to reach out to the alt-lite
DO #BLACKLIVESMATTER TO THE #RESISTANCE?
While the press drools over Trump gossip, serious battles go unnoticed
PSEUDONYMOUS SEX AND ANONYMOUS EXPERTS
When he is outside of the courthouse, it is neither illegal nor illegtimate to take his photograph. Kerkhoff complains again that “as the prosecutors and lead detective left the courthouse, their photograph was taken and published in media outlets.”
DIARRHEA DIARIES AND DEAD PUSHERS
Like “The Wall,” it’s stupid and simple and perfect for Trump, who has been praising Rodrigo Duterte, whose drug war has killed more than 12,000 people, according to Human Rights Watch. And, of course, Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions probably hates weed more than anything—except Trump, who has been calling Sessions “Mr. Magoo.”
LAW ENFORCEMENT, ANTIFA, AND THE SO-CALLED ALT-RIGHT
Pop culture embraces Trump’s “both sides” narrative as alt-right grows increasingly dangerous
THE FBI AND DIRTY COPS
The Memo hysteria and a Baltimore corruption trial highlight the state of law enforcement in 2018
DRUG CHECKING AS SELF-HELP HARM REDUCTION
“Always test every batch,” Fuentes says. “Don’t assume because the last batch.” He calls it the “chocolate chip” effect when the drugs aren’t cut well and the fentanyl is not well distributed.
THE PUSH CONTINUES
US Attorney dropped charges against 129 defendants, but continues to prosecute journalists and others
FIRE AND FIRE AND FURY
I watched all of this play out on cable as I tried to deal with the disaster bureaucracy. And it was delightful to see the pundits all talking about Bannon’s terrible week, even if it came for all the wrong reasons.
THEY PEPPER-SPRAYED A 10-YR-OLD
The still-anonymous officer is alleged to have “pushed his finger into” a journalist’s rectum and otherwise assaulted him as the arrests were being processed.
