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13 August 19
Andy Borowitz | Endangered Polar Bear Demands Face-to-Face Meeting with Trump
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "One day after the White House took steps to weaken the Endangered Species Act, an irate polar bear has demanded a face-to-face meeting with Donald J. Trump."
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Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "One day after the White House took steps to weaken the Endangered Species Act, an irate polar bear has demanded a face-to-face meeting with Donald J. Trump."
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A man fishes at the Rio Grande river with the U.S.-Mexico border barrier (TOP) in the background on June 27, 2019, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (photo: Getty Images)
Border Patrol Agents Reportedly Fired Rubber Bullets at Children and Families Swimming in Juarez
Rebecca Fishbein, Splinter
Fishbein writes: "Border Patrol agents allegedly fired rubber bullets at families enjoying a peaceful Sunday swim in the Rio Grande in Juarez over the weekend, according to a report from El Paso NBC affiliate KTSM."
Rebecca Fishbein, Splinter
Fishbein writes: "Border Patrol agents allegedly fired rubber bullets at families enjoying a peaceful Sunday swim in the Rio Grande in Juarez over the weekend, according to a report from El Paso NBC affiliate KTSM."
EXCERPT:
In December, Border Patrol agents fired rubber bullets and tear gas at migrants staging a protest at the border near California’s San Ysidro border crossing. There were quite a few small children among them:
Migrants with children now scrambling up railway siding trying to reach us border thru mountain
Sonny Perdue. (photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Trump Dismisses Farmers' Concerns Over Trade War as His Agriculture Secretary Insults Them
Josh Israel, ThinkProgress
Israel writes: "President Donald Trump's unilateral decision to pursue trade wars with China has increased America's trade deficit and harmed American farmers who rely on exports to earn a living."
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Josh Israel, ThinkProgress
Israel writes: "President Donald Trump's unilateral decision to pursue trade wars with China has increased America's trade deficit and harmed American farmers who rely on exports to earn a living."
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People gather near the 'El Paso Strong' mural painted by artists Gabe Vasquez and Justin Martinez following the mass shooting at Walmart, which killed 22 people, on August 9, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. (photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
The World That Made the El Paso Mass Shooter
Michael Phillips and Betsy Friauf, Jacobin
Excerpt: "The wealthy white suburbs that the El Paso shooter called home have long been a hotbed for xenophobia and racism. He was an extreme but predictable expression of homegrown, mainstream Texas nativism."
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Michael Phillips and Betsy Friauf, Jacobin
Excerpt: "The wealthy white suburbs that the El Paso shooter called home have long been a hotbed for xenophobia and racism. He was an extreme but predictable expression of homegrown, mainstream Texas nativism."
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Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich (D) in 2012, just before he began his prison sentence. (photo: Joe Amon/The Denver Post/Getty Images)
The Rod Blagojevich Scandal and Trump's Potential Commutation of His Sentence, Explained
Andrew Prokop, Vox
Prokop writes: "President Donald Trump says he is considering commuting the remainder of the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) on corruption charges - and if he goes through with it, that would mean Blagojevich, who has been in prison for seven years, would be freed."
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Andrew Prokop, Vox
Prokop writes: "President Donald Trump says he is considering commuting the remainder of the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) on corruption charges - and if he goes through with it, that would mean Blagojevich, who has been in prison for seven years, would be freed."
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Mexico's security minister Jesus Orta Martínez was enveloped in pink glitter when he tried to reassure the women both cases would be properly investigated. (photo: AFP/Getty Images)
Mexicans Protest Over Alleged Rape of Teenage Girls by Police Officers
Maya Oppenheim, The Independent
Oppenheim writes: "Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Mexico City calling for justice for two teenage girls who were allegedly raped by police officers."
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Maya Oppenheim, The Independent
Oppenheim writes: "Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Mexico City calling for justice for two teenage girls who were allegedly raped by police officers."
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Trail markers on the trail near Colorado's highest peak, Mount Elbert, in the Rocky Mountains. (photo: Alamy)
It's Raining Plastic: Microscopic Fibers Fall From the Sky in Rocky Mountains
Maanvi Singh, Guardian UK
Singh writes: "Plastic was the furthest thing from Gregory Wetherbee's mind when he began analyzing rainwater samples collected from the Rocky Mountains."
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Maanvi Singh, Guardian UK
Singh writes: "Plastic was the furthest thing from Gregory Wetherbee's mind when he began analyzing rainwater samples collected from the Rocky Mountains."
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