Don’t Kill the Umps! American Conservative. Say it ain’t so!
The Provocations of Camille Paglia City Journal
Pigeon treat TLS
Police urge residents in Texas town to vacate homes during nearby SpaceX rocket launch The Hill (The Rev Kev)
County: ‘We are righting the wrongs of the past’ Chicago Tribune
Pete Davidson loses it on students for breaking no-cellphone rule NY Post.
Could you travel without a smartphone? TreeHugger. Well, yes. I do.
LEGO commemorates War in Afghanistan with ‘Unlimited Edition’ set Duffelblog
‘Quichotte’ Is Salman Rushdie’s Latest. But the Act Is Getting Old. NYT.Ouch. Cannot but agree the recent work doesn’t match the first. But then, why does.
Op-Ed: Bernie Sanders on his plan for journalism Columbia Journalism Review
As Trump policies deepen farmers’ pain, Democrats see an opening in rural America Reuters
John Hickenlooper Is the New Joe Lieberman Rolling Stone. Matt Taibbi.
Sanders’ Climate Plan Includes Holding the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable Climate Liability News
Democracy Watchdog Warns FEC Courting ‘Disaster’ by Heading Into 2020 Elections Without a Quorum Common Dreams
Big Brother IS Watching You Watch<
Google Warns Against Blocking ‘Cookies’ Entirely, Triggering Criticism WSJ
l’affaire Epstein
Two academics to leave Media Lab over Epstein ties The Tech. Note that Lambert linked last week to President Rafael Reif’s apology to the MIT community  for the Institute’s Epstein ties.
Epstein accusers detail sexual abuse in emotional court hearing AFP
Waste Watch
The Fairphone 3 Is a More Powerful, Sustainable, Repairable Smartphone Motherboard
China announces additional tariffs on US scrap commodities, including aluminum and OCC Waste Dive
How China Uses LinkedIn to Recruit Spies Abroad NYT. Whipsawed, cannot keep up. Are we now supposed to believe China is the enemy, and not Russia?
Lead Found in Drinking Fountains at 17% of California Public Schools Capital & Main
Our Famously Free Press
Protectors of Mauna Kea Are Fighting Colonialism, Not Science FAIR
Brexit
Boris Johnson’s dramatic immigration u-turn leaves 2.5m uncertain of their future The Conversation
Boris Johnson, GMOs and Glyphosate: Irresponsible, Negligent and Criminal? Counterpunch
Brexit: a plague on both their houses EUReferendum.com
How Would Brexit Affect Counterterrorism? Lawfare
Jeremy Corbyn agrees to prioritise legislation to stop no-deal Brexit Guardian
Brazil
Lula tells world he’s back in the game from jail Asia Times. Pepe Escobar.
Brazil to reject G7 Amazon aid unless Macron withdraws ‘insults’  Al Jazeera
China?
State Pressure Forces China Champion of Pro-Market Policies to Close WSJ
Why Costco Had To Close Its First Chinese Store Early On Day One? International Business Times
China to impose ‘social credit’ system on foreign companies FT
737 MAX
Boeing faces first lawsuit from 737 Max customer FT
BOEING 737 MAX PILOT CLASS ACTION GROWS Australian Aviation
Class Warfare
How the Media Fools Us About Trade Jacobin. Dean Baker.
Jeff Bezos Mocks France BIG by Matt Stoller
David Koch Is Dead. We Must Now Take On His Harmful Legacy in Higher Education. TruthOut.
Biglaw Firm Tells Associates They Have To Take Vacation Time To Attend Firm Event Above The Law. Are we having fun yet?
India
Raids at night, handbills by day: Army siege in South Kashmir escalates after special status revoked Scroll
Indian central bank hands Modi government $24.8bn windfall FT
Pakistan mulling complete closure of airspace to India Live Mint
Kashmiri Doctor Detained After Raising Concerns About Patients, Access to Medicine The Wire
Trump Transition
Incoming Harvard Freshman Deported After Visa Revoked Harvard Crimson
‘He was outsmarted’: Trump mocks Obama on world stage Politico
Chomsky: By Focusing on Russia, We Ignore Trump’s Existential Threat to Climate TruthOut
Trump administration taps disaster, cyber funds to cover immigration Reuters
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