Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
For years, it was enough for the Sunday political talk shows to own the conversation for a single day on television. But if they want to reach young people who are getting their news on Facebook, they have to own social media around the clock, too. NBC’s “Meet the Press” realized this two years ago when it…
A man goes into an immigration services center in Binghamton New York, blocks the exit in the back with his car, goes through the front door with handguns, body armor and ammunition. He shoots the receptionists and opens fire on a citizenship class. He murders thirteen. This is horrific. I offer my thoughts and prayers. A psychiatrist…
The Post’s Margaret Sullivan explores what might have led Donald Trump to revoke the newspaper’s media credentials. (Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post) Donald Trump said Monday that he is pulling The Washington Post’s credentials to cover his events because he is upset with the newspaper’s coverage of his campaign. The move puts the newspaper on a…
The Washington Post is reacting this afternoon to news that Donald Trump is officially revoking their press access over what he called a “dishonest” headline. Post editor Martin Baron issued this statement: Donald Trump’s decision to revoke The Washington Post’s press credentials is nothing less than a repudiation of the role of a free and…
The day after a shooting at an Orlando nightclub, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump railed against the president and warned that Muslims should be banned from entering the U.S., while Democratic rival Hillary Clinton called for changes to gun restrictions. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post) Donald Trump seemed to repeatedly accuse President Obama on Monday of identifying…
Last night, out journalist Owen Jones found himself surrounded by people who disagreed when he claimed, “At the end of the day, [the Pulse shooting] was a homophobic hate crime, as well as terrorism.” This happened on Sky News, which airs in the UK. “It’s something that’s carried out against human beings, isn’t it, no…
“Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, tsunamis—oh, that’s the one.” Oscar Isaac, the most coveted actor in Hollywood who’s not yet a household name, is sitting beneath the towering skeleton of a 150 million-year-old Barosaurus in the entry hall of the American Museum of Natural History, reading up on the exhibit “Nature’s Fury: The Science of Natural…
ON A COLD LATE-JANUARY morning in Budapest, a shaft of sunlight streams through a window in the stately dining room of the art nouveau Gresham Palace Hotel, illuminating Charlize Theron. Her face contorts into a grimace as she stretches her oatmeal-encrusted forearm across the table, offering a spoon to an indifferent infant, while simultaneously turning…
In preparation for what would become the deadliest mass shooting in American history, Omar Mateen bought an .223 caliber AR-15-style assault rifle and a 9mm semiautomatic pistol, law enforcement officials said. Related: Hillary Clinton calls for renewed assault weapons ban: they’re a ‘weapon of war’ The shooters in December’s San Bernardino terror attack also used…
Twitter / Orlando Police As you probably know, last night there was a brutal hate attack on Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. A terrorist by the name of Omar Saddiqui Mateen stormed the club, and opened fire on the attendees. Some were held hostage, before law enforcement was finally able to take him down. Dozens are dead, and…