Eli Lake
Columnist for @Bopinion, Official/Unofficial political correspondent for @iamrapaport, cat dad.
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Kavanaugh and the Crisis of Legitimacy
It is impossible to separate the latest attack on Justice Brett Kavanaugh from the political strategy of the Democratic Party.
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Phenomenal column from @continetti on the latest round of ‘credible accusations’ against Justice Kavanaugh. "Accusations against him are "credible" simply because he is the target.”
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How the FBI Abets White Supremacists and Terrorists
Whistleblower Michael German's new book exposes how the FBI failed us on 9/11 and continues to endanger us all through racism, incompetence, and institutional inertia.
How Did Lauren Duca’s Revolution Backfire?
The viral writer wants to galvanize young people with her new book, How to Start a Revolution. But past controversies — and a new complaint filed by her New York University students — threaten to undermine her message.
Edward Snowden Is Exposing His Own Secrets This Time
In a few months, he laid bare some of America’s most highly-classified electronic espionage programs. Six years later, he has one final document to share with the world.
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.@harrysiegel and @thedailybeast got a first crack at @snowden’s new memoir. Read it here
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Alyssa Milano and Ted Cruz Meet, Leave with Different Perspective
Liberal actress Alyssa Milano recently wrote an impressive op-ed in CNNin which she described why she met with Texas Senator Ted Cruz and how the meeting affected her. “I was raised Catholic. I’ve read the Bible, cover-to-cover. A few times. I pray...
New Book: Christine Blasey Ford's Friend Leland Keyser Doesn't Believe Her
"It just didn't make any sense," lifelong friend Leland Keyser told New York Times reporters about Ford's allegations, adding "I don't have any confidence in the story."
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Leland Keyser didn’t believe Dr. Ford, according to the new Kavanaugh book. Read @MZHemingway here. Also I think she had this first in her book.
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Iran says it's ready for war with US after Saudi oil attack accusations
Tehran says US bases and aircraft carriers stationed up to 1,200 miles around Iran are within range of its missiles.
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
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Georgia is in danger of slouching towards Russia and authoritarianism. Time for tough love from the west.
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Netanyahu sees U.S. staying 'very, very tough' on Iran despite...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu played down the impact of hawkish John...
Is John Bolton’s Time Up?
Chatter surrounding a potential exit for the uberhawk national security advisor has reached a fever pitch.
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
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John Bolton's departure clears the way for Trump to renegotiate Obama's nuclear deal with Iran. That's why Zarif's allies in Washington are so pleased bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via @bopinion
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Bedbugs and Great Power Politics | Daniel Bessner & Eli Lake
0:52 The Bret Stephens bedbug affair 10:01 Eli: Stephens should be praised for going after both Trump and the left 17:14 Daniel: Twitter is toxic but democra...
Celia Cruz......... Bemba Colora
Celia Cruz & Ray Barreto en una presentación en el Hollywood Palladium cantando BEMBA COLORA, en el coro Cali Alemán y Ray Saba.