Elizabeth Picciuto
Writer. Assoc. Ed. @arcdigi. Bylines: @thedailybeast, @latimes, @slate. Philosophy PhD. Rooted cosmopolitan. #3A!
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Trump suggested dropping nuclear bombs into hurricanes to stop them from hitting the U.S.
"People were astonished. After the meeting ended, we thought, 'What the f---? What do we do with this?'"
Steven Pinker's aid in Jeffrey Epstein's legal defense renews criticism of the increasingly divisive public intellectual
Steven Pinker's aid in Jeffrey Epstein's legal defense renews criticism of an increasingly divisive public intellectual.
Taylor Swift: ‘I was literally about to break’
The singer spills on feuds, fame, failure – and why she’s taking on the president
The tensions and drama behind the scenes of Trump’s campaign to free rapper A$AP Rocky
the White House and its unconventional allies scrambled to secure Rocky’s freedom.
Bonhoeffer and Løgstrup: the Ethics of Disclosure in a State of Exception
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Knud Ejler Løgstrup were WWII contemporaries: Lutheran theologians and religious figures in their respective German and Danish communities; both active in the anti-Nazi...
Man Fears He May Never Trust Again After Treasured Picture Of Duck Turns Out To Be Rabbit
NAMPA, ID—Overcome by a sense of shame and betrayal upon realizing his life has been based on a lie, Allen Shearer told reporters Tuesday that he might never trust again upon realizing that his treasured line drawing of a duck has actually been a...
Elizabeth Picciuto
UPDATE: (HT @DucksForDuckGod)
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The Justice Department Sent Immigration Judges A White Nationalist Blog Post With Anti-Semitic Attacks
“The post features links and content that directly attacks sitting immigration judges with racial and ethnically tinged slurs,” a union chief said in a letter.
White Protestant Sues Club On L.I. Over Minority Bias
Elizabeth Picciuto
I was reading up on the history of segregation in my hometown and found a New York Times article from 1979 about a white dude who tried to integrate his golf club (it restricted blacks and Jews) and was kicked out. Good on you, William K. Kirkendale! nytimes.com/1979/11/14/arc… pic.twitter.com/JbWS1y5CK1
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'Tulip' tower project in City of London vetoed by Sadiq Khan
Design of proposed 300–metre skyscraper by Norman Foster’s firm deemed not good enough
Elizabeth Picciuto
I'm still thinking about this rejected Tulip Tower at London's financial district, and I'm in total awe that anyone would spend that much money to troll fellow rich people
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Cruelty as a Disease Vector
The Trump administration won’t give detained migrants flu vaccines, which puts them and others at risk
A Former Congressman and Tea Party Republican Considers a Challenge to Trump
Joe Walsh, now a conservative radio show host, is expected to announce a primary challenge to Mr. Trump.
Julián Castro released an animal welfare plan. It’s good policy — and smart politics.
"This groundbreaking plan will undo Donald Trump’s damage," the Democratic candidate said.
Trump Attempts To Ease Tensions With Jewish Community By Noting He Also Would've Murdered Christ
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YouTube removes robot fight videos because they are 'animal cruelty'
Robot fight videos are being removed from YouTube because the site says they are 'animal cruelty'. It is claimed a new algorithm may be behind the sudden video removals.
She Studies Sea Snakes by the Seafloor
Sea snakes are the most diverse group of marine reptiles in the world, but they are poorly understood and threatened by development. Blanche D’Anastasi is among the scientists working to save them.
The Bleak Reality of Selling Weight Loss to Children
Weight Watchers has set its sights on a new customer base: kids as young as 8.
Four mass shootings—all plotted by young white men—have been thwarted since El Paso, authorities say
At least three of the alleged suspects appeared to have hateful far-right views.
New Jersey woman burns down house of man who called her for sex at 4 a.m., then fell asleep
A New Jersey woman burned down the house of a man who gave her a 4 a.m. booty call, then fell asleep before she could get there
The West is Repurposing Religion Toward Nationalist Aims
Various postmodern conservative regimes are misappropriating religion. We need better ways to create meaning.
Trump, Qanon and an impending judgment day: Behind the Facebook-fueled rise of The Epoch Times
Started almost two decades ago with a stated mission to “provide information to Chinese communities to help immigrants assimilate into American society,” The Epoch Times now wields one of the biggest social media followings of any news outlet.