“Part of his post-presidency has been a sort of… seal of approval on new democracies and their elections, so for him to say this, it carries a certain amount of weight.” @RyanLizza reacts to Jimmy Carter suggesting that Trump is an illegitimate president. https://t.co/S6XpJ4nYWXpic.twitter.com/QrslX8JFlS
The full (free to read) transcript of @FinancialTimes interview with Vladimir Putin on “Donald”, the rise of China, Syria, spies, the death of the liberal idea and LGBTQ https://t.co/t3MGRJ0GkK via @financialtimes
Heard the audio version of this on NPR yesterday. The print version is even more detailed and helpful summary. Excerpt that caught my attention in the audio:
Kim Kardashian West finally explains why she called her Solutionwear "Kimono" -- but will those who are crying "cultural appropriation" accept it? My guess is no. In any case, she's not backing down -https://t.co/gbt8OTd2sY
Trump’s inner workings: Kushner & Bannon ran secret foreign policy behind back of Tillerson & Mattis. And more on mystery talks between Trump & Putin in 2017. All from 7-hour interview between Tillerson & Congress. NYT has full transcript. w/ @SharonLNYT. https://t.co/07Yallcufj
An average of 5 NYC police officers have killed themselves each year since 2014. That number have killed themselves in the last 6 months alone. More police commit suicide every year in NYC than are killed in the line of duty. https://t.co/jQIVTyZcnm
France just scored what it’s characterizing as a major victory in the battle to curb online hate speech—one that potentially carries significant implications for privacy and free speech online.
The guy whose photo Trump used to promote Palestinian peace scheme is outraged that his image was used to peddle "dangerous political project" https://t.co/VwajAWwwyj
FiveThirtyEight’s weekly politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited.
sarahf (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): The first Democratic primary debates are finally here. And with two back-to-back nights, featuring 10 candidates each, it’ll be a challenge for many candidates to make an impression, especially those hovering around 1 percent in the polls.
[....] Leafing through Warren's plans posted on Medium, voters will find links to obscure academic literature from places like the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, the Upjohn Institute, the Journal of Applied Business and Economics, and the American Journal of Sociology.
[....] The Supreme Court will consider combined cases from three small insurers, but its eventual ruling will serve as a precedent for dozens of other similarpendingcases. Altogether, insurers believe they’re owed more than $12 billion [....]
