Statement: Emirates can confirm that about 10 passengers on #EK203 from Dubai to New York were taken ill. On arrival, as a precaution, they were attended to by local health authorities. All others will disembark shortly. The safety & care of our customers is our first priority. — Emirates Airline (@emirates) September 5, 2018 The …
Elections Open Thread
I don’t know anything about the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District, but it looks like a big upset. In a historic victory, Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley unseated Rep. Mike Capuano, a progressive Congressional favorite first elected in 1998 in Massachusetts’ seventh congressional district. Capuano took the stage shortly after 9:15 p.m. and conceded the race. …
Republicans Move To Confirm Kavanaugh
I just realized that I don’t recall a post on Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court. The hearings are coming up this week, and there are lots of questions. Here is some background. How Brett Kavanaugh Would Transform the Supreme Court …His confirmation would result in a rare replacement of the court’s …
Republican Misinformation On Bruce Ohr
Note: Adam has already written a post on this New York Times story. I was working on this one, which comes at the issues a little differently, but there’s overlap. I decided not to change it by much. This is an amazing story. Amazing for its substance and for how it came to be. Bruce …
Obama Up Now At McCain Funeral
What we’ve been waiting for.
Info Ops – Staying Alert
I said in a post last week that I’m going to try to keep you all current on what we know about information operations, as we approach November’s elections and the 2020 presidential election. I’ll post short summaries or longer commentaries if they are warranted. We’ve all got to stay alert for malign influencers. The …
Nobody Expected Such A Great Negotiation
There’s been a certain je ne sais quoi quality to the White House’s discussion of the summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. Today we learned what it is. President Donald Trump told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their Singapore summit in June that he’d sign a declaration to end the Korean …
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