A Man Faces Charges in Killings of the Gilgo 4. What About the Other 6?
When the authorities announced the arrest of Rex Heuermann last summer in four of the Gilgo Beach serial killings, the relieved families of the slain women stood with them. But…
On Foreign Policy, Biden’s Agenda Faces Multiplying Challenges
Two years ago, just six days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Biden opened his State of the Union address by vowing to stop Vladimir V. Putin in his…
The Reach of JSOC ‘the President’s Private Army’ | naked capitalism
Yves here. Sadly it goes with the terrain of being a great power to have thugs like our JSOC. For sticklers, the etymology of thug: Also thugee, from the native…
In-Your-Face Biden Takes on Trump and His Own Doubters
This was not Old Man Joe. This was Forceful Joe. This was Angry Joe. This was Loud Joe. This was Game-On Joe. In an in-your-face election-year State of the Union…
A New Speaker’s Many Faces Show Everything but Approval
Presiding over his first State of the Union address as speaker of the House, Mike Johnson sat at center stage, just over President Biden’s left shoulder, with one of the…
5 Takeaways From the State of the Union
President Biden delivered an energetic and impassioned speech that was as much a campaign kickoff as it was a State of the Union, leveraging what is expected to be one…
2024 State of the Union Live Blog/Open Thread | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente The State of the Union address, as ordained by Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constition, will take place in about a half…
A Subway Plan Aimed to Ease Fears. The Blowback Was Immediate.
Just 24 hours after Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed the National Guard and the State Police in the New York City subway to quell fears of crime, the unusual show of…
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/7/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Readers, Biden’s SOTU is at 9:00pm. A live blog post goes up at 8:30pm, at which point this link will work. Bird Song of the…
Four children among six found dead in Ottawa house
Police said one arrest had been made and there was no immediate threat to public safety.