Feb 5, 2016

Pentagon Releases Small Portion of Photos From Detainee Abuse Cases - The New York Times

Pentagon Releases Small Portion of Photos From Detainee Abuse Cases - The New York Times

Your Friday Evening Briefing: Bernie Sanders, Denver Broncos, Syria - The New York Times

Your Friday Evening Briefing: Bernie Sanders, Denver Broncos, Syria - The New York Times

How Chris Jackson Is Building a Black Literary Movement - The New York Times

How Chris Jackson Is Building a Black Literary Movement - The New York Times

Fighting ‘Erasure’ - The New York Times

Fighting ‘Erasure’ - The New York Times

No End to Scrutiny Over Millions Sent to Malaysian Leader’s Accounts - The New York Times

No End to Scrutiny Over Millions Sent to Malaysian Leader’s Accounts - The New York Times

Donald Trump’s Ground Game Questioned After Iowa Showing - The New York Times

Donald Trump’s Ground Game Questioned After Iowa Showing - The New York Times

Unicef Report Finds Female Genital Cutting to Be Common in Indonesia - The New York Times

Unicef Report Finds Female Genital Cutting to Be Common in Indonesia - The New York Times

ISIS in America - The New York Times

ISIS in America - The New York Times

Young Democrats Flock to Bernie Sanders, Spurning Hillary Clinton’s Polish and Poise - The New York Times

Young Democrats Flock to Bernie Sanders, Spurning Hillary Clinton’s Polish and Poise - The New York Times

Disappointed With Europe, Thousands of Iraqi Migrants Return Home - The New York Times

Disappointed With Europe, Thousands of Iraqi Migrants Return Home - The New York Times

Denmark Says US Plane Was Ready to Fly Snowden Back - ABC News

Denmark Says US Plane Was Ready to Fly Snowden Back - ABC News

Snowden's Chronicler Reveals Her Own Life Under Surveillance | WIRED

Snowden's Chronicler Reveals Her Own Life Under Surveillance | WIRED

WikiLeaks founder: U.N. panel’s backing over detention ‘significant’ win - The Washington Post

WikiLeaks founder: U.N. panel’s backing over detention ‘significant’ win - The Washington Post

Des Moines Register: ‘Once again the world is laughing at Iowa’ - The Washington Post

Des Moines Register: ‘Once again the world is laughing at Iowa’ - The Washington Post

This world map shows where pollution is getting worse. There’s good news for the U.S. - The Washington Post

This world map shows where pollution is getting worse. There’s good news for the U.S. - The Washington Post

Three members of U.N. panel said Assange was ‘arbitrarily detained.’ One didn’t. Here’s his dissent. - The Washington Post

Three members of U.N. panel said Assange was ‘arbitrarily detained.’ One didn’t. Here’s his dissent. - The Washington Post

Leaders of Senate Armed Services Committee urge Navy to torpedo promotion of Special Ops commander - The Washington Post

Leaders of Senate Armed Services Committee urge Navy to torpedo promotion of Special Ops commander - The Washington Post

Twitter says it’s shut down more than 125,000 accounts promoting ISIS since mid-2015 - The Washington Post

Twitter says it’s shut down more than 125,000 accounts promoting ISIS since mid-2015 - The Washington Post

U.S. is preparing for possible air drops of humanitarian supplies over Syria - The Washington Post

U.S. is preparing for possible air drops of humanitarian supplies over Syria - The Washington Post



Just do it, dumbos.

Hillary Clinton, blind to her own greed, makes another blunder - The Washington Post

Hillary Clinton, blind to her own greed, makes another blunder - The Washington Post

Hillary Clinton is only up 2 points on Bernie Sanders nationally? Be skeptical. - The Washington Post

Hillary Clinton is only up 2 points on Bernie Sanders nationally? Be skeptical. - The Washington Post

Bernie Sanders's most radical move | The Washington Post

Bernie Sanders's most radical move | The Washington Post

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 5 February 2016 | Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 5 February 2016 | Human Rights Watch

Al Jazeera: Live News | Bold Perspectives | Exclusive Films

Al Jazeera: Live News | Bold Perspectives | Exclusive Films

World news and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian

World news and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian

The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post

The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post

The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia

The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia

Pope, Russian Orthodox patriarch to meet in historic step - The Washington Post

Pope, Russian Orthodox patriarch to meet in historic step - The Washington Post

Feb 4, 2016

Malaysian Politician Ousted After Criticizing Prime Minister

Malaysian Politician Ousted After Criticizing Prime Minister

Use of ‘Dictator Law’ Rises in Thailand as Junta’s Reforms Falter

Use of ‘Dictator Law’ Rises in Thailand as Junta’s Reforms Falter

Island of Death - Al Jazeera English

Island of Death - Al Jazeera English

Syrian forces break rebel siege of key towns - Al Jazeera English

Syrian forces break rebel siege of key towns - Al Jazeera English

Join us or die: the birth of Boko Haram | Andrew Walker | World news | The Guardian

Join us or die: the birth of Boko Haram | Andrew Walker | World news | The Guardian

Sweden's indigenous Sami people win rights battle against state | World news | The Guardian

Sweden's indigenous Sami people win rights battle against state | World news | The Guardian

France Seeks to Extend State of Emergency Despite Protests - The New York Times

France Seeks to Extend State of Emergency Despite Protests - The New York Times

Untold cities across America have higher rates of lead poisoning than Flint - The Washington Post

Untold cities across America have higher rates of lead poisoning than Flint - The Washington Post

Clinton on losing young voters to Sanders by 70 points: ‘That’s amazing’ - The Washington Post

Clinton on losing young voters to Sanders by 70 points: ‘That’s amazing’ - The Washington Post

Clinton struggles to answer question about paid speeches to Wall Street firms - The Washington Post

Clinton struggles to answer question about paid speeches to Wall Street firms - The Washington Post

How did ‘top secret’ emails end up on Hillary Clinton’s server? - The Washington Post

How did ‘top secret’ emails end up on Hillary Clinton’s server? - The Washington Post

Longtime Trump friend seeded pro-Trump super PAC with $1 million - The Washington Post

Longtime Trump friend seeded pro-Trump super PAC with $1 million - The Washington Post

Fewer families, children surging across border, yet ICE raids to continue - The Washington Post

Fewer families, children surging across border, yet ICE raids to continue - The Washington Post

The Open Syllabus Project

The Open Syllabus Project

What Ivy League students are reading that you aren’t - The Washington Post

What Ivy League students are reading that you aren’t - The Washington Post

Clinton blasts Wall Street, but still draws millions in contributions - The Washington Post

Clinton blasts Wall Street, but still draws millions in contributions - The Washington Post

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will accept arrest by British police Friday should the United Nations rule against him in case against UK, Sweden - WikiLeaks - breakingnews.com

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will accept arrest by British police Friday should the United Nations rule against him in case against UK, Sweden - WikiLeaks - breakingnews.com

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 4 February 2016 | Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 4 February 2016 | Human Rights Watch

Feb 3, 2016

Inside the Kurdish fighting forces: the U.S.’s proxy ground troops in the war against ISIS - The Washington Post

Inside the Kurdish fighting forces: the U.S.’s proxy ground troops in the war against ISIS - The Washington Post

Music videos and mortars: What the frontline near the ISIS stronghold of Mosul looks like - The Washington Post

Music videos and mortars: What the frontline near the ISIS stronghold of Mosul looks like - The Washington Post

Indian mob strips, molests and beats Tanzanian student - The Washington Post

Indian mob strips, molests and beats Tanzanian student - The Washington Post

Rick Santorum to drop out of 2016 presidential race - The Washington Post

Rick Santorum to drop out of 2016 presidential race - The Washington Post

Reports | HumanRights.gov is the official United States Government website for international human rights related information

Reports | HumanRights.gov is the official United States Government website for international human rights related information

Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor

Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor

Advancing Freedom and Democracy

Advancing Freedom and Democracy

Universal Periodic Review

Universal Periodic Review

Human Rights Reports

Human Rights Reports

Trafficking in Persons Report

Trafficking in Persons Report

Human Rights Reports

Human Rights Reports

International Religious Freedom

International Religious Freedom

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

UNHCR - As gang violence worsens, more Salvadorans flee

UNHCR - As gang violence worsens, more Salvadorans flee

IRIN • humanitarian news and analysis from Africa, Asia and the Middle East - updated daily

IRIN • humanitarian news and analysis from Africa, Asia and the Middle East - updated daily

IRIN Global | Somalia offers Yemenis a safer home | Somalia | Yemen | Aid Policy | Conflict | Refugees/IDPs

IRIN Global | Somalia offers Yemenis a safer home | Somalia | Yemen | Aid Policy | Conflict | Refugees/IDPs

CrisisWatch | Tracking Conflict Worldwide - International Crisis Group

CrisisWatch | Tracking Conflict Worldwide - International Crisis Group

2016 | Human Rights Watch

2016 | Human Rights Watch

Six Countries to Watch in 2016 | Freedom House

Six Countries to Watch in 2016 | Freedom House

NEW REPORT Freedom in the World 2016: Anxious Dictators, Wavering Democracies | Freedom House

NEW REPORT Freedom in the World 2016: Anxious Dictators, Wavering Democracies | Freedom House

Freedom House |

Freedom House |

Selection of New National Leaders in Laos Indicates Tilt to Vietnam

Selection of New National Leaders in Laos Indicates Tilt to Vietnam

Ethnic Mongolians Protest Missile Tests on Grasslands, Lack of Income

Ethnic Mongolians Protest Missile Tests on Grasslands, Lack of Income

China Shutters Uyghur Websites For 'Harming Ethnic Unity'

China Shutters Uyghur Websites For 'Harming Ethnic Unity'

Vietnam Stays The Course In 2016

Vietnam Stays The Course In 2016

Southeast Asian Nations Still Fall Short on Ensuring Basic Freedoms: NGO Reports

Southeast Asian Nations Still Fall Short on Ensuring Basic Freedoms: NGO Reports

Family of 'Trafficked' Women Appeals to Cambodian Government, Rights Group For Help

Family of 'Trafficked' Women Appeals to Cambodian Government, Rights Group For Help

Colombia's abandoned Wayuu people - Al Jazeera English

Colombia's abandoned Wayuu people - Al Jazeera English

Sudanese refugees nervous after deportation from Jordan - Al Jazeera English

Sudanese refugees nervous after deportation from Jordan - Al Jazeera English

Somalia investigates possible bomb blast on airliner - Al Jazeera English

Somalia investigates possible bomb blast on airliner - Al Jazeera English

Obesity statistics ring alarm bells in Malaysia - Al Jazeera English

Obesity statistics ring alarm bells in Malaysia - Al Jazeera English

Obama makes first visit as president to a US mosque - Al Jazeera English

Obama makes first visit as president to a US mosque - Al Jazeera English

Death and humiliation: A tale of a Palestinian village - Al Jazeera English

Death and humiliation: A tale of a Palestinian village - Al Jazeera English

On the campaign bus with Bernie Sanders: 'I am moved by the passion' | US news | The Guardian

On the campaign bus with Bernie Sanders: 'I am moved by the passion' | US news | The Guardian

Donald Trump on Iowa caucus: 'Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it'; votes should be 'nullified' - Washington Times

Donald Trump on Iowa caucus: 'Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it'; votes should be 'nullified' - Washington Times

In New Hampshire, GOP governors take aim at a resurgent Marco Rubio - The Washington Post

In New Hampshire, GOP governors take aim at a resurgent Marco Rubio - The Washington Post

Rand Paul suspends presidential campaign - The Washington Post

Rand Paul suspends presidential campaign - The Washington Post

Feb 2, 2016

UN set to announce decision on Assange's release on Friday - WikiLeaks — RT News

UN set to announce decision on Assange's release on Friday - WikiLeaks — RT News

Feb 2, 2016 - IPAC - INSTITUTE FOR POLICY ANALYSIS OF CONFLICT

IPAC - INSTITUTE FOR POLICY ANALYSIS OF CONFLICT

Feb 2, 2016 - Homepage - International Crisis Group

Homepage - International Crisis Group

Feb 2, 2016 - News | Amnesty International

News | Amnesty International

Feb 2, 2016 - Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch

Feb 2, 2016 - Global Voices · Citizen media stories from around the world

Global Voices · Citizen media stories from around the world

Feb 2, 2016 - Channel NewsAsia

Channel NewsAsia

Feb 2, 2016 - Radio Free Asia

Radio Free Asia

Feb 2, 2016 - The Interpreter | Daily analysis of international events with a focus on Asia. Published by the Lowy Institute for International Policy.

The Interpreter | Daily analysis of international events with a focus on Asia. Published by the Lowy Institute for International Policy.

Feb 2, 2016 - New Mandala | New perspectives on Southeast Asia

New Mandala | New perspectives on Southeast Asia

Feb 2, 2016 - Al Jazeera: Live News | Bold Perspectives | Exclusive Films

Al Jazeera: Live News | Bold Perspectives | Exclusive Films

Feb 2, 2016 - World news and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian

World news and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian

Feb 2, 2016 - The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post

The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post

Feb 2, 2016 - The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia

The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia

TIME - Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

TIME - Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

Ted Cruz Wins Iowa, Trump Loses—for Now - The New Yorker

Ted Cruz Wins Iowa, Trump Loses—for Now - The New Yorker

Bernie Sanders Just Changed the Democratic Party - The New Yorker

Bernie Sanders Just Changed the Democratic Party - The New Yorker

Iowa caucus results - Business Insider

Iowa caucus results - Business Insider

Feb 1, 2016

Your Monday Evening Briefing Feb 1, 2016 : Iowa, Zika, Black History Month - The New York Times

Your Monday Evening Briefing: Iowa, Zika, Black History Month - The New York Times

New Plan to Treat Schizophrenia Is Worth Added Cost, Study Says - The New York Times

New Plan to Treat Schizophrenia Is Worth Added Cost, Study Says - The New York Times

These are the countries letting down Syrian refugees - The Washington Post

These are the countries letting down Syrian refugees - The Washington Post

Don’t eat that shrimp - The Washington Post

Don’t eat that shrimp - The Washington Post

Can the ‘largest cleanup in history’ save the ocean? - The Washington Post

Can the ‘largest cleanup in history’ save the ocean? - The Washington Post

‘Eyewash’: How the CIA deceives its own workforce about operations - The Washington Post

‘Eyewash’: How the CIA deceives its own workforce about operations - The Washington Post

What’s Life Like in America’s First City With a Muslim-Majority City Council? | The Nation

What’s Life Like in America’s First City With a Muslim-Majority City Council? | The Nation

Colon Cancer Screening: Do-It-Yourself Test May Be Effective Alternative To Colonoscopy

Colon Cancer Screening: Do-It-Yourself Test May Be Effective Alternative To Colonoscopy

Jan 31, 2016

US anti-Islamic bills create 'environment of fear' - Al Jazeera English

US anti-Islamic bills create 'environment of fear' - Al Jazeera English

Kurds in Turkey: Caught in the crossfire - Al Jazeera English

Kurds in Turkey: Caught in the crossfire - Al Jazeera English

Chile's Mapuche-Pehuenche: 10 years after relocation - Al Jazeera English

Chile's Mapuche-Pehuenche: 10 years after relocation - Al Jazeera English

Rohith Vemula, Dalit scholar hanged himself in protest - Al Jazeera English

Rohith Vemula, Dalit scholar hanged himself in protest - Al Jazeera English

More than 10,000 refugee children missing in Europe - Al Jazeera English

More than 10,000 refugee children missing in Europe - Al Jazeera English

Egypt detains Somali refugee child for six months - Al Jazeera English

Egypt detains Somali refugee child for six months - Al Jazeera English

Facing Execution at 72, Georgia’s Oldest Death Row Inmate Exposes Death Penalty’s Racist Roots

Facing Execution at 72, Georgia’s Oldest Death Row Inmate Exposes Death Penalty’s Racist Roots

Burundi: how to stop the bloodshed and avert civil war | World news | The Guardian

Burundi: how to stop the bloodshed and avert civil war | World news | The Guardian

More than 50 feared dead in Boko Haram attacks | World news | The Guardian

More than 50 feared dead in Boko Haram attacks | World news | The Guardian

Takata’s Faulty Airbags Still Exact Toll as Recalls Lag - The New York Times

Takata’s Faulty Airbags Still Exact Toll as Recalls Lag - The New York Times

Israel Approves Prayer Space at Western Wall for Non-Orthodox Jews - The New York Times

Israel Approves Prayer Space at Western Wall for Non-Orthodox Jews - The New York Times

Greece Resists Its Role as European Union’s Gatekeeper - The New York Times

Greece Resists Its Role as European Union’s Gatekeeper - The New York Times

Europe Training Financial Firepower on Terrorism - The New York Times

Europe Training Financial Firepower on Terrorism - The New York Times

Jan 31, 2016 - Al Jazeera: Live News | Bold Perspectives | Exclusive Films

Al Jazeera: Live News | Bold Perspectives | Exclusive Films

Jan 31, 2016 - World news and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian

World news and comment from the Guardian | The Guardian

Jan 31, 2016 - The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia

The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia

Jan 31, 2016 - The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post

The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post

Jan 30, 2016

The ultra-secure Tails OS beloved by Edward Snowden gets a major upgrade | PCWorld

The ultra-secure Tails OS beloved by Edward Snowden gets a major upgrade | PCWorld



Interesting.  Who will use it?

White House tech staffer with links to Edward Snowden lost his security clearance - Business Insider

White House tech staffer with links to Edward Snowden lost his security clearance - Business Insider



New MIA.

Clinton holds on to small lead in final Iowa Poll before caucuses

Clinton holds on to small lead in final Iowa Poll before caucuses

Drop Dead? Not the Newly Relevant Daily News - The New York Times

Drop Dead? Not the Newly Relevant Daily News - The New York Times



Bad old days return.  Hello to all that.

Welcome to the Age of the Commando - The New York Times

Welcome to the Age of the Commando - The New York Times



Proliferating, just like the domestic political special operators.

Students Say Racial Hostilities Simmered at Historic Boston Latin School - The New York Times

Students Say Racial Hostilities Simmered at Historic Boston Latin School - The New York Times

Start-Ups Take Rites From the Funeral Home to the Family Home - The New York Times

Start-Ups Take Rites From the Funeral Home to the Family Home - The New York Times

Call terrorists ‘extremists,’ not ‘jihadists’ - The Washington Post

Call terrorists ‘extremists,’ not ‘jihadists’ - The Washington Post



WaPo gets it right.

Police chiefs consider dramatic reforms to officer tactics, training to prevent so many shootings - The Washington Post

Police chiefs consider dramatic reforms to officer tactics, training to prevent so many shootings - The Washington Post



Don't hold your breath.  It's not easy to change big bureaucracies.  Or small ones, for that matter.

Courts affirm FBI use of mass-hacking tool to find child-porn suspects - The Washington Post

Courts affirm FBI use of mass-hacking tool to find child-porn suspects - The Washington Post



Official hackers win again.  Results from the hacking?

How a routine traffic stop turned into six months in solitary confinement - The Washington Post

How a routine traffic stop turned into six months in solitary confinement - The Washington Post



Isolate the punishers.

Are you baking with the right chocolate? - The Washington Post

Are you baking with the right chocolate? - The Washington Post



Dark is definitely better for you.  But some of those recipes?

Sanders’s great strength, and great vulnerability, in Iowa: young voters - The Washington Post

Sanders’s great strength, and great vulnerability, in Iowa: young voters - The Washington Post



11th commandment for students -- thou shalt caucus.

‘These animals were betrayed': More than 600 recovered in near-record rescue - The Washington Post

‘These animals were betrayed': More than 600 recovered in near-record rescue - The Washington Post



Anti-animal loonies keep doing it.

‘Confederate cleansing': Lawmaker vows to stop ‘cultural terrorism’ in Georgia - The Washington Post

‘Confederate cleansing': Lawmaker vows to stop ‘cultural terrorism’ in Georgia - The Washington Post



Some 'heritage' should not be defended.  Eh.

Masked men threaten to attack refugee children in Stockholm - The Washington Post

Masked men threaten to attack refugee children in Stockholm - The Washington Post



Vigilantism.  In Sweden.

Pentagon won’t punish David Petraeus any further in sex-and-secrets scandal - The Washington Post

Pentagon won’t punish David Petraeus any further in sex-and-secrets scandal - The Washington Post



Hall of infamy for him.

Ask Well: Sleep and Colds - The New York Times

Ask Well: Sleep and Colds - The New York Times