Ellie Hoodflipped into The DriftThe Doomsday Clock just advanced, ‘thanks to Trump’: It’s now just 2½ minutes to ‘midnight.’verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Peter Holley, Abby Ohlheiser and Amy B WangIt's now 2 ½ minutes to “midnight,” according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, which warned Thursday that the end of humanity may be near. The group behind the famed Doomsday Clock announced at a news conference that it was adjusting the countdown to the End of it All by moving the hands 30 …
Ellie Hoodflipped into The Current‘Fuck’-ing Aroundnybooks.com - Joan AcocellaProfanity “strikes a complaint against the human condition” Obscene language presents problems, the linguist Michael Adams writes in his new book, In …
Ellie Hoodflipped into The DepthsMurderous Manila: On the Night Shiftnybooks.com - James FentonDuterte’s war seems very much to be a war against the poor. One night in December, I was standing in heavy rain, under an umbrella, in a dark Manila …
Ellie Hoodflipped into The DepthsA U.S. airstrike in Yemen killed a senior al Qaeda leader in the Arabian peninsulaNBC NewsA U.S. airstrike in Yemen killed a senior al Qaeda leader in the Arabian peninsula, the Department of Defense said in a statement on Friday. A U.S. airstrike in Yemen killed a senior al Qaeda leader in the Arabian peninsula, the Department of Defense said in a statement on Friday. Abd al-Ghani …
Ellie Hoodflipped into The DepthsElectroshock Therapy for Internet Addicts? China Vows to End It (Published 2017)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Mike IvesHONG KONG — At the Addiction Treatment Center in eastern China, more than 6,000 internet addicts — most of them teenagers — not only had their web access taken away, they were also treated with electroshock therapy. The center, in Shandong Province, made headlines in September after one of its …
Ellie Hoodflipped into The DepthsBan Ki-moon to decide 'soon' on South Korea presidency bidverified_publisherEuronewsThe former UN chief has arrived back in his home country amid speculation he may run if President Park is forced from office. The former United …