AvatarSam Green1 day agoHow Salman Rushdie has been a scapegoat for complex historical differencestheconversation.com - Vijay MishraThe Chautauqua Institution, southwest of Buffalo in New York State, is known for its summer lectures – and as a place where people come seeking peace …
AvatarSam Green1 day agoSalman Rushdie teaches us an invaluable lessonverified_publisherThe Guardian - Jill FilipovicSalman Rushie has spent decades living under threat from religious zealots after a religious leader in Iran called for him to be put to death for the alleged blasphemy of his book The Satanic Verses. On Friday, an assailant attacked Rushdie in Chautauqua, New York, stabbing the 75-year-old author …
AvatarSam Green2 days ago‘Not enough Wyoming’? Liz Cheney fights for the votes of her disgruntled constituentsverified_publisherGuardian US - David Smith in Cheyenne, WyomingDarin Smith says he remembers January 6 very differently from Liz Cheney and her congressional colleagues investigating the US Capitol riot. “People were singing patriotic songs, the national anthem, hymns,” insists Smith, who was outside the Capitol that day to protest about Donald Trump’s election …
AvatarSam GreenIndiana lawmaker pushed ban on erectile dysfunction drugs during abortion debatefox7austin.com - By FOX TV Digital TeamFirst Abortion ban post Roe v. Wade signed by Indiana governor | LiveNOW from FOX As Indiana lawmakers debated before becoming the first state to pass …
AvatarSam GreenLiz Cheney calls GOP "very sick," questions whether party can recoverAxios - Julia ShaperoRep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said she believes the Republican Party is "very sick" and may not be able to recover in the near future, The New York Times …
AvatarSam GreenMother of 6-year-old killed in Sandy Hook takes witness stand and confronts Alex Jones about his lies: "My son existed"verified_publisherCBS News - By Li CohenScarlett Lewis' 6-year-old son Jesse was among the 20 children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting. For years, she and her …