Andy Borowitz | Scientists Baffled by McConnell and Ryan's Ability to Stand Upright Without Spines
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Andy Borowitz | Scientists Baffled by McConnell and Ryan's Ability to Stand Upright Without Spines
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Calling it a 'medical mystery of the first order,' scientists are baffled by the ability of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan to stand upright without the benefit of spines."
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Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Calling it a 'medical mystery of the first order,' scientists are baffled by the ability of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan to stand upright without the benefit of spines."
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Andrew Cuomo. (photo: Local 1056)
New York Passes Bill to Strip All Guns From Domestic Abusers
Benjamin Hart, New York Magazine
Hart writes: "On Saturday, New York passed a law requiring that domestic abusers must turn over all guns to the state, not just handguns, as previously stipulated. The provision sailed through the state assembly and Senate before being signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo."
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Benjamin Hart, New York Magazine
Hart writes: "On Saturday, New York passed a law requiring that domestic abusers must turn over all guns to the state, not just handguns, as previously stipulated. The provision sailed through the state assembly and Senate before being signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo."
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Then-Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin speaks at a news conference in Washington on March 7. (photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)
Shulkin Says He Was Fired From VA Post, Setting Up Fight Over His Successor
David Weigel, The Washington Post
Weigel writes: "Former veterans affairs secretary David Shulkin said Sunday that he did not voluntarily leave his office, clashing with the White House's description of his exit and adding to questions about who will run the department until a new secretary is confirmed."
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David Weigel, The Washington Post
Weigel writes: "Former veterans affairs secretary David Shulkin said Sunday that he did not voluntarily leave his office, clashing with the White House's description of his exit and adding to questions about who will run the department until a new secretary is confirmed."
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'The narrowness and hypocrisy of the Christian right upsets me.' (photo: The Daily Beast)
Taking Back Christianity From the Religious Right
Jay Parini, The Daily Beast
Parini writes: "Very little in the actual teaching put forward by Jesus would support the political philosophy of the Christian right in 21st-century America."
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Jay Parini, The Daily Beast
Parini writes: "Very little in the actual teaching put forward by Jesus would support the political philosophy of the Christian right in 21st-century America."
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Black Lives Matter protesters hold their fists in the air as they block the entrance to the Golden 1 Center during a demonstration on March 22, 2018 in Sacramento. (photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Sacramento Sheriff's Vehicle Hits Protester at Stephon Clark Vigil
Nicole Chavez and Carma Hassan, CNN
Excerpt: "A bystander video shows the moment a demonstrator was hit by a Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy's vehicle Saturday night as people protested the shooting death of Stephon Clark."
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Nicole Chavez and Carma Hassan, CNN
Excerpt: "A bystander video shows the moment a demonstrator was hit by a Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy's vehicle Saturday night as people protested the shooting death of Stephon Clark."
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Palestinian protesters hold hands to protect a girl from shots as they run for cover during clashes with Israeli security forces following a demonstration near the border with Israel, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on March 31, 2018. (photo: Said Khatib/Getty Images)
Daniel Politi, Slate
Politi writes: "Israel's defense minister scoffed at the idea that an independent inquiry was needed into the killing of at least 15 Palestinians by the military during a protest at the Gaza-Israel border on Friday."
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The M/V Sharpie. (photo: Sea Shepherd)
'Unprecedented Rescue Operation': Sea Shepherd Saves 25 Critically Endangered Totoabas at the Height of Spawning Season
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, EcoWatch
Excerpt: "Tensions are rising in the Upper Gulf of California. Poachers have become more aggressive towards Sea Shepherd vessels, using firearms to shoot down drones and incendiary objects to intimidate the crew."
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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, EcoWatch
Excerpt: "Tensions are rising in the Upper Gulf of California. Poachers have become more aggressive towards Sea Shepherd vessels, using firearms to shoot down drones and incendiary objects to intimidate the crew."
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