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As news organizations scrambled to correct their coverage, for instance, traders at Manifold determined that the IDF probably hadn’t been responsible for whatever had happened on that particular night at the Gaza hospital.[*19] But the bigger concern I have,
Nate Silver • On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
No wonder then if Alec Leamas found himself rubbing shoulders with some pretty unsavory colleagues in the ranks of Western intelligence. Former Nazis with attractive qualifications weren’t just tolerated by the Allies, they were positively mollycoddled for their anti-Communist credentials. Who was America’s first choice to head West Germany’s embry
... See moreJohn le Carré • The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
Media critic Howard Kurtz is one of the few noting the decidedly unjournalistic tone of the sordid saga. “Where are the corrections from everyone else who ran with this story?” he asks on his Fox News program, Media Buzz.
Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
“Liberal?” Major Hackensack said it like the word “pedophile.” “You a liberal, British journalist?” I swallowed. The Iraqis were watching us too, wondering if their fates were being decided by this incomprehensible but clearly ill-tempered exchange. “You’ve been sent here because of the most conservative White House in living memory. Truly, Major,
... See moreDavid Mitchell • The Bone Clocks: A Novel
few additional days for discreet inquiries about my client, and the clients of my client—a standard, and often enlightening, precaution. Then,
Dann McDorman • West Heart Kill: A novel
Since Perry was confirmed, his role has been ceremonial and bizarre. He pops up in distant lands and tweets in praise of this or that DOE program while his masters inside the White House create budgets to eliminate those very programs. His sporadic public communications have had in them something of the shell-shocked grandmother trying to preside o
... See moreMichael Lewis • The Fifth Risk
Other governments’ intelligence agencies have access to this data as well. Several Israeli companies—Insanet, Patternz, and Rayzone—have built similar tools to VISR and sell it to national security and public safety entities around the world, according to reports. Rayzone has even developed the capability to deliver malware through targeted ads, ac
... See moreByron Tau • How the Pentagon Learned to Use Targeted Ads to Find Its Targets—and Vladimir Putin
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After a suspension, Williams is reinstated in the anchor chair at MSNBC—where he later criticizes the Trump team for spreading fake news.