December 23, 2015

The Morning News http://ift.tt/1YxBKGl

Failures of Obama—and Bush before him—have created, for the first time, an unabashedly liberal Democratic Party. #longreads

Democrats reluctant to embrace millennial black voters don’t understand the numbers behind the movement.

“Starting Saturday, tribes can claim jurisdiction over non-Native men who commit crimes of domestic violence.”

It was the twentieth century’s first genocide. A noose hangs in the middle of a town in Namibia.

Toys that are marketed for girls—but are otherwise identical to boys’ products—cost 7% more.

That lady really believed in her heart that I robbed her. How a single eyewitness put Cornell McKay behind bars. #longreads

Massive mudslide in Shenzhen, a model “modern” Chinese city, precipitated by illegal construction waste.

Phone polls underestimate Trump supporters—perhaps they’re embarrassed to tell pollsters they like him.

Google may pivot authentication from passwords to phones.

Most British news of 2015: Suffolk grandmother locked in bathroom for four days knits scarf unconcerned.

All it takes to have an awful time is to have planned on having a good time. Cheery holiday advice from Michael Houellebecq.

See also: Instead of the Christmas charade, why not celebrate something true—the solstice, the return of the light?

What if sports leagues refused to sell ESPN broadcast rights?

#Boneghazi: the Tumblr scandal over a Louisiana witch who offered to ship human bones for curses.

Christmas at Ellis Island was a captivating sight for new immigrants—who weren’t allowed to leave.

Fifty years ago, a military phone line for nuclear wargaming accidentally became Santa’s home number.

Texas governor orders removal of Capitol solstice display celebrating the separation of church and state.

The waves were massive. Breaking down Point Break‘s stunts.