Trump’s irresponsible rhetoric has given AT&T and Time Warner an opening to pose as resistance heroes but we shouldn’t buy it.

“He gave me a stoic look, as though he were giving blood.” gq.com/story/james-cl…

This is a terrible idea. politico.com/story/2017/11/…

Brilliant. Highly recommended. theparisreview.org/blog/2017/11/2…

This extraordinary article finds that U.S. airstrikes kill civilians 31 times more often than the military thinks. Inadvertently, the article provides some clues that many of these deaths may result from the U.S.’s (flawed) understanding of the law of armed conflict. 1/ twitter.com/AzmatZahra/sta…

“...but it’s too late in the book to be affecting a furrowed brow and going all Charlie Rose on us” is amazing

Makes no sense at all to say that there are no limits to the classification power. At some point classification surely runs up against First Amendment & crosses other constitutional lines. @emptywheel

So the fairness doctrine went under Reagan, ushering in cable news (Fox etc) now under Trump media ownership rules are being scrapped. American mania for deregulation will end up further impoverishing the media environment : twitter.com/jeremybwhite/s…

“Director of Community Outreach” twitter.com/rulajebreal/st…

Senator @RonWyden's next effort to secure the web: ask the internet ad networks to fix their malware problem; if they don't do it, block third-party ads on government systems. arstechnica.com/information-te…

Facebook in Myanmar. nytimes.com/2017/10/24/wor… pic.twitter.com/dX1rSUuzdR

Pretty clear that @AliVelshi should be inducted into the Order of Canada for keeping a straight face during this interview. abovethelaw.com/2017/11/stepha…

The question as to whether @realDonaldTrump's tweets should be construed as official statements may finally have been answered by @TheJusticeDept#lawyers in a response to a federal district judge. #ABAJournal ow.ly/tNRj30gA8fC pic.twitter.com/EbFnYdkfL6

Join us this Thursday for a free screening of RISK with Laura Poitras, @AlexanderAbdo & Maureen Ryan in person. Many thanks to @ColumbiaSOA & @knightcolumbia for putting on this event! arts.columbia.edu/events/risk-la…

Respect. theatlantic.com/entertainment/…

In Knight Institute v Trump, DOJ characterizes @realDonaldTrump as “the president’s personal use of social media.” twitter.com/bradheath/stat…

Excellent thread. twitter.com/ScottTPaul/sta…

This is truly horrific and should be getting much more attention. A massive humanitarian disaster caused entirely by cruelty or indifference of major powers, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the United States. un.org/apps/news/stor…

I think @emptywheel is right: Comey was hoist by his own petard. (Or by a petard very similar to his own.) emptywheel.net/2017/11/12/tod… pic.twitter.com/ROymGdGuTV

Supreme Court agrees to hear three important First Amendment cases--about compelled disclosures, pretextual arrests, and ideological speech in polling places. washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-co…