For those interested in D.C. politics and/or education reform, it’s worth reading EPI’s Elaine Weiss’ column today on whether the next mayor (presumably Muriel Bowser) should keep Michelle Rhee’s successor, Kaya Henderson, as chancellor of D.C. public schools. Whether or not you agree with Weiss’ conclusions about the school system, it’s a question worth considering.
Wisconsin GOP to vote on seceding from the United States.
Shooter in fatal Jewish Community Center attack was a KKK Leader and well-known white supremacist.
Local news video of the alleged perpetrator of that shooting in Kansas City screaming “Heil Hitler” while cuffed in the backseat of a police cruiser. Video after the jump …
Three dead, one critically wounded in shooting at Jewish Community Center in Kansas City.
Last night we began a limited beta test of the new comments system here at TPM. We surfaced a basic version of the new system for Prime members for a weekend of testing basic functionality. So we’re clear: This does not mean or suggest that in the future article comments will be limited to subscribers. For technical reasons, this is the simplest subset of users we are able to filter for. Plus, the new system is based on the Discourse forum software package that already runs The Hive. So Prime subscribers already have some familiarity with the system. After the jump is a cheat sheet, giving a basic overview of the new system, the upgraded functionality and also answers a bunch of basic questions about how it will work.
Fox News convened a “robust discussion” of the subject of race in America this afternoon and the main takeaways were 1) People should probably stop talking about race 2) Nobody cares about racism anymore and 3) Black people should stop getting all tetchy when the white panelists lock their cars. Watch.
An interesting look at how Kathleen Sebelius almost killed and then finally saved Obamacare.
Given the recent movement to #CancelColbert, Nichole Perkins asks, has Twitter’s hashtag activism jumped the shark?