Another Nail In The Dead Bird App's Coffin

“U. S. officials are extremely concerned about a potentially major security breach after two alleged U. S. intelligence documents about Israel’s preparations for an attack on Iran were published by a Telegram account affiliated with Iran,” Axios reports.

Franklin Foer: “In Elon Musk’s vision of human history, Donald Trump is the singularity. If Musk can propel Trump back to the White House, it will mark the moment that his own superintelligence merges with the most powerful apparatus on the planet, the American government—not to mention the business opportunity of the century.” “Many other titans of Silicon Valley have tethered themselves to Trump.

Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) admitted at a candidate forum this week that he cannot vote in his re-election race because he doesn’t actually live in the district. LaLota is running against John Avlon (D).

Politico: “Trump is weighing a go-it-alone approach to presidential transition planning, which could dramatically slow his takeover of the federal government.” “The decision not to take federal assistance allows them to raise unlimited funds without disclosing their donors, while avoiding oversight from federal bureaucrats … [But] it will limit the information he and his team can access to understand current federal operations and challenges.”

New Yorker: “The Russian opposition leader’s account of his last years and his admonition to his country and the world.”

Adam Gopnik: “Even many of the ex-President’s opponents haven’t grasped the scale of the man’s villainy.”