Today’s Facebook posts, Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Clinton puts ‘biggest crack’ in glass ceiling
Hillary Clinton is first female presidential nominee of a major party after a historic roll call vote at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
CNN.COM|BY MJ LEE
Hillary Clinton just won a presidential nomination. These newspapers ran front-page photos of her husband.

A few major newspapers marked Clinton’s gender milestone with a front-page photo of Bill.
VOX.COM|BY SARAH KLIFF
No misogyny here. Uh uh. Not at all. – Caro
Bill Clinton embraces role of political spouse
Bill Clinton isn’t used to being the second act, but he slipped comfortably into that…
CNN.COM|BY MAEVE RESTON
Meryl Streep Gives Powerful Speech as Hillary Clinton Trumps Donald in Convention Star Power
The stars came out in full force to support Hillary Clinton.
PEOPLE.COM
“More than 100 celebrities pledge to work against Trump”
“Clinton team says Trump is encouraging Russian espionage”
Trump urges Russia to hack Clinton’s emails
Trump also calls Obama “the most ignorant president in our history.”
WASHINGTONPOST.COM|BY JOSE A. DELREAL
Is it a crime to incite a crime? – Caro
Trump endorses Putin-gate espionage against America
Trump expressed hope that Russian hackers would undermine Hillary Clinton.
THEHILL.COM
Putin-gate! Hah! My friend Brent is on a roll! – Caro
Franklin Foer: The DNC hack is Watergate, but worse
A foreign government has hacked a political party’s computers–and possibly an election. It has stolen documents and timed their release to explode with maximum damage. It is a strike against our civic infrastructure. And though nobody died–and…
DALLASNEWS.COM
George Will: Trump won’t release tax returns because they show his ties to Russian oligarchs
George Will believes Donald Trump won’t release his tax returns because they may show how deeply he’s…
RAWSTORY.COM
George Will is so fed up with Trump that he has resigned from the Republican Party. – Caro
What If Russia Invaded the Baltics—and Donald Trump Was President?
A former NATO general imagines a frightening scenario.
THEATLANTIC.COM|BY URI FRIEDMAN
“Right-Wing Media Claim Trump Was ‘Joking’ About Russian Espionage, But National Security Experts Aren’t Laughing”
Harry Reid: How Can Intel Community Give Trump Classified Briefings Now?
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was left flabbergasted by the prospect of giving Donald Trump classified briefings on the campaign trail after the…
TALKINGPOINTSMEMO.COM
On a much more important matter than the attempt to deny Hillary the briefings. – Caro
Donald Trump’s falsehood-laden press conference, annotated
Every last word.
WASHINGTONPOST.COM|BY PHILIP BUMP
NEW: Donald Trump Says He Wants ‘Power’ to Hack Private Emails | BNR
Donald Trump has now disqualified himself from the presidency.
BLUENATIONREVIEW.COM
So much for the right to privacy. – Caro
The creator of the viral pro-Trump act ‘USA Freedom Kids’ now plans to sue the campaign
Jeff Popick says that the campaign failed to live up to promises it made to him.
WASHINGTONPOST.COM|BY PHILIP BUMP
Make that 4,001 suits against Trump. – Caro
As Green Party’s Stein woos Sanders backers, some see unhappy flashbacks to 2000
Democrats worry that third-party candidate could cost Clinton the election.
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Yep, Nader voters gave us the Iraq War. – Caro