The more things change, the more they remain the same. That could be said of anywhere in this country, now that the Trump administration is trying to turn the clock back to 1940, if not 1840. But it’s especially true in Los Angeles, where law enforcement agencies have apparently learned nothing, despite being the ignition […]

The Swedish government has unveiled a new strategy to use electronic monitoring to prevent children as young as 13 from being exploited by the country’s criminal gangs.

Today marks the 1957th anniversary of the death-by-suicide of the short-reigning Roman Emperor, Otho. I note this because my longest NLJ article, clocking it at more than 18,000 words, is about Otho. Fortunately, I also published some shorter Otho reading. But Otho aside, it is time for today's edition of Pook-Emu Bee links from around...

Today marks the 1957th anniversary of the death-by-suicide of the short-reigning Roman Emperor, Otho. I note this because my longest NLJ article, clocking it at more than 18,000 words, is about Otho. Fortunately, I also published some shorter Otho reading. But Otho aside, it is time for today's edition of Pook-Emu Bee links from around the web.

1. Gov. Mikie Sherrill demands FIFA foot the bill…

In 1954, the CIA enlisted a right-wing radio host and a US senator in a plot to spread propaganda convincing Americans to boycott Guatemalan coffee — all to destabilize a democratically elected government the US would soon help overthrow.

In the 1950s, the CIA fed talking points to popular TV host Fulton Lewis Jr and Senator Bourke Hickenlooper to convince ordinary Americans that…

Il était le criminel le plus puissant du pays depuis la chute d’« El Chapo », le patron du cartel de Sinaloa. Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, dit « El Mencho », baron de la drogue et chef du Cartel Jalisco Nouvelle Génération (CJNG), a été tué lors d’une opération militaire au Mexique, rapportent plusieurs médias mexicains […]