Oh Man, What a Crazy Couple of Days It’s Been

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Here’s what we’re reading today.

1. The Trump presidency falls apart

“The problem Trump faces is that investigations, once begun, tend to snowball—even if one asks the FBI director to kill them and then fires him. Consider the Clinton administration: While a special prosecutor appointed to investigate the 1978 real-estate deal known as Whitewater found no wrongdoing on that count, that investigation eventually led to Clinton’s impeachment in the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Already, each new Trump scoop seems to beget still more salacious news.”

The Atlantic

+1: Alarm spreads in Congresss over Comey scandal – Politico

+1: Trump’s disclosure endangered spy placed inside ISIS by Israel, officials say – ABC News

+1: Former Israeli spymasters say Israel must reassess intel sharing with US – The Times of Israel

+1: State-run Russian bank helped finance Toronto’s Trump Tower – Wall Street Journal

2. The right builds an alternative narrative about the crises around Trump

“Enemies from within have launched a ‘deep-state’ smear campaign, news organizations are acting with ulterior motives, and the worst attacks are yet to come.

“Pushing back against the biggest threat so far to Donald Trump’s young presidency, his most fervent supporters are building alternative narratives to run alongside the ‘establishment’ media account — from relatively benign diversions to more bizarre conspiracies.”

New York Times

+1: Any half-decent hacker could break into Mar-a-Lago. We tested it. – Gizmodo

+1: Turkish president’s bodyguards clash with protesters outside Turkish ambassador’s D.C. residence – Washington Post

3. ‘Motivated ignorance’ is ruining our political discourse

“Talking with a political opponent is almost as unpleasant as getting a tooth pulled.”

Vox

4. Here’s how Facebook knows who you meet in real life

“It may seem like Mark Zuckerburg is personally tracking your every move — but there’s another explanation for those creepy friend requests you’re getting”

Vocativ

5. 2 Girls, 1 Cup: An investigation into the web’s shittiest mystery

“You’ve watched it, I’ve watched it, Grandma has watched it. But where did it come from, and why?”

Mel Magazine