IT NEEDED ONLY THIS: Clinton considers nominating Obama to Supreme Court.

SOFT EXPECTATIONS HAVEN’T HELPED MINORITIES: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Failure of public schools has led to ‘segregation of schooling’.

GOOD LUCK GETTING THIS ACROSS: We can’t even stop Californians from voting for the same things that made California a place to flee. Welcome to the West! A FAQ For Immigrants.

THIS TOO CLARIFIES THINGS WONDERFULLY: Critics are now bashing Israel’s pro-democracy efforts.

A REVERSAL OF STALIN DENUNCIATIONS: Putin denounces Soviet founder Lenin.  Well, at least we know where we are.  Considering what he says Stalin was right on, it’s not reassuring. BUT it should at least be entertaining to watch US Academics continue to try to canonize Lenin after Putin admits he was a brutal dictator.  Hey, this end of the world stuff is turning out pretty entertaining.

A MATTER OF STRENGTH: Donald Trump v Ted Cruz 2 becomes Leonard v Duran 2: #NoMás.

IT IS INDEED ALL HUMAN’S FAULT.  THE POOR THINGS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE US ELECTION: Carcasses graffitied after five dead sperm whales ‘as big as a bus’ wash up on English beaches.

BUT THEY ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO TRY HARDER: Small man syndrome really does exist, US government researchers conclude.

HAVING SEEN THEIR STERLING COVERAGE ON THE SAD PUPPY MATTER: I’m not even surprised. Britain’s Guardian Newspaper Aims To Cut Costs, Could ‘Paywall’ Some Content.

IT’S BEEN REPEATED EVERYWHERE UNTIL “EVERYBODY KNOWS”: The Dangerous Lie That ‘Bush Lied’.

I DON’T SAY IT’S ALIENS: 10 Amazing Galactic Oddities.

SOME OF THESE ARE NOT THAT STRANGE: 11 Strange Habits of Geniuses.

BUT LET IT NOT END THIS WAY: Is the election over?

MY SHOCKED FACE IS GETTING AN AWFUL LOT OF PLAY: Europe’s Immigration Policies? Not Likely to End Well.

CAUSE FOR CONCERN: Still support him, Trumproids?  (This is the Liberty Zone, so language warning in effect.)

THE OLD NEW: The Bold, New and Unique (just like everyone else).

THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS AS THEY SEEM: Particularly in publishing.  Sabrina Chase on The Darkest Hour

DOWNTON ABBEY GOES ROGUE: ‘Downton Abbey’s Dowager Countess delivers epic rant against government-run healthcare.

THE FRUITS OF APPEASEMENT: More Iranian Goodwill.

FROM AMANDA S. GREEN: Honor From Ashes.

THERE IS THAT SHOCKED FACE AGAIN: Clinton’s paid speech problem goes beyond Goldman Sachs.

THIS IS MY SHOCKED FACE: Income Inequality Is Higher In Democratic Districts Than Republican Ones.

I UNDERSTAND HIS FINGERPRINTS ARE ALL OVER ALL AI WORK: Marvin Minsky, Pioneer in Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 88.

FASTER PLEASE: A different kind of doctor’s office: Patients pay directly, keeping insurance out of it.

ARISTO, ARISTO: How stupid and vicious do elites think ‘we’ are?