Jim Acosta was doing his job

Donald J. Trump, in his first press conference since July, did his thing, including calling out CNN (and Buzzfeed) for “fake news,” and then refusing to call on Jim Acosta, senior White House correspondent of CNN (you can watch it above). (Acosta later said a Trump spokesman threatened to expel him.) Here’s the thing. In …

It’s back to the future day!

Here’s how the White House is marking it.

The Buddhists are going to the White House

Or, better, the first-ever White House-Buddhist Leadership Conference is coming in May. On so many levels, this is a good thing, because, as says Leftover, who sent the links, just being exposed to Buddhist thought makes you more compassionate. And less racist. Imagine that. In the halls of power. You can read more about Buddhist …

From the Muslim Coalition of Connecticut: A prayer service at 1 p.m. today

This from our friends at the coalition: The Muslim Coalition of Connecticut together with the Islamic centers in the Greater Hartford area wish to express our profound sadness and deepest condolences to the families of Deah Barakat, age 23, his wife of one month Yusor Abu-Salha, age 21, and her sister Razan Abu Salha, age …

We built it

For more on the construction of the White House, go here.