Russia Uses Facebook to Undermine Dakota Access Pipeline, Other US Energy Projects

March 2, 2018
Happy Friday from Washington, where President Trump and lawmakers look for agreement on how to make schools safer. Sen. Marco Rubio floats measures after a brainstorming session with the president, Fred Lucas reports, and one House member keeps up a fight to outlaw gun-free zones, Rachel del Guidice writes. Russia resists U.S. energy dominance on Facebook, Kevin Mooney posts. Plus: Tori Whiting on what's wrong with Trump's tariffs on foreign steel, Nolan Peterson on the bloodshed in Ukraine four years since the revolution, Michelle Malkin on why Parkland surveillance videos should come out, and Kelsey Harkness on which women are most problematic this week. Enjoy the weekend.
News Russia Uses Facebook to Undermine Dakota Access Pipeline, Other US Energy Projects A new congressional report finds that between 2015 and 2017, "an estimated 9,097 Russian posts or tweets regarding U.S. energy policy or a current energy event," such as approval of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, appeared on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Read More
Commentary Release the Florida School Shooting Surveillance Videos Release the videos. Let the public, especially competent security experts, see them. Without transparency, there can be no accountability. Read More
News Rubio Backs 'Gun Violence Restraining Orders,' Other Measures to Boost School Safety "Gun violence restraining orders … will give law enforcement and close family members the option of obtaining a court order to prevent gun sales or remove guns from individuals who pose a threat and provide due process protections," says Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. Read More
Feature We Hold the Stories of War in Our Hands The hands of the 19-year-old Ukrainian soldier seemed too old for the rest of him. They were tanned and dirty, calloused in places, scarred in others. A white crucifix dangled from one wrist. Read More
Commentary Problematic Women: Instagram Sisters Outed for Controversial Mother, Pamela Geller In 2015, CNN reported that Islamist extremists plotted to behead Geller, raising the possibility that the sisters may have gone to "great lengths" to conceal their identities for security reasons. Watch the Video or Listen to the Podcast
Commentary 3 Reasons Why Trump's Tariffs Would Hurt American Workers Steel tariffs imposed in 2002 cost 200,000 hardworking Americans their jobs. Read More
Feature 4 Years After the Revolution, Ukraine Still Battles Corruption and Russian Aggression Ukrainian civil society has flourished during the past four years, spurring the emergence of civilian "watchdog" groups, which intend to hold the government to account for corruption. Read More
News Repealing Gun-Free School Zones Act Would Make Schools Safer, Kentucky Lawmaker Says The Crime Prevention Research Center found that 98.4 percent of mass shootings happened in gun-free zones. Read More
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