Obama Is Planning to Give Trump Some Extra Tutoring
After meeting with President-elect Donald Trump last week, President Barack Obama was reportedly “plans to spend more time with his successor than presidents typically do” because of how little Trump knows about the responsibilities and duties related to running the country, according to New York Magazine. People familiar with the meeting also said that Trump aides did not realize that the entire presidential staff working in the West Wing would have to be replaced after Obama's departure, according to the Wall Street Journal. [New York Magazine and Wall Street Journal]
Google and Facebook to Ban Fake News Sites
Both Google and Facebook announced on Monday that they would change their advertising policies to cut service to websites that publish fake news, according to the New York Times. People have been criticizing both companies for pushing fake news sites, which critics say helped win Trump the election. [New York Times]
Post-Election Donations to Progressive Causes and Non-Profits Surge
Planned Parenthood has received close to 80,000 donations in the week following the election and the organization is not alone. Groups devoted to causes that run counter to Trump’s policies and rhetoric have seen record numbers of gifts, the Atlantic reports. The ACLU and the Anti-Defamation League saw huge influxes in donations and the Council on American-Islamic Relations received more than 500 volunteer applications, to name a few examples. [The Atlantic]
Gwen Ifill, Political Reporter and Co-Anchor of ‘PBS NewsHour,’ Dies at 61
Trailblazing journalist Gwen Ifill died after her battle with cancer. She was one part of the first female duo on network news, hosting PBS Newshour with Judy Woodruff. [New York Times and DNAinfo]
Columbia University Suspended its Wrestling Team in Response to Offensive Comments
Columbia University has taken a zero-tolerance approach with its wrestling team, suspending the season after a report surfaced of team members making racist and sexist comments and rape jokes on a private message group. [BuzzFeed]
Twitter Adds Tools to Combat Online Harassment
The social media platform is responding to longtime complaints about online abuse and harassment with a set of new features to be rolled out this week, giving users the ability to filter out and block tweets that contain certain words or hashtags, and to report instances of hate speech even if it’s directed at another user. [Wired]
Lebron James and Phil Jackson Beef Over ‘Posse” Comment
During an interview, New York Knicks’ president, Phil Jackson, said NBA superstar Lebron James wanted special treatment with his family and "posse" which led to a drift between him and Miami Heat president, Pat Riley, and James' ultimate departure from the team in 2014. The comment infuriated the superstar’s business partner and high school teammate, Maverick Carter, who called out the language as disrespectful on Twitter. [ESPN]
All the hard work,effort and achievement and @PhilJackson11 still calls us a "posse"every step you take they remind you, you ghetto" @S_C_ pic.twitter.com/OPsPvAvFoM
— Maverick Carter (@mavcarter) November 14, 2016
Let me be clear I'm not saying @PhilJackson11 is racist,, I'm calling out his disrespectful language
— Maverick Carter (@mavcarter) November 15, 2016
'Licensed To Ill' Turns 30
Want to read something that’s not about the election? Then check out this discussion about how the Beastie Boys’ debut album “Licensed To Ill” holds up 30 years later. The record was re-released on vinyl this fall and recently crossed the threshold of selling 10 million copies, and the article has virtually nothing to do with politics. [AV Club]
How Tony Bennett ‘Met’ His Wife When She Was a Fetus
People Magazine has discovered what has to be the most… interesting tidbit in 90-year-old Tony Bennett’s new memoir: the first time he “met” his current wife he was 40 and she was in her mother’s womb. [People Magazine]
This column was compiled by DNAinfo reporters Eddie Small, Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Dartunorro Clark, Shaye Weaver, Jeanmarie Evelly, Carolina Pichardo, Emily Frost, Danielle Tcholakian and Noah Hurowitz.
