Laura King

Confounding mysteries, continuing pain: A Christmas of grief nearly five years after Arizona woman's death in Islamic State captivity https://t.co/QdG58tRdeZ

Even Her Majesty says so: a 'quite bumpy' 2019 for UK: In Queen Elizabeth's Christmas address, more than a touch of royal angst over tumult-filled year https://t.co/RL894keOHJ

RT @caitlin_oh: An important and heartbreaking story I worked on with @LauraKingLAT is the @latimes centerpiece today. Rest In Peace, Kayla…

'We've known each other a few Fridays' -- beautiful recounting of the 73-year friendship between directors Milos Forman and Ivan Passer: Childhood, escaping Czechoslovakia and conquering Hollywood https://t.co/1IFmwT6Szz

This awaits you soon, British friends (the dreaded “All Passports” line)... https://t.co/raMeD2B1Kd

Some very important scholars and thinkers on this list of signatories.

The New York Review of Books @nybooks

“The very core of Holocaust education is to alert the public to dangerous developments that facilitate human rights violations and pain and suffering; pointing to similarities across time and space is essential for this task.” https://t.co/IakYvwXuNk

The last line of this lovely piece by @lauracdean will take your breath away.

The New Yorker @NewYorker

Xiyue Wang, an academic who was arrested while conducting research in Tehran, is one of at least five Americans currently detained or missing in Iran. https://t.co/gV4HdFWWLc

The lingering pain of a forgotten era, movingly chronicled in the @latimes: Lesson from a pre-Roe vs. Wade experience: Men cannot be silent on abortion rights https://t.co/zmfNz6nqwB

My @latimes colleague @nabihbulos, with a compelling firsthand look at daily life in Tripoli -

Nabih @nabihbulos

I just spent a week in #Tripoli, #Libya, a city now under assault by Gen. Khalifa Haftar, who hopes to wrest control of the capital and consolidate his control over the country. Here's the story: https://t.co/CS2QLVAGJ8 (Thread) (1)

One of the best.

Ted Anthony @anthonyted

Some exceedingly sad news today from @AP about my longtime colleague @EricTalmadge, our North Korea bureau chief. Read about his extraordinary life and work here. https://t.co/17USggAqwp

Read this beautiful, evocative piece by @kurtisalee

Kurtis Lee @kurtisalee

Remember this black history not just on Derby day, but every day: https://t.co/4XIQ5sFRU3

RT @KelliAgodon: How have I gone my ENTIRE life without ever seeing this photo of Elizabeth Bishop in a convertible with her cat?!! https:/…

On a crazy news day, do not miss this absolutely beautiful, harrowing dispatch from @karlamangla This cafe in India is fully run by acid attack survivors https://t.co/dNwzcq2oor

And my @latimes colleague @ChrisMegerian definitely knows an exacerbated footnote when he sees one.

Chris Megerian @ChrisMegerian

These are some of the most exacerbated footnotes I've seen in the Russia investigation. https://t.co/bcoj1ezgaJ

Deep reporting, thoughtful summation, lively writing -- @nahaltoosi brings it: Inside the Chaotic Early Days of Trump’s Foreign Policy https://t.co/5PmzRcxRHL via @politicomag

Author of "Into the Hands of the Soldiers," a well-received recent book on the 2013 military takeover that brought President Sisi to power... Egypt Turns Back Veteran New York Times Reporter https://t.co/s4jpmn5kiq

Coming into Warsaw’s snowy Chopin Airport w/ Prelude No 4 in E minor on mental soundtrack https://t.co/SBG0jCOqsn