- Okay, my President attacks another African American Representative, House Oversight Chair, Elijah Cummings. At Mock Paper Scissors tengrain notes the greatest irony about the Trump tirade.
- Andy Borowitz finds a government subsidized structure near Baltimore infested with criminals and rats.
- Our favorite Earth-Bound Misfit recalls a pithy comment that might apply to Republicans who remain party members for reasons other than race-based hatred.
- Dave Dubya relates a key segment, without commentary, of Mueller’s appearance before Congress, letting that testimony speak for itself.
- Jonathan Bernstein makes a better case than have I. Impeachment would be a horrible move that would significantly enhance the chances of Trump triumph in 2020. But continuous talk about impeachment and the crimes that would justify it provide a useful backdrop. The impeachment dispute in the House is vitally useful, especially if it never comes to fruition.
- Jon Perr at PERRspectives explains the preeminent issues that ought to concern Democrats in 2020.
- Infidel753 provides a 4-step guide to restoring democracy. I’ve read it several times. Each step strikes me as completely plausible.
- Ted McLaughlin at jobsanger composes an impressive list of all the industrial countries that do not guarantee paid family leave to new parents. An impressive bit of thorough research.
- Did you know that, in Switzerland, 1 out of 2 citizens has firearms, and that the country has the lowest crime rate in the world? Scotties Toy Box posts the Republican talking point and explains the omission of a couple of salient facts. Decisive facts, actually. As I have argued, gun enthusiasts might be better off avoiding misrepresentations and simply explain that their greatest fear is not danger and death, but helplessness.
- We now have direct evidence that carbon emissions are not harmful. At The Onion, Environmental Protection Agency head Andrew Wheeler demonstrates carbon safety by putting his mouth over the tailpipe of an idling truck.
- In MadMikesAmerica John Oliver explains why Britain’s Boris Johnson loses his comedic charm as he is transformed into a Prime Minister.
- driftglass leaves politics behind for a moment, offering instead a brilliant review of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, suggesting that it was produced as a counterpoint to Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard. You don’t have to have seen either movie to enjoy this piece, but be warned: It is full of spoilers.
- Frances Langum really (really!) likes British singer Jess Glynne, as “slightly depressed young women gravitate to her music” because “She’s them. And she gives them a mantra for liking themselves.” Then Frances brings in 27 seconds of Matthew McConaughey to adroitly illustrate.
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