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A Tune for the Times 0

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The Art of the Con 0

At the Las Vegas Sun, Tom Harper follows the money.

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A Postal Puzzle 0

Is Alabame Senator Tommy Tuberville actually a Florida man? Inquiring minds want to know.

Read the article by Kyle Whitmire that Farron references.

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The Man, the Mission 0

Picture of man sitting at desk.  Caption:  NAME:  Bill Pulte.  TITLE:  Acting Director of National Intelligence.  JOB DESCRIPTION:  Coordinate Intel from 18 agencies to go after Tist (Letitia) James.

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Spin City 0

Emma and the crew parse the propaganda.

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The Art of the Con 0

Robert Reich dissects the duplicity behind Donald Trump’s “Freedom 250″ celebration cash grab. A snippet:

. . . “America250” was supposed to celebrate our fight for democracy against arbitrary tyranny. Trump’s “Freedom 250” is doing exactly the opposite.

Follow the link to see why he says that.

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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 0

Via The Japan Times, Mike Gongloff looks at how the Trump maladministration is turning the EPA into the PEA: the Poison the Environment Agency.

Aside:

The first time I visited Los Angeles (mumble) years ago, the sky was orange.

It appears that Donald Trump wants to bring those days back.

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All the News that Fits 0

Mr. Newberger envisions Bari Weiss’s new MAGA 60 Minutes. (Warning: Some bits NSFW.)

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Exodus, Rule of Law Dept. 0

Josh G. discusses why over 10,000 attorneys have left the U. S. government during Donald Trump’s second term and the implications thereof.

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Republican Thought Police 0

At Above the Law, Kathryn Rubino reports that the Trump maladministrations legal attempt to define “8647” as somehow prohibited speech, well, just got 86ed in court.

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Cabinet of Horrors, Reprise 0

(Warning: Mild language.)

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Cabinet of Horrors 0

Frame One, title:  After the big UFC show, keep celebrating the dignity and grandeur of America at Donald J. Trump's Carnival Tremendous Wonders like nobody's ever seen before--the

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Those Were the Weeks That Were 0

After a two week break, Seth takes a closer look at what happened during his absence.

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The Name Gamer 0

Per C&L, CNN’s Harry Enten reports that Americans are not receptive to Donald Trumps smearing his taint name all over Federal buildings. Here’s a snippet from the story aat C&L:

“OK, Americans who believe it’s OK right now to name government buildings for Trump, just 9% to put them in some perspective,” he (Enten–ed.) continued. “10% of Americans believe that the Earth is flat. And 12% of Americans think that the moon landing was faked, which, of course, it was not. And, of course, the Earth is actually round.”

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Phishing for Voters 0

El Reg reports that

The biggest threat to America’s midterm elections in November likely isn’t foreign attackers hacking US voting machines. Phishing and election-official impersonation are the bigger risks, according to Check Point, which documented more than 5,000 election-themed domains registered between April and May.

Details at the link. And remember, just because you may see it on a computer screen, it ain’t necessarily os.

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A Picture Is Worth 0

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Devolution 0

Picture of the White House before Trump and the White House now.

Via Balloon Juice.

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Pox Americana 0

Mary Trump takes a deep dive into the damage that Donald Trump has done to America’s world standing. (With a special appearance from the Graham cracker.)

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A Tune for the Times 0

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