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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Kleptocrat

Newsweek: Trump's North Korea Strategy Is Based On One Thing, His Ego | Opinion By Robert Reich
The only thing that’s happened is Trump is now making foreign policy on his own—without America’s allies, without Congress, even without the State Department. Trump may consider this a personal win, but it hardly makes America safer.

Ban

Guardian UK: Denmark passes law banning burqa and niqab - Campaigners say ban violates rights to freedom of expression and religion

Retaliatory Tariffs

Axios: Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S.

Hard To Ignore

The Daily Beast: Roseanne Could Be a Turning Point for Conservative Women - Women had a lot of reasons to vote for Trump, starting with Hillary Clinton. She’s not running now, and his flaws—and those of many of his supporters—are becoming harder to ignore. by Keli Goff

Sanders

Salon: Democrats gear up for 2020 — and Bernie Sanders still leads the pack - Bernie and other top Democrats are lining up, while Trump is fighting the culture war and dancing with Kim Jong Un by Matthew Rozsa

The Borowitz Report - Trump Addresses Rally Of Ambien Users

New Yorker: Trump Addresses Rally of Ambien Users By Andy Borowitz

Kīlauea Volcano - Fissure 8 Overflight

Have An Excellent Thursday

photos of Frida Kahlo by N. Murray





Lawrence O'Donnell - 'What You're Really Worried About Tonight If You're Donald Trump

Rachel Maddow - Greitens Plays A Politician's Best Card To Make Charges Go Away

Villain

The Palmer Report: The smart villains around Donald Trump are suddenly running for the exits by Bill Palmer

Memo

Guardian UK: FBI memo detailing James Comey's firing turned over to Robert Mueller - Memo by Andrew McCabe details a claim that Trump asked for the Russia investigation to be cited in the firing of Comey

America Devolves

Guardian UK: How Donald Trump is weaponising the courts for political ends

It's Evil

NY Times: Trump Immigration Policy Veers From Abhorrent to Evil By Nicholas Kristof
...the administration’s tactic of seizing children from desperate refugees at the border.

Moral

NY Times: On Race: The Moral High Ground By Charles M. Blow
You see, racism is a moral corruption built on an intellectual fallacy and exists as a construction invented for the very purpose of violence.

The Market On Thursday

  Good morning. At 9:15 a.m. ET DOW futures are -29 and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open moderately lower.

CNN: Trade war fears; Italy roller coaster; Softer banking rules by Ivana Kottasová

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Take The Pledge, No Knee

Seen on Twitter - "I pledge allegiance to your shorts and the united state of hysteria ....."


Turn

The Daily Beast: Trump Aides Brutally Turn on Each Other in War on Leaks - The Oval Office confrontation between Mercedes Schlapp and Kelly Sadler was more dramatic and damaging than widely assumed. byLachlan Markay and Asawin Suebsaeng

The Onion - Showrunner Disappointed World Will Never See Episode Where Roseanne Blows Open Seth Rich Murder

The Onion: Showrunner Disappointed World Will Never See Episode Where Roseanne Blows Open Seth Rich Murder

Bye Bye

Salon: The downfall of “Roseanne”: How ABC’s attempt to normalize Trump-era racism backfired - ABC’s gamble on a right-wing crackpot star was doomed to fail, and network sources were disgusted from the outset by Jared Yates Sexton

The Onion - ABC Criticized For Unrealistic Portrayal Of Racists Actually Facing Consequences

The Onion: ABC Criticized For Unrealistic Portrayal Of Racists Actually Facing Consequences

Hungry Hungry Hippo

NY Times: A Very Hungry Black Hole Is Found, Gorging on Stars - Astronomers in Australia say they have discovered a fast-growing black hole swallowing stars in a baby galaxy 12 billion light-years from here. By DENNIS OVERBYE
The black hole is growing so rapidly, said Christian Wolf, of the Australian National University, who led the team that found it in the depths of time, “that it is probably 10,000 times brighter than the galaxy it lives in.”

Have An Excellent Wednesday

work by Isaac Levitan




Where's Melania

The Palmer Report: Melania Trump’s spokesperson weighs in about her disappearing act and makes it even worse by Bill Palmer

Lawrence O'Donnell - Jason Johnson - Roseanne Firing Is Realization That A Blue Wave

Morning Joe - Roseanne Loses Hit Show, Later Blames Tweet On Ambien

Right The Wrong

Guardian UK: Why admitting you're wrong should be the new right - Our politicians’ urge to save face at all costs has led to a culture of obstinacy – with disastrous human consequences

Avenatti!

Guardian UK: Trump's enemy No 1: Michael Avenatti on his quest to take down a president
Avenatti, 47 and a veteran litigator who operates from an office in Newport Beach, south of Los Angeles, has waged a relentless legal and media blitz against Trump and his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, to overturn a non-disclosure agreement signed by Daniels.

Good Riddance

NY Times: ‘Roseanne’ Is Gone, but the Culture That Gave Her a Show Isn’t By Roxane Gay
It was the kind of thing Roseanne Barr has been doing online for years.

Obstructer In Chief

NY Times: Trump Asked Sessions to Retain Control of Russia Inquiry After His Recusal By Michael S. Schmidt and Julie Hirschfeld Davis
The president objected to his decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation. Mr. Trump, who had told aides that he needed a loyalist overseeing the inquiry, berated Mr. Sessions and told him he should reverse his decision, an unusual and potentially inappropriate request.

The Market On Wednesday

  Good morning. At 9:15 a.m. ET DOW futures are +120 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open significantly higher.

CNN: Market pain; Italy turmoil; Trade war fears by Ivana Kottasová

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Grifter In Chief

Independent UK: China approves Donald Trump-branded spas, escort services, hotels and massage parlours without US Congress permission - Preliminary approval has been granted for 38 trademarks which raises further questions about conflicts of interest by Rachael Revesz

Buckle Up

Politico: Bob Mueller’s White Hot Summer - The special counsel’s investigation is likely hurtling toward a conclusion. Buckle up. By NELSON W. CUNNINGHAM

Yes!

  Don't let the door hit ya on the way out!

Chicago Tribune: 'Roseanne' canceled at ABC after star's racist tweet

Never


'Mambo No 8 And No.5'

Damaso Perez Prado



Confusion

Salon: How Donald Trump weaponizes confusion: Now he wants to blame Russia scandal on Obama - Lacking any convincing explanation, the president veers between claiming “hoax” and false claims about Obama by Bob Cesca

The Onion - New Edition Of Emily Post’s Etiquette Book To Include Chapter Demonstrating Proper Way To Lick Maple Syrup Off Plate

The Onion: New Edition Of Emily Post’s Etiquette Book To Include Chapter Demonstrating Proper Way To Lick Maple Syrup Off Plate

Designer Molecules

Science Mag: Building one molecule from a reservoir of two atoms

Have An Excellent Tuesday

work by Yayoi Kusama





Morning Joe - Ivanka Trump Wins New Chinese Trademarks

Rachel Maddow - GOP Departures A Potentially Ominous Portent For Trump In 2018

Summit

The Palmer Report: “There I fixed it”

Corrupt Beyond Compare And Belief

Guardian UK: Ivanka Trump won China trademarks days before her father's reversal on ZTE - Watchdog group says the timing of the approvals ‘raises significant questions about corruption’
Ivanka Trump’s fashion and homewares business received initial approval from the Chinese government for five trademark applications days before her father announced a U-turn in policy on ZTE, a Chinese telecoms firm that has admitted breaking US sanctions on Iran and North Korea.

Pin Down

Guardian UK: After Charlottesville: how a slew of lawsuits pin down the far right
“The bottom line is all of these traditional legal theories are tools to make people answer for their conduct, bring them out of the shadows, expose them for what they are and ultimately show they have less power than they think.”

Krugman's Latest

NY Times: Trump’s Manchurian Trade Policy By Paul Krugman
...the proposed auto tariffs would further undermine our allies’ rapidly eroding faith in U.S. trustworthiness.

Eroding Trust

NY Times: With ‘Spygate,’ Trump Shows How He Uses Conspiracy Theories to Erode Trust By Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Maggie Haberman
Last week, President Trump promoted new, unconfirmed accusations to suit his political narrative: that a “criminal deep state” element within Mr. Obama’s government planted a spy deep inside his presidential campaign to help his rival, Hillary Clinton, win — a scheme he branded “Spygate.”

The Market On Tuesday

  Good morning. At 9:15 a.m. ET DOW futures are -144 and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open significantly lower.

CNN: Starbucks training; Italy drama; Oil slides by Ivana Kottasová

Monday, May 28, 2018

Ban

Axios: Europe is considering major bans on single-use plastic

Martin

The Daily Beast: The Ageless Martin Short on SNL, the State of Comedy, and Why Trump Is No Laughing Matter - The legendary comedian discusses his decades-long friendship with Steve Martin, his disgust with Donald Trump, and a lot more. by Matt Wilstein
"But as far as the Trump presidency, I wouldn’t even call it a presidency. It’s an asterisk. It’s a typo. I mean, every day it’s worse and 10 years from now the history books will be having a field day with it and the shame of the people who supported him..."

Rudy

The Palmer Report: Rudy Giuliani makes surreal confession about Donald Trump’s impeachment by Bill Palmer

The Feudal State

Salon: The new American feudalism - Tens of millions of families struggle for shelter, while media tails Trump’s clown car by Robert Hennelly
The reality is, when you have the disappearance of $20 trillion in American household wealth through Wall Street's predations it is going to have consequences for generations.

The Onion - Report - Average American Worker Replaced Within 10 Minutes Of Taking Vacation

The Onion: Report: Average American Worker Replaced Within 10 Minutes Of Taking Vacation

Coyotes

NY Times: Coyotes Conquered North America. Now They’re Heading South. New maps seek to update the historical range of our continent’s toughest canids, which have thrived as other predators experienced decline.
In 2010, they crossed the Panama Canal. Now, the only thing keeping them from entering Colombia is a dense patch of forest called the Darien Gap

Have An Excellent Memorial Day

work by Kawai Gyokudō





Morning Joe - Richard Engel Investigates Black Cube

Morning Joe - The Foreign Conflicts Facing The US

Trump's Hatred Of Families

Guardian UK: Ivanka Trump photo with son sparks backlash over border separations - President’s daughter tweets picture of cuddle with young son - Trump policy leads to reports of children taken from parents

Trump Islamophobia

Guardian UK: 'It's brought us together': at Ramadan, American Muslims on life in the age of Trump
But at a time of deep introspection for Muslims around the world, this year’s month of fast in Hamtramck brings with it both a sense of foreboding and a deeper connection to community as residents grapple with a climate of heightened Islamophobia ushered in by the presidency of Donald Trump.

The Age Of Trump

NY Times: A Cemetery Scrambles to Scrub Off More Than 200 Swastikas by Memorial Day
Ms. Brunette said the vandal did not appear to target any specific headstones.

Weasel

NY Times: The Weasel of Oz By Charles M. Blow
“Trump reminded them the crowds loved his rhetoric on immigrants along the campaign trail. Acting as if he were at a rally, he recited a few made-up Hispanic names and described potential crimes they could have committed, such as rape or murder. Then, he said, the crowds would roar when the criminals were thrown out of the country — as they did when he highlighted crimes by illegal immigrants at his rallies, according to a person present for the exchange and another briefed on it later. Miller and Kushner laughed.”

Wall Street Is Closed On Memorial Day

Wall Street opens on Tuesday this week.

Silly Mistakes

NY Daily News: Retired South Carolina teacher edits Trump-signed letter full of 'silly mistakes,' then sends it back to White House

Friday, May 25, 2018

Weekend!

  Enjoy the holiday weekend, see you bright and early Monday morning.

work by Jo In Hyuk

Not Dead

Axios: The Trump-Kim summit isn't dead yet

'Handjob Cabin'

trailer - this is a riot.

Toxic Duo

The Atlantic: Trump’s and Bolton’s Instincts Form a Toxic Combination - The interplay between the two helps explain the confusion whirling around the North Korea summit. by Peter Beinart

Threat

Salon: Donald Trump threatens to deport NFL players who defy him — and that’s just the beginning - Trump’s racist attacks have a deeper meaning: The ultimate goal is not NFL players but crushing all dissent by Chauncey DeVega

The Onion - Americans Freed From North Korea Sent Back To Pyongyang After Denuclearization Talks Fall Through

The Onion: Americans Freed From North Korea Sent Back To Pyongyang After Denuclearization Talks Fall Through

Pulsar

Science Daily: Unprecedented detail in pulsar 6,500 light-years from Earth - A team of astronomers has performed one of the highest resolution observations in astronomical history of a pulsar 6,500 light-years away

No More Telecaster Hum

The Market On Friday

work by Jennifer Packer




Lawrence O'Donnell - Trump's ‘Lie’ Infiltrates Language

Rachel Maddow - Mueller Probe's Many Threads Are Why Details Can't Be Public

Roger And Out

The Palmer Report: Roger Stone is even more screwed than we thought by Bill Palmer

White House Sale Of The Day

  What a pile of shite, the White House still has to move those commemorative coins.

NY Times: 'Deal of the day': White House online shop crashes as North Korea coin discounted - Price of commemorative coins reduced – but customers who have already bought them have asked if they can get their money back

Terrorism In Canada

Guardian UK: Mississauga explosion: more than a dozen injured in Canada restaurant blast - Police say two men detonated improvised explosive device inside Bombay Bhel restaurant
Peel regional police said on Twitter that two men in their mid-20s had detonated an improvised explosive device inside the restaurant. The men, whose faces had been covered, fled the scene shortly after dropping the device.

Fantasy World

NY Times: Donald Trump’s Magical Fantasy World By David Brooks
The dangerous thing about Trump’s fantasy world is not when it dissolves into nothing; it’s when he seduces the rest of us to move into it. It’s not when he ignores the facts; it’s when he replaces them by building an alternate virtual reality and suckering us into co-creating it.

Reality Check

NY Times: Trump’s Gamble Hits Reality Check in North Korea Negotiations

The Market On Friday

  Good morning. At 9:20 a.m. ET DOW futures are -82 and the price of oil per barrel is significantly lower. The market is poised to open significantly lower.

CNN: Summit shock fades; Samsonite struggles; Europe's big data day by Alanna Petroff

Thursday, May 24, 2018

All Lied

Seth Abramson writes -
Is everyone processing the fact that over the past 72 hours three major-media reports have established that Donald Trump Jr., Erik Prince, and Roger Stone all lied to Congress, a federal felony?

Robot

Huffington Post: Photographer’s ‘Robot Next Door’ Series Is A Striking Look At Our Future Or at least what it could be.

One Scandal

The Atlantic: There Is Only One Trump Scandal - The myriad Trump scandals can obscure the fact that they’re all elements of one massive tale of corruption. by Adam Serwer
...the corruption of the American government by the president and his associates, who are using their official power for personal and financial gain rather than for the welfare of the American people, and their attempts to shield that corruption from political consequences, public scrutiny, or legal accountability.

Limits


'Gangster's Paradise'

Coolio

Morgan

CBS News: Multiple women accuse Morgan Freeman of sexual misconduct

History Repeats


Lying Pig

Salon: George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”: Guide to the rise of authoritarianism in the Donald Trump era? Orwell’s 1945 parable of a lying pig who seizes power used to seem improbable and crude. Not so much right now by Cody Cain

The Onion - Nation’s Rich And Powerful Wondering When Rest Of Americans Will Just Give Up

The Onion: Nation’s Rich And Powerful Wondering When Rest Of Americans Will Just Give Up

Read - Just RIght

NPR: What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story?

Cancel

  But what about that Nobel Peace Prize he already apparently won?

Reuters: Trump cancels summit with North Korea scheduled for next month

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Freddy Walks Again!

Have An Excellent Thursday

work by Joseph Lorusso





Lawrence O'Donnell - DOJ Caves To Trump-Backers

Rachel Maddow - Clapper Russia Assessment Calls Trump Legitimacy Into Question

Bust

The Palmer Report: Donald Trump’s Fox and Friends interview this morning was a total bust by Bill Palmer

Good Luck

Guardian UK: 'Righteous fight': Warren and Booker call on religious voters to resist Trump - The Democratic senators laid out a moral case in passionate, sermon-like remarks for resisting Trump’s agenda

Data Mining

Guardian UK: Zuckerberg set up fraudulent scheme to 'weaponise' data, court case alleges - Facebook CEO exploited ability to access data from any user’s friend network, US case claims

Steps

NY Times: 10 Modest Steps to Cut Gun Violence By Nicholas Kristof
1. Require universal background checks to see if a purchaser is a felon or a threat to others.

Liar

NY Times: The Elevation of Imprecision By Charles M. Blow
He uses this language to give a false impression that he knows that which he clearly doesn’t, to blame or to bolster, to pretend that he has developed a plan of action rather than admit that he is acting extemporaneously.

The Market On Thursday

  Good morning. At 9:25 a.m. ET the DOW is -51 and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open moderately lower.

CNN: GE is shrinking its empire but not fixing its debt crisis by Matt Egan

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Designing Solid Wood Tables With Resin

Anything At All

James Comey
Dangerous time when our country is led by those who will lie about anything, backed by those who will believe anything, based on information from media sources that will say anything. Americans must break out of that bubble and seek truth.

Pay Off

Salon: Did Elliott Broidy pay off yet another former Trump mistress for a massive consulting contract? Heard the one about the former Playboy model, the series of payoffs and the massive bribe? Actually, you haven’t by Heather Digby Parton

The Onion - New Fad Diet Requires You To Stop Eating For A Full Five Minutes A Day

The Onion: New Fad Diet Requires You To Stop Eating For A Full Five Minutes A Day

The Onion - In Response To Michael Cohen, ‘The Onion’ Pledges To Remove All Negative Trump Coverage In Exchange For A Direct Line To The President

The Onion: In Response To Michael Cohen, ‘The Onion’ Pledges To Remove All Negative Trump Coverage In Exchange For A Direct Line To The President

Asteroids

NY Times: Alien Asteroids Are Here, Scientists Say. Get Used to Them. An asteroid that cohabits an orbit with Jupiter came from outside the solar system.

Have An Excellent Wednesday

work by Harold Williamson




Lawrence O'Donnell - Stacey Abrams Makes History With Georgia Win

Rachel Maddow - Cohen Business Partner's Plea Deal Seen As Likely Falling Domino

Gullible

The Palmer Report: Donald Trump’s gullibility reaches new heights by Bill Palmer

Iowa

Guardian UK: Will Iowa's 'awful' fetal heartbeat law swing female voters to the left? Iowa passed one of the strictest abortion laws in the industrialized world, causing some to think the state has moved too far to the right
A new Iowa law passed in May that bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is usually at about six weeks.

Despicable Cur

Guardian UK: Trump escalates attacks on FBI as he fights back against Mueller inquiry - President wields authority as weapon to discredit agency as he claims, without evidence, that it planted informant in campaign

NY Times - Radical Change Is The Nature Of American Life

End Game

NY Times: How the Mueller Investigation Could Play Out for Trump By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, CHARLIE SAVAGE, ALICIA PARLAPIANO, ANJALI SINGHVI and TROY GRIGGS
The New York Times spoke to defense lawyers, legal experts and former Justice Department officials to determine how the Mueller investigation may play out for Mr. Trump.

The Market On Wednesday

  Good morning. At 9:15 a.m. ET DOW futures are -182 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open significantly lower.

CNN: Dodd-Frank rollback; Zuckerberg upsets Europe; Emerging markets pain by Ivana Kottasová

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Box

NY Times: The Red Phone Box, a British Icon, Stages a Comeback - Once unwanted relics, the booths are being retooled in imaginative ways, including as cellphone repair shops, tiny cafes and defibrillator sites.

Underwood

CBS Local: Barbara Underwood Appointed Interim Attorney General In Wake Of Schneiderman Scandal
“At this moment, when so many New Yorkers are fearful of the effects of overreaching and discriminatory federal policies on them and their families, the role of the New York Attorney General’s office is more important than ever. I’ve served in many roles in government throughout my career. But I believe this job – at this moment in history – is the most important job I have ever had.”

Plea Deal

NY Times: Michael Cohen’s Business Partner Agrees to Cooperate as Part of Plea Deal

Evidence

New York Magazine: Hey, Look: More Evidence That Broidy May Have Been Covering for Trump in That Playmate Affair By Paul Campos

The Onion - New Alternate-History Drama Examines What Would Have Happened If Nazis Won 1991 NBA Finals

The Onion: New Alternate-History Drama Examines What Would Have Happened If Nazis Won 1991 NBA Finals

Portraits

portraits of women centenarians by Arianne Clément






Meltdown

Salon: Donald Trump’s summit with Kim Jong-un is near collapse: Is that what his advisers wanted all along? Trump never thought he needed to prepare for Singapore summit. Maybe that’s because it was never going to happen by Heather Digby Parton

The Onion - ‘Breitbart’ Refusing To Release Names Of Mass Shooting Victims In Order To Prevent Them From Getting Attention

The Onion: ‘Breitbart’ Refusing To Release Names Of Mass Shooting Victims In Order To Prevent Them From Getting Attention
‘This Is Exactly What They Want,’ Reports Organization

Shark Highway

NPR: Scientists Take A Ride On The Pacific's 'Shark Highway'
...sharks traveling a 500-mile-long "shark highway" in the Pacific, and they plan to turn it into a protected wildlife corridor in the ocean.

Have An Excellent Tuesday

work by Charles Camoin




Lawrence O'Donnell - DOJ Adapts Against Trump Attacks

Rachel Maddow - Another Trump Tower Meeting, Another Foreign Offer To Help Trump

Wand

The Palmer Report: The magic wand by Bill Palmer

Festering Hypocrite

Let me be clear here. Guiliani is a f***ing piece of s**t.

Guardian UK: Rudy Giuliani won deal for OxyContin maker to continue sales of drug behind opioid deaths - The US government secured a criminal conviction against Purdue Pharma in the mid-2000s but failed to curb sales of the drug after Giuliani reached a deal to avoid a bar on Purdue doing business
Purdue Pharma hired Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York mayor and now Donald Trump’s lawyer, to head off a federal investigation in the mid-2000s into the company’s marketing of the powerful prescription painkiller at the centre of an epidemic estimated to have claimed at least 300,000 lives.

While Giuliani was not able to prevent the criminal conviction over Purdue’s fraudulent claims for OxyContin’s safety and effectiveness, he was able to reach a deal to avoid a bar on Purdue doing business with the federal government which would have killed a large part of the multibillion-dollar market for the drug.

Indict Or Not To Indict

NY Times: Neal Katyal: Can’t Indict a President? That Could Hurt Trump By Neal K. Katyal - Mr. Katyal was an acting solicitor general in the Obama administration.
But there are deep problems here. For one thing, the scholars who believe that a sitting president cannot be indicted always couple that belief with the insistence that the remedy for a president who commits a crime is to impeach him first (so he is no longer “sitting” and could then be indicted).

Feasting On Each Other

NY Times: Chances of China Trade Win Undercut by Trump Team Infighting
Ceaseless infighting and jockeying for influence on the White House’s trade team helped deprive Mr. Trump of a quick victory on his most cherished policy agenda, several people involved in the talks said.

The Market On Tuesday

  Good morning. At 9:15 a.m. ET the DOW is +321 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open spectacularly higher.

CNN: China cuts car tariffs; Zuckerberg in Brussels; Italy's new candidate by Ivana Kottasová

Monday, May 21, 2018

SNL - Kate Middleton Meets The Real Royal Family

From 2013

Futile

The Atlantic: The Futility of Trying to Prevent More School Shootings in America - As long as there is easy access to guns, there’s no way parents, teachers, and other specialists can thwart every violent teenager. by Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Delight


Twisted Twittler

The Daily Beast: Howard Stern Dishes to Letterman About When Trump Sexualized Ivanka - David Letterman cringed with the rest of us, as Howard Stern told the story of a time when Trump rated his own daughter on a hotness scale. by Julia Arciga
This isn’t the first instance of the president making questionable remarks about his daughter. He told Stern in another interview that Ivanka has “the best body,” and permitted him to call her a “piece of ass.”

Twittler Attacks

Salon: The Trumpire strikes back: White House launches incoherent counterattack on Mueller probe - Even as news emerges of another suspicious Donald Trump Jr. meeting, White House launches major assault on FBI by Heather Digby Parton

The Onion - Queen Elizabeth Announces Success Of Monarchy’s Recent Diversity Initiative

The Onion: Queen Elizabeth Announces Success Of Monarchy’s Recent Diversity Initiative

Age

BBC News: Take the test: What's my real age?

Have An Excellent Monday

embroidery work by Severija Incirauskaite-Kriauneviciene