MSNBC - Rep. Mike Quigley Expects DOJ To Reveal 'As Little As They Possibly Can' In Redacted Mueller Report

Democracy Now - Chomsky - Arrest Of Assange Is 'Scandalous' And Highlights Shocking Extraterritorial Reach Of U.S.

Alternate Universe

The Palmer Report: Welcome to the alternate universe “Mueller Time” by Bill Palmer

Threats

Guardian UK: Ilhan Omar has had spike in death threats since Trump attack over 9/11 comment - Congresswoman said many threats referenced the president’s tweet as Sarah Sanders praises Trump for ‘calling Omar out’

Bernie On FOX

Guardian UK: Bernie in the Fox's den: Sanders takes anti-Trump pitch straight to 'state TV'

Bernie Sanders will finish a four-day tour of Trump Country on Monday, with a town hall on the president’s favorite network: Fox News.

The Market On Monday

  Good morning. The DOW has opened +3 and the price of oil is down.

CNN: Goldman Sachs' bonuses fell 20% -- and so did its profit By Paul R. La Monica

Drug Problem

NY Times: Trump Can’t Blame Mexico for Our Drug Problem - This tactic dates back to Nixon — and it has always involved a lot of hypocrisy. By Ioan Grillo

Trump's Demonizing

NY Times: Demonizing Minority Women - Representative Ilhan Omar is the latest target in a trend of conservatives attacking women of color. By Charles M. Blow

While white supremacy has historically tried to paint minority men as physically dangerous, it has routinely painted minority women, particularly those strong and vocal, as pathological and reprobate.

Pay Your Share

NBC News: Twice as many companies paying zero taxes under Trump tax plan - The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act lowered the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. In its first year, the number of companies paying no taxes went from 30 to 60.

Acoustic Meta-Material

Fast Company: Scientists have discovered a shape that blocks all sound–even your co-workers - Offices and tiny apartments could be transformed by the work of Boston University researchers, who recently unveiled an “acoustic metamaterial” that blocks all sound.

Weekend!

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

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Hatred

NY Times: Trump’s ‘Gift for Hatred’ - A reader dissects the president’s appeal.

It can be extremely tempting to ally with someone who intensely guarantees a black or white solution to a complex and perplexing problem. Mr. Trump may be the master of such a mode of hateful thinking, but he is not a rarity, just a more skilled salesman. His method of hating particularly galvanizes people who feel victimized. It places responsibility for problems upon the vilified and hated “other.”

Donny Deutsch Lists The Traits Of A Sociopath - All Apply To Trump

The Consequences

The Daily Beast: Here’s the Law That Requires Mnuchin to Turn Over Trump’s Taxes, or Lose His Office and Go to Prison - The law is clear, and it leaves no wiggle room. The consequences for breaking it include removal from public office and up to five years in prison. by David Cay Johnston

The Atlantic - A Post-Apocalyptic Tour Of New York In A Multiplayer Shooter Game

Racism

Salon: Unite the whites: Donald Trump now leads a unified party of anti-immigrant racism - Trump and Stephen Miller see a path to re-election: Unite angry white folks behind a ruthless immigration crackdown by Heather Digby Parton

The Onion - Cackling Julian Assange Disintegrates Into Lines Of Code As Baffled Authorities Attempt To Handcuff Him

The Onion: Cackling Julian Assange Disintegrates Into Lines Of Code As Baffled Authorities Attempt To Handcuff Him

Homo Luzonensis

NY Times: An Ancient Human Species Is Discovered in a Philippine Cave - Archaeologists in Luzon Island have turned up the bones of a distantly related species, Homo luzonensis, further expanding the human family tree. By Carl Zimmer

Have An Excellent Friday

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