A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1463372
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1463372
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and it probably better scene
I think you mean “probably better scene but not herd”?
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For those interested in what is being called “the expansion” of the case (I don’t see it that way, just follow the stench), see:
Let’s root it all out. As the WaPo states in their masthead, democracy dies in darkness. I like the Special Council’s lightsaber - it both illuminates and serves as a democratic weapon. Not bad.
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The girls are getting ready to rumble and Rep. Tim Burchett is all for it. (Sicko)
“A fistfight could break out at any moment,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) told The Daily Beast.Burchett, who later clarified that he was serious, said he was enjoying the standoff as a “professional wrestling fan.”
“I am friends with both of them. It’s entertaining to think that a fistfight could break out at any movement. I kind of dig that,” he continued.
No grain deal, then the Kerch Bridge goes down once more.
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Israel is an objectively racist state filled with oodles of racist voters. Also, the sun rises in the east.
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- China has confirmed a record temperature of 52.2C (126F) in the north-west of the country on Sunday.
- Italian health officials intensified heat warnings as the mercury in Rome was forecast to near 40C (104F).
- California’s Death Valley, often among the hottest places on Earth, reached a near-record 52C on Sunday.
- Firefighters are battling wildfires in the Canary Islands and Greece.
- The US climate envoy, John Kerry, is in Beijing in an effort to show that the world’s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases have renewed their focus on tackling the climate crisis.
- South Korea’s president has vowed to “completely overhaul” the country’s approach to extreme weather from climate change, as the death toll from flooding and landslides rose to 40.
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MTG: Biden is trying to “finish what FDR started” by trying to address problems related to “rural poverty”, “education,” and “medical care.” She warns it’s similar to when LBJ passed “Medicare and Medicaid.”
Don’t threaten me with a good time.
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Jayapal Walks Back ‘Israel Is A Racist State’ Remark
Someone in national politics needs to stand up and call the Israeli government a fascist kleptocracy.
I’d use the more specific term of Nazi rather than fascist, but they haven’t actually begun an organized, as opposed to periodic random, slaughter of the Palestinians. Yet.
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Speaking of racists, I read that Netanyahu was taken to the hospital for observation. Any more on that? Nothing trivial, I hope.
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We pay these people. Imagine that!
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I presume posting links to subscription-only WSJ articles is a sign that I should reallocate my subscription budget money from TPM to WSJ.
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Well, it’s not like they can hold down a real job.
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that you should check out archive.is
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Gym Neighbors will have Cuckoo For Cocoa Puffs RFK Jr testify before his committee…
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What sort of brainless twit is a “fan” of pro wrestling? I betcha he likes that MMR/ultimate fighting crap as well.
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Here you go Enjoy
Fani Willis: The No-Nonsense Georgia Prosecutor on a Collision Course With Donald Trump - WSJ (archive.li)
Just a snipit. Whole thing is free to read
“Our office has very few cases that are no-billed,” she said, meaning a grand jury has declined to indict. She added later, “I refuse to fail.”
Willis said she is at her desk by 6:30 a.m. and stays until at least 7 p.m. She has asked staff to split shifts to keep up with her. The obsessive work ethic has hurt her family life, she said.
A longtime prosecutor, she once described herself as “one of the best murder prosecutors in this country.” Former co-workers said she is a stickler for preparation in cases and excellent in persuading juries.
“You look at her and she doesn’t come across as the ice queen,” said Clint Rucker, a criminal-defense attorney who worked closely with Willis for years in the DA’s office. “And then she opens her mouth, she roars. And it catches people off guard. I love to watch it.”
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