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Must Reads
The Hamilton Hustle (One of the best articles I’ve read in a long time, The Baffler)
This is What Plutocracy Looks Like (CounterPunch)
CNN, Doxing, And A Few Ways In Which We Are Full of Shit As A Political Culture (Popehat)
Washington Post’s Disgusting Guest List At Hamptons Party (Jimmy Dore, excellent as usual, YouTube)
Noam Chomsky Talks to Chris Hedges – Part I (The first 20 minutes on the economy are very good, YouTube)
New Holes in Loretta Lynch’s Story on the Hillary Probe (Huge deal if accurate, The New York Post)
EXCLUSIVE: Documents Expose How Hollywood Promotes War on Behalf of the Pentagon, CIA and NSA (Medium)
Vatican Rocked: Police Raid Drug-Fuelled Gay Orgy at Cardinal’s Apartment (New Zealand Herald)
U.S. Politics
US Senators Say New Strategy is Needed to Win in Afghanistan (The nightmare that never ends, ABC News)
Dem Challenging Paul Ryan Raises $430K in Campaign’s First 12 Days (The Hill)
Dem Challenging Cruz Raises $1 Million Online in Two Months (The Hill)
Inside the White House’s Policymaking Juggernaut (Far too much Goldman Sachs, Politico)
Source of Fraud Allegation vs. Bernie Sanders’ Wife Says Info Was Hearsay (CBS News)
What’s Next For Bernie Sanders: Fighting Republican Health Care Plan in Red State Rallies (Newsweek)
Rachel Maddow’s Exclusive “Scoop” About A Fake NSA Document Raises Several Key Questions (The Intercept)
Christie: My Poll Numbers Show I Don’t Care About Political Optics (This guy has serious issues, The Hill)
Geopolitics/WW3
Trump and Putin Find Chemistry, Draw Criticism in First Meeting (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia Has ‘Clear Link’ to UK Extremism, Report Says (BBC)
Russia and China Tell North Korea, U.S. and South Korea to Embrace De-Escalation Plan (Reuters)
Bill Gates Warns Germany’s Open Door Policy to Migrants Will Overwhelm Europe (The Daily Mail)
Tony Blair Must Be Prosecuted Over Iraq War, High Court Hears
Economy/Finance/Crypto
Illinois Senate Overrides Rauner’s Veto of Spending, Tax Bills (Bloomberg)
Crypto ₿its: Ethereum Sinks, Fidelity Embraces, ICO Madness & Harlem Shake of Currency (Crypto newsletter produced by a friend, Medium)
Miscellaneous
Canadian Baby Given Health Card Without Sex Designation (CNN, of course)
Archeologists in Mexico Find an Aztec Tower of Skulls (The Atlantic)
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I seriously don’t get the disgust about the WaPo party. Do you go to/have parties where the guests have wildly different politics? I know I do. I can disagree vehemently on politics with someone (although I am not so vested as to do so) and still be friends with that person. Are the elites not allowed to do that? Must they stay in their bubble? Yes, it was a party for the elite but geez, that’s been going on forever. Somebody, clue me in.