"An estimated 100,000 cobalt miners in Congo use hand tools to dig hundreds of feet underground with little oversight and few safety measures ... And the mining activity exposes local communities to levels of toxic metals that appear to be linked to ailments that include breathing problems and birth defects, health officials say." But how are you personally connected to a (child) labor story thousands of miles away? Well, the cobalt pulled from these hand-dug Congo mines is a "mineral essential to the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power smartphones, laptops and electric vehicles." So it probably makes sense for you to use part of your current charge to read WaPo's effort to trace the path from deadly mines in Congo to the palm of your hand. The Cobalt Pipeline.

Let's take a break from party-driven contempt and focus on a reason for people on both sides of the aisle to share in a unified contempt for their Congress. A few days ago, the Senate and the House overwhelmingly voted to override President Obama's veto of the bill that "allows victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia." Within hours, some of the senators that voted for the override sent a letter proclaiming their concern about the measure they had just passed. Shortly after that, Senate Majority Leader McConnell reflected on the vote: "It appears as if there may be some unintended ramifications." He added that, "Everybody was aware of who the potential beneficiaries were, but nobody had really focused on the potential downsides in terms of our international relationships." Nobody? Well, nobody except the administration and the president who had vetoed the law for precisely those downsides. The Atlantic on The Runaway 9/11 Bill That Congress Refused to Stop.

+ Vox: The Obama administration's case against the 9/11 bill, explained for Congress (and you).

What to Read: California Sunday's Lindsey Weber on the rise of Musical.ly: A Hundred Million Lip-Syncing Preteens.

+ What to Book: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance.

+ What to Play: What happens if you combine Family Feud and Google Autocomplete? You get Google Feud.

+ What to Watch: Gomorrah on Sundance TV or via iTunes. It's an Italian series (English subtitles) about a mob family in Naples. Quite intense. "It was the most popular show ever in Italy when it aired there in 2012."

"Once [the public] are aware they are being recorded, once they know that everything they do is caught on tape, they will undoubtedly change their behaviour because they don't want to get into trouble ... Individual officers become more accountable, and modify their behavior accordingly, while the more disingenuous complaints from the public fall by the wayside once footage is likely to reveal them as frivolous." According to a recent study, complaints against police officers fell by 93% in six departments where body cameras were introduced.

+ But the cameras are not without their issues. Here's The Atlantic's Robinson Meyer: They're not transparent. They're not independent. They're not even turned on when they should be.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's math is off, and his choice of inspiring leaders is disturbing: "Hitler massacred three million Jews. Now, there are 3 million drug addicts. ... I'd be happy to slaughter them."

+ "In most contexts, earning the nickname 'the Death Squad mayor' would be a political disaster. To Duterte and his fans, it's a source of pride." From WaPo: To understand how a man who makes crude jokes about women and urges troops to 'massacre' suspects became the Philippines' best hope, look to Davao.

"We have created a system by which [drug] companies go out and break the law, they may or may not get caught, and if they do get caught, they are just going to pay a settlement. The settlement they pay is going to be less than they make doing these activities. It is just like parking tickets on delivery trucks." From Stat: A potent painkiller -- and a company's drive to sell it -- are faulted in a young woman's death.

"This is a personal story, sadly tragic and heartbreaking, but by sharing this information with you I know that you can help make a difference in the lives of others." Susan Schneider Williams on her husband Robin: The terrorist inside my husband's brain.

Richard D. Trentlage has died at the age of 87. You may not recognize the name, but if you're of a certain age, then it's likely you can't get his songs out of your head. For example, Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener. (I'm still waiting for Weird Al Yankovic to do the parody version about Anthony Weiner...)

If you're drinking coffee first thing in the morning, you're probably doing it wrong. I find 11am to be my ideal time. It works even better if I follow the coffee with more coffee.

NY Mag breaks it down: Kids Are Tiny, Judgmental Snobs When It Comes to Morality. The other night at bedtime, I asked my eight year-old daughter if she ever wishes she had a different daddy. She replied: "No, not really. I just wish you'd change."

+ How unsanitary is double-dipping?

+ Pour some pickle juice out. Carnegie Deli is closing at the end of the year.

+ And if you missed it yesterday, my latest Medium piece seems to have hit a nerve: He's Trying to Lose.