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Antipodeez Nuts: “The House is headed toward a vote Tuesday afternoon on legislation to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, the culmination of a monthslong effort that has overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.” I offered my take on Trump’s change of heart on this matter yesterday: “What’s up is down. Yin, meet yang. Strike that, reverse it. A little bit country, say hello to a little bit rock ‘n roll. After an extreme effort that played out everywhere from social media tirades to strong-arming in The Situation Room, Donald Trump went full Contradictator.” Antipodes Nuts.
+ Elimination Die it: “Health officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.”
+ Bullet Point: More divisiveness, hate, and fear isn’t bad news for everyone. More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they’re buying guns out of fear.
+ Ed’s Dead, Baby. Ed’s Dead: “The Education Department plans to announce Tuesday that it will move parts of the agency to other federal departments, a unilateral effort aimed at dismantling an agency created by Congress to ensure equal access to educational opportunity but long derided by conservatives as ineffective.”
+ Immune Reaction: “On Tuesday, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai warned of ‘irrationality’ in the AI market, telling the BBC in an interview, ‘I think no company is going to be immune, including us.’ His comments arrive as scrutiny over the state of the AI market has reached new heights.” Industry players from corporate CEOs to Wall Street bigwigs are trying to get investors to ease up a bit so we can have a gentle pullback instead of a massive drop.
+ Villain US: Pro Publica: The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation.
+ Decency’s Descent: In 1954, the phrase “have you no sense of decency” sort of shocked Americans back toward the right track. Today, that question would be viewed laughable. Trump responded to a question from a female Bloomberg reporter about the Epstein files by saying, “Quiet Piggy.” Here’s the video. This is what the journalist’s fellow reporters have come to accept. This is what the GOP has come to accept. And apparently, this is what America has come to accept, since it was barely news.
