For obvious reasons, I don’t trust Trump with unchecked power. But I also wouldn’t trust Abdul Al-Sayed, or Bernie Sanders, or anyone else with unchecked power. Indeed, the fact that these people tend to believe that obstacles and inconveniences on their quest for ever-more power are somehow illegitimate or unfair is precisely why I don’t trust them with power.
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Real Casualties Isabella Gonzales, a 19-year-old Army private from a Dallas suburb, was one of the three U.S. service personnel killed over the weekend because of Donald Trump’s lack of impulse control. Real death, real grief; not that he cares. But the rest of us should.
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Messi notwithstanding, this is just terrible. 
From The Athletic:
Argentina standing with their backs to the presentation as Spain players go up to receive their medals.
More from Darron Richman on The Athletic:
… Argentina shamed themselves from beginning to end and even beyond the final whistle. They were an embarrassment.
Oh, and this is nice too. Post-match.
Leandro Paredes, … pushed the Barcelona defender [Eric Garcia] in the throat.
Finally, this Argentina showreel.
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“Well, that didn’t work. Or that. Or that.” What now for Iran? Richard Haas:
It is important to keep in mind that economic shortcomings still constitute the principal weakness of the Iranian regime. There is no reason to give up on the notion that economic pressure can lead to policy moderation or conceivably even regime change down the road. Economic relief for Iran should thus be heavily and specifically conditioned.
The whole thing is worth your time. And Trump’s.
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Why am I not surprised? Like calls to like:
Paxton struck back with Texas heavyweights…. The single $250,000 donation from Jones, the Cowboys owner, dwarfed any individual celebrity contribution to Talarico.
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The Great Photography of Gordon Parks Via Colossal
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World Cup Especially for England (but for France, too), having to play a stupid 3rd-place game amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.
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Only Too True ‘Now, Julian, we don’t want a sermon,’ said Winifred. ‘You know Mildred would never do anything wrong or foolish.’
I reflected a little sadly that this was only too true and hoped I did not appear too much that kind of person to others. Virtue is an excellent thing and we should all strive after it, but it can sometimes be a little depressing.
Barbara Pym, Excellent Women (1952)
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Skill nostalgia or Necessary Calibration? This may resonate with some micro.bloggers: “The radical reasons why you dream of making things by hand”