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The [Thursday] Papers
People! The party playlist is in pre-production. You will not want to miss this.
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I sense at some point I will give my "I Have A Dream" speech. Some folks have heard it. I used to give it a few times a year from behind the Beachwood Inn pool table. It's only 10 seconds long, max. But boy is it beautiful.
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Regular columns will resume next week. Too distracted this week.
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But here's a short summary of what you're missing: The usual suspects are doing their usual cynical, corrupt thing. Also: Idiots are not being held accountable. What more do you need to know?
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Minimum Wage Hikes Work
Seattle is the latest example; it's been studied for decades and the proof is incontrovertible. In other words, a fact!
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When you look at Kansas as the latest example of conservative economics failing, you begin to see the truth emerge - again - about how to grow prosperity.
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On Joe Louis, Race And How Society Treats Its Sports Heroes
Studying sports heroes in their context can offer insights into a nation, culture or society at the time - but the comparison with today's sports stars also reveals surprising continuities between the past and present.
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Gauguin: Artist As Alchemist
"Gauguin became an artist after traveling the world as a merchant marine and working as a stockbroker's assistant. His unconventional artistic path made him uniquely open to exploring a wide range of materials, including wood, wax, and ceramics."
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BeachBook
Philando Castile Verdict A Painful Result Of Laws Rigged To Protect Cops.
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Developers Literally Whitewashed Pilsen's Historic Latino Murals.
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Pentagon Wasted $28 Million On Forest Camo Uniforms For Afghanistan Desert.
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Felt Bodega Runs Out Of Fake Food.
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Sears Canada Going Belly Up.
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Imagining The Museum Of Science & Industry.
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TweetWood
A sampling.
She's a United States senator.
I just asked Lisa Murkowski if she's seen any bill text this morning. "I am not a reporter, and I am not a lobbyist, so I've seen nothing."
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) June 22, 2017
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Why is there so little coverage of a massively important health proposal? The GOP isn't giving the media "new news": https://t.co/nG3EeCzczf
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 22, 2017
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It's congressional Republicans who are now unrestrained, not - and due to- the president.
Weird situation where DJT has weakest hand of recent presidents to persuade lawmakers--but R lawmakers need no prodding for rad econ policies
— Taniel (@Taniel) June 22, 2017
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Here are two quotes from the president of the United States, three weeks apart, on the Paris accord. pic.twitter.com/D8CUsFZEp7
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 22, 2017
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A+ fact-check from @morning_joe on a series of falsehoods Trump told at his rally last night https://t.co/1Da8asC4Mz https://t.co/vrd7T83L8z
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) June 22, 2017
We literally have a pathological liar as president. Incontrovertible.
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You know what's better than fact-checking Trump? Embedding facts in the Trump coverage. Kudos, @maggieNYT pic.twitter.com/JFpGlFI3BN
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) June 22, 2017
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We're working 'round the clock to get the answer and we're almost there!
Update on Comey tapes: "There will be something this week," White House spox Lindsay Walters tells reporters on AF1 pic.twitter.com/oZTB2szDH0
— Michael C. Bender (@MichaelCBender) June 21, 2017
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Supporters: Fake news!
Trump tells supporters he will enact law that's been in place for 20 years https://t.co/OiNMGpfUoq pic.twitter.com/26lYveY5qA
— The Hill (@thehill) June 22, 2017
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The Beachwood Tronc Line: Fake it, make it.
Posted on June 22, 2017
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