Tweet (t.co)
How to dress to stay cool — and stylish — in sticky summer heat (wapo.st)
Column | Impostor scams have already defrauded Americans of $1.8 billion this year. Here’s how to spot one. (wapo.st)
The Overlook
• Connor Greco
12-Year-Old Dies After Utility Vehicle Accident in Maplecrest
A 12-year-old died Friday night after being ejected from a utility terrain vehicle and pinned beneath it in Maplecrest, in a crash that injured three other children, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday. Deputies responded near 84 County Route 56, also known as Big Hollow Road, in the Windham hamlet of Maplecrest at around […]
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The Lever
• David Sirota
Abdul El-Sayed On Fetterman: "He's Also Just An Asshole"
The U.S. Senate candidate weighs in on Democrats’ biggest liabilities, MAGA’s performative masculinity, and why AIPAC is out to get him.
Hans Holbein the Younger, Judges I, 16th century #hansholbeintheyounger
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Democracy Talks Sideline Venezuela’s Opposition Leader
“Nearly seven months after the U.S. toppled Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, the first formal negotiations intended to steer the country toward democracy are kicking off Saturday—without the opposition’s most influential leader,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Tillis Says Todd Blanche Won’t Be Confirmed
“Sen. Thom Tillis said Saturday morning that new comments by President Trump about his ‘anti-weaponization’ fund mean that attorney general nominee Todd Blanche won’t be confirmed by the Senate next week,” Axios reports. “Why it matters: Tillis’s comment escalates the fight between the White House and holdout Senate Republicans over whether Trump’s fund — for […]
Opinion | Warsh Makes Markets Do Their Job (wsj.com)
wsj.com/opinion/federal-reserve-markets-guidance-kevin-warsh-03fb4432?st=2sYnDr
America’s Most Divided State Loves Its Extremes (theatlantic.com)
The New Talking Machines (theatlantic.com)
Trump says he will ‘push hard’ for payout fund, keep Blanche as acting AG (wapo.st)
14 Off Broadway Shows (and 1 Festival) to Elevate Your August (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
She Never Worked in a Steel Mill. Now She Leads the United Steelworkers. (wsj.com)
Wikipedia Is Battling for the Soul of the Internet (Gift Article) (donate.wikimedia.org)
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Opinion | Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and the self-mythologizing Beat Generation (wapo.st)
Ars Technica
• Jennifer Ouellette
Review: Yes, we're still arguing about Nolan's The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan's impressionistic remix of Homer's epic poem finds the man behind the myth.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Max Miller Abuse Claims Has GOP Silently Sweating
“Public scrutiny of domestic abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller is quickly mounting. His Republican colleagues have been slow to respond,” Politico reports. ”New reporting on government documents claiming that Miller poured hot water on his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, held a gun to her head and broke their young daughter’s collarbone has brought a wave […]