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Golden State has sold out every game it has played at Chase Center. In Uncasville, Connecticut, an arena inside of a casino provides a stark contrast.

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Suspiciously timed donations, corporate double agents, and more from The Lever this week.

“Jimmy Kimmel is currently out on summer break from his late-night talk show on ABC. But the casual fan might be forgiven for thinking the host hasn’t left the building. Social media videos appear to show him commenting on everything from President Trump falling asleep in the middle of a meeting, to the president’s attacks […]

driftglass: Conservatives knew.

Hullabaloo: RFK Jr.'s latest hits.

Bark Bark Woof Woof: Canada's own Strait of Hormuz.

First Draft: Remembering Hurricane Katrina.

Letters from an American: Remembering MLK's most famous speech and its effects, and the picture today.

Balloon Juice: Cards for sorrow, cards for pain.

This installment by Batocchio. E-mail tips to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

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Cet article est disponible en français : Carnaval d'Emacs d'août 2026 : la gestion d'information et les graphes de connaissances This article was inspired by the Emacs Carnival on the search for knowledge. Thanks to Charlie Holland for hosting! It is a good opportunit...

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“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces a major test of his economic diplomacy skills this week as he presses finance leaders from the G20 major economies to shrink global trade imbalances, boost ​growth and sever business ties to Iran, while trying to calm worries about rising U.S. debt and bond yields,” Reuters reports. “After shunning the […]

“Democrats have struggled to win over Republican voters in recent elections. This year, some Democratic candidates argue they can change that — because they were once Republicans,” the Washington Post reports. “These party switchers say that they have unique insight into the concerns of voters distrustful of party politics, as well as those who feel […]

Ratt is still away on vacay, but he left this timely repeat behind for this week. As a parent and now grandparent, it's just appalling to me that my family is being put at risk by wingnuts believing in a thoroughly-debunked study from 20 years ago.

But really, why am I surprised. This whole week has been an exercise in living in Wingnut world, starting with the "renaming" of one of the Great Lakes, so that it is no longer Great.

WTF.

What's your WTF moment this week? I know, there's probably more than one but try to think of your WTAF in the whole fcking universe moment.

- Karoli

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“A chain of gas stations that lowered prices last month in response to President Donald Trump’s call for cheaper fuel sparked a mystery over how it was able to sell at such a discount,” the Washington Post reports. “A new lawsuit offers a possible answer: A fuel supplier alleges that it was not paid for […]

“Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) told reporters Saturday that his campaign had ‘nothing to do’ with his own attack ad against his opponent, former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), which used a family’s highway tragedy to denounce illegal immigration,” Mediaite reports.

“Iceland’s voters rejected a proposal to restart negotiations on joining the European Union more than a decade after previous talks ended, the national broadcaster reported Sunday,” the Associated Press reports. “The vote will put the long-debated issue to rest more than a decade after a euroskeptic government ended EU talks.”

“Russia has turned up the heat on Kyiv’s allies in Europe, with a string of so-called gray zone activities aimed at sowing fear, as it struggles to advance on the ground in Ukraine and faces increasingly damaging Ukrainian drone and missile attacks at home,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

The tax gap: What it is and why it matters

The company is testing robots on tasks that can performed by technicians.

“Kevin Warsh cleared a crucial hurdle at his first appearance as the Federal Reserve’s chairman at its annual conference in Jackson, Wyo,” the New York Times reports. “He offered his most comprehensive views to date about the state of the economy. He cleared up confusion about the central bank’s commitment to getting inflation down to […]

“Imaginations run wild at what President Donald Trump and his allies might yet do to interfere in the coming midterm election. He’s already done quite a bit,” CNN reports. “This is the man who alleged widespread voter fraud even in the two elections he won and who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 […]

Ed Kilgore: “The heart of the 2026 midterm-election battle is a struggle for the high ground of public opinion between supporters and opponents of the president of the United States.” “That’s generally true of midterm elections, and it’s particularly true given the unparalleled visibility — ubiquity, really — of Donald Trump and the polarizing effect […]