● Today’s comic by Jen Sorensen is The Republican racism quiz:
● If the G7 summit ends up at Donald Trump’s Trump National Doral golf resort, attendees should know that the pools haven't been inspected, and the Trump Organization’s record with clean, safe pools is not so hot.
● Cake, paella, minor league baseball, digital advertising: some things Democratic presidential candidates spent campaign money on.
● Ellis Island's history casts today's border cruelty in an even harsher light:
"What percent of people do you think were sent back?" I liked to ask the groups as they stood facing the main building. Everyone enjoyed guessing, but most were shocked when I told them the actual figure. Despite the island's hold on the national imagination, the rejection rate was less than 2%. Almost everyone who landed on what so many have called the "island of hope, island of tears" entered the United States.
● How to get a selfie with Elizabeth Warren in eight steps. Very fun to advance and rewind the interactive shot here to see the flow of the crowd and phones and bags.
● In the wake of a new round of blaming everyone but Al Franken for Al Franken’s behavior and resignation from the Senate, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said “I do not have any regrets” for her decisions:
“Let me ask you: How many senators were asked, ‘Should Al Franken resign? Should Al Franken resign?’ every day for two straight weeks?” she continued. “It was the women senators who were asked every day, multiple times a day. Were the make colleagues asked? Absolutely not. So let’s be clear: There is absolutely a double-standard. Women are asked to hold accountable their colleagues, the men are not. Who is being held accountable for Al Franken’s decision to resign? Women senators including me. It’s outrageous. It’s absurd.”
On today’s Kagro in the Morning show: Mueller is set to testify tomorrow. Trump casually discusses mass murder. Why Pence turned around (the day Trump died). Senate Dems appear dead set on repeating past rules mistakes. Papers, please. Oh, you have them? Well, lol/yolo/nm.