On this date, the House of Representatives passed the final version of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The island of Jersey is being plagued by packs of feral chickens. Residents say the wild birds are tearing up gardens, blocking traffic and even chasing joggers. [...]
Believed to have been abandoned pets or livestock, the feral fowl now roam freely in packs of up to 100, according to the Jersey Evening Post. Without any foxes on the island, they have no natural predator and are reproducing quickly.
- An interesting—and humorous—take on last week’s Democratic debates:
The Democratic primary field is a mix of clashing personalities who like to hear themselves talk and where white men are overrepresented. I was immediately reminded of the dynamics in a university history department when I watched this week's debates. With that in mind, here is the Democratic primary field (or at least most of it) as a history department.
Irked by President Donald Trump’s plan to hold his own July Fourth event on the National Mall, veterans plan to give out thousands of USS John S. McCain T-shirts to make the president face a crowd of people honoring the McCain family’s legacy and the idea of putting one’s country before oneself.
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today’s Kagro in the Morning show:
An extended visit with Ian Reifowitz reveals how much of today's Trump disasters were predictable from Limbaugh's rhetoric. There’s a book in there, somewhere. In other news: tanks arrive in DC; Happy 2nd birthday to the issue of homelessness!