IT’S LIKE THEY NEVER CARED:

FIRE NATASHA BERTRAND:

EVEN THE NON-PAYWALLED PART IS FASCINATING:  Theory of Power.

DEMOCRATS AS THEY ARE: Breaking: Jasmine Crockett Security Officer Shot, Killed by SWAT Team. “A man who was shot and killed by police in Dallas was part of Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s security detail, multiple sources reported on Friday. According to CBS News, the individual in question was ‘known publicly as Mike King,’ although he’d been using various aliases to gain employment.”

DON’T STOP. MAKE IT A WORSE IDEA.

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

AS THE WAR “DRAGS ON,” TRUMP CONTINUES TO OBLITERATE ALL THE MULLAHS’ ASSETS: Live Updates: Trump says U.S. “obliterated” every target on Kharg Island, as Iran war nears 2-week mark.

No, seriously, The Atlantic is talking about the war “dragging on” after less than two weeks:

UPDATE:

ANOTHER UPDATE: