This week, Trump decided that if the Iran deal didn’t work out, it’s JD Vance’s fault, and we got more news about why we paid $15 million for a pool that, under 2 weeks after it was ostensibly completed, was full of even more algae than it had been before the renovation started. Brian Tyler Cohen ponders whether it has anything to do with the no-bid contract that was awarded to a company apparently run by a cartoon villain—
The Even More News crew (that’s the first link I threw at you above) put it more succinctly: “If this was the TV show, it would be a funny C plot ...” So I suppose we have to laugh. The alternative is too dark to consider.
Other things you need to know this week:
- It was Juneteenth this week. On What a Day, Jane Coaston takes the opportunity to break down Pete Hegseth’s racism, and, at the end, she tells the story of Juneteenth in a beautiful, and beautifully succinct, fashion.
- Adam Kinzinger has two good days in review this week: on Thursday, he has some interesting news about Jeff Bezos, while on Friday, check out his story on the non-historian. Both really good stories.
- On Legal Eagle, Liz Dye covers still more on the Broadview 6 case. The title of the video is “Government Lawyers Will Be Disbarred for This”; I’ll believe it when I see it.
- Last Sunday, John Oliver explained quite well why the Makerfield by-election in the UK was so hotly contended. Well, that election was on Thursday, and Andy Burnham won. Why is this newsworthy? I think Owen Jones had the best summary of the ramifications, though, if you want an even more detailed breakdown, Zeteo has you covered.
More Perfect Union launched a new series this week called “Big Ideas”. Its inaugural episode was on co-ops. Now, you may recall, way back in week 47, that MPU did a video where they sent perennial reporter John Russell to Italy, to report on co-ops there. And I called that video, which talked about how things were being handled in a foreign country, with the benefit of laws and infrastructure that we just don’t have, hopeful. How much more hopeful is it to see realistic people talking about the possibility of that type of system being imported into our own country, in terms that make you believe it could actually happen? Watch it for yourself and see. Personally, I think it may just be the most hopeful video I’ve seen in this entire series.
I look forward to more “Big Ideas.” Lord knows we some right about now.
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