Jesse Jackson Jr. Speaks: 'not Well'...

Rep. Dan Goldman didn't hold back with his criticism of CNN's useless presidential debate so-called "moderators," who sat there like a couple of stumps that lost their ability to speak when they should have been fact checking serial liar Trump during an interview this Friday on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360. Cooper started things out by asking Goldman about the freakout on the left that Biden should be replaced due to his poor performance during the debate, with no one disputing that Biden had issues, and Goldman was pitch perfect with what the reaction should be: REP.

In a preview from his interview on Sunday's This Week show, Bannon declared he feels “great” about reporting to prison on Monday for defying a Jan. 6 Committee subpoena. He even likened it to having “served my nation” in the Navy. “I’m serving my country right now as a political prisoner … of Nancy Pelosi and Merrick Garland,” he added.

I can't begin to tell you just how horrible this Chevron ruling is, and as usual with the Roberts court, in an earlier ruling in which the conservatives anointed themselves final authorities on everything, they got an important detail very wrong. Via the New Republic: On Thursday, the justices ruled in favor of Ohio and several other states that challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to bring them into compliance with ozone pollution–control requirements.

A cartoon for July 4th. I hope you all are doing something fun this weekend and next, and are ignoring all of the noise coming out of Washington, DC and especially the New York Times. Ratt is on vacation for the next couple of weeks, but they left me some oldies to tide you over. Your open thread is below. - Karoli read more

When is the best time of year to meet someone? It’s a question I get asked a lot as a dating coach. With modern dating being a minefield, people are struggling to meet viable dating prospects and often want to increase their odds of success. I don’t blame them. But as modern daters continue to gravitate towards meeting people on the apps rather than out and about, that question is becoming much muddier. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] In the past, I have recommended that my clients embrace summer as the season with the most potential for organically connecting with people.

Dear Readers: Since announcing my departure from writing this syndicated column, I have heard from scores of people across various platforms, thanking me for more than two decades of offering advice and wishing me well in my “retirement.” I am very touched and grateful for this outpouring of support. The thing is — I don’t think of myself as retiring. I have led a constant, reliable life.