For Your Weekend Listening

Donald Trump will be campaigning in North Carolina today—without Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor by his side. The Trump campaign has remained mum about Robinson, a top Trump ally, since CNN reported on Thursday that Robinson had made a series of “inflammatory comments” on a pornographic message board more than a decade ago, including referring to himself as a “black NAZI!” and praising Mein Kampf as a “good read.” This wasn’t Robinson’s first scandal.

mdash; The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races, a significant decision that could influence ballot measures and tight legislative races. The court’s decision comes after officials uncovered a database error that for two decades mistakenly designated the voters as having access to the full ballot.

The Mahablog: Lax gun laws and flakes with guns. Other Words: Why the far right lies about immigrants. News Corpse: Trump's promise not to sell his Truth Social stock may land him in financial and legal peril. ProPublica: Judge Aileen Cannon failed to disclose a right-wing junket. Tax Policy Center: Tipped workers and their income taxes by state. This installment by Batocchio.

Kamala Harris crushed Donald Trump in the debate a week and a half ago, and it's been a downward spiral ever since. Specifically, one insult was a real bunker-buster. It sent Trump spinning outta control, and he has yet to recover. I know you're thinking "crowd size." Sure, that was a banger.

Heard of ballot box biology? That’s when special interests ask voters to circumvent the expertise and inclusive decision-making of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to get what they want. Equally pernicious is ballot box budgeting which distorts the state budget process in favor of certain interests by appealing directly to voters through initiatives.

President Trump was eight minutes from death.