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Larry Smith | Dirty Harry Was Bad at His Job 
Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry. (photo: Medium)
Larry Smith, Medium
Smith writes: "Years after becoming a cop, I rewatched a few of the old Dirty Harry films. I couldn't help but notice the bad police work on display."
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Democratic Reps. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.), Adam Schiff (Calif.) and Eliot Engel (N.Y.) at a news conference on June 11, 2019. (photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Democratic Reps. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.), Adam Schiff (Calif.) and Eliot Engel (N.Y.) at a news conference on June 11, 2019. (photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Ahead of Mueller Hearings, Top Democrats Call Trump 'Unindicted Co-Conspirator' and Accuse Him of 'High Crimes and Misdemeanors'
Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post
Sonmez writes: "House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Sunday that he believes there is "substantial evidence" that President Trump has committed high crimes and misdemeanors, defending his panel's decision to call former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to testify later this week."
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Kris Kobach. (photo: AP)
Kris Kobach. (photo: AP)

Amanda Marcotte | Republicans Will Never Say That Racism Is "Racism." Basically Because They're Racist
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Marcotte writes: "There's nothing Donald Trump can ever say or do that's bad enough for most Republicans to admit he's racist."
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U.S. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri. (photo: Jeff Roberson/AP)
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri. (photo: Jeff Roberson/AP)

A GOP Senator Just Laid Out His Blueprint for Theocratic Segregationism
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "The frustrating thing about Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), is that he so often walks right up to the edge of an excellent idea, presenting a compelling case that he's identified a problem that demands a solution - and then suddenly offers a completely ridiculous solution or nothing at all." 



Today at PSE conference @ChristophLakner shows the so-called elephant curve from our paper with and without adjustment for top incomes. (Will have 2013 data soon too).

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Equifax will also pay a $100 million civil penalty. (photo: Justin Lane/EPA)
Equifax will also pay a $100 million civil penalty. (photo: Justin Lane/EPA)

Equifax to Pay $700 Million Over Breach That Exposed Data of 150 Million People
Associated Press
Excerpt: "Equifax will pay up to $700m to settle with the US and states over a 2017 data breach that exposed social security numbers and other private information of nearly 150m people."
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A video grab handout photo made available by National Foundation of the Indian (Funai), shows an indigenous man. (photo: Funai/Handout/EPA)
A video grab handout photo made available by National Foundation of the Indian (Funai), shows an indigenous man. (photo: Funai/Handout/EPA)

Bolsonaro Pick for Funai Agency Horrifies Indigenous Leaders
Dom Phillips, Guardian UK
Phillips writes: "Indigenous leaders and specialists working with Brazil's nearly one million tribal people have been stunned and disconcerted by the appointment of a federal police officer with strong connections to agribusiness as the new head of the country's indigenous agency."
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One of the Swazi elephants and a caretaker at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha. (photo: Robin Schwartz/NYT)
One of the Swazi elephants and a caretaker at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha. (photo: Robin Schwartz/NYT)

Zoos Called It a 'Rescue.' But Are the Elephants Really Better Off?
Charles Siebert, The New York Times
Siebert writes: "Despite mounting evidence that elephants find captivity torturous, some American zoos still acquire them from Africa - aided by a tall tale about why they needed to leave home."
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