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More “Yep”.

Why is the pundit class so desperate to push Biden out of the race? | Rebecca Solnit | The Guardian

It’s a dogpile and a panic, and there is no one more unable to understand their own emotional life, biases and motives than people who are utterly convinced of their own ironclad rationality and objectivity, AKA most of these pundits.

So. Much. THIS!

Your Independence Day – Rhoneisms

I wrote this 10 years ago today… Still holds up.

Fences (and not in the August Wilson way) – A Build Post

My wife is so kind to me.

Let the President violate the law, let him exploit the trappings of his office for personal gain, let him use his official power for evil ends. Because if he knew that he may one day face liability for breaking the law, he might not be as bold and fearless as we would like him to be. That is the majority’s message today. Even if these nightmare scenarios never play out, and I pray they never do, the damage has been done. The relationship between the President and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.

Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune.

— Justice Sonia Sotomayor writing in dissent of today’s Supreme Court ruling on Presidential Immunity

My friend CJ’s excellent book Principles for Newsletters is now in Paperback for your “keep it by your desk bookshelf to reference frequently” enjoyment.

KCRW Left, Right & Center — Inflation is top of mind for voters ahead of first presidential debate

Ignore the title. This episode is really about polling and why polls are largely broken and why every one you see is likely wrong. Especially right now.

Fantastic listen.

Take a genuine pause.

Elevate Your Travel: Why Checked Bags Are the Way to Go – The Brooks Review

Interesting perspective from a former “one bagger”.

For our 10 day trip to Tanzania, we were forced to one-bag/carry-on and were fine. Our travel credit card gets us a free checked bag each and we use it when convenient.

Execupundit.com: Saturday Morning

We need to catch up but it’s life, after all, and not a death march.

Yesterday felt like a marathon — a long distance that was satisfying to finish.

Today, we’re at the cabin.

Much gratitude indeed.