Remind Voters: Trump's ex-VP and Former Speaker Won't Support Him
Plus: 'Inside Out 2' Reviewed
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BILL KRISTOL & ANDREW EGGER: Trump’s Triumphal Return to the Scene of the Crime
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Mike Pence and Paul Ryan don’t support Trump… And while they might not support Biden (they should), Biden and allies should make sure Republican voters are constantly reminded they think he is beyond the pale.
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SONNY BUNCH: Sony Buying the Drafthouse Is (Probably) Good
The biggest—and, frankly, most surprising—news in the world of entertainment this week has to be Sony’s decision to purchase the Alamo Drafthouse from the private equity firms (and founder Tim League) who currently owned it.
SONNY BUNCH: ‘Inside Out 2’ Review
THE JOKE ABOUT INSIDE OUT WAS THAT after giving toys feelings in Toy Story and giving cars feelings in Cars Pixar had decided to give feelings feelings in Inside Out. It’s funny because it’s true: the literalness of character names like Joy (Amy Poehler) and Anger (Lewis Black) gave the whole thing a fairly obvious text-for-subtext vibe. Still, it pulled the Pixar trick of hitting you right in the feels throughout, most particularly when Riley’s childhood imaginary friend, Bing Bong (Richard Kind), consigned himself to deletion to save Joy from the shadowy ball pit of lost memories, or some such.
🚨OVERTIME🚨
Happy Friday! The heat dome is coming. Some say it’s here! Stay cool and hydrated this weekend. Little Caesars says it’s the “Summer of Hot-n-Ready.” They may be right.
Top GOPer Accidentally Wrecks… Trump’s Biggest Lie About Jack Smith (Greg Sargent, TNR).
These Three Politicians Once Looked Like the Future of the GOP... 72 Hours Later the Dream Was Dead. Michael Kruse with this depressing (but important) look in Politico.
You have no idea how hard… it is to be Donald Trump. Dana Milbank in The Post on the emerging hazards.
The US ran a secret anti-vax campaign… To undermine China’s vaccine (Reuters).
Politics is all about compromise… No, not with them (h/t Bulwark Reddit).
The ‘Jimmy Clean Hands’ Election… Tom Nichols argues in The Atlantic that Criticizing Trump without trying to stop him is meaningless.
Making the Band: An Oral History of the Livestrong Bracelet (Texas Monthly)
How the USA upset Pakistan… in cricket. 🏏
Panther sticks… Are everywhere (Defector).
Everything must go! The Alex Jones empire to be liquidated. For now.
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