• In case you missed the ‘condom-snorting challenge’ — and didn’t know it’s a bad idea (Washington Post) I weep for our youth
• Before the Media Lionized Martin Luther King Jr., They Denounced Him (Rolling Stone) Very true. Also King was far more radical than the Disney type portrayals that we see of him today.
• Lying Is a Fundamental Part of American Police Culture (Truthout) What I will say if I am ever interviewed as a part of jury duty, which is why I will never be on a jury.
• The DCCC’s Long, Ugly History of Sabotaging Progressives (In These Times) A good primer on the methods and history.
• Joseph Essig Kept Police Job After Groping Arrest (Law and Crime) While we are on the topic of corrupt police culture, here is the case of the son of a NYC assistant police chief.
• BP thinks an oil spill in Australia would be ‘welcome boost’ for locals (RT) Let them eat oil slicks.
• ‘I’m not going to be a Gabby Giffords’: Congressman Ralph Norman pulls out loaded gun at constituent meeting (Washington Post) Your Congress in action.

Dr. Evil Gets Fired from Trump’s Cabinet: