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So Trump’s first authorized special ops raid went about as well as you would expect.
See what you can match on this “Early Warning Signs of Fascism” sign at the Holocaust Museum to the current administration.
Garrison Keillor: “‘We’re not going to let people die in the streets.’ No, they’re going to die at home in their bedrooms.“
Things don’t change: Dr. Seuss vs. fascism.
One day from Melania’s diary.
With new tech for inventing real-looking video and audio, the 2020 election will be a bonanza for fake news.
New scholarship taking applications … but only for white men.
No problem here: Navy SEAL convoy flying Trump flag.
Print and read: Did you know that white supremacists have been infiltrating law enforcement for years? The FBI does.
Bonus print and read: New York’s attorney general could be the White House’s greatest threat.

Garrison Keillor was born this day back in 1942, so happy birthday to the great Minnesota raconteur, poet, and all-around celebrator of the written word.

A few years back, a young writer sent a letter to Keillor asking for advice, what were his influences, and so on. Keillor’s response:

What influenced my writing was the King James Bible and the New Yorker magazine and which was the bigger influence, I’m not sure.