The State of Emergency Edition:

Peace in our time: "US military says Trump's Taliban peace deal is mostly useless". The American Independent.

Mahablog on why we need government. Working gov't.

Landlords are the absolute worst: Scottie notes a Netflix flick that describes Jared Kushner & his hideous family as "first-tier predators".

Using the pandemic to attack the safety net least among us, from L.A. Progressive.

Bonus "Voice in the WIlderness" Track: An evangelical observes the filthy hypocrisy of his fellow evangelicals in reference to You-Know-Who at Sojourners.

Compiled by M. Bouffant. Submissions & suggestions may be sent to mbru@crooksandliars.com.