June 21, 2020

What a week of highs and lows! Today we look at the Friday Night Coup, speculate about the fall-out from Prznint Stupid's Saturday Super-spreader event in Tulsa, dive into the deep state, and wrap up with some news from the US Postal Service.

Hackwhackers examines the Friday Night Coup Attempt in SDNY.

Spocko's Brain wonders what happens next, you know, if a person with the Trump-Virus attends the rally. (As I write this, Axios reports that "Six of President Trump's staffers, who were part of the campaign's advance team for the president's Saturday rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have been quarantined after testing positive for the novel coronavirus.)

The Propaganda Professor digs up the "Seep State."

Bonus Track: TYWKIWDBI tells us about a free service from the USPS (USPS has the best package tracking system in the business, too.) GO POSTAL UNIONS!

Thanks for letting me be part of your week. It's an honor and a privilege! Thanks also to the 28+ bloggers who gave us the best takes and a few laughs along the way.

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Twitters, too. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).

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