Karen Carpenter, born 73 years ago today, isolated vocals on "Close to You".

Every American president, but they're all cool and they all sport a mullet

The apex predator seizes it prey.

This is nature.

https://twitter.com/weirdlilguys/status/1629989185355665408

"Could You Really Not Just Put This In An Email?" by Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq

The artist of this song is a lawyer, and as someone who worked in big law, this song touches me like no other.

Monsieur Cat won't allow you in the restaurant without a reservation.

There's nothing he can do for you. Good day.

https://twitter.com/TweetsOfCats/status/1628377568482058240

New Morning Consult poll is a disaster for Republicans.

Trump holds a commanding lead for the Republican nomination. The only way to defeat him is to go to war with him and his supporters. Is "Meatball Ron" up to it? Ole Meatball loves to talk tough. Thinks that he's Alpha Dog. Okay. Let's see it.

--On Edit--
Also, even if Meatball or some other Republican pulled off the upset and defeated Trump, does anyone think that Trump and his supporters would accept the results given his early lead in the polls?


https://twitter.com/MorningConsult/status/1628384361056813056

How many states have you visited?

Layovers and drive throughs do not count. You have to have spent a minimum of 4 consecutive hours in the state for it to count as a visit.

For me. I've visited 12 states.

NY, NJ, PA, DC, MD, VA, FLA, ILL, CA, OR, WA, and NV

--On edit--
It's 12. I forgot PA.

--Second Edit--
Seems like everyone has been to CA.

--Third Edit--
Wow. DUers are well traveled.

Why other media outlets don't call out Fox News (Explained)

Other media establishments rarely, if ever, call out Fox News for being Republican propagandists because they may need to work there one day. There are only a hand full of media companies out there paying well and Fox News is one of them. Calling them out may cost you a job there one day.

Why the GOP has become extreme (Explained)

It's very simple. Their core political agenda, tax cuts for the rich and de-regulation, have limited appeal to a broad cross section of Americans. So much so, that they would lose every election in a landslide if they ran on only their core issues.

Thus, they have to make a political alliance with the most extreme, fringe, regressive elements in our country. That's why they take extreme positions on gun regulation, gender issues, race, immigration, etc. It's the only way for the party to build any type of political consensus for their agenda, tax cuts for the rich and de-regulation.

It's fairly straightforward.

--On Edit--
My proof is look at their legislative record once they have total power. The first thing that they do is cut taxes.

Can you guess what this is?

array(['Biden', 'Harris', 'Whitmer', 'Buttigieg', 'Sanders', 'Pelosi', 'Ocasio-Cortez'])

Hint: It's a twist on an oft used phrase by the media to criticize the Democrats.

Answer: "Dems in array." It's a twist on the term, "Dems in disarray".