Armed to the teeth, with racial hate unleashed, Americans respond to another violent week with “Thoughts and Prayers”, empty rhetoric…..--President Obama speaks at funeral for Dallas police who were killed, offering no change and little hope…an all-too-familiar ritual
--alleged shooter Micah Johnson may have been radicalized by military service
--Bernie Sanders ends his disappointing “revolution” and endorses Hillary Clinton
--while your humble host was away, Comey’s decision not to indict Clinton was outrageous, but not surprising
--Attorney General Lynch dodges questions about Clinton email investigation as GOP presses referral on Clinton’s false statements under oath
--thin-skinned Donald Trump slams Justice Ginsberg for criticizing him
--British Prime Minister Cameron makes hasty exit, stage right, as Theresa May assembles her cabinet
--lame duck mission creep, Obama adds 560 more troops in Iraq
--after more than 14 years, Yemeni is released to Italy from Gunatanamo
--at Vice, Jason Leopold gives new details of the torture of Abu Zubaydeh
--Chelsea Manning confirms that she attempted suicide, after military leaked that private information
--in Israel, Netanyahu and his wife are investigated, again, for shady dealings and financial mismanagement
--Egypt’s military dictatorship is pushing for peace talks between Israel and Palestinians
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