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This Day in History
Hurricane Katrina blows ashore in southeast Louisiana.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
Breakfast News
Harvey brings death, destruction to Houston as flood waters rise
Texans refuse to leave pets behind as they flee Harvey
Texas governor may allow insurance companies to short-change Hurricane Harvey victims
U.S. appeals court questions scope of Trump travel ban
Georgia unveils statue of civil rights leader King on capitol grounds
Anti-racism activists to march from Charlottesville to Washington
North Korea fires missile over Japan, sharply escalating tensions
EU urges swifter Brexit talks as London seeks ‘flexibility’
Colombia protests what it says was Venezuelan military incursion over border
Iraqi forces face tough resistance from IS in final Tal Afar battle
Saudi says it’s prepared to handle any stampede or disease at haj
Breakfast Blogs
Trump Finally Has an Ideology, and It Will Lead Us to Serious Trouble Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Steele Dossier and WaPo’s Trump Tower Scoop emotywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Can’t Stop/Won’t Stop: CNN Has A New Racist Bigot Apologist bmaz, emptyweel
Trump’s Latest Friday News Dump Echidne, at her blog
Too decent digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
A more perfect populism Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 136 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Andrew Sullivan Proves The Wingnut Welfare System Is America’s Most Durable Infrastructure driftglass, at his blog
JOE ARPAIO MIGHT SAVE JEFF FLAKE’S POLITICAL CAREER Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Warrant Affidavit Shows How Easy It Is To Bilk The Government Out Of Excess Equipment Tim Cushing, Techdirt