June 3 Reads

Trump claimed earlier today the GOP has been forced to find a new location for its convention.  I suspect both party conventions will be virtual.  As for the Democrats, I applied to be a delegate, but I don't think I will get it because I believe everybody is counting on it being virtual.

Whatever.
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New Zealand needs to ditch its legal or "decriminalized" prostitution racket.  It simply doesn't work at all.
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Obituary:  Racehorse Pleasantly Perfect, age 22.  He spent his final years in Turkey:

Goodbye, Pleasantly Perfect, whose death in Turkey at 22 has been reported. The son of Pleasant Colony-Regal State, by Affirmed, won 9 of 18, including the 2003 Breeders' Cup Classic and 2004 Dubai World Cup.

This Breeders' Cup score capped a 4-win BC day for Richard Mandella. pic.twitter.com/BAtUSlAgqn

— Barbara Livingston (@DRFLivingston) June 3, 2020

The 2003 Breeders' Cup Classic:



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More pointed criticism of Donald Trump:

"I have watched this week's unfolding events, angry and appalled," Mattis said in a statement given to The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg. He said that the president is actively trying to divide the nation.

"Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us," the legendary former Marine Corps general wrote. "We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership."

"We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society," he continued in the letter first published by The Atlantic. "This will not be easy, as the past few days have shown, but we owe it to our fellow citizens; to past generations that bled to defend our promise; and to our children."

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Thanks to lazy shit husbands, working women are being screwed again thanks to the lockdown.
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WTF, Rand Paul?
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Trump is still peddling the Joe Scarborough smear, no matter how many times it has been debunked over the years.

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The "Swedish Miracle" should bite the dust once and for all.  It has been a failure.

Sweden has seen a far higher mortality rate than its nearest neighbours and its nationals are being barred from crossing their borders.

Dr Tegnell told Swedish radio more should have been done early on.

"There is quite obviously a potential for improvement in what we have done."

Sweden has counted 4,542 deaths and 40,803 infections in a population of 10 million, while Denmark, Norway and Finland have imposed lockdowns and seen far lower rates.

Denmark has seen 580 deaths, Norway has had 237 deaths and Finland 321. Sweden reported a further 74 deaths on Wednesday.

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