This week’s Good News from the Resistance: Senators are back home, having vacated the D.C. swamp with little to show for their efforts; Mueller sinks his teeth more deeply into the Russia probe(s) by empaneling a grand jury; 45 mirrors the summer behavior of the “urban elites” his supporters so publicly disdain, by fleeing to his vacation home while the (White) house is being renovated. In this week’s Good News from the Resistance:
- Newsweek’s cover story: 45’s a “Lazy Boy”
- Senate blocks 45 from being naughty while they’re away
- 7,150 nuns can’t be wrong
- Will the country’s most despised sheriff look pretty in pink?
- Where you need to move if you get sick
- GOP’s Full-Employment Act for Lawyers
- What Mueller’s up to next
- Texas business leaders take a stand on toilets
- People who make a difference: EPA alumni
- Take action: Rest.
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NEWSWEEK’S COVER ARTICLE
America’s King Lazy Boy is tired and bored. Imagine how exhausted he’d be if he did more than watch TV and play with his phone.
WE WHEN 45 IS RESTRAINED
Before high-tailing it out of town, the Senate blocked 45 from making recess appointments.
WE WHEN PRO-LIFE NUNS TAKE A STAND
“To cut Medicaid and take health care from millions of people is not a pro-life stance.”
WE IMAGINING RACIST ARIZONA SHERRIFF IN JAIL
Immigrant-hater Joe Arpaio found guilty of criminal contempt. He may be headed for jail – where he famously humiliated inmates by forcing them to wear pink.
WE THESE STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL
Blue States may be the only place you can afford to get sick.
WE THIS GOP LAWSUIT
When the going gets tough, the tough … get a lawyer. Monkey see, monkey do?
WE MUELLER’S GRAND JURY
Be still our beating hearts: the possibility of criminal charges – that extend beyond fall-guy Flynn.
WE OIL EXECS WHO DON’T CARE WHO’S AT THE NEXT URINAL
Texas business leaders take a stand against the bathroom law.
WE PEOPLE WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE: EPA ALUMNI
EPA alumni and soon-to-be alumni (a.k.a. “unemployed”) have formed a resistance group called Save EPA. They’ve got a damn good website.
WE TAKING ACTION: AVOID TRUMP FATIGUE SYNDROME (TFS)
Even resisters need to rest. They’re counting on us getting bored, burning out, or giving up. If you’re going to take a week off from paying attention and resisting, this is it. Give yourself a break. Here are some pointers on how to avoid TFS:
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