Peruse, if you will, what I believe is one of the first press releases from the Harris campaign, released after a Fox News appearance by Donald Trump earlier today:

Two points to make here. The first is that not only are the gloves off, they were never on in the first place. The second is that one advantage that the GOP had in the last two election cycles — the presumption that the Democrats would always “go high” when they went low — is very clear no longer operable.

I don’t know if Trump and the GOP are actually prepared for the Harris campaign to treat them with the respect they deserve, which is to say, none whatsoever. This is different than saying that Trump and company aren’t prepared to go low; they’ve been in the gutter so long that it’s now their high ground. What I’m saying is that it’s harder to effectively stab your opponent when she’s busy punching you in the face, and wearing brass knuckles when she’s doing it.

Which is again a reminder: 2024 is not 2020 or 2016. I’m curious to see if the Trump campaign will be able to understand that.

— JS

In all the hubbub of the last few days, thought you might appreciate a soothing picture of a cat. I know I sure do. And Smudge is a world leader in just following his bliss. We would all do well to follow his furry example.

— JS

Just when you thought stamp collecting couldn't get any geekier, the UK's Royal Mail rolled a natural 20 on their marketing strategy. They've unleashed a set of Dungeons & Dragons stamps that'll have you pawning your +3 sword of dragon slaying just to afford them and the related swag. — Read the rest

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A lounging cat confused her owner when he found her in the laundry room guarding her box of kittens — which was empty.

"Where are the kittens? And why is she still just sitting here, like she's guarding the kittens?" he asked, pivoting his camera from his cat to a towel-lined box that was otherwise empty. — Read the rest

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Vice President Kamala Harris not only slammed the GOP's fascist Project 2025 today at a stop in Wisconsin, she also mocked it.

"Donald Trump wants to take our country backward. He and his extreme 2025 agenda will weaken the middle class," she said to a crowd that loudly booed at the mere mention of the 920-page MAGA manifesto. — Read the rest

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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of his last album, Mandatory Fun, Weird Al" Yankovic released a new video, "Polkamania!" It gives 12 of the biggest pop hits from the past decade a rousing polka treatment, along with various hilarious animations. — Read the rest

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