By Marina Pitofsky @ The Hill.com, Aug. 9

An elderly couple in Washington state was found dead in their home in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said, and police say they discovered notes about the couple’s struggle to afford necessary medical care [....]

The fundamental truth about what keeps Trump in power.

By Matthew Yglesias @ Vox.com, Aug. 8

If you want to understand what’s really happening in America in the Trump era, you could do a lot worse than read a statement provided to the press Wednesday evening by Stephen M. Ross — a rich guy who, like a lot of rich guys, enjoys spending some of his riches in order to influence public policy to make himself richer.

As a fan of turning wealth into political influence, which begets more wealth, Ross wants to see Donald Trump continue to entrench himself in office. But at the same time, like a lot of other rich guys, Ross got rich in part by selling services to the affluent masses of urban America — specifically through the upscale gym Equinox and the bicycle “cult” SoulCyle — so when news broke that Ross was hosting a Trump reelection fundraiser at his Hamptons mansion where tickets sold for up to $250,000 a pop, it damaged Ross’s brand.

In an effort to stave off criticism, Ross told the press that he has “known Donald Trump for 40 years” and that “while we agree on some issues, we strongly disagree on many others.” He didn’t explain which issues were which, but he concluded by saying “I have been, and will continue to be, an outspoken champion of racial equality, inclusion, diversity, public education, and environmental sustainability, and I have and will continue to support leaders on both sides of the aisle to address these challenges.” [....]

By Rachel Frazin @ TheHill.com, Aug. 8

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that his House panel is conducting an impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

Nadler added that the committee will decide by the year's end whether to refer articles of impeachment to the House floor.

“This is formal impeachment proceedings,” Nadler said in an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett. “We are investigating all the evidence, we're gathering the evidence. And we will at the conclusion of this — hopefully by the end of the year — vote to vote articles of impeachment to the House floor. Or we won’t. That’s a decision that we’ll have to make. But that’s exactly the process we’re in right now.” [....]

By Owen Daugherty @ TheHill.com, Aug. 8

[...] The event reportedly became so contentious that Stewart told attendees he would walk out unless it became more civil, which brought it back in line.

Stewart fielded one question and answered that everyone should condemn violence and racism, to which attendee Jamie Carter responded, “then why did you vote no to condemn racism?” [....] “By your question, you’re implying I’m a racist,” Stewart said, drawing the ire from many who disagreed. “Why would I support a racist if I wasn’t?” [....]

Admit not having read full article due to paywall, but coming from the WSJ, I think the tweet and lede and first paragraph are enough to make this story worth pointing out:

Somehow this picture to me's like catching The Clash at a café or on the street or CBGB's during the good years, or maybe the original Runaways - one with me mates.

Maybe it's the film stock of the time, dunno - just seems to stick out as punk era, cats you don't wanna fuck around with, all self-confident, don't take no guff. Maybe I'm bored and it's summer...