America faces a crossroads. We have enemies mounting against us. Great monsters, fed and allowed to grow, are coming back to haunt us, hunt us, and devour us. It’s scary. And, there is a natural tendency to negotiate and avoid provoking wrath of what already wants to eat us.
Some Americans—many, perhaps—have done very bad things in the past. But, many of us learn and improve. Others of us fought against the injustice. Like any nation, America needs to heal, grow, fight the bad, and strengthen the good. We don’t need to all lay down and die as our enemies want.
Death comes like a burglar, sneaking in the night. It seeks to isolate, frighten, paralyze first with fear, then with venom, and finally consume. Death makes us long for fear and even death itself. Don’t follow its poisonous seduction.
When a people find their heart, no matter how dark times have become, they have what they need to overcome any obstacle. The greatest battle is not over land or law, nor waged with guns or swords, but over the heart and fought with the heart.
We face trying, fearful times. By standing on our values, no matter the cost, we will pay a lesser price in the long run anyway.
Trump
Washington as Usual
Pelosi walks out on press: I’m done talking about impeachment // WA Examiner
‘I’m glad Brett was confirmed’: Blasey Ford’s father supported Kavanaugh confirmation // WA Examiner
Protests & Extremism
Scandal
NY Times Allegation that Kavanaugh Exposed Himself at Yale Is a Dud // National Review
Kavanaugh accused of new sexual misconduct claim: NYT // Axios
McCabe Grand Jury Indictment: Making Sense of the Rumors // National Review
Ex-FBI analyst pleads guilty to illegally accessing conspiracy theorist’s emails // The Hill
Russianewsgategate
ANALYSIS: Comey may not be off the hook in FISA investigation // WA Examiner
News Media & Journalism
Tiananmen Square Tank Man photographer Charlie Cole dies in Bali // SCMP
Security
Prices, Rates, Oil & Food
Attack on Saudi oil field a game-changer in Gulf confrontation // CNN
Iran says it’s ready for war with US after Saudi oil attack accusations // Sky News
Trump: US locked and loaded for response to attack on Saudis // AP
Saudi Arabia cuts oil output by 5 million barrels following drone attacks // CNN
Soc Media, Econ, Tech
House antitrust panel seeks internal records from Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook // The Hill