To whom else would one reveal such an experience?

via Richard Rohr Reorders the Universe | The New Yorker

Giving a lesson on how to talk to voters, per Bill McGurn:

We don’t have to guess much of what the president will say. Though the Beltway cognoscenti look down on his popular rallies as vulgar sideshows, they offer a lesson in talking to supporters without talking down to them.

And it should come as no surprise that the president has used his recent rallies to hone his message on his economic accomplishments: a booming stock market, new trade deals, historically low African-American unemployment, a “blue-collar boom” in which the lowest-paid earners are reaping the fastest gains, and so on.

And the beat goes on . . .

Bishop backs him up by saying nothing, legislators fire back.

Teaching reverence:

KAMPALA — Kampala Catholic Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has directed that no Christian or practicing Catholic will be allowed to receive the Holy Communion by hand.

He has also decreed that Holy Mass will no longer be celebrated in homes, as is the current norm, in a bid to “fend off abuses in the liturgical life of the Church”.

via PML Daily

The ad about criminal justice reform, “one of those things that is always talked about by politicians but never acted upon.” And how it came across.

The understated tone of the ad is what struck me most. The president is known for his bombast. I’m a big fan of that too. This ad, however, didn’t have the “rah-rah” rally feel. It was quiet, to the point, and quite impressive.

He does understatement too, apparently.

A truly lewd performance.

(Word not in common use these days.)

Something there is that loves a straight talker.

Deniers scoffing as we read this.

Trump Told Bolton to Help His Ukraine Pressure Campaign, Book Says

Kiss-and-tell book of the century. Decade? Year? Week? Day?”

If it isn’t one thing, it’s another.

Story has what’s “alleged” by former Trump advisor, nothing about what inspector general discovered about made-up allegations about the advisor. Why not?

via Chicago Sun-Times

She herself won’t talk about what Mr. W. is looking at. But boy, wouldn’t his findings influence the coming election? Hey, this is “crook” county, remember. Are we in for another stinko situation? Super-stinko, actually, following on the Jessie Smollett fiasco.

via Editorial: Answer these Jussie Smollett/Kim Foxx questions – Chicago Tribune