* A sign we’ve not yet seen: “Blue AND Black–not black & blue.”
* America’s protests over police brutality toward blacks have resonated beyond the U.S. In most cases, it means support for a cause that resonates globally. But in some instances, it’s more like geopolitical schadenfreude. Exhibit A: The Russians are enjoying payback after having endured decades of American criticism of its human rights record. It also helps Vladimir Putin divert internal criticism of Russia’s security services–a diversionary tactic not unfamiliar to Trump.
* “People realize that no one on TV is under oath.” That comment was likely more self-revealing than intended. It speaks, unsurprisingly, volumes about the ethics of this Administration. Who said it? Kellyanne Conway in January 2017.