Crash Course: Biden's documents: Democrats, media fall into GOP trap one more time

There is no fair comparison between the Biden and Trump cases. But the lure of false equivalency is irresistible [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvN2gyOWRrd24zZy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXJXA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbmpldHA5eHFrZy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Biden's documents: Democrats, media fall into GOP trap one more time As others have observed, up to and including right-wing operatives on Fox News, Joe Biden (or perhaps a member of his staff and aides) almost certainly took these documents by accident, in a case of accidental shoplifting categorically similar to the one involving my mother and the robe. There is no direct or fair comparison between Biden's documents case and the top secret or classified documents that Donald Trump took from the White House, and his repeated and blatant attempts to defy the law. Biden and his representatives are fully cooperating with the Department of Justice, and have immediately returned classified documents as they are discovered — not two years later, after repeatedly lying about them. The documents in Biden's possession, by all accounts, do not include nuclear secrets, intelligence sources and methods, and [other information](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMva3FoNHAxMWF3bS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXJXA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) that might legitimately [compromise national security](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvd2VlOHZsc2ZqNi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). [Read the rest from Chauncey DeVega.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOXplcW1uMWNxei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Scientists don't know for sure why we have pubic hair — but they have some compelling theories For such an uncomfortable subject as pubic hair, people sure are vocal about their opinions. A 2015 study found that [women tend to have strong convictions](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMjk1MTZncGkzZi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) regarding their partners' pubic hair. Meanwhile, [pubic hair styling has grown into a genuine industry](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvb3N0MXg3OGgybi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXJXA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). And serious injuries that take place while [shaving one's pubic hair](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaHd0MGFuYjhzdS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) are not uncommon. Whether we are comfortable talking about it with it or not, public hair is an inimitable part of our anatomy. But why, exactly, do we have the stuff? 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Or is it the [Year of the Cat?](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdjdibXBhamxzei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Well, it depends ... - Marshal didn't make justices sign sworn affidavits in [leak case](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYjFidmZsaHhkdC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - [Lauren Boebert](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMm4xMG16M2kyNi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)'s first bill of the year centers on defunding Planned Parenthood - ["House in the Pines"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNmtzM3Y1cmZncS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) thriller author on the "dark side of nostalgia" with a narrator no one believes - Kentucky GOP group screens gruesome footage of [Breonna Taylor](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZ2l6aW40MHE2bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) raid to unsuspecting diners - A [tiny gingerbread house](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaXIzYTBubmt2ai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) got listed on Zillow for 31 days, and the price felt all too real If you found yourself here without subscribing, sign up for [Crash Course](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvN3J5a2RhOWN6YS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), so you don't miss anything! Is the war in Ukraine at a major turning point? It sure looks that way The thing you've got to understand about chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and CIA directors is that they don't just wake up in the morning and decide to do the kind of stuff they did this week. Last Friday, CIA Director William Burns met secretly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. On Monday, Gen. Mark Milley was in Germany to observe the training of a new Ukrainian mechanized infantry battalion that is destined for the front lines in the conflict with Russia. On Tuesday, Milley traveled to a secret location in eastern Poland to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhny, the highest-ranking officer in Ukraine's armed forces. On Monday, John Finer, the deputy national security adviser, Wendy Sherman, the deputy secretary of state, and Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy, met with President Zelenskyy and his top advisers in Ukraine to discuss the status of the war and U.S. support for Ukraine. [Read the rest from Lucian K. Truscott IV.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvczE1cThzYnlhbi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images) - "High egg prices should be investigated, U.S. farm group says," [Reuters](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNHJlMjRxZnNtOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXJXA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Buzz Aldrin marries for the fourth time, aged 93," [BBC](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvejdyaGh2NmJ6Mi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXJXA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Toadzilla discovered in Australia could be the world's largest," [NBC News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvN3EzNTFocm5nMy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXJXA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Wife shot terminally ill husband in hospital, police say," [The Washington Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYTlqdjJuOTdndS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXJXA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Experts say gas stoves are a huge cause of childhood asthma. Here's what parents should know Chatter about a fictitious gas stove ban in America has [sparked a right-wing culture war](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlr6pKP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcmNxMDJxOW93My8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTc0aXk1N3k4dXImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hLJc1jQGTvQ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). The uproar was initiated by a stray comment made by Richard Trumka Jr., the commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Trumka had suggested that his agency might pursue regulation of gas stove installation, because of the health risks associated with them. 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