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Trump faces giant penis mowed into field near airport where he lands for UK state visit, in climate change protest — ‘Climate change is real,’ teenager points out in message for US president — A teenager has mowed an anti-Trump message, complete with a giant penis …

Discussion: Conservative News Today, BBC, Common Dreams, Balloon Juice and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Robert Mackey / The Intercept:

Donald Trump Welcomed to the U.K. With Video of Boris Johnson Calling Him “Unfit” for Office — Washington and Westminster politics seemed to merge on Monday, as Donald Trump arrived in London for a state visit — tweeting insults from Air Force One at the city's mayor, Sadiq Khan …

Discussion: BBC, Sputnik International and CityLab

Daily Mail:

The D-Day landings: There were at least 10,000 Allied casualties, with 4,414 confirmed dead — It was also the moment that most perfectly exemplified and cemented the special relationship between Britain and America, the two nations that provided the vast majority of those who fought the ferocious battle on the beaches.

Discussion: Sputnik International, Sean Hannity, The Daily Caller and twitchy.com

Washington Post:

As Trump's state visit looms, Britain seems a reluctant host — LONDON — In Britain, a state visit doesn't just mean dining with the prime minister, or even tea with the queen. It means an extraordinary level of pomp and pageantry, plus a sleepover at Buckingham Palace. — At least, it normally does.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Telegraph, Washington Monthly, The Sun, Shareblue Media, The Week and Politico

Anna Vickerstaff / The Independent:

We're flying the Trump baby blimp again - because the US president doesn't deserve our respect — Our balloon is part of a proud history of political satire in the UK that sends a clear, orange, message to Trump and his politics of hate that they are not welcome here

Discussion: Quartz, Common Dreams, The Daily Beast, The Guardian and Splinter

Associated Press:

Trump meets queen, escalates feud with London mayor — LONDON (AP) — Mixing pageantry and political pugilism, President Donald Trump opened a state visit to Britain on Monday by drawing a smile from Queen Elizabeth II and stepping up a long-running feud with London's anti-Trump mayor before his plane had touched down on English soil.

Discussion: The Rush Limbaugh Show and The Guardian

Anna Hopkins / Fox News:
President Trump is ‘interfering in British politics,’ risks ‘going off script’ and worsening crises: NBC's Chuck Todd

Discussion: The Atlantic, CNBC, Politico, The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart

Natasha Bird / ELLE:
Sadiq Khan Has A Strong Message For Donald Trump, As The US President Arrives in The UK For His State Visit

Discussion: Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Fortune, The Gateway Pundit and Sara A. Carter

Mirror.co.uk:
Jeremy Corbyn to join thousands protesting against Donald Trump's UK State Visit

Discussion: National Review and Daily Mail

Chris York / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Begins UK Trip By Insulting London Mayor Sadiq Khan

Discussion: Human Events, Law & Crime, Slate, The Guardian and Shakesville

Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Trump gets the royal treatment with state visit to the United Kingdom

Discussion: Breitbart

Washington Post:

Figure linked to Trump transition charged with transporting child pornography — A key witness in former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation of Russian election interference has been indicted by federal officials on child pornography charges, according to court documents.

Josh Lederman / NBC News:

Inside Pete Buttigieg's plan to overhaul the Supreme Court — No other candidate has made it central to his or her rationale for running and proposed presidential agenda. — WASHINGTON — As Democrats agonize over a spate of state laws restricting abortion rights and even a potential reversal …

Discussion: RedState, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Law & Crime and Breitbart

Jim Geraghty / National Review:

The Right's Grifter Problem — Making the click-through worthwhile: A rare single-topic Jolt this morning, as I've watched the two millionth “the problem with conservatism is people like you, the solution for conservatism is people like me” debate and I'm just sick and tired …

Discussion: The American Conservative

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Kushner unsure whether he'd alert FBI if Russians request another meeting — On “Axios on HBO,” Jared Kushner said he doesn't know whether he'd call the FBI if he were to receive an email today like the one before the campaign's Trump Tower meeting, which had the subject line: “Re: Russia - Clinton - private and confidential.”

Discussion: Vox, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Shakesville, Shareblue Media, Joe.My.God., Mediaite, New York Post and Political Wire

Politico:

POLITICO Playbook PM: What House Dem leadership said about impeachment today — NEW ... INCHING CLOSER? ... REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES (D-N.Y.), the No. 4 House Democrat, spoke to TOURÉ for his podcast about impeachment. The podcast will drop Wednesday. TOURÉ: “Should Trump be impeached?”

Discussion: Breitbart, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg

Washington Post: Purged? Not purged. Leading North Korean official reemerges in public.

Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
Top North Korean official reappears days after purge report

Discussion: RedState, PJ Media Home and NK News

New York Times:

On YouTube's Digital Playground, an Open Gate for Pedophiles — Christiane C. didn't think anything of it when her 10-year-old daughter and a friend uploaded a video of themselves playing in a backyard pool. — “The video is innocent, it's not a big deal,” said Christiane, who lives in a Rio de Janeiro suburb.

Discussion: Jezebel, The Sun, Mediaite, Variety, The Verge, The Week and The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »

David Siders / Politico:

It's 2 primaries now: Biden and everyone else — SAN FRANCISCO — With the introductory stage of the Democratic presidential primary now over, the lines of engagement are beginning to take shape. And what is emerging is a primary that is no longer one nominating contest, but two.

Discussion: Fox News, CNN, Splinter and New York Times

James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: ‘Socialism is not the answer.’ John Hickenlooper discusses his Sister Souljah moment after boos in S.F.

Discussion: Power Line

David Dayen / American Prospect:
In California, Democratic Hopefuls Counter Biden's Status Quo Politics

Discussion: Shakesville

Brian Lyman / Montgomery Advertiser:

‘Where was the Lord?’: On Jefferson Davis' birthday, 9 slave testimonies — The voices of five men and four women, once held in human bondage, interviewed in Alabama in 1937. … ‘Take Care of My Baby’ … William Henry Towns, Sheffield — Sometimes I visits old Mingo White …

New York Times:

A ‘Bridge’ to China, and Her Family's Business, in the Trump Cabinet — Elaine Chao has boosted the profile of her family's shipping company, which benefits from industrial policies in China that are roiling the Trump administration. — The email arrived in Washington before dawn.

Discussion: Splinter, CNN, Hullabaloo, Observer, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo and The Week

VICE:

New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End’ in 2050 — The climate change analysis was written by a former fossil fuel executive and backed by the former chief of Australia's military. — A harrowing scenario analysis of how human civilization might collapse …

Kori Schake / The Atlantic:

A Middle East Peace Plan Built on Un-American Principles — The Trump administration hasn't actually released its Middle East peace plan. It's so closely held that the Palestinians who are to be its object have not been invited into discussions of the subject.

Washington Post:
Exclusive: Pompeo delivers unfiltered view of Trump's Middle East peace plan in off-the-record meeting

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post, Breitbart, Axios, Talking Points Memo, Rolling Stone, Outside the Beltway, CNN, Just Security, Al Jazeera, middleeastmonitor.com, Althouse, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Informed Comment, Politico, Mother Jones and The Week

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Will support grow for impeaching Trump? Data on Nixon offers a clue. — If you've closely followed the debate among Democrats over whether to launch an impeachment inquiry on President Trump, chances are that you've heard this number: 19. — As many who support impeachment hearings have pointed out …

Discussion: The Mahablog, Politico, New York Times, Hullabaloo and CNN

Danielle Wiener-Bronner / CNN:

Chipotle could raise burrito prices by 5¢ if Mexico tariffs become permanent — New York (CNN Business)If President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on Mexican products go through, Chipotle burritos could get a little more expensive. — Trump said last week that unless …

Sonia Weiser / New York Times:

Lawyers by Day, Uber Drivers and Bartenders by Night — Legal Aid lawyers, who represent poor people in court, often have to work second jobs to make ends meet. — Her story is a familiar one in the gig economy era: She works several odd jobs like delivering food for Grubhub and UberEats, or helping people with their tax returns.

Jennifer Awford / The Sun:

COMB ON OVER Donald Trump sports slick new ‘hat hair’ before flying to meet the Queen — DONALD Trump sported a slick new hairstyle before flying to meet the Queen on his first official state visit to the UK. — The US President's fresh look marked a dramatic change from his trademark yellow bouffant …

Discussion: The Rush Limbaugh Show, Althouse and Don Surber

Monique O. Madan / Miami Herald:

No hugs, kids cutting themselves: Court gets unprecedented peek inside Homestead shelter — A 705-page court document filed by lawyers who spent substantial time inside Homestead's detention center for unaccompanied minors says the migrant children held there are subjected to “prison-like” …

Washington Post:

Where 2020 Democrats stand on Climate change — Do you support the Green New Deal resolution? — Hover for more information, click to highlight a candidate … Jump to more questions — The Democratic takeover of the House refocused the climate conversation in Washington.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Paul Rosenzweig / The Atlantic:

Trump's Defiance of the Rule of Law — President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that his administration is the “most transparent in history,” and that it has “cooperated totally” with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, or words to that effect. But the truth is quite the opposite.

Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:

Daily Beast, CNN confuse censorious partisanship with journalism — The press is not the enemy of the people, but I will be damned if it does not act like it sometimes. — The Daily Beast has just published a hit piece outing a private citizen whom it accuses of producing a hoax video.

Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:

Biden's First Run for President Was a Calamity. Some Missteps Still Resonate. — In 1988, Joe Biden was prone to embellishment. Hints of that linger today. But unlike then, his message to voters is clear: He's a stabilizing statesman in a tumultuous time.

Liam Quinn / Fox News:

Eric Swalwell posts bizarre fundraising clip of himself changing baby's diaper — Democratic 2020 longshot Eric Swalwell may regret this rash decision. — Swalwell, who has struggled to gain a foothold in the crowded 2020 field, on Sunday posted a bizarre video on Twitter seeking donations from his supporters.

Discussion: Breitbart