Morning Belz, June 8

Pistol braces, "don't come," and dinner party gate.

Big splash on ultra-rich tax returns — ProPublica
Kamala Harris getting bashed from the Left for this — Recount
Bipartisan support for industrial bill to counter China — NYT
Skin color, Latinos, and a complicated future — Oxford
Virginia Woolf: Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid — TNR
Proposed gun rule would outlaw pistol braces — Reload
Yale is hilarious — NYT

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“One of the mysteries future historians will be forced to unravel is how a generation living during an historical oasis of peace and prosperity, and at the very peak of material comfort and indulgence, convinced themselves they're living in the end of days.” — Antonio García Martínez

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