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Good morning, from the Left Coast. It's comfy and sunny here. People are out and about, chatting and picking up a coffee or cold drink. It is busy at Starbucks.

Ukraine says captured Russian soldiers could be part of prisoner exchange

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While the Harris - Walz campaign is in the throes of an accelerating grass-roots movement, the tfg - jdv campaign appears to be struggling with the frustrations of a fruitless bowel movement.

Russia is evacuating more than 180,000 people after Ukraine’s military took control of 28 towns and villages in the Kursk border region

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It's that time of year in San Diego, when the monsoonal flow sets in. It is comfortable now and will stay that way, so long as daytime temperatures stay below the 90s.

On this day, nine years ago:
The digeridoo busker at Balboa Park.


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Ukrainian troops battled Russian forces Thursday for a third day in Russia’s Kursk region, occupying villages and part of a town, in what has become Ukraine’s largest incursion into Russia since Russia’s invasion in 2022.

Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, have confirmed the cross-border Ukrainian attack, which stunned Moscow and appeared to involve the use of Western-donated infantry fighting vehicles.

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Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis agrees to cooperate in Arizona elector case. In a deal that allows Ellis to avoid potential jail time, she has agreed to provide prosecutors with evidence that could implicate other defendants.

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"I sympathize with Slate because I have fallen into this trap myself: as reality becomes more and more bizarre and journalistic malpractice more rampant, you have to punch up your satirical headlines because the Overton Window has made them plausible even read literally." ~ Popehat

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Good morning from the Left Coast. Starbucks is almost empty. Folks must be sleeping in. It's coffee ☕ time for me.


The Padres have earned their way back into the Playoff conversation.
The are playing well now, and there is no reason to think that can't continue.

On this day, six years ago:
A Monarch emerges from it's transformational chrysalis, into a world of who-knows-what.

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