3 Teenage Migrants Are Charged in Malta With Hijacking Ship at Sea

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Trump Cheats At Golf Too

In addition to the $95,000,000 of taxpayer moneys at one of his resorts, Donald Trump has spent an unbelievable 164 days golfing, or over five full months of his 26 months in office.

Turns out, even after spending that much time on the links, Trump has proven Malcolm Gladwell completely wrong: he has to cheat to win.

“To say ‘Donald Trump cheats’ is like saying ‘Michael Phelps swims,'” writes Rick Reilly in the new book “Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump” (Hachette Book Group), out Tuesday. “He cheats at the highest level. He cheats when people are watching and he cheats when they aren’t. He cheats whether you like it or not. He cheats because that’s how he plays golf … if you’re playing golf with him, he’s going to cheat.”

Reilly, a former Sports Illustrated columnist who has played with Trump in the past, spoke to dozens of players — both amateur and professional — to recount some of the president’s worst cons on the course, starting with his declared handicap of 2.8.

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Mike's Blog Round Up

Earth-Bound Misfit: No, deadbeat Donnie won't close the border.

Dr. Jen Gunter: Is "keto-crotch" a thing? Short answer to that misogynistic question is "no."

All the Good Names Are Taken: The stupidity of "concealed carry" burns.

Is it me, or is this food blog post a perfect metaphor for the 2020 Democratic primary season so far?

Round up by Frances Langum (@bluegal). Hear me with Driftglass at The Professional Left

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A TV Comedian Could Dominate Ukraine’s Election. That Is Not a Joke.

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Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread

I think I've mentioned before that my dad worked for the State Department for many years. Through him, I've met more than my shares of political appointees, foreign diplomats, civil servants and intelligence analysts to last a lifetime. My dad, well versed in the language of diplomacy and negotiation, often told us kids a version of Maya Angelou's saying: "Don't trust what they say; trust in what they do."

It's why I take a rather cynical view of politics and politicians as an adult. I've seen too often how little their words match up with their actions. It's also why I take a dim view of what passes for journalism too.

I often wonder how materially different the Sunday shows would be if the anchors operate under the same guidelines. Rather than taking whatever a pol says at face value, what would it be like if we reminded them of what they've done?

"Mick Mulvaney, you spent much of the Obama presidency being a deficit hawk. Now that you're part of a Republican administration, you claim no one cares about deficits. Were you lying then or are you lying now?"

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North Korea Calls Raid at Its Embassy in Spain a ‘Terrorist Attack’

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Afghan Vice President Survives Attack on Convoy

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