memeorandum: Republicans' anti-government chickens have finally come home to roost (Heather Digby Parton/Salon)

10:30 AM ET, July 25, 2021

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Liz Cheney's role on Jan. 6 committee grows after GOP pulls participation — WASHINGTON — In May, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., was stripped of her role as the third-ranking Republican in the House by fellow party members who said they had tired of her frequent and vocal opposition …

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Pelosi says it's her ‘plan’ to appoint Kinzinger to 1/6 House select committee — GOP lawmaker calls out ‘biggest tragedy’ by his own party — (CNN)House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it's her “plan” to appoint GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger to the House select committee to investigate January 6 …

Discussion: Politico, NBC News, The Hill and Mediaite

Catie Edmondson / New York Times:

Nancy Mace Called Herself a ‘New Voice’ for the G.O.P. Then She Pivoted. — Her shift reflects how rank-and-file Republicans — even those who may disagree with him — have decided it is too perilous to openly challenge former President Donald J. Trump. — MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. …

Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:

Man Confronts Tucker Carlson At Montana Store: ‘You Are The Worst Human Being’ — The Fox host got an earful when he popped into a fly fishing store. — When a local fly fishing guide spotted noted vaccine skeptic Tucker Carlson at a sporting goods store in Livingston, Montana, he did not waste time.

Discussion: HotAir, Insider, Slate, Crooks and Liars and Raw Story

Greg Price / The Daily Caller:

‘Settle Down, Son’: Tucker Carlson Laughs In Face Of Heckler Who Calls Him ‘Worst Human Being’ — Tucker Carlson was confronted on Friday by a heckler named Dan Bailey, who confronted him at a fly fishing shop to tell him that he is the “worst human being known to mankind.”

Discussion: Louder With Crowder, BizPac Review and The Gateway Pundit

Stephen Collinson / CNN:

‘Sore loser’ Trump reaps fruits of election lies in Arizona — (CNN)Ex-President Donald Trump's big lie came full circle on Saturday as he traveled to Arizona to dangerously seize on the false fruits of a sham election “audit” precipitated by his own discredited claims the 2020 election was stolen.

Discussion: Raw Story and Townhall

Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:

Arizona secretary of state tells Trump before election lie rally: get over it — Democrat Katie Hobbs says ‘this is nothing more than being a sore loser’ as ex-president heads to Phoenix for event — Arizona's secretary of state had a message for Donald Trump before he appeared in Phoenix on Saturday …

Discussion: Raw Story, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, The Hill, Politico and Arizona Republic

William Grimes / New York Times:

Jackie Mason, 93, Dies; Turned Kvetching Into Comedy Gold — He kept the borscht belt style of comedy alive long after the Catskills resorts had closed and eventually brought it, triumphantly, to Broadway. — Jackie Mason, whose staccato, arm-waving delivery and thick Yiddish accent kept …

Discussion: Variety, 6abc, Deadline, New York Post and Hollywood Reporter

Erin Banco / Politico:

In Alabama and Louisiana, partisan opposition to vaccine surges alongside Delta variant — SHEFFIELD, Ala. — George Grabryan and Mike Melton have been helping people here on the bank of the Tennessee River survive devastating tornadoes, floods and other disasters for decades.

Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:

Americans' optimism about country's direction over next year drops nearly 20 points since May: POLL — In May, a little more than a third were pessimistic. Now, it is a majority. — As President Joe Biden completed 100 days in office, the country was optimistic about the coming year …

Discussion: Washington Times

Max Greenwood / The Hill:

Grassley pressured to run as Democrats set sights on Iowa — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is under increasing pressure to run for reelection as Democrats look to turn around their recent struggles in Iowa next year. — Republicans have publicly and privately encouraged the 87-year-old Grassley …

USA Today:

Exclusive poll finds Detroit residents far more worried about public safety than police reform — Susan Page Dana Afana Jasmin Barmore Sam Fogel Janelle JamesUSA TODAY — Amid a jump in violent crime in this and other cities nationwide, Detroit residents report being much more worried …

Discussion: Detroit Free Press

Dana Kennedy / New York Post:

Bizarre arrest of FBI agent spotlights accusations of bureau corruption — Angry, and armed, the militiamen in Michigan were gearing up, getting ready to unleash their fury over an unjust government and zeroing in on a target who they believed upended their lives with pandemic restrictions: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Discussion: Lucianne and BizPac Review

Glenn Greenwald: FBI Using the Same Fear Tactic From the First War on Terror: Orchestrating its Own Terrorism Plots

Heather Digby Parton / Salon:

Republicans' anti-government chickens have finally come home to roost — On vaccines, the right's decades-long anti-government propaganda campaign comes back to bite them — Ronald Reagan, the most beloved president of the modern Republican Party (before Donald J. Trump, anyway) had a very famous saying:

David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:

‘We Could Have Prevented This’ The scientist Eric Topol on the Delta variant and its dangerous impact. — At present, there are two big anchors to conventional-wisdom thinking on the Delta variant: that those already vaccinated remain exceedingly well protected against the new …