Daily Kos Recommended

• Trump is outwitted by ... pretty much everyone. But how Kimmel destroys him is obscene.
  
  
• Cartoon: Masks off
  
  
• Arizona health department orders university researchers to ‘pause’ critical COVID-19 modeling
  
  
• Daily Kos relies on thousands of grassroots donations to make ends meet. Please support independent, progressive media by starting a monthly recurring contribution of $3 today.
  
  
• Unhinged lockdown protester in Colorado attracts FBI's interest, so they find a cache of pipe bombs
  
  
• Five GOP governors declare victory over coronavirus as cases surge in some of their states
  
  
• 'Call me a Grandma killer' thread goes viral; the frustration's real, but the prescription is flawed
  
  
• Axios: Trump intends to challenge COVID-19 death count, accuse hospitals of lying
  
  
• Mitch McConnell wants blue states to go bankrupt because of the pandemic. Give $1 to each of the Democratic candidates nominee funds in these must-win states to flip the Senate from red to blue.
  
  
• Trump's demands for payroll tax cut blown off by Senate Republicans who have bigger, deadlier plans
  
  
• Lincoln Project member: Trump's unhinged reaction to latest ad 'proved our point'
  
  
• Health officials privately see waves of new outbreaks resulting from Trump's reopening
  
  
• Texas salon owner faces 7 days in prison after illegal reopening she called ‘not selfish’
  
  
• Sign the petition: Save the U.S. Postal Service!
  
  
• The heartwarming story of a Kansas farmer who mailed a mask to Gov. Cuomo just got even better
  
  
• Trump's plan to paint the border wall black will cost taxpayers an additional $500 million
  
  
• Soldiers and veterans are dropping dead of COVID-19, and Trump doesn't care
  
  
• Trump insists 'the people' want the economy to reopen, as two polls say very differently
  
  
• Sign the petition: Demand that the Senate stop the Trump administration's abuse of power, and vote for crucial amendments to protect our civil liberties!
  
  
• During mask factory photo op, 'Live and Let Die' blared from the speakers as Trump talked to workers
  
  
• California inmates' critically acclaimed 'Ear Hustle' podcast earns Pulitzer nomination
  
  
• A group of U.S. citizen kids are suing over the exclusion of their immigrant families from relief
  
  

ICYMI: Here are the top stories of the week so far:

• China's official news agency releases embarrassingly accurate video mocking Trump's blame-shifting
  
  
• Fox News host pushes new pandemic hoax, this one even dumber than the others
  
  
• Clarence Thomas breaks the internet in Supreme Court's first-ever teleconference arguments
  
  

The Daily Kos Recommended email includes our most read and widely shared stories from Daily Kos staff and our community. Stories about 2020 presidential candidates do not equal endorsement.