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It’s Friday, June 28, 2019. It’s time, once again, for your daily news stories from Liberal Minded Ladies of Substance.

We’re heading into the weekend, it’s a game night with my kids, and I am actually going to try to take some time away from the news.

The weather is supposed to be clear for a few days, and with the holidays coming up, I want to take some time to enjoy my family. I probably won’t disappear completely. Lord knows there is enough news to keep us all enraged on a daily basis. But I am going to take a week and slow down.

I may make one big post of weekly news next week, but I also need some time with my kid to breathe and swim and NOT be focused on the next big outrage. I’ll try to take pictures to show off when I get back to buckling down. ;-)

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NEWS STORIES

Supreme Court Affirms Police Can Order Blood Drawn From Unconscious DUI Suspects -- -- This is, yet again, an example of WHY ELECTIONS MATTER. The police can draw your blood if you're unconscious and unable to give consent. They will not need a warrant. If you drive, apparently, now you have implied that you consent to this. It's a disgusting overreach of authoritarian power, and now upheld by the Court of the Land.

Illinois is expunging marijuana convictions from nearly 800,000 criminal records -- -- Michigan, where you at on this? Illinois is poised to take your tourism.

Kamala Harris says she misinterpreted question on abolishing private insurance -- -- This makes me sad. Her support for Single Payer made me take a second look at her, and now I just feel cheated. Equivocation on the day after a debate reads too much like pandering to me.

Bernie Sanders’s Ideas Dominated the Second Debate -- -- Watching the debate last night, it was clear to me that while the Democrats are more than willing to co-opt his platform for votes, they don't want the guy that goes with it. It was clear, from the start, that they were willing to give Sanders time on the debate stage, but he was going to be held to a different standard than the others. It also became clear why they separated Sanders and Warren on the stage. It's hard to paint Bernie as a "socialist" and try to burn him with that when you're also trying to elevate someone who has historically agreed with him.

Rich Will Keep Getting Richer and 'Nothing Will Change,' Says Bernie Sanders, Unless US Leaders Have Guts to Take on Powerful Corporations -- -- He's not wrong. Many of the candidates support incrementalism or the status quo, and that is how America will crumble. We need leaders who are bold enough to take on those interests and stop putting money first. Bernie's campaign is about the power of all of us. WE need to elect candidates and make that broad movement towards progressive policies, and that means electing a leader who is willing to do so.

Marianne Williamson’s Bonkers Debate Performance Lights Up Twitter -- -- I'm not surprised people started looking her up, and I'm also not surprised that it wasn't in a good way. I'll be the first to admit, I don't know much about her campaign, but her performance last night did leave me scratching my head. In short, I am not likely to choose her on the ballot.

Ken Cuccinelli blames drowned man in border photograph for own, daughter's deaths -- -- Ahh yes. It's their own fault that American intervention in their country produced results so bad that it was safer for them to flee thousands of miles rather than stay. It's their fault that this administration throws up every possible block to prevent people from following the law and they were forced to take extreme measures. Trump's people are nothing if not consistent. Blame the victim and deny responsibility.

The Bernie Effect: Sanders sets the bar in Democratic health care debate -- -- More and more, the candidates are learning that the votes they need are further to the left. 70% of all Americans, Republicans included, support universal health care. Notice the candidates who support incrementalism, and then look at where they get their money. I don't think you'll be surprised.

Here Are the Latest Soul-Crushing Things Trump Said While Ingratiating Himself to Vladimir Putin -- -- God I hate this man. "Haha, Vladi-poo. Don't interfere in our elections (again), you old joker you."

Jimmy Carter says a full investigation would show Trump lost in 2016 -- -- Carter is a far better man than we deserve. I wonder what Trump's nickname for him is going to be. You know he won't respect an old man who gets out and does physical labor with us plebians to provide shelter for the poor.