Summary: <p>[“And We Back." -Chance the Rapper]</p><br> <p> </p><br> <p>- Moynihan is MIA</p><br> <p>- Welch is trapped in a room with no AC, 75 dead flies, and a busted shoulder -- and loving every minute of it.</p><br> <p>- Moscow is beautiful in the summer (if you believe a former RT propagandist)</p><br> <p>- Kmele... well, yeah</p><br> <p>- And the brilliant, talented Alyona Minkovski is IN THE BUILDING (@AlyonaMink)</p><br> <p> </p><br> <p>PLUS:</p><br> <p>- The brief but magical tenure of THE MOOCH. </p><br> <p>- The conspicuous absence of President Steve Bannon.</p><br> <p>- Net neutrality and banning VPN apps in Russia and China.</p><br> <p>- Numerous other things of urgent importance.</p><br> <p>- And there may have been a brilliant Affirmative Action *exchange* at the end of this dispatch too, but it’s all a bit of a blur.</p><br> <p> </p><br> <p>[ … The brightest stars have the shortest lives.]</p>
