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The eclipse coverage was insane, but at least some great pictures came out of it. Houlton, Maine, photo from Reuters, Jasper Colt/USA Today Network:

Bookin’ it: Headline from nypost.com: “Throw the book at them: Fed up librarians struggle to contain rampant sex, drug use and violence at branches across the country.” Arrest, release, repeat.

From NYP: “Sen. Elizabeth Warren believes top UN court will find Israel is committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza.” The fake Indian’s insight is a marvel. Who else could have predicted that an organization that gives a pass to terrorists would rule this way?

Little Brother is watching you. From NYP: “Insurance companies use drones and high-altitude balloons to spy on homes and deny coverage: report.” Creepy.

Excerpt from an NYP editorial: “…as of last summer, 63% of new audits targeted taxpayers with income of less than $200,000.” Anyone surprised?

Headline from newsmax.com: “Musk: AI Will Be Smarter Than Smartest Human in 2025.” The way things stand, that’s not saying much.

Hallelujah! Headline from foxnews.com: “Liberals adopting Republican tactics, delivering rude awakening to squatters.”

Excerpt from an article at outkick.com by David Hookstead concerning a J.K. Rowling response to this criticism: “…creating Harry Potter should make her support transgender people, and it’s a ‘Top 5 irony fails’ that she believes in protecting women.” The author replied: “One of us didn’t understand my books and I’m going to go out on a limb and say it probably isn’t me.” Kudos, Madam.

Not much action at the floating book shop on this gorgeous day. My thanks to The Frenchman, who bought The Human Stain by Philip Roth, and to The Quiet Man, who purchased two more DVDs; and to the woman who did a swap of Russian titles; and to retired salesman Steve, who stopped for a long chat. Among the interesting things he said: When the water from Hurricane Sandy receded from the garage of his building, he found the trunk and windows of his Honda open and assumed someone had broken in. Turns out the car is designed to do that should it fall into a body of water. Wow! Kudos to the company. An uncle of Steve’s described life as a “shit sandwich” — the more bread you have, the less shit you eat, metaphorically speaking.

One more from Reuters — Bloomington, Indiana, photo by Bobby Goddin/USA Today Network:

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