| Can you hear me now? Unfortunately, not too well if you're one of the diplomats previously stationed in Cuba, due to hearing loss resulting from a cover sonic device. At the Free Beacon, Adam Kredo and Susan Crabtree report that the U.S. government is hiding key details about these mystery attacks. Missouri state senator wishes for Trump's assassination. And Missouri's senior Democrats and Republicans joined together to call on Maria Chappelle-Nadal to resign. Who says bipartisanship is extinct? Maybe leave your dog indoors during the eclipse. Seriously. Your pets aren't even able to discern the concepts of planets. It's not a moment you need to share with them, much less buy them eclipse glasses. Trump was right: Where will it end? Chuck E. Cheese is phasing out its animatronic bands, which is really unfair since I want my soon-to-be born daughters to experience the horror that is a singing robot rat. Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful animatronic bands ... Walmart to challenge Amazon to an air war? Let's hope not. You don't have to be a Luddite to worry that Walmart's patent for a floating warehouse blimp for drone delivery is perhaps a bad idea. International Homers. In theory, it's possible to hit home runs out of the country. But only at select ballparks in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. One of them would require hitting a 440 footer out of the park and over the Rio Grande. Why isn't there a magazine this week? Glad you asked! Four weeks out of the year, TWS is "dark" and doesn't print an issue. The issue before the dark week is a double issue, and you can catch up on it here. (Be sure to earmark some time for Andy Ferguson's feature on the Summer of Love at 50. It's one of the best items you'll read all week.) —Jim Swift, Deputy Online Editor Please feel free to send us comments, thoughts and links to dailystandard@weeklystandard.com. -30- | 