Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone.' nbcnews.com

In 1776, Thomas Paine made the best case for fighting kings — and for being skeptical. kansasreflector.com

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It. newrepublic.com

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send National Guard to San Francisco. nytimes.com

Download Great Books for Free. openculture.com

Stephen Miller Has ‘Central Role’ Probing Liberal Groups. talkingpointsmemo.com

The RSS feed reader landscape. ycombinator.com

It's apple season at Adams in Kingston. daveverse.org

Venezuela's opposition leader Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize. reuters.com

Stitt Becomes First Republican Governor to Break With Trump on National Guard Deployments. oklahomawatch.org