Kagro in the Morning - May 26, 2023

<p>On today’s <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/26/2171484/-Kagro-in-the-Morning-is-LIVE-at-9-AM-ET" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Special Friday KITM</em>,</a> <strong>David Waldman</strong> reports on <a href= "https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-25/catfish-cop-killings-riverside-full-story-blandin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the local and national news</a>, <a href= "https://www.virginiamercury.com/2022/12/19/a-murderous-pedophile-got-a-badge-and-gun-in-virginia-how-was-that-possible/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the murderers, pedophiles, arsonists and catfishers</a>, <a href= "https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/12/01/virginia-officer-accused-of-murdering-3-in-riverside-posed-as-17-year-old-online-police-say/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the cops and the criminals</a>.</p> <p>We are also <a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-mccarthy-looking-to-close-us-debt-ceiling-deal-for-two-years/ar-AA1bJ0T8?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=568fd5a601f3413bb0369024fcb54a43&ei=94" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reaching the denouement</a> of our present debt ceiling crisis. It’s either that, or <a href= "https://apnews.com/article/debt-limit-congress-world-economy-recession-biden-52df635e9b89f4b1677176fc8d59eff0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a smash cut to black</a> next week. The Democrats <a title="" href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/25/2171413/-House-Democrats-blast-Republicans-for-skipping-town-ahead-of-debt-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">brought the house down</a> in the final act, although it could have used <a title="" href= "https://mas.to/@matthewrigdon/110432511159322194" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a little more “Trump</a>”. It always helps to have <a title="" href= "https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1661483713773944835" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">a great opening act</a> though.</p> <p>If you thought the Democrats were on fire, you should have seen <a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/literal-dumpster-fire-infighting-erupts-amo