<![CDATA[Happy Monday, PJ Media readers. I hope y'all had a lovely long weekend celebrating the country's 249th birthday. I took some time off to tackle some major projects around my house, and while I stayed largely removed from the news over the last few days, I did manage to somewhat keep up with the flooding in Texas. How could you not? The death toll just keeps rising and includes so many children. It's heartbreaking. ]]>