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Here are five things -- and you can click through these yourself on the show notes if/when you have the time. 

The first thing is a chart from The New York Times that shows how GOP sabotage has increased the cost of healthcare across the board (save Massachusetts and New Jersey.) 

The second thing is a list compiled by Curbed noting the different ways in which different portions of the country attempted to lure Amazon to their neck of the woods, including Washington D.C. pitching the company on the creation of a 'Amazon University,' with the expressed idea being -- as it was reported in WAMU -- "customized educational curriculum for bachelors, masters, and executive education as well as training and workforce development programs … to meet Amazon’s specific talent needs."

The third thing is a post from Talking Points Memo that flags the fact that the Census Bureau has offered up citizenship data to states who want to work on redistricting. 

From the post: "The decision prompted alarm by voting rights activists, civil rights advocates and policy wonks. They believe it will depress the participation of immigrant communities on the census — causing an undercount that would shift political power and resources away from those populations — while also leading to exclusion of non-citizens in legislative redistricting altogether in some states and localities."

The fourth thing is a nice overview in The New Republic of something called "opportunity zones." An "opportunity zone" -- an idea introduced into the legislative world by Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina -- sounds like an economically distressed area that may be in need of investment and development, but two things appear to be happening here: investors are using "opportunity zones" as a way to avoid capital gains taxes, and they're investing in places that don't need investment and development. 

From the article: "... the Urban Institute found that 28 percent of the census tracts governors had designated as opportunity zones already benefit from some of the highest levels of private investment. "

It's also worth flagging the fact that 'opportunity zones' don't allow the local community much say or control in what happens in those areas, too.  

The fifth thing is a story in the New York Times interviewing black women in Atlanta about Michelle Obama and Stacy Abrams. It's a way of getting to know voters who will -- in all likelihood -- play a crucial role in the process, and who leave me wondering about where the narratives about Kamala Harris have been since Beto O'Rourke lost his bid for Senate.