They transmogrified what was just a statue into a symbol of fire.

TODAY: Congratulations to the UAW as they force major concessions from auto manufacturers, including a historic raise from Ford and a re-opened plant in Illinois. Also: we look at Robert Card, the Maine mass shooter, as his social media tells a story of a man obsessed with theoretical trans mass shooters and other right wing conspiracies. We also look at how conservative corners of the internet are responding to the fact that the shooter’s documented violent ideation did not prevent him from having a weapon. Finally: the left has gone too far--they melted the statue of Robert E Lee that they already pulled down.  We’re awash in waves of cope as the right wing insists that by striking this statue down, you’ve made losers on the internet more powerful than you could possible imagine.