May 7 Open Thread: Anything Trump Can Do, He Can Do Trumpier

If you’re having a race to the bottom, you shouldn’t invite a guy who makes his living underground. Don Blankenship, America’s most lethal boss, went ballistic this morning when Trump tweeted his support for the other two Republicans running in tomorrow’s West Virginia Senate primary, tweeting out (of course) his claim that he is “Trumpier than Trump.” In a sense, he’s right — Blankenship’s moustache makes him look even sleazier and skeezier than Trump himself.

Sure, everybody expects a blue wave in November — but exactly what shade of blue? This article argues that a wave full of blue dogs will just extend the disaster the party has become under the Clintons. Consider that a trigger warning for the Wrong Way Democrats.

May 5 was Karl Marx’s 200th birthday, leading to lots of thumb-sucking pieces about the most famous economist’s place in history.

Ta’Nehisi Coates uses his own sudden fame as an analytical lens to examine Kanye West’s great betrayal. It boils down to a repeat of what O.J. Simpson once said: “I’m not black, I’m Kanye.”

Speaking of entertainers, filmmaker Kevin Smith has gained some new perspective on life in the wake of his near-fatal heart attack two months ago. He went vegan and dropped 32 pounds and counting, so he’s going to need to buy a lot of smaller hockey sweaters.