AFP is reporting that troops have opened fire on Morsi supporters in Egypt:

#BREAKING Troops open fire as Morsi backers march on Republican Guard HQ: AFP

— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) July 5, 2013

Late Update: AFP nows reports three people have been killed in the shooting.

Our quick look inside this morning’s not-too-bad jobs numbers.

Turns out Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, has a pretty decent singing voice. Here he is singing the national anthem today at a Washington Nationals ball game.

There’s a report now that South Africa’s Nelson Mandela is in a “permanent vegetative state” and doctors have advised his family to take him off live support.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she has no plans to get pushed out by liberals before Obama’s term is up.

Taiwanese animators take on Rasmussen’s racism poll. It is, of course, ridiculous.

Sad news in the search for Randy Udall, the brother of Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO).

Randy had been missing since last week after not returning from a solo hike in Wyoming’s Wind River Range. His body was found by searchers today. He was an experienced hiker who knew the area well. In a statement released through the senator’s office, the family said it appeared Randy died of natural causes.

Here’s the full statement: Read More

When you have a military coup overthrow a civilian elected government, let’s say you’ve already significantly departed from small-d democratic best practices. That said, I think there are many who reasonably think that this was the least bad option to the situation President Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood had largely created on their own. But there is at least one worrisome sign I want to flag if you have not yet heard of it. Read More

Wikileaks spokesman: US “obviously” responsible for Bolivian plane incident.

Wikileaks spokesman insists Snowden statement is genuine.