STRIKE A POSE, THERE’S NOTHING TO IT:

● In memorializing Khashoggi, Washington Post gives platform to top jailer of reporters.

—The Washington Times, today.

● Conservatives balk at Trump congratulating China’s Communist Party.

—The Washington Post, today.

Interesting that the Post went with the “conservatives pounce” angle, considering that the paper’s current slogan is “Democracy dies in darkness.” Presumably they’ll switch back to “We Are All Socialists Now” if President Sanders or Warren takes the oath of office in 2020 or whenever President Ocasio-Cortez is sworn in.

UPDATE: “On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of China as you celebrate your National Day this October 1.”

—Hillary Clinton, then-President Obama’s Secretary of State, 2011.

As Cam Edwards tweets, “Never congratulate a Commie government on its ‘success’, because inevitably you’ll be saying ‘Good job on oppressing and killing your people.’”