Three out of 300 is a start

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) forced through a vote on the top three general officer promotions that junior Senator Tommy "Coach" Tuberville (R-AL) has blocked for over six months, meaning we will have a Joint Chiefs Chair, a Commandant of the Marine Corps, and an Army Chief of Staff in the next couple of days. That leaves just over 300 admirals and general officers waiting for confirmation. No biggie.

Meanwhile:

• Republicans have latched onto the phrase "abortion tourism" to describe women trying to get adequate health care by traveling to states with fewer Republicans.
• Related: the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has a handy guide to right-wing terminology that denigrates women and family planning.
• Alexandra Petri compares her toddler to a certain billionaire, and darned if I can tell the difference.
• The government of Ottawa, Canada, has launched a full-frontal PR campaign against pedestrians after drivers killed almost 30 of them since 2016.

Finally, Bob Ballard's company recently did a 40-hour underwater survey of three WWII aircraft carriers sunk at the Battle of Midway.