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Much to ponder.

if i was an nba coach the only rule i would have in place is that if you emphatically tell me to review a play and i do and you were wrong you’re immediately cut from the team

“No bungee jumping, no swimming with sharks.” Read Katy Stech Ferek's a-hed on the House Republicans who terrify their leadership by pursuing extreme sports in their off hours. wsj.com/us-news/house-…

The American Independent Party, which has ballot access in California largely due to a substantial number of voters mistakenly thinking they are registering as independents, will have RFK, Jr. as its presidential candidate on the state's 2024 general election ballot.

Speaking of the American Independent Party, this is one of my all-time favorite Los Angeles Times stories, by Christine Mai-Duc John Myers, about how the majority of members in the far-right party apparently joined by accident instead of declaring 'no party preference' static.latimes.com/american-indep…

The power of Roundball Rock can be seen in the fact that people are fired up about the potential return of the NBA on NBC, even though nothing from the NBA on NBC would come back except for Roundball Rock (maybe).

Whats in your backpack that would keep you from getting drafted?

I’ll go first: at least eight stroopwafels from flights as long ago as 2021 that I’m hanging onto “just in case”

Comcast’s NBCUniversal is prepared to pay an average of about $2.5 billion a year to air a package of NBA games, as rival Warner Bros. Discovery makes last-ditch efforts to keep those rights wsj.com/business/media…

so in summary: Paramount fired its CEO, then hosted an earnings call for only 9 minutes, refused to take any questions, and played the mission impossible song on a loop

People close to Trump wanting to see DeSantis engage some of his donors.

New: just before the filing deadline, McCarthy allies land naval aviator Aaron Dimmock (R) to challenge #FL01 Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) in the 8/20 primary. Will be a race to watch. pnj.com/story/news/pol…

“No bungee jumping, no swimming with sharks.” Read Katy Stech Ferek's a-hed on the House Republicans who terrify their leadership by pursuing extreme sports in their off hours. wsj.com/us-news/house-…

Feds say he masterminded an epic California water heist. Some farmers say he's their Robin Hood latimes.com/california/sto…

Congrats Aruna Viswanatha! This is great news for the Washington bureau and The Wall Street Journal as a whole.

Nikki Haley voters could play an outsize role in swing-state contests that could decide the election by razor-thin margins. Here are the places and people that supported Haley the most. wsj.com/politics/elect…

Wall Street went on a home-buying spree. Now, more lawmakers want to stop it from ever happening again. wsj.com/real-estate/wa…

How TikTok Lost the War in Washington wsj.com/tech/how-tikto…

This is unequivocally and objectively freaking insane from Kyrie Irving, if he did this in 1960s, they would have accused him of witchcraft

Me and Thomas Jefferson are just gonna be talking UVa sports and the transfer portal honestly