Pope Francis died a year ago today.  I would like to share one memory, which I think reveals something of what made him such a holy man. In May of 2024, after it was reported that Pope had made some negative remarks about gay priests and used an Italian slur (“frociaggine”) in a

St. Augustine lost all control on Saturday when Goose pulled out the frills covering Bob Seger's Hollywood Nights. Spring Tour continues tonight at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans. 4/18/26 Hollywood Nights St. Augustine Amphitheatre - St. Augustine, FL

Ron Darling’s insights are great. He pointed out that the prior pitch was tight inside, and McLean offered Buxton a “my bad”. Ron said the apology tipped Buxton off that the next pitch wouldn’t be inside - and then he homered on an outside pitch.

DAVE LETTERMAN: Paul, the New York Mets have lost 12 straight now. Yikes. PAUL SHAFFER: The NL East. DAVE LETTERMAN: Right now, the hookers in Times Square are offering a Mets special where they just leave you stranded in scoring position. PAUL SHAFFER: *plays “Centerfield”*

First look: New VoteVets cable TV ad for Rebecca Bennett in NJ-7 Democratic primary. newjerseyglobe.com/congress/votev…

Happy 104th General Raaen, the last living officer to land on Omaha Beach on D-Day.

VoteVets begins $200k pro-Bennett ad spend newjerseyglobe.com/congress/votev…

Amazing: LA schools will eliminate personal devices in K and 1st grade, and limit use in grades 2-5, and give parents more options. I think this will catch on nationally:

This is a very good and important article that also impacts New Jersey real estate. One thing it doesn’t address is that margins are much better on alcohol sales… and in spite of an epic attempt by former Governor Murphy Governor Phil Murphy the legislature failed to pass meaningful

I say this with love, I promise: college-educated (mostly but not exclusively white) liberals desires to win arguments instead of win power is one of the biggest barriers to Democratic Party ascent in this country. And it cuts across ideology!

According to radio news 101.5 New Jersey we now have a new measles case. Unfortunately talking heads with NO MEDICAL TRAINING continue to provide misleading information to the public. The medical society and hospital association must begin a campaign against misinformation.

Save the date: the Democratic congressional debate for NJ-7 will be held on Tuesday, May 12 at 7 PM, with Rebecca Bennett, Michael Roth, Dr. Tina Shah and Brian Varela, sponsored by New Jersey Globe and Rider University.

NJ’s four congresswomen have parallel twitter handles: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Nellie Pou, and now Congresswoman Analilia Mejia. This works in part because all four are the first people with those first names to ever serve in Congress!

A priest I know calls this “waist-up Catholicism,” and it is absolutely the right way to grow the church in 2026.

Huascar Brazobán was told that if the game stayed tied after the eighth, he would pitch the ninth. If the Mets took the lead, they would go with Devin Williams. But he basically forgot about that, went out to the mound, saw the lights go on and off, and thought, 'Oh Fuck!"

There's another helicopter pilot running for Congress in New Jersey Let's get her elected in #NJ07

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Has Disappeared From Capitol Hill. He’s Still Trading Stocks. notus.org/congress/tom-k…

BREAKING: Nobody knows where Congressman Tom Kean Jr. is. But he’s still trading stocks. NOTUS Kean Jr. “bought and sold shares of eight different stocks” since his last vote on March 5th. “Kean personally certified the disclosure, affixing his digital signature.” ‼️