Anyone interested in politics - or our democracy - should read the speech Al Cross delivered this week

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You think McCartney holding the marg is tops and then it just...keeps....going

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New Pope at Kentucky

Rick Pitino tells alan cutler that Mark Pope has his full support. 'I can assure you, if they need the NIL money, I'll write the check.'

I think that this and the abortion stuff is proof that his campaign has come to realize why he won in 2016 (he was seen as a moderate by voters because of vibes) and while I doubt that this stuff hurts idk if it can bring the magic back.

Overlooked Historical Fun Fact of the Day for the British:

Winston Churchill’s famous “We Shall Never Surrender” speech ends with him admitting that Great Britain is absolutely and totally fucked if America doesn’t save it

This only makes me wish UK had made an effort at Pitino

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Jonathan Martin Jon Ralston Jake the Snake Roberts has retired in Vegas as well

Didn’t know Senator John Thune played against an Allman brother back in day

Tonight, Kato Kaelin for the full hour …

Man

Larry King woulda been so money tonight

Where ya at Sam Stein ?

Instead of the “soft landing” that many economists thought was underway — a situation in which inflation slows as growth gently calms without a painful recession — analysts are increasingly wary that America's economy is not landing at all. Rather than settling down, the economy…

Would read a #take on the lure of Vegas - and why there but not Fla or Calif - for a certain aging demo:

OJ, Pete Rose, Mike Tyson, De La Hoya

Am surely missing some folks

(no, don't say Jon Ralston )

Live Look at Lexington

Remains holed up Waco despite immense outside pressure

Rocket fuel for the WSJ letter to editor demo:

look I think Trump is embarrassing but have you seen the [link latest campus bananas thing]

☀️ With Speaker Mike Johnson heading to Mar-a-Lago tomorrow, consider that on most every single major issue Johnson/Leader McConnell are pushing/have pushed, Trump has tried to kill it

- FISA
- Ukraine aid
- Bipartisan border bill (McConnell supported, Trump opposed, then Johnson…

Incredible shift: Wall Street has taken a June rate cut off the table.

A week ago the market was pricing in a 60% chance the Fed would cut rates in June.

Now it's a 16.5% chance.