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Covid charts from the Upshot nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Heineken is running an unconventional recruitment campaign to find an Irish pub’s next owner, but your name must also be McLoughlin. We found 4,116 in our consumer file...I would start on Long Island NY... tinyurl.com/y6n6apnm

How many people in the US are named after a month, and which is the most common? Does anyone know a February? April: 186,807 June: 61,618 May: 13,893 August: 12,638 January: 1,790 September: 1,391 July: 987 December: 845 March: 332 October: 324 November: 321 February: 34

The New York Yankees ballpark experience is awful. I’m a lifelong fan but I brought my kids, sat in nice seats and it was unpleasant. They’re making money without me and don’t care but it’s just sad.

One of the coolest political data 'visualizations' I've seen, thanks Philip Bump for the piece. An 1880 diagram of the evolution of political parties in the United States... si.edu/object/nmah_52…

if you are wondering ... top 2% net-worth in USA: $2.7M top 1%: $12.7M top 0.1%: $62M median: $193k ~40% of people are negative to zero net worth

🧵Polls are an essential tool of American democracy, helping us understand what the public truly thinks and holding elected leaders to account. But the upcoming release of Apple iOS 26 threatens the ability to conduct high quality polls, especially at the state and local levels

We look forward to seeing all of the participants at this year's NCSL Legislative Summit. L2 works with more state legislatures than any other data provider, making it possible for lawmakers to speak to their constituents. Come say hello at booth 939! NCSL #NCSLsummit

How L2 Models Party Affiliation in Texas l2-data.com/how-l2-models-…

Re: party registration, the Dem brand has about the same appeal with the American voter right now as the Cracker Barrel rebrand does with the American consumer. Bad, Bad, Bad. GOP is in its best position in the 4 key swing states with party reg (AZ, NV, NC & PA) in 20+ years.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed Texas's new congressional map into law a little while ago. The final plan targets five Democratic-held seats and jumbles some incumbents, many of whom (Green, Johnson, Casar) will likely run in different-numbered seats on the new map.

The eagles currently lead the league in cap dollars spent via void years at 427M from 2026-2033. The ravens are at 88M. That's almost 5x more money the eagles are spending on their roster then the ravens are yet both viewed as top 2 rosters in the league. EDC >>> Howie Roseman

Novak Djokovic on the crowd: “They’re doing me a favor. The more they cheer against me, the better it is for me. They wake something in me that they don’t want to see - a winner.” They never learn.

🐐 beat Fritz and the crowd.

Astros found cheating again are we really surprised?

Houston Asstros cheating again. In other news: the sky is blue! MLB get rid of them and give another city a team!

From 200 yards away, no non-professional is making that shot. In addition to being incredibly sad this is scary.

L2's @paultalk on growth in the business of the politics from C&E, “The industry used to be a lot of inside baseball – it was about who you knew. You knew a guy who knew a guy and so you became a consultant or a campaign manager. That’s definitely changed,” said Paul Westcott, an