Extra, Extra
Colorado’s Rocky Road: “On Thursday, the justices will hear arguments in Trump’s appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that he is not eligible to run again for president because he violated a provision in the 14th Amendment preventing those who ‘engaged in insurrection’ from holding office. Many legal observers expect the nation’s highest court will reverse the Colorado ruling rather than remove the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination from the ballot.” Trump’s presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that’s broken new legal ground. (We’ve broken enough legal ground. Let’s get back to reinforcing it.) Meanwhile, Trump’s grip on the GOP remains locked. In Nevada, Nikki Haley just got beat by none of the above. And RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel told Trump she’d resign as chair. McDaniel, who previously dropped Romney from her name at Trump’s request, was squeezed out by him. Oh, and three-quarters of Republicans back Trump being ‘dictator for a day.’
+ Cease the Day: “Surrendering to Hamas’ delusional demands that we heard now not only won’t lead to freeing the captives, it will just invite another massacre.” Netanyahu rejects Hamas’ demands, complicating efforts toward a cease-fire and hostage-release deal.
+ News of Great Import: “The United States bought more goods from Mexico than China in 2023 for the first time in 20 years, evidence of how much global trade patterns have shifted.”
+ Bundle Up: Big Media Circles the Wagons On Sports to Fend Off Tech Giants — Will It Work? “Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox to launch a joint streaming venture that has rights to the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college football and NCAA March Madness basketball.” All your TV on one service and you can just flip through channels? Sounds familiar.
+ Big Brother Tucker: “Tucker Carlson is interviewing Russian President Vladimir Putin. The reaction has been apoplectic.” (Tucker Carlson interviewing Putin for viewing on Elon Musk’s platform.
As with Trump, the problem hasn’t been exaggerated, it’s been understated.)
+ CFOMG: “The elaborate scam saw the worker duped into attending a video call with what he thought were several other members of staff, but all of whom were in fact deepfake recreations.” Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake chief financial officer.
+ PDA: “There were no social media sites to chronicle their every move, no midgame television shots inside packed luxury suites, no cable news shows to chew over the potential political implications of their relationship. But nearly 75 years before the connection between pop music icon Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce became a public obsession, Americans were similarly infatuated with the growing romance of Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio.” Before Taylor and Travis, there was Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio. And before that, there was John Montgomery Ward and Helen Dauvray.
