Extra, Extra
Losing Another Win-Win: “Mr. Flamm, a farmer from a conservative stronghold, became an unlikely activist fighting to save a Biden-era program that had helped him and his neediest neighbors.” NYT (Gift Article): A Peach and Apple Farmer’s Uphill Quest to Feed Poor Families, and His Own. “When you’re talking about providing nutritional assistance to low-income families, what is more nonpartisan than that? There’s poor people on both sides, and everybody needs a meal.”
+ Pole Poll: “If nationalism were a stock, its performance might look a bit like the actual stock market: euphoric in November after the reelection of Donald Trump, and then highly volatile in the months since his return to the White House. In elections around the world, most candidates espousing versions of the Trump platform lost steam by the time voters got to the polls. Sunday’s election in Poland was an exception.” Bloomberg (Gift Article): Nationalism Ticks Higher With Polish Election.
+ Spaced Out: Trump says he will withdraw nomination of Musk associate Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. It’s either because of his ties to Musk, his past support of Democrats, or the suggestion that he believes in gravity. (If past is predictor, Trump will probably nominate Tim Allen because he voiced Buzz Lightyear.)
+ You Rang? “A little more than four months into his second term, the president’s personal cellphone has become, in many ways, the most pivotal technological device in the federal government, directly linking Trump to the outside world. Lawmakers, friends, family members, corporate titans, celebrities, world leaders, and journalists regularly use it, knowing that, unminded by aides, Trump remains open to picking up the phone, even when he does not recognize the number.” The Atlantic (Gift Article): The Secret History of Trump’s Private Cellphone. (Luckily, he may not be sharing much classified info as he mostly skips intel briefings. “Tulsi Gabbard has solicited ideas from current and former intelligence officials about steps she could take to tailor the briefing, known as the President’s Daily Brief, or PDB, to Trump’s policy interests and habits.” One idea: a video briefing that resembles Fox News. I suppose cartoons are out of the question?)
+ PSG TNT: 200 injuries. 300 hundred arrests. Two deaths. Is this really what winning looks like? 2 fans dead, hundreds arrested after celebrations in France from PSG’s Champions League win.
+ Feeding Frenzy: “As seen in photos that quickly went viral, runner — and new mom — Stephanie Case sat down at three points along the demanding race course to breastfeed her six-month-old daughter. Case not only finished the race; she placed first among the female competitors.” Ultramarathon runner breastfeeds her baby 3 times on her way to a surprise win. (I’ve used having a newborn as an excuse not to exercise and exercise as a way to avoid my kids.)
