Extra, Extra
Welcome (Paddy) Wagon: “Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man whose erroneous deportation to El Salvador became a protracted battle over due process and a test of wills, was returned to the United States.” But now he’s facing new charges.
+ Flame Extinguisher : “Elon Musk’s business empire, including SpaceX, Starlink, and Tesla, collectively stands to lose at least $48 billion in sales over roughly the next decade if President Donald Trump acts on his veiled threat to cancel the companies’ contracts with the US government.” So you can see why Musk backed down from his flame war. And besides, he likes the heavy handed response to the LA protests.
+ Union Movement: Labor unions around US demand release of union leader arrested in LA protest.
+ Guess Who’s Coming for Sinner: “Sunday’s win will be a legacy-defining one that we’ll discuss years after Alcaraz calls it a career. His perseverance, creativity, and incredible shotmaking are what make this French Open remontada against Sinner his finest hour. Or, his finest five hours and 29 minutes, to be exact.” The Finest Five Hours of Carlos Alcaraz’s Career. It wasn’t just Alcaraz. It was Jannik Sinner, too (who painfully missed out on three match point opportunities). What an epic match for the ages. I’m still recovering and all I did was wake up a little early to watch it from bed. (Here’s the 12 minute version.) And Coco Gauff showcased her unrivaled fortitude in grueling French Open triumph.
+ Not Giving Away Their Shot: The Tony Awards put on a solid show on Sunday night. Cynthia Erivo was a great host, and some of the key perfomances included Nicole Scherzinger singing As If We Never Said Goodbye and an epic reunion of the cast of Hamilton doing a mixtape version of the show’s greatest hits. Here are all the winners.
+ Cutting the Cord: “Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two separate publicly traded companies – one oriented around the HBO Max streaming service and Warner Bros. studio, and the other around CNN and other television networks.” (You’re not the only one getting rid of cable.)
+ Let Them Eat Hate: ABC News suspends journalist Terry Moran after post criticizing Stephen Miller. “Stephen Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred. He’s a world-class hater. You can see this just by looking at him because you can see that his hatreds are his spiritual nourishment. He eats his hate.” (So Terry Moran has been suspended for saying that Stephen Miller’s personal branding efforts have been successful?)
