Extra, Extra
Suit Yourself: WaPo (Gift Article): Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax records. “The case means Trump has again filed a claim for a large amount of money against the government he oversees, putting him on both sides of the potential negotiating table … Trump is suing the government in a personal capacity, not as president.” (Trump is also basically running the government in a personal capacity, not as president)
+ Read It and Weep: “American students are struggling with reading — test scores are at new lows, and many students don’t even read whole books. But while average scores have declined for everyone, boys are doing much worse.” NYT (Gift Article): Why Boys Are Behind in Reading at Every Age.
+ Fed Head: “I have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best … On top of everything else, he is ‘central casting,’ and he will never let you down.” Trump taps Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. (He doesn’t seem all that good looking to me?) Paul Krugman, not a fan.
+ More Black Ink: “The new document dump was massive and included more than 3.5 million pages, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.” DOJ releases millions of pages of additional Epstein files.
+ Catherine O’Hara: “Catherine O’Hara, the two-time Emmy-winning actor who starred in ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Best in Show’ and had an impressive late-career renaissance in ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ has died, her manager confirmed to Variety. She was 71.”
+ Scrape the Barrel: “The message from Cracker Barrel management went down like a stale biscuit for some. Employees should postpone work travel until later this year, when the Southern-themed restaurant chain hopes to start recovering from a steep sales slide. But if workers must hit the road, management said, they should fuel up on the chain’s own meatloaf and country fried steak.” A recent mandate at the chain highlights a new era of ‘travelscrimping‘ as companies tighten budgets.
+ GEO-graphy: SEO (search engine optimization), meet GEO (generative engine optimization). Christopher Mims in WSJ (Gift Article): How Businesses Are Manipulating ChatGPT Results.
+ Fall Lineup: “There’s something to be said when five minutes before you go on air, someone slides you a card of what you’re gonna say if a person falls off the building and dies.” Netflix Had a Plan If Alex Honnold Fell and Died During 101-Story Climb.
