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“I’m Ben Shapiro” “I’m Elsie Stefanik” “I’m Megyn Kelly” “I’m Ross Douthat” “I’m Bari Weiss and this is 60 Minutes.” Tick, tick, tick…

"They know this is TV, right??" a CBS News senior staffer texted me about this news. "I hate it here," another CBS reporter said.

I hope the Democratic establishment is smart enough to know which age demo is ascendant and which one is dying off.

Another ICE Protester Prosecution Bites the Dust talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

NEW: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is demanding in a new letter that Mitch McConnell "directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky and provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign."

The institutional corporate media wonders why it keeps losing the trust of the American public. The White House Correspondents' Dinner is a prime example. "Donald Trump is putting on a hat saying he's running in 2028, and you're sitting there eating a dinner," @marcelias.bsky.social says.

In case you needed a reminder why X has become a cesspool and Elon Musk is a terrible human being, exhibit A for today:

NEWS: A federal Judge just ordered Trump to hand over tax returns and financial information for every one of his 400 businesses. @meidastouch.com

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🚨BREAKING EPISODE: Trump's DOJ has filed an emergency appeal asking the Supreme Court to let his mail voting executive order take effect before the midterms — a move that could let the administration decide who gets a mail ballot and who doesn't. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBI7...

Meet Ohio Republican Max Miller who rose up in the political ranks quickly due to his loyalty to Donald Trump. New police reports and filings reveal a drug and violence issue. He's also been charged before, more than once: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Exclusive from me — Daniel Moraff, one of the political operatives behind Graham Platner's rise and fall, has been accused of sexual assault. Full story here:

so I just want to emphasize something here that non-media people might not pick up on: Marisa is an independent journalist and is taking on the risk of being sued by Moraff here without any institutional backing. That's admirable bravery - and also means being very, very certain of the facts.

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Top homeland security official resigns, citing "brazen corruption," as well as the Trump Administration's "war on immigrants... war on feds... war on facts": www.wired.com/story/dhs-of...

Picture it: your mail ballot just never arrives. The county says they sent it. The truth is it's sitting in a facility because your name wasn't on the White House's list. That's a real executive order. Here's what a federal judge just did about it: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-trump-...

🚨BREAKING: In a voting rights victory, the Kansas Court of Appeals Monday rejected Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s (R) emergency bid to reinstate a rule that could have thrown out lawfully cast mail ballots. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Former CBS journalists say executives pressured them to change reporting after federal agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti. In this week's Stop the Presses, @markjacob.bsky.social breaks down what happens when newsroom leaders put politics ahead of journalism. bit.ly/4yK8GPF

NEW from me: Ohio Democrats are seizing on ratepayers’ frustration over data centers and rising electricity bills as they look to flip the governorship and a key Senate seat. GIFT LINK: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...