Donald Trump is the Spirit Airlines of presidents ...

I have to admit no one at JoeSentMe.com actively works the falcon-transport beat ...

I'm a huge Knicks fan and I don't care what Stephen A. Smith, another huge Knicks fan, says about the Knicks. You can imagine what I think of his opinion of Kamala Harris ... thehill.com/homenews/cam...

Donald Trump is A problem when it comes to free speech. But THE problem is corporate control of media. It was Disney who fired both Gina Carano, right-wing hero, and Jimmy Kimmel, left-wing hero. Remember A.J. Liebling's 1960 judgement: Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.

Not important given the day and current events, but: If Spock were to mind-meld with anyone on the Farragut, wouldn't it have been the Vulcan captain? I do get it. Kirk/Spock bromance-building for Star Trek: TOS. But it's a leap even my suspension-of-disbelief handwaving has trouble accepting.

Watch Live: Hell Freezes Over ...

Exclusive: Following its blueprint in remaking Southwest Airlines, Elliott has told the PepsiCo board that it wants the soft-drink maker to charge separately for bottle caps ... www.wsj.com/finance/peps...

As that eminent political scholar Bugs Bunny might say: What a bunch of maroons!

Today is a day that will live in infamy. In 1972, all the Ebingers closed across Brooklyn. Life--and Brooklyn--have never been the same if you grew up on blackout cake and coffee rings or whatever your family cherished.

Is today's Strange New Worlds (What is Starfleet?) meant to bookend the Space Adventure Hour? Space Adventure Hour is gleeful parody of the technical/artistic limitations of mid-1960s Star Trek. But today's episode adds: At least Star Trek tried to say something noble and honorable about humanity.

Oklahoma, which ranks 49th in the nation in education quality, lays down the law: We don't want any of them New York or California teachers bringing woke indoctrination like readin' or ritin' or 'rithmatic ...

Sing it with me: OOOh! klahoma! Where the fools comes whistling down the plain ...

How about we do the, er, um, Art of the Deal with Trump. We'll get the Norwegians to give him the Nobel Peace Prize IF he agrees to resign as President. Seems like a fair trade ... www.politico.eu/article/dona...

In other words, Donald Trump ...

In less reported news, Trump also ordered nuclear subs into the Potomac as a reaction to the threat posed by US government agencies that report negative data on the economy ...

Call me when he convinces an airline to allow him to carry-on his piano ... www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/a...

No truth to the rumor that Moo Deng ate the Epstein file on the order of Linda Yaccarino, who secretly reports to the Comey-Brennan cabal that controls the X posts of Laura Looney and Catturd ...

This column is fascinating. But the comments are even better. "Jejune" says one about airport restaurants. "Stockholm Syndrome," says another about rating airport eateries ... www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Word to the wise: NEVER (ever), NEVER go out of your way to visit an airport club lounge. Never.

There have been an appalling number of experts--crash investigators, pilots, airport execs--willing to go on TV and proclaim something based on a few frames of grainy video. It's disgusting, frankly ...

Would YOU buy a used car from Donald Trump?

In addition to being rude, intolerant and ignorant of Constitutional norms, MAGA types are often just stupid ... thehill.com/homenews/hou...

This right here. Thibs deserves props for turning team around and fixing the culture. But as I said two days ago, he's not the future. As usual, Thibs played too few guys for too many minutes. But this year Knicks couldn't/wouldn't play coherent defense. And when Thibs team doesn't play D, move on.

Like I said two days ago, the only place for the Knicks to upgrade was at coach. It was time for Thibs to go. He'd gone as far as he could go with this team ...

Hard-headed Knicks analysis: They're capped out. They mortgaged future for Bridges. Except for continued improvement from Deuce and (maybe) getting near-full season from Robinson, this roster can't get markedly better. So the only place for a real upgrade is at coach.

Poor X probably punched because, well, he's been named X. But who among us wouldn't punch Musk if he offered the opportunity?

The Knicks have gone one game deeper in the CF than the Timberwolves. Does that mean the Knicks have officially won the KAT/Randle-DeVincenzo trade?

Moderator voiceover: As a metaphor for the descent of Elon Musk into madness, the SpaceX failure was a bit on the nose ... www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...

Huge shout-out to @krisplashed.bsky.social for tipping the need to use Delon Wright BEFORE last night's Knicks win. www.nydailynews.com/2025/05/25/k...

Kenny Smith with the line of the entire NBA season. Tom "Thibodeau wouldn't play nine guys in a baseball game."

BRANCATELLI FILE: ARE WE SAFE UP THERE? For the first time in the 40 or so years that I've reported about air travel, I don't know if the U.S skies are safe. I honestly have no answer. I like to think we're safe. But I don't know anymore. We may have reached an inflection point. joe.joesentme.com

Unimaginable things that happened in Knicks-Celtics series: +Knicks won +Celtic 3-point game collapsed even though Knick 3-point D was awful +Knicks won twice despite 20-point deficits +Thibs played KAT and Mitch together for heavy minutes Most unimaginable? Robinson 6-for-6 at foul line in Game 5!

Security Barbie has also built the cost of her Malibu Beach House into the DHS budget ...

I'd feel a lot better about Pope Leo XIV being from Villanova if he could shoot the three and wasn't almost as old as Al Horford ... Celtics vs. Knicks

Mike Lawler is a craven GOPer turned MAGA acolyte. And he's a cruel bastard. I live in his district. I know ...

Is it me or does JJ Reddick give off some creepy Pete Hegseth vibes as he stalks on the Lakers sideline...

Does talking about the new Streisand constitute the Streisand Effect? variety.com/2025/music/n...

I dunno what surprises me more. Fool doesn't follow the recipe, but blames the recipe. Or that more than 250 people gave his complaint a thumbs up ...

I can't prove it, but this guy who started the fire in the Pine Barrens may be a soldier ordered to find Valery, the Russian mobster who escaped Paulie Walnuts and Christopher Moltisanti in that episode of The Sopranos ...

Ashley's piece is an excellent guide to the realities of care-giving challenges. I bloviate, but Ashley makes some things very clear. Worthy read ...

Which betting site will be smart enough to hire Don Novello to play Father Guido Sarducci one more time to give odds on the Papal Conclave?

I guess I should get a Signal account. I don't want to be the only person on the planet not in the Hegseth group chats ...

The Easter Bunny left presents on our front porch: a vegetable chopper, dishwasher pods, a replacement car mount for my phone and microfiber cloths. Oh, wait, it wasn't the Easter Bunny. It was Amazon overnight delivery ...

You know, we could have avoided this Black Monday. All we had to do was vote for the black lady on a Tuesday in November ...

To paraphrase Ronald Reagan: The eight most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from DOGE and I'm here to help." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Airfares being what they are ...

A contrarian thought: What if Heathrow was right to close for a day yesterday? The airport is running well today, much better than accepted wisdom thought/predicted. What if limping to reopen ASAP and dealing with issues for days ISN'T good? What if closing and resetting ops works better?

Did no one see Star Trek 4? I mean, c'mon ...

Never been a Chuck Schumer fan, but I've yet to hear a cogent argument about how shutting government would have stopped Trump&Musk from running amok. With the government closed, Trump&Musk would have no restrictions at all. Trump&Musk WANT the government closed. Why would Democrats give it to them?

I betcha Homan would care about the judges if one of them--just ONE of them--held him in contempt and jailed him for violating judicial orders ... thehill.com/homenews/adm...