Wilmington, NC #NoKings

MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:

US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )

IYKYK 🤣🤣🤣 She also wants to download some MP3’s to your government computer

Being first on the beach in the morning after high winds is especially beautiful

Snows Cut Bridge, Carolina Beach, NC #drone

Sunrise on the North Carolina coast

JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.

I wonder if there will ever come a day as Americans where we come together in support for our fellow countrymen facing natural disasters instead of turning it into a way to take partisan shots?

Folks: please be diligent about not disseminating Ann Telnaes' cartoon in a way that she's not getting the clicks on it (until she says differently). Her IP matters now more than ever. Make it go viral but make sure she benefits. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

If you want to know if “Drill Bany Drill” works or not or makes any sense or not . @mrglobaltoo.bsky.social offers great insights and data to help you come to your own conclusions. He is a great resource

Imagine if we did this on January 7th

Anyone have experience sending a demand letter for violations of the TCPA (Telecommunications Protection Act)? Unsolicited phone calls. Successful best practices?

When I am a billionaire, I swear the first thing I will do is rerelease this amazing film with a different soundtrack

How to SAFELY delete your Twitter/X account. I knew there was a reason I was dragging my feet lifehacker.com/dont-delete-...

Reagan on demagogues pushing trade war: “We should beware of the demagogues who are willing to declare a Trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world, all while cynically waving the American flag…”

The United States, before and after vaccines. H/t @ianbremmer.com

NEVER FORGET!

Trigger a MAGA: Zelensky is four times the man Trump ever could dream to be

Why should the Democrats play “by the rules” anymore? The Constitution, Rule of Law, character, democratic norms—none of them seem to matter to the Republican Party or the average voter. Those are all process that only the “elites” worry about. Voters care about deliverables… 1/2

A graphic depiction helps make clear that Trump has no “mandate.” One of the narrowest popular vote wins in history.

KOBE SANDERS! Nevada erases a 15-point deficit to take down VCU in a Charleston Classic thriller!

Voyage of the Moons This is a video I made in 2018 showing moons Europa and Io out in front of Jupiter then Titan with Saturn. Made with still imagery taken by NASA’s Cassini mission. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill

Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇

Out of roughly 153 million votes cast in this election, the presidency was decided by 230k across the three states of Wisconsin (30k), Michigan (80k) and Pennsylvania (120k). That's 00.15%. This remains an extremely closely divided nation. Any agenda viewed as extreme is likely to face backlash.

I invest in self-storage and I own a vacation rental in a beach market. Inflation has impacted both those assets unlike any recent economic downturn 1/

Mood.

Some good news... The USPS is going to issue a Betty White stamp! Love it.

The Monday Mailbag (📭) * Nevada's depth * MW NCAAT teams * CFP payouts * PORPAGATU! * Charleston Classic preview * Prep FB state title picks * MW's NFL QBs * SMU or Boise State? * Oakland A's of Sacramento * Big hands on Sasha Vujacic

If you need a palette cleanser from the last two weeks, watch or rewatch Ted Lasso on AppleTV. I promise you you’ll come out in a better mood

This is how I’m feeling right now