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As the old saying goes: ice cream two to three times a week keeps the doctor away

New: GOP senator deletes inflammatory social media posts about Minnesota shootings www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/p...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz comments today on Trump's upcoming military parade: "So, I’m just going to confess too, and I don’t – it might get me in trouble, whatever. I have never so hoped for rain in my life. So, there you go."

Mamdani: "I have never done this things because I am not you, Mr. Cuomo. And furthermore: the name is Mamdani. M-a-m-d-a-n-i. You should learn how to say it, because we gotta get it right."

Explosive moment during tonight's NYC mayoral debate: Cuomo: "He’s never dealt with the city council, he’s never dealt with the Congress..." Mamdani: "I’ve never had to resign in disgrace...I have never hounded the thirteen women who credibly accused me of sexual harassment."

Let's all admit we're not totally sure what comptroller means

The chill that sets into a refrigerated lasagna can be hard to undo... like a layer of permafrost

At a congressional hearing Thursday, Democratic governors slammed President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines to California amid protests over the administration’s immigration enforcement policies: www.cnn.com/2025/06/12/p...

News: Mikie Sherrill, a four-term congresswoman, will win the Democratic gubernatorial primary in New Jersey, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/p...

News: Jack Ciattarelli will win the Republican gubernatorial primary in New Jersey, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/p...

Sen. Rand Paul comments on Trump’s upcoming military parade: “Never been a big fan of goose stepping soldiers and big tanks and missiles rolling down the street, so if you ask me, I wouldn’t have done it.”

Apropos of something,

First day, eleven years ago this week!

Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz weighs in on the Trump-Musk feud: "I mean, it's definitely made for Bravo. I mean, this is like, The Real Housewives of Foggy Bottom....I mean, Andy Cohen, if you're listening, you gotta produce this reunion show."

Significant escalation -- President Trump on Truth Social now threatening Elon Musk's government contracts, a big source of value:

As we go on, we remember / All the times we had together

Good time to revisit this one: Elon Musk spent more than $290 million on the 2024 election, year-end FEC filings show www.cnn.com/2025/02/01/p...

New: Andrew Cuomo faces a pile-on and other takeaways from New York City mayoral debate www.cnn.com/2025/06/04/p...

Red Sox rosters since the Mookie Betts trade

New: Republicans privately vent about Musk as they downplay his influence on Trump’s agenda bill www.cnn.com/2025/06/04/p...

My baseless conspiracy theory is that texting autocorrect gets slightly worse with every update to try to nudge us toward voice texting, which I will never participate in. Certainly not that I get clumsier or my vision gets worse as I age.

New: GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville launches bid for governor, opening up AL Senate seat. State AG Steve Marshall: “There’s an interest there" Former Dem Sen. Doug Jones, last month: “I am going to stay in the fight...Where that takes me I cannot say right now" www.cnn.com/2025/05/27/p...

Everyone say good luck to Brady for her surgery today

Me to tech companies:

Italy changed me (I'm a cappuccino guy now)

Gavin Newsom is going up today with campaign-style ads airing in major media markets across the country, slamming Trump's economic policies and warning that "Christmas toys" are at risk: host2.adimpact.com/admo/viewer/...

New: As Donald Trump works to muscle his sweeping tax and spending cuts package through Congress, a network of conservative groups has undertaken a multimillion-dollar advertising blitz to spread his message to voters and pressure recalcitrant lawmakers: www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/p...

‘That calling is there’: Donald Trump Jr. teases future White House run www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/p...