Some millennials aren’t having much sex at all. Can you believe it? Yes? Or no? Do you like millennials? Or no? Do you like sex? Or no?
Thoughts?
Millennials—young people. Sex—hot, hot sex. Imagine them together. Now, imagine them not together.
Look at how the words are positioned so closely in the headline. “Millennials.” “Sex.” Feel your visceral reaction to each word in turn.
Feel that? Yeah.
Millennials. Millennials. Millennials.
Sex. Sex. Sex.
Fucking millennials.
Fucking. Millennials.
They’ve gone to all the trouble of producing a news story with both “sex” and “millennials” as the main topics. This certainly wouldn’t be the case if they didn’t want to hear what you think. By all means—declaim.
With just days to go until the Rio Olympics begin, the AP—which has been testing viral levels since last year—reports water conditions are worse than ever. Inside the Gloria Marina, where the sailing races take place, adenoviruses per liter have jumped more than 42 percent since they first sampled it in March, 2015.
Anyone who ingests more than three tablespoons of the water is “almost certain” to get infected with a virus, the AP reports. Even tourists who stick to the beach are reportedly in danger—sand tests at the Ipanema and Copacabana beaches show high viral levels too. So what’s an open-water swimmer to do? “Don’t put your head under water,” one biomedical expert advises.
The vast majority of Paul Ryan’s tweets are objectively awful. Take this tweet, for instance:
Or this one:
For the most part, Ryan’s tweets are on message and remarkably dull. This one, however, was different. It glimpsed a man who “gets it.” A man who, perhaps, is being slowly driven mad by his party’s erratic Presidential candidate. A man on the edge on the edge of a psychological meltdown. And then Paul Ryan took all that away.
Or it was an intern.
Either way, it was a rare gift to see such raw emotion on a politician’s Twitter feed, but then someone snatched it away. Why? We’ve reached out to the Speaker’s office for comment and will update if and when we hear back. Until then, remember kids: Never tweet.
A “school-aged child” who appeared younger than ten reportedly interrupted a Donald Trump rally today to yell, “Take that bitch down,” in apparent reference to Hillary Clinton. Unlike the baby who interrupted Trump earlier in the day with an expletive-free scream, the garbage child was apparently permitted to stay at the rally.
The kid’s mother, who the LA Times identifies as Mount Vernon, VA. resident Pam Kohler, reportedly told a small group of reporters after the rally that her child learned to speak that way at “Democratic schools.”
Although she declined to permit reporters to interview the boy, explaining that he is a trash minor, she defended his behavior saying, somewhat contradictorily, “I think he has a right to speak what he wants to.”
The AP looked at the most rigorous research conducted over the past decade, focusing on 25 studies that generally compared the use of a toothbrush with the combination of toothbrushes and floss. The findings? The evidence for flossing is “weak, very unreliable,” of “very low” quality, and carries “a moderate to large potential for bias.”
“The majority of available studies fail to demonstrate that flossing is generally effective in plaque removal,” said one review conducted last year. Another 2015 review cites “inconsistent/weak evidence” for flossing and a “lack of efficacy.”
To this I say: no?
I floss every day, and sometimes multiple times a day because Gawker Media provides its employees with the highly sought after workplace perk that is those individual floss things. Every single time I floss (at least once a day), I notice that I have removed particles from my teeth. Sometimes I may extract partial chunks of food such as red meat. Most of the time what I find on my floss is unidentifiable gunk in varying shades of white. It’s impossible to say that flossing does not make your teeth, gums, and mouth cleaner. Any flosser will confirm this.
Also flossers can easily tell who does and does not floss. Just FYI.
Last month, a driver swerved into the bike lane on Grand Street in Williamsburg and knocked Matthew van Ohlen off of his bike, then ran over his body and dragged him 20 to 30 feet, killing him. Police recovered the driver’s Camaro a few days later, but they still have not yet made an arrest. Why not?
The NYPD is generally reluctant to go after drivers involved in fatal crashes, but van Ohlen’s case would seem uniquely brutal. Just one day after his death, cops told reporters that it looked like the driver had swerved into the bike lane to hit van Ohlen intentionally. And if the police have the car that killed him, it shouldn’t be difficult to figure out who owns that car, or who was driving it that night.
But it seems that they’re still looking. Yesterday, DNAinfo reported that fliers had been posted near the site of the crash, offering a $2,500 reward for tips about the identity of the driver. It’s not clear why the NYPD hasn’t been able to connect the car to an owner. Benjamin Kabak, the blogger behind Second Ave. Sagas, conspiracy theorized on Twitter that perhaps a high-ranking cop was the driver, and that the NYPD is protecting him or her.
That seems to me like a bit of a stretch, but either way it’s hard to imagine why they haven’t made an arrest. Maybe the car had no license plates and the VIN number was shaved off? Or they just need to get their ducks in a row before they strike? “There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing,” an NYPD spokesman told me when I asked what’s going on, but did not elaborate further. I guess they have other stuff to deal with this morning.
Are there too many websites? Of course there are. Far too many, each of them terrible in their own way. Brendan Fraser’s Website, however, is different, because BrendanFraser.com is perfect.
When you visit BrendanFraser.com, as one does, you will be asked to choose between the FLASH ENHANCED HI-BANDWITH SITE and the TRADITIONAL HTML LO-BANDWITH SITE. I cannot recommend the former highly enough. Should you choose the flash-enabled version, this will greet you:
If this seems outdated, it’s because the site was created sometime in the middle of 2003 and hasn’t received a single design update since. Presumably because it is perfect.
The site itself is a Web 1.0 labyrinth of Brendan Fraser content, the likes of which no one not named Brendan Fraser has ever dreamed of. Whether due to design or buggy code, the site’s links only work sometimes, which means you have to click everywhere.
For instance, click the “Work” tab and you’ll find this:
A comprehensive, reverse chronological timeline of everything Brendan Fraser has appeared in since 1991—including his brief gig hosting SNL, in 1999. The best part, though, is that each appearance is accompanied by sound. Sometimes it’s music, sometimes it’s animalistic grunting; it all just depends on what Brendan Fraser decided best captured the essence of Brendan Fraser in that particular Brendan Fraser role.
The site also has wisdom to offer. Did you know that Brendan Fraser starred in 2003 film calledLooney Tunes: Back in Action? I certainly didn’t. But I do now, thanks to this:
Under the “Curiosities” tab, I inadvertently clicked on a stray camera and up sprang a slideshow of what was presumably the Looney Tunes actors on set. Is Brendan Fraser in any of the photos? He is not. Is Brendan Fraser behind the camera? It’s impossible to know for sure, but god I hope so. The alternative is too grim to fathom.
If BrendanFraser.com is starting to make you depressed, I’m with you. But don’t worry. I know what might help. Under that same“Curiosities” tab, click the sliver of photo in the upper left for the chance to download your very own Brendan Fraser desktop wallpaper, titled “Accidental Self-Portrait.” I have done this to all of my colleagues’ computers, and I encourage you to do the same. It looks like this:
Though the photo does not, in fact, seem like an “accident” at all, it’s best not to think about it too much. For the mysteries of BrendanFraser.com are as confounding as they are plentiful. Like this, why is this here?
No one but Brendan Fraser knows for sure. And that’s probably for the best.
Scientists currently estimate that sea levels could rise more than six feet by the year 2100. If that comes true, American homes worth nearly $900 billion could be underwater. Not just in the financial sense.
A new report from Zillow estimates that with a six-foot sea level rise, “almost 1.9 million homes (or roughly 2 percent of all U.S. homes) – worth a combined $882 billion – are at risk of being underwater by 2100.” That is the current value of those homes—by the end of the century, the number will be much higher.
And that risk is not evenly distributed. The state of Florida is by far the most at-risk, with a full 1/8th of the state’s homes potentially ending up as scuba sites. In this estimate, Florida alone accounts for more than $400 billion in home value at risk. Furthermore, the city of Miami Beach has more home value at risk than any other city in America.
Either stop denying climate change or stop building, buying, and insuring beachfront homes, but not both!
Donald Trump today refused to support Paul Ryan or John McCain in their respective primaries, despite the fact that both men endorsed him for president, saying that despite their support, he’s not sure that they should be elected again.
If Trump were punishing Ryan for taking too long to endorse him this summer, it’s hard to think of a more brutal and effective own.
Using the same language Ryan did when he was stalling for time back in May—“I’m not there yet,”—Trump declined to endorse Ryan, who is up for a primary reelection in Wisconsin.
“I like Paul, but these are horrible times for our country,” Trump told the Washington Post today. “We need very strong leadership. We need very, very strong leadership. And I’m just not quite there yet. I’m not quite there yet.”
Trump also declined to endorse John McCain, who sucked it up and endorsed Trump in May.
“I’ve never been there with John McCain because I’ve always felt that he should have done a much better job for the vets,” Trump said. “He has not done a good job for the vets and I’ve always felt that he should have done a much better job for the vets. So I’ve always had a difficult time with John for that reason, because our vets are not being treated properly. They’re not being treated fairly.”
In unrelated news, McCain issued a statement this weekend rebuking Trump for his comments about Khizr Kahn, who arguably humiliated Trump in a speech last week at the Democratic National Convention. A coincidence, probably. It’s almost like endorsing Trump in the first place was a mistake...
On its face, it seems Trump might be exacting revenge on both men, who only reluctantly and begrudgingly endorsed Trump for the “unity” of the party and the off-chance he does win. But in actuality, they may be dodging a bullet. So far this campaign, Trump has endorsed one Congressional candidate: Renee Ellmers, who ran in North Carolina. She lost by 30 points.
Update 6:08 p.m.
Paul Ryan totally didn’t want his endorsement anyway?
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So you want to try a standing desk, but you’re not ready to commit to it for eight hours a day...what do you do? You buy one of these discounted monitor risers for all-time low prices.
These risers arrives fully assembled, and sit on top of your existing desk. Put your monitor(s) on the top shelf, your keyboard and mouse on the bottom, and use their integrated spring systems to raise the entire setup from a sitting to standing position within seconds. I own a very similar product from Varidesk (which was more expensive, by the way), and I absolutely love it.
The 30" Lorel, which we’ve posted before, is large enough for one sizable monitor, while the new 35" FlexiSpot can accommodate two, and features a different design lifts your screen straight up, rather than up and slightly out.
I can tell you from experience that you’ll definitely want a good anti-fatigue mat for standing. This one has great reviews, but whatever you choose, make sure it’s at least 3/4" thick.
If you’re a regular Bass Pro Shop customer, here’s you no brainer deal of the day. If you buy a $100 BPS gift card, you can get a $20 gift card to Exxonmobil, BP, or ChevronTexaco for free. Assuming you’ll spend the gift card anyway, or know someone who would like to receive it as a gift, that’s nearly a full tank of gas on the house.
Raise your hand if you knew 8TB external hard drives existed. Keep it up if you’ve ever seen one for $220 or less. There shouldn’t be many hands up, which is good, since your coworkers might find that a little odd.
Name brand gaming mice don’t need to cost more than a new release game: This Logitech G300s is only $20 today, courtesy of Best Buy. Despite the low price, you still get nine programmable buttons, three onboard memory profiles, and a 2500 DPI sensor. That’s a lot of mouse for the price.
This is just a standard dual burner propane grill, but if your current grill has seen better days, or if you don’t own one at all, $63 is a great price to have it delivered to your door.
Here’s something to chew on: Amazon’s taking an extra 40% off Mentos gum for a limited time. The deal applies to both single bottles (with 50 pieces of gum each) and multi-packs with four or six bottles, so find your favorite flavor, and grab this deal before the bubble bursts.
Everyone remembers those classic blue Linksys routers of yore, so while the Linksys WRT1900ACS may exude nostalgia, its technology is all brand new.
The router is marked down to $180 today, a match for the lowest price Amazon has ever offered. Of course, you get 802.11ac wireless, four antennas, USB 3.0 and eSATA for data storage, but what makes this router so special is its firmware. Everything here is open source and easily hackable, meaning you can install DD-WRT or Tomato to tweak everything little setting exactly to your liking. That’s not the kind of project everyone will want to take on, but if you lie to tinker, this is a great router to optimize to your liking.
I have a soft spot for cheesy “As Seen On TV” products, and this self-cleaning fish tank is just $8 on Amazon today, a far cry from the “$14.99 plus shipping and handling,” price quoted in the ad above.
Jackery’s Giant S battery pack isn’t actually giant; it’s fairly mid-sized at 12,000mAh. But it does support Quick Charge 2.0 output, and even USB-C input for triple speed recharging compared to standard microUSB.
If you bought a new TV in the last year or so, it’s probably 4K. Now, you can wait a few years for content to become ubiquitous, or you can barge your way into the future today with this Samsung 4K Blu-ray player.
Obviously, this isn’t much of a deal compared to some standard Xbox One bundles that we’ve seen, but if you own a 4K TV, it doesn’t make a ton of sense to buy the old model anymore.
If coworkers have been stealing your food out of the office fridge, or you just want to keep a couple drinks cold at the beach, this flexible lunch box is basically made out of ice packs. Just freeze it overnight, and it’ll keep your food and drinks chilled for up to 10 hours.
If you’re dead set on going to see Suicide Squad in theaters, Amazon’s giving out $8 ticket credits with the purchase of select Blu-rays. Many of the eligible titles actually cost less than $8, so you’re basically just getting a ticket discount, with a free Blu-ray tossed in for kicks.
The proliferation of inexpensive HDTV bias lights has been the only good thing to happen in 2016, but even by our standards, $10 is cheap.
If you haven’t seen these before, it’s basically an LED light strip that plugs directly into your TV’s USB port for power, and sticks to the back of the set via built-in adhesive. Once you turn your TV on, the light strip will cast a soft glow on the wall behind it, which can reduce eyestrain when watching in the dark, and improve your TV’s perceived black levels.
Whether you’re going tubing, camping, or just spending a day at the beach, this two-gallon Igloo cooler will keep your favorite beverage cold, even during the dog days of summer.
The term “mini tripod” is usually associated with pocket-sized tripods that lift a camera or phone a couple inches off the ground. Tamrac’s though is 28" tall when fully expanded, and only 9" long when collapsed, meaning it should fit in most camera bags and backpacks.
ESPN’s O.J.: Made In America is one of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen, and Amazon is selling the Blu-ray/DVD combo for an all-time low $20 right now, if you can wait out a backorder.
You’ve probably heard a lot of fuss about mechanical keyboards lately, and if not, you’ve at least heard the clicking. If you’re curious to try one yourself without dropping a bunch of money, here’s an entry level model for $30, one of the best prices we’ve ever seen on any mechanical keyboard.
Usually, it’s cause to celebrate when J.Crew Factory has extra discounts on their clearance, but right now it’s up to 60% off everything (seriously, everything), which you shouldn’t pass up. Plus, if you head over to their featured looks section and find something you like, use the code ILIKEIT and get an additional 15% off. Pretty sweet, huh?
Waterpik is an easier (and they would argue more effective) way to “floss” between your teeth, and Amazon is currently taking $5 off the Waterpik Cordless Freedom flosser, bringing it down to an all-time low $36. That includes three tips and a set of batteries to get you started, but we recommend pairing this with rechargeable Eneloops.
Need a Star Wars fix? The excellent LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which features the tons of new voice work from the movie’s actual actors, is on sale for $40 today, the best price we’ve seen.
While it doesn’t print in color, it more than makes up for that with the ability to spit out 32 pages per minute, duplex printing, and inexpensive toner cartridges that can last for years without being replaced. We’ve posted a lot of Brother deals in the past, and we’ve heard nothing but good things from readers about them. Plus, this particular model has a sterling 4.4 star review average on Amazon, a built-in scanner, and AirPrint and Google Cloud Print support, so it should serve you well for years.
Amazon’s free Prime Pantry shipping promotion seems to be a permanent fixture at this point, but each month brings a new slate of eligible items, and August’s have just been revealed.
As always, just add five of the items on this page to your Prime Pantry box, enter code PANTRYAUG at checkout, and the $6 shipping charge will be waived. Plus, if you happen to have a free Pantry shipping credit from accepting no rush shipping on a previous Amazon order, it should stack, granting you an additional $6 discount.
Vent-mounted magnets have emerged as the most popular method of attaching your smartphone to your dashboard, and two different mounts from TechMatte are on sale for all-time low prices today.
The standard mount is down to $4 right now with promo code FVLTMXX2, or you can get two for $7 with promo code WS7CCNNW. If your vents are positioned at an odd angle, a swiveling version is available for $6 with code 8GORHD3N, matching an all-time low. I’ve owned one of these for over a year, and even with a hefty iPhone 6s Plus, it works great.
The standard Lumos lamp includes four different lighting temperatures for different times of the day, as well as five dimming modes, and even a USB charging port for your phone. We see a lot of deals on desk lamps, and $37 is a great price for that feature set.
If only the best will do, the Lumos E1 is also on sale for $49, an all-time low by $10 (use code YPNSBBCY). Compared to the standard Lumos, the E1 includes brighter bulbs, an extra color temperature setting, an extra dimming level, and a second charging port.
It might not be mission-critical equipment for your home, but a good label maker is a nice gadget to keep around, and the popular DYMO LabelManager 160 is back in stock for just $10 today, matching an all-time low.
If you remember the old label makers that literally pressed the letters into a piece of tape, this is a bit more advanced than what you’re picturing. The Dymo LabelManager 160 can print in eight fonts at six sizes, along with clipart and special characters, and you can even preview the entire label on its LCD screen before you print. Every time we post this deal, it sells out quickly, so you’ll want to grab yours quickly.
The popular Hoover Sprint bagless upright vacuum is only $39 today, and includes more features than you might expect, including an accessory hose, adjustable brush height, and a true HEPA filter. That’s a pretty great package for the price.
If your car takes synthetic oil, and you like to change it yourself, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better deal than $23 for five quarts of Mobil 1 5W-30, complete with Prime shipping.
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As it is, I feel obligated to get the word out about this ongoing neighborhood raccoon crisis. So below is the email thread with six people on it, which arrived under the subject line “Raccoon Saga”:
The email was CC’d to my Jezebel account, along with another writer from DNAInfo (where I aggregated the story from). It begins, as these things do, with a raccoon decapitating a lollipop:
Dear Neighbors,
Two weeks ago raccoon ripped my 2nd floor window mesh, came into my studio, found a lollipop, removed the wrapper and ate it, leaving the stick on the floor. I double-patched the mesh, and continue to open my window for fresh air. Last night it returned, while I was reading 3 feet away with full lights on. Luckily I heard the rip and after screaming several expletives at him, it reluctantly left.
Now I have done further repairs and dosed the sill with Amonnia and Pineglo. It almost makes you want to join the NRA (just kidding!).
I am copying the kind journalists who told our story first 2 weeks ago - after all this is an unfolding tale.
What is our next move?
Thanks,
[Redacted]
Me in a sarcastic email forwarded to the Jezebel staff:
I can’t help u
A second “neighbor” with a recurring raccoon issue replies:
I too am deeply troubled about what appears to be an aggressive family of raccoons in our on block. Well they also murdered my 18 year old pair of rescue turtles and eviscerated all of my pond fish - 4, 9" comets, my bullfrogs and toads.
I hate what they did but fear that some may want to take matters into their own hands because the City has said they will not help us trap and relocate them! I will identify a humane service that can trap and relocate them. I will let you know the prices and will take up a collection to pay for it. They may need access to several of our backyard and I will need volunteers for that. I will start collecting once I have comparison pricing.
Your Neighbor,
[Redacted]
Paging New York City! Beep, Beep!! Help these people! Two others who were very sorry joined in:
I’m very sorry to hear about your turtles and the other animals in your pond. We would be happy to contribute to hiring a humane relocation service and grant access to our garden.
[Name redacted & Name redacted]
Sent from my iPhone
Yet another person announces a meeting but can’t make it:
Same here, and just in case it got lost in the mix, there will be a meeting of neighbors in the playground [Date/time redacted]. Unfortunately I am unable to attend, but will catch up after and am happy to help with any further steps/efforts to organize our block.
Best,
A fifth person:
Hi [Name redacted],
So sorry for your loss.
Happy you’ve joined us in the battle against the raccoon(s). [Names redacted] my and efforts in getting media attention wasn’t enough to solve the problem so I agree we need to step-it-up. If you find someone to capture it/them I will definitely contribute.
Anyone who objects to [Name redacted] taking the lead on this please say so by end of day tomorrow. After hearing no objections by tomorrow we will assume that [Name redacted] can go ahead. Is that okay with everyone?
Thanks,
[Name redacted]
“No regrets, no anticipation, just this moment as it is.” - Deepak Chopra
Hmm, community organization works, I thought. And yet, I sent another email to the Jezebel staff because I’m horrible:
I am stuck in this thread. Help...
Then I realized, it isn’t I who needs the help; it’s the citizens on the receiving end of raccoon rage. So here I am.
From the person who sent the original email:
Perfect, we will gladly contribute to the effort - and of course will make our yard available. They seem to come back to the same places. For us it is the 2nd floor window (climbs up fire escape..)
Thank you,
[Name redacted]
Someone who has no objection:
I have no objection to [Name redacted] collecting to get this matter resolved. We had a visit last night and I’m tired of this nuisance.
Where do I deliver my donation?
[Name redacted] if you help collecting during the day I’m available.
[Name redacted]
Sent from my iPhone
Another concerned party who had yet to weigh in:
157 will contribute to the racoon problem.
My job here is done and hopefully this issue gets solved.
Recently, a reporter for a Turkish news station was supposedly rummaging around in the garbage when she found what appeared to be secret codes used during the country’s recent coup attempt. Which would have been fascinating if they weren’t actually just cheats to Grand Theft Auto IV.
This is how they communicate in secrets. Even though it says “cheats,” health and gun, health and armor, weather, this were the things they used in the coup.
Of course, there’s always the chance this whole thing is a hoax. But if not—then it turns out it really was about ethics in games journalism all along.
At a rally in Virginia, Trump said the city of 49,673, which he had flown into the night before, “looked like a war zone where you (once had) these massive plants,” according to the Associated Press.
Tuesday night, Harrisburg fired back, saying in a statement that Trump made “an unfortunate mistake” disparaging the city “after a mere glance from the window of his airplane.”
“Harrisburg is renowned as the heart of the Commonwealth and a capital of unique beauty and charm,” said the city. “Mr. Trump should know that Harrisburg and its residents are an integral part of the United States, which he is vying to lead.”
During a combative interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday, Donald Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson questioned whether the candidate owed an apology to the parents of fallen soldier Humayun Khan and seemingly blamed President Obama and Hillary Clinton for his death, which occurred in 2004 under President Bush.
“It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagement that probably cost his life,” said Pierson, apparently referencing the more restrictive rules of engagement adopted by the U.S. military in Afghanistan in 2009. (Khan was killed by a car bomb in Iraq in 2004.)
“So I don’t understand,” Pierson continued, “why it’s so hard to understand why Donald Trump was confused about why he was being held responsible for something he had nothing to do with while Hillary Clinton had everything to do with.”
Partial transcripts of the depositions have already been made public, but attorneys representing former “students” at the purported university argued that Trump made “many spontaneous and ad hominem remarks that are not reflected in the paper transcript of his depositions.” (Anyone who has watched one of the Republican candidate’s stump speeches knows what they are talking about.) Those spontaneous remarks, as well as facial expressions and body language, show “complete and utter unfamiliarity” with the particulars of how Trump University was run, the plaintiffs’ lawyers argued. Trump’s lawyers, obviously, objected to this.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who Trump has accused of being a “hater” incapable of impartiality in the case, sided with Trump. “While there is a degree of legitimate public interest in the demeanor of the defendant in the deposition videos, it is not a substantial interest,” Curiel wrote in his decision, dismissing a motion from media organizations that had sought to intervene in the case to unseal the video footage. The judge wrote:
At the same time, a realistic appraisal of the context of the case necessitates the conclusion that releasing the deposition videos would impair judicial efficiency by increasing the likelihood that prospective jurors would be exposed to information about the case, as well as to evidence that could be introduced at trial to impeach Defendant’s testimony. Media Intervenors suggest that courts have found that even extensive publicity does not necessarily prevent a party from getting a fair trial, and that any such risk can be mitigated by the use of jury management tools, such as voir dire...While that may be, the Court is loath to increase the difficulty of the challenge of seating an impartial jury in order to achieve a limited public benefit.
What is more, Curiel wrote, “There is every reason to believe that release of the deposition videos would contribute to an on-going ‘media frenzy’ that would increase the difficulty of seating an impartial jury.”
The case is set to go to trial in late November—after the general election. A separate lawsuit against Trump over the allegedly fraudulent school, brought by New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman, will likely go to trial before the election.
In an email to surrogates this week bearing the subject line “URGENT PIVOT,” the Donald Trump campaign revealed its damage control plan for the Republican candidate’s ongoing spat with Khizr and Ghazala Khan, whose son, a U.S. Army captain, was killed in Iraq. The memo was obtained by The Hill.
“All — As usual, the media is working against our efforts and our messaging specifically as it relates to the tragic death of Capt. Humayun Khan,” Scott Mason, Trump’s director of congressional affairs, wrote in the email.
“We are asking you to review and use the attached talking points in your daily messaging, including a release and/or statements you can put out in your social media immediately to support Mr. Trump and OUR message, that we must end radical Islamic terror so that soldiers like Capt. Khan, and all Americans, will be safe.”
The play “Cats” returned to Broadway this week, which is all fine and good, but let’s talking about opening night, the Page Six description of which sounds like the kind of fever dream Mario Lopez might have if he took three Valium with a bottle of Kombucha and fell asleep in the sun.
Here are some of the things that happened:
Gawker fan Jack Antonoff bought $1,200 worth of “Cats”-themed merchandise while wearing this outfit:
“He was later spotted at the after-party holding up a giant bag and exclaiming, ‘This is what $1,200 of “Cats” stuff looks like!’”
Former Daily Show correspondent Mo Rocca, who once gave a motivational speech at my high school in a pair of lime-green pants, was spotted “quietly weeping during ‘Memory.’”
The racist song got cut and the cats now take selfies.
Rosie O’Donnell was “starstruck” sitting next to someone named Ken Page.
Mo Rocca, I must report, is not the only one quietly weeping.
On Wednesday, the Trump campaign was forced to deny a report from “Morning” Joe Scarborough that Donald Trump doesn’t understand why it would be a bad idea to use nuclear weapons. “There’s no truth to this,” campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks told The Hill.
“I’ll be very careful here,” Scarborough said on Wednesday morning, following an interview with General Michael Hayden. “Several months ago, a foreign policy expert on international level went to advise Donald Trump. Three times he asked about the use of nuclear weapons. Three times he asked, at one point, ‘If we have them, why can’t we use them?’ That’s one of the reasons why he just doesn’t have foreign policy experts around him,” Scarborough said. “Three times, in an hour briefing: ‘Why can’t we use nuclear weapons?’”
“Be careful America, and be careful Republican leaders,” Mika Brzezinski added. “Your party is blowing up.” Haha.
Because of his homespun folksy manner and affinity for See’s Candies, Warren Buffett has a reputation as a very loveable guy. Not so, some of the people who make him so rich.
It’s common sense that you don’t get to be worth $65 billion just by being a nice guy. Warren Buffett owns an enormous number of companies, all of which are run fairly ruthlessly. Bloomberg today profiles one of the “superstar” CEOs who send the profits back to Buffett’s home office: Mark Donegan, the leader of Precision Castparts, a company that Buffett bought this year for $37 billion.
Those who know the CEO best describe a manager who’s highly effective but at times strains basic decency.
These people, most of whom asked that their names not be used for fear of retaliation, say they have witnessed Donegan using profanity and violent language. One heard him threaten to stab someone in the eyes with a pencil. Another says the CEO threatened to rip an employee’s arms off so he could hit the person with the bloody stumps. On more than one occasion, the people say, he has called male employees “c—ts.”
