Dr Mop

The Tennis Channel just aired a hateful political ad trashing Joe Biden, Jill Biden, and the Muslim community. #tennischannel

Started / Going

Now everyone can be happy

Only the body of water in red below is technically named Gulf of America since the other countries of Mexico and Cuba do not agree. The US only owns 200 miles (13 miles from shore) of the 600,000 nautical sq miles,… so the below map in red (not to scale) is giving more than the US deserves.

Night check

Sen. Mark Warner: As we see now some of the Republican budget proposals coming out, they clearly will cut Medicaid. Unfortunately for Mr. Kennedy, we had an individual during testimony who didn't even understand the difference between Medicaid and Medicare...I will be voting no on Bobby Kennedy Jr.

When North Korea thinks you’ve gone too far with crazy shit.

And now is the time when we see what companies REALLY gots women’s backs,,, the world is watching 👀

Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.

Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.

Trust me, bro.

The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.

January 1 // January 31

Thanks. This clarifies nothing.

Intelligence officials are starting to leak to me now too. Here’s a memo Defense Intelligence Agency personnel received instructing them to suspend observances including: - Holocaust Remembrance Day - MLK Day - Juneteenth

ON TRUMP’S TRULY INSANE (SECOND) FIRST WEEK AS PRESIDENT (Part 1 of 3)

Cold comfort

#OpenOccitanie | Christopher Eubanks is through to the second round in Montpellier after taking out qualifier Alibek Kachmazov 7-5, 6-4. Up next for Eubanks, making his debut at the ATP 250, top seed Andrey Rublev.

New at Bounces: An in-depth interview with the woman who broke the silence around Alexander Zverev during the #AusOpen trophy ceremony with five words: "Australia believes Olya and Brenda" Free to read for all, but please do subscribe: www.benrothenberg.com/p/alexander-...

Absolutely love this newsletter open.substack.com/pub/hughclar...

It is unconscionable to hold disaster victims hostage as part of a scheme to pass massive tax breaks for billionaires and wealthy corporations. Let me politely articulate our position to House Republicans. Get lost.

State Farm has decided to pull its Super Bowl commercial and instead focus on supporting Los Angeles residents impacted by the deadly wildfires. They will also offer renewals to residential policyholders affected by the deadly wildfire. ktla.com/news/nationw...

La llegada de las grullas al dormidero es uno de los espectáculos más bonitos a los que podemos asistir en la naturaleza. Si quieres ver el vídeo completo pincha el enlace en tu navegador y disfruta 2 minutos de la magia grullera en YouTube 😊 youtu.be/jkjFpvtIC9I?... #grullas #grusgrus #crane

A country of sellouts

The marginal details of the David Lynch memorial at the Burbank Bob’s Big Boy are what make it.

Boos for Danielle Collins as she walks onto Rod Laver Arena, which brings a big smile to her face before this #AusOpen match vs her friend Madison Keys. I wrote at Bounces about the woman who has been the talk of this tennis town: www.benrothenberg.com/p/danielle-c...

Ben Shelton's win over Musetti—preceded by Tien over Moutet and Michelsen over Khachanov—sets a specific bit of US tennis history at this #AusOpen: It's the first time that 3+ American men aged 23-and-under reach a Slam R16 since 1993 US Open. (Courier, Chang, Adams, Sampras)

Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?

Marvelous writing.

I tried to figure out if the tennis ball is getting worse, I truly love to listen to Medvedev complain defector.com/has-the-tenn...

Via @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social.

New at Bounces: An in-depth conversation with @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social about the investigation into Elena Rybakina's coach, Stefano Vukov, and the parallels to the new film "Julie Keeps Quiet" about suspicions of abuse at a Belgian tennis academy. Read here: www.benrothenberg.com/p/elena-ryba...

Try to make it through life without ever been hated as much as Rudy Giuliani is by a courtroom sketch artist.

Michelin restaurant critics on their way to make or break another career:

🍑 "These are peaches that make you feel alive." Great article about the Masumoto Family Farm, a 4th gen Japanese American farm in CA. I had these peaches and it's absolutely true! www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ins...

That's worth this montage! youtu.be/xeBwYBR4Y0I?...

" the findings reflect an undertreatment of female patients’ pain. We discuss the troubling societal and medical implications of females’ pain being overlooked and call for policy interventions to ensure equal pain treatment." #medsky #feministsky #womeninSTEM www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

I didn’t know it came in medical grade!