Hanif is one of the greatest minds we have. this is so good. this is, perhaps, the look into Jay-Z some people were hoping for previously. it starts as a look back at Reasonable Doubt but it moves to a critique of wealth and power and the idea of Black excellence.
idk I think it is imperative to treat your relative discomfort w strangers pissing in public as basically irrelevant compared to the bloodthirsty indignities forced on the unhoused and disenfranchised in America.
What an epic run!
Mariners just announced that Rick Rizzs will be stepping away after this 2026 season.
41 years in the Mariners broadcast booth.
Legend 🐐
thanks to ChatGPT there will never be another hilariously awful essay written by a college football player. end of an era. check out Christian McCaffrey's from 2016.
Hakeem Jeffries says Zohran Mamdani is not the future of the Democratic Party.
JAKE TAPPER: Do you see Mamdani as the future of the Democratic Party?
JEFFRIES: No. I think the future of the Democratic Party is going to fall, as far as we're concerned, relative to the House Democratic caucus and members who are doing a great work all across the country as it relates to our need to both take back control of the House, but in doing so, make sure that we're communicating to the American people, like, we understand you deserve better than the country that you have received.
So... my Dad is not doing well. He's been in and out of the hospital for weeks and isn't improving. He's a stubborn SOB but even he is now admitting how badly he's struggling.
I say that to share this..... He called me from his hospital bed yesterday - and while all I wanted to know is how he's doing and feeling, all he cared about was getting my thoughts on the game.
"Are the Mariners going to win?!"
That's how much this means to some people. I just hope he sticks around long enough to see them win it all.
Hang in there Dad. I love you.