Tom Crosson

At the intersection of media and corporate America. Former Capitol Hill flack.

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These are some great life/business lessons from Sec. Baker.

[John Bresnahan @bresreports]

James Baker’s 7 Rules for Running Washington. ⁦@peterbakernyt⁩ ⁦@sbg1⁩ https://t.co/yvslmC0alE

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

The final draft of Declaration of Independence was submitted to the Continental Congress by Thomas Jefferson today in 1776!

[NUCLR GOLF @NUCLRGOLF]

It’s officially U.S. Open week 🇺🇸

Welcome to Shinnecock Hills

[Echoes of War @EchoesofWarYT]

On June 13, 1777, a 19-year-old French teenager landed on a beach in South Carolina, uninvited, to fight in someone else's war. He would become one of the most important men in American history.

The Marquis de Lafayette was one of the richest young aristocrats in France. He had a beautiful wife, a fortune, and zero reason to risk any of it. But he believed in the American cause so fiercely that when the French king forbade him from going, Lafayette bought his own ship and sailed anyway. He literally went AWOL from a life of luxury to bleed for a country that didn't exist yet.

Congress was annoyed at first. Another foreign officer looking for a paycheck? Then Lafayette offered to serve for free and pay his own way. That got their attention.

He met Washington and the two formed one of the great father-son bonds in American history. Washington had no biological children. Lafayette named his only son George Washington Lafayette.

He took a bullet in the leg at Brandywine and kept rallying the retreat. He was instrumental at Yorktown, the battle that won the war. He went home a hero on two continents.

A foreign teenager believed in America before America did. 249 years ago today.

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Is LinkedIn Entering Its Post-Cringe Era? https://t.co/iLX9iaEEG9

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This is devastating news. The Prime Rib is legendary.

[Ben Pershing @benpershing]

EXCLUSIVE End of an Era CONFIRMED: The Prime Rib Closing on K Street this Month. “anticipated new restaurant opening in late 2026” - PoPville https://t.co/y8XLI1mQ92

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Metro Phoenix has long been America’s back office. But AI is leaving its cubicle jobs in the dust. https://t.co/xg8cN3h29K via @WSJ

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There's only one king in the soda wars: Coca-Cola Classic... https://t.co/fR5DzWUcA7 via @WSJ

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

Watching the Navy Blue Angels choreograph their air show routine is insane. Every movement is planned down to the second

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LIV plans to tell players and staff by Thursday that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund would end its funding for the upstart league. But the PGA Tour isn’t yet ready to welcome back those who jumped ship. https://t.co/AnaGPdDvgj via @WSJ

[Charlie Bilello @charliebilello]

Americans spent over $109 billion on lottery tickets last year, which is more than they spent on movies, books, concerts and sports tickets - combined.

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The Billionaire Trying to Build the ‘Next Great Washington Newsroom’ https://t.co/FEQPS06Fhd

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More than 12% of US households stash their overflow in rented storage spaces. But in local government and urban planning circles, the window-less establishments are seen as hogging land and creating dead zones where there ought to be activity. https://t.co/f9slkuFwze via @WSJ

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Life automation: Meet the AI running a blockchain CEO's life https://t.co/MIJho4XiJ7

[Reid Wiseman @astro_reid]

Only one chance in this lifetime…

Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a cell phone video of Earthset. You can hear the shutter on the Nikon as @Astro_Christina is hammering away on 3-shot brackets and capturing those exceptional Earthset photos through the 400mm lens. @AstroVicGlover was in window 3 watching with @Astro_Jeremy next to him.

I could barely see the Moon through the docking hatch window but the iPhone was the perfect size to catch the view…this is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye. Enjoy.

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

Rory McIlroy commissioned this pencil drawing after last year's Masters Tournament.

The artist (@KeeganHall) provided context on Reddit:

• Spent 6+ months working on it
• Estimates 600-800+ total hours
• Worked on it 6-7 days each week
• Uses a Pentel Graphgear mechanical pencil

Hall says this piece was incredibly challenging because so much detail went into such a small area. For context, the original is smaller than 30x22, so each face in the crowd is essentially a quarter of the size of a fingernail.

This is the second piece he has done for Rory.

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The Iran war, Epstein files, betting markets all cry out for “monitoring the situation” https://t.co/MrO6Rm76Lo

[Todd Spence @Todd_Spence]

In 1993, a local Chicago reporter covering the St. Patrick's Day parade spotted Tommy Lee Jones filming a movie amidst the festivities and stopped him for a quick interview. The movie was THE FUGITIVE 🔥

[NYTPitchbot @DougJBalloon]

I used to play Risk a lot in high-school. Here’s how many troops I think it will take to hold the Strait of Hormuz.

[John Egan @BrewersRaptor]

I want whoever made this decision to be President of the United States

[Will Stern @Will__Stern]

Last year, someone paid $525k for a flag that was draped over Abraham Lincoln's casket during his funeral procession.

This week the buyer was revealed to be the owner of Keens Steakhouse, where it will be displayed in their "Lincoln Room."