I'm not running for office. But if I were, these are some of the lessons I'd take away from what happened in NY yesterday.
1. Authenticity is measurable. Voters can smell a focus group from a mile away.
2. Endorsements from the current Democratic leadership now read like warnings. The establishment wing of the party is no longer a sword. It's a question mark.
3. Conviction beats caution. The candidates who said hard things about rent, about who pays for what, about Gaza, they won. The triangulators lost.
4. Cost of living is everything. Everything else is wallpaper.
5. The middle is not a strategy. It's an empty room. Voters reached past the establishment to grab someone who actually believes something.
6. Don't fear the base. Court it. The Democrats who ran from their own voters lost. The ones who ran toward them won.
7. If you want to lead a party you have to be willing to fight inside it. Mamdani didn't ask permission. He took the field.
The lesson under the lessons: the country is tired of being managed. People want to be led.
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Mañana comenzará el Mundial, y muchos estarán atentos a los partidos. El fútbol nos recuerda algo que no debemos olvidar: la vida no es una carrera para lucirse en solitario, sino un camino que aprendemos a recorrer juntos. Quien no sabe pasar el balón, aunque tenga talento, todavía no ha entendido el juego. Y quien no sabe vivir con los demás y para los demás, todavía no ha entendido la vida. #ViajeApostólico
ok the FIFA World Cup freebie pile is getting out of hand
free FIFA tickets ✓
free shuttle to the game ✓ (DashPass + ticket)
discounted Lyft home ✓
you can attend the World Cup for $0 now
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🩺 Top 16 Latin American Countries that Spend the Most on Health 🏥
💰 Current Health Expenditure as % of GDP
1. 🇸🇻 El Salvador — 10.13%
2. 🇦🇷 Argentina — 10.04%
3. 🇨🇱 Chile — 9.69%
4. 🇧🇷 Brazil — 9.64%
5. 🇳🇮 Nicaragua — 9.59%
6. 🇭🇳 Honduras — 9.16%
7. 🇵🇦 Panama — 9.14%
8. 🇨🇴 Colombia — 9.02%
9. 🇺🇾 Uruguay — 8.92%
10. 🇪🇨 Ecuador — 8.21%
11. 🇧🇴 Bolivia — 8.16%
12. 🇵🇾 Paraguay — 8.03%
13. 🇨🇷 Costa Rica — 7.61%
14. 🇬🇹 Guatemala — 6.98%
15. 🇵🇪 Peru — 6.68%
16. 🇲🇽 Mexico — 5.89%
🖇️ Source: World Bank / WHO — Current health expenditure (% of GDP).
The Netherlands Oranje Bus is bringing the party to Arlington on June 14!
The meeting point is Road to Six Flags Street & Ballpark Way, near Choctaw Stadium, Arlington and the walk begins at 11:15 CT.