SERIOUS QUESTION: You donāt find it weird that not a single billionaire wants to end world poverty ?? Doesnāt it strike you as bizarre that no one with that kind of wealth wants to be the hero who actually solves the worldās biggest problems when they literally could ?? Isnāt that suspicious ??
@MrJulieGoldman Just wanted to tell you that I love your podcast with @TheBrandyHoward! I at least get to laugh at all the insanity going on. Thank you both!
Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I donāt understand anyone who canāt admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think heās hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I canāt blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the Peopleās House. This ācelebrationā could have happened in any stadium within a stoneās throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trumpās whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
āThis is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. Iāll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. Iāll tear down the East Wing. Iāll pave over the Rose Garden. Iāll cover everything in gold and marble. Iāll erase the names of all the men who came before me.ā
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter
P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.
Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I donāt understand anyone who canāt admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think heās hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I canāt blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the Peopleās House. This ācelebrationā could have happened in any stadium within a stoneās throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trumpās whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
āThis is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. Iāll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. Iāll tear down the East Wing. Iāll pave over the Rose Garden. Iāll cover everything in gold and marble. Iāll erase the names of all the men who came before me.ā
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter
P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.
If this is true, this is amazing!
For decades, Santa Monica has been the most boring, piece of shit, beach city in the entire world. And why? Like? Itās not that hard. Miami. Puerto Vallarta. Mykonos. St. Bartsā¦
Hello?
Just get a fucking bar, and put it on the beach with a DJ.
Santa Monica is making its most aggressive economic comeback in years.
The early signs are promising.
The city committed $60M to the fundamentals: public safety, street repairs, lighting, and urban greening.
The theory being that private capital follows livability.
The bet is already paying off - the city stabilized its operating budget a full year ahead of schedule.
On top of that, the City Council recently approved a sweeping business incentive package: a $3M economic development fund, eliminated restaurant fees, discounted parking, film permit waivers, and $750K in grants tied to the FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympics.
The Entertainment Zone (the first of its kind in SoCal) now allows drinking alcohol outdoors along the Third Street Promenade.
Goldenvoice (the team behind Coachella) is producing a new annual beachfront music festival adjacent to the Santa Monica Pier starting fall 2026.
Early private sector movers, including a Bay Area biotech and an AmLaw 125 law firm, are already planting flags.
New restaurants are opening and reporting strong sales.
Still work to be done.
But the foundation is being laid, the momentum is real, and the 2026ā2028 global events cycle (World Cup ā Super Bowl ā Olympics) gives the city a massive tailwind.
Worth watching š
So if Kyle had started an affair with a new young cast member and said Iāve been so lonely and she made me feel young. Everybody would be losing their minds but Amanda says it and everybody shrugs.#SummerHouse
I donāt really understand the āKyle was a terrible husbandā narrative. Amanda was a lazy, messy, unaffectionate, checked out wife. Equally as awful, no? #SummerHouse
The people who wanted Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over a melania joke are suddenly ok with a UFC fighter's disgusting 'joke' about Michelle Obama on White House grounds.
Some brain-damaged, drunk asshole screaming on the White House lawn about Michelle Obama being a man is the perfect example of how weāve allowed the worst parts of the internet comment section to start running the country.
Bank of America studied the debit and credit transactions of millions of Americans.
The pullback on spending outside of necessities is unlike anything they have ever seen.
Domino's said consumers do not even want their $7 carry out pizza.
$7. A whole pizza.
One of the cheapest food options available.
People cannot justify $7 for a pizza.
And the administration is saying the economy is fine.
Believe Domino's.
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