T. Lee™ [BNN]

Worked at @Disney™ as a Percussionist. 🥁➡️ @vedramusic | 🦋

[T. Lee™ [BNN] @tleetv_]

May these words start as but a gentle trickle;

But through shared existence,

Become a mighty river: carving out inclusion, diversity and peace
Amongst the rocks of hate, division and animus willful.

#StopTheDebate
#StopTheGridlock
#DontPlayPolitics
#PlayPrincipalPrinciples

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

The Battle of the Peasants, by M.D. Hout, 17th c

[T. Lee™ [BNN] @tleetv_]

https://t.co/f2AaFID1pQ

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

Platner officially withdraws.

[T. Lee™ [BNN] @tleetv_]

May her memory be a blessing. https://t.co/loVTS9FZUB

[T. Lee™ [BNN] @tleetv_]

Taking the quiz and finding my tribe later today!

[Kristen Soltis Anderson @KSoltisAnderson]

The @EchelonInsights Political Tribes report site is gorgeous, interactive, and contains a treasure trove of data about the 2026 electorate.

https://t.co/UBfDTwBGIY

[Nashville SC @NashvilleSC]

BACK TO BACK ⭐️⭐️

Super Sam is an @MLS All-Star for the second-straight season 😤🦸‍♂️

[Kristen Soltis Anderson @KSoltisAnderson]

Been thinking a lot this afternoon about this exchange from @kasie's @TheArenaCNN last month.

I try to stay pretty even-keeled on air, but was pretty aghast at the way the allegations against Graham Platner were being dismissed.

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

Khanna withdraws his Platner endorsement >

[FIFA Media @fifamedia]

FIFA President Gianni Infantino:

“I have seen the public comments regarding the decision of the independent FIFA Disciplinary Committee related to the suspension of Folarin Balogun, and I would like to reiterate a fundamental principle of FIFA’s governance.

“FIFA’s judicial bodies are independent. They operate autonomously, apply the FIFA Disciplinary Code, and decide cases based on the applicable regulations and the specific facts before them. Their independence is essential to the credibility and integrity of football, and this must always be respected.

“Yes, I regularly discuss matters related to the FIFA World Cup with the President of the United States, and on this matter, I did receive a call from President Donald Trump, just as I receive calls from heads of state, government officials, football stakeholders and business executives from around the world on many different issues. During our conversation, I explained that there was an ongoing legal process involving FIFA’s independent judicial bodies and that the case would be decided in due course by the competent bodies. That is how FIFA’s system works, and it is a principle that I will always uphold.

“I read the decisions of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee when they are issued. Sometimes I am surprised by them. Sometimes I agree with them, and sometimes I disagree.

“What I always do, however, is respect those decisions and the autonomy of the bodies that make them. Whether we personally like a decision or not is irrelevant. Respect for independent institutions and the rule of law is what protects the integrity of our competitions and the credibility of FIFA at all times.”

[T. Lee™ [BNN] @tleetv_]

Good roundtable on Inside Politics with @DanaBashCNN @michellelprice et al this afternoon

[Daniel Dale @ddale8]

President Trump says he understands sports “really well, REALLY well,” and knew the Balogun incident wasn’t even “a foul,” but he heard it was a red card and “I didn’t know what that meant; I didn’t think it meant much,” but then learned it meant a suspension, which is “very unfair,” so he asked Infantino for “a review” by FIFA.

“Again, I’m good at this stuff. I didn’t think it was a foul,” he says.

[T. Lee™ [BNN] @tleetv_]

@KSoltisAnderson Oh this going to be a spicy match to the end.

[T. Lee™ [BNN] @tleetv_]

This accurately sums up the vibe! @randikayeCNN is the QUEEN of best assignments at CNN! @andersoncooper

[T. Lee™ [BNN] @tleetv_]

@Maura_Gillespie raised the point I’ve noticed for a hot minute now: he’s in full on legacy mode, and his concerns for his party and the midterms rank at the bottom of said list.

[T. Lee™ [BNN] @tleetv_]

How apropos on the eve of our 250th birthday 🎉

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.?

Because we gave them that L in 1776.

[Alayna Treene @alaynatreene]

After his SCOTUS loss, Trump is now directing Congress to pass legislation "ending" birthright citizenship

[CNN @CNN]

GOP Rep. Tom Kean announces depression diagnosis after mysterious monthslong absence from Congress. https://t.co/tEgEjvMn49

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

Lisa Cook's attorney will join me at 9 p.m. ET.

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

I went to In-N-Out and ordered a cheeseburger. The cashier, a calm young woman named Destiny, asked me a question I did not expect.

"You want that Animal Style?"

I paused.

I did not know what this meant. But a samurai does not admit he does not know. So I answered with weight.

"...Animal Style."

"Cool. So that's mustard-grilled, extra spread, grilled onions, pickles. Yeah?"

I understood now. This was a sacred permission. For one meal, I was being told to put down my manners at the door. To eat the way a beast eats, without shame. I had waited my whole life for someone to give me this order.

"Yes," I said. "I will become the animal."

Destiny did not blink. "...Okay. You want your fries Animal Style too?"

I stopped. Even the potatoes?

"The potatoes also become animals?"

"I mean, they get cheese and sauce and grilled onions, so..."

"Then yes. Let the potatoes abandon their restraint as well."

"...Got it." She was the calmest woman I have ever met. "3x3, 4x4, or just the one?"

I did not know these numbers, but I knew a challenge when I heard one. "How many must I face?"

"It's, like, how many patties you want."

"How many is the most honorable?"

"...Four is a lot."

"Then four. A warrior does not ask for fewer."

She wrote it down without argument. A 4x4, Animal Style, with animal fries. She warned me once, kindly. "That's gonna be huge." I told her I was counting on it.

It arrived. It was a tower. Cheese and sauce ran down my hands the moment I lifted it. There was no clean way to eat it. There was no dignified way. That was the entire point.

I ate it like a beast. Both hands, no honor, grilled onion on my chin, and I have to be honest with you, it was the best thing I have ever put in my mouth.

For thirty years I have kept my manners at every table in the world.

They handed me a burger and told me to be an animal, and I have never felt so free.

So tell me, America.

The whole country knows the secret menu. What else are you hiding in plain sight?

And "Animal Style." Was I eating the animal, or finally becoming one?

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

We'll have the latest on tonight's election results at 9 p.m. ET.