Gary Armstrong

Former CMO of Rolling Stone, Us Weekly, & Men's Journal. Other brands touched: Vanity Fair, Glamour, Details, and Adweek.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

New reporting reveals Republican nominee for Iowa Governor Zach Lahn lives full time in Kansas.

Lahn says he plans to move to Iowa only if he is elected.

[Janice Hough @leftcoastbabe]

From the Texas Tribune:

After Mexican officials confirmed case of screwworm in Nov. 2024, USDA, under Joe Biden, closed southern ports of entry to live cattle imports to prevent spread of screwworm into U.S. Move also strained supply of cattle in Texas....
USDA reversed course in Feb 2025, after Trump took office, announcing opening of ports"

[Gary Armstrong @vanityman]

@TheStefanSmith @MikeNellis @leftcoastbabe they can't decide if he's gay or after every woman in sight

[Gary Armstrong @vanityman]

@colemanjspilde you've seen him in Real Housewives of South Boston, where he played Marky Mark's cousin?

[Adam Carlson @admcrlsn]

Aaaaaand this is Reason #576 why no serious person or media outlet should ever cite RCP polling averages ever again

[Today Years Old @todayyearsold]

Hollywood has spent nearly $600 million trying to bring Matt Damon home.

Have they considered maybe he just doesn’t want to come back?

[David Axelrod @davidaxelrod]

Pretty sure @XavierBecerra would rather take his chances in CA with a silver-tongued former Fox News host, who carries @realDonaldTrump's crippling endorsement, than face a six-month battle with another Dem, who has billions of dollars and a demonstrated willingness to spend it.

[Jaime Harrison @harrisonjaime]

Let’s see …

Karen Bass - first Black woman Speaker of the CA House of Representatives; Chair of the CBC; Chair of the Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee; short list for Joe Biden’s VP; Mayor of Los Angeles

Xavier Becerra - member of the CA legislature; Chair of the CHC; Vice Chair of the US House Democratic Caucus; member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee; CA Attorney General; US Secty of Health and Human Services

These are ACCOMPLISHED leaders, glass ceiling breakers in their respective communities and not folks … “just hanging around.”

@KarenBassLA @XavierBecerra

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

FBI records obtained through a Judicial Watch lawsuit reveal that a Butler County Sheriff’s deputy exchanged two emails with Trump shooter Thomas Crooks before the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt. The records remain heavily redacted, concealing the nature of the communications. The documents also reveal a SWAT officer recovered a cell phone and a remote device with an antenna from Crooks after he was killed.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

very noticeable that Trump is doing his exact rally speech in Wisconsin, only sitting. Almost like he's not able to stand for a long period of time right now and the "roundtable" (nobody has spoken other than him!) is a front

[Katrina 🐝 @KatrinaWTE]

“Pete has shown time and time again that he effectively communicates with all kinds of voters:Independents, Democrats, & Republicans alike — just the kind of coalition we need tobuild to win in Iowa this year," Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart said.
https://t.co/aMLW8Q31BG

[chyea ok @chyeaok]

Yesterday Pete Buttigieg posted an article on his substack about democratic reforms. This has quietly been a central theme at each of his midterm campaign events across the country.

[Patrick Svitek @PatrickSvitek]

New to @CNN, from a source close to Janet Mills:

"The Governor remains on the ballot, and in the wake of this week’s stories, people across Maine are reaching out to tell her they’re voting for her and encouraging her to get fully back into the race." #MESEN

[Patrick Svitek @PatrickSvitek]

Iowa Democratic Party announces Pete Buttigieg will headline its Liberty and Justice Celebration in July

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Trump appears to be completely passed out asleep during his 3pm Oval Office announcement

[Addisu Demissie @ASDem]

I would say the two most important ones are LA and Orange Counties, tonight at some point between 4-5pm PT. Two of the three most populous counties of the state where XB is outpacing TS. Steyer MUST reverse that.

[Sean Manning @SeanManning_]

Fun fact: there will now be two former @PeteButtigieg organizers in the Iowa State House.

Congratulations @AdamPeters!!

[Adam Wren @adamwren]

Buttigieg, who endorsed Turek, suggests he’ll hit the trail with Turek soon.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

So let me get this straight.

Jake Tapper is focused on attacking my Mom.

Jared and Ivanka are building a private island paradise on Albanian protected land.

Don Jr married the daughter of Epstein’s banker, and a startup his fund backs just got a record $620M Pentagon loan.

Eric is taking an Israeli drone company public for $1.5B in the middle of a war with Iran that nobody wanted.

And I know: “But what about your paintings, Hunter?”

Please.

[Taniel @Taniel]

Context: In the first batches of votes counted in the 2022 California primary, Rick Caruso led Karen Bass 42/37. The final result of the primary had Bass ahead 43% to 36%.

In the November election, the first batch had Caruso up 51/49. Bass won 55/45.