The Show Notes: Trump Dumps Perdue, Biden Tanks, & Hunter's Back!!
Welcome! Elon Musk paid off a flight attendant to the tune of $250K. Musk says there’s more to the story.
A survey found that the 2020 census significantly miscounted 14 states. Most notable: Florida was undercounted by 3.48% and New York was overcounted by 3.44%.
Must read: Liberal Dark Money Group Bankrolled by Foreign Billionaire Gave Millions to Stacey Abrams’s Voting Nonprofit - Washington Free Beacon
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Trump Abandons Perdue
Donald Trump appears to have abandoned David Perdue less than a week before primary day in Georgia. New polling out yesterday showed Perdue behind Brian Kemp by 32 points. Trump called Perdue’s run a “lackluster campaign effort” and does not plan to make any more appearances in Georgia. Ouch.
Nick vs Jimbo
We’re not a sports outfit but wow is the Nick Saban vs Jimbo Fisher beef heating up. Here are the basics: Alabama football regularly delivers a top-tier recruiting class that has led to six championships since 2009. This year, Texas A&M beat out Alabama and according to ESPN delivered “the top-rated group in the modern era of recruiting rankings.” Wow. Since the inception of NIL (name, image, & likeness) players have been allowed to receive financial compensation off of their personal brand which has complicated recruiting. Nick Saban accused Jimbo Fisher of “paying for their players” ostensibly through NIL. Jimbo was having none of it.
Alabama plays Texas A&M on October 8th.
Hunter’s Back!
NBC has a damning new report out on Hunter Biden that you need to read. Here’s an excerpt:
From 2013 through 2018 Hunter Biden and his company brought in about $11 million via his roles as an attorney and a board member with a Ukrainian firm accused of bribery and his work with a Chinese businessman now accused of fraud, according to an NBC News analysis of a copy of Biden’s hard drive and iCloud account and documents released by Republicans on two Senate committees.
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The documents and the analysis indicate that few of Biden’s deals ever came to fruition and shed light on how fast he was spending his money. Expenditures compiled on his hard drive show he spent more than $200,000 per month from October 2017 through February 2018 on luxury hotel rooms, Porsche payments, dental work and cash withdrawals.
Ukraine
There are a bunch of random stories this morning on Russia and Ukraine. Here’s what you need to know:
Russia is about to cut off Finland's natural gas - CNN
New evidence shows how Russian soldiers executed men in Bucha - NYT
Struggling in Ukraine, Russia paves way to sign up over-40s for army - Reuters
US intel skeptical Putin will be swayed by Russian public opinion over war in Ukraine - CNN
U.S. aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles to fight Russian blockade - Reuters
The rest of the news:
BREAKING: Biden’s approval dips to lowest of presidency - AP News
Can Democrats turn things around? - Cook Political Report
An Obamacare fiasco could blow up on Democrats right before the midterms - Politico
Yes on Kemp, No on Greene - National Review
Welcome to Stop the Steal, Pennsylvania Primary Edition - WSJ
US growth seen outpacing China’s for first time since 1976 - Money Web
Existing home sales fell in April to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic - CNBC
Major outflows hit most asset classes as recession woes mount - Yahoo
Emergency savings take a hit as households adjust their finances amid high inflation, study shows - CNBC
Secret Service agents sent home from South Korea after drunken incident - NY Post
Era of immaturity? Nearly half of Americans don’t feel like an adult until they’re 30 - Study Finds
Boeing successfully launches Starliner spacecraft to orbit in do-over test flight - The Verge
Coke's new bottle cap doesn't come off - CNN
Flight attendant helped deliver ‘unexpected’ baby in plane’s bathroom - NY Post
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