The Friday Brief
May 9, 2024
The Big Picture
Diapers and dictatorship. Brainworms and Polio.
Or the Old Guy who gets shit done.
Gosh, it’s just so hard to decide.
Like me, I’m sure you’ve sometimes stared into the void of the 2024 election and wondered, “What the fuck is wrong with people?” This week, a bit more than most times, I’ll wager.
Robert F. Kennedy literally confessing to having brain worms was a moment that reminded me that our politics now has no disqualifiers, not red lines, no boundaries that can’t be crossed in the name of ambition and political desire.
Brain. Worms.
How is this even a contest?
Intel and Observations
Hurricane Stormy, Cat V
Trump had a bad last week with Hope Hicks.
This week, he had a very, very bad week with Stormy Daniels.
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