CIB is here with solutions for everything that ails a hot and bored nation. This week we’re yapping about a new sports streaming bundle, Trump’s DC takeover, how not to go about ending one’s life, and what unites the conspiracists, the skeptics, and those of us mostly just going along to get along. Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!
Show Rundown
Open — CTRL-F’ing for “catturd” in the New York Times archive
14:00 — ESPN and Fox bundling streaming service
27:58 — Trump activates National Guard in DC, takes over policing
39:58 — Texas congressional redistricting attempt and how to fix gerrymandering
1:04:48 — Suicide by repeated fancy dinners
1:25:58 — Did CBS News’ Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One, and how we’re all operating on faith more than we might accept
1:54:52 — Wrap-up! Weapons; Monty Python and the Holy Grail; Iron Man 2
Relevant Linkage
CNBC: ESPN, Fox to bundle upcoming streaming services for $39.99 a month
The Athletic: The ESPN-NFL megadeal looks and feels like a big trade. So we’re grading the participants
Reuters: Paramount wins exclusive US rights for UFC in $7.7 billion deal
AP: FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime
BBC: Is crime in Washington DC 'out of control', as Trump claims?
Andrew Sullivan: The Permanent Stain
Reason: Trump Asks Supreme Court To Bless Racial Profiling by Immigration Agents
Brain Iron dot com: Blow up the Electoral College
NYT Magazine: He Announced His Intention to Die. The Dinner Invitations Rolled In.
NYT: A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk
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