That was the MOST fun!

James Talarico: You should love your neighbor and help the poor. TX Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Talarico is "going to hell" for his views on the Bible.

In America, a young man at the coffee shop extended his FIST toward me, and I stood before it with no protocol whatsoever. A closed fist. Offered gently. Hanging in the air between us. Patient. Expecting. In my training, a raised fist has a short list of meanings, and none of them end in friendship. But his face was open and pleased — he had just handed me my order — so I understood this was a CEREMONY, and that I was failing it in real time. I did the only correct thing I could think of. I clasped his fist in both hands, as one accepts a precious gift, and bowed over it. He laughed — kindly, I want that on the record — and said, "No man, like this," and guided me: knuckles meeting knuckles. One soft tap. Then his hand sprang OPEN as it withdrew, fingers spreading, with a quiet sound: "Pssshh." THE EXPLOSION. There is an EXPLOSION at the end, America. Completely optional. Completely essential. And not one document in your entire country warns a foreigner about it. In Japan, our greetings have been codified for centuries. Depth of bow, position of hands, duration — written down, teachable, examinable. Your greetings MUTATE FREELY between coffee shops, and every citizen somehow knows all current versions: the fist bump, which is respect; the high five, which is triumph; the handshake, which is a contract — see Kenneth — and the bro hug, which is a handshake that collapses inward into a single back-pat, and which I am told I am not ready for. I agree. I am not ready. The fist bump is the haiku of the set. Minimal. Perfect. Two warriors touching armor. A man does not ask the fist what it wants. He answers knuckles with knuckles, and detonates on schedule. I returned the next day. Same young man. His fist came up immediately, eyebrows raised — a test and a welcome in one. Knuckles. Tap. "Pssshh." Both of us. Full explosion. He turned and announced to the entire kitchen: "HE'S GOT IT NOW." The kitchen CHEERED, America. Three strangers in aprons celebrated my education before the milk steamer finished. I bowed to the room. The young man bowed back. Badly. With enormous heart. Cultural exchange is complete when both men perform the other's ceremony wrong, together, on purpose, every morning at 7:40. We are at that stage now. There is no higher stage.

Kinda crazy that the most patriotic thing that has happened this year for the 250th is having people from all over the world discover how great America is.

The new blue bottom really makes that green algae pop

The first trillionaire being announced before the end of child poverty is not a success story. It’s a moral failure.

The NBA needs to adopt this. The Paraguay player flopped and the ref reviewed it and gave him a yellow card. Soccer has it figured out 🤝

My nephew made his town ball debut last night. He was the winning pitcher and had a blast playing! 🍀⚾️

WOW WOW WOW🤯🤯🤯 Craig Ferguson from Scotland has just completed a walk from LA to Boston, over 3200 miles, raising over £1 million for Mental Health🚶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 He aimed to make it in time for Scotland’s opener vs Haiti and he’s done just that🎉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇭🇹 An incredible achievement👏👏👏

Telemundo might single handily save this World Cup from FOX. Telemundo is showing Canada’s opening ceremony while FOX still refuses to show the opening ceremony. FOX didn’t show Mexico’s opening ceremony and now they aren’t showing Canada’s opening ceremony.

In a few decades economists will wonder what boosted the US economy in the Summer of 2026. Bartenders in cities hosting Scotland games will remember.

Examples of why sports are so freaking awesome!

This guy is on such a generational heater I don’t think prime Michael Jordan could guard him right now

If they give @FreddyLA7 a Mustang I’m asking him to marry me! 💍 OK, I’ll settle for dating me until the end of the tournament! 🖤⚽️🤍

You can’t talk to a pharmacist now @cvspharmacy until it’s time to pay. You have to “check in” on a screen with letters so huge every customer within an aisle can read your information. I suppose it’s this way everywhere now, but I’ll be shopping for a new pharmacy.

Commercial advertising, product placements, and corporate-sponsored promotions are explicitly prohibited on national parklands. The White House lawn is a unit of the National Park System. It also violates standard Anti-Vending and Solicitation Laws as well as misuse of public funds and government endorsement ethics. Everything this administration does spits in the face of our laws. Everything is a grift.

Oh wow 😂😂

Fun fact. For the 1966 World Cup, England debated denying visas for North Korea. FIFA responded that if any players from any teams were denied visas,they would relocate the World Cup, even at the last minute.

MAGA: We want all ballots processed by hand. No computers or scanners! two minutes later... MAGA: Why is the count taking so long?