JD Vance’s 'Communion' press tour makes clear that he’s auditioning a kinder, gentler persona—one that he’s probably hoping will clear the runway for a presidential run in 2028 vanityfair.com/story/jd-vanc…

A secret society of the world’s elites co-founded by spyware billionaire Peter Thiel has been exposed by hacktivists. Dialog is a private, invitation-only network, co-founded in 2006 by Palantir chairman Thiel and data entrepreneur Auren Hoffman. The organisation holds off-the-record summits for powerful figures from the worlds of politics, finance, military, celebrity and tech. Frequently compared to the Bilderberg Group and World Economic Forum, Dialog has spent two decades refusing to disclose the identity of its members and has a private website. However, a directory in the website’s code was revealed by Swiss hacktivist maia arson crimew, who previously leaked the US government’s no-fly list and hacked surveillance-camera company Verkada, WIRED reported. The directory included “participant profiles” for those planning to attend the group’s summits, featuring contact information, facts about themselves - and even if they were “looking for love” at Dialog events. Profiles included Texas senator Ted Cruz, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent, chief economist at Israel’s finance ministry of Shmuel Abramzon, and a number of Google and Google DeepMind execs. Other names from the world of entertainment include Hollywood actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Josh Brolin, podcast host and author Sam Harris, and tech entrepreneur and longevity obsessive Bryan Johnson, Straight Arrow News reported. In many cases it isn’t known if those named are full members, conference participants or merely guests of the organisation. WIRED reported that a separate source revealed details of an upcoming Dialog retreat at a venue outside Dublin, Ireland. The retreat, due to be held 12-16 August this year, is set to host NATO’s top US commander Alexus Grynkewich, as well as multiple officials from the Trump administration, two US senators, a former Middle East chief of intelligence, and a sitting ambassador to the United States. Also present will be six members of the so-called “Paypal Mafia”, and a number of those running the US’s most prominent surveillance and data firms. The conference is set to feature sessions titled “Navigating WWIII”, “Battlefield Technologies”, “Money (Does?) Buy Happiness”, “Bring Back Nuclear” and “Build-a-Cult”, the latter of which will be moderated by the founder of the Christian networking site Pray.com.

Jazz fans are spoiled. We’ve had either Rudy or Walker on this roster for 13 years. People that block shots and grab rebounds at their level are not easy to come by. If we lose Walker, this team has some big holes in it.

The Utah Jazz are NOT expected to reach an agreement on a rookie contract extension with Keyonte George, per @BannedMacMahon “In order to be comfortable paying George at a number approaching the rookie extension maximum, Utah's front office needs to see him build on his breakout campaign next season.” (espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4909…)

I keep saying there is a pretty straightforward Lauri Markkanen for Ausar Thompson trade to be made here.

Walker Kessler has reportedly rejected a five-year, nearly $140 million offer from the Jazz, and his camp is seeking significantly more 😳, per @BannedMacMahon (h/t @davidjsmith1232 )

When you show up 5 minutes early to a doctor’s appointment: “Sorry, we’re running behind. The doctor will see you in 30 minutes.” When you show up 5 minutes late: “Sorry, you’ll need to reschedule. That’ll be $20.”