Tim Scott Ready to Take on Trump

Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the US Senate, is expected to officially announce his candidacy for the presidency today.

He says he wants to build a coalition of traditional conservatives, evangelical Christians, and moderate Republicans to beat Donald Trump for the GOP nomination.

John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, will join Scott in South Carolina today for the announcement, making Thune the highest-ranking legislative leader to back Scott.

Marine Vet Raises $2.7 Million

Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran charged with killing Jordan Neely on a NY subway, has raised $2.7 million for his legal defense on the donation platform GiveSendGo.

That’s the second-highest amount ever raised on GiveSendGo, donated by 55,000 supporters, including conservative celebrities such as GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and musician Kid Rock.

The site bills itself as “No. 1 free Christian fund-raising site.” The highest amount it ever raised, $10 million, was for Canadian truckers on strike over Canadian Covid vaccine requirements.

Koepka Wins PGA Championship

Brooks Koepka won the 2023 PGA Championship Sunday—one year after leaving the PGA tour to join the controversial LIV tour.

His victory challenges the idea that golfers on the Saudi-backed LIV tour are losing their edge. Since its creation, LIV has been locked in a bitter legal and business battle with the PGA.

The win also marks a personal triumph for Koepka, who was a big tour winner years ago and then fell into a long slump. This is his first major win in four years.

➤ President Biden has declared himself “blameless” for responsibility if he and Congress fail to reach an agreement in the tense debt ceiling negotiations. “I’ve done my part,” said Biden from Japan, where he’s attending an international conference. (More)

➤ ChatGPT is getting a right-wing counterpart, dubbed GIPRR in honor of the Gipper, Ronald Reagan. The new GIPPR chatbot was created specifically to counter the left-wing bias that some conservatives believe is built into ChatGPT. (More)

➤ The NAACP issued an official travel advisory for Florida this weekend, warning that the state has become “hostile to Black Americans.” The unusual advisory comes as the organization battles the conservative policy victories of Gov. Ron DeSantis. (More)

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➤ National Treasure won the Preakness on another troubled day for racing. A horse was euthanized after an undercard race at the Pimlico track before the Preakness went off, adding to the seven horse deaths at the Kentucky Derby earlier this season. (More)

➤ Jim Brown, legendary running back for the Cleveland Browns and arguably the greatest NFL player of the 20th century, died this weekend at age 87. (More)

➤ Britney Griner finally stood for the National Anthem on her first game back at the WNBA after 10 months in a Russian prison. Before her time in Russia, Griner had refused to stand for the anthem before games. (More)

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➤ Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin was awarded a $3.4 billion contract by NASA to build a new lunar lander for a manned moon mission as early as 2029. (More)

➤ A federal judge has ordered American Airlines and JetBlue to end their partnership in the Northeast, saying it was anti-competitive. The suit was brought by the Justice Department, which argued the alliance drove up prices for consumers. (More)

➤ Five TikTok content creators have filed the first lawsuit against Montana’s new law banning TikTok in the state. The lawsuit claims the law infringes the First Amendment rights of the platform’s creators. (More)

➤ Race car drivers hurtling around a track at high speed tend to blink at the same places on each lap, scientists have found. The blinks come on relatively safe straightaways: not on curves or while changing speed. (More)

➤ Animal rights activists are protesting plans for a massive octopus farm in the Canary Islands. The farm would hold up to 3 million octopuses, typically a solitary animal, in captivity for breeding. (More)

➤ The first written records of romantic kissing date back to 4,500 years ago in Mesopotamia, scientists say. That’s 1,000 years earlier than previously thought. (More)

➤ Kurt Cobain’s smashed guitar fetched $600,000 at auction this weekend, 10 times more than was expected. The Nirvana frontman smashed the instrument while working on the group’s breakout album, “Nevermind.” (More)

➤ Fox News has dissolved its investigative unit, according to reports. Sources say the move is a cost-cutting measure in response to the network’s $800 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, but the network says the settlement is unrelated. (More)

➤ Michael Block, a 46-year-old club pro from a municipal course in California, hit a hole-in-one in the final round of the PGA Championship as he cruised to a fairy-tale Top-20 finish against the world’s greatest golfers. (Watch the shot here)

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