Plutocrats & Populists

Happy Thursday! We’re coming to you a day early with MAGA infighting, a showdown at Columbia University, a media vibe shift, and the story behind the original Egg McMuffin. Wretch on!

Time Stamps:

2:26 - Front Page

55:10 - Obsessions

1:04:39 - Reader Mail

1:08:51 - Favorite Items

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Show Notes:

The New York Times: The Populist vs. the Billionaire: Bannon, Musk and the Battle Within MAGA

The New Republic: Why Don’t Plutocrats Care That Trump Is Tanking the Economy?

The Wall Street Journal: Capitol Hill’s Republican Sycophant Caucus

National Review: Does Trump Know Why He Was Elected?

Axios: Trump vows to "lead the charge" to unseat GOP Rep. Massie

AP News: Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be ‘first of many’

The Wall Street Journal: Faculty-on-Faculty War Erupts at Columbia as Trump Targets Elite School

NPR: A top 'Washington Post' columnist resigns, accusing publisher of killing piece

The New York Times: MeidasTouch Pops on Podcast Charts as Progressives Search for Answers

The New York Times: Can the Media’s Right to Pursue the Powerful Survive Trump’s Second Term?

The New York Times: The Future of News Looks Niche

The Wrap: Wall Street Journal Cuts Tech Reporters and Editors in Media Reconfiguration of Coverage

Sports Illustrated: Yankees’ Wives Carrying On Team’s Abandoned Battle Against Beards

CNN: Trump official tasked with defending DOGE cuts posted fashion influencer videos from her office

The Wall Street Journal: How Foundation and Eyeliner Became a Political Battleground

WGN9: An early version of the Egg McMuffin included a surprising condiment

Axios: MAGA's antisemitism divide

BBC: Russian spy ring's plans to kill journalist 'beyond imagination'

The Atlantic: Mitch McConnell and the President He Calls ‘Despicable’

The Wall Street Journal: The High-Pressure Tactics Attorney Gloria Allred Uses—On Her Own Clients