Bryan Bennett

Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel Should Immediately Start a (Video) Podcast Moments are few and far between to generate tens of millions of views on YouTube. Fired late night hosts joining forces when under attack may likely be one of those moments.

New post: Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel Should Immediately Start a (Video) Podcast

"Moments are few and far between to generate tens of millions of views on YouTube. Fired late night hosts joining forces when under attack may likely be one of those moments."

@jimmykimmel.com and @colbertlateshow.bsky.social should probably start a (video) podcast immediately that would quickly get tens of millions of views on YouTube

Decided to cosplay “living in a functional society” today and got an updated COVID vaccine

Brent Key just out there, giving the nation the hug we all need

New post! Senate Democrats Should Refuse to Help Republicans Keep the Government Open

"It may seem counterintuitive, but by shutting down, Democrats in Congress have a rare opportunity to make an affirmative case for what government can and should be."

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Age of winning 6th grand slam:

Novak Djokovic: 25
Roger Federer: 24
Pete Sampras: 23
Rafael Nadal: 22

Carlos Alcaraz: 22

Carlos Alcaraz, the best player in the world 🙌

Even though Alcaraz has a head-to-head advantage over Sinner all time, I’m not sure he’s ever been clearly ahead of Sinner in terms of power, accuracy, speed, and focus all at the same time

I feel kinda bad for all the men’s tennis players born in the 90s who have collectively won 2 grand slams, but none of them are ever winning one again unless both Alcaraz and Sinner are injured at the same time

There’s no better example of thermostatic public opinion than a crowd of people who may generally want one player to win but also paid thousands of dollars to see the longest match possible and thus change loyalties a bit when the other player is losing too badly

Carlos Alcaraz sure looks like the best player in the world after one set!

I’m so happy Naomi Osaka is back in a major semifinal but that Workday corporate sponsorship is tough to bear

Here’s mine! 😀 bsky.app/profile/brya...

There will be a billion hot takes about Arch Manning’s performance, but he did better against Ohio State in his 3rd career start (and first road start) than Colt McCoy, a Texas Longhorn legend, did in his 2nd career start against Ohio State (at home), who subsequently won the national championship

Well, glad he is just a loser anyway and excited to see how big his fine from the ATP is

Daniil Medvedev should be disqualified from the U.S. Open for that shameful display

The Countercurrent in Public Opinion That Should Keep Democrats on High Alert While there are some similarities to the political landscape of today compared to eight years ago, one big difference between now and then should be a five-alarm fire for Democrats.

From my latest Substack post out this morning: "While there are some similarities to the political landscape of today compared to eight years ago, one big difference between now and then could be a five-alarm fire for Democrats." open.substack.com/pub/bryannbe...

New Substack post, partially inspired by @danpfeiffer.bsky.social and @jonfavs.bsky.social conversation on last week's @podsaveamerica.crooked.com: Why “The Resistance 2.0” Is So Frustrating, and Some Things to Do About That bryannbennett.substack.com/p/why-the-re...

Democrats Need More Public Introspection About a Vision For Improving Its Toxic Brand Republican governance is deeply unpopular, but Democrats are taking a huge risk with their own brand if they define themselves solely in opposition to Donald Trump and Republicans.

My latest Substack post is now live: "Republican governance is deeply unpopular, but Democrats are taking a huge risk with their own brand if they define themselves solely in opposition to Donald Trump and Republicans."

Recuperating the Democratic Party's Brand Should Focus on Fixing Institutional Trust The new WSJ survey may have been eye-catching, but the Democratic Party's brand erosion has been years in the making. Wrestling with broader distrust in government is one key to starting a recovery.

Over the weekend, I saw the WSJ survey with the Democratic Party's favorability at its lowest point in 35 years, and I had some thoughts.

So, I'm finally joining the Substack Cabal ™️ with "Walking Through the Data." Please follow along!

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The Real Problem With the Democrats’ Ground Game Democratic organizers are hesitant to admit when get-out-the-vote efforts don’t work. One group is trying to change that.

This is a great piece: it is important to try than not try at all, important to know if you failed so you can try again in a data-informed way, and most importantly, being honest and transparent when you do fail so others can learn and innovate. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

He knew

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Art is good!

Front pages of news sites rn:

NYT: TRUMP TARIFFS SEND MARKETS REELING
WaPo: Wall Street slides as trade war escalates
CBS: Stock market rout deepens
ABC: Dow closes down 2,200 points
NBC: Dow sheds 2,200 points

Fox News: Pro-life activist assaulted, bloodied during street interview about abortion

The CNBC stock photo archive has to be just absolutely epic

This is art

This might be a crazier way to look at it:

*Quinn Ewers on his first two throws of the game and his last two throws of the game: 4/4, 130 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs
*Quinn Ewers the rest of the game: 16/26, 192 yards, 0 TDs (though 1 rush TD), 1 INT

…whattt