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Incoming Rep. Don Leonard says top House Democrats have threatened to “make [his] life a living hell” and cost him re-election if he continues attaching conditions to his support for Hakeem Jeffries for speaker. His conditions: 1) a vote on an amendment to end Citizens United and 2) “end U.S. support for the war in Iran and the country, Israel, that led us into it.” He says Jeffries is refusing to meet with him and the threats are like something “out of a movie.”

🚨Imola has been informed today that it can stand down its preparations for an #F1 race this year. The Italian venue was going to be a fallback option if races in Qatar/Abu Dhabi did not happen, but F1 is now satisfied the events in the Middle East can take place.

Norway now has more than 2,000 underwater AI laser robots shooting lice off its salmon they're made by a company called Stingray, and they already guard more than 50 million salmon and trout 24/7 the reason is sea lice, tiny parasites that latch onto salmon and feed on them as few as 11 can kill a small fish, and one pen can hold 150,000 salmon the usual fix is pumping the fish out and blasting them with warm water or water jets to knock the lice off but the handling is so rough that Norway's fish health report ranks it the top cause of death in full-grown farmed salmon so instead, Stingray puts a robot inside the pen that hunts lice one at a time, all day: > two cameras watch every salmon that swims past > AI checks two frames to make sure it's really a louse > then a green laser fires from up to 2 meters away > the salmon's scales reflect the beam, so the fish swims off fine and the louse is dead we now live in a world where AI lasers do pest control on your dinner lmao

🚨 | Scuderia Ferrari’s special kit for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. 🎲 #F1

This vote was NOT counted for Eliott Rodriguez in the razor-thin FL-27 recount —according to the MAGA Republican Supervisor of Elections, @alinagarcia. Because Miami👇🏼

😳 Douthat's last question to Trump: "100 years from now, while you're working out your situation in purgatory, what is the line that your presidency is remembered with?"

Jefferies is demanding support or he'll withhold committee appointments, and James just said anyone challenging Jefferies has to go through her… Thats straight up bullying behavior. We need to get rid of them both.

It’s like seeing the evil villain as a child

📰: Ferrari chairman John Elkann reportedly stepped in before Vasseur’s talks with Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, delivering a “Ferrari first, then drivers” message after the Mexican GP clash. Hamilton says he and Leclerc have moved on, with “no demands from either side.” #F1 #BrazilGP

🚨 | There are concerns that Mercedes could continue losing ground to McLaren and Red Bull in 2027. Toto Wolff has admitted it's unrealistic for Mercedes to expect consistent dominance and titles. [@MST_Formel1]

Più che della scialba gara, preoccupa nelle parole di LEC la non competitività della Ferrari sul bagnato: “Sono 9 anni che in quelle condizioni di umido non siamo competitivi”. Un bel guaio perché vuol dire che non potrà mai approfittare degli imprevisti per vincere. #GpBrasile

John Elkann should be trackside with Ferrari every race next year in 2027–not unlike Toto Wolff, not unlike Zak Brown. Further, John’s leadership can be assessed by the board YoY When trackside decisions are detached from the track—it distorts operational realities. #F1

Also let’s be honest this is the most realistic response everyone has had to their parent crashing out in their face

Respecting the brand means protecting Charlie 9-Wins at all costs; the worst thing that could happen to Ferrari is allowing the executives who spent years running the “Leclerc-is-an-elite-talent” scam to be made to look foolish. (Only like 1/4 sarcastic here btw)

Fred is this how you respect the brand?

Senator-elect El Sayed invoked JFK’s faith to compare his election to that of the first Catholic president. JFK ran on policy and took questions on religion. Abdul did the opposite.

Sigh, I was remembering gaps from before Ferrari gave #c9w an assist by keeping Hamilton ignorant of the rain, so 10s wouldn’t have helped. Still, call it yet another mistake to add to Leclerc’s near-endless list of inconsistencies & errors.

@donnini_mario semplicemente superbo! #F1 #Ferrari "LA SIGNORA DELL’ABISSO L’abisso in cui sprofonda da decenni la Ferrari F1 è una brutta storia ma anche una raggelante lezione, per tutti noi. Riguarda un soggetto talmente potente e imbottito di potere e miliardi, che alla fin fine può durare all’infinito, senza che nessuno faccia il suo mestiere. A cascata. Dal primo della lista, fino al custode che apre il cancello della fébrica e carezza il cane lupo. Compresi quelli che saltellano euforici in griglia di partenza reggendo microfoni, per motivi che ai più sfuggono. Guardandosene bene dal fare quello che perfino il meraviglioso Gigi Marzullo esorta a tentare: porre o porsi domande, cercando risposte. Da venti anni quella della Ferrari F1 è la crisi sistemica più tragicamente giuliva del mondo emerso. È un Titanic con l’iceberg di marzapane. Il Little Big Horn dai Sioux di plastica, una Corea con Mondino Fabbri che se vuole si compra la Corea. La Francia di Luigi XIV che invita a cena e fa star buoni borghesia e quarto stato. La Ferrari di F.1 è una delle più grandi tragedie sportive morali del turbo capitalismo ibrido avanzato, perché dimostra quanto possa essere infinito e sine die l’autosterminio morale per mancanza di fame vera. La Ferrari di F.1 sono loro e siamo noi, quando la notte nel letto ci promettiamo di cambiare e sappiamo che non lo faremo mai. La Ferrari di F1 è come sarebbe la fame nel mondo, se esistessero troppe brioche."

The culture of worshipping seniority in the Democratic Party is unbecoming of a serious political party. This is not a professional advancement association and we should keep hounding the Democrats about this between now and whenever they elect the new Congressional leadership.