No small talk this week, we’re diving straight into the front page and it’s packed. We’re looking at all things Biden, Clarence Thomas, the fall of The New York Times Sports section and the state of men. Wretch on!

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Time Stamps:

1:27 Front Page

56:37 Obsessions

1:01:30 Reader Mail

1:05:40 Favorite Item of the Week

Show Notes:

The Hill: Secret Service ends probe of White House cocaine discovery with no suspect

NYT: Opinion | It’s Seven Grandkids, Mr. President 

The New Republic: What Do Bidenomics and the President’s Grandchild Have to Do with Each Other? Everything.

NYT: DeSantis Confronts a Murdoch Empire No Longer Quite So Supportive 

RealClearPolitics: California Gov. Newsom: FOX News "Contributes To The Mental Health Crisis" But I Can't Stop Watching It | Video

Newsweek: How's Twitter Working Out for Tucker Carlson? 

NYT: The Case That Could Be Fox’s Next Dominion 

Politico: The testosterone primary of 2024 is ‘getting out of hand’ 

WaPo: Opinion | How today’s Twitter has made conservative boycotts more successful

NYT: The Elite Circle Clarence Thomas Entered That Led to the Supreme Court 

The Guardian: Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo 

National Review: Rand’s Latin American Campaign Stop

NYT: Transgender Care Bans Leave Families and Doctors Scrambling

Mediaite: CNN Apologizes After Getting Slammed for Misgendering Dylan Mulvaney In Bud Light Segment

NBCNews: Kidney stones are rising among children and teens, especially girls, research shows 

NYT: Climate Disasters Daily? Welcome to the ‘New Normal.’

WaPo: A dip in the ocean this summer? No thanks. 

NYT: The New York Times to Disband Its Sports Department 

Poynter: We should’ve seen it coming: The New York Times dismantles its sports department

Awfulannouncing:Northwestern’s student newspaper lauded for breaking football program hazing story 

Bethenny Frankel on Instagram: I love SPECIAL pieces. Do you like? 

Variety:'Dark Side of the 2000s' Premiere Date, Trailer From Vice TV

Huffpost:  I Started A Nudist Magazine. I Didn't Expect How Badly I'd Be Treated Because Of It.

Obsessions: 

NYPost: Jake Tapper defends CNN over Trump town hall: 'We can't ignore him' 

AEI: Could News Bloom in News Deserts?

Favorite Item: 

WaPo: Opinion | Christine Emba: Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness.

WSJ: How to Make Money by Losing $300,000 a Year on Slot Machines