Happy Friday! Today’s Blue Mountain Morning unpacks a whirlwind of headlines—from a surprising Pew study on the 2024 election and Harvard’s Canadian backup plan to vaccine policy drama and Eric Adams' political pivot. Then, in Ripple Effects, we explore whether the pursuit of productivity is actually making us… worse. Are we optimizing ourselves into burnout? Finally, we leave you with a gently absurd 'Morning Whisper' to help you unplug, reset, and embrace your inner buffering wheel.