And now the 2-2 pitch. A swing and a high drive to left. Runners back. It is out of here! A, uh, 107 meter home run for the Montreal Expos?

This week: Ryan bricks his electric car, the DOJ takes another swing at blocking the AT&T/Time Warner merger, and Apple drops a mid-cycle diss track for the MacBook Pro haters. It’s lit, fam. 🔥.

Links:

• Metric Baseball Outfield
• Vic Vela on Twitter: "Now you may think my dog did this. But I have Rider right here. She said it’s not her. I will say this: I don’t see any reason why it would be. I have great confidence in my intelligence people. But I will tell you that Rider was extremely strong and powerful in her denial today.… https://t.co/SWTNyIELQM"
• From the Start, Trump Has Muddied a Clear Message: Putin Interfered - The New York Times
• darth™ on Twitter: "MUFFIN IS NOT THE LEAST BIT SORRY https://t.co/RW6wXDZGGr"
• Adam Serwer 🍝 on Twitter: "… "
• Dan Ryckert on Twitter: "The fine folks at @tacobell sent Bianca and I a nice anniversary letter and gift card, so we're having a magical dinner tonight.… https://t.co/gdd93cD1sp"
• The Daily - Podcasts - The New York Times
• NYTimes Communications on Twitter: "The @nytimes debuts first-ever marketing campaign for “The Daily,” going live in three cities: Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago https://t.co/2eqoNlMFN2… https://t.co/ozl5ZgNH34"
• Why yesterday’s AT&T and Time Warner merger appeal matters — and why it’s a long shot - The Verge
• Emmys 2018 Nominations: Netflix Broke HBO’s 17-Year Streak
• Dave Pell on Twitter: "Netflix got more Emmy noms that HBO for the first time — which proves that buying a thousand lottery tickets gives you a better shot than buying three."
• Elon Musk Apologizes To Diver In Cave Rescue For Words 'Spoken In Anger' : NPR
• Living with the new 15-inch MacBook Pro | TechCrunch
• Adobe to Launch Photoshop for iPad in Strategy Shift - Bloomberg
• Gardner Bender 3/8 in. Plastic UVB Kwik Clip, Black (6-Pack) Case of 6-GKK-1538UVB - The Home Depot