Erin and Alyssa round up the latest news from JD Vance’s embarrassing book tour, Bari Weiss’s next fail-upwards, and the future of the USPS’s independence. Then Megan Gailey (Sports Bitches) joins to talk sports news from the UFC to the Knicks and the rise of heteropessimism. They wrap up with a petty conversation about nun podcasts, takeout orders, and Disclosure Day.

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Alyssa’s rec: Dominican Sisters Open Mic

JD Vance went on television to plug a faith memoir. ‘The View’ had other plans (AP News 7/16)
Vance’s new book puts his Catholic faith at the center of his story — and his political future (CNN 6/15)
Postal Service Seeks to Block Mail Ballots in States Resisting Trump Demands (NYT 6/11)
CBS News boss Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN editorial operations: report (NY Post 6/9)
$60M and 7 federal agencies required to stage Trump’s UFC fight at White House (AP News 6/10)
Trump’s UFC Fight Ended With a Slur About Michelle Obama (The Cut 6/15)
The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine (Wired 4/17)
How Algeria won over a Kansas town – and became the World Cup’s unlikeliest love affair (The Guardian 6/16)
Which World Cup teams, players and officials were denied US visas, entry? (Al Jazeera 6/11)