The Schloss-Blog is noticing influencers this week, and they are everywhere.
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But not her...
Am I the only one who thinks Kaitlan Collins did not do such a great job of moderating the Trump Town Hall event?
She was a wimpy pushover for the arrogant former president, who shamed her and for all intents and purposes the network on which the town hall was broadcast.
Stop giving her a pass, liberal media pundits. She tried hard, yes, but she flopped.
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Speaking of influencers, for those of you scratching your heads about the potential of and scope of AI, here's a sample of that.
Snapchat influencer Caryn Marjorie made more than $71,000 in one week after releasing an AI version of herself, CarynAI, and charging fans $1 per minute for CarynAI to be their virtual girlfriend, or so Fortune reported.
As of last week, CarynAI had more than 1,000 “boyfriends” (aka, paying subscribers) and Marjorie estimates she could eventually bring in $5 million/month from her chatbot.
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Speaking of influence, Phoenix's rank of No. 110 on the 'best places to live' list, according to US News, puts it below cities such as Birmingham, Alabama, and Youngstown, Ohio. Tucson ranks 96th.
The rankings include "quality of life" and the prospects of the "job market."
Phoenix is one of the fast-growing metropolitan areas on the country. Too bad that its "qualify of life" apparently isn't keeping up.
Behind Youngstown, Ohio? Really?
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Congressman Gerry Connolly's office in Virginia was attacked by a man wielding a baseball bat. Connolly was not there but two staffers were hurt, including an intern on her first day there.
My first observation is, WTF is going on in America when a man walks into a congressman's district office and starts using staffers there for batting practice?
More disturbing was a trend identified by former Homeland Security staffer Miles Taylor. In an appearance on MSNBC, he noted that this attack was not random, but rather was purposefully targeted.
Like the Jan. 6 insurrectionists crying out to hang Mike Pence and kill Nancy Pelosi.
Or the attacker who broke into Pelosi's house, specifically looking for her but instead encountering and injuring her husband.
Random? These people were sought out by the invaders.
Be careful, America, be careful.
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Quick takes:
- Happy birthday, Jocelyn. Hope you had as much fun at Grand Canyon as I did taking you there.
- Congratulations, Conner Sheehan, on your wedding. Really, really happy for you.
- Jay Bird Gaynor, sorry I will miss your celebration of life. It has been so rewarding being back in touch with you. You were genuine.
- I thought coaches were supposed to get fired when they screwed up. So how come Mike Budenholzer, Nick Nurse and Monty Williams are unemployed?
- Welcome back, Brittney Griner. After what you've been through, I don't know that anyone can ever appreciate you enough.
- Happy anniversary, Trevor and Candice. Great of you to meet us for brunch at the super-trendy MartAnne's in Flagstaff. Candice, all the best in your recovery.
- Pickleball friends, I love you all, but now I've got a sore knee and need a break.
- The Durham investigation, after 4 years, flamed out. The Comer investigation in Congress is in the process of doing the same. Republicans are lame.
- Congrats to Martha Stewart. Sports Illustrated will never be the same, just like the federal prison cell she occupied.
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