The Schloss-Blog has noticed that "Taco" is trending right now, and not the kind you get at namesake restaurants either.
And while we lost a pistol this week, the U.S Men's Hockey team gained a title it has not won in - wait for it - 92 years.
Ninety-two!
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Meanwhile though, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is unleashing studies in the name of "Making America Healthy Again" that don't exist.
Literally.
The report, from the MAHA Commission, cited at least seven studies that don't exist. DON'T EXIST.
We take our health recommendations from these idiots. The report was supposed to cite reasons for chronic illness in American children.
Instead, the report had a chronic Trump family illness - and a bad case of it at that.
So, if you want to trust your children's health in the hands of the people who prepared that report, well, good luck.
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Moving right along, true story: watching the French Open coverage on TNT Network, their on-site panel of tennis personalities, hosted by Adam Lefkoe, was telling stories about drug testing procedures which they'd experienced.
Coco Vandeweghe, a two-time WTA Tour winner and Tennis Channel commentator, explained how a specimen tester arrived at her home early one morning while she was still playing on tour.
She cooperated, as they're expected to do, except she told the examiner that she had to take care of a "bodily function" first that had nothing to do with the specimen she was there to collect.
It didn't matter.
The examiner, Vandeweghe related, stayed with her as she took care of the other unrelated function, watching her all the way.
All the way.
Ah, the pains of being a professional athlete subject to the rigors of staying within the bounds of what's allowed in your body.
And what's coming out of it too.
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We lost a great rocker this week, Rick Derringer, 77.
Famous for "Hang On, Sloopy" among other hits, the native Ohioan was a master guitarist who was much more than that - he was an entertainer.
He produced Weired Al Yankovic's "Eat It" and did a rousing version of "Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo," a personal favorite of this DJ.
Saw him perform with Edgar Winter and he had been touring with Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band, doing renditions of each band member's hit songs.
Just another All American Boy.
R.I.P, Rick.
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TACO.
It has become the acronym for what our president has become known when it come to tariffs - "Trump Always Chickens Out."
Because of the frequency with which our president threatens, enacts and then cancels tariffs, he has earned that nickname on a viral basis around Wall Street and D.C., as well as and especially across social media.
TACO.
He clearly doesn't like it and expressed his disdain for it when asked about it during a White House media session.
But he keeps on doing it. With China. With Mexico. With the EU. With Canada.
TACO.
It's trending.
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Perhaps unnoticed under the sports headlines, especially this past week, what with the NBA and NHL playoffs heading into championship rounds, was the U.S. Men's Hockey Team winning the world championship.
Yes. the U.S Men.
In Sweden over the holiday weekend, the U.S., Men's team beat Switzerland, 1-0, in overtime, in the finals of the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) World Championship.
This is prestigious - the U.S. had not won it since - wait for it - 1933. That's 92 years ago, for those of you doing the math.
In an on-ice celebration tantamount to the 1980 jubilance of the upset of Russia in the Olympic semifinals, the U.S. Men scored the game's only goal in overtime on Buffalo Sabres' center Tage Thompson's wrister, assisted by Logan Cooley of the Utah Mammoth.
Makes you anxious for how good the Olympic hockey will be next year in Italy, when the NHL frees up its stars (d'oh) to go play for their respective countries over in Italy.
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Harvard and Trump, meanwhile, are having quite a nasty little go of it, aren't they? Trump takes something away, Harvard sues to get it back, judges generally side with Harvard and on we go.
The administration says it's because of the school's poor oversight of antisemitism on campus, especially since the Israel-Hamas war broke out.
But, just wondering, could much of it be due to Barron Hilton not being accepted for admittance at Harvard while Malia Obama was accepted?
Hmm...
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Barron Hilton not accepted for admission at Harvard.
Malia Obama accepted for admission at Harvard.
Trump taking away everything from Harvard except the ivy.
And that's next, perhaps.
Hmmm...
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Good night Mrs. Calabash. Here's to you, Jordan Grinnell.
More Sunday night on my Radio Free Phoenix rock 'n' roll show.
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