21 April 2025

good morning. if you woke up to the smell of Conclave memes, it is because Pope Francis passed away at 88. I’m not classifying it in any category, because that feels wrong. I’m simply stating it as fact. another simple fact is that JD Vance met with the pope shortly before his passing. just letting you know.

BOO

• it has come to light that Pete Hegseth shared the same information from the first infamous Signal group chat in a second one which included his wife, personal lawyer, and other aides irrelevant to the discussed mission. under his leadership the Pentagon is purportedly in “disarray,” per former Hegseth staffer John Ullyot’s Politico piece. this is behavior that you would consider juvenile and lame in a sorority girl.. what do you call it when it’s the Secretary of Defense ? it is high time for one very specific square-shaped head to roll.

YESS

• remember how I said in yesterday’s send that there’s something deeper than just the coach afflicting the NY Rangers ? well, according to this article, it might not be GM Chris Drury alone, but he certainly has something to do with it. I love not being alone in my analyses.

• responding to a growing sense of urgency to remove synthetic colors from artificial food, PepsiCo’s new spicy potato chip is absolutely free of fake colors.

• vitamin D deficiencies may be correlated with instance of colon cancer. though it’s still an early-stage discovery, it is certainly interesting to be aware of. https://www.vogue.com/article/colon-cancer-vitamin-d-studies

MONEY

• as the trade war continues, gold prices hit a record high in asian trading this morning.

MIAM

• a poll (of wrong people’s opinions across the United States), reveals Peeps to be Americans’ preferred Easter candy.

have a good day .☘︎ ݁˖