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That must have been what Jen Psaki thought yesterday. In her "Psaki Bombs" segment – no small irony there – the former White House press secretary accused Sweeney of "misogynistic sexualization of women's sports." She claimed that Sweeney's provocative ad for the gambling platform Novig stole attention from "female athletes who are insanely strong, insanely talented," and who – as a result of Sweeney's campaign – are "being judged by their looks" instead.

It's a great take ... from someone born yesterday, and from someone who didn't pay attention to the ad itself:
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Let's address the issue of sexualization in women's athletics first. Did Sweeney start that, or did female athletes and the sports industry? We've seen these before, but apparently Psaki hasn't:

(Embedded X posts showing women athletes' nude photos)

ESPN actually ran "Body Issue" editions for nearly a decade before ending the series after 2019. But that's hardly the only way that female athletes used their sexuality to market their sports:

(Embedded X posts showing women athletes' going full cheesecake for the Rio Olympics)

Perhaps Psaki should "circle back" to ESPN's Body Issue and the Rio Olympics, eh?

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I went to the grocery store yesterday

I bought a half pound each of three lunch meats and one cheese; a fruit salad made of red grapes, green grapes, pineapple and strawberries; two containers around seven ounces each of lemon dill salmon salad (I swear I'm addicted); and a 20 oz. bottle of Minute Made lemonade. $50.63! I bought hardly anything; the bag was only about half full. I'd probably have to take out a bank loan if I had picked up some meat and produce.

This is outrageous. What are people with families supposed to do? What are people who got their SNAP benefits taken away supposed to do? Thanks for nothing, DJT. I remember him saying he would bring the price of eggs down on day one of his term, but he didn't say he'd bring the price of everything else up. Groceries. Gas. Health care. Housing. Everything is up. I remember my ex-hairdresser having a Trump sign that said "No inflation. Lower taxes." I want to ask her how that's working out for her now.

And while the country is going to hell in a handbasket, he's wasting his time and our money on things (too many to mention) that don't help (or even interest) anybody but himself. Never in a million years would I ever have believed our once beautiful country could come to this. Thanks for nothing, DJT voters. Thanks for less than nothing.

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The DUmmies all want to make America go away.

No good deed goes unpunished. Especially in the socialist state of New York, where the Attorney General has transformed herself into a one-woman Board of Real Estate Values and Applications. ... Now James refuses to release the proceeds of a Manhattan property sale to aging nuns who can no longer support the ministry they ran in New York City for more than a century.

And it's no small amount, either. The Sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence, based in Kentucky, ran the Jeanne D'Arc Residence for 123 years to benefit young women coming to the city on their own. The order grew too small to continue operations, as Madeleine Long reports for the Free Press, and needed to shift resources to support aging members of their own religious order and others – itself a charitable effort. The sisters sold the property to John Catsimidis for $22.5 million. As required by New York State law, James' office approved the sale of the property owned by a charitable organization.

And it's no small amount, either. The Sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence, based in Kentucky, ran the Jeanne D'Arc Residence for 123 years to benefit young women coming to the city on their own. The order grew too small to continue operations, as Madeleine Long reports for the Free Press, and needed to shift resources to support aging members of their own religious order and others – itself a charitable effort. The sisters sold the property to John Catsimidis for $22.5 million. As required by New York State law, James' office approved the sale of the property owned by a charitable organization.

And then it seized the proceeds and has, for two years, refused to release them. Why? James disapproves of the plans the order has for their use:

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The attorney general’s office told The Free Press that the religious order never provided “a breakdown of what they plan to do with the funds,” even though Christine Sama, the sisters’ lawyer, had told state officials in a January letter that the money would be used “to carry out the exact same activities as Jeanne d’Arc.”

In an interview, Sama told The Free Press that state officials objected to plans by the religious order to use the money to care for aging sisters at Holy Family Home, the order’s retirement home in Kentucky. They also plan to support their other ministries, which include running a local emergency shelter, supporting immigrant resettlement, and operating health clinics and schools in rural Madagascar.

“They are saying that use is not sufficiently similar” to the building that the sisters sold, Sama said.

Nearly 60 Democratic members of Congress signed a letter to sound an alarm: black Americans are being found hanging, including some from trees, in a wave of possible "modern-day lynchings."

Every suspicious death deserves investigation. But history is not evidence. What are the facts?

Demartravion "Trey" Reed, 21, was found hanging at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. The medical examiner found no foul play and ruled the death suicide. His family confirmed that his girlfriend said Reed sent suicidal texts the previous night.

In Raleigh, North Carolina, a 32-year-old black man was found hanging downtown. Video showed him acting alone with a cord. His mother said he suffered mental health problems.

Juliana Nzita, 16, was found on church property in Charlotte. Investigators found no defensive wounds, assault, foul play or outside involvement.

Justice Kai James, 21, was found hanging at a Job Corps center in Albany, Georgia. Authorities called it suicide.

Kyle Bassinga, 21, was found hanging in Cobb County; video showed him entering the woods alone. Authorities called it suicide.

To'Nea Nicole Miller, 27, was found hanging in Miami's Gwen Cherry Park. Authorities called it suicide.

Jerard "Jay" Jackson, 28, was found near a trail in Rothbury, Michigan. Authorities called it suicide.

Tasia Fortune, 29, was found hanging behind an abandoned house in Jackson, Mississippi. Her death was ruled homicide. Police arrested Jarques Ratliff, a 51-year-old black man who knew her. His motive is unknown.