Watching the news can be toxic these days. It sometimes seems as if Trump is determined to squeeze every last bit of decency out of our public life, leaving only a sordid, corrupt oligarchy in place going forward.
Watching this take place can make a person feel somehow complicit and therefore soiled as a result. Furthermore, usually reliable escapes like the political thriller “Zero Day” feel a little too close to reality for comfort.
Seeking an alternative, I happened upon a spring training baseball game Tuesday, broadcast from Scottsdale, Arizona. The teams playing were the Giants and the A’s and late in the game, storm clouds began to sweep into the valley surrounding the stadium.
It was the bottom of the 8th when the rain started to fall. Simultaneously. the Giants’ hitter smacked a two-run homer over the right field fence, providing what proved to be the margin of victory.
It was only a game and an exhibition game at that. But while watching it, I felt newly relieved that despite the mess Trump is creating of so much of our society, there still is the coming of baseball season to anticipate.
And that, temporarily at least, brought some relief.
HEADLINES:
Ukraine agrees to proposal for ceasefire with Russia as US restores aid and intel sharing (CNN)
U.S. to lift pause on Ukraine aid as Kyiv agrees to 30-day ceasefire proposal (WP)
Inside the DOGEThreat to Social Security (New Yorker)
Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud (AP)
Crash Investigators Urge Tighter Rules for Helicopters at Reagan National Airport (WSJ)
The FAA’s Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know (Atlantic)
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Will ‘Probably’ Reconsider Doubling Metals Tariff on Canada (NYT)
Trump threatens, then reverses, new Canadian tariffs (Axios)
Stocks sink again, as Trump doubles down on tariffs (NPR)
How the US economy went from booming to a recession scare in only 20 days (CNN)
RFK Jr. seeks to tighten loophole allowing chemicals in U.S. food supply (WP)
RFK Jr. Reportedly Had a Call With Texans Helping Distribute Unproven Measles Remedies (Mother Jones)
Who Gets to Determine Greenland’s Future? (New Yorker)
Greenland goes to the polls.(Reuters)
OpenAI launches new tools to help businesses build AI agents (TechCrunch)
OpenAI Wants Businesses to Build Their Own AI Agents (WSJ).
Local Teen Invents Masturbation (The Onion)
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