Jul 9, 2026
Jul 8, 2026
Girl-To-Girl Questions
Today I Learned:
Words like "tolerance" and "accommodation", though well-meaning, can unintentionally serve to make the problems and obstacles worse and harder to overcome.
Babylon Bee
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — A WNBA player was suspended on Tuesday for failing to meet the league's code of conduct when she decided to play an entire game and not even once try to assault Caitlin Clark.
Natasha Mack, a forward for the Phoenix Mercury, was hit with a flagrant foul and suspended for 10 games after she did not violently assault Caitlin Clark in the latest matchup against the Indiana Fever. The call is a little unusual in that Natasha Mack was sidelined for the game with an injured left foot, but WNBA officials say that they can not make exceptions for Mack.
"Rules are rules," the WNBA put out in an official statement. "We have made it very clear that Caitlin Clark is to be assaulted by each and every player, every single game. Natasha's conduct does not rise up to the level of play we expect in the WNBA."
The WNBA put out a list of approved violent acts that players are expected to attempt against Clark each game including punching, kicking, biting, eye-gouging, hair pulling, clawing, and stabbing.
"I recognize that I failed to seriously maim Caitlin Clark, and I'm deeply sorry for my actions," said Mack in a statement. "My injury is no excuse. I will do the work to rehab, get back on the court, and get to punching."
At publishing time, the WNBA had asked players to double up their assaults in light of the prior oversight.
Dr Knurick
If you asked 100 structural engineers to inspect a bridge, and 97 of them told you it's unsafe, are you going to drive your family across that bridge?
Worth A Try
I'll say it again:
Women will save us. And all we have to do is shut up
and stay out of the way.
Let's Review
- 12 is too young to know about LGBTQ stuff, but not too young to get married, or carry a pregnancy to term
- An unborn child is a blessing from god, but a hungry child is a freeloader
- COVID-19 isn't contagious or even dangerous, but the Pride Section at Target is both
- Guns don't kill people, but Bud Light will turn you Trans
- We can't remove Confederate monuments because we don't want to lose the history, but learning the truth about American history will make kids Communist, and teach them to hate white people
- Are history books the same books as the ones that turn kids gay?
Jessica
It's a grim portrait.
About 57% of polled Americans also believe economy is worsening in grim portrait of cost of living crisis, according to Harris survey for the Guardian
Ninety-five per cent of Americans believe the US is suffering an affordability crisis, as many report trouble with the rising cost of groceries and gas, according to an exclusive new poll conducted for the Guardian.
The survey, conducted by Harris Poll, paints a bleak picture of how people feel about the US economy amid the war in Iran and ahead of the key midterm elections this fall.
Despite stable employment and record-high stock markets, more Americans believe the overall economy is getting worse (57%) than in February (46%), when the poll was last conducted and before the war in the Middle East sent gas prices soaring. Fewer people today also believe the economy is getting better (16%, compared with 28% in February) and more say their financial security has gotten worse.
The affordability struggle crosses party lines: about half of all Democrats, Republicans and independents say they are having trouble affording everyday necessities like gas and groceries. Two-thirds of Americans – including 49% of Republicans – said they have little faith that the federal government will improve the cost-of-living crisis they face.
Though Republicans have been far more optimistic about the economy than Democrats and independents under Donald Trump’s second term, the war in Iran seems to have soured those in the president’s base.
While 49% of Republicans said the economy was getting better in February, just 27% said the same in the new poll. Meanwhile, 38% of Republicans say the economy is now getting worse compared with 22% who said the same in February.
Even rural Americans, a strong base for Republicans, are feeling more pessimistic: 64% say the economy is getting worse, compared with 46% who said the same in February.
Rural Americans were also the most likely to say that good job opportunities have disappeared over the past year and that tariffs have negatively affected American manufacturing jobs in the past year.
Cratering economic sentiment may cause problems for the Republican party, which is trying to maintain a narrow control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections.
Even as his party has tried to appeal to working-class voters, Trump has offered up a whiplash reaction to the affordability issue, simultaneously denying that it exists while also trying to exert his power to bring down prices. Though Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil prices, has fallen sharply since the US and Iran signed a peace deal in June, US gas prices at the pump have been slow to go down to prewar levels.
After dismissing high gas prices, Trump and his treasury secretary demanded that oil and gas companies lower their prices ahead of the 250th anniversary of America’s Independence. He also recently derailed a bipartisan housing bill aimed at tackling the US’s affordable housing shortage as a “minor importance” compared with other priorities, including unproven claims of voter fraud.
But the poll also showed worrying signs for Democrats, who have been trying to convince independent voters that the party will be able to solve the affordability crisis. Among independent voters who believe there is an affordability crisis, more than half (54%) said that neither party has a solution.
The Harris survey also highlighted the discrepancies between the job opportunities Americans see in their local communities and overall labor market data. The most recent jobs report, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday, found that the labor market has remained relatively strong, with an average of 111,000 new jobs added over the past three months.
Rising inflation brought on by the war has wiped out wage gains over the past year. In May, the annual rate of inflation rose to 4.2% as average hourly earnings decreased 0.7% compared with the year before.
Meanwhile, the rising cost of everyday expenses is just the tip of the iceberg for Americans who have debt. About half of those polled said they are struggling to afford their debt, including student loan debt, which has been subject to stricter payment plans under the Trump administration.
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