Rooney Tuesday resumes with our Florida shooting poll and a side argument over lateness versus penny-pinching. Fight Club takes us to Myrtle Beach, where police face criticism after a confrontation with teenage girls during a fight outside a club. We reject the racial framing, focus on resisting arrest and officer response, and deliver the crew’s verdict on the video.
Ryan Reynolds says nostalgia paints over how brutal the 1980s could be while he promotes Mayday, his own Cold War movie set in that decade, and we have plenty to say about the contradiction. Rula Jebreal’s “AIPAC monkey” and “errand boy” remarks about Hakeem Jeffries then lead to Joy Reid’s defense and a broader argument over speech standards, identity politics and individualism. PBS asking Gavin Newsom whether he would keep his podcast if he became president gives Rooney and the crew another opening to talk 2028 politics.
We return to gas prices, Iran, tariffs and Republican midterm messaging, with Rooney pressing the case that today’s fuel bill matters more to voters than comparisons with 2022.
