Tom Scocca

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PODCAST — 4 min read Indignity Morning Podcast No. 486: Tucked inside dashes. AI-GENERATED SUMMARY: In this episode of the Indignity Morning Podcast, host Tom SCOCCA discusses President Trump’s recent economic policies, including tariffs and budget cuts, and their implications. He also delves into legal challenges faced by the Trump administration, particularly regarding the rule of law and independent agencies.

2 weeks ago | indignity.net | Tom Scocca

PODCAST — 4 min read Indignity Morning Podcast No. 485: The headline desk’s dissociation powers. AI-GENERATED SUMMARY: In this episode of the Indignity Morning Podcast, host Tom SCOCCA discusses the latest news, including the passage of Trump’s budget plan, a controversial meeting between Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and the implications of current climate policies on the energy sector.

2 weeks ago | indignity.net | Tom Scocca

SPORTS ANALYTICS DEP'T. The Worst Score in Baseball Is 5 to 2THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES lost to the Milwaukee Brewers last night by the score of 5–2. It was the fourth game they'd lost 5–2 this month. The Orioles lose lots of games by lots of different scores—they've lost 32 of the 48 games they've played, including losing to Cincinnati 24–2 and losing to the Yankees 15–3 and losing 7–0 two different times—but there is something distinctively dispiriting about losing 5–2.

2 weeks ago | indignity.net | Tom Scocca

PODCAST — 4 min read

2 weeks ago | indignity.net | Tom Scocca

— 2 min read GOOD AFTERNOON! HALF of Indignity is off the grid traveling until tomorrow—unhooked from the internet, can you imagine?—so we are publishing on an abbreviated schedule this week, picking back up in earnest tomorrow. In the meantime, here are today's and yesterday's reviews of yesterday's and Sunday's weather. No archival sandwiches, but I did have peanut butter and strawberry jam on white bread today. New York City, May 18, 2025★★★★ Clouds were strung together like beads.