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As Donald Trump prepares to be arraigned on federal charges in Miami, MAGA Republicans have rushed to his defense as the former president stares down a damning indictment loaded with evidence that he not only mishandled classified documents, but plotted to keep them from the government.

One piece of said evidence is a now-viral photo of a Mar-a-Lago bathroom stuffed to the brim with boxes of documents. They’re even in the shower. However, Florida Congressman Byron Donalds, who’s rumored to be a potential running mate for Trump’s 2024 run, has offered a ridiculous defense of the former president storing classified intel in the can.

Here’s what Donalds told CNN This Morning via The Daily Beast:

“You guys are throwing up the pictures about they were in a bathroom or on a stage,” the pro-Trump congressman declared. “As somebody who has been to Mar-a-Lago, you can’t walk through Mar-a-Lago of your own accord because Secret Service is all over the place. So if the documents are in a place, they are in a room, depending on the time of year, you can’t even get into said room.”

It just got better from there.

“There are 33 bathrooms at Mar-a-Lago!” Donalds exclaimed. “So don’t act like it’s in some random bathroom that the guests can go into. That’s not true!”

To be clear, Donalds is arguing that storing classified documents in a bathroom is fine because Mar-a-Lago has a lot of them. While that doesn’t change the laws on storing top secret intel, at least Donalds didn’t go the Kevin McCarthy route and argue that bathroom doors have locks on them. Which is true, but only from the inside.

These guys might want to workshop a few of these defenses before taking them live. Just a thought.

(Via The Daily Beast)

Michael Porter Jr. did not have the NBA Finals he envisioned, as the Nuggets sharpshooting wing went ice cold against the Miami Heat. Porter Jr. went 4-of-28 from three in the Finals, but in Game 5 he proved a pivotal piece in Denver’s series clinching win despite another rough night from distance (1-of-6).

Porter Jr. made his way inside in Game 5, scoring 16 points, pulling down 13 rebounds, and dishing out three assists, as he punished the smaller Heat on the boards and attacked downhill when he got the ball.

He was also engaged defensively, using his length to bother Miami’s shooters and doing his best to stay in front on drives and navigate screening action. It wasn’t the typical Porter Jr. performance, but it was indicative of how he’s bought in to his role in Denver and finding ways to do things beyond knocking down shots to help the Nuggets win. After the game, head coach Michael Malone made it a point to tell Porter Jr. how proud he was of him for doing just that, ensuring Porter Jr. knew how vital he was to this team winning the championship even if he had a rough shooting series.

“You helped us win a championship,” Malone says. “Think about that, and it’s not just that — people will focus on the Finals but the season you had this year…Offensively, defensively, caring, trying, all of that stuff Michael. So don’t like, ‘Ah, I didn’t make shots,’ we won the championship and you were a huge part of that and we’re gonna win another one. … And you sacrificed a ton, man, and I appreciate that.”

It’s a very cool moment and shows what so much of coaching is (and the part we often don’t see). Coaching is about building trust with your players and finding that balance between pushing them to be their best (or the version of their best that helps the team the most) and making sure you also give them praise. Malone knows Porter Jr. has the ability to be a much bigger figure on a team with a different makeup, but on this Nuggets team that has the best two-man offensive combo in the league in Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic, Porter Jr. has to be a tertiary player. When he isn’t knocking down shots, it’s hard for him to feel like he’s doing his part, but Malone correctly points out that he stepped up in Game 5 to do the little things and complements him on his sacrifice all season for the good of the team.

When you win the title, it’s easier to look back and see it all as worth it, and Malone recognizes the importance of having Porter Jr. do that in the moment as they are celebrating their first championship. He also knows if they want to do it again, he’ll need Porter just as engaged on both ends (and hopefully finding his shooting rhythm), and is making sure his third star knows his importance to the team.

Fleet Foxes’ summer tour starts in Cleveland tonight (June 13), so to bring some attention to the cause, the group has shared a pair of live recordings from the past year, both available as name-your-price downloads on Bandcamp.

One is a cover of The Strokes’ “Under Control” alongside The Westerlies and tour openers Uwade, at Forest Hills Stadium last August. The other is a rendition of Joni Mitchell’s Hejira” with Daniel Rossen, Greg Pecknold, and The Westerlies at Los Angeles’ The Belasco this past March.

Robin Pecknold shared some thoughts on both performances, saying of “Under Control” in a press release:

“Last summer we were honored to have the incredible vocalist and songwriter Uwade Akhere open for us on tour. One thing we all bonded over backstage was a shared love of The Strokes — hearing Uwa’s voice echoing down the halls as she sang ‘The End Has No End’ or ‘Reptilia’ was always a highlight of the day. Considering this, I thought she might get a kick out of singing ‘Under Control’ with us and the Westerlies at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, so we pulled it together at soundcheck and asked her — it was amazing! She ruled it. Thank you Uwade!”

He also noted of “Hejira”:

“My father built bass guitars and played in bands in his twenties and thirties in the Northwest; his dream was to be Joni Mitchell’s bassist, like the great Jaco Pastorius. Right before our surprise show with Joanna Newsom in March, I bought back for him one of the fretless basses he had made in the 80’s, and I thought it would be sweet for us to play ‘Hejira’ together, on the same bill as Joanna, the Joni of our time. It was also an honor to be joined by Daniel Rossen for this, one of the greatest musicians of the last 20 years. Thank you, Dan and Dad!”

Listen to both tracks below.

https://fleetfoxes.bandcamp.com/album/under-control-live-at-forest-hills-stadium-feat-uwade-the-westerlies

https://fleetfoxes.bandcamp.com/album/hejira-live-at-the-spring-recital-feat-daniel-rossen-greg-pecknold-the-westerlies

In No Hard Feelings, Jennifer Lawrence plays a broke 30-something who answers a Craigslist ad from two parents asking someone to “date” their teenage son. It’s a wacky concept straight out of an 1980s sex comedy, or something you might read in Penthouse (“I never thought this would happen to me…”), but it’s also based on a real incident.

“The director’s a good friend of mine, and we’ve been friends for a long time. And, we were getting dinner, and he showed me the Craiglist ad,” Lawrence told GMA about where the idea for No Hard Feelings came from. “And I just thought it was hilarious. I, in no way, thought I was going to be in the movie… There was no movie. It was just the ad, and we laughed about it. And, four years later, he sent me the script.” The ad was sent to director Gene Stupnitsky by Marc Provissiero and Naomi Odenkirk, who produced the film.

Just to recap: Bob Odenkirk’s wife found a Craigslist ad; forwarded it to Stupnitsky; and he convinced four-time Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence to star in a movie based on the post where she gets to ask teenagers why they don’t f*ck anymore. Cinema is back.

Now I’m wondering what other comedies are based on real stories.

I don’t know what to believe in anymore.

No Hard Feelings, which also stars Andrew Barth Feldman, Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti, Natalie Morales, Scott MacArthur, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, opens in theaters on June 23rd.

(Via Thought Catalog)

Things are heating up in Manchester, Tennessee, as the Bonnaroo Festival 2023 sets down its roots. The musical portion of the festival officially kicks off on Thursday, June 15, and will run until Sunday, June 18. Last week, due to the Canadian wildfires, Governors Ball 2023 ticket holders grew concerned with the weather conditions. Although there haven’t been any freak incidents in nature looming over the Volunteer State, as Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Odesza, Zeds Dead, and Liquid Stranger are scheduled to headline, festivalgoers want to know the weather forecast for Bonnaroo 2023.

Other notable names slated to perform at the festival include Lil Nas X, Paramore, JID, Baby Keem, Vulfpeck, Three 6 Mafia, Korn, Fleet Foxes, Sylvan Esso, Rina Sawayama, Alex G, Muna, Black MIDI, 070 Shake, Big Freedia, Yung Gravy, and The Beths.

Here’s a day-by-day forecast of the area, courtesy of the Tennessean. For the most up-to-date forecast for Manchester, check weather.com or your preferred weather platform.

Thursday, June 15

On the festival’s opening day (Thursday, June 15), headlined by Zeds Dead and Liquid Stranger is estimated to reach a high of 85 but fall to 62 later in the evening. There is a possibility of scattered thunderstorms (a 30 percent chance of rain during the day and a 20 percent chance in the evening).

Friday, June 16

The second day (June 16), headlined by Kendrick Lamar, mirrors the previous day, with a high of 85 and a low of 64, with a constant 30 percent chance of rain throughout the day.

Saturday, June 17

On Saturday (June 17), headlined by Odesza, the temperatures will rise. The high will come at about 86, with a low of 65. However, the likelihood of rain is at its highest. The chance of rain on Saturday is measured at 60 percent during the day and 50 percent at night.

Sunday, June 18

The weather on the festival’s final day, Sunday, June 18, headlined by Foo Fighters, should reach a high of 86 and a low of 61 at night. Unfortunately, the chance of rain remains at 50 percent throughout the day.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Twice have kicked off the Ready To Be tour in North America at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium just a few days ago. Fans in North America who are set to attend one of their upcoming massive stadium shows might be wondering what the full setlist is.

From there, the K-pop girl group played in Oakland, where they swapped “TT” into the encore, according to Setlist.fm, instead of “Doughnut” and “Basics,” so fans will be getting varied songs. They will also be hitting a number of other major US cities, including New York (at MetLife Stadium), Chicago, Seattle, Dallas, Houston, Toronto, and Atlanta.

Continue scrolling for Twice’s setlist from SoFi as an idea of what to expect.

1. “Set Me Free” (English Ver.)
2. “I Can’t Stop Me”
3. “Go Hard”
4. “More & More”
5. “Moonlight Sunrise”
6. “Brave”
7. “Try” (Colbie Caillat cover)
8. “Done For Me” (Charlie Puth cover)
9. “New Rules” (Dua Lipa cover)
10. “Move” (Beyoncé cover)
11. “7 Rings” (Ariana Grande cover)
12. “Feel Special”
13. “Cry For Me”
14. “Fancy”
15. “The Feels”
16. “My Guitar”
17. “Nightmare”
18. “Juice” (Lizzo cover)
19. “Pop!” (NAYEON song)
20. “Who Am I?”
21. “Queen Of Hearts”
22. “Yes Or Yes” / “What Is Love?” / “Cheer Up” / “Likey” / “Knock Knock” / “Scientist” / “Heart Shaker”
23. “Alcohol-Free”
24. “Dance The Night Away”
25. “Talk That Talk”
26. “VCR #4” (Interlude – VCR)
27. “When We Were Kids”
28. “Crazy Stupid Love”
29. “Doughnut” (encore)
30. “Basics” (encore)
31. “Signal” (encore)

The way words get added to a language is an endlessly fascinating topic. Most English root words originate from Latin and Greek, but we also excel at borrowing from languages around the world.

Some of our words are just weird, though. For instance, “pineapple.” Rather than calling the delicious yellow fruit with pokey leaves “ananas” like most of the world, our ancestors apparently took a look at one and decided, “Eh, kinda looks like a pinecone. But it’s clearly a fruit. How about we call it a ‘pineapple’?”

A video creator who goes by @thejazzemu made a hilarious song exploring what would happen if we named other words the way we named “pineapple”—by combining two words with “minimal conceptual link”—and it’s a silly feast of musical and etymological brilliance.

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Take the word “curtain” and change it into “windowwink.” So much more fun and descriptive. What about calling a banana a “hotdoglemon” instead? Utterly delightful.

Watch how the Jazz Emu pineapple-izes several English words in a clever, catchy and chaotically over-the-top song:

@thejazzemu

The most OFFENSIVE word in the English Language? #offense #word #language #cancelculture #pineapple #linguistics #fyp #foryou #help

People have tuned in millions of times to view the video, and the comments on YouTube explain why.

“Morninggravel almost made me spit out my morninggravel,” wrote Steve.

“This is my favorite sound-dance. When I’m on the poop-throne, in the rain-box, or at my money-slaver, I enjoy listening to it. Gets the meat-paddle-tips tapping,” wrote Joshua Shupe.

“‘When every other language said ananas English panicked and mentally combined the concept of a pine cone with frikkin’ apple’ is a structurally-delicious sentence,” shared Ashanna Redwolf.

“Damn….why is this song so catchy? Also, why am I so entranced by this ‘dance’ that goes along with it?” wrote ChrisJMP88.

Seriously, though. We need a full-length version on Spotify, please.

Believe it or not, the actual history of the word “pineapple” is even weirder than what is relayed here. According to Merriam-Webster, the seeded part of a pine tree that we now refer to as a pinecone actually used to be called a “pineapple.” Yes, really. So the word pineapple actually predates pinecone—it just happened to stick to the fruit.

Why would a pinecone be called a pineapple in the first place? Merriam-Webster explains that the practice of calling any foreign fruit, vegetable or nut an “apple” stems from ancient times. For example, a peach was first known as a “Persian apple,” and a pomegranate’s initial name meant “an apple with many seeds.” So even though a pinecone wasn’t technically a fruit, it was still referred to as a “pineapple”…that is until it became a pinecone and the fruit forever claimed “pineapple” for itself.

Words are just so wacky. I vote that we just call things whatever we want and let people figure out what we mean.

You can follow the Jazz Emu on YouTube and TikTok.

Killer Mike leads a Dungeon Family reunion on his new single “Scientists & Engineers” which reunites Mike with OutKast’s Andre 3000 and DF affiliate Future. Over a gospel and funk-inflected instrumental straight from the late-90s Atlanta breakout, Mike, André, and Future deliver some of their hardest verses in a long time, while Eryn Allen Kane sings the soul-stirring chorus. “Scientists & Engineers” is due to appear on Mike’s upcoming album Michael, his first solo project in over a decade.

The song almost didn’t make the album, though. As Mike recounted during the annual Black Music Moguls Brunch in Atlanta, André initially wanted to nix the collaboration, right up until Mike sent him the completed version with Kane’s chorus. That was when he fully bought in, saving the track from the proverbial cutting room floor.

Mike also revealed in another interview that he’d spent $500,000 recording Michael, only managing to recoup the costs with an advance from Loma Vista Records. The reason the album is so important to him is that it’s his first time telling his full story, as he told Vulture’s Craig Jenkins. “There was never a moment where people got a chance to see the whole of Michael. They saw bits and pieces in the music… I wanted people to know that the character in Run the Jewels is a whole human being and a man who feels like there’s something that needs to be said.”

Listen to “Scientists & Engineers” above. Michael is due June 16 via VLNS/Loma Vista.

Kristen Stewart has long moved past the phase in her post-Twilight career where she’s simply making bold choices. Now, she’s having fun while doing so. That’s what one is prone to do after devastatingly portraying Princess Di and then promoting the film while wondering, “Where was your f*cking homie?” As such, Stewart is currently working on her directorial debut, The Chronology Of Water, which is based upon Lidia Yuknavitch’s harrowing memoir and will star Imogen Poots. Yet she’s keeping a sense of balance. She’s also working on a “super gay ghost-hunting adventure” reality TV program, and as she told Rachel Sennott (Shiva Baby, Bodies Bodies Bodies, The Idol), she’s currently writing a “stoner girl comedy.”

Mind you, this discussion took place while Stewart was asking the questions for Interview magazine after admittedly taking half an edible. This sounds like the perfect mood to discuss the following subject, which hopefully means that KStew will be joining the R-Rated comedy revival currently led by JLaw. We shall see how that goes, but here’s what Stewart said about co-writing that “stupid” comedy with her partner, Dylan Meyer, while talking to Sennott:

“Me and Dylan are writing a movie. It’s a stoner girl comedy, and it’s really f*cking stupid. I think you’ll like it. But the reason I even thought of this is because our producer is our best friend. We’re starting a company. I’ve worked with so many people that I didn’t know and that I didn’t like for so long. It was definitely valuable, but also, f*ck that. We should do a movie together. What the f*ck?

From there, the conversation took several turns, including Stewart’s admission that “I f*cking love texting. It’s a lot of blue on my end and you better f*cking love it.” On that train of thought, Sennott appears to admit tweeting during “lame” sex, although it was probably still better sex than we saw during the most recent episode of The Idol (yikes). Overall, however, this was a trip of an interview and worth enjoying at your leisure.

(Via Interview)

Shannon Sharpe officially said goodbye to Undisputed on Tuesday morning, ending a seven-year run sitting opposite Skip Bayless.

It was news the sports media world knew was coming for two weeks, with plenty of speculation on exactly why Sharpe had sought a buyout from Fox Sports. There have been reports of tension with Bayless, particularly over his handling of the Damar Hamlin situation and some on-air disputes with Sharpe, including a particularly fiery interaction where Sharpe called him out for taking a “personal shot” earlier this year.

However, for all of the differences that have pushed them apart and led to Sharpe’s decision to leave the show, there is still a bond between them that is why the show began with those two in the first place. Bayless was insistent on Sharpe being the man opposite him when he left ESPN for Fox Sports, and the two shared an emotional moment on Tuesday to close the show, thanking each other in a rather touching segment.

It’s not often you see this kind of genuine emotion out of Skip, but this was pretty clearly not a performative thing. What comes next for the show remains to be seen, but one would think guests fill-in until they land on a permanent co-host (or go the First Take route with a rotating cast opposite Skip). As for Shannon, he’ll have plenty of opportunities, with Stephen A. Smith extending the invite to join First Take‘s cast, but as they note, doing sports TV every morning is a “voracious beast” and it’s possible Sharpe will look to do his podcast and take some time away before jumping back in to a full-time deal again.