Cup of Coffee: July 17, 2024

Good morning!

They played the All-Star Game last night. Maybe next year the players will wear their actual uniforms. Also: what do we think of the cowboy aesthetic, an update on that bad Home Run Derby Anthem, Vegas-based players think the Vegas A’s are a bad idea, and the best selling uniforms of the year so far.

In Other Stuff I talk about what happens when beloved regional chains cease to be regional, Columbus, Ohio police take their deadly show on the road, what is really meant by threats of so-called “retaliatory attacks” in response to the Trump shooting, and a deep dive on J.D. Vance’s fascist ideology.

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