Daniel Rubin

Bryce Harper responds to controversy over his video that went to a FanDuel customer with a gambling addiction inquirer.com/phillies/harpe… via @phillyinquirer

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board 'reviewing' FanDuel's video of Bryce Harper inquirer.com/news/bryce-har… via @phillyinquirer

FULL timeline of the campaign to bring Balogun back, according to a half dozen U.S. government & soccer officials: - Wednesday after U.S.-Bosnia match: Andrew Giuliani alerted Trump to the red card (Trump & Giuliani had been talking multiple times/week since start of World Cup and regularly before that.) - Wed night: Giuliani, Lutnick and U.S. Soccer officials began activating on plans to challenge red card - That kicked off 4 days of coordinated lobbying, legal maneuvering & diplomacy that stretched from Oval Office to Zurich - On *Thursday* Trump dialed Gianni Infantino and asked abt FIFA’s rules around the red card decision and grounds for suspension. (They’ve known each other for 8 yrs.) - FIFA declined to confirm any specific discussions but reiterated to POLITICO that the decision to suspend the one-match ban was made by an independent disciplinary committee. - As U.S. Soccer’s legal team formally prepared & submitted its appeal to FIFA, Giuliani + Lutnick offered to make White House attorneys available to assist - At the same time, Giuliani and Scott Goodwin — a hedge-fund manager who had helped pay the salary of Mauricio Pochettino — zeroed in on the officiating history of referee Raphael Claus -Articles examining previous controversies involving Claus circulated among senior gov officials as they evaluated every argument that could bolster the appeal - On FIFA side, Emilio García, who oversees the legal affairs of FIFA, advised Infantino on the available procedural options - García + other FIFA officials worked to determine whether the circumstances of Balogun’s tackle met the narrow standards that would allow the disciplinary decision to be revisited - By Sunday, FIFA announced that Balogun’s one-match suspension would be suspended - FIFA insists that the decision was an independent one made by its 18-person disciplinary committee, but it would not say whether the decision was decided through a vote, and it has not published a report on the decision. politico.com/live-updates/2…

In case you turned out the light … inquirer.com/entertainment/… via @phillyinquirer

@OnlyInBOS For years my late cousin, James Orent, made sure the cannons were synchronized to the music when the Pops played the overture. I'd like to think he is looking down in approval.

The Boston Pops is debuting a Revolutionary War-themed drone show over the iconic 1812 Overture at Boston's Fourth of July Spectacular right now. ❤️

In Philly, the 250th birthday of a fragile nation is celebrated with pomp and sweat inquirer.com/news/philadelp… via @phillyinquirer

She disappeared from Kensington three years ago. A fake ID in her name led police to a disturbing Olney house. inquirer.com/crime/url-blai… via @phillyinquirer

Police find ‘significant amount’ of blood inside Olney house linked to investigation of missing women, sources say inquirer.com/crime/eugene-h… via @phillyinquirer

A woman missing since 2016 had close ties to the Olney house that’s now the target of a massive investigation inquirer.com/news/olney-rai… via @phillyinquirer

It gets creepier — Olney rowhouse raid uncovers curious letter, drugs, chemicals, fake DEA badges — and possible links to two missing women inquirer.com/news/eugene-ho… via @phillyinquirer

Scoop: Philly police search Olney home in connection with missing persons, law enforcement sources say inquirer.com/news/eugene-ho… via @phillyinquirer

Philly police search Olney home in connection with a missing person’s case, law enforcement sources say inquirer.com/news/eugene-ho… via @phillyinquirer

Philly’s Sheriff announced new top officials but kept their names secret. They have years of financial problems. inquirer.com/news/philly-sh… via @phillyinquirer

A parking garage at a N.J. hospital was declared unsafe. The same vendor supplied concrete in the deadly Grays Ferry garage collapse. inquirer.com/news/philadelp… via @phillyinquirer

@davidmurrellv See: open.spotify.com/track/6O2WPwwz…

As a certified Album Listener, it really should be illegal to put the best track way at the end of your record. Looking at you, John Prine (In Spite of Ourselves)… it’s the damn title track! Talk about burying the lede…

Cpl. Philip A. Rubin, paragraph trooper

Thanks, Dad.

Memorial Day weekend was a wet beach blanket for some, but not indoor businesses inquirer.com/news/new-jerse… via @phillyinquirer

Lincoln’s letter to Mrs. Bixby, always worth a read on Memorial Day