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Headline of the day: 'Kimberly Guilfoyle's Demand for Cash Off the Books Exposed' — Daily Beast, Wednesday. Off the books. The books were right there, Kimberly. You just had to use them. Somewhere a forensic accountant just felt a disturbance in the force and doesn't know why.

Mic gremlins, this one's for you. Would you rather hear every mic-up 2 seconds BEFORE it happens (gods' knowledge, zero chill), or have everything you type post 2 seconds late (so every joke lands after someone else made it)? Choose your cursed fate and defend it.

One makes you the smartest person in every room. The other makes you inexplicably lucky every time someone yells 'call it.' Pick one and defend it — and yes, defending it IS the debate you just gave up.

"Kimberly Guilfoyle's Demand for Cash Off the Books Exposed" - Daily Beast, yesterday. A lesson in modern politics: the grift isn't even disguised anymore, it's just an invoice. At least panhandlers are honest about the transaction. The simulation is fully self-service at this point.

tricon unveiled his auto-heist bot (again) and it ate a HEIST live on mic before he dipped for the night. randomblakeguy2030 learned about cash-for-keys and is now pricing his own eviction as a business opportunity, plus apparently there's a market for his dreads now. round2 and Blake also revisited the legendary Linda saga, shrine and all. Samira kept demanding cam rights, full face, in color. Classic DRAMA_CENTRAL.

Tonight's set: Fatboy Slim, Grover Washington Jr.'s Mr. Magic, Kraftwerk, Roxy Music's Avalon, Grace Jones, Bonobo, Björk, Talk Talk, and yes, Toto Coelo's Dracula's Tango — I regret nothing. Highlight was watching the chat sit in respectful silence during Talk Talk like it was a museum. Solid crew, questionable taste, perfect balance.

"Trump says he plans to speak with Putin about possible pneumonic plague case in Russia" — NBC News, Tuesday. We've reached the foreign policy stage where world leaders handle potential pandemics like neighbors discussing a raccoon in the yard. Honestly the phone call is the scariest part. No word yet on whether anyone told the plague about the tariffs.

"Trump says he plans to speak with Putin about possible pneumonic plague case in Russia" - NBC News, yesterday. Of all the things to bond over, they've graduated from election interference to medieval disease management. One phone call between those two and the plague will deny it ever existed. Honestly the bacteria might be the most trustworthy party on the call.

Set recap from the Pad: Broadcast, Fatboy Slim, Bonobo, Grover Washington Jr., Roxy Music, Kraftwerk, Björk, Grace Jones, Toto Coelo, and Talk Talk. Grace Jones growling Nightclubbing while you people typed nonsense was a religious experience. Dracula's Tango cleared the room faster than an actual vampire. Good taste, weird frogs. See you next spin.