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 Tyra Banks has left the ballroom.

Banks announced last week she was leaving Dancing With The Stars after three seasons. When the series returns to Disney+ in September, Julianne Hough, who has been a pro and a judge on the series, will take over as co-host, paired with past mirrorball winner Alfonso Ribiero (America's Funniest Home Videos). Banks & Ribiero are also former castmates on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

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The stage is now set for the finals of the World Baseball Classic tonight in Miami after Japan rallied for 2 runs in the 9th to defeat Mexico, 6-5. Japan will face Team USA, which blew out Cuba on Sunday, 14-2. That game was marred by three interruptions by Cuban protesters who felt they needed to use the forum to issue messages against the Cuban government.

Trea Turner, who signed with Philadelphia in the off-season, hit 2 homers in the game, and 3 overall over the weekend, to lead Team USA to victory. On Monday, Shohei Ohtani (Angels) led off the bottom of the 9th with a double off Mexican closer Geovany Gallegos (St. Louis), who failed to record an out, as a walk and another double won the game for Japan, designated as the home team for the game.

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It looks as though Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is calling Donald Trump's bluff.

On Saturday, the former president claimed without evidence (of course) that he would be "arrested" today. Word we're getting is that he's not even going to be indicted today, but that it could still happen before the week is out. 

Trump, meanwhile, is using the prospects of indictment and/or arrest to do what he does best, grift off his gullible supporters to enrich himself. Count Cheapo won't spend any of his own money unless it's really, really necessary.

"I don't want to spend money. Send me money! WAAAAHHH!!!"

As expected, right wing websites are rallying to the defense of the Archduke of Affluenza, but when will they ever realize that they've been conned for the last eight years or more? House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is calling for calm, but at the same time is defending the oldest baby in America. Ditto for Georgia Misrepresentative Marjorie Taylor Greene. Both of them are basically talking out of both sides of their mouths.

Just accept the fact that the OOP's false god is going down, finally, and there's not thing one the GOPers can do about it.