Somewhere, there's a sane liberal; I just haven't encountered one in the past decade(s)

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AND …

While the Little People were protesting kings yesterday, their rulers were whooping it up in the Hamptons

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Private jets and limousines — battery powered, doubtless —, everybody who is anybody was off at the billionaire’s wedding

Former Clinton aide Huma Abedin, Alex Soros marry in swank Hamptons wedding packed with Dem heavyweights

Former top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin and Alex Soros, son of billionaire left-wing donor George Soros, married in a lavish wedding in New York on Saturday that reportedly drew attendance from high-profile Democrats stretching from former Vice President Kamala Harris to former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. 

The couple married in Water Mill, N.Y., at a Soros family estate on Saturday, according to the New York Times, which reported the swank Hamptons wedding drew private jets, fleets of black SUVs "and Clinton aides galore in a rare concentration of wealth and power." 

Democrat heavyweights including Bill and Hillary Clinton, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Harris – as well as her husband Doug Emhoff – and Pelosi attended the wedding, the New York Times reported. Other celebrities and high-profile attendees included Vogue's Anna Wintour, socialite Nicky Hilton Rothschild, and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, the outlet reported, citing attendees. 

Soros, 39, is the chairman of the Open Society Foundations, which is a massive $25 billion nonprofit founded by George Soros, 94, and helps bankroll left-wing causes and politicians across the country. Abedin, 48, is the former longtime aide to Hillary Clinton and often called the former secretary of state's "second daughter." Abedin was previously married to disgraced former New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner. 

The wedding included a live performance from Boyz II Men, the vocal harmony group behind hits such as 1991's "Motownphilly," according to the Times, as well as toasts from Hillary Clinton, Wintour, and the Albanian prime minister. Abedin wore two custom wedding dresses over the course of the day, Vogue reported. 

While Democrat elites and other guests enjoyed the celebrations in the Hamptons, which the NYT described as “something of a political royal wedding,” liberals and left-wingers took to the streets Saturday to partake in the anti-Trump “No Kings” protests, which were organized in part by the Soros-funded activist group Indivisible.

How old were the cancel election* crowds yesterday? Depends.

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“From Myanus to the sea, our maids and gardeners must be free! (Or PAID no higher than minimum wage)”

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BONUS MATERIAL: HARTFORD

Goodness, I hope none of the Greenwich Invisible ladies and their spouses were there

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CNN — 

Thousands of activists from around the world are expected to descend on Egypt on Thursday for a “Global March to Gaza,” a movement aiming to break the Israeli blockade that has pushed the territory to the brink of famine.

Some 4,000 volunteers from over 80 countries will join the protest, according to organizers. They will land in Cairo, take buses to the city of Arish in northern Sinai, and then march around 30 miles through the desert peninsula to the Egyptian side of the Gaza border at Rafah. Organizers told CNN the activists will sleep in tents along the route and are expected to arrive at the border on Friday but do not plan to enter the war-ravaged enclave.

It is coordinating with activists and individuals from 50 countries who are flying into the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on June 12, so that they can all march to Rafah together.

Some of those activists are affiliated with an umbrella of grassroots organisations, including the Palestinian Youth Movement, Codepink Women for Peace in the United States and Jewish Voice for Labour in the United Kingdom.

So how’d it go? Let’s just say they received a warm — hot, actually — welcome. It really is no mystery why no Middle Eastern country will allow s Palestinians in

'It's So Beautiful!' WATCH: Western 'March to Gaza' Leftists Mess Around in Egypt & Find Out in Real Time

(Those are civilians, including the woman beating them with her shoe)

UPDATE: They should be grateful they didn’t reach Gaza:

Hamas Kills 8 Workers For U.S.-Backed Gaza Aid Program In Bus Attack, Others Feared Kidnapped

The attack comes as Hamas continued to threaten aid workers and civilians receiving food from the U.S.-backed program.

Posturing Pukes

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Rivians have become the favorite of the elite eager to show they support electric vehicles but not Musk. 

Over the past year, a striking shift has occurred in the Hamptons, Palo Alto and other high-end enclaves: Teslas — and being in any away associated with Elon Musk — are out. Rivians and Lucids are in for those looking to signal their environmentally conscious bonafides.

“Everyone is dumping their Cybertruck — they are desperate to find someone to take them away,” Matthew Ammirati, founder of the Bridgehampton Motoring Company which works with high-end car collectors, told me.

Rivian’s electric trucks are gaining traction among wealthy buyers simply because they have no association with Elon Musk (and by extension Donald Trump). This despite their premium sticker prices: R1T pickup trucks start at $70,000, while R1S SUVs start at $75,000 — roughly three times more than a base-model Tesla.

According to Rivian, the company has more than 100,000 people on the waitlist for their new R2 model that launches in 2026 — an indication that the cars are about status, not urgently needing a ride.

“On the high end, Rivians have become front and center,” Dan Ives, the Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the Technology sector at Wedbush Securities, told me. “You’re seeing a lot more Rivians in East Hampton.”

Rivian has even invested in a new charging station-store combination in the Hamptons, only the third of its kind globally. (The other two are in Joshua Tree and Yosemite)

The embrace of Rivian and Lucid vehicles, however, is really only possible for a handful of wealthy buyers given their penchant for breaking down so frequently. 

“Rivians and Lucid are a nightmare from charging, insurance, accident — it would win most likely to get a car stuck on the beach,” Ammirati said. 

“He and his family have multiple back-up vehicles for when their Rivian breaks down” But the symbolism!

Travis Ketchum, who runs a software firm and reviews cars on the side out of Seattle, Wash., switched from a Tesla to a Rivian last year because of the politics rather than the quality of the car.

While he doesn’t regret it, he acknowledged that it has come with a number of setbacks.

“It’s often months before your car can be seen [for repair at a dealership] and it’ll be there days before people start working on it,” he said. He and his family have multiple back-up vehicles for when their Rivian breaks down

Price cut for distressed property on Cutler Road

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85 Cutler Road, listed at $3.250 million in March, has been marked down to $2.750; it’s still got a ways to go.

The property’s been in the process of being foreclosed on since 2023, and that action may have been concluded, to the extent that these things are ever final. The owner paid $2.2 million for it in 2007 ($3.394 million, current dollars) and took out a $1.7 million mortgage from, who else, Washington Mutual. WaMu’s gone now, but not the mortgage: $1,688,467.18 of the principal remains unpaid; looks as though the first few monthly payments were made and then … pfft. Total debt now, as asserted by the holder of the mortgage and confirmed by the court, is $2,704,447.56.

High and dry on Valley Road — in this case, that's not a good thing

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232 Valley Road, built on spec in 2017 was on the market from July to November 2018, beginning at $2.999 million and dropping to $2.45 and finally shuffling off to that great builder’s graveyard in the sky. Now it’s back, and priced at $3.999. The price has changed, but not the topography, and that’s a problem.

There was a deal reached on this property in April ‘22 that went as far as pending status that June, but things fell apart, and it was returned to the active roster that July. That listing expired in November 2022 and the house has stayed off the market until today, at this new improved price. Good luck with that.