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Greetings, Dear Reader,

As you know, sometimes I decide there’s so much going on, I just have to shoot in every direction at once.

Today is one of those days!

‘PEAK FRENCH LAUNDRY GAVIN’ 2 MORE

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s face in this moment is utterly unforgettable.

All thanks go to Jack Mac of Barstool for surfacing this clip. It’s incredible.

Newsom recently stopped by Kara Swisher’s “Pivot Podcast” on his mission to poorly mimic everything that Trump and JD Vance did successfully in 2024. Swisher, a chastising, smarter-than-you lesbo with a perma-frown, at one point asked Gavin a total stumper.

See, Gavin has been glomming onto Taylor Swift lately. He even published a truly cringe TikTok using her lyrics to insult Trump.

“Okay, well,” Swisher says, “we can move on if you can name your favorite song of hers …”

Here’s the moment, captured in all its brilliance.

Kara Swisher appears during a recording of the Pivot podcast as California Gov. Gavin Newsom reacts with laughter during the discussion on August 19, 2025.........

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