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Byron Donalds scrubs most Trump references from new campaign site for Florida governor’s race
Donalds’ campaign said the new site is designed to focus on policy issues. The move comes as Trump faces low approval ratings and a challenging political environment.
Florida’s Polling Picture Is Limited Other Than One Key Race
Representative Byron Donalds had a wide lead in polls of the race for the Republican nomination for governor. Polling was sparse in every other statewide contest.
At FAMU & Crawfordville, Gwen Graham, Byron Donalds preview campaigns
Gwen Graham voted at FAMU to honor FAMU's legacy of activism, while Byron Donalds campaigned in Crawfordville ahead of Florida's governor race.
5 things to know about Bryan Ávila, Byron Donalds' running mate
The South Florida Republican has paired an unblemished electoral record with a prolific legislative résumé.
Tre Donaldson: Another Miami Heat Uncovered Gem
Following a dominant Summer League performance, undrafted rookie Tre Donaldson looks to join the ranks of South Florida’s developmental success stories with elite playmaking and defensive intensity.
Americans have only elected 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballot
Florida Republicans have settled on Byron Donalds, a congressman, as their candidate for governor, and that now makes eight Black major party nominees for governors this year.
Byron Donalds camp to knock doors with Sydney Gruters, Nick DiCeglie, Linda Chaney as GOP coordinates campaigns
Republicans have a favorable map, but are facing political headwinds nonetheless.
Byron Donalds says he would have debated David Jolly at Sunshine Economy Summit
'He just wants to hide from the voters.'
Byron Donalds accuses David Jolly of ducking media, voters in 'basement campaign'
'He's nowhere to be seen.'
Tech News This Week: Muse Takes On Small Business And McDonalds Leans Into AI
Meta expands Muse to small business, OpenAI adds more plugins, McDonalds leans into AI and more training for Claude.
Florida voters express dissatisfaction with political candidates skipping debates
Political ads are saturating Florida's airwaves, with attack ads like "Byron Donalds is a liar" and "David Jolly wants to tax you more!" playing nonstop, but debate stages remain empty in some of the state's biggest races, leaving voters questioning why candidates won’t face each other.
Florida governor candidates pitch different approaches to homeowners insurance costs
Homeowners insurance is becoming a major issue in Florida’s race for governor, with Democratic nominee David Jolly and Republican nominee Byron Donalds proposing different approaches to lowering costs.
David Jolly declines to debate Byron Donalds in Fort Myers race
MIAMI, Fla. (WINK) — Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly, the Democratic nominee for Florida Governor, announced he will not debate Republican nominee Byron Donalds in the general election.Jolly released a
Nikki Fried dodges questions about Cynthia Chestnut crossing party lines for Byron Donalds
The FDP leader declined a chance to clear the air about a Democratic defection.
Interview: Gearing up for Charm City Live with the Mayor's Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment
Jenyne Donaldson chats with The Mayor's Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment about what visitors can expect at Charm City Live 2026
Byron Donalds strips Trump references from his campaign website
The Republican gubernatorial candidate stopped emphasizing his endorsement from Donald Trump as the presidents’ approval ratings plummet.
David Jolly declines election debates against Byron Donalds
MIAMI, Fla. (WINK) — Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly, the Democratic nominee for Florida Governor, announced he will not debate Republican nominee Byron Donalds in the general election.Jolly released a
Byron Donalds wants 3 gubernatorial debates with David Jolly
It's not even August yet, but the GOP front-runner is ready for the Fall contest.
MrBeast partners with Gemini to turn impossibly big ideas into reality
Google is kicking off a multi-year partnership with Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, across Gemini and Google Health.
Can Donalds convince Black voters to leave the Democratic Party, like he did?
Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for governor is hoping to capitalize on Black voters’ frustration with the Democratic Party.
The GOP stampede away from Trump is growing
Republicans choosing to distance themselves from President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm election was somewhat inevitable, given how historically unpopular Trump is.
Byron Donalds heads to Texas for Donald Trump
Synergy between POTUS and his pick for Governor continues.
Now or never: Spending exceeds fundraising in race for GOP gubernatorial nomination
Closing arguments are being made and reserves are being tapped.
As AI grows, so does its influence on Florida politics
From political spending to data center debates, here's how AI is shaping politics in this election season.
Political Connections Florida September 21 2026
Political Connections airs each weeknight at 7 p.m. on Spectrum News.
Florida voters won’t see a debate between Jolly and Donalds
Is the debate dead in Florida?
Byron Donalds details affordability plans, defends Trump economy in interview
He said he would also revisit property tax cuts if Florida voters reject Amendment 3 in November.
Americans have elected only 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballot
With Florida Republicans nominating U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds on Tuesday, there are eight Black major party gubernatorial nominees — men and women, Democrats and Republicans — on November ballots.
Letters: Disney isn’t only corporate offender | Donalds’ hollow tax claim | Data centers will harm society
Disney is making donations to political candidates who support Disney interests. Why is that surprising? This is what all corporations do.
'Away game': Byron Donalds says hostile crowds excite him
The tougher the room, the more he likes it.
'No place for violence in politics': Byron Donalds reflects on Charlie Kirk
'We want to be able to go home, see our families, see our loved ones.'
DeSantis throws support behind Donalds after contentious Republican primary
DeSantis made sure an event billed as a Florida GOP unity gathering was a celebration of his time as governor.
Florida Politics Recap: Byron Donalds under pressure, James Fishback in court and Amendment 3 under fire
Florida's August primary is less than six weeks away, and this week several major political fights started running straight into the election calendar.
McDonald’s to spend $8.5B on revamping restaurants, tech and franchise support
McDonald's plans to provide $8.5 billion in franchisee support through 2036 as part of its NEXT strategy to modernize restaurants and boost growth.
Byron Donalds brings 'Defending the Florida Dream' tour to Overtown cookout
The Republican nominee's tour lands in Miami a month before the General Election.
Byron Donalds, Bill Maher discuss Lindsay Clancy, Jed York
The Congressman balanced tragedy and levity.
David Jolly to national Democrats: Show me some money for governor's race
This week the national elections rating group Decision Desk HQ shifted the Florida governor’s race to a “Toss up,” saying Donalds has a 60% probability of winning, down from 68%.
North Carolina congressman, wife sell their McDonald's business
North Carolina Congressman Chuck Edwards and his wife are selling their McDonald's business, ending a nearly 50-year family chapter as he focuses on Congress.
'Block out the noise': Byron Donalds takes political lessons from Donald Trump
Endorsements aren't the end. They're just the beginning.
Political Connections Florida September 22 2026
Political Connections airs each weeknight at 7 p.m. on Spectrum News.
Donalds dismisses Jolly’s call for new Hope Florida investigation as ‘politics’
Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for governor deflected questions about opening a new investigation into Hope Florida
David Jolly wins Democratic nomination for governor, will face Republican Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds, a Republican congressman, easily defeated his GOP challengers to win the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Former Congressman David Jolly won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. They face each other in November.
Siding with Ron DeSantis, Byron Donalds bucks Donald Trump on paying voters if GOP holds Congress
Trump's candidate wants to put the brakes on payouts based on political outcomes.
Florida poll: Republicans lead in the races for governor and Senate
The new survey shows the state’s Hispanic voters shifting away from President Donald Trump after Republicans made gains in 2024.
Byron Donalds 45%, David Jolly 45%: St. Pete Polls finds the Governor's race deadlocked with four weeks to go
Both candidates gained a point since September; Jolly's lead among independents is now 17.
GOP governor candidate’s campaign website removes some references to Trump
The GOP candidate for Florida governor, Rep. Byron Donalds, has removed several references to Donald Trump from his campaign website, as a growing number of Republicans try to distance themselves from the unpopular president ahead of elections taking place this fall.
How accurate are political betting apps? Florida professors weigh in
Prediction markets heavily favor Congressman Byron Donalds right now, with above a 90% chance to become the GOP nominee on some sites.
Republican candidates' appearance at a USF football game sparks debate
Ahead of Saturday’s game against Delaware State, the presence of two Republican candidates at USF's home opener two weeks ago continues to spark a conversation about state universities hosting political candidates.
Byron Donalds predicts conservative Democrats will back him over David Jolly
'They're saying, "I don't want to be a part of this."'
Byron Donalds takes his testimony to Boca Raton
'We invite everyone to come and be part of this special Sunday service.'
Byron Donalds gets his biggest contribution yet: $10M from Ken Griffin
Donalds has also received $7.5 million from Pennsylvania billionaire Jeff Yass, bringing his total war chest to $92 million.
Byron Donalds brings ‘Defending the Florida Dream’ tour to Tampa
Last weekend, Donalds’ tour stopped in Doral and included his newly minted running mate, Bryan Ávila.
From mother to son: The Jamaican values that shaped Byron Donalds’ path to Florida politics
Whether Donalds wins will be decided by voters. But the journey that brought him to the ballot began with the expectations of an immigrant family.
Winner and Loser of the Week in Florida politics
Byron Donalds and others land the plane as Mike Caruso crashes and burns.
Absent frontrunner Byron Donalds dominates Florida GOP governor debate he skipped
Former House Speaker Paul Renner, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and businessman James Fishback took the stage Thursday night, each trying to prove he is the strongest alternative to U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, the Trump-backed frontrunner.
Can Byron Donalds claw back rural votes he lost in the primary?
GOP gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds lost 17 rural counties. Did race play a factor? \
How accurate are political betting apps? Florida professors weigh in
Prediction markets heavily favor Congressman Byron Donalds right now, with above a 90% chance to become the GOP nominee on some sites.
Byron Donalds, David Jolly are frontrunners in Florida gubernatorial primaries
Voters will cast their ballots Tuesday in primaries for those vying for Florida's top job.
Debate about data centers emerges in Donalds-Jolly gubernatorial race
Grassroots opposition to AI infrastructure because of its huge demand on local water supplies and the electrical grid had been growing more pointed since early this year, turning into an issue David Jolly and the Florida Democratic Party are using to attack Republican Byron Donalds in the Florida gubernatorial race.
DeSantis endorses Florida GOP slate including Byron Donalds in governor's race
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed a "slate" of candidates that included GOP gubernatorial candidate Rep. Byron Donalds.
GOP Rep. Donalds will run against Democrat Jolly in Florida's race for governor
November's election will test President Donald Trump’s grip on his adopted state and Democrats’ ability to resurrect Florida as a national political battleground.
Byron Donalds says media strategy reflects fading relevance of TV, newspapers
'The press is just not very good at their job.'
McDonald's says US sales slowed after value deal push fell short
CEO Chris Kempczinski says weak promotion of value deals and a pullback in digital deals led to a drop in visits from McDonald's loyal customers.
Gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds speaks to FAMU for first townhall
The FAMU community gathered at Lee Hall to ask questions and hear from Byron Donalds, republican candidate for governor.
Bryan Avila avoids comment on claim Trump’s ‘gone too far’ on deportations
Avila faces repeated questions over Trump, deportations and Donalds’ positions.
Byron Donalds: 'Americans just want to be Americans again.'
Are voters finally over the partisan divide?
New Stetson Univ. poll casts doubt on blue wave in Florida
Republicans are over 50% in this dataset.
Progressive scores upset victory in Florida, and other takeaways from Tuesday's elections
As the long, contentious primary season nears its end, Democratic voters elevated another progressive Senate candidate in Florida, while President Donald Trump's chosen candidate in his adopted home state, Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, won the nomination to be the state's first Black governor.
Fact Checking Dr. Oz And Byron Donalds On Vaccines: What The Science Actually Says
A doctor fact checks Dr. Oz and Rep. Byron Donalds claims on vaccines and measles during their recent CBS appearances on "Face The Nation"
MrBeast's pitch decks show how his ambitions have changed over time
Newly filed court docs show that the world's biggest creator, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, explored podcasts and NFTs in an earlier era.
Kevin Austin Jr., CJ Donaldson called up
New Orleans elevates Kevin Austin Jr. and CJ Donaldson from practice squad
Guest Commentary: Affordability without access isn’t sound health policy
Byron Donalds’ record of politicizing his health policy is harmful, writes a former healthcare CEO.
Florida governor primary results
They will face each other in the November general election.
David Jolly clears $1M raised in a week with help of matching funds, but can't keep pace with Byron Donalds
It's now or never if national Democrats want to flip the Governor's Mansion.
Donalds dismisses Jolly’s call for new Hope Florida investigation as ‘politics’
Byron Donalds told reporters on Saturday that a Hope Florida probe into DeSantis is not an issue on voters’ minds as they prepare to elect a new governor in November.
Today in Blue Jays History: The Donaldson Dash
Ten Years Ago Today Josh Donaldson raced home from second base on a grounder to shortstop, clinching Game 3 of the ALDS for the Blue Jays and completing a sweep of the Rangers. With the game tied in the 10th, Donaldson led off against Matt Bush—whose name keeps coming up for all the wrong reasons—with […]
Americans have only elected 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballot
Florida Republicans have settled on Byron Donalds, a congressman, as their candidate for governor, and that now makes eight Black major party nominees for governors this year
Florida governor’s race: Donalds wrong that Jolly wants tax hikes, ignores Florida has no income tax
Jolly, the Democratic Florida gubernatorial nominee, isn’t advocating for tax increases on Social Security or wages. He says it’s fair to tax wages, but he’s open to tax breaks for some tipped income.
Florida governor’s race: Donalds wrong that Jolly wants tax hikes, ignores Florida has no income tax
Jolly, the Democratic Florida gubernatorial nominee, isn’t advocating for tax increases on Social Security or wages. He says it’s fair to tax wages, but he’s open to tax breaks for some tipped income.
Police Benevolent Association, NRA Political Victory Fund back Byron Donalds in Governor's race
Significant endorsements continue to come in as the campaign heads toward the stretch run.
McDonald’s Has a New Growth Strategy. Business Leaders Should Pay Attention
McDonald’s NEXT strategy shows how businesses can use technology, efficiency, and human-centered leadership to drive sustainable growth.
Florida Politics: Hope Florida, Nixon-Moody debate?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is set to host a forum with several huge names in the Florida Republican Party, such as Attorney General James Uthmeier and GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Byron Donalds. Meanwhile, Angie Nixon is throwing her hat into the ring, challenging U.S. Senator Ashley Moody to a public debate ahead of the general election. POLITICO Reporter and Florida Playbook author Kimberly Leonard joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live over Zoom to discuss what's new in Florida politics.
McDonald’s Business Slows Amid Shakeup of Digital Deals
McDonald’s says an attempt to lure budget-conscious consumers backfired in its latest quarter. The fast food giant reported earnings Tuesday (Aug. 4)
Inside a GOP rift: Why Ron DeSantis refuses to endorse Byron Donalds
Gov. Ron DeSantis is rebuffing Byron Donalds' bid for governor, fueling talk of a deep rift in the Florida GOP.
Best for business: Byron Donalds earns NFIB nod
Business groups continue to back the Naples Congressman.
Political Connections Florida September 14 2026
Political Connections airs each weeknight at 7 p.m. on Spectrum News.
America was founded on strong political opinions, not violence: Rep. Byron Donalds
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., discusses political violence in the United States on 'Hannity.'
Byron Donalds emphasizes FSU roots for Florida governor bid
Byron Donalds is embracing his FSU alumni status as he campaigns to become the next governor of Florida.
Live updates: GOP incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola to square off in Alaska Senate race
Get live updates and the latest news on the Trump administration and 2026 elections as Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola are set to face off in Alaska’s Senate race and Byron Donalds and David Jolly win their primaries in the Florida governor’s race.
Officials recover $17K in unpaid wages from McDonald’s franchisee for 23 minors
DWD and DOJ said Iron Arch had multiple child labor law violations.
Decision Desk calls the Governor's race a toss-up. Kalshi traders have Byron Donalds at 77%
Traders still like Donalds and Ashley Moody. CD 22 is a coin flip.
Political Connections Florida September 25 2026
Political Connections airs each weeknight at 7 p.m. on Spectrum News.
'Proven warrior' Bryan Ávila to be Byron Donalds' running mate, cementing bet on South Florida and anticommunism
With 70 days to go, Donalds announces a proven state legislator and potent political force from Miami-Dade as his No. 2.
Cynthia Chestnut says Gwen Graham LG pick drove her endorsement of Byron Donalds over David Jolly
'You chose to go backward, not forward.'
MrBeast Sales Slow, Angel Stock Falls, MUBI and Neon Look for Hits, and Will an NBA Franchise Set a Sales Record?
(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) You probably remember egg prices spiking a few years ago. This led to a lot of debate between the pro-market/pro-competition/antitrust/Neo-Brandesian crowd and the center/center-right/center-left/abundance/libertarian crowd over the cause, whether it was the avian flu outbreak or whether industry consolidation led to price fixing, using avian flu as a convenient cover. Basel Musharbash wrote a whole investigation at BIG looking at it. Well, two years later, we have our answer: it was price fixing. The Justice Department found proof, via emails, of price fixing. Indeed, just the threat of an investigation brought prices down two years ago: I bring this up because at least half a dozen of my favorite political writers and pundits, who were skeptical about price fixing at the time, haven’t written any mea culpas on this issue. It’s really dispiriting and makes it much, much harder to trust their work on other issues. If you take a hard stand on an issue, then you get it wrong, you need to explain how and why you got it wrong. Or update your priors. This is how epistemological bubbles are formed! All of which is to say, it’s time for another installment of “What I Got Right, What I Got Wrong”. Last issue, I mostly focused on the “wrong” side of the equation, so today’s is a bit more balanced, but with one big mea culpa (though I still stand by my original concerns). Let’s dive right in! Subscribe CORRECTION: UFC Didn’t Release Subscriber Data (But Seems to Have Bragged About It Internally) In my analysis of the viewership of UFC Freedom 250, I wrote... “Paramount has also released datecdotes bragging about their subscriber numbers. Earlier this year, they claimed that the first UFC fight on Paramount+ brought in 1 million subscribers.” Well, that datecdote did not come from a PR rep, but from great reporting from James Faris at Business Insider. The actual quote was this: “Paramount’s flagship streaming service generated about a million new subscribers on the day of its first-ever UFC event, Paramount product chief Dane Glasgow told employees in a town hall on Tuesday morning, three staffers who attended the meeting told Business Insider.“ This wasn’t the biggest goof in the world; even Faris emphasized to me that this is more a “clarification” than a correction. Still, it sounds like, internally, the folks at Paramount were very happy about this result—and I’m guessing they were happy with this news getting out—even though the gains didn’t last through the quarter, dropping to 700K adds. RIGHT: MrBeast’s Struggles Continue... I’m very skeptical about MrBeast’s burgeoning media “empire” and, in particular, its $5 billion valuation, as I wrote earlier this year and last year. Sure enough, according to Business Insider, regarding its “booming” consumer products division_:_ “US sales volume grew 13% year-over-year in 2025, following a 33% leap the previous year, according to a presentation deck dated May 2026....A February 2025 investor deck viewed by Business Insider showed Feastables’ net revenue more than doubled in 2024 from 2023, to $215 million, and was forecast to grow 74% in 2025, to $375 million.” [Emphasis mine.] If you told investors that you projected 74% growth but delivered 13%,1 that’s not ideal. But it’s not just MrBeast. Logan Paul and KSI’s Prime had sales drop in half for their energy drinks. It’s one thing to build a successful entertainment company and an entirely different thing to succeed in the heavily-consolidated-but-also-very-competitive consumer packaged goods space! CPGs are dominated by a few firms with very wide moats compared to YouTube, which has few barriers to entry. These businesses require different skill sets and have completely different business environments. WRONG: Does the NBA Have an $8 Billion Bidder? Almost as soon as I published my article about the NBA’s finances, casting skepticism on NBA expansion, I saw this Front Office Sports headline: One group “claims to have already raised $8 billion” for the Vegas expansion team. I mean, wow. That’s just $2 billion less than what the Los Angeles Lakers were valued at when they were sold just last year. And they’re arguably the most popular team in the NBA. (Side note: the new owner is now under an investigation for fraud in how he went about financing the Lakers and the Dodgers purchases.) So much for the “dried up” language I used in that article. (This is why I usually stick to my “Entertainment Nuance Guy” tone in articles...) I went off old information—from April, when I read/heard about the NBA downplaying expansion efforts—instead of doing a quick double-check for new news. That said...if you read the article, the market for Seattle is “slow”, with just one reported bidder. So I wasn’t entirely off. This goof has annoyed me since I first published it, mainly because it undercut that article’s real point, which I stand by: NBA franchises are really overvalued right now. Now, I get why NBA teams are overvalued. When it comes to owning sports teams, it’s basically never wrong to assume that some rich person somewhere will care more about owning a team (or just being part of a group since they’re so expensive) than the actual financials. There are only so many teams to own, and opportunities to buy in preferred markets don’t come along very often. This explains why the teams sell for such high multiples (usually above a 10 to 12.5 revenue multiple, which is very high). You only need one person to overpay! Beyond the ultra-wealthy luxury good explanation, I worry NBA teams are becoming speculative assets. More and more private equity investors are buying into NBA teams. But the value, in owning a team, comes from selling it later, not any meaningful relationship to revenue or profit growth. In other words, the newer NBA owners are increasingly expecting someone later to buy their inflated asset. That’s not sound economics; that’s the “greater fool” theory at work.2 At some point, actually making money has to matter. Especially since revenue growth is now below the growth of the stock market. (And this matters because the NBA doesn’t have easy levers to pull to drastically lower their costs—half of their revenue has to go to players and then you actually have to run a team, including coaching, training, travel, media expenses, and more—or raise revenues aside from one-off expansions in America and overseas.) I just don’t see how investors make their money back buying NBA teams, except for selling at a higher price later on down the line. But if revenue/profit growth continues to slow, at some point, someone will be left holding the bag. RIGHT: Baseball and Basketball are about equally popular. Related to the above, I wanted to cite two quick pieces of evidence for one of my other theories: that the NBA and MLB are about as popular as each other, but the NBA gets much, much better media coverage. One YouGov survey has that fans prefer basketball to baseball by 52% to 48%, which I’m guessing is within the margin of error for that poll. That’s virtually even, meaning they’re about the same popularity. Over on NBC, a recent Red Sox-Yankees game averaged 4 million viewers, higher than Sunday Night Basketball’s average of 3.4 million on the same network. A Yankees-Dodgers game averaged 3.9 million two weeks ago. Not every game averages this much, but it shows you that baseball isn’t far off from basketball, depending on the matchup. Altogether, the NBA is just slightly more popular than baseball, but NBC is paying MLB a fraction of what they pay the NBA, a point I’ve made before. RIGHT: Angel, MUBI and Neon Updates... I’ve long been skeptical about many of Hollywood’s buzziest startups/smaller indie studios. It’s not that they don’t make great movies—films like Anora and Everything Everywhere All at Once are amazing—or that they’re not (rightfully) pushing the majors to make better films, but...they get a ton of hype, and that hype often doesn’t live up to the reality or difficulty in scaling up. Starting with MUBI, well, The Wall Street Journal wrote a feature on MUBI’s struggles last April, best summarized by the subheader “After Sequoia valued Mubi at $1 billion, a left-wing revolt sent the indie film company into a tailspin”. MUBI lost $7.3 million on $200 million in revenue in Q4 2025, but reportedly hit a record 1.7 million subscribers at the end of Q1. As for Neon, Department M purchased a “significant stake” in the company earlier this year. How much is that “stake” worth? According to Deadline, “No financial figures for the Neon-Department M deal were disclosed.” So...that’s not great! If it was a big valuation, we’d hear about. Also, I found this curious: “Both Neon and Department M already have separate partnerships with Qatar. The Qatar Film Committee has a slate deal in place with the former, and a biopic production pact with the latter.” Color me skeptical about much Middle Eastern investment dollars. See: LIV Golf. Finally, as for Angel (formerly Angel Studios), their stock very, very slightly popped last month after Young Washington ($20 million budget) which made $45 million in the US, but their stock is still way down from its opening. Smaller Updates RIGHT: The WGA should focus on antitrust concerns! I’ve been on this for years. Post-WGA/AMTPT deal in 2023, I wrote an article for the Ankler calling on the WGA to focus and organize against industry consolidation. Sure enough, the WGA filed a lawsuit against the Paramount-WBD merger, and people are organizing around this issue now. I wish this energy had coalesced earlier (specifically to lobby Washington much earlier), but better late than never! WRONG: Actually, the chip shortage might be due to market manipulation. In my last “Long Reads for the Long Summer” article, I shared an article about how LLMs are causing memory chip prices to spike, which will make all electronics more expensive. Well, turns out, three RAM manufacturers control 90% of the market, and now a private lawsuit accuses them of price-fixing. So yeah. WRONG/UPDATE: The Odyssey will hold! Two weeks ago, I wrote, “As of this moment, we haven’t had a super-blockbuster, though The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday could all cross the $500 million mark. (At this point, The Odyssey would need a very strong hold to get there.)” Well, it’s safe to say it’s going to have that hold! It only dropped 30% in weekend two and IMAX screenings are sold out all month. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is also off to a great start. RIGHT: People are rushing to get shows out yearly. I’ve long been bullish on yearly, weekly-released shows, and Leslie Goldberg at The Ankler wrote about how many people in town are now listening. WRONG: Mark Carney reverses Canada’s stance on homegrown production. After writing about Canada installing domestic production quotas, Canada has backed off. WRONG: I don’t trust Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s online “views”. When I originally wrote about the latest Spider-Man film’s record-breaking trailer, I thought this was just YouTube views, but after watching this Corridor Crew video and doing more research, well, it’s all social views of the trailer globally. Really? That stat includes TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts views. Basically, I don’t trust it anymore. (This film will probably set record, but I trust the pre-sales data more.) RIGHT: Celebrity Production companies are still struggling. I’ve written about this for years, but the company that I didn’t track was Kevin Hart’s HartBeat, which was valued at $650 million but is struggling now and might just end soon, especially after Kevin Hart pulled his endorsement deals. And Bad Robot is moving to NYC. CORRECTION: SpongeBob is a “second run” title. In my 2025 recap article, I had _SpongeBob SquarePants_labelled as a “library” title, when it is still a “second run” show, with new episodes still coming out on Nickelodeon. CORRECTION: In my last “What I Got Right, What I Got Wrong” update, I offered a correction from Doug Creutz and misspelled TD Cowen. Thanks, Grammarly! 1 Though he could have increased prices to make up for the gap, he couldn’t have increased them that much. 2 There’s a theory, which I think that Daryl Morey created and Bill Simmons popularized, that, to be successful building your team, you only need a handful of bad GMs in the league to take advantage of. To be clear, Daryl Morey’s theory was also for signing bad contracts, that you could always get out of bad contracts. Basically, there’s always someone who will make a bad trade. It’s not the same exact thing, but similar enough to the Greater Fool Theory that I really like it.
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Donalds blitzes airwaves as governor’s races tightens
TALLAHASSEE — U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds’ gubernatorial campaign is hitting the airwaves with a spate of new ads amid a tightening race, as he seeks to maintain the GOP’s hold
'Our mission right now is to keep Florida free': Jay Collins endorses Byron Donalds in Governor's race
'It’s time for Republicans to come together.'