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Welcome to The Logoff: The US-Iran “ceasefire,” such as it is, is breaking down.

What’s happening? After Iran downed a US helicopter earlier this week, violence between the two sides is escalating once again. The US struck targets inside Iran on Wednesday, and President Donald Trump subsequently threatened to “hit them again hard today,” while Iran has launched new attacks against multiple Gulf states, as well as nearby Jordan.

Iran also struck at Israel for the first time since early April over the weekend, amid ongoing fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah; Israel responded with strikes of its own.

What’s the context? The current chaos comes after Trump started the week on a relative high note; on Tuesday, he told reporters that a “very, very good deal” was imminent. As CNN’s Aaron Blake points out, though, Trump’s prognostications are rarely worth the (figurative) paper they’re written on: He’s now predicted a negotiating breakthrough at least 38 times with nothing to show for it.

What’s the big picture? Trump’s Wednesday claim about a “secret” (not actually secret) effort to help vessels through the Strait of Hormuz aside, the crucial maritime passage is still largely closed to commercial traffic, and its impact on the global economy is only growing. 

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released new data on Wednesday showing inflation jumping to 4.2 percent, its highest level in three years. Much of that increase comes from higher energy prices, a consequence of the strait’s closure. (Abroad, economic pressure from the war is doing even more damage; it’s resulted in deadly protests in multiple countries.)

None of that necessarily means Trump will give ground and agree to end the war any more quickly — as my colleague Josh Keating wrote late last month, he still seems to think he’s winning. But Trump doesn’t actually have a path to the kind of big win he seems to be seeking, and in the meantime, the consequences will keep piling up.

And with that, it’s time to log off…

Here’s a small, cool win: The US just got its first new sunscreen in almost 30 years, just in time for summer. 

As my colleague Dylan Scott explains, the key ingredient in the sunscreen, bemotrizinol, isn’t actually new — only new to those of us in the States, where it’s been a challenge to get new sunscreens approved by the FDA. But it’s an improvement in all sorts of important ways, which you can read about here with a gift link.

Have a great evening, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow!

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Welcome to The Logoff: Last week, we wrote about President Donald Trump’s plan to create a nearly $2 billion slush fund using taxpayer money. Today, he made it happen. 

What’s the latest? On Monday, the Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” as part of a settlement with Trump, who previously sued the IRS for $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns. 

The fund is intended to compensate “victims of lawfare and weaponization,” a group that could include people prosecuted in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot.

According to the DOJ, “the Fund will consist of five members appointed by” acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who is also Trump’s former personal lawyer. Trump will be able to dismiss any of those five members at will.

What else did the government agree to? The DOJ said in a press release that, in addition to ending his IRS suit, Trump would drop two administrative claims demanding $230 million from the government over the 2016 investigation into his presidential campaign and the later FBI raid of his Mar-a-Lago property. 

What else Trump gets out of the agreement is unclear, but there’s almost certainly more — the DOJ website stresses that the new “Fund” is only “a part of the settlement agreement.” 

What’s the context? Trump and his allies have already profited massively off his second term, but his administration’s corruption is reaching new heights. Another example from this week: his very active interest in stock trading. 

What’s the big picture? As Tad DeHaven wrote for Vox earlier this year, Trump has long pushed “to create discretionary pools of money and leverage points of control that can be used to reward, punish, and command, all while trying to dodge legal and constitutional constraints.”

This fund is an expression of that impulse: a vast trove of taxpayer money he can dole out to allies as he sees fit, overseen by an (acting) attorney general personally loyal to him.

And with that, it’s time to log off…

One of the goals of this newsletter is to be respectful of your time and brain space when it feels like there’s too much news to keep track of. Hopefully we’re succeeding at that — but if you still feel like there aren’t enough hours in a day, you can turn to my colleague Bryan Walsh, who wrote about how to excavate free time you might not even realize you had. (As always, it’s a gift link.) 

Have a good evening, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow!

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Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration wants federal employees to sign broad new non-disclosure agreements. 

Why do this? President Donald Trump and members of his administration have long railed against leakers and media organizations for disclosing information about their actions, ranging from the status of the US-Iran war to FBI Director Kash Patel’s alleged drinking habits in recent months. A general NDA would create a new avenue to quash such disclosures and could deter government employees from making them. 

The second Trump administration has previously implemented NDAs — and in some cases, polygraph tests — at a smaller scale for employees at the Defense Department and other agencies.

What would the NDA cover? Narrowly speaking, the proposed NDA doesn’t do much. According to the Office of Personnel Management, it would “document Federal employees’ acknowledgment of, and agreement to comply with, current legal obligations to safeguard non-public, confidential, or proprietary information.”  In context, though, it would be another tool for the Trump administration’s crackdown on leaks.

For now, the plan is still in draft form and will need to clear a 30-day public comment period before being implemented. Each agency would then decide whether to use the NDA. 

What’s the context? The public has often learned useful information about the government’s plans and functioning through the disclosure of the kind of material the NDA seeks to crack down on, both historically and during the current Trump administration. If implemented, it would be yet another step by the Trump administration toward less transparency.

What’s the big picture? The story of Trump’s second term has been his personalization of government. His former personal lawyers in senior roles at the Justice Department, a UFC fight on the White House lawn to mark his birthday, his gilded taste overrunning the Oval Office, and much more. 

Potential NDAs — a fond private-sector tactic calibrated for employees Trump sees as serving him, rather than the American people — are yet another expression of the same impulse.

And with that, it’s time to log off…

I am not personally a New York Knicks fan — my specific basketball fandom is in abeyance until we get the Seattle SuperSonics back — but that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate some sports joy from an extremely long-suffering franchise, and you can, too. I enjoyed Rodger Sherman’s newsletter on the Knicks’ dominant journey to the NBA Finals, as well as this piece from Defector’s Israel Daramola.

Thanks for reading, have a great evening, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow!

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Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is indicting former Cuban President Raúl Castro as it seeks to ramp up pressure on the island. 

What happened? The indictment against Castro and five others was unsealed in a Miami federal court on Wednesday, but it focuses on conduct from 30 years ago, when the Cuban government killed four people, three of whom were American citizens, by shooting down two small planes. It supersedes an earlier 2003 indictment, which named some of the same defendants. 

What’s the context? President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against Cuba escalated at the beginning of this year with his removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January and the announcement of a hemispheric “Donroe Doctrine.” 

Since then, Cuba has been under a US oil blockade (with some exceptions), resulting in widespread blackouts and a humanitarian crisis impacting the island’s 10 million residents.

Cuba is also a particular cause of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has long wanted to topple the country’s communist regime. 

What’s the big picture? Trump already has one war on his hands in Iran, so it’s hard to gauge his appetite for more military adventurism at just this moment. But Wednesday’s indictment is yet another escalation, and it’s reminiscent of the superseding indictment that the Trump administration filed against Maduro after his capture earlier this year. Maduro was also indicted in a US court in 2020, and the Trump administration has framed his removal as a law enforcement operation.

Politico’s Nahal Toosi also reported this week that Trump and his advisers “have grown frustrated” with the lack of any significant concessions from Cuban leaders to date and are beginning to more seriously consider military options.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday that the Castro filing “isn’t a show indictment.” 

“There is a warrant issued for his arrest,” Blanche added. “We expect that he will show up here by his own will or by another way.”

And with that, it’s time to log off…

There’s a long list of US-specific ways in which the upcoming World Cup, hosted jointly by the US, Mexico, and Canada, is shaping up to be a mess. (NJ Transit, I’m looking at you.) But here’s one really cool benefit: It’s fueling a soccer boom in New York City, and new soccer pitches are getting built to meet that demand. You can read all about it here with a gift link.

Have a great evening, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow!

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Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is investigating a woman who accused him of sexual abuse.

What’s happening? On Wednesday evening, we learned that E. Jean Carroll — a writer and advice columnist who alleged in a 2019 essay and two subsequent, successful civil lawsuits that Trump assaulted her decades ago — is now under federal criminal investigation in Illinois. 

The investigation has yet to produce an indictment — and may not — but its mere existence is another indication of the extent to which Trump has weaponized the justice system to punish his enemies.

What is the DOJ investigating? The investigation, which CNN first reported, reportedly centers on a perjury allegation against Carroll over a statement she made in 2022. 

At the time, Carroll said — incorrectly — that she had not received outside funding supporting her civil lawsuits against Trump. As my colleague Zack Beauchamp explains, however, a federal appeals court already concluded in 2024 that there was no evidence the misstatement was intentional, and Carroll may have simply forgotten.

As one legal expert told Zack on Thursday, even if Carroll is indicted, “A conviction is just not going to happen.” 

Why Carroll? Carroll is not alone in accusing Trump of sexual misconduct or assault; at least 27 women have done so to date. Her allegation, however, has been both costly and embarrassing for Trump: He was found liable in 2023 for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll, who also won more than $88 million from him in two civil judgments. (The money has not yet been paid, as Trump continues to appeal.)

What’s the big picture? Carroll joins a growing list of people Trump’s second-term DOJ has pursued on flimsy, if not outright preposterous, grounds, including former FBI Director James Comey (indicted twice), New York state Attorney General Letitia James (just once), and half a dozen Democratic lawmakers (tried and failed). 

He’s almost certainly going to keep at it — but at least so far, he keeps failing, too.

And with that, it’s time to log off…

Here’s a headline that speaks for itself, from my colleague Sara Herschander: An HIV-free generation is closer than you think. 

As Sara explains, the problem isn’t solved yet, and there’s still work to do. But testing and anti-retroviral drugs have been a marvelous success story in recent decades, dramatically reducing the number of babies born with HIV. You can read her full story here with a gift link. Have a great evening! 

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Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s hand-picked arts commission is clearing the way for his building spree.

What happened? On Thursday, the Commission of Fine Arts signed off on Trump’s plans for a massive 250-foot-tall triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC, which critics warn would dwarf its surroundings and “fundamentally [alter] a meticulously preserved skyline.” 

Trump has said the arch, intended to mark America’s 250th anniversary, would also celebrate himself. 

What’s the context? The vote is another rubber stamp from a group eager to let Trump remodel DC as he sees fit: Earlier this year, the commission also approved Trump’s plan for a new ballroom on the site of the demolished East Wing of the White House and a commemorative gold coin bearing the president’s scowling face.

The panel’s eagerness is unsurprising, as all seven members were appointed by Trump earlier this year. The committee’s vice-chair, James McCrery II, was the original architect for Trump’s ballroom, while another member, Chamberlain Harris, currently works in the White House. 

Is it going to get built? We’ll see. The arch still needs to clear an additional Trump-friendly committee, which shouldn’t be an obstacle, but the Trump administration is also facing a lawsuit to stop the project from a group of Vietnam veterans.

The suit argues that the arch, which would be built on National Park Service land, also requires congressional approval. The administration, meanwhile, argues that it can rely on a 1924 report to authorize the arch, without having to go back to Congress in the present day.

What’s the big picture? Things like the arch and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — now being repainted with help from a Trump golf club manager — can feel secondary compared to Trump’s flagrant public graft and wars of choice, but they’re all part of the same story: a president and administration growing increasingly uninterested in public opinion.

And with that, it’s time to log off…

Hi readers, let’s start with a programming note: The Logoff will be off tomorrow and on Monday for the long weekend. I hope you have a lovely holiday! 

Now, some wonderfully good news from my colleague Dylan Scott: Scientists are finally making real progress toward treating pancreatic cancer after decades of failures. You can read his full story with a gift link here, and we’ll see you on Tuesday! 

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Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is still trying to implement his tariff agenda. 

Wait, didn’t the Supreme Court strike that down? Yes — this is the Trump administration’s third try at imposing global tariffs, this time using a narrower provision about unfair trade practices. 

The Supreme Court ruled in February that Trump’s “emergency” tariffs regime was illegal. And last month, a different court also struck down Trump’s first attempt to reimpose tariffs using a different — and temporary — authority. 

What is Trump trying to do this time? Earlier this year, the administration began investigating whether US trading partners like Mexico, Canada, and the European Union import goods made with forced labor in their own trade. It has now concluded that 59 countries, plus the EU, do so — and consequently wants to impose tariffs between 10 percent and 12.5 percent on those countries. 

Under the current administration plan, the tariffs would take effect next month. Some products, such as beef, coffee, and critical minerals, would be exempted from the tariffs, according to the New York Times.

What’s the context? Forced labor, obviously, is atrocious; preventing it is a worthwhile goal. That being said, there’s no real reason to believe this effort by the Trump administration comes out of genuine conviction — the EU, for example, already has new forced labor restrictions set to take effect late next year, but is still facing new tariffs. The US also isn’t immune to issues with forced-labor imports, despite laws intended to prevent them.

Instead, this is just the latest tool his administration has landed on to do what Trump has been trying to do since he took office: Impose sweeping tariffs in service of an economically illiterate concept of the US economy. 

What else should I know? Even as Trump tries to impose new tariffs, his administration is also fighting to hold onto some of the $166 billion in revenue it earned illegally from his first round of tariffs.

And with that, it’s time to log off…

Hey readers, it’s NBA Finals time! If you’re just tuning in, my colleague Benjy Sarlin has the explainer for you here (it’s a gift link). And if you’re trying to decide which team to root for, New York magazine has a bandwagoner’s guide to the Knicks here. (I’m compelled — an underdog is always fun to root for.) 

Thanks for reading, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow!

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Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund is — maybe — done for. 

What’s happening? On Monday, Axios reported that the Trump administration planned to drop its “anti-weaponization” fund — nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer money set aside for Trump to dole out to whoever he and the fund’s board choose, free of supervision — amid legal challenges and growing Republican backlash. 

The fund, announced in mid-May, was the product of a “settlement” between Trump and his own government over a $10 billion lawsuit Trump had brought against the IRS. A long list of Trump allies, including January 6 rioters, could have stood to receive millions from the fund.

What’s the context? On Friday, a federal district judge in Virginia temporarily blocked Trump’s fund from disbursing any money or taking any other actions until at least late next week, while another in Florida ordered Trump’s personal lawyers to justify the settlement reached with the Justice Department, raising the possibility that it could have been fraudulent.

What’s the big picture? It’s a little unclear what the fund’s exact status is, as of this writing; as one source told Axios on Monday, “The president likes the fund. … So nothing is final until it’s final.” Other reporters have pointed out that the court ruling that the Justice Department has promised to abide by is only temporary. 

But the fund has also become toxic with some of the Republican senators whose votes Trump needs to advance a second reconciliation bill, enough so that concern about the fund delayed votes originally planned for last month. As Punchbowl News’s Jake Sherman points out, when the bill does move forward, it could also include language explicitly blocking the fund. 

In other words, there are still avenues Trump could pursue to try to bring back the fund. But all things considered, this looks like an effort by DOJ to save face and back away from the issue permanently.

And with that, it’s time to log off…

Hi readers, happy June! Here’s a very cute dog to kick off the month. Have a great evening, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow!

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Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump has a new pick for director of national intelligence. 

Who’s the new guy? Jay Clayton, currently the US attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He is — at least by Trump standards — an uncontroversial selection: Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told reporters Thursday that he has “great respect” for Clayton. 

What’s the context? The director of national intelligence job is opening up because its current holder, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, announced last month that she would resign later in June. 

But Clayton’s selection for the permanent director of national intelligence job comes after Trump made a more concerning pick last week: Pending Clayton’s Senate confirmation, current Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte will take over as acting director of intelligence late next week, while remaining in his housing job.

Pulte is utterly unqualified for the role, and Trump’s decision to elevate him caused a bipartisan outcry. It also appears to have sunk, for now, a bill to reauthorize a foreign surveillance program that will expire tomorrow.

Does Clayton’s nomination fix everything? Not quite. The choice of Clayton as a permanent DNI satisfies one demand from lawmakers, but for now, Pulte is still set to take over until Clayton is confirmed by the full Senate (which won’t happen before next Friday). On Thursday, Trump confirmed he plans to keep Pulte in the acting role.

When Pulte does take over, his mandate appears to be to conduct “extensive cuts” to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, according to Reuters. There are also serious concerns about what else he could do with the job, even during a brief tenure. 

At the housing agency he currently leads, he has taken it upon himself to play the role of self-appointed mortgage fraud czar and Trump attack dog, harassing the president’s political enemies.

And with that, it’s time to log off…

Hi readers, here’s a great story about the wonder of the natural world (or, well, as natural as Brooklyn’s Prospect Park gets). My colleague Benji Jones set out to discover a new species in the park — not as unlikely as it sounds, it turns out! — and he told Vox’s Unexplainable podcast all about it. You can listen here.

Plus, the first goal of the 2026 World Cup goes to host Mexico, playing at home in Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca.

Have a great evening, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow!

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Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is putting an unqualified loyalist in charge of US spy agencies.

What’s happening? On Tuesday, Trump announced in a social media post that he was appointing Bill Pulte, who is already director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting director of national intelligence. 

Pulte will replace former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard in the role after Gabbard announced her resignation last month, citing her husband’s cancer diagnosis. (Gabbard has a few weeks left on the job, though: Her resignation will take effect June 30.) 

What does the DNI do? As acting director of national intelligence, Pulte’s job — ostensibly — is to oversee and coordinate the 18 agencies that make up the US intelligence community, including the CIA, the FBI, and the National Security Agency. It’s a powerful role, though one that has been sidelined for much of the second Trump administration because of Gabbard’s conflicts with the White House. 

What’s the context? As my colleague Andrew Prokop reported last year, Pulte has spent his time in government to date freelancing as Trump’s attack dog, including digging up flimsy accusations of mortgage fraud against Fed governor Lisa Cook, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and New York Attorney General Letitia James (only one of which resulted in an indictment, which has since been dismissed). He also pushed Trump to fire former Fed chair Jay Powell.

Why does this matter? Gabbard’s tenure as DNI was by turns bizarre, alarming, and ineffectual — but it could well pale in comparison to what Pulte might do with the role. 

Pulte has no background in national security or intelligence, so his sole qualification for the DNI job is seemingly his relentless, bottomless loyalty to Trump. As FHFA director, that looked like trumped-up schemes to indict Trump’s enemies; at the head of the intelligence community, with power over domestic and foreign intelligence collection, it could be a far more serious threat.

And with that, it’s time to log off…

Hi readers! Here’s a story from The Atlantic making the case for inviting people over on a spontaneous, low-stakes basis. It’s great advice — we’ve echoed it in the pages of this newsletter before! — and spending time with friends is a guaranteed way to feel better about the state of the world. You can read it with a gift link here. Have a great evening, and we’ll see you tomorrow!

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Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship takeover at the White House is coming up fast — and it’s exactly as weird as you’d expect. 

What’s going on? This week, a new construction project has been rising fast on the White House campus. Not Trump’s East Wing ballroom — that’s on hold for now — but an octagonal fighting cage on the South Lawn, surmounted by star-spangled arches. 

The event is ostensibly part of “Freedom 250,” celebrations for America’s 250th year, but the date gives it away: The fight — put on by Trump’s longtime friend, UFC president Dana White — is scheduled for June 14, on Trump’s 80th birthday. Trump himself is a dedicated fan of the often-brutal sport.

Who’s paying for it? Allegedly, it’s all the UFC — to the tune of about $60 million. No tickets for the event will go on sale directly, but as BBC Sport reports, “guest packages” for the event could go for as much as $1.5 million apiece. (Other tickets will go to US servicemembers, though they’ll have to pay their own way — and reportedly adhere to height and weight standards in order to attend.) 

Trump has seemingly found a way to profit off the event, too: As HuffPost reported on Friday, Trump purchased as much as $50,000 in stock for UFC’s parent company earlier this year (among hundreds of millions of dollars in stock transactions he made in the first three months of 2026).

What’s the big picture? Trump is indulging a personal hobby and giving a close friend untold millions in free publicity by hosting an event on his own birthday on the White House lawn. 

Needless to say, none of that is normal — but increasingly, it’s also looking like business as usual, as the president attempts to permeate America’s currency, its passport, its national parks, many buildings in Washington and elsewhere, and even its 250th birthday with his own name, image, and gaudy aesthetic.

And with that, it’s time to log off…

Here’s a lighthearted note to end the week: Defector’s Kathryn Xu on how to teach a cat to do tricks (with some excellent video, and a gift link). Have a great weekend, and we’ll see you back here Monday for the first day of June! 

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Welcome to The Logoff: The World Cup starts this week, and the Trump administration is already creating problems. 

What’s happening? On Monday, BBC Sport reported that a Somali referee, Omar Artan, was not allowed to enter the US ahead of the World Cup, which starts on Thursday. Artan was set to be one of 52 FIFA referees for the tournament, which will run until July 19, and was reportedly turned away at the Miami airport despite a valid visa.

Artan isn’t alone in his issues entering the country. Aymen Hussein, who plays for the Iraqi national team, was detained for “nearly seven hours” at Chicago’s O’Hare airport, according to Reuters, while an Iraqi team photographer was refused entry outright. Iranian players only received US visas at the last minute, while some team staff haven’t received them at all.

Fans hoping to attend World Cup games in the US — particularly those from African countries — have also had problems securing visas to visit the US.

How does the Trump administration figure in this? Donald Trump’s second administration has made hostility to all immigrants — and especially to non-white ones — a tentpole policy. Over the past six months, Mother Jones reported over the weekend, the US has admitted only white South Africans as refugees. 

In 2025, the administration also imposed a sweeping travel ban covering 39 countries, including Somalia, where Artan is from, and four countries — Haiti, Iran, Senegal, and Ivory Coast — that will compete in the World Cup.

As the Washington Post reported on Monday, concerns about potential ICE operations around the World Cup are also increasing anxiety for some fans.

What else should I know? The World Cup isn’t the only sporting event Trump is actively hindering. The president is in New York City today for Game 3 of the NBA Finals, featuring the New York Knicks (currently up 2-0 and riding high) against the San Antonio Spurs; his attendance is seriously cramping the party in Manhattan. 

And with that, it’s time to log off…

Hi readers — I enjoy baking but don’t always do a great job making the time for it, so I enjoyed this reminder from NYT Cooking’s Genevieve Ko on the virtues of making a pie crust from scratch. If you want her recipe, you can access it here with a gift link (and with a hearty Logoff endorsement for strawberry-rhubarb as the best pie filling). 

As always, thanks for reading, have a great evening, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow!