> Mamdani’s New York is coming to tax your private jet. Here’s how to prepare
https://fortune.com/2026/05/16/new-york-private-jet-tax-mamdani-teterboro-port-authority-elevate-aviation/
In #ChampagneProblems, but wait, Fortune is here to give you ideas on how to cheat (oops, "avoid") those pesky taxes you rich overlord should not be paying. Taxes are for the little people.
#BadEconomy #corruption #NYC #RealOwners #BringBackGuillotines #Mamdani
> ‘Poor Usha. She’s Stuck’: JD Vance’s Admission About Dating Another Woman Before Usha Has the Internet Asking Who Really Got Played https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/05/11/jd-vances-admission-about-dating-another-woman-before-usha-has-the-internet-asking-who-really-got-played/
New excerpt from his book. Mary, the woman he dated before, certainly dodged that bullet. Still I find it hard to have sympathy for Ms. Usha; she knew what she was getting into.
Meanwhile, in #ChampagneProblems
> Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/fifa_world_cup/infantino-defends-world-cup-ticket-prices/ar-AA22t2f4
> I tried to eat a pineapple without using a knife. It did not go well
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/04/rosamund-pike-viral-no-knife-pineapple-hack
Pineapple 🍍 - 1
Ms. Beddington- 0, and a mess
That's what they make knives for lady. Maybe less Tik Tok next time.
> Is It Really Rude to Eat on a Video Call?
https://www.rd.com/article/etiquette-eating-on-video-call/
In #ChampagneProblems. Way I see it, if you WFH and your bosses schedule meetings during meal times, people will be eating. Suck it up, deal with it, you inconsiderate snob.
Otherwise, yea, wait til after the meeting to eat.
I do like the idea some folks agree to eat together while meeting as a way to bond.
In #ChampagneProblems, no really, they ran out of booze. Now THAT is a party.
> Inside Grindr’s WHCD party, which was so packed it ran low on alcohol https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/inside-grindr-whcd-party
> Lexington hotel owners see drop in Kentucky Derby travelers as hotels spread out https://fox56news.com/news/local/lexington/lexington-hotel-owners-see-drop-in-kentucky-derby-travelers-as-hotels-spread-out/
Note: the Derby is in Louisville, so this is people who likely can't get a hotel in Louisville (or choose not to for whatever reasons) so they opt for Lexington, except now there are more hotels along that highway between the 2 cities, probably with better rates.
#BadEconomy #KentuckyProud #KentuckyDerby #travel #ChampagneProblems
> Huge shake up in Wine Country as crisis-mode Napa chiefs launch major shift to save industry https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/us-news/shake-up-in-wine-country-as-napa-chiefs-launch-major-shift/
Translation: in the #BadEconomy they need to be more accessible, let in more of the hoi polloi, and cut their exclusive by reservation snobbery. Oh gods, the humanity.
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