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The fate of CPAC and Donald Trump are tied together, with attendance shaping up to be a statement about whether or not one wants Trump to be the party’s future leader. | John Raoux/AP Photo
YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST — “Joe Manchin and Jon Tester tee up Biden’s first veto,” by Eleanor Mueller and Allison Prang
KNIVES OUT — “Fox News election fraud revelations could take down the network’s embattled chief,” by CNN’s Oliver Darcy
DOWN AND OUT IN NATIONAL HARBOR — Back in 2015, one of us was at a Republican presidential primary debate where we ran into MATT and MERCEDES SCHLAPP while waiting to do a cable news hit.
Naturally, the conversation turned to DONALD TRUMP.
The Schlapps were a power couple in Republican politics who met in the GEORGE W. BUSH White House and became successful lobbyists, political strategists and commentators. The previous year, 2014, Matt Schlapp became chairman of the American Conservative Union, best known for its annual CPAC event in Washington.
Since Trump’s first appearance at CPAC in 2011, the conference had become an early venue for him to court the base of the Republican Party.
But to the Schlapps, Trump showing up and delivering sick burns about then-President BARACK OBAMA was one thing. Leading the party was quite another. They were appalled by Trump’s surge in the polls and dreaded him becoming the GOP nominee.
Like so many similar conversations we had with Republicans back then — MICK MULVANEY and TOM PRICE also stand out — that encounter with the Schlapps stuck with us over the years as Trump became president, CPAC became defined by MAGA, and the Schlapps became die-hard Trump supporters — “Washington’s Trump-Era ‘It Couple,’” as a 2018 headline in the NYT put it.
Now, the fate of the Schlapp-era CPAC and Donald Trump himself are tied together.
The annual event, which began yesterday in National Harbor, has been abandoned by most top GOP elected officials. Here’s a breakdown:
- Senate GOP leadership: None attending.
- House GOP leadership: Only ELISE STEFANIK is attending.
- GOP governors: Only Idaho Gov. BRAD LITTLE.
- GOP presidential candidates, declared and undeclared: Trump, NIKKI HALEY, MIKE POMPEO and VIVEK RAMASWAMY.
Outside the MAGA bubble, the event has literally become a punchline. JIMMY KIMMEL and JIMMY FALLON both mocked it in their monologues last night.
“CPAC stands for ‘Clowns Periodically Assembling in Convention Centers,’” said Kimmel.
“It’s basically Coachella for people who post on Facebook in all caps,” joked Fallon. “After each speech, there will be a QAnon — I’m sorry, Q&A.”
There are several GOP senators going (TED CRUZ, MARSHA BLACKBURN, JOHN KENNEDY, TOMMY TUBERVILLE, BILL HAGERTY, J.
D. VANCE, MIKE BRAUN, RICK SCOTT and ERIC SCHMITT), but attendance at the event is shaping up as a statement about whether you want Trump as the future of the party or not.
Natalie Allison and Meridith McGraw explore the new politics of CPAC with some more takeaways about the event, which will run through Saturday night, when Trump’s speech will close out the event:
“The Republican establishment is down on CPAC,” they write. “But for Donald Trump and his campaign operation, the conservative conference is not just the main event, it’s a crucial early test of his political strength. … If this weekend’s event mimics the conferences of recent years, Trump is preparing to bask in the glow. But that also raises the stakes for him. A poor showing in the crowd or in the CPAC straw poll could feed chatter that his grip on the GOP is failing. …
“His likely top rival in a GOP primary, Florida Gov. RON DeSANTIS, is skipping CPAC along with other potential 2024 candidates and top Republican officials.
Former Vice President MIKE PENCE and Sen. TIM SCOTT will gather with DeSantis and other GOP presidential hopefuls behind closed doors at The Breakers, a luxury Palm Beach resort, to address donors at a retreat hosted by the anti-tax group Club for Growth. Trump was not invited to attend. …
“CPAC’s pull on establishment Republicans appears to have waned not just because the organization has tied itself closely to Trump. The conservative group is also navigating a serious public relations crisis as its chair, Matt Schlapp, faces sexual assault allegations from a GOP campaign staffer. The alleged victim, a former employee of HERSCHEL WALKER’s Senate campaign, sued Schlapp and his wife Mercedes in January for nearly $10 million. The couple has denied wrongdoing. …
“And while a cast of Fox News stars have studded conservative conferences in recent months — SEAN HANNITY at CPAC Dallas in August, and both TUCKER CARLSON and LAURA INGRAHAM at Turning Point USA’s year-end conference in Phoenix — none of those high-profile commentators are scheduled to appear this weekend.
Nor is Fox Nation, the network’s digital streaming platform, listed as a sponsor this year, as it has been previously.”
For his part, Schlapp is taking issue with the spurt of CPAC obituaries. “We have never had such a strong lineup of speakers,” he told the AP’s Jill Colvin and Michelle Price.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY
Mounted police are deployed as Israelis block a main road to protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. | Oded Balilty/AP Photo
2024 WATCH
WHO WILL STAND WITH TRUMP? — “Trump’s loosening grip on GOP defines early 2024 campaign,” by Ally Mutnick and Sarah Ferris: “As of March 1, fewer than 20 House Republicans have formally endorsed Trump in the four months since he declared his third campaign, according to a POLITICO analysis.
Roughly another dozen have publicly supported Trump in some way, though short of a formal endorsement.”
The view from Trump world: “For now, Trump’s campaign doesn’t appear concerned about their tally of congressional support. Members of Trump’s team are in regular contact with lawmakers and they expect to roll out more endorsements soon, according to an adviser to Trump.”
The context: “The widespread hesitancy would not be notable in another era — or if a former president was not already in the race. But in this instance, the lack of public support is perhaps the clearest sign yet that members feel Trump’s support is no longer a prerequisite for political survival. Trump’s vengeance is now barely registering as a threat, after years as one of the most dominant forces in politics. … In interviews with nearly 20 House Republicans, many cited the uncertainty in the field as reason to keep quiet for now.”
THE WHITE HOUSE
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BIDEN RALLIES HOUSE DEMS — Yesterday, President Biden “took a victory lap with House Democrats at their yearly retreat with one clear message: Let’s tout our legislative wins,” Nicholas Wu and Daniella Diaz write from Baltimore.
“Biden stopped by the Democrats’ yearly retreat, this time in Baltimore, where he listed off all their accomplishments in the 117th Congress, when Democrats held both chambers.”
What Biden said: “It’s been one of the most successful, united caucuses we have ever seen. And you all stick together. Thank god, look what’s already happened.”
The bogeywoman: “At one point, Biden even took a swing at Freedom Caucus member MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (R-Ga.), suggesting her politics are driving Republicans to the Democratic Party. ‘A little bit more Marjorie Taylor Greene, a few more and you’re gonna have a lot of Republicans run on our way,’ he joked to House Democrats as they laughed in the audience. ‘Isn’t she amazing? Oof.’”
Taking attendance: “The lion’s share of caucus members cheered Biden on in Charm City, though several skipped his speech and stayed in D.C. for a tribute concert honoring singer-songwriter JONI MITCHELL.
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AP’s Lisa Mascaro and Seung Min Kim note that Biden’s speech came “as energized Republicans are forcing the initial veto of his presidency — on a measure to limit the way private financial advisers promote ‘woke’ investment options.”
SHIFTING SENTIMENT — “Biden Challenged by Softening Public Support for Arming Ukraine,” by NYT’s Peter Baker: “Polls show public support for arming the Ukrainians softening while the two leading Republican presidential candidates are increasingly speaking out against involvement in the war. While the bipartisan coalition in Congress favoring Ukraine has been strong in the year since Russia’s invasion, supporters of more aid fear the centrifugal forces of the emerging presidential contest and growing taxpayer fatigue with shipping tens of billions of dollars overseas may undercut the war effort before Moscow can be defeated. And some of them are frustrated that Mr. Biden has not done more to shore up support.”
JUST POSTED — “White House proposes $1.
6 billion to combat ‘historic’ covid aid fraud,” by WaPo’s Tony Romm
TRUMP CARDS
WHO’S TALKING — “Kellyanne Conway Meets With Prosecutors as Trump Inquiry Escalates,” by NYT’s Sean Piccoli, Jonah Bromwich, Ben Protess and William Rashbaum: “KELLYANNE CONWAY, who managed the final months of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 campaign, met with prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney’s office on Wednesday, the latest sign that the office is ramping up its criminal investigation into the former president. …
“[MICHAEL] COHEN has said that Ms. Conway played a small yet notable role in the payment [of hush money to STORMY DANIELS]: she was the person Mr. Cohen alerted after making the payment, he wrote in his 2020 memoir. … It is unclear whether Ms. Conway appeared before the grand jury or was only interviewed by prosecutors.”
CONGRESS
VANCE’S VANTAGE POINT — “How J.D. Vance made Dem friends on rail safety,” by Burgess Everett: “The first-term senator still has an undeniably hard edge to his conservatism: Vance opposes continued Ukraine aid, attacks Transportation Secretary PETE BUTTIGIEG for his derailment response, is one of just five Senate Republicans backing former President Donald Trump’s third presidential campaign and still won’t say whether he supported MITCH McCONNELL as Republican leader.
“So don’t expect him to charge into the Senate’s famed bipartisan gangs. He’s still skeptical of ‘bipartisanship for its own sake,’ quipping in an interview in his temporary basement office this week that ‘the Iraq war was bipartisan, and it was a fucking disaster.’ Even so, the 38-year-old quickly built an intriguing dynamic with [Democratic Sen. SHERROD] BROWN, a flinty 70-year-old who needs support from some of Vance’s voters next November to win his own tough reelection battle.”
Notable quotable: “I certainly came in expecting the political environment to be so partisan, that it would be harder to get anything done. In reality, so long as you’re not being a total jerk about it, I think it’s possible to do things.”
THE NEW GOP — “McCarthy, GOP introduce measure to protect ‘parents’ rights,’” by AP’s Farnoush Amiri
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Rep. ANGIE CRAIG (D-Minn.) speaks with our colleague Jackie Padilla about her assault in her D.C. apartment complex and potential legislation she is looking at regarding public safety, mental health and homelessness. The two also listen to some of the voicemails people left after her attack was discussed on Fox News’ “The Five.” Watch the interview on The POLITICO Show on Snapchat
New Window
THE TALENTED MR. SANTOS — “Santos Tries a New Tack in Washington: He Introduces a Bill,” by NYT’s Grace Ashford: Rep. GEORGE SANTOS (R-N.
Y.) yesterday “introduced his first bill, seeking to partially undo President Donald J. Trump’s tax plan that limited how much homeowners could deduct in state and local property taxes. The bill places Mr. Santos, a Republican of New York, at odds with some in his own party.”
ALL POLITICS
THE WIDE-ANGLE LENS — “Chicago’s Choice Points to a Democratic Divide the G.O.P. Hopes to Exploit,” by NYT’s Jonathan Weisman and Michael Bender: “This year’s Chicago election will be watched by Republicans intently. Crime has already emerged as a potent weapon for a G.O.P. eager to win back the suburbs and chip away at Democratic gains among urban professionals. It has also highlighted the Democrats’ divide between a liberal left that coined the phrase ‘defund the police’ and a resurgent center insisting the party does ‘back the blue.’”
Interesting nugget,via WaPo’s Philip Bump: “For the first time in American history, the mayors of the five largest cities in the country are not White men.
Four — the mayors of the four largest cities — are Black. If PAUL VALLAS, a White man, wins the April runoff to replace [LORI] LIGHTFOOT, that pattern will be broken.”
JUDICIARY SQUARE
IF YOU CAN’T BEAT THEM, QUIT — “Washington lawyer Tom Goldstein leaves Supreme Court practice, law firm,” by Reuters’ David Thomas: TOM GOLDSTEIN “said in an email that his retirement is partly a response to the Supreme Court’s evolving character. ‘I have lots of business clients with cases that aren’t ideological. But in the important civil rights and social cases, the court’s conservative super-majority makes it very difficult for the little guy to win,’ he said.”
POLICY CORNER
IMMIGRATION FILES — “Feds expand probe into migrant child labor in slaughterhouses,” by NBC’s Julia Ainsley and Laura Strickler
FOR YOUR RADAR — “U.S. Air Force fires leaders for failing nuclear safety inspection,” by CNN’s Zachary Cohen, Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand: “The removals occurred at Minot Air Force Base, which is the only Air Force installation that houses two legs of the ‘nuclear triad’ — ballistic missile silos and strategic bombers.
The officials told CNN that the six service members were relieved of duty following the failed nuclear surety inspection at the base. The nuclear surety inspection is a pass/fail test and the results are classified.”
CYBER UPDATE — “Biden unveils cyber strategy that takes more aggressive regulatory approach,” by WaPo’s Tim Starks: “[A]dministration officials said the approach is warranted, while emphasizing that it is still seeking to foster a cooperative relationship between federal agencies and the private sector to protect key parts of the economy and national security infrastructure from cyberattacks.”
AMERICA AND THE WORLD
DANCE OF THE SUPERPOWERS — “U.S. seeks allies’ backing for possible China sanctions over Ukraine war,” by Reuters’ Trevor Hunnicutt and Michael Martina: “The consultations, which are still at a preliminary stage, are intended to drum up support from a range of countries, especially those in the wealthy Group of 7 (G7), to coordinate support for any possible restrictions.
It was not clear what specific sanctions Washington will propose.”
THE ECONOMY
THE GREAT COOLDOWN — “Long-Robust U.S. Labor Market Shows Signs of Cooling,” by WSJ’s Jon Hilsenrath and Bryan Mena
BEYOND THE BELTWAY
THE LATEST IN EAST PALESTINE — “Union letter says Norfolk Southern employees are reporting illness following train derailment,” by CNN’s Edward-Isaac Dovere and Phil Mattingly
The impact: “Hazardous waste from Ohio derailment creates rippling health concerns as it gets shipped up to 1,300 miles away,” by NBC’s Elizabeth Chuck, Gabe Gutierrez and Halle Lukasiewicz
Rhetoric check: “Republicans seize on train derailment to go after Buttigieg,” by WaPo’s Yasmeen Abutaleb, Ian Duncan and Justine McDaniel: “Buttigieg has faced GOP criticism before, notably during supply chain disruptions early in Biden’s presidency and the failure of a federal aviation safety system in January.
But people close to the transportation secretary say the attacks on him since the derailment have risen to a new level, noting that the Environmental Protection Agency, which is in charge of the response to the derailment, has taken far less heat.”
MEDIAWATCH
JERSEY BUMMER —“Menendez, Booker, nine House members slap Star-Ledger for closing Washington bureau,” by NJ Globe’s David Wildstein: “Two U.S. Senators and nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives have sent a letter to Star-Ledger and NJ Advance Media executives protesting their decision to close their Washington, D.C. bureau and let veteran journalist JONATHAN D. SALANT go. ‘This action will immediately leave millions of New Jerseyans with no first-hand access to the issues being debated in Congress or to information about how actions taken by federal agencies specifically affect our state,’ the lawmakers said.”
Capitol Lounge will return for one day only on April 1.
Adam Kinzinger brought some mysterious straightjacket performance artists to Capitol Hill.
Sirhan Sirhan was denied parole for the 16th time.
Jamaal Bowman and Byron Donalds had a hearty 2024 debate on the Capitol steps.
John Thune is a fan of Journey, apparently.
Bill Cassidy may have a future as a Capitol tour guide.
One District driver is clearly a fan of earmarks.
Peter Meijer reminds us all: “Regularly rotate and balance your tires. You won’t regret it!”
OUT AND ABOUT — Joni Mitchell was honored with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song with a tribute concert at DAR Constitution Hall last night. The concert featured performances by James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox, Herbie Hancock, Cyndi Lauper, Marcus Mumford, Graham Nash, Diana Krall, Angelique Kidjo and Ledisi. SPOTTED: Chief Justice John Roberts, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), David Rubenstein, Ted Olson, Sharon Rockefeller, Douglas Brinkley.
Barbara Guggenheim, Mandy Grunwald and Margaret Carlson.
— SPOTTED at the Global Tech Security Commission Kickoff Reception, presented by the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue and the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub, in the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building yesterday: Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Keith Krach,Michelle Giuda, Roger Robinson, Elizabeth Economy, John Duncan, David Shullman, Nury Turkel and Henry Stoever.
— The Recording Industry Association of America and Spotify hosted a charity event last night at 9:30 Club benefiting Musicians on Call, an organization that brings live and recorded music to hospital patients and families. iHeartRadio’s Toby Knapp remarked that in a town divided by politics, everyone gathered “to celebrate the healing power of music,” before DJ and producer Diplo took the stage to perform remixes of beloved classics like “Don’t Stop Believin’” and new favorites like the “White Lotus” theme song.
SPOTTED: Mitch Glazier, Pete Griffin, April Boyd, Tamo Sein, Mike Klein, Elliott Tomlinson, Ella Yates, Jennifer Haynes, Hannah Fraher, Jamie Simpson, Olivia Tripodi, Jordan Dicksinson, Carlos Paz, Grace Bellone, Robert Edmonson, Edgar Rivas, Katie Morley, Mitchell Rivard, Joe Keeley, Elisabeth Deeb and Spencer Hurwitz.
MEDIA MOVES — Adam Sternbergh is now a culture editor for NYT Opinion. He previously was deputy editor on the narrative projects desk. … Nancy Kaffer is now editorial page editor of the Detroit Free Press, becoming the first woman to hold that title in the paper’s 191-year history. She previously was a columnist and member of the editorial board. The announcement
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Alondra Nelson is joining the Center for American Progress as a distinguished senior fellow. She previously was acting director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
TRANSITIONS — The NRCC has added Ryan Powers as research director, Jillian Davidson as senior research adviser and Josh Boyer as deputy research director.
Powers previously was research director at the NRSC. Davidson previously was independent expenditure research director at the NRSC. Boyer previously was deputy research director at the Republican Governors Association. … Yemisi Egbewole is now chief of staff for press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. She previously was senior legislative affairs adviser at the White House Office of Legislative Affairs. …
… James Schindler is now Republican counsel handling energy and environmental issues for the Senate Commerce Committee. He most recently was a legislative counsel for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). … Katie Mercer is now a senior manager with Walmart’s federal government affairs team. She previously was a senior adviser for public policy and government affairs at SHRM. … Nathan Robinson is now an energy and environment legislative assistant for Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.). He previously was a legislative assistant with Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Reps.
Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) (8-0) and Ami Bera (D-Calif.) … U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar … Kevin Madden … Brookings’ Robin Lewis … Liz Oberg … Laurie Van Hall of Bee Compliance … POLITICO’s Brakkton Booker and Caitlin Floyd … Emily Miller … Javelin’s Dylan Colligan … Yuri Beckelman … Ven Neralla … DaVita’s Javier Martínez … Syd Terry … Caitlin McFall … Aaron Sherinian of Deseret Management Corporation … Ellie Warner … Erik Hotmire … Katherine Harris Neal … former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) (7-0) … Joe Garofoli … Ashley Chang of the Rockefeller Foundation
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BREAKING — “Trump can be sued by police over Jan. 6 riot, Justice Department says,” by WaPo’s Rachel Weiner
Matt Schlapp said Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) “might just be the most powerful man in Washington, D.C.” | Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo
CPAC KICKS OFF — Amid growing chatter about various top Republicans skipping the ever-more-MAGA CPAC, DONALD TRUMP lashed out this morning at his rivals in the party: “The only reason certain ‘candidates’ won’t be going to CPAC is because the crowds have no interest in anything they have to say,” he posted on Truth Social. And as the Club for Growth hosts a counter-programming retreat in Palm Beach, Trump railed against the group: “Except when they worked with me, their track record is awful. They need new ‘Leadership.’”
Trump will speak Saturday night, in a speech he described as a “monster.” But the conference got underway this morning with some high-profile speakers and discussions.
Some of the most notable snippets so far:
— MATT SCHLAPP introduced Rep. JIM JORDAN (R-Ohio) by saying, “There’s a lot of chatter in the media about who’s here and not here. I’m really proud to be standing alongside someone I think might just be the most powerful man in Washington, D.C.”
— Rep. RALPH NORMAN (R-S.C.) called Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. MARK MILLEY “a traitor” and referred to VP KAMALA HARRIS as “the giggler.”
— Rep. SCOTT PERRY (R-Pa.) dangled the possibility of shrinking office space for federal officials who don’t comply with House GOP oversight requests: “If they’re not interested in showing up … I’m in charge now on the Transportation Committee of federal leases. Huh. Huh. Isn’t that something? I wonder whose leases might be coming [up].”
— STEVE BANNON got a chant started about taking down the Chinese Communist Party, as Meridith McGraw captures among various photos and videos from the scene.
And MAGA Inc., a Trump-affiliated super PAC, has a photo booth in an Oval Office replica.
YOU’VE GOT TIME — Sen. MARCO RUBIO (R-Fla.) today reintroduced his bill to make daylight saving time permanent, which snuck through the Senate in a surprise last year but died in the House. Rubio has a bipartisan group of 11 co-sponsors in the upper chamber, and Rep. VERN BUCHANAN (R-Fla.) is introducing a House version of the bill. Will it meet a different fate there with Republicans in charge this year? More from The Hill
PSA: You’ve still got nine days of early-morning sunshine — clocks spring ahead at 2 a.m. on March 12.
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — A new letter led by the Washington Center for Equitable Growth urges congressional leaders to lift the debt ceiling “promptly and without conditions” to stave off catastrophic default. “A swift and severe economic downturn could follow, with unnecessary layoffs across the economy,” they write.
“Higher borrowing costs for the federal government, and indeed for all Americans, could remain with us for a long time.” The letter, signed by more than 200 economists of varying ideological predilections, is most notable for some of the big names involved, including BEN BERNANKE, ROBERT REICH and JOSEPH STIGLITZ. Read it here
Good Thursday afternoon. Thanks for reading Playbook PM. What’s the best and/or cringiest piece of CPAC swag you’ve spotted? Drop me a line at [email protected].
ALL POLITICS
CATCH A RISING STAR — At House Democrats’ conference in Baltimore this week, Maryland Gov. WES MOORE is attracting lots of buzz and long selfie lines, NBC’s Scott Wong and Kate Santaliz report. Moore says he’s focused on the job he just started, and he’s backing President JOE BIDEN for 2024. But the party is chattering about Moore’s future potential.
Rep. STENY HOYER (D-Md.): “I saw this young man — and I’ve been in politics for 120 years — I said, ‘This guy’s got it.
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YOWZA — A new Roanoke College poll finds Virginia Gov. GLENN YOUNGKIN crushing Biden 55% to 39% among registered voters in the state in a hypothetical 2024 matchup. Florida Gov. RON DeSANTIS leads Biden 48% to 43%. But Biden has a slight edge over Trump among Virginia voters, 47% to 46%. And among Virginia Republicans, Trump is the top pick for the nomination, leading DeSantis 39% to 28%. (Youngkin’s a distant third.)
BOTTLING KOCH — Koch Industries today is expected to name DAVE ROBERTSON as its new co-CEO and JIM HANNAN as its new president as it prepares for the next generation beyond the Koch brothers, Semafor’s Liz Hoffman scooped.
CONGRESS
McCARTHY ON CHINA — Speaker KEVIN McCARTHY tells Fox News’ Brooke Singman that he wants to see this Congress pass bipartisan legislation on China, and that the Biden administration needs to project a stronger message to Beijing. McCarthy highlighted the flow of fentanyl from China as a top priority where he wants to see Biden get more aggressive with Chinese President XI JINPING.
“I want to empower the president,” McCarthy said. “If we are united in the House, it gives the president a stronger hand. In essence, the House can try to give him a backbone.”
THE END OF SHAME — “George Santos, MAGA It Girl,” by N.Y. Mag’s Shawn McCreesh: “Like ANNA DELVEY, he’s brazened his way through the public shame of his own behavior — even as more and more of it keeps surfacing — and is now enjoying the notoriety on the other side. The right has decided to embrace him as, if nothing else, the ultimate troll of the left … [S]ome in [Rep. GEORGE] SANTOS’s orbit tell me they fully expect him to run for reelection. He’s now having fun with it.” Plus plenty of scene-y details on VISH BURRA’s shitposting journey to becoming scandal’s right-hand man
FRIENDLY FIRE — Sen. JOE MANCHIN (D-W.Va.) blasted Transportation Secretary PETE BUTTIGIEG over the East Palestine, Ohio, mess: “I have concerns,” he said, when CNN’s Manu Raju asked Manchin if he had confidence in the secretary.
“I think that basically Pete is not getting high grades right now.”
AMERICA AND THE WORLD
FACE TO FACE — For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, Secretary of State ANTONY BLINKEN and Russian Foreign Minister SERGEY LAVROV met in person today at a G-20 confab in India, per Kelly Hooper. It was just a 10-minute, unscheduled conversation, but the U.S. said Blinken focused on New Start, PAUL WHELAN and a reassurance that U.S. support for Ukraine wouldn’t fade. He “didn’t get the impression from the Russian foreign minister that Moscow’s behavior would change in any way.”
IRAN LATEST — “U.S., Europe Split on Response to Iran’s Near-Weapons-Grade Nuclear Enrichment,” by WSJ’s Laurence Norman: “Britain, France and Germany wanted to formally censure Iran at an IAEA board of governors meeting next week by passing a resolution calling out Iran’s nuclear activities … However, U.S. officials are arguing against a rebuke although a final decision hasn’t yet been taken.
Washington wants to see what the agency concludes about the production of the material.”
BORDER SONG — Illegal immigration across the U.S.-Canada border is surging into our northern neighbor, and the Quebec and Ontario communities on the front lines aren’t happy, NYT’s Norimitsu Onishi reports. “Using the kind of anti-migrant language rarely heard in Canada, opposition politicians are calling on the government to deploy the police.” And it’s putting some pressure on the relationship between Biden and PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU.
DANCE OF THE SUPERPOWERS — “China Trumps U.S. in Key Technology Research, Report Says,” by WSJ’s James Areddy: “The report, published Thursday by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, puts Chinese researchers ahead of Americans in 37 of 44 technologies examined.”
HOW DOBBS IS SEEN OVERSEAS — Nearly 200 human rights groups, nonprofits and civil society organizations worldwide are calling on the U.N. to step in to protect abortion rights in the U.
S., WaPo’s Adela Suliman reports. The letter
THE ECONOMY
THE UNEMPLOYMENT PICTURE — New jobless claims ticked down last week to 190,000, signaling that the labor market is still looking pretty tight in the U.S. More from Bloomberg
INFLATION NATION — “Fed Might Be Winning Inflation Fight, Depending on Index Used,” by WSJ’s Gwynn Guilford: “Two measures of U.S. inflation are now telling a similar story. But those measures are likely to diverge this year, with one signaling the Federal Reserve’s work is nearly done and the other suggesting the opposite.”
MEDIAWATCH
ANNALS OF INFLUENCE — “Newsmax taps ex-congressman Jack Kingston to help in its brawl with DirecTV,” by Caitlin Oprysko: “The conservative news channel, which disappeared from DirecTV’s airwaves in January amid a dispute over fees paid to carriers, has enlisted former Rep. JACK KINGSTON (R-Ga.) and longtime GOP aide TOMMY ANDREWS of Squire Patton Boggs to escalate its fight in Washington.
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BEYOND THE BELTWAY
IMMIGRATION FILES — “Fleeing for Your Life? There’s An App for That,” by Texas Monthly’s Jack Herrera: “The Biden administration has replaced key elements of our 50-year-old asylum system with ‘CBP One,’ a smartphone application. It looks like the future—but potentially a dystopian one.”
THE NEW ABORTION LANDSCAPE — If a federal judge makes the unprecedented move to strike down the FDA’s 2000 approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, the effects could be felt far and wide across states that haven’t restricted the procedure. NYT’s Allison McCann and Amy Schoenfeld Walker have some helpful graphics showing where such a ruling would have the most significant impact: One Maine provider says “this could be bigger than Dobbs.”
POLICY CORNER
COMING SOON — “Communities await first U.S. limits on ‘forever chemicals,’” by AP’s Michael Phillis and Brittany Peterson: “The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful [PFAS chemicals] in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable.
But experts say removing them will cost billions, a burden that will fall hardest on small communities with few resources.”
PLAYBOOKERS
WHAT GARRETT IS READING — “Merrick Garland Is a Huge Taylor Swift Fan,” by WSJ’s Sadie Gurman: “‘My favorite song is “Shake It Off,”’ he said in an interview.” Plus: Bill Barr on the bagpipes and Jeff Sessions on “The Pirates of Penzance”
DEPT. OF SLOGANEERING — As Edith Childs retires, the local South Carolina official who coined “Fired up! Ready to go!” reunited virtually with Barack Obama, as AP’s Meg Kinnard reports from Columbia. Watch the video
OUT AND ABOUT — SPOTTED at Norwegian Ambassador Anniken Krutnes’ residence last night for the embassy’s Arctic Cool event: Finnish Ambassador Mikko Hautala, Estonian Ambassador Kristjan Prikk, Dutch Ambassador André Haspels, Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Erna Solberg, Ine Eriksen Søreide, Rheanne Wirkkala, Geoffrey Pyatt, Christina Sevilla and Artur Orkisz.
— SPOTTED at a reception Tuesday night celebrating the expansion and renovation of the Home Depot’s government relations office: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), Reps. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), Austin Scott (R-Ga.), Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.), Rick Allen (R-Ga.) and Deborah Ross (D-N.C.), Missouri AG Andrew Bailey, Teresa Roseborough, Norman Jemal, Bob Milkovich, Paul Tetreault, Mary Ann Gomez Orta and Catherine Townsend.
— SPOTTED last night at a cowboy reception at Reata in Fort Worth, Texas: Reps. Kay Granger (R-Texas), Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Austin Scott (R-Ga.), Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), Jim Baird (R-Ind.), Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.), John Duarte (R-Calif.), Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.), Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), David Rouzer (R-N.C.) and David Valadao (R-Calif.
), and Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker.
— The Peace Corps honored returning volunteers and public servants at the 2023 Franklin H. Williams award ceremony last night at the Planet Word Museum. Awardees included Charlayne Hunter Gault, Nicole Banister, Lavar Thomas, Judith Oki, Terrell Starr and Rob Watson Jr. Pic
TRANSITIONS —Jerron Hawkins is now a policy adviser at DOJ’s Office of Community Relations Services. He previously was a strategic consultant for My Brother’s Keeper Alliance within the Obama Foundation. … Jeffrey Davis is now a partner with White & Case’s tax practice. He previously was a partner at Mayer Brown. … Andrew Becht is joining the Export-Import Bank as director of scheduling. He previously was scheduling director for Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.). …
… Allison Binney is now a partner at Pace Companies. She previously was a partner at Akin Gump. … Amanda Brown Lierman is now senior director for policy and engagement for North America at GoFundMe.
She most recently was executive director of Supermajority. … Physicians for Human Rights has added Saman Zia-Zarifi as executive director and Gareth Crawford as COO. Zia-Zarifi previously was secretary-general of the International Commission of Jurists. Crawford previously was president and CEO of the Carey Institute for Global Good.
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Journalism Exercise Book —
The role-playing game is dedicated to the psychological aspect of the convergent editorial work. The task is to develop a method for increasing the motivation of employees of a convergent editorial office.
game, communication, convergence, media management, psychology
The purpose of the exercise is to draw up a seating chart for journalists, editors, SMM specialists and other employees in the office to improve the communication process.
game, communication, convergence, media management
Students act as a group of developers who need to modernize the site of one of the existing media. The game allows you to put into practice knowledge about the specifics of modern online publications.
game, multimedia, teamwork
Practicum is a technology for developing a theme, idea and structure of a multimedia (longread, website) or any other educational project.
multimedia, online services, design, teamwork, educational media
Business game «Flyer» is held online with the participation of editors of local media and is aimed at developing students’ skills in finding informational occasions for materials.
game, news, information search, educational media
Business team game «Rebuild the story» allows you to learn how to repackage journalistic material for different target audiences, platforms or publications.
cards, multimedia, teamwork, storytelling
The workshop gives an idea of the full cycle of creating a multimedia story: from the development of an idea to the realization of the material using various services.
multimedia, design, storytelling, educational media
Students create maps to illustrate media texts, taking into account the purpose of the map and the specifics of the publication. There are different levels of difficulty for tasks.
visualization, maps, online services, data processing
The exercise reinforces the skills of operational work with the news. Students learn to quickly check information and find factual errors in illustrations and text headings.
news, information search, fact-checking
Role-playing game dedicated to collecting information about the hero. The task is to compile a dossier based on open sources and visualize the data using various online tools.
news, online services, reporting, social networks
Students learn to identify experts on a given topic.
Chamomile is a drawing where each petal corresponds to an expert card.
game, news, information search, fact-checking
Students in the process of self-presentation and discussions create their own visual image in the form of a personal cover for an account on a social network.
game, online services, presentation, social networks
Students learn how to work with multimedia plans: far, general, medium, large and detail.
cards, convergence, editing, multimedia, design, storytelling, educational media
During the game, students simulate the process of preparing and holding a press conference, acting as both PR specialists and journalists.
game, news, design, teamwork
This exercise develops data visualization skills. Students have text edited and statistical information presented in graphical form.
visualization, infographics, online services, teamwork, work with data
Students analyze photographs to identify the non-verbal, sensual component and its relationship with the accompanying journalistic text, then illustrate their own stories.
visualization, storytelling, photo
The exercise is devoted to the visualization of images of the region associated with its historical and cultural heritage, using multimedia tools.
visualization, multimedia, online services, teamwork, work with sources
Working with sources of information on Twitter, searching and aggregating tweets using the Tweetdeck service to recreate the context of the event.
news, online services, information search, social networks
The exercise develops self-presentation skills and involves creating a professional portfolio (resume) using the Timeline JS service.
visualization, multimedia, online services, presentation
The exercise involves the creation of an operational multimedia online report on the site of the training group of the VKontakte social network.
multimedia, news, information search, social networks
The game simulates the work planning process in the converged edition.
The goal is to develop tactics for the implementation of informational occasions for various media platforms.
convergence, multimedia, news, teamwork, educational media
The game is an experiment in publishing and promoting various types of content on the VKontakte social network, including an analysis of the audience’s reaction. Students act as SMM editors.
game, convergence, multimedia, teamwork, social networks
The game simulates one day (week) of the work of the information service on the radio and allows students to act as creators of radio news, going through all the stages of work from concept to broadcast.
audio, news, information retrieval, teamwork, educational media
Students gain an understanding of information flows as a system and the communicator’s responsibility to the audience, learn to analyze the effect of public messages in various environments.
discussion, game, communication, teamwork
The exercise allows you to consolidate the skills of operational reporting.
Students during a class or event (master class, training, event at a university, etc.) need to write 15 posts in real time in any social network.
news, reporting, social networks
Practicum reinforces the skills of working with multimedia formats. In the course of work, students go through all stages of creating an audio slide show: developing an idea, preparing a photo essay, recording and editing a sound track.
audio, multimedia, slideshow, photo
Students must confirm or refute the given thesis. To do this, it is necessary to develop and conduct a sociometric mini-study and visualize the data obtained.
visualization, online services, surveys, teamwork, data processing
Collection of outdoor games for children
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Outdoor games are one of the ways of a child’s physical development.
They allow you to remove physical fatigue from the muscles, to achieve an emotional switch from one type of activity to another. Outdoor games are especially loved by children, because they are an important source of joyful emotions. Games stimulate active work, thoughts, contribute to the expansion of horizons, the improvement of all mental processes, and form positive moral qualities in children.
Don’t miss the ball
Players stand in a circle and put their hands on each other’s shoulders. The driver stands in the middle of the circle, the ball is at his feet. The driver’s task is to kick the ball out of the circle with his foot. The task of the players is not to let the ball out of the circle, to hit it to the center of the driver. You can’t separate your hands. It is not allowed to go beyond the line either to the driver or to those standing in the circle. If the ball sent by the driver flies over the hands or head, the blow is not counted. But when the ball flies between the legs, the driver wins.
He stands in a circle, and his place is taken by the one who missed the ball.
Forest, swamp, lake
Draw a circle large enough to fit all the players, and 3 more circles at an equal distance from the first. The players become the first, and the rest receive the names: “forest”, “swamp”, “lake”. The host calls the animal, bird or fish (you can agree and name the plants). Quickly counts up to the set number. Everyone runs and everyone stands in the circle that, in his opinion, corresponds to the habitat of the named animal or bird, then they return and start all over again. The word «frog» allows you to stand in any circle. Those who never make a mistake win.
The circle cannot be changed. If a latecomer fails to step into that circle with at least one foot, he receives a penalty point. Also the one who did not manage to reach the circle.
Chain
Determine the size of the territory on which the game will take place. At the beginning of the game, the leader is one person.
He catches up with the fleeing participants. Having caught up with someone, he takes his hand, and together they catch up with the next one, and so on, until a chain is formed. If there are many players, you can form 2 chains. That is, when a chain of four people is formed, they are divided into pairs.
Ball game
Participants are divided into 2 teams, they are given identification marks so that they can recognize each other. The task of each team is to throw the ball to each other 10 times without dropping it. Players from the other team try to pick up the ball. If the ball falls or hits the other team, the game and score starts over.
Ticket passengers
The group is divided into 2 equal teams, forming pairs. One is passengers (inner circle) and the other is «tickets» (outer circle). The leader stands in the center, and at his command, movement begins. Passengers turn to the right and run in a circle, and «tickets» — to the left; while everyone sings the song «We are going, we are going, we are going to distant lands.
» Suddenly, the leader shouts: «Controller!». «Tickets» stop on the spot, and passengers try to stand in front of the «tickets» (looking for a couple). The host, meanwhile, is trying to get ahead of someone and take an empty seat. The one left without a seat becomes the leader.
Quickly in a circle
Sit in a circle with the leader in the center with your eyes closed. Pass an object around. When the leader says “stop!”, the object is no longer passed on, and the person who holds it receives from the leader any letter from the alphabet, except for complex ones. When a letter is given, the object begins to move in a circle until the leader stops it again. The person who has the object in his hands must, until the object goes around the circle, name 8 objects starting with the letter given by the presenter. If the player fails, he goes to the center, and the game continues.
Jumpers
Take an empty large egg carton. On the bottom of each recess, write the numbers from 1 to 30.
Place the target card on the floor (no carpet on the floor!). Divide the players into 2 teams. Draw a line one and a half to two meters from the target and give each team 4-5 balls. The goal is to hit the cells and score as many points as possible, but the ball must hit the floor once before hitting the target.
Wolves and sheep
From a group of 36 people, 9 sheep and 3 wolves are selected. The rest stand in a circle, holding hands — this is a fence. The sheep are inside the circle, and the wolves are outside. The facilitator scatters leaflets with green paper (instead of grass) outside the circle. The essence of the game is that the sheep must collect all the grass outside the circle and bring it into the circle. The wolves catch the sheep that have left the circle. The fence lets the sheep through and keeps the wolves out. The sheep that the wolf bit down is out of the game. You can change wolves and sheep. The game continues until all the grass has been collected or all the sheep have been caught.
Three, thirteen, thirty
Players form a circle, standing apart from each other at arm’s length. The driver becomes in the middle of it. If he says: «Three» — all players must raise their hands to the side, at the word «thirteen!» — raise them up, at the word «thirty!» — put them on your belt (you can think of other movements). The driver quickly calls any of the 3 numbers indicated above. The one who makes a mistake takes a step back, but continues to play. The one who remains in his place to the end wins. The driver can draw out the words: «Three-and-and-and …».
Snake
Divide into two teams of at least 20 people each. Teams line up. An object is placed in front of them at a short distance. On a signal, the first player from each team runs to this object, runs around it, returns to his team, takes the other player by the hand and runs with him. When they return to the team, they take two players, then four, then eight … The chain must not break!
Lying snake
(It’s better for the leader to stand at the beginning of the «snake», so it’s safer).
Gather big teams and put them on the start. The task is to form a «snake» that will stretch throughout the room (gym, field), and again come back. At the command of the leader, the first player from each team lies face down and stretched his arms towards the start. As soon as the first player lies down, the second runs up, grabs the feet of the first and lies down in the same way. When the whole team lay down, making up part of the “snake”, the first player gets up, runs to the tail of the snake and everything starts all over again. The game continues until the whole team returns to the start.
Pressure points
Using tape, make 2 parallel lines on the floor, 2 paces apart. This is a neutral zone. Teams stand in a line facing each other. One team «invites» the other to the neutral zone, dragging by the arms. The one who is pulled out becomes a member of another team. Teams can try anything to lure them into the neutral zone. The only condition is that they must not move back from their line.
Circle gear
Teams choose a captain and stand behind each other’s heads, forming two circles. Captains receive a volleyball. At the signal of the leader, each captain raises the ball over his head, passes it to the one standing behind, and the ball passes in a circle from hand to hand. When, having gone around the circle, the ball returns to the captain, he passes it to those in front (i.e. in the opposite direction). Then, at the sign of the captain, everyone turns to face the center and passes the ball in the opposite direction. When the ball returns to the captain, he lifts it over his head.
Changing places
Two teams of 8-10 people stand in ranks along a line facing each other, at a distance of 10-12 m, and diverge to the width of outstretched arms. At the leader’s signal, they run towards each other, trying to be behind the opposite line as quickly as possible, turn around and stand in line. The team that does it faster wins. By repeating the game, you can change the methods of movement: jumping, on one leg, with a rope.
Amoeba Flight
This game requires serious teamwork. Divide the group into 2 teams. The players of each team stand close to each other. Tie each team with a rope. Set a distance of 15 meters, or have the task run around the box, get over obstacles and come back. Everyone starts running at the signal of the leader, while they can collide, and the box can fall. To avoid injury, participants must remove their shoes.
Loaded
Divide the group into 2 teams, no more than 12 people. Prepare and place two tables with items at one end of the room so that each team member has at least one item. Teams line up at the other end of the room. At the signal of the leader, one player from each team runs to “his” table and chooses any object at random. Then he runs back and passes the item he took to another player. He runs to the table, also chooses an object, returns and passes it to the next one, and so on, until one of the teams clears their table of objects and transfers them to their corner.
If something falls, you need to stop and pick it up.
Mines
Blindfolded, you need to reach the designated place without hitting the placed objects (shoes, watches, dishes, etc.). Note: If you want to cheer up the participants, for the second or third time, when everyone has already seen what these objects are, ask someone to take off the watch and put it on the field. Then blindfold the participants and replace the clock with… eggshells, positioning them so that they are more likely to be stepped on. It is difficult to convey the feelings of a person who knows that there is a clock on the playing field and hears a crunch under his own foot …
Keep the ball in the air
Everyone stands in a circle holding hands. The task is to prevent the balloon from falling to the floor by pushing it with all parts of the body. After the ball has fallen once, it cannot be pushed with the feet, and so on until nothing can be pushed. You can complicate it like this: pay off for the first or second, the first push, and the second hold them back.
Or in another way: some hold their ball, others hold the other, while you need to keep yours in the air and prevent others from doing the same.
Hide and Seek in reverse
One participant is hiding, everyone else is looking for him. The one who finds the hiding person hides with him, and so on until only one seeker remains.
Burning forest
The task is to run from one edge of the field (where the line is drawn) to the other. In the center of the field there are 3-4 drivers who salute those who run. The tagged ones stop where they were tagged, spread their hands to the sides, depicting a burning tree (you can’t leave the place). The rest keep running back and forth. Their task is complicated by the fact that you can not touch the «burning trees». The one who touches stops and «burns». The game can continue until there are 2-3 “unburnt” participants left. They will be the winners.
Coin tags
Two teams lined up facing each other at a distance of two meters.
One of them is “eagles”, the other is “tails”. The leader tosses a coin and shouts out what has fallen. If heads, «eagles» run after «tails», and vice versa (usually confusion). The team that is chasing must tag as many people from the other team as possible, and then the taged ones go to their team. You can salivate until the player has reached the predetermined border. The game continues until everyone is on the same team, but this rarely happens, so play until you’re exhausted.
Relays
- With balloon. Divide the participants into two teams. Each give a stick and a balloon. The task of each player is to run to the place where the baton is passed and not to let the ball fall to the ground with a stick.
- With cotton. For this relay, special tubes are being prepared, bent at one end. It is necessary to reach the place of transfer of the baton as soon as possible without dropping the cotton wool. To do this, you need to constantly «draw in air through a tube, at the end of which there is a piece of cotton wool.
- With ball. The task for the player is to reach the transfer point by jumping with the ball between the legs.
- Taking the legs of another … into hands.
- Crab (crawling).
- Throw pebbles into a glass.
- Sack jumping.
- Steeplechase (whole team holding onto a piece of toilet paper that must not be torn).
- Drink all the water in the bottle through the straw, running in turn.
- Pass a matchbox by the nose.
- Soap relay (soaping hands, shoot as far as possible with soap).
- Who gurgles longer (take a little water in your mouth and, at the signal of the presenter … gargle).
- Spoon in hand, potatoes in spoon (you can use 2 sticks instead of a spoon).
- Good for posture (keep a bag of sawdust on your head).
- Race on a blanket (one sits, two carry).
- With a balloon (two players run from the start to the finish line holding a balloon with their foreheads).
- Saddle the horse (one goes down on all fours, the other sits on his back. The horse carries the rider to the finish line, and the rider holds a racket in his hand, on it lies a badminton shuttlecock).
- Snake (one lies face down, all the others run over him, leaving him between his legs, return, the second lies headlong at the feet of the first, everyone runs in the same way — until everyone has subsided).
Progressive Relay
For several teams of 6-8 people, place chairs at different ends of the room, hall, etc. On each chair, place a stack of cards with tasks for the number of players in the team. At the leader’s signal, the first player from each team runs to a chair, takes a card, reads and completes the task. Then he quickly returns to the team, takes the second player by the hand, they run together to the chair, take another card, read and complete the task, etc.
Sample tasks:
- sing “A Christmas tree was born in the forest”;
- jump 5 times;
- remove and then put on your shoes.
Fun starts
Note: this principle can be used to connect any kind of relay races by dividing squads into teams; you can combine relay races thematically by inventing a name, presenters, heroes of the game.
1. One person from the group must jump on one leg.
2. Throw a plate from the starting line so that it hits a target. If the plate does not hit the target, then you need to throw it again from the place where it fell. After hitting the target, the plate is taken to the box. Requires one hit per group.
3. For counselors: to hit a target from a bow (on a shooting range). For female counselors — to hit a larger target; for boys — at a smaller target.
4. Hit the basketball basket 3 times from the marked line (one or more people participate).
5. Near the dining room, one person should take an apple out of a bowl of water with his mouth.
6. One person from the group must jump without breaking 10 times on the rope without stopping.
