‘Loki’ Season One Finale Postmortem: Director & EP Kate Herron On Whether He Who Remains Is Really Immortus | Deadline

Warning: For those who truly haven’t watched the season finale of Loki on Disney+ (which dropped on Wednesday) this interview contains spoilers.

When it comes to the season finales of its highly anticipated Marvel and Star Wars series, Disney typically holds off the shows’ brass from talking for a few days so that there aren’t a flood of spoilers out there. We finally caught up with Loki EP and director Kate Herron this morning, and as we first told you, she won’t be back at the helm for season 2. Here’s her take on what we saw:

We all know that Jonathan Majors is playing Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and fans were quick to point out that Kang is a variant of He Who Remains; Majors’ character in the finale. But is Majors’ character, He Who Remains, really Immortus? Is Majors partially Kang in the season finale?

Kate Herron: Kang is the variant, but he’s also not technically Immortus. It’s a bit like Sylvie, right? She’s a unique character in relation to our story. He Who Remains is in the comics, but the version in our show was very different. He’s closer to Immortus, but he’s a unique character for our story. But Kang is a variant of that character.

He Who Remains says he’s was a 31st Century scientist who discovered the multiuniverses. Is that character connected to Nathaniel Richards of Fantastic Four?

Herron: That I cannot answer. I don’t know their plans. It’s a question for Mr. Feige.

Will we see season 2 before Ant-Man 3 comes out in theaters?

Herron: That I have no idea about. That’s a Kevin Feige question.

Was this always the intended ending for Loki season one: to have He Who Remains as this puppeteer of time? Or were other architects floated at one point, i.e. Tony Stark or Dr. Hank Pym?

Herron: I remember when I started, there was discussion, but honestly, the writers, Kevin Wright our executive producer said He Who Remains was the person they met at the end of time. That was always our North Star we were going for, really for us, the bigger question was would we be allowed to do this. It’s such a big character to be launching. It really informed everything across the TVA, whether they were good or bad. The cut we have of the show is the best cut.

He Who Remains — was he looking to start another multiverse war or was he really of this Willy Wonka mentality ‘Oh, kids, I’m so tired, why don’t you take this whole operation over’?

Herron: My interpretation is that it’s this good and bad thing. I believe him when he says, ‘Wait till you meet my variants’, and you see the fear in his eyes. The TVA has done terrible things, but is it to a good end? Probably. It’s not a good thing that Sylvie kills him and opens up this multiverse, because we’re going to meet these other variants of him. In my head, anyway, I think he’s being genuine in that moment and honest with them. That’s so beautiful in Jonathan’s performance, but wasn’t so key in the character, obviously for the first half, Loki and Sylvie are trying to suss him out, like ‘Can we trust this guy?’, that is inevitably what leads to the unraveling of Sylvie and Loki’s relationship as well.

Can you talk about Jonathan Majors approach to the role? We’re use to seeing him in these heavy, dramatic parts, and here he’s flamboyant and free. Was that always the approach to the character?

Herron: It was really with Jonathan. When we cast him, I was talking to him with the studio about the role, and something that was cool for us all, is that psychologically He Who Remains has been on his own for a very long time. This is someone who has been isolated, but he’s been running this huge thing and it’s a lot of responsibilities. So that was the fun thing was finding that fine line between the extrovert and the introvert of that character and how does he show that he’s been living on his own. That was fun as well: digging into that aspect of the character and it echoed across our production design. Me and Kasra (Farahani) were really excited about the idea that the office was really polished and really pristine. He finished that space because that’s where he spends all his time. Whereas when you get to the other aspects of the sphere, it’s broken down and not maintained because he’s not living in those spaces. I think it was fun little hints like that how shut off from the world this character has become in order to almost maintain the world that he can survive in it.

Are you returning for season 2? Will you be showrunning?

Herron: I’m not returning. I always planned to be just on for this and to be honest, season 2 wasn’t in the — that’s something that just came out and I’m so excited. I’m really happy to watch it as a fan next season, but I just think I’m so proud of what we did here and I’ve given it my all. I’m working on some other stuff yet to be announced.

Will you be involved with another Marvel movie?

Herron: No, I’m just focused on my own stuff at the moment. I love Marvel and I’d love to work with them again, but my outing with Loki is what I’ve done with them.

Can you tease anything about season 2?

Herron: I don’t know anything about it. I feel like we’ve done a lot of amazing groundwork in setting up the TVA and Loki on a whole new journey. Yeah, what will happen? Where is Loki and where will he go?

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'Thor: Ragnarok' thunders a mighty box office weekend

Walt Disney Studios hasn't had a film in theaters in four months, but the might "Thor: Ragnarok" more than made up for the absence. “Thor: Ragnarok” thundered to one of the year’s best box-office debuts with an estimated $121 million domestically, proving again — just as its flexing its muscle — the might of the Walt Disney Co. The robust debut for Marvel’s third “Thor” movie was a welcome shot in the arm for Hollywood and theater owners who have suffered through a terrible October at the box office. “Thor: Ragnarok” also bucked the trend of diminishing returns for sequels. The 2011 “Thor” debuted with $65.7 million; 2013′s “Thor: The Dark World” opened with $85.7 million. “In this business, it’s not often you see the second and third installments in the franchise outpacing the previous issue,” said David Hollis, Disney’s distribution chief. “You don’t expect never-ending returns when it comes to sequels, but it definitely speaks to the quality of the talent at the Marvel Studios team and the way they’re thinking about each film out of the gate.” Directed by Taika Waititi, an eccentric New Zealand filmmaker whose previous three movies played in art houses and collected a grand total of $9.5 million, “Thor: Ragnarok” has taken in an additional $306 million overseas, Disney said on Sunday. The film, starring Chris Hemsworth and Cate Blanchett, cost an estimated $180 million to make, not including at least $100 million in marketing costs.

Interest in “Thor: Ragnarok” has been sizzling since Disney released a teaser trailer in April. In early September, an informal moviegoer poll conducted by Fandango, the online ticket seller, found that Mr. Waititi’s film was the most anticipated offering of the fall — a surprise to Hollywood, which had expected “Justice League,” produced by Warner Bros. and set for Nov. 17 release, to easily dominate. (It was second.)

At first, few had been crying out for another Thor sequel. Marvel’s second stand-alone film about the character, “Thor: The Dark World,” took in $645 million worldwide in 2013. But critics were lukewarm; the production had been marked by behind-the-scenes creative clashes and one star, Natalie Portman, did not want to return.

Instead of taking the usual route with third chapters in successful Hollywood franchises — Who cares about making a good movie? Take the money and run! — Marvel’s movie chief, Kevin Feige, decided to radically retool the Thor series. With input from Mr. Hemsworth, “Thor: Ragnarok” became less self-serious and much more comedic, leaning into the absurdity of the main character, a beefcake god who carries a magic hammer and travels by rainbow. Ms. Blanchett was cast as a campy villain, Hela, who sprouts antlers when she’s mad. And Mr. Waititi was allowed to run wild, backing outer-space action sequences involving a marauding Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) with “Immigrant Song,” Led Zeppelin’s heavy-metal anthem from 1970.

Most critics responded with euphoric reviews. Ticket buyers gave “Thor: Ragnarok” an A grade in CinemaScore exit polls.

The weekend’s other new nationwide release, STX Entertainment’s “A Bad Moms Christmas,” opened with $17 million over the weekend and $21.6 million since opening Wednesday, according to studio estimates Sunday. The holiday-themed sequel, which returns stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn, came in shy of the 2016 original’s $23.8 million opening. But the big story was “Thor,” which also grossed $151.4 million in its second week of international release. The film has, in 10 days, made $427 million worldwide. Disney isn’t alone in being able to roll out such blockbusters but three of the year’s five $100 million-plus releases are theirs. (Disney’s other two are “Beauty and the Beast” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2") The studio has recently, as reported by The Wall Street Journal earlier this week, pushed new terms to theater owners, saying it will demand a 65 percent cut of ticket sales for its upcoming “Star Wars” film “The Last Jedi,” as opposed to the more typical 60 percent. Hollis declined to discuss the studio’s negotiations with theaters but said, “We’re hopeful that our big films will help drive our mutual success.” The Los Angeles Times also said Friday that Disney barred its critic from attending “Thor: Ragnarok” after the paper published an investigative report about Disneyland’s business ties with the city of Anaheim. In a statement Friday, Disney said that the two-piece report showed “a complete disregard for basic journalistic standards.” The issue of revenue splitting is an acute one for theater owners who are already fighting against up-and-down ticket sales and mounting competition from streaming outlets. Disney plans to launch a streaming service in 2019 that will include some film releases. It’s often been feast or famine this year at the box office. August was historically dismal, September swung to record-breaking highs, and October again badly slumped with the lowest overall gross in a decade. The year is running down 4.8 percent off last year’s record pace according to comScore. Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore, expects November will, thanks to “Thor,” Warner Bros.′ “Justice League” and the Disney-Pixar release “Coco,” swing back up. “It’s like a tennis match. We’re up. We’re down. It’s not for the faint of heart,” Dergarabedian said. “The industry has its work cut out for it to make up that nearly 5 percent deficit as we hit the home stretch of what has been an incredibly volatile box-office year.” The huge “Thor” opening also cements the unlikely breakthrough of New Zealand director Taika Waititi, who shepherded the $180 million production to Marvel’s best reviews since 2008′s “Iron Man.” The movie scored a 93 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an “A″ CinemaScore from audiences. Waititi, 42, is a veteran of the cult comedy series “Flight of the Concords” and has previously directed largely offbeat irreverent indies like the deadpan vampire tale “What We Do in the Shadows” and the oddball outlaw comedy “Hunt for the Wilderpeople.” But the makers of some franchise tentpoles have increasingly turned to more irreverent filmmakers to lend their blockbusters a more comic swagger. The results have been mixed. Phil Lord and Chris Miller departed the stand-alone Han Solo film after creative disagreements, as did original “Ant-man” helmer Edgar Wright. “Thor: Ragnarok,” from a screenplay by Eric Pearson, had no such troubles in returning Chris Hemsworth in the titular role along with franchise regular Tom Hiddleston as Loki. Also brought in was Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie and Cate Blanchett, as the film’s villain, Hela. Second place for the weekend went to the sequel “A Bad Moms Christmas,” which took in about $17 million, for a total since arriving on Wednesday of $21.6 million, according to comScore, which compiles box office data. An R-rated comedy from STXfilms, “A Bad Moms Christmas” received weaker reviews than its series predecessor, “Bad Moms,” which took in $30.6 million over its first five days in summer 2016.

“A Bad Moms Christmas” received a B grade in CinemaScore exit polls. The first movie, which became an unexpected hit, got an A.

STXfilms, a division of STX Entertainment, spent a modest $28 million to produce “A Bad Moms Christmas” and backed its release with marketing stunts, including a takeover of the daytime game show “The Price is Right.” The studio noted that the holiday film took in an additional $6.7 million in partial release overseas, with initial results in countries like Britain and Australia higher than for “Bad Moms.”

Several films opened in limited release, including Greta Gerwig’s coming-of-age tale “Lady Bird,” with Saoirse Ronan. On four screens in New York and Los Angeles, the A24 release drew some of the most packed theaters of the year with a $93,903 per-screen average. Rob Reiner’s “LBJ,” with Woody Harrelson, debuted with $1.1 million in 659 theaters. Richard Linklater’s “Last Flag Flying,” with Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell and Laurence Fishburne, brought in a per-screen average of $10,500 in four theaters. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

“Thor: Ragnarok,” $121 million ($151.4 million international).

“A Bad Moms Christmas,” $17 million.

“Jigsaw,” $6.7 million.

“Tyler Perry’s Boo 2!” $4.7 million.

“Geostorm,” $3 million.

“Happy Death Day,” $2.8 million.

“Thank You For Your Service,” $2.3 million.

“Blade Runner 2049,” $2.2 million.

“Only the Brave,” $1.9 million.

“Let There Be Light,” $1.6 million.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to comScore:

“Thor: Ragnarok,” $151.4 million.

“Geostorm,” $17.5 million.

“Jigsaw,” $13.7 million.

“Suck Me Shakespeer 3,” $12.3 million.

“Coco,” $10.4 million.

“Eternal Wave,” $7.3 million.

“A Bad Moms Christmas,” $6.7 million.

“Murder on the Orient Express,” $6.5 million.

“It,” $5.1 million.

“The Bros,” $5.1 million.

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Florida Sojourn

It’s bad when your biggest stumbling block to writing is coming up with a post title. I didn’t want yet another post entitled “Update” or something like that. Yet, that’s what this post is. A bunch of stuff happened since the last post, but not much of it blog-worthy. The biggest thing was a trip back down to Florida, where we did see some cool new things.

We are in the midst of home repairs. There was some rotted fascia that needed replacing and our upper deck was in shambles. With all of that going on I didn’t feel like I could leave the house for a photo exploration, and I probably won’t do another one until this is done.

That doesn’t mean we didn’t get away. Amy had a conference, so Laura headed down to Florida to house/dog sit for her and to do some work on her mom’s estate. She flew down on a Wednesday and I hung back to ride herd on the home repair. I would join her later.

The following Sunday was the christening for my newest great-niece, Ronan Stines. It was good to get together with family, especially for a joyous celebration. This was the first time I’d met my new niece. I also got to hear Cynthia preach for the first time. Stephen and Cynthia had us all over to their house for a gathering to celebrate Ronan and her parents, Lauren and Daniel.

After the gathering I continued southward toward Florida, leaving Glynda to handle the contractors at the house. I drove straight on through, arriving at Fort Pierce at about 9:00 pm.

This was the first long drive I’ve made in the new car. Rambulus did very well, but I’m still getting used to all of the automated safety features. I’ve decided that I really like back-up cameras. The lane-drift alarm could get annoying, and when I turned on the feature that automatically steers you back into your lane, I felt like I was being buffeted by high winds. My favorite feature, though, was the ability to pace the car in front of you when you’re on cruise control. I think this car will do nicely for our trip across country later this month.

Kayaking in Florida

When I got to Fort Pierce I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to do any kayaking. Tropical Storm Emily had just developed in the Gulf, first hitting Tampa, then making its way across. We got heavy rains, but it seemed no different than any other summer storm we get down here. Even so, Laura and I spent Monday just driving around Vero Beach in the rain, exploring.

Tuesday was a bit better, so I did get out for a paddling trip. I did my now-typical route out around the spoil islands.

This has gotten to be such a common trip for me that I didn’t take many photos. The next day was beautiful and the river was flat. I headed out for a sunrise paddle.

The typical weather pattern was for it to be clear in the morning with storms developing in the afternoon/evening. I confined my paddling to morning trips. I took one last trip on Thursday morning out to the old inlet and mangroves. On this trip I found myself in a herd of manatees. They didn’t bump my boat this time, but a young manatee did swim right under the kayak. Of course I didn’t have a camera ready for that event.

Each of these trips was only about 4 miles, for a little over 12 miles total. I seem to have slowed somewhat on my mileage accumulation. I’ve only got 161 miles. Yet, I’m still ahead of last year’s pace. I only had 119 miles by this time last year. I’ve got a longer trip coming up this Saturday, but I think my pace will fall off again as we make the move westward.

Exploring New Areas

Laura and did take some time to explore new areas. On Wednesday we had to pick up Amy at the airport in Orlando. We left early enough to take a leisurely drive along US 1 through Sebastian, then explored Ikea when we got to Orlando. The return trip was also through back roads, taking us through the “lake district” of the state. I was reminded of my recent trip to the eastern part of South Carolina. There are so many cool places that people tend to bypass on their way to somewhere else.

The next day when Amy was back at work Laura and I did some more exploring. This time we visited the Fellsmere Stick Marsh area. There is a section of the Florida Birding Trail that runs through this area, and we wanted to see if any wildlife would be out on these hot days.

We headed north from Fellsmere on Highway 507, then turned west onto the Fellsmere Grade Road, a dirt road running straight for six miles between two canals. The Fellsmere Grade was once a major thoroughfare into Central Florida. According to a historical marker along the way…

Fellsmere, the northernmost town in St. Lucie County in 1919, had a population of over 800 people. The county built the first public road to cross the St. Johns River marsh in St. Lucie County (now Indian River County). Promote as the Fellsmere-Tampa cross state road, this road allowed travel between the interior and the coast. From 1919 until the 1940´s, this road served as an important transportation route from Fellsmere, across the river to Kenansville, the sawmill at Holopaw, and the cattle markets of Kissimmee, but it never reached Tampa. During these decades it became a state road (SSR 170) and provided a corridor to Central Florida and a recreational access to the St. Johns River marshes. The town of Fellsmere was dependent on the sportsmen attracted to these resources. In the late 1940´s the bridges burned across the river and the Fellsmere Grade ended in the marsh six miles from this site. Today this road serves the public as a recreational access.

The road ends at a recreation area and boat ramp that provides access to the Blue Cypress Swamp area. It was blazing hot when we arrived, so we didn’t get out of the car for long. This looks like a great place to launch a kayak for when it’s cooler.

Another road continues across the northern canal. This road is only open to the public on Mondays and Thursdays, which was lucky for us, since this was a Thursday. A narrow dirt road wends across several dikes with views across wetlands. We spotted several birds, including several roseated spoonbills.

Down one side road we found a bird observation tower. It was almost overgrown and looked neglected. Laura was skeptical, but I decided to climb it anyway, despite the heat of the day and tall grass. It provided much better views across the wetlands.

We reached a point where a sign stated “No motorized vehicles beyond this point.” I managed to get us turned around and we backtracked down the road. To the east a large storm was building and I didn’t want to get stuck on a dirt road in a downpour.

This was a nice addition to our list of places in Florida, and I want to come back when it’s cooler.

Family Business and Family Visits

Part of the reason for the trip was to do some work on Mrs. Wright’s estate. Amy and Laura managed to close a couple of her accounts and roll them over into the estate account. One of the Washington banks had a branch near West Palm, so Laura and I headed down that way. Turns out that we were just a few minutes from my niece, Katie, in Jupiter, so we ran over to visit her. Katie, Aaron, and their boys, Jackson and Carson, were available for the afternoon, so we had a great visit with them. From there we took the long way home along US 1.

Later in week I rented a U-Haul and we loaded a couple of pieces of Mrs. Wright’s furniture to take back to South Carolina. It would be a proof-of-concept as to whether or not we wanted to drag one of these things all the way across country.

However, we were not done with Florida. On Friday we left Amy’s and drove across the state to visit Chip and Anna in their new home in Tampa. It would be my first visit to the Gulf Coast.

We had a great visit with my nephew and his family. We played with the kids, Ethan and Olivia, and Chip and I stayed up far too late watching movies and just talking. On Saturday we drove over to Anna Maria Island and had a beach day. Sunday we headed to a street festival in a section of Tampa. I don’t think I took any photos, but just enjoyed our time there.

Monday we said our good-byes and made the long trek home. This time we drove up I-75 through Atlanta and saw even more new territory. The trailer did OK, but the aggravation of it made me rethink our travel strategies for later this month. We’ll see.

Back at home the new deck was coming along nicely and the cats were happy to see us.

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—“Russia escalates spy games after years of U.S. neglect,” by Ali Watkins: “In the throes of the 2016 campaign, the FBI found itself with an escalating problem: Russian diplomats, whose travel was supposed to be tracked by the State Department, were going missing. The diplomats, widely assumed to be intelligence operatives, would eventually turn up in odd places, often in middle-of-nowhere USA. One was found on a beach, nowhere near where he was supposed to be. In one particularly bizarre case, relayed by a U.S. intelligence official, another turned up wandering around in the middle of the desert.

“Interestingly, both seemed to be lingering where underground fiber optics cables tend to run. According to another U.S. intelligence official, ‘they find these guys driving around in circles in Kansas. It’s a pretty aggressive effort.’ It’s a trend that has led intelligence officials to conclude the Kremlin is waging a quiet effort to map the United States’ telecommunications infrastructure, perhaps preparing for an opportunity to disrupt it.” http://politi.co/2qDSyNh

COMING ATTRACTIONS — “Benghazi investigators set for rematch on Trump-Russia scandal,” by Kyle Cheney and Austin Wright: “The last time Trey Gowdy and Elijah Cummings oversaw a politically explosive investigation, the two congressmen ripped into each other on national TV, as a grimacing Hillary Clinton looked on. With Washington in the grip of a new scandal over President Donald Trump and his team’s possible ties to Russia, Gowdy and Cummings appear set for a reunion that would test a deeply divided Congress’ ability to hold the White House to account. …

“The Gowdy-Cummings relationship, forged over two years as the leaders of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, is as complicated as it will be critical. It’s often harder for the executive branch to ignore bipartisan requests, which was a difficult hurdle during the Benghazi probe. The two men have squabbled publicly, but when the cameras are off, both profess respect for each other and an ability to work together, however haltingly.” http://politi.co/2qJk2jD

KEN VOGEL: “We were used, abused and exploited”: “As he built support for his signature political issue, Donald Trump formed a powerful partnership with a non-profit group dedicated to families of those killed by undocumented immigrants, but now some of those families are alleging they were exploited by both the non-profit group and President Trump. More than a dozen families involved in the Houston-based Remembrance Project — including two who spoke at the Republican National Convention and several more who spoke at Trump’s rallies or were featured in his campaign ads — have parted ways with the organization, according to people familiar with the situation, including six of the families.” http://politi.co/2rHsXr0

PAGE SIX: “CBS scrambling to find Scott Pelley replacement”: “CBS insiders say Norah O’Donnell has the gravitas for the job, but news chiefs are reluctant to take her out of ‘CBS This Morning,’ which she hosts alongside Charlie Rose and Gayle King, because the show is doing so well it could soon overtake NBC’s ‘Today’ in overall ratings.

“One insider said, ‘Norah would be willing to do both the evening and the morning if CBS wanted her to do so, but it would be a lot of work.’ CBS News chiefs had been in talks with Willie Geist last year, but insiders said he wanted too much money to leave NBC. Other TV insiders say CNN’s Jake Tapper could have been up for the role as he ‘had been making it clear that he’s ready for something bigger.’ But Tapper, as well as Anderson Cooper, who’s reported for ‘60 Minutes,’ have long-term contracts with CNN. Plus, CBS News doesn’t need to get the new evening anchor into the chair until September for the fall-ratings push.” http://pge.sx/2qJ17W7

THE JUICE …

–JOE AND MIKA will serve as visiting fellows this summer and fall at Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics. They’ll do a D.C. event with IOP students and alums in the “Summer in Washington” program and will go up to Cambridge in the fall to do more campus events with students. http://bit.ly/2reEdcP

— WAPO SCOOP: The Obamas paid $8.1 million to buy the Kalorama home they’ve been renting from Joe and Giovanna Lockhart. Lockhart purchased the house for $5.295 million in 2014. http://wapo.st/2refFRg

— EVERETT EISSENSTAT, the Senate Finance Committee’s top Republican trade counsel, is expected to join the National Economic Council as deputy director, Adam Behsudi, Andrew Restuccia and Ben White report. http://politi.co/2rsGcLc

— PETER J. BOYER to the Weekly Standard: “Morning Media has learned that he’ll be a national correspondent at the 22-year-old conservative publication, as part of what EIC Stephen Hayes is calling a ‘big staff expansion.’ Boyer is an illustrious magazine veteran who has done tours at Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Newsweek. But his most recent job, as an editor at large for Fox News, included a brush with controversy, as it was revealed that Boyer was present for a series of ‘war room’ meetings in which Roger Ailes plotted a smear campaign against biographer Gabriel Sherman.”

— DAVID SUTPHEN is leaving the Brunswick Group after nearly nine years at the firm. He is joining 2U, which partners with colleges and universities to work on digital education, as chief communications and engagement officer. George Little will replace Sutphen as head of the Brunswick Group’s D.C. office. Little joined the firm in 2015 as a partner. He previously was a Pentagon press secretary and director of public affairs and spokesman for the CIA.

THE MOMENT — per California Playbook: Recode’s Kara Swisher to Sen. Kamala Harris on stage Tuesday night at the #codecon conference in Rancho Palos Verdes: “Are you planning on running for President in 2020?” Harris: “I’m not giving that any considering. I’ve got to stay focused.” Swisher: “That’s a yes.” http://bit.ly/2qEeWWK

PHOTO DU JOUR: A member of the Secret Service looks out on the North Lawn from a balcony of the White House on May 31. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

CLICKER – Mary Meeker’s annual report — “Internet Trends 2017 — Code Conference” http://bit.ly/1dB4Zm9

LETHAL DUO — ADAM NAGOURNEY and JONATHAN MARTIN in Vista, California: “Democrats’ Bid to Regain Hold on House Begins in California”: “If Democrats have any chance of capturing the 24 Republican seats they need to take back control of the House, the road to victory starts here in California, and particularly in Orange County, a former conservative bastion that favored Hillary Clinton in 2016. It was the first time the county had voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.

“All 14 members of the California Republican congressional delegation voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, including seven who, like Mr. Issa, represent districts that voted for Mrs. Clinton. Four of those come from districts that include Orange County. With its changing demographics and its declining Republican Party, California has increasingly loomed as the center of any national battle for House control. The Trump fervor this year offers an opportunity for Democrats to make the sort of congressional district gains that have eluded them even as they have come to dominate state politics over the last decade.

“At least for one election, it seems, there will be a role reversal: The state that has long served mostly as just an A.T.M. for candidates from across the nation will be on the receiving end of campaign cash. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, in an early show of force, is opening an office in Irvine. The committee’s western director, Kyle Layman, is already on the scene, working at a cafe table outside a Whole Foods Market in Tustin until a lease is signed.” http://nyti.ms/2sqW2mO

THE ECONOMIST WEIGHS IN ON U.K. ELECTIONS — “Backing the open, free-market centre is not just directed towards this election. We know that this year the Lib Dems are going nowhere. But the whirlwind unleashed by Brexit is unpredictable. Labour has been on the brink of breaking up since [Jeremy] Corbyn took over. If [Theresa] May polls badly or messes up Brexit, the Tories may split, too. Many moderate Conservative and Labour MPs could join a new liberal centre party—just as parts of the left and right have recently in France. So consider a vote for the Lib Dems as a down-payment for the future. Our hope is that they become one element of a party of the radical centre, essential for a thriving, prosperous Britain.” http://econ.st/2rHxOYU

2020 WATCH — “Trump to hold reelection fundraiser in June,” by Alex Isenstadt: “President Donald Trump continues to prepare for his next election – in 2020. Trump is slated to headline a Washington, D.C. fundraising dinner on June 28 that will benefit Trump Victory, a joint fundraising agreement between Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee, according to an invitation obtained by POLITICO. Funds raised at the event will be split between the two accounts.” http://politi.co/2rncyoh

— “Biden launches PAC, keeping options open,” by Isaac Dovere: Former Vice President Joe Biden will launch a new PAC on Thursday, American Possibilities, giving him a way of supporting candidates and keeping his own options open for a potential 2020 presidential run. Officially, the group will be ‘dedicated to electing people who believe that this country is about dreaming big, and supporting groups and causes that embody that spirit,’ according to the PAC’s launch materials. Biden has hired Greg Schultz, his political director during his second term as vice president, as the executive director of the PAC.” http://politi.co/2qDwana

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THE FAMILY — “How Jared Kushner built a luxury skyscraper using loans meant for job-starved areas,” by WaPo’s Shawn Boburg: “Jared Kushner and his real estate partners wanted to take advantage of a federal program in 2015 that would save them millions of dollars as they built an opulent, 50-story residential tower in this city’s booming waterfront district, just across the Hudson River from Lower Manhattan. There was just one problem: The program was designed to benefit projects in poor, job-starved areas. So the project’s consultants got creative, records show.

“They worked with state officials in New Jersey to come up with a map that defined the area around 65 Bay Street as a swath of land that stretched nearly four miles and included some of the city’s poorest and most crime-ridden neighborhoods. At the same time, they excluded some wealthy neighborhoods only blocks away. The tactic — critics liken it to the gerrymandering of legislative districts — made it appear that the luxury tower was in an area with extraordinarily high unemployment, allowing Kushner Companies and its partners to get $50 million in low-cost financing through the EB-5 visa program.” http://wapo.st/2sqUvNx

— “Trump administration approves tougher visa vetting, including social media checks,” by Reuters’ Yeganeh Torbati: “Critics argued that the new questions would be overly burdensome, lead to long delays in processing and discourage international students and scientists from coming to the United States. Under the new procedures, consular officials can request all prior passport numbers, five years’ worth of social media handles, email addresses and phone numbers and 15 years of biographical information including addresses, employment and travel history.” http://reut.rs/2rsrX94

TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSE — “Trump White House grants waivers of ethics rules,” by Josh Gerstein: “President Donald Trump’s executive order on ethics has been waived at least 11 times since the administration came into office in January, according to records the White House posted online Wednesday night. The waivers allow White House staffers to work on matters that could affect their former employers or clients or involve issues from which the aides would be normally be excluded because of past lobbying work. The waivers allow White House staffers to work on matters that could affect their former employers or clients or involve issues from which the aides would be normally be excluded because of past lobbying work.” http://politi.co/2rHz1zL

— WHO GOT THE WAIVERS: Kellyanne Conway to work with former clients, Stephen Bannon to engage with Breitbart, energy lobbyist Michael Catanzaro to work on “energy and environmental policy issues,” and tax policy adviser Shahira Knight, formerly of Fidelity, to work on tax issues. Andrew Olmem, a White House economic aide, to work on finance issues although he previously lobbied for the industries, Mike Pence’s chief of staff Josh Pitcock to work on issues related to Indiana and six lawyers from Jones Day, “including [Don] McGahn, were granted approval to take part in meetings with their former Jones Day colleagues relating to the firm’s ongoing legal representation of Trump, his campaign and related entities.”

— POLITICO EUROPE has launched a U.K. Election Tracker. Available for iPhones http://politi.co/2sl4gN1

MEDIAWATCH – SiriusXM later this week is launching two new weekend shows, as it continues to brand itself as “The Voice of the Resistance” to the Trump administration. “Signal Boost” is hosted by former Clinton campaign staffers Zerlina Maxwell and Jess McIntosh and will premiere on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET, while “#WokeAF” launches Sunday at 10 a.m. ET on SiriusXM Progress channel 127.

SPOTTED: Janet Yellen on yesterday’s 1:25 pm United flight from Washington to Chicago with four security guards … Kurt Bardella as a background actor as a “Reporter” in a few episodes of this new season of “House of Cards” — pics http://bit.ly/2rnCnoc

HAPPENING TODAY: Former HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell starts her first day as American University’s first female president. Burwell’s scheduled to meet with faculty, staff and students as part of a listening tour.

WASHINGTON INC. – Targeted Victory is forming a new partnership with Chris Wilson’s polling and intelligence firm WPAi. http://politi.co/2shekY8

TRANSITIONS — Christine Wormuth will be the Atlantic Council’s first director of its new Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience. She was formerly under secretary of defense for policy under President Barack Obama.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Mary Beth Gombita, director of media relations at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Stephen Gombita, an associate at DLA Piper, recently welcomed Palmer Stephen Gombita. Pic http://politi.co/2rnDDrz

— Alicia D’Angelo, account manager for audience solutions at POLITICO, and Charles D’Angelo, president at Westmount Capital Group welcomed their daughter into the world on Tuesday at 11:30 p.m. “Arabella Charlotte D’Angelo arrived almost 2 weeks after her due date, and while mom and dad are thrilled she is finally with them, everyone on the Audience Solutions team is slightly disappointed that no one won the due date betting pool.” Pics http://politi.co/2qEmsoo … http://politi.co/2sh5oSV

BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Alex Seitz-Wald, political reporter for NBC News and MSNBC. How he’s celebrating: “My wife and I went to a bed and breakfast on the water in the Eastern Shore of Maryland over the Memorial Day weekend, which was also our first anniversary! I’ll also get together with some friends at a bar in D.C. on my actual birthday.” Read his Playbook Plus Q&A: http://politi.co/2rsLnuC

BIRTHDAYS: Sam Smith — her parents are coming into town to take her to dinner at Le Diplomate (hat tips: Bubba and Charlie the dog) … Alex Allbritton is 10 … Dan Bartlett … Alex Stoddard (h/t Geoff Morrell) … Rep. Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) is 61 … Spencer Ackerman, national security reporter at the Daily Beast and a Guardian and Wired alum, is 37 … Washington’s favorite winemaker Alex Gambal … Jenny Cizner of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs … Karen Tramontano of Blue Star Strategies … Leslie Harris (h/ts Jon Haber) … Constance Boozer, research assistant for Senate Majority Leader Leader Schumer … Elizabeth Glidden … former Rep. Mark Green (R-Wisc.) is 57 … Axios news desk reporter Shane Savitsky (h/t Bubba) … Irena Vidulovic … Elizabeth Rojas Levi … Forest Harger … Cruz-world’s Jason Johnson … Greg Nelson … Nairi Hourdajian, VP of marketing and comms at Canaan Partners and an Uber and GPG alum … Ronnie Dunn, one half of the legendary duo Brooks & Dunn (h/t Kurt Bardella) …

… Erin Shields Britt, director of corporate comms. at CVS Health … GOP ad man and Pittsburgh native Jim Innocenzi … Mark Lotto … Matt Burns … Mac O’Brien, senior associate at Hamilton Place Strategies … Suzanne Merkelson … Addie Bryant … Sean Kennedy, former Obama WH aide turned SVP for global gov’t affairs for Airlines for America … Steve Duprey … Diane Zeleny … Bill Shuler … Christopher Minakowski is 46 … Dominic Vilmain … Abby Spring … Timothy Gannon … Heather Matson … Addisu Demissie (h/ts Teresa Vilmain) … Steven Holmes … Dee Sachetti … Terrance Green … Pat Boone is 83 … Morgan Freeman is 8-0 … Heidi Klum is 44 … Alanis Morissette is 43 (h/ts AP)

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Clark: This institution brings out the beauty in Spokane

An overcast Wednesday discovered me parking in the front of a nondescript storefront in a graffiti-tagged segment of East Sprague Road.

                                    Beauty in Spokane

Marcia Clark

I had come to observe the command center of the most desirable-hearted Spokane charity you’ve probably never heard of.

Task splendor Share, it’s called.

The all-volunteer, nonprofit organization has a simple, honest undertaking. It collects donations of make-up, toiletries and hygiene gadgets after which offers the goods to girls who lack the manner to shop for even these maximum fundamental requirements of existence.

I’m speaking approximately things most of the people take for granted, like Soap. Cosmetics. Toothpaste. Toothbrushes. Toilet paper. Fragrance. Lip-gloss. Shampoo and conditioner …

Marianne Bornhoft, a Spokane Realtor, is the president of Mission splendor Share. She explained the impact of her organization by using touching on what happened to her a few days in advance.

Bornhoft loaded her SUV with 100 pounds of the above objects and drove to a nearby ladies’ safe haven wherein she determined an surprising welcoming birthday party waiting inside the rain.

While Bornhoft opened her automobile and commenced hauling out packing containers, the long line of ladies started out clapping their arms.

“I felt like Mrs. Santa Claus,” she told me with emotion choking her voice. “It crushed me.”

I’ve considered Bornhoft a good friend for 20-a few years. When she called looking for assist getting the phrase out about Challenge beauty Percentage, I was all-in after listening to that story.

Spokane, like each metropolis, has a hidden population of people who wear every day.

conflict to consume. warfare to find safe haven. war to live on …

Programs like 2nd Harvest meals financial institution are worthwhile. Different charities offer vouchers for housing or thrift save apparel.

Toiletries and hygiene products, but, are not often protected.

“You may purchase tampons with food stamps,” said Bornhoft.

Input Undertaking splendor Proportion, which commenced in 2009 as a happy twist of fate that has changed numerous lives.

Julie Farley, owner of the b6fd8d88d79ed1018df623d0b49e84e7 Studio in downtown Spokane, said she was with an older consumer who had added in a few age beside the point makeup.

Farley stated she believes in “tough love.” She told the patron she “would possibly as nicely throw it away.” The girl, but, referred to that it would better to donate the make-up at a charity where she volunteered.

That light bulb of cartoon repute clicked on over Farley’s head.

“I’m inside the splendor industry,” she started questioning. “I have a shop. I have clients …”

Challenge beauty Proportion quickly was born. It became a criminal nonprofit in 2010 and now serves thousands of women via thirteen place charities.

“It’s a completely profitable factor,” said Farley. “I truly go to bed understanding that we’re doing excellent matters.”

Task beauty Share, she delivered, is “growing and it’s suitable and it’s nevertheless around. What’s specific approximately us is that we acquire day in and time out. We’re doing this all day long.”

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Like any charities, this one is on a steady quest for volunteers, corporate sponsors, and donations in each product and, of the path, cash.

(Test out the Assignment beauty Percentage Fb page or its internet site www.Projectbeautyshare.Org for info.)

Bornhoft opened the door and led me interior to the space Mission beauty Percentage rents at a steep discount. There’s a receiving room for incoming donations. In another room, volunteers kind and sanitize the goods.

There are boxes of gift bags sprouting crimson tissue paper. They’re packed with items special for a teen rehab facility.

A colorful signal hangs on one wall. “The beauty is in the giving,” proclaims the message underneath the logo.

On any other wall is a pegboard decorated with appreciation letters from donors.

“Thank you for all of the approaches which you assist enhance the lives of the humans you contact,” reads one.

“Hopefully a number of those new and gently used beauty objects can help girls in need,” reads some other.

Bornhoft stated the largest venture dealing with Venture beauty Percentage isn’t getting donations from companies. A current large cargo, in truth, has filled lots of the headquarters with bins of high-cease hair care merchandise.

She’s no longer kidding While she used the word “massive.” The delivery amounted to two semi trucks full of 60,000 pounds of objects.

On this day, I helped Bornhoft load 4 boxes into her vehicle and then followed her to the Salvation Army’s emergency refuge. No line of clappers awaited. This was an impromptu visit.

However, Jeff Wright, director of improvement and communications, couldn’t be happier.

“Soaps and hygiene merchandise are constantly in high demand,” he said.

within the automobile parking space, Bornhoft instructed me that the continuing conflict for Assignment splendor Percentage is at the neighborhood the front, in getting the phrase out and locating donors who will embrace the cause.

“That is such an inspirational aspect of doing,” said Bornhoft. “I don’t recognize why human beings wouldn’t need to assist out.”

Spokane Falls: A Beautiful and Enjoyable Stroll

The Spokane Falls, a Lovely area to see and go to. The splendid quantity of water here has an exceptional energy and gushes with splashing pace.

The importance of the falls can not be undermined. History dictates that Spokane’s first settlers of hunter-gatherer tribe origins targeted their exchange and trade throughout Spokane. Due to the fact that then, the Falls have turn out to be a completely unique landmark in terms of tourism and power era.

The Make-upMakeMakeup Falls is home to a power Plant having a Francis turbine which could generate strength up to ten MW most. at the Decrease Falls, a diversion dam called the Monroe Avenue Dam is positioned.

The Washington Water electricity hydroelectric plant with massive Kaplan turbines and producing capability of 14.eighty two MW sits In this side of the falls. In terms of neighborhood economic system, many motels and eating places are built imparting an overlooking view of the Falls. A flamboyant view exists on the Riverfront Park in which You can trap a glimpse of Spokane falls at panoramic eye view. This also varies in distinctive places.

at the Lower Falls North platform, Spokane Falls appears to be welcoming observers in all its extravagant glory. On South Platform, Wall of Water, the view is attractive as the falls is absolutely depicted flowing throughout the River. Then, at the South Suspension, Searching Northwest, there may be a resemblance of cumulus cloud forming from the Falls itself. Similarly, in North facet of the Monroe Street Bridge, the view is mind-blowing and romantic. This simply proves that to the Falls will in no way bore all of us.

For a fantastic view of the Falls, not anything beats the Riverfront Park Gondola Lift Skyride. Karina Shagren from KXLY news on her characteristic of the Gondola has this to mention,

“to see the falls at eye level is just honestly magnificent But to see the view from the air is even more terrific because the document snowmelt pushes through the Spokane River.”

You’ll be driving in a fifteen-minute trip aboard an “all climate” enclosed cabin that is ADA compliant and might preserve up to six passengers.visit Spokane Falls the usage of the Gondola, which incorporates a path traversing:

no longer best does it deliver you throughout the river But it also lets you see the thunderous energy of the Falls at an implausible nearer variety. The enjoy of using the SkyRide as observers have referred to will make you understand how especially Beautiful Spokane Falls is.

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because the water level will increase after a heavy iciness, so need to the clamor to visit the Falls intensify. This is the time of year While the volume of the waterfalls reaches a record high. In effect, this can make onlookers sense minuscule yet those onlookers are probably smiling for a possibility of their energy bills absolutely reducing.

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