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Cup of Coffee: August 3, 2021

Cup of Coffee: August 3, 2021

A personal anniversary, a Dane Dunning remembrance, a bad luck praying mantis, an allegedly "poisonous" cat, and some low-rent rebop from Jed Hoyer

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Good morning!

One year ago today my boss’ boss at NBC called me and fired me. He then told me that he was the one doing it, not my boss, because he had just gotten off the phone with my boss whom he also fired. Then he called Bill Baer and fired him too. It was quite a day at HardballTalk, but at least we weren’t alone.

About an hour after that phone ca…

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