Two Scoops – June 30, 2025: Tax Twists, Smurfs in Style, and LeBron’s Big Bucks

This morning on Two Scoops with Jim Kirk:

🇺🇸 Top U.S. News:
Canada ditches its digital tax just in time, Swiss health data gets hacked, and U.S.–U.K. slash tariffs. Meanwhile, the dollar dips and hedge funds dump oil stocks like expired milk. (Sources: Reuters, CNN, NBC News, ABC)

🎬 Entertainment:
Rihanna gets Smurfy in Brussels, Oprah steals Bezos’ wedding dance floor, and Dick Van Dyke takes a well-earned rest. Jensen Ackles climbs Prime’s charts, and Julia Garner rocks Glastonbury. (Sources: People, Page Six, NY Post)

⚾ Sports Recap:
PSG slams Inter Miami, Mexico’s teen star shines in the Gold Cup, and LeBron re-signs with the Lakers for a casual $52M. Add in Inbee Park throwbacks and a weekend sports overload. (Sources: ESPN, NBC Sports, SF Chronicle)

🧠 Word of the Day:
Quipricious (kwip-RISH-us) — prone to sudden, clever one-liners. A word that’s not real, but honestly? Should be.

📜 This Day in History:
The Berlin blockade ends in 1950, and Gordon Brown says "Blair who?" in 2007.

📱 National Day:
It’s National Social Media Day—hashtag responsibly, or don’t. #NoJudgment

🪨 Feel-Good Story:
A Canadian startup turns ancient rock carvings into digital archives—proof that even stone-age tweets deserve a second life.

👨‍👧 Dad Joke of the Day:
Why did the bicycle fall over?
Because it was two-tired.

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🎧 Music Credit:
“Happy Holiday” by New Library Sounds via Storyblocks

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