Herb Scribner
@herbscribner
Senior audience associate @axios.com Previous: Washington Post, Deseret News, Soccer Newsday Self-published author of 'Not Afraid Of You,' The Pen Saga
As described in #AxiosAM this morning, just a brilliant day of soccer yesterday from the world’s best.
RDJ teases Doom’s intentions for the next Avengers movie with new “Easter eggs” photo. I see X-Men and Thunderbolts/New Avengers eggs. 🍿
Among other things, the 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll will have an "AI-Creation Station, courtesy of Meta."
👀 Trump says Iran's "New Regime President" has asked for a ceasefire. Trump adds: "We will consider when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!!"
Today was my first time editing an edition of the Axios PM newsletter! I was so stoked to work on this. Give it a read here and subscribe if you don't already: www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Make sure you read #AxiosAM this morning … Some great insight into the SCOTUS tax ruling, Claude, Trump/Iran and more. Oh, and you’ll see me twice! www.axios.com/newsletters/...
NEW "Avengers: Doomsday" teaser drops featuring the Black Panther, The Thing and Namor >>
HUGE 🍿 NEWS — Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI, licenses characters for AI videos —The deal provides instant validation for OpenAI's Sora video platform and a valuable infusion of capital.
NaNoWriMo may be dead, but my fingers, and the tradition of writing a first draft book in a month, are not.
Accidentally clicked the Apple Sports app and this hit me really hard.
☢️ President Trump says in Truth Social post tonight that U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons again. — The US hasn’t tested nuclear weapons in three decades. This is a major shift in policy.
I don’t love these matchups as I did the group from a few weeks back. But… —Very thankful RSL made it —VAN/LAFC would be such a banger. —SEA/PDX still on the table … with the winner playing potentially VAN? 🔥 —MIA/Nashville needs to be a goal-fest. My picks: Seattle vs FC Cincinnati in final.
Also, I can speak from experience after living there — few places beat Lavell Edwards stadium. Views are immaculate. Snacks are great. Parking is perfectly placed. Gimme more!
Need this. -RSL/FCD in wild card. -Potentially SEA/VAN and ORL/MIA in Round 2 -SD/PDX and ORL/CIN great opening round games.
NEWS: Taylor Swift announces new Eras Tour docuseries and concert show film for Disney+. Live show and first two episodes of the series drop on Dec. 12.
My reporting on the Drake/Kendrick beef was listed and used in the court ruling:
Easily would have been the coolest movie poster if Marvel released “Marvel Zombies” in theaters:
Just read a Star Wars book with this dude. Lord Nyax. Would love to see him in live action or cartoon form. Insane.
Trump says 50% tariff on “kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, and associated products” beginning Oct. 1. >>
Messi winning is fun, but love that the race is so close at the end of the season. Bouanga may just snag it.