In Other Brews…

• Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos defended the paper’s new policy against endorsing presidential candidates Monday, saying endorsements “do nothing to tip the scales of an election,” and instead “create a perception of bias.” His op-ed comes after 3 of WaPo’s ten editorial board members resigned and reports that 200,000 subscribers (8% of its digital audience) have pressed the cancel button.

• The people have spoken in the Land of the Rising Sun. Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, which has held power almost continuously since 1955, lost its single-party majority in Sunday’s election. The LDP won only 191 seats in the lower house (down from 247) following high inflation and a scandal with top party leaders receiving kickbacks for political favors.

• JPMorgan Chase is suing customers who participated in a viral “money glitch” TikTok challenge (which turned out to be just good ol’ fashioned check fraud). The lawsuits, filed Monday, follow a technical glitch that allowed thousands of people to deposit fake checks and withdraw funds before they bounced; one man reportedly withdrew over $290,000 using the method.

• Ladies and gentlemen… NBA legend… actor Laurence Fishburne? A newly unveiled statue of Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade has sparked backlash for looking like… people other than the 3-time NBA champion (see photos). Wade himself chose the moment depicted in the statue, made multiple trips to the art studio during its sculpting, and called it “beautiful” at its unveiling Sunday.

• The Beef is back. Ronald’s bringing back onionless Quarter Pounders after FDA testing ok'd McDonald’s beef and narrowed in on slivered onions as the culprit for a recent E. coli outbreak. You may also finally be able to get a McFlurry after a court ruled restaurant owners can now repair previously digitally locked McBroken ice cream machines (check yours here).