Just briefly

Kanye West Wing: Yeezy might actually be serious about running for president, according to Forbes, apparently as the candidate of the Birthday Partya name thats not that silly, given the existence of the Know-Nothings, the Bull Moose Party and the Whigs. Whether the fact that he might pull votes away from Joe Biden and throw the election to Trump is an outcome he doesnt mind, or the entire point of his run, is unclear. But with music money, Kardashians money and Musk money behind him, anything in politics is possible. Dear 2020, please stop.

Capitol offense: After decades of being told their name and mascot is racist, the leadership of the Washington National Football Leagueteam is finally considering changing its moniker,according to CNBC. This, despite the fact that National Basketball Association team The Washington Wizards made bank on all the new gear and apparel fans bought when the Bullets rebranded, and Wizards is a genuinely bad name. Another push in the right direction: Amazon will no longer sell the Washington teams merchandise. Dont get too excited, though. Theres still plenty of Chief Wahoo merch available.

Tampon tales: Its tough to get many celebrities to discuss periods and menstruationbut not all of them. A new campaign for Tampax features real talk from comedian Amy Schumer, who was contacted by a Tampax exec who saw her bring up the topic on a comedy special. In the spots, Schumer has frank and funny talks in a restroom, store, doctors office and mall about tampon sizes, how to insert them and taboos around shopping for them, writes Ad Ages Jack Neff. The series, directed by Kathy Fusco of Hungryman, also includes mall-intercept interviews Schumer does with young females and males about tampons, periods, female anatomy and sex.

That does it for todays Wake-Up Call. Thanks for reading and we hope you are all staying safe and well. For more industry news and insight,follow us on Twitter: @adage.

From CMO Strategy to the Ad Age Datacenter Weekly, weve got newsletters galore. See them all here.

Subscribers make the difference. Individual, group and corporate subscriptions are availableincluding access to our Ad Age Datacenter. Find options atAdAge.com/membership.

Original post:

Facebook's own civil rights auditors aren't happy with it, and United Airlines layoffs loom: Thursday Wake-Up Call - AdAge.com