BUT OF COURSE: Obama phones Putin but doesn’t bring up jets buzzing US ship.

Entirely unrelated: President Obama Summits With Hip-Hop Stars. “It is, reportedly, Obama’s ‘transitional project’ bridging the gap between his time in the Oval Office and his future in the real world; Obama wants to use the celebrity relationships he’s formed in his years as President to keep himself relevant in the near future.”

UPDATE: Rapper Rick Ross’s Ankle Monitor Goes Off During Minorty Youth Empowerment Program at White House. “Ross’s ankle monitor, which he must wear as a condition of his release on kidnapping and assault charges last summer, beeped loudly shortly after the president concluded a speech.”