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Baseball and politics.

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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I think MAHA is very straightforwardly the triumph of the snake oil salesmen and the way we beat it is the same way you always beat snake oil salesmen: regulate their claims
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
a lot of people want to believe that right-wing beliefs are rooted in some legitimate material grievance. that makes it easier to imagine that if we simply solved the material problem, they’d deradicalize. but they won’t, because they aren’t disillusioned, they’re just morons.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I know this is a common belief, but it’s not true. If people went anti-vaxx/MAHA because they were excluded from the medical establishment, we would see sky-high rates among poor people, minorities and the uninsured. We don’t.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
When Susan Collins had a chance to block Trump's blanket tariffs from driving up costs, she voted no. I'm sick of her letters. I'm sick of her “concern.” It's time Mainers had someone in the U.S. Senate who will actually stand up for them.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
gallego is already saying we need to bulldoze the arch and he’s right
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100%. We should make it a raffle who gets to do it. Donations go to Veteran causes.
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Just FYI the arch in dc is gonna be knocked the F down immediately upon a new president
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
When old SVU episodes don’t hold up in modern times.
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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 04/09/2026
It takes you 20 paragraphs to get to the part of the article where they admit that Mamdani isn't paying the influencers and the reason they are posting videos of the stuff Mamdani is doing is because people are interested in watching it.
The mayor’s office says that it does not pay the influencers. Still, their proximity and access to a figure as popular as Mr. Mamdani can help increase their own social media following and, by extension, potentially put them in a position to attract paid content sponsorships from commercial brands. Some influencers said that when they feature Mr. Mamdani, the videos get more likes and viewers watch longer.
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
this is kind of stunning tbh
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ceej @ceej.online · 03/09/2026
I do think “every rich person went insane during covid because it was the first time they’ve been inconvenienced in decades” felt a little reductive at first but damn if isn’t more and more compelling as the years drag on
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Trump's main contribution to our culture was showing other rich guys that they can be as odious as they want if they don't back down on their own volition. Much like a lot of laws, social opprobrium just doesn't apply to them
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
2:05 pm 2:21 pm @atrupar.com
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
imagine someone trying to give u this as change lol
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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I would 100% support a law that says if any digital platform removes your access to media you paid for then they are required to refund you the entirety of the original purchase price. That would solve this whole thing in a hurry.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/09/2026
moulton is a good example of someone who fucked up his career because he misread 2024. many such cases.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
There’s a term for lawless premeditated killing
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The correct Democratic position on every issue is “I will undo everything Donald Trump has done, I will destroy everything he has built, and I will impose consequences on him and everyone who helped him do it.” No negotiation. Rip it all down.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 31/08/2026
another example of "just because trump does it doesn't mean people support it." a good thing to remind your republican representatives
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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 31/08/2026
glonzo is good, actually, and if you idiot peasants knew what was best for you, you’d welcome glonzo into your communities with open arms
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Latest example of "You Can Just Do Stuff" governing taken to the extreme. The judge can't physically enforce his or her own ruling, the White House controls law enforcement and Congress won't impeach.
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QuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
techno-optimists befuddled by declining popular support for “the robot that tells you to kill yourself”, “the pervert glasses“, and “the camera network that stalks you”
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
in terms of simple math, the destruction of USAID represents a category of evil that i think even many ostensibly liberal and progressive folks hesitate to name because of where it slots us in the list of history’s greatest monsters.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A far-right ethnonationalist movement turning the machinery of the state against its early activists once they are deemed insufficiently loyal — now I’ve heard everything.
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 27/08/2026
Today's @xkcd.com
It's a stickman holding a hammer, lifting up his leg, and saying:

"Listen up, leg. I've been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off!"

It is captioned: tariffs
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I don't agree with arsonists but firefighters are too aggressive for me. I wish there was a... third way
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
the year is 2027. gas costs $83 and lettuce is at war with us. however every location on every map now says AMERICA
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A reporter should hold up a map of the Great Lakes with numbers on them and ask Trump which one he's just purported to rename.
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
ICE has fallen out of the headlines but July marked the largest number of migrant detentions ever on record. Five migrants have died in ICE custody in the last two months. It's also currently impossible to legally migrate to this country, as 100% of visa applications have been paused.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I need to say something: if you think this settlement is meaningless you really don't have any idea how mass tort and complex litigation works. This settlement hurts. It is enormous. If it is breached and Meta doesn't do what it's promised, new litigation to enforce the settlemt will ensue.
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Danielle Ryan (Lestat Era) @danirat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I think another lesson to take from the loss of both Dolly and Tim Curry is that neither of them took themselves seriously but they took the work dead serious that's the most important thing pour all of yourself into the craft but have fun and don't get an ego.
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Michael @michaelklamerus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
it's the only relationship he mentions in his book too! He refuses to talk about who he has dated, his sexuality, etc EXCEPT that he dated Miss Piggy
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Tim Curry was not the 80-year-old Home Alone 2 cast member we were asking for.
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My heart is breaking. In addition to her musical talents, she was an exemplary human being. R I P Dolly Parton www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
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Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80
Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP
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Dolly Parton - Jolene (33rpm slowed down digital version)
YouTube video by OdinsVlog
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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We were on the verge of breaking up Ticketmaster, every music fan's dream for the last 4 decades, until Trump intervened www.wsj.com/business/med...
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The Trump Intervention That Got the DOJ Off Live Nation’s Back
Antitrust case started out aiming to force the concert giant to sell Ticketmaster. After two White House meetings, a deal kept the company intact.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Ya this is a very good description of why Rogans podcast is important
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 22/08/2026
The next Democratic president should make the removal of traitorous monuments a spectacle. Have Bruce Springsteen sing the National Anthem. Pick a Make-a-Wish kid to throw out the first tomato. Force every broadcaster to carry it live on prime time. Do a demolition countdown with fireworks
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
There are going to be Democrats who say we shouldn’t rip it all out — it’s already built, we have other priorities — but removing the visible signs of Trumpism is absolutely necessary.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The President has decided that in order to make ground beef cheaper, he will cut tariffs on ground beef. And I'm wondering if he could generalize from this one product to other products, and perhaps concede that tariffs raise prices on American consumers.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Natalie Harp is a year older than Martin Luther King Jr. was when he gave his I Have a Dream speech. She has agency and is running the propaganda operation that serves to put people in concentration camps. She does not get a pass because she looks like a dipshit teenager.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
If the average person knew how much influence executive branch special assistants can exert over the execution of U.S. government policy, the positions would be Senate-confirmed
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Remember when food was safe to eat www.dailymail.com/health/artic...
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Blueberry recall moved to highest risk level... 'probability of death'
A recall of frozen blueberries has been upgraded to the FDA's highest warning level over potential deadly bacterial contamination. There have been 12 sickened and four hospitalized.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“Don’t worry, folks. We’re not boning. She’s just my ethereal wife from heaven. Just your regular sky priestess 50 years my junior who grants me a love so eternal. You guys know what I’m talking about. Anyways no idea where my hag wife is, might be dead.”
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Honestly this is the right way to look at things
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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 16/08/2026
This is a great example of why Jeffries is not the man for the moment, and a bad choice to be Speaker. Instead of hitting the unity notes that Dems are doing well in Michigan and Wisconsin, he’s obsessing about local NYC politics because he’s afraid of losing power and it’s hurting Dems nationally.
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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 14/08/2026
i have no idea how many times service members and their families need to hear from trump that he thinks they're all worthless, disposable pissants, but i know this won't be the last time he tells them
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I keep hearing a lot about these cameras and the only fact I’ve been able to verify is that each one contains 2-3 lbs of copper and 1-2 grams of gold
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Ben Myring @benmyring.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This is wonderful - if you need cheering up then this is a real tonic. ordinaryabundance.com
ordinaryabundance.com
Ordinary Abundance
A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.
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