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Erik Lundegaard

@elundy.bsky.social
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Writer editor, Minneapolis Seattle, movies baseball. Most of my reviews do not count toward the Tomatometer. eriklundegaard.com letterboxd.com/ELundegaard

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Erik Lundegaard @elundy.bsky.social · 4h
I think it was a good move to fire Dan Wilson but he ain't the main reason for the troubles. That would be Mariners ownership... eriklundegaard.com/item/the-pip...
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The Pipes, the Pipes Call for Danny Wilson
I was probably 30,000 feet in the air, on my way back to Seattle after spending a week helping take care of my father in Minnesota, when the Mariners finally fired manager Dan Wilson. It was the...
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Erik Lundegaard @elundy.bsky.social · 22h
Two years ago the Chicago White Sox lost 121 games, and now they're in the postseason. If you're not rooting for them, I don't know, man, I'd worry about you. Plus they're playing the Astros and no one likes the fucking Astros. (Yordan excepted. He's exceptional.)
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump has said the Iran war is almost over at least 60 times. It's been 212 days. 19 service members are dead, 800+ wounded, $43 billion gone. We counted every broken promise with @votevets.org.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today’s Jack Smith hearing should be treated by the press as a civics lesson rather than a spectacle. “As I appear before you today, it is my belief that the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we have experienced in our lifetime.” His opening remarks: www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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Erik Lundegaard @elundy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
JFC, what a tool. I like that he took it so well when they showed him why he was wrong and how he was wrong.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When legacy media compare Orban's treatment of the press to Trump's, do they realize they're telling on themselves? Big corporate media folded. Independent media stood up there and is standing up here. Support Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Erik Lundegaard @elundy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here are the teams with first-round byes in this year's MLB playoffs: The team with the best record (Brewers) The team with the second-best record (Dodgers) The team with the third-best record (Rays) The team with the 11th-best record (Guardians)
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Alternative hed: A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns. This Time, You Paid For It.
A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government The ad, which experts said could break federal law, shows President Trump vowing to "expel the warmongers" from the government, even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Erik Lundegaard @elundy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it
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Erik Lundegaard @elundy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Straightforward hed
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Erik Lundegaard @elundy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Also recommend Michael Lewis’ podcast on these fuckers.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Erik Lundegaard @elundy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Are there no editors at the Athletic? Jayson Stark says that if you take away PCA's 45 homers this season, he still has more... Doubles than Mookie Singles than Aluve Triples than Elly Hits than Kyle Tucker Steals than Esteury Ruiz Right. Because taking away HRs affects only one of those: hits.
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Adam Kempenaar @filmspotting.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
For this week's Movie Racket, host Michael Phillips and film critic @aduralde.bsky.social discuss the work of Vincente Minnelli and other films with a keen eye for production design, art direction, and hidden details🎬
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Chinese media allowed at WH. American media banned in defiance of a court order.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The president of the United States went to the United Nations and threatened genocide against a member state in front of the world. Our country’s name is attached to that threat. Iranian children have to live under it. This is where we’re at. jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/one-tiny-han…
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wait…If you fight Trump’s frivolous lawsuits you will win??? Did anyone tell this to ABC and CBS News?
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Brazen hypocrisy is not a bug, it's a feature. A really big feature.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I know we're all* numb to this by now, but it really needs to be said that any one of the batshit insane tyrant tweets from our special little boy would've led to swift efforts to remove any other previous president.
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Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"There is a straight line from Koch Brothers money, allied with segregationists and religious fundamentalists, that runs through the Federalist Society and the Roberts Supreme Court, through the MAGA-fied Republican Party, through the crypto-industry and the tech-broligarchy, that leads to Trump."
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It’s “Underwear on the Outside” Time
Trump’s continuing downward spiral into sundowning
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Renee Good's mom: "I am a registered Republican. I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect citizens -- innocents like our family and the others here. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness."
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En Buen Ora @enbuenora.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Donald Trump is a stupid goddamn moron who *genuinely* does not understand very basic concepts or words, yet the richest, most influential, powerful news organizations in the world--who people think are on their side--go out of their way to pretend he isn't and hide it when it can't be denied.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If you’re a SERGIO LEONE fan, you need to hunt this down let me tell you. Fantastic Documentary on this movie maestro. THE ITALIAN WHO INVENTED AMERICA (2022) “No-one’s ever made Movies like him, before or after.” — Steven Spielberg
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Erik Lundegaard @elundy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Great news!!!
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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So, they were paying into the insurance pool but not filing claims for reimbursement. Isn't that... a good thing?
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Bob Cesca @bobcesca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is fucking insane. Absolutely fucking insane. So, if you're healthy and haven't needed to use your insurance policy, these dumbshits think you're committing fraud?! What?!
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron
Trump speaking at UN — MS NOW chyron reads: Trump touts being a peacemaker while asking if he should annihilate Iran
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You read that right: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar will, thanks to the approval of Trump's FCC, own 49.5% of Paramount Warner Brothers, and CBS, and CNN. One of many things to keep in mind when you cast your vote in the next six weeks.
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Rebecca Schoenkopf @wonkette.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
why do you suppose the ONLY emails in my promotions tab that gmail marked as "important" today based on "Google magic" were from Ken Paxton, Jon Husted, Tom Emmer, and John Sununu? The only ones out of 500 emails. From people whose emails I have never opened. Why do you suppose that is?
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The White House press corps should recognize that the rules of the game have changed. Now it’s time to fight back. No more deference. Correct his lies. Confront him with reality. Read me on MS NOW: www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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Opinion | Trump’s press ban won’t make the bad news go away
The abrupt decision to bar MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House should lead members of the White House press corps to push back.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump’s obsession with these vulgar memorials to his own vanity is a reminder of the darkness around him, of his hostility to democracy, his loathing of honor, and his disordered mind. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump’s Monumental Obsession
The president fantasizes about a capital city full of memorials—to himself.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
And a malignant narcissist is a narcissist who ends up trying to destroy everything he hasn’t contributed to and isn’t entitled to. ht: @narceducator.bsky.social
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“Jesus doesn’t hear the prayers of those who wage war.” — Pope Leo XIV
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Erik Lundegaard @elundy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Beautiful eulogy. craigwright.substack.com/p/annie-dill...
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Annie Dillard 1945-2026
“The thing we desperately need is to face the way it is.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18/09/2026
This is what corruption looks like. A Russian oligarch close to Putin spends hundreds of thousands of dollars bankrolling celebrations for the president’s son. And we’re supposed to believe it was just a generous wedding gift with no strings attached? #StopTrumpCorruption
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Republican Project for literally my entire life has been to warn us that the Federal Government was Too Powerful and Overreaching and would Strip Our Freedoms and now they have gotten into lockstep behind this loon who's like "I might fuck around and ban muffins"
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I think he'd get enjoined by Judge Cooper so fast it will make everyone's head spin. But Trump's going to try to do it. To destroy things he can't possess or control is his essential nature.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
He was actually very clear about what he was going to do. Maybe you should have leveled with your constituents about what you were supporting bsky.app/profile/phil...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“The Donald J. Trump Trade War has caused dairy, grain and livestock farmers to lose their Canadian market. Already reeling from the Trump Tariffs, farmers are expected to lose $31 billion this year and $32 billion next year.”
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“The Donald J. Trump Iran War, and related Pentagon mismanagement, has left the mighty U.S. military depleted of weapons and its best officers—while millions of Americans are straining to afford groceries because of an inflationary spiral. ...
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Erik Lundegaard @elundy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don't watch a lot of TV, but I watched and loved WIDOW'S BAY and PLURIBUS and DTF ST. LOUIS, so this was a good Emmy Awards Show for me.
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Thank You For Saying That Widows Bay
ALT: Thank You For Saying That Widows Bay
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
Ossoff: "Look, we already know that Donald Trump is a dangerously corrupt and incompetent man. The question is what we're going to do about it."
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David Chen @davechen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Rhea Seahorn winning Best Actress for Pluribus feels like justice at last for the many years of lack of recognition for her superlative work in Better Call Saul #emmys
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Erik Lundegaard @elundy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I don't wanna squawk but who're they tryin' to rib? NY Times, always the high hat. They give me the cramps.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Oscar Wilde
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Joe Posnanski @joeposnanski.com · 12/09/2026
I know that for so many only October matters … but the fact that Tampa Bay and Milwaukee will be the first two teams to clinch postseason spots does point away from the whole “small market teams have no chance” narrative.
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Is it newsworthy that the President of the United States publicly led his supporters in a pledge to cheat like hell in an upcoming election?
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Well that depends. Do you think words have meanings? Like, when people say things, should we attach linguistic definitions to the words they use? Or do you think, like, you know, nothing really means anything, language is just kinda jazz and we should just kinda groove and zone out?
USA Today headline: Trump floats $5,000 checks 'if the Republicans win.' Is that a bribe?
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