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Ed Salmon

@fogmount.bsky.social
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Writer. Professionally, primarily about tennis. Contributor for the Tennisform Ticker. Also into philosophy, science, politics, democracy, camping, cynicism, & iconoclasm. fogmountaintennis.wordpress.com

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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Well yeah. No trade, no trade deficit. Scarcity and stagflation, though.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Israeli troops are forcing Palestinian civilians to clear buildings and tunnels of booby traps and Hamas gunmen. “Soldiers said the practice… spared combat dogs from injury or death… A high-ranking officer said they shouldn’t worry about international humanitarian law.” apnews.com/article/isra...
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Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic, soldiers and former detainees tell the AP
Several Palestinians and Israeli soldiers say troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
We prefer Mar-a-Lago-style scoring, in which we just pull fantasies out of our ass.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Cutting prices by the power of make-believe
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
White House mulls suspending habeas corpus even though the Constitution specifically bars that except "in cases of rebellion or invasion." Trump aides argue that immigration constitutes an invasion, an argument intelligence agencies have refuted. @karoun.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
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Trump Officials Consider Suspending Habeas Corpus for Detained Migrants
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 07/05/2025
TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Yes, if anything can “restore credibility” to Congress, it’s Jonathan Turley testifying before a subcommittee chaired by Andy Biggs.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
To hell in a handbasket?
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Slept in my Leonard Cohen T-shirt and woke up sure that the rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor, and there’s a mighty judgment coming.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Trump on Feb. 14th, 2020, talking about COVID-19: “We have a very small number of people in the country, right now, with it… So we’re in very good shape.”
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Where does he think our students are now?
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
It’s amazing how many people in positions of influence, both in Congress and in the media, fail to grasp that the normal practices of politics are no longer adequate. In normal times a shutdown is a disaster, but it pales in comparison to shredding the Constitution, alliances, and democracy itself.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
March 13, 2025: The day Chuck Schumer surrendered the power of the legislative branch to a fascist dictator.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Anisimova beats Azarenka, 63 75. #DohaAfterMidnight It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Vika miss so many backhands.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Shapovalov beats Ruud, 76(5) 63 for the Dallas title.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Alexandrova comes back from 1-3 in both sets to beat Raducanu, 63 75 in Doha.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Frech beats Haddad Maia, 64 36 62 in Doha.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Avanesyan comes back from 3-5 in the 3rd set to beat Wang Xinyu, 76(3) 16 76(5) in 2h47m in Doha. 🎢🎢
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Mirra Andreeva beats Volynets, 46 76(4) 64 in Doha.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Potapova beats Bronzetti, 46 61 62 for the Cluj-Napoca title.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Alcaraz beats De Minaur, 64 36 62 for the Rotterdam title.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Samsonova beats Sun, 63 63 in Doha.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Kostyuk beats wild card Zeynep Sonmez, 63 63 in Doha. Earlier there: Parks d. Shnaider, 64 76(2); Garcia d. Yuan, 61 76(5) in 1h56m; Bucsa d. Kalinskaya, 67(3) 75 64 in 2h48m; Sakkari d. Ruse, 46 63 40 Ret.; Mertens d. Tauson, 60 Ret.; Fernandez d. Minnen, 61 62.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Down 0-4 to Bronzetti in Cluj-Napoca, Siniakova retires.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Bencic beats Krueger, 46 61 61 for the Abu Dhabi title.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
De Minaur beats Bellucci, 61 62 in 67 minutes in Rotterdam.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Potapova beats Sasnovich, 63 75 in Cluj-Napoca.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Bronzetti beats Cocciaretto, 61 64 in Cluj-Napoca.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Alcaraz beats Martínez, 62 61 in Rotterdam.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Potapova beats Seidel, 62 63 in Cluj-Napoca.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
An increasingly precise Bencic beats Rybakina, 36 63 64 in Abu Dhabi.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Siniakova beats Tomova, 63 76(7) in 2h01m in Cluj-Napoca.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Wow. Qualifier Mattia Bellucci backs up his upset of Medvedev yesterday by beating Tsitsipas, 64 62 in Rotterdam.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Krueger outguns Noskova, 76(2) 64 in Abu Dhabi.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Sasnovich beats Kalinina, 26 64 76(3) in Cluj-Napoca.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
De Minaur beats Altmaier, 61 64 in Rotterdam.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Cocciaretto beats Bogdan, 63 60 in Cluj-Napoca.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Noskova beats Linette, 64 63 in Abu Dhabi.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Bronzetti beats Stearns, 62 76(1) in Cluj-Napoca.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Tsitsipas beats Griekspoor, 67(5) 76(6) 75 in 2h59m in Rotterdam. Earlier there: De Minaur d. Mensik, 64 64; Altmaier d. Fils, 64 36 75; Rublev d. Marozsan, 76(2) 76(7).
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Rybakina wins the last 5 points to beat Jabeur, 62 46 76(4) in Abu Dhabi. Earlier there: Bencic d. Vondrousova, 75 63; Krueger d. Fernandez, 75 46 62.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Seidel beats Blinkova, 62 76(5) in Cluj-Napoca. Earlier there: Siniakova d. Dolehide, 26 61 64; Potapova d. Golubic, 64 75.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Qualifier Ella Seidel beats Cristian, 64 62 in Cluj-Napoca, where Bogdan is the only one of 6 Romanians to survive the 1st round.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Griekspoor beats Berrettini, 63 67(2) 76(4) in Rotterdam.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
At 7-5 1-4 vs. Linette in Abu Dhabi, Pavlyuchenkova retires.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Sasnovich comes back from 0-3 in both sets, saving 2 set points on qualifier Marina Stakusic’s serve in the 2nd to win, 63 75 in Cluj-Napoca.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Noskova beats Badosa, 64 61 in 67 minutes in Abu Dhabi.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Krueger beats Kasatkina, 16 75 64 in Abu Dhabi.
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Ed Salmon @fogmount.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
At 7-6(3) 4-6 vs. qualifier Andrea Vavassori in Rotterdam, Auger-Aliassime retires.
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