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MattRiffs.bsky.social

@mattriffs.bsky.social
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Public health consultant. Member of the Society for American Baseball Research. Co-author of Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the Sports World (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024). 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈

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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Denny McLain was the Detroit pitcher that year who got all of the media’s attention — understandably so. But Lolich was the hurler who bailed out the Tigers, helping them come back from a 3-1 deficit.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Dictator Move of the Day.
nytimes.com
Inside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)
The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Putin knows the best way to get the upper hand with the Trump White House is by appealing to its never-ending capacity for grifting. #Ukraine
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hi, Marshall. Just ordered a copy of your book. One of my sisters lives in KC and is a Royals’ fan. My other sister is married to a huge Cardinals fan. I’m going to encourage them to buy it. Good luck with the book.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
👏👏👏
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What federal law authorizes these payments that the Trump administration is mailing?
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As a Virginia resident, I want to thank you for elevating this issue.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Pentagon never disclosed that eight US Marines were injured when an Iranian cruise missile hit their vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on September 14, NBC reports. Injuries were eventually added to the casualty record with no announcement ten days later.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
They belong to a cult, not to a party.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A damn good question
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The cases dropped included white collar crime, drugs and terrorism, 23,000 of them, all during the first six months of Trump’s second term. Instead the DOJ focused on immigration cases.
propublica.org
Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is encouraging voters to request mail ballots while challenging mail voting infrastructure nationwide. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
‘Hypocritical’: RNC pushes mail voting for its supporters while attacking it in court
The RNC has sued across the country to restrict mail voting. But it also paid for emails and a website telling voters to “request your mail-in ballot now,” a Democracy Docket analysis found.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If this is what the GOP calls socialism, then bring it on!
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I’m betting she is following RFK Jr’s strict orders not to say a word about it.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
He loves communism so long as the promoter is a man named Putin.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
That’s a tough one. I’d probably choose the airline where you already have more miles/points.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
He's lying about 9/11. He lied about the pandemic. He lied about the integrity of our elections. He doctored an official weather map to lie about a hurricane. There is absolutely nothing that Donald Trump won't lie about.
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
NEW: Nate Hochman was fired from the DeSantis campaign in 2023 after promoting a video with the Sonnenrad, a Nazi symbol embraced by white supremacists. He now works in Rubio's State Department, as deputy director of policy planning and chief speechwriter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
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For Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept. (Gift Article)
The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ” —Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We need to boycott #Google. Don’t spend time/money on a platform that bows to tyrants like Trump. I just opened a new email account — gonna ditch Gmail.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We need to boycott #Google. Don’t spend time/money on a platform that bows to tyrants like Trump.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Good to see that Trump’s cabinet appointees are focused on the key issue of affordability.
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Tuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
Image of Sundar Pichai and the Gmail logo
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
There is nothing he won’t lie about. Nothing.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
So much classier than most of the facades of recently built ballparks.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New documents show RFK Jr. lied to a U.S. Senate committee. Not that it matters at all to GOP members of the Senate.
apnews.com
Exclusive: RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that
The Associated Press and The Guardian have obtained documents that contradict statements made by current Health Secretary Robert F.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
NEW: A paperback edition of our biography of sports visionary Abe Saperstein, founder of the Harlem Globetrotters. My brother Matthew and I detail Saperstein’s key roles in basketball’s 3-point shot, Negro Leagues baseball, integrating sports, and even secret State Dept. dealings in the Cold War.
bloomsbury.com
Globetrotter
*Booklist starred review* The captivating biography of Abe Saperstein, creator of the Harlem GlobetrottersThe original Harlem Globetrotters weren't from Harlem,…
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Pathetic BS. Any day now, Republicans will blame the Iran war on illegal immigration.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/08/2026
Autopsies show how hard doctors tried to save babies who died after not getting a vitamin K shot: tubes inserted in their airways, blood transfusions. They’re excruciating to read because they underscore how preventable these deaths could have been. (Published May)
propublica.org
What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died After Not Receiving a Vitamin K Shot
Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Here’s Trump on March 11, talking about the war with Iran: "We've won. ... You never like to say too early you won. We won. We won the bet — In the first hour, it was over." Here’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright 5 months later, with the war dragging on: “The president is playing the long game.”
abcnews.com
Trump signals economic pressure in Iran conflict as talks stall: ANALYSIS
The Trump administration is touting its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and previewing new sanctions still to be announced.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I’ve taken 1,000+ airline flights in my life. If any airline that I fly cooperates with these fascist ghouls, they will lose my business.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
While Trump says he's "low-keying" the war with Iran, desperate sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln are trying to jump overboard during its long deployment to support a criminal president's illegal war.
navytimes.com
Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say
Multiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to go overboard as the carrier's deployment stretches into its ninth month.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 12/08/2026
What the fuck do you mean “speaking out”?! He stalked her when she was a girl and is using NBC to continue to insert himself into her life four decades later. This is not news, this is aiding and abetting. @nbcnews.com should take this down and apologize.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
So disturbing
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Her foundation is choosing AI over assistance for low-income kids. Since when did AI become a “cause” in need of charity?
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 29/07/2026
Epstein survivor on Trump's criminal lawyer Todd Blanche: "Yeah, I mean, he actually said the words 'get to the point' to us. We're survivors who've been waiting to meet with him for 9 months, 8 months. We've been asking for meetings, and he very much said, 'can you get to the point already?'"
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is a very disappointing news. I’m a Virginia voter and I want an explanation, @kaine.senate.gov.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Why did you cave on Trump’s nominee for CDC Director? I’m a constituent and I would like to know why you’re signaling support for her. I think many Virginia voters would like an explanation.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This is so damn insane, @salvagni.org
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I hope there are #journalists out there who will ask President Trump what “very big favors” he is doing for China’s Xi?
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Silvija (still) stands with Ukraine @svecrumba.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Echoes of Stalin—in 1937 he received an 11 minute standing ovation. Everyone was too afraid to be the first to stop clapping.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
What else can Senator Cassidy say or do to humiliate himself any more?
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It speaks volumes when someone decides that their strongest defense is to say “you are hated even more than me!”
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Ryan @aa-rust.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The claim ”Santa does not exist” is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that he might just be really good at covering his tracks.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
From 2003 to 2024, the number of children 17-years and under killed by US law enforcement each year increased from 8 per year (0.01 per 100 000 person-years) to 37 per year (0.05 per 100 000 person-years), noticeably outpacing the significant increases in all annual deaths caused by law enforcement.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Petulant and arrogant are the nicest adjectives I can think of to describe such a dishonorable man
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I have deleted that app . . . for good.
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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This is worth underscoring: people here who constantly pop up to say that the GOP "was always like this" are factually incorrect.
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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Everyone’s head is bowed except for the orange doofus’s — such a disgrace.
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