MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Denny 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. 000
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Dictator Move of the Day.nytimes.comInside 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. 29371168
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Putin 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 000
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hi, 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. 122
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What federal law authorizes these payments that the Trump administration is mailing? 010
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As a Virginia resident, I want to thank you for elevating this issue. 000
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The 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. 501602649
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The 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.orgTrump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to ImmigrationUnder 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... 13282157
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The 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 courtThe 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. 561136599
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If this is what the GOP calls socialism, then bring it on! 060
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I’m betting she is following RFK Jr’s strict orders not to say a word about it. 011
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026He loves communism so long as the promoter is a man named Putin. 000
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026That’s a tough one. I’d probably choose the airline where you already have more miles/points. 000
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/09/2026He'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. 49472138
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialEdward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 06/09/2026NEW: 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...nytimes.comFor 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. 851761984
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialSteven 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 252249276964
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We 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. 010
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We need to boycott #Google. Don’t spend time/money on a platform that bows to tyrants like Trump. 000
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Good to see that Trump’s cabinet appointees are focused on the key issue of affordability. 010
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialTuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026If 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: 1511467810140
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026There is nothing he won’t lie about. Nothing. 020
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026So much classier than most of the facades of recently built ballparks. 010
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026New documents show RFK Jr. lied to a U.S. Senate committee. Not that it matters at all to GOP members of the Senate.apnews.comExclusive: RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute thatThe Associated Press and The Guardian have obtained documents that contradict statements made by current Health Secretary Robert F. 010
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 23/08/2026NEW: 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.comGlobetrotter*Booklist starred review* The captivating biography of Abe Saperstein, creator of the Harlem GlobetrottersThe original Harlem Globetrotters weren't from Harlem,… 37321
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Pathetic BS. Any day now, Republicans will blame the Iran war on illegal immigration. 000
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 21/08/2026Autopsies 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.orgWhat I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died After Not Receiving a Vitamin K ShotBabies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been. 23937416
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Here’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.comTrump signals economic pressure in Iran conflict as talks stall: ANALYSISThe Trump administration is touting its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and previewing new sanctions still to be announced. 315647
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I’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. 093
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/08/2026While 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.comMultiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families sayMultiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to go overboard as the carrier's deployment stretches into its ninth month. 713857
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 12/08/2026What 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. 273485579
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Her foundation is choosing AI over assistance for low-income kids. Since when did AI become a “cause” in need of charity? 010
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 29/07/2026Epstein 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?'" 711610611
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 28/07/2026This is a very disappointing news. I’m a Virginia voter and I want an explanation, @kaine.senate.gov. 081
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Why 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. 040
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I hope there are #journalists out there who will ask President Trump what “very big favors” he is doing for China’s Xi? 000
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialSilvija (still) stands with Ukraine @svecrumba.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Echoes of Stalin—in 1937 he received an 11 minute standing ovation. Everyone was too afraid to be the first to stop clapping. 914846
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026What else can Senator Cassidy say or do to humiliate himself any more? 000
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026It speaks volumes when someone decides that their strongest defense is to say “you are hated even more than me!” 010
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialRyan @aa-rust.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The 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. 25513
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 23/07/2026From 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. 47131
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Petulant and arrogant are the nicest adjectives I can think of to describe such a dishonorable man 0121
Reposted by MattRiffs.bsky.socialAlex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026This is worth underscoring: people here who constantly pop up to say that the GOP "was always like this" are factually incorrect. 2325
MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Everyone’s head is bowed except for the orange doofus’s — such a disgrace. 010