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Michael Rabby

@michaelrabby.bsky.social
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Academic, and quantitative data and relationships consultant in PNW and beyond.

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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 23h
MLB's website doesn't even have a picture of the dude pitching for the #Astros right now. That's usually.... not good 😱
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 29/09/2026
President Trump issued an executive order last year to open federal land for data centers. mrf.lu/2d67h
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Same…
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Imai in to finish the Division Championshop. Just as it was foretold… #astros
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here's Laura Rutledge explaining that the secret service will not interfere with the radio communications at this game immediately followed by the broadcast audio going to hell
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My favorite Cleveland song… www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVtq...
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Cleveland City - We Are Lebron [Stay Lebron Official Song]
YouTube video by Elwn BBvdz
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🤡🫩😟
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 23/09/2026
Weekends downtown were almost as busy this summer as they were before the pandemic. mrf.lu/2S4GN
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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Steven Adams predicts that performance for players, coaches and scouts across sports leagues will dip in November. Why? GTA VI comes out.
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As an #astros fan, I approve this message
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Speaking as a #Longhorn, I’m embarrassed by this. It starts with Sark… who Will-Smithed what should have been his greatest night in Austin
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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
ESPN had Ted Cruz on 'College GameDay' in a conversation with Rece Davis for nearly 10 minutes. Cruz was heavily booed by the crowd -- and heard "Ted, you suck!" chants -- in Austin.
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
!!!
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EVIL UNO: International Man of Mystery 🇨🇦 @eviluno.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Andy was one of the kindest people I have ever met. He just radiated LOVE: for his people, animals, everyone. My fondest memories of him are when he had a room full of friends holding on to his every word. He was an incredible storyteller and a beautiful person. RIP my friend
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Basquiatball @basquiatball.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Adding 5 more first picks to this as the cost to acquire Kawhi/Paul George.
Reddit post: Now that the final piece of Paul George Clippers trade draft capital has been utilized, here's everything the deal has become.
In exchange for Paul George, the Oklahoma City Thunder received...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander:

2x MVP, 1X NBA Champion, 4x NBA All-Star, 4x All-NBA 1st Team

Danilo Gallinari

Sign and traded to the Hawks for a 2025 2nd; that pick was used to select Brooks Barnhizer

Heat 2021 first-round pick

Used to select Tre Mann 18th overall who was traded for Gordon Hayward. Oops.

Clippers 2022 first-round pick

Conveyed at 12th overall & was used to select future All-NBA and future NBA champion #2 option Jalen Williams

Clippers 2023 first-round pick swap

Did not convey due to the Clippers having a better record

Heat 2023 first-round pick (Lottery-protected)

Heat eventually made a trade to reacquire this pick & used it on Jaime Jacquez Jr.; the Thunder received a 2025 lottery-protected Heat 1st

Conveyed 15th overall in 2025 & was used to draft Thomas Sorber

Clippers 2024 first-round pick:

Traded to the Washington Wizards as part of a 3-team deal...sort of.

The TL;DR is that OKC got the 2028 swap rights to the Mavericks pick as a result of a deal which landed the Mavericks Daniel Gafford

Clippers 2025 first-round pick swap

Conveyed, the swap moved the Thunder from 30th to 24th*

Clippers 2026 first-round pick

Conveyed 12th overall & was used to select Aday Mara

TL;DR - Paul George was turned into SGA, Jalen Williams, Thomas Sorber, Aday Mara & Brooks Barnhizer.

I didn't see a post discussing this but I thought it was interesting now that "The worst trade of all time™" is fully completed.

Sort of.
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Good.
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The Cure @thecure.com · 30/08/2026
WATCH THE FINAL SHOW OF THE SUMMER FROM ROCK EN SEINE VIA A WORLDWIDE LIVE STREAM FROM 20:55 (CEST) / 19:55 (BST) AT www.youtube.com/live/yBN_aFX...
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LIVE : The Cure à Rock en Seine 2026 🤘
THE CURE EST DE RETOUR ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Depuis leur première venue à Rock...
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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 27/08/2026
Texas-USC is the last mythical sports game. I've had this take for a while and the Vince Young doc brought it back. I make my case here. Full show: BunchFormationPod.com
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Good!!!
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
WTF… just monsters… monsters.
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✧𝔪𝔲𝔡 𝔰𝔠𝔞𝔪𝔭✧ @altaudge.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
DOLLY PARTON PET PEEVES
1. NOBODY NOTICES IVE GOT GREAT ASS TOO
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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Sorry, I can’t type that.
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly 💔 Beyond the music... ask anyone in Tennessee who has kids about the books they have as a result of her charity. Truly, someone who embodied the best in all of us, and for whom the teachings of Jesus were a truth, not a cudgel.
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This seemed inevitable…
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 24/08/2026
She’s a glitter-breathing dragon! The Portland Fire unveiled Rose the Glitter-Breathing Dragon on Sunday night during halftime of their game against the Washington Mystics. www.oregonlive.com/portland-fir...
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Congressman Juan Vargas @vargas.house.gov · 19/08/2026
Oswaldo Pirela is a husband, a father, and a minor league coach for the Padres. He came to this country legally, sought asylum, and has built a life here. ICE just detained him. This is an outrage, and Oswaldo should be reunited with his family immediately.
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San Diego Padres minor-league catching coordinator detained by ICE in Texas
Oswaldo Pirela is a Venezuelan former pro who works for the San Diego Padres. Relatives say he is in the United States legally and demand his release.
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is my bucket list ballpark, outside of Wrigley…
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Dos Hombres down 😰
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
That’s the gist of it.
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Timeline cleaner #astros
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
we have truly reached the senile grandpa stage of his presidency
President Trump has directed the Navy to tear out a complex system for launching jet fighters from its aircraft carriers and instead go back to using steam catapults, a move Navy officials have fought for years and will likely cost billions in extra dollars.
U.S. officials say Trump signed a national security memorandum today directing the change, which would involve removing the electromagnetic catapult system used by the ships in the Gerald R. Ford class of carriers.
By doing so, Trump is making good on a promise he made almost 10 years ago to go back to the steam system after hearing a sailor sing the system's praises while visiting a ship during his first term.
But since Trump said in an interview with Time in 2017 that he told the Navy to go back to "goddamn steam," top Navy and industry leaders have resisted the move due to the enormous expense of tearing out such a complex system that was integral to the design of the Ford class.
The move will direct the Navy to redesign the fourth ship in the class—to be named the Doris Miller—and all remaining ships. The first three ships-the Ford, John F. Kennedy and Enterprise-will retain the electromagnetic system.
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Morris “Day and The Time” Katz @vodkasnowflake.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
omg lol
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Tales of everyday corruption. Pete Hegseth cancelled the $400,000 contract for making uniforms for the Blue Angels on the grounds that the contract with "The Sewing Box" was DEI since the firm is Black-owned. Instead, he awarded it to a Trump donor for $1,690,000, a 325% price increase!
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
For YEARS, I been waiting for this to happen every time I watch the news
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 04/08/2026
It is the single worst deliberate change I have ever seen made to a product, and might be what stops me using Microsoft Office after…25+ years? Imbecilic product decision, but just one among *many*.
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Chandler Rome @chandlerrome.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Astros won 11-2. They are 56-55. Houston has secured the season series over the Rangers, overtaken first place in the American League West and is over .500 for the first time since April 6.
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Sheriff of Portland @sheriffofportland.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Tom Dundon’s back in town?
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The best ugly ninth inning I've ever witnessed... #astros
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 26/07/2026
A letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after he was murdered by ICE.
suzpretti
18 hours ago

Today marks the six-month anniversary of Alex's murder. No one has been held accountable, no apologies, not a single phone call from any governmental official, hospital personnel, or the mpls police dept. Six-months of pain, a roller-coaster of trauma over and over. Every time another a death, another mention, a picture, a tribute, a sorrow so deep. I wonder how to move forward. Will I ever get over this loss and this pain?
Will I ever be able to enjoy life again? How does one live knowing that I have no power to change what has happened?

And yet the outreach not only from Minnesota, but from around the world has been nothing less than spectacular. Every card, every gift, every heartfelt letter has been read, touched, held, and cherished by us all. The kindness you've all shown us is beyond words. Please never forget Alex and what he believed in ~ equality and peace for all. I will remember the things that made you, you. It will never take your memory. As long as I'm here, you will never be forgotten.

For all you asking what you can do. Continue this fight. Never give up your right to speak out, protect your neighbor, your community and don't forget to spend time with those you love...
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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
So, I know the Sextuplet Crown isn’t a thing, but Yordan Álvarez is currently leading the AL in OPS, batting average, homers, RBIs, runs, and hits
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Weel, f***... #blazers are losing some of the greatest and most powerful connections to its fans
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brandon @flurryfrom30.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
adam silver and the other 29 owners stained their legacy letting tom dundon own the blazers. utterly shameless behavior.
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This city wants nothing more than to throw its arms around this guy… but he’s almost beyond a cartoon-level villain at this point
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Yes, please.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/07/2026
BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked Paramount’s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, granting a request from a coalition of 12 states led by California. The court will consider a longer injunction on Aug. 3.
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
James Dolan a worse owner than #blazers El Cheapo?
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
What I'm watching for: Don't be party to his claims of voter fraud but do report the hell out of them. Treat it as a big story, but not the one he wanted. The main character is the American voter, not a renegade president. For the free press we're entering a danger zone. Use it or lose it.
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Michael Rabby @michaelrabby.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Climate change is real…
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 14/07/2026
I dunno man. If I were a law student of Prof. Wurman's at UMinn Law... I'd be asking for my money back. What happened wasn't "sue and settle." It was "sue an agency you control & have them provide you a massive economic win as a 'settlement.'" If I can figure that out, so can Wurman
Law professor Ilan Wurman tweeting about a federal court calling out Donald Trump's bullshit "settlement" with his own DOJ/IRS as not just invalid, but where the lawyers should be reviewed for professional discipline by saying: "Wait, sue and settle is now bar-discipline worthy? If so, all the Obama and Biden lawyers are in big trouble. 

Just kidding. These rules apply only to Trump and his lawyers."
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