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Nicoletta Penguin

@nicoguin.bsky.social
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I do not live in Brooklyn. I am not writing a memoir. I did not attend high kindergarten. Founder, Sam Antonacci Fan Club/NYC Chapter.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
"Can a rapist’s prose elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect what empathy and accountability might look like so undergrads may successfully mimic them on paper in pursuit of avoiding just punishment." buff.ly/5na4oMY
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Announcing Cornell University’s Newest Writing Course: Rape Essays 101
“Can a rapist’s prose effectively elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect wh...
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Amanda Lane Cumming @amandalc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Phillies fans seem upset with Don Mattingly, have they considered replacing him with Tino Martinez?
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 8h
Being middle aged is deciding the number of PT appointments a night of standing on Brooklyn Steel's cement floors is worth. Decision: cash and a player to be named later. (Thank you @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social for flagging the tour!)
From @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social's Cup of Coffee newsletter:
Shannon and Narducy are gonna do "Document" next year

Just a couple of days after I talked about seeing Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy touring R.E.M.'s "Lifes Rich Pageant" album, yesterday they announced that in 2027 they will be touring "Document." You know, the one with "The One I Love" and "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" on it: [image with tour dates, too many to list, you can find them here: https://www.axs.com/events/1636717/michael-shannon-jason-narducy-and-friends-play-r-e-m-s-document-tickets] A limited presale is gonna happen tomorrow with the password "Document40" at 10AM venue time today. General sale starts on Friday.
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 9h
As of yesterday afternoon in NYC, White Sox gear is no longer an invisibility cloak. Three random people stopped me to chat (not fans, just aware of the team for the first time). Middle aged women who were contemplating a bank heist and had a shirt as part of your disguise, consider yourself warned.
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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 28/09/2026
Former ‘South Park’ writer Toby Morton has created a website to expose information about Cornell University’s administration in response to the group sexual assault case: “Accountability should not disappear when the headlines do. And we all know this headline will disappear.”
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yesterday's CSA share included 15-20 perfectly ripe Italian plums. No time to write a poem. I am racing against the clock to deal with them before they cross the compost bridge.
A bowl of 15-20 Italian plums from yesterday's CSA pickup in a dark red bowl on a shelf in my fridge. All perfectly ripe. Resigned that some will end up in the compost.
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Luke Epplin @lukeepplin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's the 50th anniversary of Tom Waits's great album "Small Change" and his YouTube account just put an unedited video of his appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test to promote it. It's transcendent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBb3...
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Tom Waits – Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test (1977)
YouTube video by Tom Waits
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Everyone seems to be having a week/month/year, so here's one of my favorite moments from my favorite concert ever: an 11K person singalong of "Andogynous." www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWtP...
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The Replacements - Androgynous (Forest Hills Stadium) New York City 9.19.14
YouTube video by markit aneight
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 22/09/2026
jason benetti you are my GOAT
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Jesse Dougherty @jessedougherty.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I asked some professional hitting coaches to break down Vivek Ramaswamy's swing. "Very, very, very much a front-foot hitter, so that’s the first thing we’d attack. But I’m not sure it’s salvageable." For @washingtonsun.bsky.social: washingtonsun.com/campaigns/vi...
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Hitting Coaches Break Down Vivek Ramaswamy’s Baseball Swing
The candidate for Republican governor was mocked for his swing in a campaign video. We asked experts to weigh in.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The first panel shows a black cat. The text above the cat reads, "For a long time, black cats were said to be evil and working with the Devil."
The second panel zooms out and shows Sarah, the protagonist, next to the cat. The text above the pair reads "But now we know that's not true."
The third panel shows Sarah hugging the black cat.
The fourth panel shows an orange cat behind Sarah, standing with its arms reaching up as a fire blazes behind it. The text reads, "It's the orange cats."
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Bookmarking this for the future baseball-free endtimes.
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big bleat from badsville @djepelgesh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
thank you The New York Post for what may be the funniest image of all time
a picture from the NY Post titled "	today’s leftists are possessed by the spirit of France’s 18th-century guillotine-loving revolutionaries" (way too long) that shows Mamdani (the specter haunting Europe) smiling in the sky as a bunch of French people goof around
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Fellow Adult Children of Brooklyn Dodger Fans, I hope some of your parents are still on this earth to see this glorious day.
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bobo tucci @no-flashlight.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Average MLB player Wikipedia page
Wikipedia sections:

Early life
Baseball
Racially insensitive comments
Personal life and family
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
absolutely wheezing at an Instagram clip of comic Stevie Martin (who I love from being a maniac on Taskmaster) claiming that Shakespeare only had three plays: 1. “I’m Not a Good Monarch” 2. “I’ll Pretend To Be You, You Hide Behind That Plant, and We’ll Both Marry Her” 3. “The Lion King”
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I found baseball heaven (if you ignore that it's 1) the Red Sox 2) in Boston): Heated Rivalry night at Fenway. A sold out crowd, probably 60% women/not dudes. ONLY A FEW SMALL CHILDREN TARPS OFF for the first 9 innings (a few guys older in the 10th). Official Black Lives Matters signs.
Third base line upper deck at Fenway. "BLACK LIVES MATTER" is on the scoreboard under the top deck. Extremely large neon Coca Cola sign perches over the top row of seats.Third base line upper deck at Fenway. "BLACK LIVES MATTER" is on the scoreboard beneath the railing. To the right is another sign saying WELCOME TO FENWAY PARK.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Child: It’s the mayor. Mamdani: *laughs* Child: What? You are the mayor. You could become the king. Mamdani: I’m happy as the mayor. Jalen Brunson is the king.
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Mike Wilner @wilnerness.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Here’s a picture of one of Carlos Delgado’s notebook, in which he detailed every at-bat he had. It’s open to his four-homer game. Asterisks mean called strikes, circled means he swung, see alt text for more. #Bluejays
One of Carlos Delgado’s hitting notebooks. His four-homer game is the third one down on the right side.

Look at the notes in the Doug Waechter game.  “Wrist for FB” meant that of Delgado could see Waechter’s wrist in his set-up, he was throwing a fastball.
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I was uncommitted to a team this season until Sam's evil genius stole my heart and welded me to the White Sox. My only sadness is that we can't hear Billy Martin's thoughts on him.
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Tim Curry, in my favorite role, as Tim Curry. Tweenage me traced the breadcrumbs from I Do the Rock into my future. Thank you for everything. The only thing you were wrong about - you whacked the ball with DiMaggio's velocity every single at bat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXPC...
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Tim Curry Official Music Video - I Do The Rock
YouTube video by Tim Curry
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John Bowman @johnbowman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
How big was Dolly Parton in the ‘80s? Dolly didn’t go on The Muppet Show. The Muppets went on Dolly.
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Dolly Parton & Kermit The Frog – “Everyday People” Extended/Remixed | 'Dolly' Episode 5 (1987)
YouTube video by ddolIly
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James Fegan @jrfegan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Rikuu Nishida is here in Chicago, per the White Sox. He is expected to be activated tomorrow as a corresponding move for a player going on the bereavement list.
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
We need Miguel Vargas fashion commentary on this.
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The thread that explains my irrational hatred of a pitcher from my childhood.
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Today is my 3 month White Sox anniversary, and like some who came before me, I did not expect to be here but I love it. I've hear more salty language from players and broadcast team media in 3 months (complimentary, mostly Ozzie) than in 25+ years of the Yankees!
In their first meeting as former teammates, forever besties Jerry Remy and Pudge Fisk laugh together at Fenway, opening day 1981.  Both are rocking 80s finery - Pudge in the breathtaking 81 uniforms with the huge collars, Remy in what must be a Members Only jacket and big shades.
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jen ramos-eisen @jenramose.online · 18/08/2026
I've definitely asked MLB and the MLBPA multiple times about what would happen in the event something like this happens www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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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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COYOTE @coyotemedia.org · 17/08/2026
Cole Harry found himself in the midst of a sudden divorce. His ex took the apartment, the furniture — and his Rancho Gordo Bean Club subscription. When heirloom beans are caught in the middle of a messy divorce, who should get custody? @soleilho.com asks Bay Area food club leaders to chime in.
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It’s Over — But I’m Keeping The Bean Club
When heirloom beans are caught in the middle of a messy divorce, who should get custody? Bay Area food club leaders chime in.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 16/08/2026
A lot of people don't know this, but when you brush a cat, you are legally required to show them the wad of cat hair that came off of them and tell them "this is enough for another whole cat"
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Andromeda Yelton @thatandromeda.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Because we deserve nice things, news articles that are about NOTHING of import and zero horrors, please be advised: the new Melville statue at the New Bedford whaling museum is a smokeshow. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/13/a...
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The new Herman Melville statue in New Bedford is ... hot. - The Boston Globe
The statue, from sculptor Stefanie Rocknak, stands in front of the Seamen's Bethel.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 15/08/2026
Announcers Watch Angels-Royals Game In Total Silence
Announcers Watch Angels-Royals Game In Total Silence
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
@lorraineberry.bsky.social and I never stopped.
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
sound on
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
His fidgeting.....
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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
NY Gov. Hochul just announced $7.25 million to pay for legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children in the state, about 1,400 children. At a press conference just now, she urged other governors to follow her lead.
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Miguel Vargas and Sam Antonacci went to the movies dressed as Spider-Man
Miguel Vargas and Sam Antonacci went to the movies dressed as Spider-Mandoing pointing spiderman meme
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I’m seeing a lot of people hang their hopes and all their attention on the midterms. Electoral organizing matters, but full-time spectatorship won’t build the power we need. I wrote about checking in with yourself about where your attention is going and what you’re doing with it.
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Resisting Total Electoral Absorption
It may be worth checking in with ourselves, from time to time, about what, if anything, our attention is cultivating.
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Rain delay rabbit hole! Sam Antonacci's 2023 Cape Cod summer league team, the Chatham Anglers, included Benge, Gibson, and Wetherholt. Chris Getz was an Angler 2003-2004.
2023 Chatham Anglers (Cape Cod summer league) who are 2026 MLB rookies: Sam Antonacci, Heartland CC/CWS; Carson Benge, Oklahoma St/NYM; Trey Gibson, Liberty/BAL; JJ Wetherholt, West Virginia/STL
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Paul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Looking straight into camera: My name's Zohran Mamdani and this is To Catch A Pied-A-Terre.
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Mega Thee Tron @valarmordollars.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Sam Altman matched with a man on Grindr, who posted the conversation. Open AI offered him money to take it down. He made a song instead.
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"Zohran Mamdanis" please. we all know it's Zohrans Mamdani like attorneys general
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I was gonna say, I think just about every woman would rather be played the guitar at than whatever is going on right now
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Here's a picture of Sam as a kid to cheer you up. www.mlb.com/phillies/new...
Sam Antonacci as an actual kid sitting on his mom's lap.
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Jessy Edwards @jessyedwards.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A video taken Saturday shows former NYC Mayor Eric Adams in sales pitch mode in Wisconsin Rapids, as he's heckled by residents opposed to the data center he's trying to sell them on. "My name is Eric Adams," he begins, as the boos begin to rain down. "You belong in prison!" one attendee shouts.
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Eric Adams Is Selling Data Centers in Wisconsin Now
The former mayor had a wild weekend, and other links to start your day.
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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 03/08/2026
The WPBL broadcast just showed women in the stands who are waving their bras lol
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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I saw Winston-Salem's last Roch Cholowsky-free game vs. the Brooklyn Cyclones this afternoon. Trying not to be annoyed either the assignment or the schedule didn't work out. Cyclones won 6-5.
The Winston-Salem Dash on the field at the Brooklyn Cyclones, with the Coney Island roller coaster in the distance over the left field wall. End of 8th inning scoreboard, Cyclones 6, Dash 5. The pictur of the Dash batter, Javier Mogollon, is a red, muppet-like creature.
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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
📞 NYC HOTLINE HAS RETURNED! 📞 The NYC Hotline for ICE sightings (229-304-8720) is back online. The hotline can receive calls and texts for tips about ICE sightings in NYC from 6AM to 8PM daily. Feel free to distribute this number so community members can report ICE sightings in their neighborhood.
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tyler @tylergscott.com · 31/07/2026
in portland someone spray painted penises around potholes, and they got filled pretty immediately www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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A crude pothole graffiti tactic got Portland’s attention. Please don’t copy it, officials say
Nearby apartment dwellers had a bird's eye view of the graphic murals.
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