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Jake

@steaker.bsky.social
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Brother of @rapsheet1 .bsky.social . Enjoyer of Food. I write about football on a website sometimes. Creator of RedZone Replay.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune
The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The baseline level of Dumb Guy Pretending To Be Even Dumber in our culture is incredibly high at the moment, but this is an all-time performance in that category. Hall of Fame work in any era.
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Defector @defector.com · 15/09/2026
Arch Manning, room full of dipshits, snicker about AI video of Steve Sarkisian slapping Holly Rowe: defector.com/arch-manning...
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Arch Manning, Room Full Of Dipshits, Snicker About AI Video Of Steve Sarkisian Slapping Holly Rowe | Defector
Fair warning: This is a short blog post in which you are going to encounter exhausting behavior from some fellas who will leave you pining for the restoration of our culture’s sense of shame. Texas be...
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lindsey adler @lindseyadler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
probably the coolest thing about 9/11 is that everyone gets to have a unique experience in how they're fucked up by it. i love that for us.
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BK? @whitesox.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My “We Operate Under U.S. Law” ad is raising a lot of questions already answered by the ad.
DC metro car ad: 
KALSHI RULE #4
WE
OPERATE UNDER
U.S. LAW
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
one of my biggest recs for this and every college football season: this impossibly detailed spreadsheet, which is free, no ads, no subscriptions, just literally a google doc filled with Bill's proprietary data that he has decided to post every week, as a public good, on the side from his ESPN job
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 🤔🧐🤨🕵️‍♂️
post from the Kansas City Chiefs

14 ➡️ 88

video of QB #14 throwing a pass to #88, but still, phrasing
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The only creative industry that is inarguably both doing well and doing great work right now is "new baseball guy names."
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Jeffrey Paternostro @jeffreypaternostro.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This is 100% the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
@petersterne on X: Mayor Mamdani says he's "currently subscribed to something I don't even have my login for, but they have my credit card information, and I don't know how to cancel it." Pressed what it is, he says "it's a publication, and I'll leave it at that." 👀
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 10/07/2026
the juice is actually almost never worth the squeeze. that's the main reason someone invented the electric juicer
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assbott.bsky.social @assbott.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
social free media help please retweet and increase #brand awareness
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
a couple of dudes wolfin down hot dogs at the hot dog eating contest, one is taking a big drink from a cup, the other is Joey Chestnut and his mouth is filled with assorted hot dog detritus. there's a big PAUSA DE HIDRATACION sign
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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Absolutely fuck these people. My God. sports.yahoo.com/articles/jus...
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Justice Department opens civil rights probe after Giants’ Pride protest
The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into MLB, claiming discrimination against Giants pitchers after the team’s Pride Night.
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Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
(1/3) Years ago, in college, I was fortunate enough to intern at ESPN Classic, spending my summer in Bristol. I made some friends, learned a lot about TV, and was pretty sure I had zero chance of returning to the building.
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The Jarmer Fones @thefarmerjones.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Feels impossible to convey to anyone under 35 or so how SI’s whole thing for decades was “we have the very best sportswriting.” That was the brand. Three generations of kids like me grew up with SI as the inspiration for our careers and as the dream job we all aspired to.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
thing that's been annoying me these playoffs: these ads for Google AI Mode that demonstrate asking a basketball Q to Google AI and then the question is answered thoughtfully on the broadcast by one of NBC's commentators — a human expert! which is extremely not what happens when you ask AI things
the Timberwolves sitting on the bench. NBC has put graphic on the screen that looks like a google search bar that says "what are the reasons NBA teams decide to go small in the Playoffs?" with a mouse symbol over the rainbow-colored "AI Mode" tab
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Turk Wendell STUNS In Sheer Look At Mets Gala
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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
But sources say some say experts say the difference between the two could potentially raise serious questions
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Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Let’s go!!! Surreal day. @patmcafeeshow.bsky.social
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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I like how you can see the fog of war like it's Diablo or something.
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Delighted that there appear to be legs to the story of one of the dumbest and most frequently fired freaks in NYC conservative media breaking up with the "Mamdani Mets" and becoming a Yankees fan. I love to show off our beautiful leathery regional buttheads! defector.com/new-york-rad...
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New York Radio Yutz Has Had It With Mr. Met's Antisemitism | Defector
Were it not for the virtual certainty that he will be cast in a Safdie-directed film at some point, Sid Rosenberg is not a person who should be known by anyone who does not live in or around New York ...
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Typically good stuff from Ricky but I was struck by how, beyond the money he got to go there, Lendeborg chose Michigan because he wanted to demonstrate that he'd be good in the role he'd be most likely to play in the NBA.
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Seth M. Fisher @mgoseth.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I just turned nine again. mgoblog.com/content/nati...
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I wrote about Michigan on Sunday and Ray Ratto is going to write about them tomorrow, but sludgy as that championship game was—they need to stop playing these in NFL stadiums, but mostly that's a credit to UConn—they were the best college team I've seen in a long while: defector.com/michigan-is-...
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Michigan Is Nasty | Defector
As the Final Four game between Michigan and Arizona wound down on Saturday night, the TBS broadcasting crew said a bunch of demonstrably true and contextually confusing things about Arizona. The Wildc...
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Michigan wins the natty
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Jake @steaker.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS #GOBLUE
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ace @aceanbender.com · 05/04/2026
let’s win a fucking title, then
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Showing up at Saturday greenmarkets all across the country and asking vendors if they've "got any lung meat" in a voice that sounds like a skillet falling down a flight of stairs.
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assbutt @nasboat.org · 02/04/2026
i was not paying attention to the TV so this made me do a triple take
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Jake @steaker.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The Mets
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Dolphin Pilot @theamitie.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
RT if you love baseball
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Jane @jane.meangirls.online · 24/03/2026
this is the one that immediately jumps out at me anyway
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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 18/03/2026
they literally renamed the entire company after this
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Defector @defector.com · 13/03/2026
Vindicated at last in my years-long loathing of Grammarly: defector.com/vindicated-a...
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Vindicated At Last In My Years-Long Loathing Of Grammarly | Defector
I first learned about the AI writing assistant Grammarly nearly a decade ago, when their YouTube ads suddenly sprang into ubiquity, clinging to my precious videos like a swarm of spotted…
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Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
One way to look at tonight's events: The Raiders spent $281.5M in free agency to build up their team... and just acquired one of the best pass-rushers of the last decade in Maxx Crosby.
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Having some of the most thoroughly redacted thoughts of my life.
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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Yesterday the Texas Rangers erected a statue of a segregationist cop at Globe Life Field. A statue that was removed from public property in 2020 because of its racist history. @mlb.com has refused to comment. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...
That statue, which was cast back in 1961, was modeled on 1950s Texas Rangers – as in the law enforcement Texas Rangers – Captain Jay Banks. Since it's unveiling 65 years ago it has spent most of its life at Love Field in Dallas. But then in 2020 it was removed and placed in storage. Why? Because Captain Jay Banks was a racist cop who made it his mission to stop schools from integrating.

This is an excerpt from the 2020 book, Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers by Doug Swanson, which describes' Banks' role in efforts to keep schools in Texas racially segregated in defiance of the United States Supreme Court's 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education:

Then there is the form and face of the statue itself. This dates to 1956, when the NAACP, backed with a court order, attempted to integrate the high school in Mansfield, about 30 miles southwest of Dallas. White residents erupted in fury, so Gov. Allan Shivers dispatched the Rangers. But unlike state police in other Southern racial hotspots, the Rangers in Mansfield did not escort black students past howling mobs of white supremacists. They had been sent instead to keep the black children out of a white school.The commanding Ranger on the scene was Sgt. E.J. “Jay” Banks. A wire service photo showed him casually leaning against a tree outside Mansfield High. To his left, above the school’s entrance, was a dummy in blackface, hanging from a noose. Nearby a white mob had assembled. Some carried signs that threatened death for anyone attempting to integrate the school. Banks saw no need to remove the effigy or disperse the mob. “They were just ‘salt of the earth’ citizens,” he later wrote. “They were concerned because they were convinced that someone was trying to interfere with their way of life.” Blacks were so intimidated that none attempted to enroll at Mansfield.
Several days later, Gov. Shivers ordered Banks and a few other Rangers to Northeast Texas, because African-Americans wished to take classes at all-white Texarkana Junior College, a public institution. Again the Rangers’ job was to stop black students from enrolling.
As at Mansfield, a mob of white men gathered outside the school. An 18-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy, both black, arrived by cab and began to walk toward the college. The mob blocked their path. Some surrounded the 17-year-old and kicked him, while others threw gravel. The Rangers watched it happen and did nothing except threaten to arrest the two students.    
That wire service photo of Banks in front of the school with the Black person hung in effigy can be seen at the top of today's newsletter.The statue was removed from public view in 2020 in the wake of that book about the Rangers being published. This occurred at the same time that statues of Confederates, Klansmen, racists, and segregationists were removed all over the country following the murder of George Floyd. But now the Texas Rangers Baseball Club, knowing full well the history of the statue, its subject, and its removal, and knowing that multiple municipal institutions decided it was inappropriate for public display, is happy to put that statue up in a public concourse at a major league baseball stadium.

When I learned of this yesterday afternoon I contacted Major League Baseball and asked the following questions:

Is Major League Baseball aware of the history of the "One Riot, One Ranger" statue and its subject, Jay Banks?
Is Major League Baseball aware that Love Field and the City of Dallas removed the statue and put it in storage in 2020 after Banks' involvement in attempting to keep schools segregated in the 1950s came to light?
Does Major League Baseball condone one of its Clubs erecting a previously-removed statue of a staunch segregationist at its ballpark?; and
Does Major League Baseball have any comment regarding the discomfort that will be felt by Black fans when confronted with the statue of a segregationist at Globe Life Field? 
I did not receive a response. I'm going to assume that the league's silence on this means that it wholly condones the Rangers putting up the "One Riot, One Ranger" statue despite its sordid and extraordinarily well-reported history.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
We killed 85 schoolgirls. We are not the good guys.
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US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says
At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I’m 62 years old, I live in Tampa, I eat corn and beef everyday, I always have a titleist hat on,  and Iran is the biggest threat to my freedom
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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
That rumored MLB salary floor is why I have a section on my labor newsletter that is called "Management Bullshit" Anyway, lots of thoughts on that figure and what it means
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Rumored MLB salary floor figures are unserious - Marc Normandin is creating baseball coverage, featuring leftism
The good news is that all this talk of a salary cap makes it seem even less likely that a real fight over one is brewing.
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 13/02/2026
Anyone currently involved in federal immigration enforcement, every officer, every bureaucrat, every lawyer, every judge, is a member of the most evil group of people this country has seen since Reconstruction. Darkness personified, every one. Doing this to children is beyond depraved.
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Danny Page @danny.page · 05/02/2026
Welcome to Bluesky. Here are your Anti-ICE whistles and a PPV of AEW for some reason bsky.app/profile/nhat...
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lindsey adler @lindseyadler.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
sports coverage is not about box scores anymore. it's about power and politics and corruption and sovereign wealth and real estate and the use of taxpayer money and the most publicized labor disputes in the country and yes, sometimes about ball go in hoop
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history
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Chicken Puppet 🏳️‍⚧️ @chickenpuppet.online · 14/01/2026
Don’t like that the big plan for “reforms” is “let’s make a law that says you have to follow laws”
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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The ICE officer with visible Nazi tattoos should be an entire news cycle. There should be experts on CNN, splashy infographics on every site. Everyone should be talking about it until he's fired. Instead it floats through my timeline, and a lot of you are probably like, "Wait, what?"
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
We have to destroy them
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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 07/01/2026
A touching tribute to Mike F
Classic Mike F tweet:

Check this shit out motherfucker [I slide one foot out from under me and fall on my ass, its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do]
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