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Mostly baseball and 76ers homer stuff here I write Swings and Takes for BaseballHQ.com, as well as contributing on the minor league side

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WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is whyβ€”whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of thisβ€”they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.

01.10.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 16195    πŸ” 3679    πŸ’¬ 255    πŸ“Œ 198
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There's a wrong way and a right way to report this

22.09.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 7532    πŸ” 1580    πŸ’¬ 136    πŸ“Œ 82
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Four NFL teams don’t pay tribute to Charlie Kirk as others hold moments of silence https://trib.al/33kqHuO

Post See new posts Conversation New York Post @nypost Four NFL teams don’t pay tribute to Charlie Kirk as others hold moments of silence https://trib.al/33kqHuO

100% of NFL teams didn't pay tribute to Melissa Hortman

Also: All media has to pretend this stuff is totally normal

15.09.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 329    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 15

it’s fascinating. majorities of americans oppose the military occupation of cities. a substantial number of those are fucking furious about it, but rather than lean into this anger and attack trump’s perception of strength, these β€œstrategists” want democrats to avoid the confrontation entirely.

08.09.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6480    πŸ” 1458    πŸ’¬ 350    πŸ“Œ 163

🚨Trump drops all pretense and openly admits the mass raids in Chicago are about ICE raids and deportations (not crime), and essentially declares that he’s going to war with the city.

06.09.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1126    πŸ” 325    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 11
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Pritzker: "It breaks my heart to report that we have been told ICE will try to disrupt community picnics and peaceful parades. Let's be clear -- the terror and cruelty is the point, not the safety of anybody living here."

02.09.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 26641    πŸ” 8234    πŸ’¬ 538    πŸ“Œ 308
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RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is β€˜past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns β€œThe CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. β€œUnless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”

there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...

29.08.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 28311    πŸ” 8920    πŸ’¬ 487    πŸ“Œ 466
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Remembering today when pro-GOP media erupted with outrage over Kamala Harris' warning that Trump had plans to militarize the national guard and deploy them on the streets of US cities. Indeed, he had such plans. And now he's implementing them.

24.08.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7925    πŸ” 2949    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 162

Narciso Barranco's story is a story that echoes in the experience of millions of undocumented immigrants; a hard-working father who raised proud American children who love their country.

The Trump admin lied to the public and painted him as a danger. He is not. He's part of the American fabric.

05.08.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 296    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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For Cardinals fans, I think it is worth saying that I wrote a full scouting report for @baseballhq.com on Nate Dohm back in June. My latest for the site for Orioles fans was on Wellington Aracena.

www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...

www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...

31.07.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As an aside, I'm told multiple major outlets were not interested in this story and passed on covering it. Mind-boggling.

08.07.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4771    πŸ” 1640    πŸ’¬ 130    πŸ“Œ 79
Bryce Harper and Zack Wheeler hug on the mound. They are wearing the cream Phillies uniform

Bryce Harper and Zack Wheeler hug on the mound. They are wearing the cream Phillies uniform

Zack Wheeler enters the dugout after a complete game as the crowd gives him a standing ovation. He's wearing the cream unis.

Zack Wheeler enters the dugout after a complete game as the crowd gives him a standing ovation. He's wearing the cream unis.

Brandon Marsh pours water on Zack Wheeler after his complete game. They are wearing the cream Phillies unis

Brandon Marsh pours water on Zack Wheeler after his complete game. They are wearing the cream Phillies unis

All love for our Ace

06.07.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Southwest Nebraska hospital announces plans to close, blames uncertainty over funding

Southwest Nebraska hospital announces plans to close, blames uncertainty over funding

While Republicans celebrate the passage of the largest Medicaid cut in history, the Curtis Medical Center in Nebraska announced it will shut down as a result of these horrific cuts β€” the first of many hospitals to close.

This is a dark day for rural America and for our country.

03.07.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3247    πŸ” 1138    πŸ’¬ 168    πŸ“Œ 74

David is right. What JD Vance is saying is nothing is more important than destroying this country’s basic principles and crash the economy to expel a population he doesn’t like.

There are other options! Ones that actually make this country BETTER, not WORSE.

01.07.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 754    πŸ” 217    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 5

one thing that is important to emphasize at that this is just republican governance at work! this is what happens when you give republicans power in washington!

01.07.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 9285    πŸ” 2385    πŸ’¬ 139    πŸ“Œ 77

More important story now than ever

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The hardest rule of Beltway journalism is that Republican public officials have no agency and bear no responsibility for choices fully within their discretion

22.06.2025 05:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2205    πŸ” 501    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 27
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JesΓΊs Made, Luis Pena & Brewers prospect notebook The eyes turn their attention towards the Brewers farm system to profile two potential star players.

FREE read today.

@chrisblessing.bsky.social's "The Eyes Have It" with scouting reports on JesΓΊs Made, Luis Pena, and a Brewers prospect notebook www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...

20.06.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The @baseballhq.com Eyes Have it Podcast will post tomorrow. I am blaming the weather in the SE for the flights delays, getting me home so late from a trip. Tanner Smith is my guest. I’ll let you know when it’s up tomorrow.

19.06.2025 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

we only have each other, the entire media is gonna be creaming for war coverage

22.06.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2937    πŸ” 616    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 7
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Episode 5.13: The Tape Delay Edition with Tanner Smith The Eyes Have It - A BaseballHQ Prospect Podcast Β· Episode

Has been a busy weekend so I haven’t plugged this yet so was very excited to get to talk to Chris Blessing on the Eyes Have It podcast for @baseballhq.com! It was a great convo, Chris is one of the people who I have to thank for having the chance to work in baseball. open.spotify.com/episode/5iuS...

22.06.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

SHUT. IT. DOWN.

A senator was dragged out of a press conference for standing up for his constituents and against fascism.

Watch how your representatives and senators respond to their own colleague being treated like this. That'll show you how they'll react when it's *you* on the ground.

12.06.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 10780    πŸ” 2558    πŸ’¬ 132    πŸ“Œ 61
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Swings and Takes: Cheap Power Brett Baty and Andrew Benintendi may be on the verge of power spikes.

Out yesterday on @baseballhq.com: I wrote one of my favorite articles of the year on two guys with underwhelming numbers to date who I believe could provide big power numbers for fantasy managers for the rest of the season:

www.baseballhq.com/articles/ski...

11.06.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this is your occasional reminder that every elite media outlet and editor that spent the last 5 years pretending Republicans were the free speech party is either a moron or a fascist and either way you should treat their every utterance with contempt

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ABC is too cowed to state the obvious about Stephen Miller The road to fascism is paved with "objectivity" and "civility."

New in PN: ABC is too cowed to state the obvious about Stephen Miller

"Miller and Trump are hateful bigots. Independent journalists can still say that. Journalists at ABC can’t, because the president gets a veto over their coverage. That’s not democracy and it’s not a free press. It’s fascism."

10.06.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 10508    πŸ” 3276    πŸ’¬ 295    πŸ“Œ 155
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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schoolsβ€”told staff they had β€œparental consent.”

They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

10.06.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 40647    πŸ” 18195    πŸ’¬ 1441    πŸ“Œ 2378
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Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in California is not about the protests.

It is about expanding his never-ending grasp for more power. It is about moving this country toward authoritarianism.

All Americans must stand together against this gross abuse of power.

09.06.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3426    πŸ” 851    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 36

what people seem to believe is that there is a large number of criminal, layabout immigrants who can be easily found and deported. they support doing so snd are dismayed by the deportation of otherwise law abiding people. the problem is that the criminal group is imaginary!

09.06.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 13116    πŸ” 3364    πŸ’¬ 322    πŸ“Œ 212

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