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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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

All love for our Ace

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 — the first of many hospitals to close.

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

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.

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!

More important story now than ever

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

Jesús 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 Jesús Made, Luis Pena, and a Brewers prospect notebook www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...

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.

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

Episode 5.13: The Tape Delay Edition with Tanner Smith The Eyes Have It - A BaseballHQ Prospect Podcast · 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...

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.

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:

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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

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."

BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental 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.

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.

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!

Nate Dohm & Luis de León Two days in Coney Island, two interesting starting pitching prospects.

New article for @baseballhq.com ! Something different this time, as I got to go down to Coney Island for a few games and scout a couple of interesting SP prospects. Always grateful to the HQ editorial team for allowing me to do stuff like this!

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Who could’ve expected this?

Even Elon realizes his name is a liability now, but the truth is that he’s inextricable from Trump.

Elon Musk *is* the GOP and we shouldn’t let Republican leadership pretend otherwise.

Carlos Ruiz embraces Roy Halladay with Ryan Howard close behind as the Phillies celebrate Halladay's perfect game on May 29, 2010. (Miles Kennedy/Philadelphia Phillies)

Fifteen years ago today, Roy Halladay was perfect.

Doc struck out 11 in his 115-pitch masterpiece #OTD in 2010. ow.ly/U47S50W0LGy

this is one reason why the 20,000 word Douthat-Vance convo where they congratulate one another on how Catholic they are is so fuckin rich. Oh yes, we are such excellent Catholics, feeding the poor of our own country is not a remotely interesting proposition to us

this guy is out here proudly being a eugenicist freak while people at mainstream and "respectable publications" make excuses for him or even muse about whether he has a "few good points"

Biden's Plan to End the Border Crisis Is Already Working The border is still a mess, but the president’s recent immigration actions have already produced meaningful results.

One key aspect of the immigration crackdown is that it’s seemingly based on lies. There wasn’t a “migrant crime wave,” Biden didn’t allow 20M undocumented into the country, etc. But has anybody published an accurate assessment of immigration under Biden?

I found this:

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Broken Record: You *cannot sustain* a functioning constitutional order if the general population is blasé about open violation of the Constitution. If voters don't care, your job is to make them care. This is not optional. If you don't, you lose even if you pick up seats in the next election.

Early minor league pitching data dive With roughly a month of minor league pitching data, we dive into some early observable changes in pitchers so far.

New for @baseballhq.com subscribers: something a little different than Swings & Takes this time! Writing on the prospects side, I did a dive into some early 2025 minor league pitching data and what it can tell us about some prospects, such as Mick Abel www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...