Matt Schmitz

I have been thinking about this line today, on the value of editors, from the late great John Bennet, for no reason in particular.

YouTube video by Farm Aid Neil Young - Long May You Run (Live at Farm Aid 25)

Happy 80th birthday to North American treasure Neil Young. Long may you run.

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#MizzouMade

Protect the Tension Envelopes sign at all costs.

The schadenfreude is off the charts in South Bend. Good riddance.

There is no more apt a metaphor for our country today.

Congratulations to everyone on the PBS News Hour who are continuing the legacies of Robert MacNeil, #MizzouMade Jim Lehrer, Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and others. It's the last credible evening news program.

It’s almost as if Britain doesn’t need a royal family at all.

Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’ In statement released by Buckingham Palace, Andrew says he will give up titles and honours

Without a duke or duchess, how will the good folk of York and greater Yorkshire survive? Will their pudding be as tasty? Will their terriers be less adorable?

No doubt this leaves the region vulnerable to attack from Lancashire, once those folks sort out the problem of the 4,000 holes.

Maybe Bari Weiss asked reporters to tell her what they do because she doesn’t know.

If only the Twins could find a player like Jorge Polanco.

This is Trump's America

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A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

Of course, it had to be Polanco. More pain for Twins fans.

Sigh. The Yankees own the Twins, even when they no longer are Twins. Poor Louie.

“The flash, apparently official, CBS News died at 7:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time, 8:30 Eastern Daylight Time.”

A black and white photo of Rod Carew smiling as he receives his fourth Silver Slugger Award. He wears a Twins uniform with dark arm sleeves and a Twins cap.

Wishing a Happy 80th birthday today to Hall of Famer Rod Carew, the first native of Panama elected to Cooperstown!

In 1985 Rod Carew became the second Latino player ever to reach 3,000 career hits. The first was Roberto Clemente. #HHM

1) Redford/Hoffman. "All The President's Men" inspired my career choice.

2) There's always been crossover between entertainment and journalism. Tennessee Williams, George C. Scott, Robert Loggia and Brad Pitt all attended the Mizzou j-school. (Pitt, my classmate, dropped out before graduating.)

Who at Twins TV thought that was a good idea? But to be honest, it was a fitting conclusion to a brutal season that was defined by poor decisions.

Twins fans have been fed some version of this for 30-plus years. I've finally had my fill. SELL. THE. TEAM!

Apparently, Jimmy Fallon has never heard a musical guest he didn't love because his reaction is always the same: "That is how you DO IT!!!" He's an excitable puppy that you'll never house train. He's an insufferable corporate shill.

“His Audience Was Really Trump”: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now he’s co-deputy...

Instead of performing their constitutional duties as the state's attorney general, Andrew Bailey, Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley did irreparable harm to Missouri with their frivolous lawsuits whose only purpose was to score brownie points with Donald Trump and the MAGA faithful.

I found the culprit:

Happy #rapture day! If nothing else, maybe this will shorten the line at Joe’s Kansas City barbecue.

40 Great Moments From 40 Years of Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid: ‘It’s the Music and the Message That Opens Up People’s Hearts’ A list of 40 Great Moments from 40 Years of Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid concert series.

This is a pretty good list, @billboard.com, but you omit Elton John's surprise appearance at @farmaid.org in 1990 in Indianapolis, where he dedicated "Candle in the Wind" for 18-year-old Ryan White. Elton was at Ryan's bedside when he died the next day of AIDS. It was a beautiful tribute to Ryan.

Like many journalists of my vintage, “All the President’s Men” (the book and the film) partly inspired my career choice. Though I think “The Sting” is Robert Redford’s best performance.

RIP to a legend.

a man is crawling underneath a car with his hands on the ground . ALT: a man is crawling underneath a car with his hands on the ground .

Nicolas Cage in "Raising Arizona" = Wile E. Coyote

How does a baseball pitcher in the 21st century get to the major leagues without reading scouting reports? Did the Twins know that when they traded for him? Red flags everywhere.

Mizzou has territorial claim to Kansas City barbecue, the finest in the land. Burnt ends reign supreme.