T. Ferox

I feel like in order to be a really dedicated Toronto / Buffalo area sports fan you have to be the sort of person that's really into getting your balls stepped on

If you only mention Sudan as a way to scold people for caring about Gaza I think you’re just a bad person

Baseball is the worst

Initially read this as "Ryan Hollins" and was very confused

guy who got sucked inside out trying to fuck a vacuum cleaner: and by the way, I just don’t think it makes much political sense, strategically, for the left to keep making “vacuum fucker” jokes

i can confirm

Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh Walked Off My Interview — Here’s What Happened

Today's winner of the "Please STFU" Award is Kat Abughazaleh.

She was right to hang up! Don't talk about the facts of your federal indictment on a podcast! Or anywhere except your lawyer's office!

Sincerely,

Every Lawyer, Literally All Of Us, Heed Our Counsel And Shut The Fuck Up

you know i see this argument with some regularity and yet the donor class of the Democratic party is currently pulling out all the stops to ensure that the party platform in the next major election is tailored --at least ostensibly -- to attract disaffected (i.e. unreliable) independent voters

i realize this is the most shallow possible analysis but i ask that you watch any clip of Newsom on mute and really think about whether it seems plausible that a significant number of people living in small towns in Minnesota or Ohio or whatever are ever voting for this guy

this is incredibly stupid, but the arguments in a lot of big SCOTUS cases (e.g. Trump v USA) have been similarly stupid and dangerous, so

I'm certain Paul pierce has done it first

my new aspiration in life is to find something to be as unabashedly delighted by as Peter is when sharing Eric Adams clips

they know - they are lying.

i would add that on top of sounding like obvious pandering, it also sounds cowardly.

"yes, i see that there are masked goons abducting people in broad daylight, but uh, nevermind about that. let's talk about something normal!"

(4) Trump and the Republicans don't have an advantage over Democrats because they *better understand heartland Americans.*

They have an advantage over Democrats because they created their own universe of propaganda outlets, and then went out and bought all the mainstream outlets.

Duh.

i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says “i’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling

the very pathetic truth is that all the fuckers writing 'harris lost by running on the left' op-eds would, if she had ran the exact same campaign but won, be writing 'harris won by rejecting the left' op-eds instead. they're not honest people

Is that so? That’s something you hear in your head, huh? And the problem is *everyone else*?

Just enough players to run the triangle offense

No wonder the GOP is trying to fuck the ACA, it’s 14 years old

i think the consultants and pundits have no fucking clue what to do about the messaging problem but they suspect on some level that solving it would likely involve seeing somebody younger take their job

They are putting out random statements signed by many of the people who got the country here in the first place while the fascists consolidate their power at a speed yet unseen. Incredible.

Every poll is like:

"Should we eat our own shit?"

31% yes
39% no
30% don't know

but there are still people getting paid to argue for how Democrats can finely tailor an eat-some-shit message to win over the median moderate voter, of which there are zero.

Deciding To Win – Toward A Common Sense Renewal of the Democratic Party Deciding to Win aims to provide the most comprehensive account to date of why Democrats lost and what our party needs to do to win again.

Refusing To Ever Ever Learn

deciding-to-win.org

voters: "the democrats don't seem to believe in anything or offer to do anything to make our lives better"

democrats: "ugh, our brand has been wrecked by the woke left"

before this piece i dunno if i'd ever read something that had me thinking "wow this is really well written" and "oh my god i need to stop reading this" repeatedly throughout

i get that. i think what's often missing is big picture / long term building viewpoint w/ the added layer of detailed CBA knowledge. the environment is flooded with people reacting to the most recent thing especially w/ the now ever present gambling angle. being older + busier is super relatable

At least at the end everyone will get all the things that JT does. Oh, the Celtics can't rebound while JT is out 😱. Oh, the Celtics don't get good shots in the clutch while JT is out 😱.

Is there a place where you periodically share your thoughts on the state of the team in a longer form? I know you post your off-season previews on medium, but I really appreciate your 5-10k foot view of the team from a roster building / working to contention perspective

Unless somebody wants to give us a starting caliber big on a good contract for a guard on an expiring deal (Simons), I don't see it happening. Brad is too smart to use real assets to help this season. I think this is just a "calculated neglect" style tank job. I just hope Joe rests JB and White.