Alex Baker

A thing I was taught over and over and over in journalism school was that following the money would almost always lead to the truth. Once we started following the politics and not the money, the truth reliably stayed hidden. I do not suggest this was an accident.

fry from futurama sits next to a man in a suspenders Alt: Fry from Futurama sits next to the 80s Guy

We can dance!

Junk Wax trucker hat with three packs of junk wax-era baseball cards.

Thank you, @ryanfagan.bsky.social! I love the hat and I especially love that one of these packs has a price tag of $.40 from Venture on it. I remember feeling like a big deal getting clothes from there when I was 8 years old.

Great players on these cards, by the way. And I love that you included the gum in the photo.

I was a huge Royals fan and got into collecting cards in the late 80s like so many other kids. I rode to Omaha from Missouri with cousins in the back of a station wagon (facing backward, of course) and my Uncle bought us all some baseball cards there. These cards remind me of that station wagon.

I feel like I need to try the Seattle for sure. Lots of good looking dogs on here.

I love listening to Denny call Royals radio games so much.

Sadly, most Trump fans I know never read anything he says. I think they have their own idea of Trump that is completely detached from what he's really like.

Okay, that one's on me. Huge jinx in the 5th inning.

8 strikeouts through 4 innings! He's got a shot. We just need to score some runs.

Cory Booker. 👇👇👇

Thinking about something... Polarization and black & white thinking / Multifactorial reasoning and nuance. How can we embrace critical thinking?

This is better than any trick shot in pool, that's just crazy.

Happy Birthday Big Bird!

📸: Big Bird & Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, by photographer Joe McNally

This behind-the-scenes look from 18F's @matthenry.fyi gets at the heart of our approach to improving government services: you've got to talk to—and learn from—the people who use them.

I was so excited for all these Fleer Royals cards as a ten year old kid. I just put them in a new binder a few weeks ago! This is a beautiful card.

I got to translate Spanish for a guy who was trying to order a pepperoni pizza and 3 drinks at Chuck E Cheese. Thanks, 8-day Duolingo streak!

The guy told Joe Rogan that we shouldn't be robots because they're too empathetic. He can't even identify what empathy is.

If your teenager knows Kim Possible then you're already winning.

That would bug me a lot, especially as someone who has to pay for unlimited data from Xfinity.

One time in my church men's group someone said our wives were too empathetic, which gave us a bad example. This was a church with Jesus in the name. It may not be a path to riches, but empathy unites people. It is not a bug. Finally, Elon thinks robots have *too much* empathy? 🤯

From shooting hoops to the Super Bowl?

What is this, Miami Beach?

Buongiorno signore!

A new episode about the greatest movie of all time every year? Yes, please.

The Protagonist Podcast: GroundPod Day 2025!

Episode webpage: duelinggenre.com/groundpod-da...

"... But standing here among the people of Punxsutawney and basking in the warmth of their hearths and hearts, I couldn't imagine a better fate than a long and lustrous winter. From Punxsutawney, it's Phil Connors. So long."

"When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life."

High five for consistency.