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Ezra Starr

@burninggiraffe.bsky.social

Antifascist. #Orioles. #Alcaraz. #Anisimova. LGBTQ+ friendly. Huge #tennis and #baseball fan. Civics & Economics teacher. Antagonist of AIPAC Democrats. Liberty, Constitution, and Empathy.

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#Mensik needs to develop a better second serve. Needs to duplicate Alcaraz' kick serve.

09.03.2026 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amanda Anisimova wins 6-1, 6-1 against Emma Raducanu

A complete beatdown in this one just like in Canada. It was 6-2, 6-1 in the match last summer in Montreal, and 6-1, 6-1 here. Seems to be playing her best tennis of the season so far this week.

πŸ“Έ Jimmie48/WTA Tour

09.03.2026 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Quite right, but she's not a stupid person. She understands how serious this all is. She doesn't act like this is a video game.

08.03.2026 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well yeah. He tells them they're smart.

08.03.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Iranian foreign minister is far more rational and intelligent than the brightest bulb in the Trump Administration. It's got to be so annoying that these knuggle-draggers are destroying their military. Trump and his goofballs could never build the military they're using.

08.03.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not just Mensik and Fonseca. Shelton, Rune, Draper, and Fils will all takes shots at defeating these two giants. I also think of the older generation, Zverev and Fritz have the best chance to steal a win off Sinner or Alcaraz.

08.03.2026 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But she's a woman and Americans (men) and religious folk (including women) don't seem to think that's entirely appropriate.

08.03.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chris Murphy: "I think it's likely the United States that carried out this attack on this school. I think it's unforgivable under any circumstances, but the fact this was one of our first targeting decisions speaks to the incompetence of our leadership at the Dept of Defense."

08.03.2026 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 21354    πŸ” 6622    πŸ’¬ 813    πŸ“Œ 349

Republicans hate the Pope, so I can't imagine them caring much what he says.

08.03.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Listening to the British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speak with media makes me so ashamed of how immature and unserious American politicians are on the daily.

08.03.2026 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Federal Aviation Administration needs a new acronym, because when I read "FAA" I obviously think of Felix Auger-Aliassime.

08.03.2026 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump is desperately trying to destroy US elections. No one should ever trust a republican.

08.03.2026 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From 1776 to 2026: Adam Smith's lessons for the global economy Tax the rich. Trash the tariffs. End monopolies. These modern rallying calls could have come straight from the pen of the revered 18th-century economist, whose economics classic β€œThe Wealth of Nations...

Excellent article.

08.03.2026 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey #ATP & #WTA, can we put the Russian flag back? If the Americans and Israelis get to show their flag, then Russia should be fine too.

08.03.2026 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I didn't get to watch the decisive 3rd Set, but he got it together it seems.

08.03.2026 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm not sure that #Alcaraz and #Sinner don't each have harder quads to come out of in the Round of 32 at #IndianWells than just about anyone but #Shelton.

08.03.2026 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's because the genocidal fascists running Israel are out for blood.

08.03.2026 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump is a gigantic man child, but since no one holds him accountable, this behavior will never change.

08.03.2026 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The men's tour is unbelievably deep these days. So much 3 Set tennis yesterday! All the matches were competitive. Though, Dimitrov had nothing for Carlos, Lehecka forgot to bring his tennis with him to the desert. Tabilo forgot his 2nd Serve, which Medvedev aggressively exploited. #IndianWells

08.03.2026 09:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Quite right. He'll probably learn focus eventually. I never mastered it. Definitely hurt my game if something crucial wasn't working.

07.03.2026 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, but I've been watching these young guys coming up and you look at Draper, Alcaraz, FAA, Mensik, Fils, Cobolli, Sinner, and even Rune to some extent... they understand the value of every point.

07.03.2026 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it just me, or does #Fonseca lack the in-game psychological maturity needed to compete with the big boys? He seems to get kind of frustrated kind of easily. Perfectionist? idk

07.03.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Kovacevic can be damn good on occasion. His return game is so much improved. He won this match without his normally effective first serve. #IndianWells #ATP

07.03.2026 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tornados are legitimately terrifying.

07.03.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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These four ladies landed horrible draws. Whomever comes out of this may be said to be truly tested.

07.03.2026 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like Trump and Israel have made it clear, either Israel gets to run the Muslim World or the Muslim World must burn. Muslims will never be safe as long as Republican Americans rule.

07.03.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Down With Disease
06.03.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Since the Dow is under 50,000, can we talk about the Epstein files again?

05.03.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2548    πŸ” 553    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 13

Your enemies are not in Iran. They are in the Epstein Files and using war to distract from the fact.

06.03.2026 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 120    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

Not just Trump. Republican people.

06.03.2026 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0