E Pluribus Unum

Oh man. I’m sorry. Peace to you, friend.

I think this is exactly right. The best hitters in the entire world are constantly fooled. Of course umpires are going to as well.

How was the officer involved in the shooting?

The Man Who Changed the Cubs Ryne Sandberg was as close to the perfect ballplayer as you'll ever find — and he made the Cubs matter again.

"And then, suddenly, here was this All-American kid, 6-foot-1, quiet, unassuming, perfect."

Great piece about Ryne Sandberg by Joe Posnanski.

www.joeposnanski.com/p/the-man-wh...

Rick Reuschel! My all time favorite player!

No. They’re raising the upper limit.

Deceive. Inveigle. Obfuscate.

@DHSgov on X: We’re taking father/son bonding to a whole new level. JOIN.ICE.GOV 06 Aug 25 [Young man and old man in ICE gear]

Wehrschiessen des Deutschen Volkes 1944 [Young man and old man sharing a rifle]

Oh look, ICE is copying literal Nazi recruiting propaganda again. The poster on the right is for the Volkssturm, the Nazi militia of older men and boys established during the final months of World War II.

Beauteous.

How sad is it when he’s the best hitter?

Who’s taken who hostage?

How do you know if Republicans are worried?

Split-squad day for the Sox?

The Reds don’t stand a chance now.

Re-upping this from November. Some of us have consistently tried to warn about what was to come. Many of us were treated as hysterical.

There’s no final nails in mid August.

To be fair, the Cubs are better than 28 teams. This isn’t the Cubs sucking (at least not yet). It’s the Brewers going apeshit.

Always important!

On this Chairteenth, we celebrate the good folks of Montgomery, especially our guy AquaMayne. Special shout out to the folks who, within 72 hours, recreated this in their apartment complex. A COMMUNITY!! 💀

And she came here when she was 8!

Happy #FadeintheWater Day to all who celebrate! ✊🏽🪑

Nice

"For those of you who've just tuned in, you may be interested to know that, er... two men, two rather scruffily attired men, and indeed a sofa — a Chesterfield I think?" "Yes, a Chesterfield." "Have just materialized here in the middle of Lord's Cricket Ground."

There's a massive difference between social media political junkies and regular people.

Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms

A vintage photograph of a person in formal attire with a bowtie, holding a book and standing next to a small table with a patterned tablecloth. The person is wearing a hat and has a well-groomed mustache. The background is plain.

5 August 1874 | A Polish Jew, Majer Tepper, was born in Mrzygłód. A farmer.

In #Auschwitz form 16 April 1942.
No. 29748
He perished in the camp on 31 May 1942.

Oops

Lol. Of course his name is Steverino.

Yes, but that led to Saturday’s Voyeur.

Aren’t the white countries exempt from the tourist visa requirement?