Jay Posner

The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying “comedians can make fun of he President on TV.” A good way to explain fascism is “the President forces companies to fire those comedians as a condition of allowing them to conduct business.”

Pretty sure it’s not the federal government’s job to “liberate” people who voted for the mayor and governor to serve in office.

Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.

Sure, the bloop singles in that inning were bad luck for the Padres, but you can’t be walking Victor Caratini to start things. (Just like it didn’t help to walk Paredes to start the last inning.)

In a column I wrote late last year for The Athletic, which is owned by The New York Times, I mentioned that Trump was a “convicted felon.” That reference was edited out by the executive editor despite my argument that it was a fact and not an opinion. 👇🏾

Bryce Miller, Union-Tribune sports columnist and outdoorsman, dies at 56 Miller was diagnosed with muscle-invasive bladder cancer two years ago.

Have known for a couple weeks this terrible day was coming but that doesn’t make it any less sad. Bryce is gone way too soon and condolences to his family & many friends who were lucky enough to know and appreciate what he brought to our lives. RIP www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/22/b...

Donate to Bryce Miller Needs Your Support Now, organized by Erik Liu My name is Brian Miller, and I’m reaching out on behalf of my brother, Bryce Miller. … Erik Liu needs your support for Bryce Miller Needs Your Support Now

Hate to have to share bad news like this but Union-Tribune columnist Bryce Miller could use your help in his fight with cancer. Please read the message from his brother and if you can, donate to aid his family. gofund.me/4a028e22

Any president who said this who was not named Donald Trump would be immediately impeached for this. It would be front page/newscast leading stuff for weeks, until he was removed from office. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Trevor Denman, the iconic voice of Del Mar horse racing, is retiring Trevor Denman, 72, is one of the most distinctive voices in horse racing

Honored that @sandiegouniontribune.com asked me to write about end of a very long & very successful era not only at @delmarracing.bsky.social but all of horse racing. The legendary Trevor Denman is retiring after more than four decades of calling races. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/06/t...

As a former athlete & current researcher of online rumors & disinfo, today's atrocious example of the "right wing bullshit machine" in action — anchored on a truly idiotic claim from a football coach turned GOP senator about trans girls making girls sports "extinct" — enrages along both dimensions.

Great night at Snapdragon for @sandiegofc2025.bsky.social opener despite no goals. But bad look for club & city that many fans felt compelled to do homophobic chant 3 times during 2nd half, prompting PA & scoreboard messages. Be interesting to see what SDFC & @majorleaguesoccer.bsky.social do next.

This stuff matters and major respect to Jesse Marsch.

I have spent so much time telling Canadians that I understand exactly how they feel with the insulting 51st State garbage and I'm insulted by that shit too.

They are not “Trump’s lawyers.” They are US Attorneys and their oath is to the Constitution.

Including freedom of the press.

McNair and McVey were really good anchors for the defense as well. And the keeper made the big stop when they needed it. No way to know how good they are after one match but at least it looks like they won’t be bad.

Bolt from the blue: San Diego FC stuns defending MLS Cup champions in first-ever game Anders Dreyer scores twice as San Diego FC tops LA Galaxy in Carson

Got to wrote about some San Diego history tonight in Carson, of all places. Big debut for @sandiegofc2025.bsky.social … www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/23/b...

This is re: Trump's EO to ban trans persons from the military. Reyes is a federal judge. If I got this etherized in court I'd walk into the fucking sea. bsky.app/profile/mike...

Super Bowl debut punt for San Diegan Matt Araiza is 57 yards, net 44.

That didn’t take long. Let the internet explode.

Was there as well. Very good discussion with Chris and @harrylitman.bsky.social. Can’t wait to crack open the book (after I finish checking Bluesky of course).

Early this morning Wired reported that, contrary to published reports, Elon Musk and his operatives at the Treasury Department are not limited to “read only” access to department payment systems. Rather, a 25-year-old member of Musk's illegal task force named Marko Elez has assumed control of admin privileges over these critical systems. These systems directly control and pay out roughly 95% of payments made by the U.S. government, including Social Security checks, tax refunds and virtually all contract payments. Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo further reports that not only does Musk have full access to these systems, he has already made extensive changes to the code base, over which only he likely has access and control. These changes were not tested or vetted in a development environment. They were plugged in live, on the fly, and now exist in such a way that the changes may be difficult to detect, let alone undo. Which means that the coup I've been talking about over the past several days is no longer merely in process, is no longer theoretical, and is no longer hypothetical. Elon Musk now has the power, and no doubt the intention, to unilaterally stop the United States government from paying contractually obligated debts. He now has the power to begin using federal funds as a means of enriching himself and those he and Donald Trump favor while punishing political enemies, perceived or otherwise. Regardless of his intentions, chaos has been sowed. As I'm writing this on Tuesday afternoon a large group of protesters led by Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost has arrived at the Treasury Department but have been barred from accessing the building. The crowd is growing in size and it is unclear how, or if, the situation will be resolved. Reports now have Musk and his team moving next to the Department of Labor and Department of Energy. A foreign-born billionaire Nazi has single-handedly taken control of the United States government. The President has endorsed a…

I just posted this on Facebook because while super online people see what's going on, normies don't. I just re-read it and it sounds unhinged. But it's what's happening. And even I can't believe it, even if we're seeing it.

Am I having a stroke or did Trump just talk about the US “owning” Gaza? And maybe sending US troops?

I’d read it anyway but always appreciate Douglas asking me to be part of such an august panel.

All of this water is being wasted, none of it will be available to the farmers he’s trying to suck up to when they need it, and none of it would have done a thing to stop wildfires. Utter, disastrous madness

Oh look. A President, a Governor, a Mayor - all at the crash site at the Chesapeake Bay with first responders. Not swimming. Showing empathy and leadership.

I’m old enough to remember being not told to politicize tragedies when trying to stop children from being massacred in their home room class but whatever

Tweet sent out 14 hours BEFORE the DC mid air collision by Thomas Schaller on X: “An FAA employee I know confirms agency already lacks sufficient air traffic controllers. The so-called "buyouts" and other attacks on federal employees won't help. Remember that fact when the flight delays (crashes?) commence and Trumpers start falsely blaming DEl or Biden. 08:06 • 1/29/25 • 1.4M Views”

This tweet sent out 14 hours BEFORE the crash needs to be immortalized in stone.

Or on a plaque in every ATC tower.

Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode.

Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American.

Or on a stamp.

Or maybe currency.

Something.

The reason there hasn't been a crash like this in this country for 15 years is that we used to investigate thoroughly and try to learn what was ACTUALLY to blame, so we could avoid another one.

Now, the play is to just fake the results and blame the bogeyman of the moment.

They will kill us all.

Blaming persecuted minorities and political opponents is the demagogue’s crutch in times of adversity, but it’s especially unpersuasive here with the United States coming off a fairly sterling sixteen year streak of aviation safety.

After watching a nation collectively erase their memories of how much people disliked the Patriots (vis a vis the Chiefs)—we needed this reminder. Thank you Bill.

In a functioning democracy, a president who
-tries to seize Congress's constitutional spending powers
-attempts to rewrite the Constitution unilaterally
-pardons violent insurrectionists who attacked the government
-fires the Inspectors General and DOJ prosecutors

would face immediate impeachment