And in that pause between pitch and contact - longer than logic, shorter than hope - we remembered why baseball existed long before we judged a sport's value by viral moments and betting apps. It is the romance of failure. The mortal beauty of trying and missing seven times out of 10 and still being considered great. It is the only sport where patience is a weapon, and panic the surest death. You cannot simply run out the clock in baseball; you must face it, pitch by terrifying pitch, until it finally releases you.

Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper

www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.

a robot is glowing in the dark with a blue light coming out of it 's chest . Alt: a robot is glowing in the dark with a blue light coming out of it 's chest .

12. DO *NOT* UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE PASSIVELY AUTO-RENEWED THIS YEAR!!!

Every year I advise ACA enrollees to *actively* log into their account and shop around to see whether there's a better value for them for the upcoming year, but this is even MORE important for 2026.

Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement “Mobile Fortify is a dangerous tool in the hands of ICE, and it puts American citizens at risk of detention and even deportation.” He also said “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien. ICE using a mobile biometrics app in ways its developers at CBP never intended or tested is a frightening, repugnant, and unconstitutional attack on Americans’ rights and freedoms.”

New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people

www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

This morning federal agents arrested two hard working immigrants on my street because they didn’t have their papers on them, and tried to arrest my neighbor because his green card was in his house rather than on his person.

We are now a “show me your papers” state, and it is outrageous. Get angry.

A woman from the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiological Health explains how her entire department was gutted

That means there’s no staff to alert you if your pacemaker is recalled

If an implantable device in your body is toxic or broken

This could have catastrophic health impacts & cost lives

Sweet merciful lawd Freddie Freeman finally ends it in 6:39 and 18 innings

This was on @maddow.msnbc.com tonight. The software can infect your phone without you doing anything to give it access. It can see your contacts, photos, and even watch you while you sleep. Biden outlawed it, but guess who made it legal again!

Also, apparently it's made by Israel.

"rural drivers — who rack up the most miles — could save over $4,000 each year by switching to an electric vehicle"

#ElectrifyAmerica

Beat Whistle by gringer | Download free STL model | Printables.com

If you've got a 3D printer, feel free to print out a few of these whistles:

www.printables.com/model/79399-...

They're quick to print, loud, and tough, with bite grips for extra comfort / loudness.

😲 SEATTLE: Shackled at his wrists and ankles, an elderly man struggles in the cold rain to mount the slippery stairs to this Avelo jet, which will fly him to another detention facility in Texas 👀

"we're in an economy right now where beef prices are soaring and American farmers have soybeans. The simple solution is, of course, more vegetarians."

...And this is one of those times when I can't tell if I'm giving serious economic advice, or having fun. Perhaps both.

Senator John Hoeven (ND) 10/24/2025 Republicans have set up a false dichotomy where the only two options are starving people or removing their healthcare. They think we are too dumb to know that those... TikTok video by Lime Accordion

I can't upload the video because she didn't make it available for download, but in it she calls a ND Senator's office and asks the staffer if he prefers killing kids via starvation or from preventable diseases. His reaction is... interesting

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AEG115/

DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.

NEW: DHS is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.

by me @ wired:

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

More than 420 state bills attacking key public health protections have been introduced in 2025. Around 30 bills in 12 states have already been enacted or adopted.

Please call your state's elected officials!

Enten: "Trump is doing absolutely awful in the minds of the American people. We're talking about new lows. CNBC, -13 net approval on the economy. It's -19 among Quinnipiac ... He's not just beating himself with record lows -- this is the lowest for any president ever."

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

"You can't mutual aid state capacity"

I need this on a banner. Might hire a skywriter.

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE re:the horror show demolition of the WH East Wing 🧵
(thx to bsky.app/profile/cali... )

SUMMARY: they rushed through demo during shutdown with zero permits, probably grift for Trump (ofc) but there are two major concerns (beyond obvious horror) & a few actions you can take:

1/n

Known Lethal U.S. Attacks on Civilian Vessels in the Caribbean Total reported killed: 34 people Notification Date Number Reported Killed Approximate Location Notification URL September 2, 2025 11 “in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility” (later revealed as between Sucre, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago) View September 15, 2025 3 “in International Waters… in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility”; Colombian president claimed it was a fishing boat in Colombian waters View September 19, 2025 3 “in international waters… in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” near the Dominican Republic View October 3, 2025 4 “in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela” View October 14, 2025 6 “in International Waters… just off the Coast of Venezuela” View October 16, 2025 2; 2 reported survivors “in the Caribbean” View October 17, 2025 3 “in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” View October 21, 2025 2 “in the Eastern Pacific” View

34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.

adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/

Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"

Secretive hearing weighs fate of workers caught up in St. Peters ICE raid Several of the men and women scooped up in ICE’s September raid of a Chinese buffet in St. Peters were set to be deported yesterday. However, after a secretive hearing in federal court, they will be s...

When they kick you out of court, loiter in the lobby.

www.stlmag.com/news/golden-...

LIVE: Jeff Merkley delivers marathon Senate floor speech to protest Trump’s actions YouTube video by Associated Press

Sen. Jeff Merkley has been holding the Senate floor for more than eighteen hours straight. Give him a listen.

www.youtube.com/live/STH89y8...

Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."

The New England Journal of Medicine and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy will be publishing regular public health alerts to replace the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which has been paused due to the federal government shutdown.

Just a reminder that cash works better than food donations. Food donations take up volunteer time to make sure you're not donating something inedible (happens far too often) and also food banks get better discounts so their money can go farther than yours can