Seth Freilich

OK Mike. California creates about 15% of the country's GDP. Louisiana gets like 30% of its budget from the federal government. I have some thoughts on how you guys spend your money, if you'd like to open the floor to a larger discussion.

✅ Baby’s first evacuation

2025 off to basically the exact expected start! 🫠

You will be visited by three spirits

New York Times Runs Dozens of Stories About Slain CEO – But Hasn’t Covered the Killing of Teenager in Possible Hate Crime Just a Few Miles Away Two Killings in Manhattan a Day Apart, and the Gap in the New York Times' Coverage of Them Might as Well Be Measured in Light-Years

I wrote about the New York Times ignoring the deadly stabbing of a 17-year-old in Manhattan as the paper goes all out on the killing of a rich CEO just up the street.
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democrats are in love with not trying www.politico.com/news/2024/12...

The most chilling short story I’ve ever read.

NBC news screenshot of interview with Texas representative Greg Casar "The progressive movement needs to change. We need to re-emphasize core economic issues every time some of these cultural war issues are brought up," Casar said. "So when we hear Republicans attacking queer Americans again, I think the progressive response needs to be that a trans person didn't deny your health insurance claim, a big corporation did - with Republican help. We need to connect the dots for people that the Republican Party obsession with these culture war issues is driven by Republicans' desire to distract voters and have them look away while Republicans pick their pocket."

Newly elected Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar is already cooking
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Uhm. My Spotify new release playlist has no chill today!

(*But* … the song is also kinda alright)

THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME 💯🔥 @MLB @Phillies @MLB Network #baseball #MookieBetts #aaronjudge #shoheiohtani #fypage #mlb #homerun #redsox #bryceharper #dodgers #miketrout #yankees TikTok video by Baseballer

Michael. Jack. Schmidt. Let’s go! www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYfvd3x8/

What a great story buried in the middle of a article about a great little bit of baseball nerdery (count me as a fan of the Fine Start, Joe!)

Dads in Boston describing their gay children

The Washington Post applauding the color of the year being poo checks out. Also sums up this year better than most of the think pieces and lists we’ll write and read this month

Don’t threaten me with a good time

A friend told me this is “a cry for help.” I think he meant that as an insult, but he can pound sand because this is a *great* top five, no notes

this is who Jameis was always meant to be, his final form. let him replace disappointing starters to make a bad team fun to watch in primetime forever more

Fuck all this echo chamber horseshit. I don’t come here to have my worldview challenged, I come here to have some fucking fun

Happy Circulatory System Wandering Through the Kitchen Day to all who celebrate!

So are you the proud owner of a new (to you) ventriloquist dummy or what?!

Talking some plays cause why not

The obvious answer to this is for Newsom to promise to appoint someone who won't run for Feinstein's seat when the election rolls around, a placeholder who is neither Schiff nor Lee

🎵 On this fine May day, this lovely Wednesday, let’s take a foray, and talk some Broadwaaaaay! 🎶

Day two. Commit to paying your writers and the rest of your staff.

I guess I’m here now too.