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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 48m

"The now-former manager said that during the past season he experienced, among other things, poor sleep, chest pains, hair loss and, in an age of pervasive sports gambling, even death threats from strangers."

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 4h

Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:

Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain

www.nytimes.com

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 2h

Listen, Josh Allen is many things (especially this year), but at his best, he's never what I would call "efficient."

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 7h

The understood solution for the decline of print revenue, particularly for a paper with limited geographic footprint, was to build a national digital audience. The issue is less that the print number dropped than that the paper upended its national audience on a looooongshot bet.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 23h

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 9h

This is why the inflatable costumes works so well -- it works the same way calling them "weird" or "creepy" did. It disrupts their narrative, and makes them seem pathetic rather than cool-and-cruel.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18h

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 19h

I have a working theory. When Josh Allen called out the fans who left early from the Baltimore game, that threw the vibes off for the whole season.

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 20h

Yeah, but see, lack of complementary football ...

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 21h

The vibes are all off with this team.

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 21h

I can’t wait for Sean McDermott to blame the offense again this week.

Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 1d

Buffalo is, at its core, a truly great hockey town. May be a better hockey town than a football town.

What's happened to the Sabres over the past 15 years is an embarrassment.

victoria zeller (buy ONE OF THE BOYS) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 1d

this graph’s going around on twitter. it stopped me dead in my tracks. i am going to punch something

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 1d

It was after this play, when Dawkins and maybe Brown went after 57, that I knew this team had it. Biggest contrast in Buffalo sports.

a buffalo bills player is laying on the ground holding a football

ALT: a buffalo bills player is laying on the ground holding a football

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 1d

I always contrast this to how the Bills O-Line always reacts anytime anybody gets near Josh.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 2d

A thing I have learned from being online since 1995:

If you're a writer, editor, journalist, academic, you have to be ready to go contrarian when you feel it. And if you're feeling it all the time, such that it's become your idenitity, that's a signal. You broke your mind.

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

"More comment than question"

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 2d

Revenge for 1812.

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 5d

Johnny Cash. Famously uncool.

bendwalsh.bsky.social @bendwalsh.bsky.social · 5d

wtaf are you talking about

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 5d

Hey! I wrote about this! sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/why-do-i-c...

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 5d

I mean, I know it's cliche, but like - Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan are still alive.

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 8d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 5d

I've seen scales like this before, and I don't love them in this case. To me, it feels like a weird set up, like "if this is OK, what's the problem with this?" Or the existence of clear delineations where the reality is much more muddled.

Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 5d

Honestly? It's not *that* bad, but that leap from 0 to 1 seems pretty significant.

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 5d

Emperor Penguin, The Tragically Hip

Skin and Bones, Avett Brothers

Lair Of The Gurt Sherm (Stoker 1911) @gurtsherm.bsky.social · 5d

in your opinion,,,,,,,,,,,,

what is the most under-appreciated song by one of your favorite bands/solo musicians?

for me, resident bowie tattoo haver, it's "unwashed and somewhat slightly dazed" by david bowie

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 5d

Ooooh I’ll have to check that.

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 5d

Monty is SUCH a great song.

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 6d

Chili, New York.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 6d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 6d

What could possibly go wrong?

(Everything. Everything could possibly go wrong.)

The Athletic @theathletic.com · 6d

College athletes may be allowed to bet on pro sports soon 👀

The NCAA Division I Administrative Committee approved the recommendation Wednesday, but the new rules will only go into effect if Division II and Division III also approve.

🔗: http://dlvr.it/TNYXlQ

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