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Steve Drumwright

@drummerwrites.bsky.social

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Eternal optimist. Flawed human. Storyteller, news and sports junkie, writer always on the lookout. Sports has some magical tales. In SoCal. Formerly S.F. and Wisconsin. Today is just another day that ends in y. Look forward. I don't use Twitter. he/him

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Steve Drumwright @drummerwrites.bsky.social · Nov 16

The new place.

Buitengebieden @buitengebieden.bsky.social · Nov 16

The sky is blue.. 🦋

Steve Drumwright @drummerwrites.bsky.social · 11m

What is the La Paz whipping terrapin?

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I'm sure this will go off without a hitch.

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 1h

Newsom’s office told the Los Angeles Times that it has received reports that the White House is directing a plan to use Navy ships off the California coast to fire missiles into Camp Pendleton.

Newsom rips into Trump celebration plan to fire missiles over California’s I-5 freeway

Newsom’s office told the Los Angeles Times that it has received reports that the White House is directing a plan to use Navy ships off the California coast to fire missiles into Camp Pendleton.

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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 1h

Do we have a good plan for a ground defense of the Tehachapi Pass or

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 1h

Newsom’s office told the Los Angeles Times that it has received reports that the White House is directing a plan to use Navy ships off the California coast to fire missiles into Camp Pendleton.

Newsom rips into Trump celebration plan to fire missiles over California’s I-5 freeway

Newsom’s office told the Los Angeles Times that it has received reports that the White House is directing a plan to use Navy ships off the California coast to fire missiles into Camp Pendleton.

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Steve Drumwright @drummerwrites.bsky.social · 1h

What is "Yankees-Red Sox rivalry: A written oral history"?

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What is redneck cam?

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Ben Nicholson-Smith @bnsbaseball.bsky.social · 2h

Down 2-0 in the ALCS, the Blue Jays went on the road to Seattle & won 13-4 to get right back in the series

Shane Bieber pitched great while 5 different Jays homered: George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Alejandro Kirk, Addison Barger & Andres Gimenez

Tomorrow: Max Scherzer

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 11h

Less than 24 hours after federal agents intentionally plowed into an SUV and tear-gassed a crowd in a residential neighborhood on the Southeast Side, community organizers presented a clear message.

Southeast Side organizers after feds ram SUV and tear-gas crowd: 'Leave our city, you are not welcome here'

Federal agents rammed an SUV, then used pepper balls, smoke grenades and deployed several rounds of tear gas in Tuesday's incident.

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 13h

Here's another Kavanaugh stop in action. Agent says: "Why are you running?" Admitting that he had no cause to stop and tackle this boy.

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MLB (Bot) @mlbbot.bsky.social · 3h

Vlad Jr. is MASHING this Postseason 😤

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Adam McCalvy @adammccalvy.bsky.social · 3h

There are different ways to build a contender, as Andrew Friedman and Matt Arnold learned in Tampa Bay. How playing baseball Etch A Sketch sent them on a course to meeting again in the NLCS. www.mlb.com/news/longtim...

How playing baseball Etch A Sketch formed the NLCS GMs

LOS ANGELES – It’s become a Spring Training tradition for old friends Andrew Friedman and Matt Arnold, who go back to the mid-2000s as young executives with the plucky Rays. Every March, they meet for...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4h

Finally, some common sense from Oklahoma education.

Ryan Walters turned classrooms into culture war battlegrounds. Reversing his Bible mandate isn’t “anti-religion,” it’s accepting the fact that the Bible is not a history book!

Schools should teach, not preach.

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 3h

New mascot just dropped.

Wow Tusky! You can do magic things!

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h

Governor Newsom has issued a response on social media:

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Devin Nunes' Alt-Mom @nunesalt.bsky.social · 9h

People do remember that the country wasn’t like this last year, right?

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 4h

George Kirby has completely lost it here in the 3rd.

The #BlueJays have piled on with five runs, now up 5-2.

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Steve Drumwright @drummerwrites.bsky.social · 4h

via @drakebentley.bsky.social of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
www.jsonline.com/story/sports...

Milwaukee Brewers fan loses job after she says 'call ICE' on Latino Dodgers fan

A Brewers fan at Game 2 of the NLCS seen on video telling a Latino Dodgers fan that she was going to "call ICE" on him, has lost her job.

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Eric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 4h

Not only is Shohei Ohtani taking the ultra-rare step of taking batting practice on the field, the Dodgers played his walk-up song before he got to home plate, which got a nice reaction from players and coaches

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Steve Drumwright @drummerwrites.bsky.social · 4h

Been waiting for Julio to take that superstar jump. Maybe it is happening in this postseason.

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MLB (Bot) @mlbbot.bsky.social · 4h

JULIO RODRÍGUEZ 2-RUN BLAST! #ALCS

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 5h

Licey pregame ceremony:

Juan Marichal first pitch to Vladimir Guerrero!! (Sr)

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Steve Drumwright @drummerwrites.bsky.social · 5h

What is a sobriety pledge?

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Curt Hogg @cyrthogg.bsky.social · 5h

Pat Murphy’s 10 year old son Austin was asked a question in today’s presser about why the Brewers can erase a 2-0 deficit.

“The guys respond back really good,” he said.

You’ll want to watch as he nails the full answer:

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Milwaukee Brewers (Bot) @brewersbot.bsky.social · 5h

📍Los Angeles

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Steve Drumwright @drummerwrites.bsky.social · 5h

What is Lombard Street Law?

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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 6h

I would say that the internet killed the video star but MTV killed itself with a thousand self inflicted wounds.
End of a generation defining era to be sure.

The iconic astronaut on the moon photo with the MTV flag at full mast

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