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Birch @birchfield.bsky.social · 27m

anything he can't do? move him to the bullpen next year.

Sports Info Solutions @sportsinfosolutions.com · 48m

2025 Fielding Bible Awards
SS Winner - Mookie Betts

- 7th Fielding Bible Award (most since awards introduced in 2006)

- Has won as a right fielder, shortstop, and multi-position player

- First Dodgers shortstop to win the Award

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 32m

This is a Democratic ad waiting to happen

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 53m

Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 40m

“.. Lockheed Martin is among the companies reported to have pledged at least $10 million. That sum is close to what the company spent in all of 2024 on federal lobbying.”

@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social $LMT
www.thebulwark.com/p/our-house-...

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Birch @birchfield.bsky.social · 41m

Last time a rookie got the start in game 1 of a WS? 2006. Wasn't sure it had happened. Cardinals' Anthony Reyes started opposite Tigers rookie Justin Verlander.

Birch @birchfield.bsky.social · 1h

MORON

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Leavitt: "An illegal alien from Layose"

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Jeff Passan @jeffpasan.bsky.social · 1h

Starting pitchers for Game 1 of the World Series tomorrow: Blake Snell vs. Trey Yesavage.

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Birch @birchfield.bsky.social · 2h

STOOGE

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

EPA Commissioner Lee Zeldin announces his agency is launching a major investigation into the right-wing conspiracies about chemtrails and weather manipulation to get to the bottom of it.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2h

NEW: A former red-state chief election official who has falsely claimed the CIA stole the 2020 contest is playing a key role in the conspiracy theory-fueled effort by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The DOJ Lawyer and Hardcore Election Denier Probing 2020

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 2h

note the sign in the first pic?

The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-mother...

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 2h

Washington Post editorial board: Right-wing idiots who also cannot spell.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2h

Not the WSJ having the only even moderately acceptable push alert here.

NYT and NBC with basic journalism fails here.

NYT
Breaking News
President Trump pardoned the billionaire founder of the
cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao.
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NBC NEWS
Breaking news
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Trump pardons crypto executive
Changpeng Zhao, who served four months in prison after pleading guilty to enabling money laundering at Binance
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Breaking News
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Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, whose crypto exchange has been boosting the Trump family's own crypto venture

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Birch @birchfield.bsky.social · 2h

Trump Revives Foreign Aid, Helping Needy Billionaires www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...

Opinion | Trump Revives Foreign Aid, Helping Needy Billionaires

www.nytimes.com

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Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 16h

Some news: The Washington Post is preparing to cut newsroom staff even after several high profile exits. Bezos’ new opinion editor has privately told people The Post is in “severe financial distress.” Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...

Pain at The Post

As morale sinks and top talent exits, staffers at The Washington Post are bracing for more pain ahead of the holidays—raising questions about Will Lewis’ leadership, nearly two years into his tenure a...

www.status.news

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 5h

Hours after Cuomo’s campaign posts — and quickly deletes — a racialized ad depicting “criminals for Zohran,” this is Cuomo’s message:

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Mike Johnson says he's open to meeting with Adelita Grijalva but he's "been a little busy"

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Birch @birchfield.bsky.social · 17h

OG looks like he hasn't shot a ball in years

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Kyle Pfannenstiel @pfannyyy.bsky.social · 19h

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were.

The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.

FBI backtracks on denying children were zip tied in Idaho raid, saying instead no ‘young’ kids were • Idaho Capital Sun

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in raid in Wilder, Idaho, FBI says no "young" children were.

idahocapitalsun.com

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 20h

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

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Birch @birchfield.bsky.social · 17h

Mitchell going bonkers

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Pamela Wood @pwoodreporter.bsky.social · 20h

You've seen pictures of the East Wing of the White House being demolished. The Silver Spring company doing the work, ACECO, has been hit with online scorn and bad reviews. They took down their website and aren't answering the phone, Jack Hogan reports:

www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...

Silver Spring company demolishing White House wing faces online firestorm

ACECO, a Silver Spring construction company, is taking flak for its role in the demolition of the East Wing of the White House for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project.

www.thebanner.com

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Jim Owczarski @jimowczarski.bsky.social · 18h

Kevin Porter Jr. is down. He stepped on Bobby Portis' foot and it looked like he tweaked his left ankle and was in serious pain. Bucks had to call timeout. He's headed right to the locker room.

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 18h

Cuomo can say Kościuszko but not Mamdani?

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Birch @birchfield.bsky.social · 18h

Good stuff with Garland here.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 18h

A huge story is which Democrat campaign consultants were in charge of vetting Platner. They raised millions from donors, large and small, got paid handsomely for it, then promptly delivered to those donors a non-viable candidate.

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 18h

Generally speaking, it is not a good sign when reporters need to spend this much space explaining all the previous bad things you just did in order to contextualize the new, also-bad thing you did.

www.advocate.com/politics/gra...

A progressive U.S. Senate candidate in Maine, who has already apologized for earlier misogynistic and racially insensitive remarks and said he did not realize that a tattoo on his chest resembled a Nazi SS emblem, is again under scrutiny, this time for anti-LGBTQ+ comments.

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Birch @birchfield.bsky.social · 18h

An owner certainly has the right to rip an employee, but only if he knows what the hell he is talking about.

ProFootballTalk @profootballtalk.bsky.social · 18h

Woody Johnson's comments about Justin Fields crossed the line. And it doesn't matter. As Johnson's team continues to fail under his leadership, the franchise keeps printing money.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...

Woody Johnson's remarks about Justin Fields crossed the line

The socialist nature of the NFL means there are never financial consequences.

www.nbcsports.com