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James Bailey

@jamesbailey.bsky.social

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Writer, reader, baseball dad, Tottenham fan, Wolfpack lifer, lover of obscure Welsh bands. I stand with Ukraine. www.loosevowelmovements.com

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JJ Cooper @jjcoop36.bsky.social · 6h

Hi everyone. I'm currently working on one of our offseason baseball books, and I have some freelance hours available for someone to help place copy/tables onto pages in InDesign and help edit the book.

If you have InDesign/editing skills and baseball knowledge, my DMs are open.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 21h

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 22h

Ruppert Jones.

James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 2d

Saw @modestmouseoffical.bsky.social tonight for the 4th time (but probably first time since about 1998). It was such a great show. So much fun. Loved it.

Modest Mouse at Kodak Center in Rochester, NY.

James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 4d

At least they had the decency to do it on a Friday night. I'm exhausted today, but I don't have to pretend to work.

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James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 4d

Can I finally go to bed?

James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 5d

Call should have been called. That was a BS call.

James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 5d

Nick Castellanos is still an AMERICAN HERO AND LEGEND! Go Phils!

James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 5d

I'm finally old enough to have the same ailments as NBA players! Wait ... maybe I have this backwards.

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James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 6d

We are the sum of our love's loves, over time. (I'm not wrong on this, trust me.)

James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 6d

If the person you loved more than anyone else on this planet loved Barry Manilow, you would learn to love Barry Manilow too, or being alone. (Sub out Barry Manilow for whomever your love loves and it stands.)

James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 6d

Finally, Kid Rock gets some respect from the people who really matter.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.

A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.

We need to stand up together and speak up.

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James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 8d

Suarez to enter the game with runners on second and third after Nola goes three batters too long.

James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 8d

If Bader grounds into a DP after that moronic bunt ...

James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 8d

Cops lie almost as often as Trump.

James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 10d

This is not the character I was hoping to see on our backyard nature cam.

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James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 10d

State Farm commercials have been annoying for years, but now they're just plain bad. #RetireJake

James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 12d

Sportswashing ain't cheap.

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KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 13d

BREAKING: The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.

Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas ousted after refusing to give Trump administration a sword

The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.

www.kcur.org

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 13d

A new far-right political party linked to the criminal activist known as Tommy Robinson was unable to hold a launch meeting in Wales after anti-fascists persuaded the venue to cancel the booking ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-16D1

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James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 13d

Would be nice if @tottenhamhotspur.com posted updates here. They did for a while, then stopped. Guessing they still post on the Nazi saluter's site.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15d

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?

If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?

Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 17d

We cannot normalize militarizing American cities and suburbs.

Make sure you know your rights and stay alert.

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James Bailey @jamesbailey.bsky.social · 18d

Kent State's going to look like a minor incident compared to what's coming. This is insane.