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Strange play call there, better to just sneak probably than toss to a generally bad short yardage back
December 17, 2024 at 1:05 AM
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keithlaw.bsky.social
how have the Blue Jays, in the 6th biggest metro area in MLB, never given a $200 million deal
razzball.bsky.social Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · Dec 16
This is the most embarrassing graphic for about 20 teams
every mlb teams largest contract
December 16, 2024 at 11:48 PM
onrevisisland.bsky.social
This is not the Thursday night fireworks we were promised
December 13, 2024 at 1:39 AM
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arif.bsky.social
lmfao holy fuck
Talia Goodman tweet. It reads: Caitlin Clark on a big difference between playing college basketball and WNBA, via @TIME: “Professional players and professional coaches—this is no disrespect to college women's basketball—are a lot smarter. I love women's college basketball. But if you go back and watch the way people guarded me in college, it's almost, like, concerning. They didn’t double me, they didn't trap me, they weren't physical. And it’s hard. It’s college. A lot of those women will never go on to play another basketball game in their life. They don't have the IQ of understanding how the game works. So I completely understand it. And it's no disrespect at all. They don’t have the IQ. You have to simplify it for girls at that age.”
December 10, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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arif.bsky.social
Yesterday got me thinking about this amazing thread from David McKenna, who as far as I'm aware does not have an active presence on Bluesky. Highlight tweet of the thread (for me) first, then the full thread archive.ph/GSSce
Tweet from Dave McKenna reads: Poison a person, go to jail, they call you a felon for life. Poison a city resulting in dozens of deaths and thousands with brain damage, get a teaching fellowship at Harvard, they call you ex-Gov of Michigan Rick Snyder. Same with much corporate poisoning. 13/ Tweet thread from Dave McKenna. Abridged: Something I've learned is about the social construction of crime. I work in a legal clinic on wage theft, employers have "improperly paid" workers by not paying, paying below min wage, withholding OT, sick time, etc. Most theft is wage theft. Meaning, the dollar value of stolen wages is greater than the value of all other theft. Yet, wage theft is NOT A CRIME Bar chart shows: wage theft >$19 billion, Larceny $5.3B, Burglary $4.1B, Auto theft $3.8B, Robbery $0.34B. If you steal $100 from your employer, you get arrested. If you call the police because your paycheck is $100 light, the police tell you to file a complaint with the AG; AG will settle the case for between $50 and $200. (Not true, bc AG's only take on big cases with thousands of dollars, but they settle big cases by requiring employer pay what is owed. No jail, no record). If AG doesn't want to take the case, it will give you a Private Right of Action to sue employer for what you are owed + damages. It can take a 6-18 months to win, and months or years to collect if you win. We address the predominant form of theft in the US w civil cases, not criminal. We have defined "wage theft" as not a crime. Theft by you, a crime. Theft by your employer, not a crime. This is what we mean w crime is "socially constructed." Not all social harms are criminalized. I settled a case for 3 clients. We spent a MONTH negotiating the NDA bc if all his employees sued him and settled like this, he would go BANKRUPT. His business model DEPENDED on wage theft. These employers go on to hold elected office. 45 famously used wage theft to improve his finances. Some didn't have resources to pursue multi-year litigation + got nothing. What should we do about it? criminalize employers or decriminalize theft or something else? Quoted tweet from bstonkittymafia reads: Can you explain this reasoning? Why expanding criminal liability is a bad idea? For whom? Continued thread from Dave McKenna: Wage theft shows that we believe restitution is important. Giving the money back is important. Currently, AG keeps track of bad actors and will increase future financial penalties for bad actors. It also shows when harm is committed, we don't have to lock someone in a cage or label them a felon, both of which destroy years of life even after the sentence is over. We can demand restitution instead of punishment. It also shows how ridiculous the label "high crime neighborhood" is. And the arbitrary and racist response of police surveillance in HCN. Because we defined it that way. Consider the social construction of murder: Poison a person, go to jail, they call you a felon for life. Poison a city resulting in dozens of deaths and thousands with brain damage, get a teaching fellowship at Harvard, they call you ex-Gov of Michigan Rick Snyder. Same with much corporate poisoning. The people commiting the most harm aren't in jail, don't live in high crime neighborhoods. And "black people commit more crime" is true only bc of how we have defined crimes, and how we then surveil their community in response to find more crimes. There are so many orgs trying to address harm and create accountability within community + without incarceration. We call ourselves prison abolitionists. Just a few: @byp100 @survivepunishNY @justicehealing @DeeperThanWater @BlackAndPinkBos @BlmBoston A few more you might want to follow or support @GKMC18 @ignitekindred @MsKellyMHayes @prisonculture @crlosangeles If you are feeling like "damn, this thread turned left, why don't we just lock up ALL ppl who commit harm", I'm still learning about how to actually reduce future harms. Former prosecutor + Prof Paul Butler on abolition: https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/01/17/berkeley-talks-transcript-paul-butler/ Continued thread from Dave McKenna, abridged: The incomparable Mariame Kaba, an interview on abolition: https://thenextsystem.org/learn/stories/towards-horizon-abolition-conversation-mariame-kaba Human rights attorney Derricka Purnell & Law for Black Lives' Marbre Stahly-Butts: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/opinion/the-police-cant-solve-the-problem-they-are-the-problem.html We can prevent wage theft by replacing corporate ownership w employee ownership: worker owned cooperatives that share profits & losses To transform the economy, fund Ujima Project: ujimaboston.com To fight for a right to housing, fund City Life http://www.clvu.org/ To invest in community where everyone's needs are met, fund Movement for Black Lives: m4bl.org #fundblackfutures To transform how we mitigate/respond to violence, fund Violence in Boston Inc. https://www.violenceinboston.org/ QT from @survivepunishNY: In response to the #8CantWait reformist co-optation of decades of abolitionist work, a group of abolitionists has compiled this list. #8ToAbolition Demands: defund police, demilitarize communities, remove police from schools, free people from prisons & jails, repeal laws criminalizing survival, invest in community self-governance, provide safe housing for everyone, invest in care not cops. Graphic's text: #8ToAbolition A world without prisons or police, where we can all be safe. We believe in a world where there are zero police murders because there are zero police. Abolition can't wait. @avitale's book The End of Policing is now available for FREE. https://www.versobooks.com/books/2817-the-end-of-policing Getting a lot of Qs, so I'd like to clarify I am not saying we should criminalize wage theft! QT from djmkenna00: I actually don't think wage theft should be criminalized. You report your employer, police violently lock them in a cage for 24-48 hrs until they can get bailed out, then they get sentenced to prison and the business goes bankrupt. You're still not paid.
December 5, 2024 at 5:44 PM
onrevisisland.bsky.social
Finding it interesting the older RBS aren't dying in this generation, outside of Zeke.

Henry, Conner, Mixon, Kamara all going strong with years left on deals
November 30, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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If you live in California, Gavin Newsom will help you buy an electric car. And if you sleep in that car, Gavin Newsom will have the police come shoot you
November 25, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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normcharlatan.bsky.social
Me, listening to Hotel California
rodger.bsky.social Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · Nov 25
What the hell were the Eagles trying to accomplish there
November 25, 2024 at 2:52 AM
onrevisisland.bsky.social
Preach. Every league should make this switch
4for4-john.bsky.social John Paulsen @4for4-john.bsky.social · Nov 23
A full point for a zero-yard catch kinda sucks, right?

Point-per-first-down >>>>>> PPR

Make the switch!

Week 11 of the inaugural
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PP1D Charity Best Ball League is in the books.
November 23, 2024 at 12:25 AM
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New Kendrick Daniel
Album 🤝 Jones

Getting Released
November 22, 2024 at 5:38 PM
onrevisisland.bsky.social
Think the QB movement this year going to be very interesting.
Not that many consensus top 10 worthy QBs in draft.
A bunch of teams with bad QB play this year, can Jameis, dimes e.t.c get a minshew type deal?
November 22, 2024 at 4:39 PM
onrevisisland.bsky.social
I get why the giants are doing that,
But I am uncertain devito is better for the weapons there , last year was pretty rough
November 18, 2024 at 1:12 PM
onrevisisland.bsky.social
I am a jags fan, and let me tell you. It's not great 😂
Hopefully get to celebrate a coaching change today
andrewhallff.bsky.social Andrew Hall @andrewhallff.bsky.social · Nov 18
At least I'm not a Jets, Jags, Panthers, or Patriots fan right now
November 18, 2024 at 12:40 PM
onrevisisland.bsky.social
The Broncos backfield has to be most frustrating in NFL.
No way to predict week to week, javonte vultured so often all season by McLaughlin + nix.
+ last weeks benching that wasn't?
November 18, 2024 at 12:18 PM
onrevisisland.bsky.social
Nice to see Brian Robinson back healthy and looking good, was nice value all off season.

A lot more two back/ ekeler usage than earlier in the year kind of hoping that was more game plan/ health specific than something that will continue but he looks good as well
November 15, 2024 at 12:54 PM
onrevisisland.bsky.social
Malpractice WR usage/ coaching in Chicago
November 14, 2024 at 5:16 PM
onrevisisland.bsky.social
Made a 3 way trade, fun way to kick off the morning
November 14, 2024 at 3:32 PM
onrevisisland.bsky.social
Just saw Aaron Rodgers/ ertz go for a 3rd + 4th in 2.0/SF,
Saw Rodgers go for Deshaun Watson even up a couple weeks ago.
I get everyone hates him but this is basically free and he's a fine QB 2
November 13, 2024 at 1:44 PM
onrevisisland.bsky.social
Caleb obviously part of problem in Chicago, but it really can't get worse than last few weeks.
Scheme was a big factor as was Keenan's excessive involvement.
Let's hope for some more odunze and a little creativity.
November 12, 2024 at 2:35 PM