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Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 19h

I should note the first account of this 1838 game came from memory long after the event. The game is not universally accepted by baseball historians as having happened on that date.

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Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 19h

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Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 19h

First wrote about this game for the Globe on the 150th anniversary back in 1988:

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

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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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 1d

“We’re not in politics. We’re just some guys in Virginia making good whisky. But unfortunately, we’re the victims.”

Idk man, maybe you don’t get to “not be in politics” when one side is blowing up international relationships you depend on www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...

Canada’s boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business

Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.

www.cnn.com

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Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 1d

That is an incorrect answer. Thank you for playing.

Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 1d

British Columbia, it’s not too late to come over to the right side of history. The Blue Jays play 2,500 miles away. They are not your home team!

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Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, Jen. I missed that clip when it first aired.

Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 1d

Kirk clearly had his bell rung from the foul ball off the mask. It took him a bit to get sorted for the next pitch.

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Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 1d

Jays lost first two games at home in 2015 ALDS against the Texas Rangers. I'm keen on a future bat-flip moment.

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Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, @castanet.net, you might want to tell your readers why the new head coach in Kelowna lost his broadcast job.

Castanet.net @castanet.net · 1d

Former MLB catcher Gregg Zaun new Kelowna Falcons head coach #Kelowna

Former MLB catcher Gregg Zaun new Kelowna Falcons head coach - Kelowna News

The Kelowna Falcons hire former MLB catcher Gregg Zahn as head coach for the 2026 season.

www.castanet.net

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Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 1d

Happy metric Thanksgiving to all my Canadian peeps.

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Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 2d

Who do Canadians regard as an “enemy”? This comes from a new Angus Reid report on India, but get a look at the redder end of that list

(Red = enemy/threat; pink = maybe so)

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

Absolutely brutal.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Carney to Trump: "I'm glad you upgraded me to president"

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 2d

This morning I was filming ICE abducting sometime in Petworth. One of the agents told me "the last US citizen that did this he put in cuffs all the way to the courtroom".

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Paul Myers @pulmyears.bsky.social · 1d

A cartoon by Barry Blitt.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 2d

ICE agents blocked an ambulance that was trying to take an injured protester to hospital.

"We are still not being allowed to leave by ICE officers.” an EMT said on radio

When driver tried to get out, an agent yelled, "DON’T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU"

www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump Economy
Our wine sales to Canada are down 96%!!!!!!!!!
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svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 2d

Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact;

Riot cops standing a street with less-lethal weapons, and one in a gas mask has a cloud of pepper dust around his helmet.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

www.10news.com

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Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 2d

Both lefties at the dish.

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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 3d

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

‘American spirit exports to Canada "plummeted" 85 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States calling the situation "very troubling" as consumers in key international markets opt for alternatives to U.S.-made products.’

American spirit exports to Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group | CBC News

American spirit exports to Canada "plummeted" 85 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States calling the situation "very troubling" as consumers in ...

www.cbc.ca

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Kombiz Lavasany @kombiz.bsky.social · 3d

god. I love Portland. Such an awesome American city. Iused to visit regularly but now I miss it, that amazing vibe.

we love dogs - noem go home. on a sign above a woman walking her dog at night.

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Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, @nytimes.com. If you're incapable of reporting that Portland is neither on fire nor a war zone, then I might as well cancel my 25+-year subscription.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 4d

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 3d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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