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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
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Alessandro Ercolani will represent Italy this year. He is from the nation of San Marino, a country of just 34,000. I spoke with him last summer: www.mlb.com/news/alessan...
Meet the only Minor Leaguer from one of the world’s smallest nations
This is an excerpt from the latest edition of Michael Clair's International Beat Newsletter, bringing global baseball news to your inbox every month. Sign up for future installments HERE and check out...
www.mlb.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Alessandro Ercolani will represent Italy this year. He is from the nation of San Marino, a country of just 34,000. I spoke with him last summer: www.mlb.com/news/alessan...
Andiamo!!
PIRATES in WBC
Pietro Albanez Brazil
Emmanuel Chapman Cuba
Po-Yu Chen Taiwan
Oneil Cruz DR
Alessandro Ercolani Italy
Nick Gonzales MX
Spencer Horwitz Israel
Antwone Kelly NL
Joe La Sorsa Italy
Oddanier Mosqueda VZ
Kyle Nicolas Italy
Dennis Santana DR
Paul Skenes USA
Gregory Soto DR
PIRATES in WBC
Pietro Albanez Brazil
Emmanuel Chapman Cuba
Po-Yu Chen Taiwan
Oneil Cruz DR
Alessandro Ercolani Italy
Nick Gonzales MX
Spencer Horwitz Israel
Antwone Kelly NL
Joe La Sorsa Italy
Oddanier Mosqueda VZ
Kyle Nicolas Italy
Dennis Santana DR
Paul Skenes USA
Gregory Soto DR
February 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Andiamo!!
PIRATES in WBC
Pietro Albanez Brazil
Emmanuel Chapman Cuba
Po-Yu Chen Taiwan
Oneil Cruz DR
Alessandro Ercolani Italy
Nick Gonzales MX
Spencer Horwitz Israel
Antwone Kelly NL
Joe La Sorsa Italy
Oddanier Mosqueda VZ
Kyle Nicolas Italy
Dennis Santana DR
Paul Skenes USA
Gregory Soto DR
PIRATES in WBC
Pietro Albanez Brazil
Emmanuel Chapman Cuba
Po-Yu Chen Taiwan
Oneil Cruz DR
Alessandro Ercolani Italy
Nick Gonzales MX
Spencer Horwitz Israel
Antwone Kelly NL
Joe La Sorsa Italy
Oddanier Mosqueda VZ
Kyle Nicolas Italy
Dennis Santana DR
Paul Skenes USA
Gregory Soto DR
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The only response here is a motion to enjoin the whole operation
If the government's position is "I'm sorry your honor but we don't be the capacity to both respect constitutional rights and conduct the operation as it is currently being conducted" the answer is "then you must stop the operation"
If the government's position is "I'm sorry your honor but we don't be the capacity to both respect constitutional rights and conduct the operation as it is currently being conducted" the answer is "then you must stop the operation"
Flooding the zone with shit, but for the legal system. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Surge in Immigration Cases in Minnesota Pushes Prosecutors and Judges to Brink
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The only response here is a motion to enjoin the whole operation
If the government's position is "I'm sorry your honor but we don't be the capacity to both respect constitutional rights and conduct the operation as it is currently being conducted" the answer is "then you must stop the operation"
If the government's position is "I'm sorry your honor but we don't be the capacity to both respect constitutional rights and conduct the operation as it is currently being conducted" the answer is "then you must stop the operation"
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"Horse$#!%" has a secondary definition as "unorthodox and/or non-conforming in a manner that serves to annoy and/or rise to the truly problematic." That definition is mostly limited to baseball but sometimes breaks containment into the larger world. bsky.app/profile/merr...
This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
February 2, 2026 at 4:13 PM
"Horse$#!%" has a secondary definition as "unorthodox and/or non-conforming in a manner that serves to annoy and/or rise to the truly problematic." That definition is mostly limited to baseball but sometimes breaks containment into the larger world. bsky.app/profile/merr...
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Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.
January 31, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.
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It's really not an understatement to say that America is being governed by absolute psychopaths. bsky.app/profile/wash...
The U.S. Embassy in Denmark removed 44 Danish flags honoring Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan outside the building, drawing outrage from the country’s veterans amid heightened tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash
There was no malicious intent in removing the flags, said a State Department spokesperson, who added that the flags had been replaced.
wapo.st
January 29, 2026 at 1:43 AM
It's really not an understatement to say that America is being governed by absolute psychopaths. bsky.app/profile/wash...
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7 Democrats — with the blessing of Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic leadership — just voted with Republicans to give these agents even more money
January 24, 2026 at 5:34 PM
7 Democrats — with the blessing of Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic leadership — just voted with Republicans to give these agents even more money
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
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ICE agents and its leadership need to be investigated, prosecuted, and imprisoned. www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
ICE agents and its leadership need to be investigated, prosecuted, and imprisoned. www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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All I want is for Democratic leaders to at least act like they understand that the Trump Regime is a criminal enterprise and that we're in an unprecedented Constitutional crisis. I know they can't stop it right now. I just want them to acknowledge it. And most of them can't even fucking do that.
January 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
All I want is for Democratic leaders to at least act like they understand that the Trump Regime is a criminal enterprise and that we're in an unprecedented Constitutional crisis. I know they can't stop it right now. I just want them to acknowledge it. And most of them can't even fucking do that.
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there are too many possible values for the variable "situation" in this equation
This situation is precisely why we have impeachment
January 6, 2026 at 1:22 AM
there are too many possible values for the variable "situation" in this equation
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Reminder that Trump alleged that China committed to buying at least 12 MMT of U.S. soybeans in the final months of 2025, which is about 15 MMT short of 2024.
Currently, China has purchased 6.4 MMT of soybeans this year… 53% 😔
Currently, China has purchased 6.4 MMT of soybeans this year… 53% 😔
December 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Reminder that Trump alleged that China committed to buying at least 12 MMT of U.S. soybeans in the final months of 2025, which is about 15 MMT short of 2024.
Currently, China has purchased 6.4 MMT of soybeans this year… 53% 😔
Currently, China has purchased 6.4 MMT of soybeans this year… 53% 😔
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I don’t know how it works at the New York Times, but my editors at The Guardian would never let me publish this if they knew that I was one of the elites who spent time with Epstein. And if I published it without telling them, I would be out of a job.
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I don’t know how it works at the New York Times, but my editors at The Guardian would never let me publish this if they knew that I was one of the elites who spent time with Epstein. And if I published it without telling them, I would be out of a job.
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And more ...
"Trump officials were warned repeatedly that cutting off food aid to refugees in Kenya would lead to violence and death. They did so anyway, and thousands starved."
Some briefly visited Nairobi, flying business class “to help ensure maximum rest and comfort,” per an internal memo.
"Trump officials were warned repeatedly that cutting off food aid to refugees in Kenya would lead to violence and death. They did so anyway, and thousands starved."
Some briefly visited Nairobi, flying business class “to help ensure maximum rest and comfort,” per an internal memo.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
And more ...
"Trump officials were warned repeatedly that cutting off food aid to refugees in Kenya would lead to violence and death. They did so anyway, and thousands starved."
Some briefly visited Nairobi, flying business class “to help ensure maximum rest and comfort,” per an internal memo.
"Trump officials were warned repeatedly that cutting off food aid to refugees in Kenya would lead to violence and death. They did so anyway, and thousands starved."
Some briefly visited Nairobi, flying business class “to help ensure maximum rest and comfort,” per an internal memo.
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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Same article talks about Trump "blurring the lines" by befriending Nazis like Nick Fuentes. No, he's not blurring anything. He has befriended Nazis. You can just say that. It's simple, it's unambiguous, and it's true.
Report what people do and say. Don't seek excuses for them.
Report what people do and say. Don't seek excuses for them.
December 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Same article talks about Trump "blurring the lines" by befriending Nazis like Nick Fuentes. No, he's not blurring anything. He has befriended Nazis. You can just say that. It's simple, it's unambiguous, and it's true.
Report what people do and say. Don't seek excuses for them.
Report what people do and say. Don't seek excuses for them.
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the people who enabled this are now running Health & Human Services
3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
www.wowktv.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
the people who enabled this are now running Health & Human Services
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To date, China has purchased less than 2 million metric tons (mmt) of the “agreed” 12 mmt of soybeans this year.
This administration continues to get played by China.
This administration continues to get played by China.
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
To date, China has purchased less than 2 million metric tons (mmt) of the “agreed” 12 mmt of soybeans this year.
This administration continues to get played by China.
This administration continues to get played by China.
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again, this is evil.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
again, this is evil.
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a Hannah Arendt-quoting baseball fan? be still my heart
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
a Hannah Arendt-quoting baseball fan? be still my heart
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This is a declaration they will use federal resources to deploy violence against judges, prosecutors, and attorneys general. There's no other coherent interpretation of the phrasing, including "only remedy," "legitimate state power," and connecting those people with "terror networks."
October 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This is a declaration they will use federal resources to deploy violence against judges, prosecutors, and attorneys general. There's no other coherent interpretation of the phrasing, including "only remedy," "legitimate state power," and connecting those people with "terror networks."
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This first came out in a Rolling Stone article in 2023 and Stephen Miller denied it. His denials weren't credible then, but now that we're doing EXACTLY THIS, almost certainly under Miller's orders, I have no doubt it went down this way. Stephen Miller deserves prison. www.treason.io/p/read-one-s...
September 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This first came out in a Rolling Stone article in 2023 and Stephen Miller denied it. His denials weren't credible then, but now that we're doing EXACTLY THIS, almost certainly under Miller's orders, I have no doubt it went down this way. Stephen Miller deserves prison. www.treason.io/p/read-one-s...
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"The U.S. workforce has shrunk by as many as 1.2 million foreign-born workers since January 2025. According to the report, this labor loss has contributed to higher prices for goods and services and widespread staffing shortages in multiple sectors." https://bit.ly/47FPgQG
Report: U.S. Economy Has Lost as Many as 1.2 Million Foreign-Born Workers Since January
Among the hardest-hit industries is agriculture. The report finds that between March and July, agricultural employment fell by 6.5 percent -- a sharp decline after two years of growth.
www.latintimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"The U.S. workforce has shrunk by as many as 1.2 million foreign-born workers since January 2025. According to the report, this labor loss has contributed to higher prices for goods and services and widespread staffing shortages in multiple sectors." https://bit.ly/47FPgQG
Callie is a superstar! And she’s right.
OPINION: "If women want to keep playing baseball, they have to constantly confront stubborn cultural beliefs and assumptions that they should be playing softball instead," Callie Maddox writes.
Opinion | Women Are Reclaiming Their Place in Baseball
Callie Maddox writes on the history of women’s involvement in baseball and in the modern rise of women wanting to start a professional league.
buff.ly
July 19, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Callie is a superstar! And she’s right.