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Jay Wigley
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Baseball, hot dogs, cornbread, and our Fiat 500. My wife is kindness personified. TV and the La-Z-Boy recliner took the heart out of Class D ball.
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“Putin has spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool,” said Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. "If administration officials are more concerned with appeasing Putin than securing real peace, then the President ought to find new advisors."
Wicker Rips Trump’s ‘So-Called Peace Plan’ for Russia, Ukraine
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said he is “skeptical” about the U.S.’s peace plan between Ukraine and Russia.
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates.

“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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#OnThisDay in baseball history
November 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you attended
Elvis (May 1976)
Ray Charles
Prince
The Bangles
B B King
Devo
Pato Banton (w/Crazy 8s)
Toy Dolls
Oingo Boingo
Dead Milkmen (w/Mary's Danish)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you attended

David Bowie
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
KT Tunstall/Barenaked Ladies
Elton John/Billy Joel
Sinead O'Connor
November 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Asked if he’ll attend the funeral of the slain National Guard member from West Virginia, Trump immediately pivots to talking about how popular he is in that state
November 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Retrosheet is pleased to announce its second semi-annual release of 2025, which includes play-by-play files for the 1910 and 2025 seasons, box-score files for the 1898 season, and a deep dive into the 1935 Negro League season.

www.retrosheet.org/fall2025rele...
Fall 2025 Release
www.retrosheet.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for the community here.

Bluesky isn’t perfect but at its best it’s the absolute best of what social media can be: the day we got a Chicago Pope, Game 7 of the World Series.

I’m thankful that I got to share those moments with y’all.
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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#HappyThanksgiving from #WKRP. "Oh my God, they're turkeys! Oh, the humanity!"
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Thanksgiving Giveaway hobby friends!

Opened a jumbo box of 2008 Topps S2 hunting for Johan Santana card 661… stuck out.

GIVING AWAY 2 of the hits!

Ervin Santana autographed card
Delmon Young game used jersey card

Guess a number below in this thread between 1-50!

1st gets choice.

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November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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#OnThisDay in baseball history
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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#OnThisDay in baseball history
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Some old-time baseball reading for your holiday weekend: We’ve posted every article online from SABR convention journals, 1984 (Providence) to 1999 (Phoenix) inclusive. More to come, but lots of great stories in this new collection: sabr.org/convention-j...
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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A Fort Worth church is offering a $100 online academy that aims to train conservative Christians to run for office.

At the core of the program is the idea that there is no separation between what happens within the church and in the government.

With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
“No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidat...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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#OnThisDay in baseball history
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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This is sick.
"After federal immigration officers in Charlotte saw a man taking photos of them, they chased him nearly 2 miles down a main road and made plans to “smash” into him, video played in court Thursday showed. They broke his window, charged him with a federal felony and accused him of assaulting them."
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
We’re on a Mission from God, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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#OnThisDay in baseball history
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Come on
Oh, baby don't you wanna go?
Come on
Oh, baby don't you wanna go?
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago
November 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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East TN Congressional candidate @michaelabfortennessee throws down for @aftynbehn4tn in TN-7
November 23, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Hey hobby fam! Time for another Sunday #giveaway thread!

If you could receive one card from another #thehobby fam member, what would it be?

Keep requested cards under $30 in value. Please post cards you can give, & RT to share with others. #cardsky #generosity #cards4free
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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#OnThisDay in baseball history
November 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Canadian baseball fans and history buffs: we’ve been stuck at 25% of our goal for a while now.

I know times are tough & this probably doesn’t feel all that important. But it’s a one & done fundraiser. Once the plaque is up, it will be maintained by the city after. 🙏

justgiving.com/campaign/dia...
Diamond Park Heritage Toronto Plaque
Diamond Park was the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs professional baseball club from 1901 until 1907. Located at the southeast corner of Liberty Street and Fraser Avenue, it was here that the Leafs wo...
justgiving.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.

And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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#OnThisDay in baseball history
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM