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Maybe they don't like that the author is a transphobic bigot.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Maybe they don't like that the author is a transphobic bigot.
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A hallmark of a free society is that the judiciary is independent of the prosecutor. In totalitarian regimes the prosecutor is controlled by the regime, so is the judiciary. It's why they have show trials instead of law & evidence based trials.
I recommend you read the first half of the letter too.
I recommend you read the first half of the letter too.
“The government has also argued that I must accept this as true because they said it, and they are the government…I respectfully suggest that the petition is frivolous.”
January 26, 2026 at 5:47 PM
A hallmark of a free society is that the judiciary is independent of the prosecutor. In totalitarian regimes the prosecutor is controlled by the regime, so is the judiciary. It's why they have show trials instead of law & evidence based trials.
I recommend you read the first half of the letter too.
I recommend you read the first half of the letter too.
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Why are we calling it "shitty AI art made by Nazis to spread propaganda and misinformation" and not "Gesloppo"?
January 26, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Why are we calling it "shitty AI art made by Nazis to spread propaganda and misinformation" and not "Gesloppo"?
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Updated FA Matrix with Bader docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
2025-26 MLB Matrices
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January 26, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Updated FA Matrix with Bader docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Philando Castile would like a word, oh wait, they killed him after he did that.
Chip Roy: "As someone who carries a weapon in TX, if I'm in front of law enforcement or if I get stopped, I tell them that. I tell them that I've got a concealed carry permit. I show them my ID. I tell them where the weapon is bc that's what we're supposed to do. That's not what I think I saw here"
January 25, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Philando Castile would like a word, oh wait, they killed him after he did that.
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every media outlet needs to stop taking this government’s word for *anything*
if they say the sky is blue, get independent confirmation
if they say the sky is blue, get independent confirmation
1) Doesn’t say he was wielding it, just that he had it.
2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.
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2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:03 PM
every media outlet needs to stop taking this government’s word for *anything*
if they say the sky is blue, get independent confirmation
if they say the sky is blue, get independent confirmation
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Even if it were true, I just don’t think “the Dodgers aren’t paying enough in corporate welfare” is one of baseball’s 50 biggest problems. The Dodgers put more money into the pockets of their partners than anyone else does. Stop yelling at them while they‘re carrying the league.
January 23, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Even if it were true, I just don’t think “the Dodgers aren’t paying enough in corporate welfare” is one of baseball’s 50 biggest problems. The Dodgers put more money into the pockets of their partners than anyone else does. Stop yelling at them while they‘re carrying the league.
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It's a shame Jeff Bezos can't afford to operate a paper that successfully covered the most important news in the world for ~135 years before he bought it. Maybe we need to lower taxes on the rich. Maybe we can fix this with a salary cap. Oh, never mind, wrong billionaire income protection device.
According to an internal email to Washington Post sports staff, the paper isn't sending any reporters to cover the winter Olympics next month. The decision comes as major layoffs are expected in the coming weeks.
January 24, 2026 at 2:47 AM
It's a shame Jeff Bezos can't afford to operate a paper that successfully covered the most important news in the world for ~135 years before he bought it. Maybe we need to lower taxes on the rich. Maybe we can fix this with a salary cap. Oh, never mind, wrong billionaire income protection device.
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They were eventually allowed one phone call as a thanks for saving the agent’s life.
They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.”
They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.”
January 23, 2026 at 11:49 PM
They were eventually allowed one phone call as a thanks for saving the agent’s life.
They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.”
They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.”
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Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
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It’s not helping matters that these people are asking chatGPT about the Dodgers bankruptcy/TV deal, and chatGPT is giving them a summary of my and others’ work that is littered with huge errors. Google search “AI summary” has the Dodger tv stuff comically WRONG, too.
The feedback loop from hell.
The feedback loop from hell.
Absolutely bonkers to watch TikTokers and YouTubers parachute into this Dodger TV deal stuff for clicks, get it very wrong, and then tell me I’m wrong.
Buddy…I literally wrote a book about it lol. I was in divorce court every day!
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Buddy…I literally wrote a book about it lol. I was in divorce court every day!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
January 22, 2026 at 7:42 PM
It’s not helping matters that these people are asking chatGPT about the Dodgers bankruptcy/TV deal, and chatGPT is giving them a summary of my and others’ work that is littered with huge errors. Google search “AI summary” has the Dodger tv stuff comically WRONG, too.
The feedback loop from hell.
The feedback loop from hell.
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Dodgers have two Tuesday night games on TBS in the first half of the season:
April 7 at Blue Jays
May 5 at Astros
TBS games are not exclusive, which means there will also be local broadcasts of these games. Also, neither of these two TBS telecasts will be available locally
April 7 at Blue Jays
May 5 at Astros
TBS games are not exclusive, which means there will also be local broadcasts of these games. Also, neither of these two TBS telecasts will be available locally
January 22, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Dodgers have two Tuesday night games on TBS in the first half of the season:
April 7 at Blue Jays
May 5 at Astros
TBS games are not exclusive, which means there will also be local broadcasts of these games. Also, neither of these two TBS telecasts will be available locally
April 7 at Blue Jays
May 5 at Astros
TBS games are not exclusive, which means there will also be local broadcasts of these games. Also, neither of these two TBS telecasts will be available locally
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“Lee [will] represent South Korea in the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March.”
While I’m super glad this was a quickly-resolved paperwork issue, I wonder how many other WBC players will have similar problems. This is going to be a shitshow.
While I’m super glad this was a quickly-resolved paperwork issue, I wonder how many other WBC players will have similar problems. This is going to be a shitshow.
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:31 AM
“Lee [will] represent South Korea in the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March.”
While I’m super glad this was a quickly-resolved paperwork issue, I wonder how many other WBC players will have similar problems. This is going to be a shitshow.
While I’m super glad this was a quickly-resolved paperwork issue, I wonder how many other WBC players will have similar problems. This is going to be a shitshow.
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A revenue-sharing recipient possibly trading away an ace who costs a measly $8 million is a much bigger problem for MLB than anything the Dodgers are doing.
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 AM
A revenue-sharing recipient possibly trading away an ace who costs a measly $8 million is a much bigger problem for MLB than anything the Dodgers are doing.
Unfortunately, it's not just the majority of BBWAA voters who think that men who assault and threaten to kill their wives deserve to be celebrated. We see your indifference too @ibwaa.bsky.social voters!
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![Nicole Jones told police, according to an incident report obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, that she and her husband had hosted a Christmas party at which Jones had had several alcoholic beverages.
After it ended she told authorities, according to the report, that she wanted Jones to help her prepare the house for Christmas morning and asked him to help her put together a table. At that point, she told police that Jones became angry and grabbed her left arm. She pulled away, but he grabbed her by the ankle, pulled her down and put his hands around her neck, saying, “I want to kill you, I want to [expletive] kill you.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:njx3zdfztvus67iddjejhz6c/bafkreiauiesgcsua6ns6kbto75uw233g5goqglf2ishn4x2ad5qqiltt5i@jpeg)
January 22, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Unfortunately, it's not just the majority of BBWAA voters who think that men who assault and threaten to kill their wives deserve to be celebrated. We see your indifference too @ibwaa.bsky.social voters!
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~6 weeks until the World Baseball Classic, featuring Brazil, Cuba and Israel, with Venezuela as one of the favorites
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:59 AM
~6 weeks until the World Baseball Classic, featuring Brazil, Cuba and Israel, with Venezuela as one of the favorites
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this is the first time i’m having true doubts about the world cup, on account of fifa being fifa, but even fifa gotta look at this and be like wtf
and a hearty fuck you to giants owner charles johnson, funder of some of the dirt motherfucking worst of the gop, like, the real fuckin psychos
and a hearty fuck you to giants owner charles johnson, funder of some of the dirt motherfucking worst of the gop, like, the real fuckin psychos
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:57 AM
this is the first time i’m having true doubts about the world cup, on account of fifa being fifa, but even fifa gotta look at this and be like wtf
and a hearty fuck you to giants owner charles johnson, funder of some of the dirt motherfucking worst of the gop, like, the real fuckin psychos
and a hearty fuck you to giants owner charles johnson, funder of some of the dirt motherfucking worst of the gop, like, the real fuckin psychos
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Just a reminder that IPV survivors will see you rationalizing Jones’ HOF induction.
Not inducting an abuser doesn’t take away what they did on the field, it just doesn’t honour and celebrate them for what they did off it.
Not inducting an abuser doesn’t take away what they did on the field, it just doesn’t honour and celebrate them for what they did off it.
January 21, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Just a reminder that IPV survivors will see you rationalizing Jones’ HOF induction.
Not inducting an abuser doesn’t take away what they did on the field, it just doesn’t honour and celebrate them for what they did off it.
Not inducting an abuser doesn’t take away what they did on the field, it just doesn’t honour and celebrate them for what they did off it.
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just to be clear, it was also a 100 percent certainty before the Tucker signing, as the owners have pushed for one in every CBA negotiation for over 30 years
BREAKING: It's “a 100 percent certainty” that MLB owners will push for a salary cap after Kyle Tucker’s free agency agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers, a source tells @evandrellich.bsky.social.
January 20, 2026 at 11:21 PM
just to be clear, it was also a 100 percent certainty before the Tucker signing, as the owners have pushed for one in every CBA negotiation for over 30 years
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Fuck this guy
🔁 @JonHeyman retweeted
@BRWalkoff The moment Carlos Beltrán got the call 💙
(via @Mets)
https://t.co/Jd3F5rtuNv
@BRWalkoff The moment Carlos Beltrán got the call 💙
(via @Mets)
https://t.co/Jd3F5rtuNv
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🔁 @JonHeyman retweeted
@BRWalkoff The moment Carlos Beltrán got the call 💙
(via @Mets)
https://t.co/Jd3F5rtuNv
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January 21, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Fuck this guy
Andruw Jones violently attacked his wife.
Andruw Jones received just 7.3% of the vote in his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility. Now, he's a Hall of Famer.
Here's @jayjaffe.bsky.social’s profile on Jones:
Here's @jayjaffe.bsky.social’s profile on Jones:
JAWS and the 2026 Hall of Fame Ballot: Andruw Jones
The Braves’ longtime ballhawk has overcome a very slow start to his candidacy, building momentum towards election by the writers.
blogs.fangraphs.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Andruw Jones violently attacked his wife.
He's a damn trash can banging cheater.
Carlos Beltrán is one of five players in AL/NL history to have at least 400 home runs and 300 stolen bases. 🔥
See the full stats here: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...
See the full stats here: www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...
January 20, 2026 at 11:45 PM
He's a damn trash can banging cheater.
For other cheaters? For other men who assaulted women?
Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones are in HOF and could open door for others: usatoday.com/story/sports... via @USATODAY
Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones are in HOF and could open door for others
Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night the old-fashioned way.
usatoday.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:44 PM
For other cheaters? For other men who assaulted women?
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I can't tell how much of this is a joke/sarcasm/whatever but I do think it is important to note that the Dodgers consistently have a highly ranked farm system. the Dodgers really should be held as the standard of how all 30 teams should be operating.
No need for a minor league system when the Dodgers can just wait for players to show their worth and then buy them.
January 20, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I can't tell how much of this is a joke/sarcasm/whatever but I do think it is important to note that the Dodgers consistently have a highly ranked farm system. the Dodgers really should be held as the standard of how all 30 teams should be operating.