David G. Blumberg
@dgblumberg.bsky.social
Future Urban Planner, Baseball Lover, Wrestling Enthusiast, Like Dogs more than Humans, Max Forever 🌈
Brody is the most wonderful dude in wrestling, and if I were booking/promoting a company he'd be my #1 star (It helps that he's big, fast, cool as hell, and one of the best in-ring workers I've ever seen).
I appreciate how many of these stories include Brody raising money for Minneapolis. He doesn't just wear a t-shirt & people need to know that.
AEW Fans Chant 'F*** ICE' During Main Event In Las Vegas
A bunch of AEW fans in Las Vegas made it crystal clear Wednesday night that they aren't happy with immigration enforcement operations going on around the country … letting out a very loud "F*** ICE" c...
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February 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Brody is the most wonderful dude in wrestling, and if I were booking/promoting a company he'd be my #1 star (It helps that he's big, fast, cool as hell, and one of the best in-ring workers I've ever seen).
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The mass layoffs at the Washington Post feel worse than the ones made during 2020, especially after the ones at NBC News, CBS, and the WSJ. So many smart and experienced people will leave the industry forever.
February 4, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The mass layoffs at the Washington Post feel worse than the ones made during 2020, especially after the ones at NBC News, CBS, and the WSJ. So many smart and experienced people will leave the industry forever.
Ran an absolute gem of a section. A number of books I would've never read if not for Post Books.
After 20 years, I've been laid off at The Washington Post.
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I’ve Been Laid Off. I’m Not Done.
After 20 years at The Washington Post, I’m suddenly on my own — and still writing about books.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Ran an absolute gem of a section. A number of books I would've never read if not for Post Books.
Consider that he's probably close personal friends with many owners who don't want their malevolence/incompetence to become headlines.
I have to say, "Jeff Bezos is malevolent" is the best explanation for most of this, but shutting down the sports section is just hard to see as anything but ludicrous, preposterous, obvious incompetence. 1
February 4, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Consider that he's probably close personal friends with many owners who don't want their malevolence/incompetence to become headlines.
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the Washington Post effectively blew up its arts section today, dismissing its books, TV, music, and theater critics, features writers, and several editors. (I'm also guessing the vacant film critic position will stay that way.) Just an insane loss of talent and a huge self-inflicted wound.
February 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
the Washington Post effectively blew up its arts section today, dismissing its books, TV, music, and theater critics, features writers, and several editors. (I'm also guessing the vacant film critic position will stay that way.) Just an insane loss of talent and a huge self-inflicted wound.
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NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning.
Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning.
Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
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This whole thing where billionaires snap up media properties so they can run them into the ground to make it harder for people to call them and their cronies to account is extremely obvious and very tiresome. It also limits our access to largr information about culture and the world, also by design.
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
This whole thing where billionaires snap up media properties so they can run them into the ground to make it harder for people to call them and their cronies to account is extremely obvious and very tiresome. It also limits our access to largr information about culture and the world, also by design.
Yeah, well, I disagree. How about that, Phil?!
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter weather.
February 2, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Yeah, well, I disagree. How about that, Phil?!
Sure. Waste your political capital on that. Great. Good. *Heavy sigh*
Cristina Pacione-Zayas, the former state senator now serving as Mayor Brandon Johnson’s chief of staff, said the second time could be the charm for a referendum likely to gain steam amid the political rush to confront the affordability crisis in Chicago and around the nation.
Mayor Johnson may take another stab at passing Bring Chicago Home referendum, top mayoral aide says
chicago.suntimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Sure. Waste your political capital on that. Great. Good. *Heavy sigh*
Lol, c'mon. If you can have alcohol at a concert or game, THC certainly isn't as bad as that. In fact, I'd say it's far better!
From the Editorial Board: A trip to the United Center often means a chance to see world-class athletes and some of the biggest names in music. More than enough to buzz about, without the aid of cannabis at what is after all a family venue.
Editorial: We’re not buzzing about THC beverages being sold at the United Center
A trip to the United Center often means a chance to see world-class athletes — the 1990s Bulls, the 2010s Chicago Blackhawks. It’s played host to some of the biggest names in music, from Bruce Spri…
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January 28, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Lol, c'mon. If you can have alcohol at a concert or game, THC certainly isn't as bad as that. In fact, I'd say it's far better!
I understand the point of TouchTunes, but it's time to go back to legit jukeboxes.
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
I understand the point of TouchTunes, but it's time to go back to legit jukeboxes.
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A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
It'd be kinda funny for the Broncos to win another Super Bowl with no competent QB play, but an excellent defense.
January 25, 2026 at 9:40 PM
It'd be kinda funny for the Broncos to win another Super Bowl with no competent QB play, but an excellent defense.
For me it was seeing the WeRateDogs guy start going off on ICE and speaking truth to power. That makes you truly realize we're at a power inflection point.
I have been very much struck in the last month or two by how many content creators I know who cover entirely other fields — cooking, workouts, dogs, whatever — have started freely talking about progressive politics when they never, ever used to.
I don't think it's a coincidence that one of my favorite foodie YouTubers is wearing a Minnesota State Fair hoodie in the video she just posted 15 minutes ago.
January 25, 2026 at 6:49 AM
For me it was seeing the WeRateDogs guy start going off on ICE and speaking truth to power. That makes you truly realize we're at a power inflection point.
This is a good START. We must push them on this. They cannot be "reined in." There can't be any reform of a system predicated on inflicting violence against the public. Abolish ICE. Abolish DHS. Abolish CBP.
Both of Nevada's senators--Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen--have officially come out against the DHS funding bill following the execution of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis this morning. This effectively ends the DHS funding bill in the Senate.
January 24, 2026 at 10:29 PM
This is a good START. We must push them on this. They cannot be "reined in." There can't be any reform of a system predicated on inflicting violence against the public. Abolish ICE. Abolish DHS. Abolish CBP.
To rejuvenate the baseball spirits with spring training starting soon, quote skeet this with a random baseball player.
Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan
January 23, 2026 at 6:58 AM
To rejuvenate the baseball spirits with spring training starting soon, quote skeet this with a random baseball player.
Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan
Watch the league be spineless cowards about this.
Customs and Border Patrol detained San Francisco Giants’ star outfielder Jung Hoo Lee at Los Angeles International Airport, multiple reports say
Giants Star Jung Hoo Lee Detained By Border Patrol At LAX
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January 22, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Watch the league be spineless cowards about this.
Booooooooooo
New York’s Metropolitan Opera announces layoff and production cuts and is looking into selling its Marc Chagall murals.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/a...
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Despite Drastic Financial Steps, Met Opera Turns to Layoffs and Cuts
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January 20, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Booooooooooo
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Didn’t really take issue with any of Ben Johnson’s decisions to go for it on fourth down
January 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Didn’t really take issue with any of Ben Johnson’s decisions to go for it on fourth down
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These photos show *part* of the line to get into The Upstairs Pub in Bloomington. I talked to a couple guys who have been waiting since 9 last night.
Current windchill: minus-8.
How do you stay warm in this, I asked them.
Answer: “You don’t.”
IU-Miami kicks off in 9+ hours
Current windchill: minus-8.
How do you stay warm in this, I asked them.
Answer: “You don’t.”
IU-Miami kicks off in 9+ hours
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 PM
These photos show *part* of the line to get into The Upstairs Pub in Bloomington. I talked to a couple guys who have been waiting since 9 last night.
Current windchill: minus-8.
How do you stay warm in this, I asked them.
Answer: “You don’t.”
IU-Miami kicks off in 9+ hours
Current windchill: minus-8.
How do you stay warm in this, I asked them.
Answer: “You don’t.”
IU-Miami kicks off in 9+ hours
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"Local woman who just wants to be able to walk to a bar to drink and stumble home now a leading urbanist."
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January 19, 2026 at 1:57 PM
"Local woman who just wants to be able to walk to a bar to drink and stumble home now a leading urbanist."
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It's been stressful at times, but it's been enormous fun.
I don't know how combined Bears/Hoosiers fans have done it all football season, bless all of you.
January 19, 2026 at 1:10 AM
It's been stressful at times, but it's been enormous fun.
Pay whatever it takes. I'm serious about this. The long-term positives are very clear at this point. We've been battered by Daley's deal on this.
Mayor Johnson considering buying back rights to Chicago parking meters: Sources
Mayor Johnson considering buying back rights to Chicago parking meters: Sources
Sources told ABC7 Chicago that Mayor Brandon Johnson's office is considering an attempt to buy back the rights to the city's parking meters, which were sold in 2008 for more than $1 billion. Revenue since...
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January 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Pay whatever it takes. I'm serious about this. The long-term positives are very clear at this point. We've been battered by Daley's deal on this.
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Hey Aaron Rodgers
a man in a blue shirt is talking to another man who says " you seem unhappy i like that "
Alt: a man in a blue shirt is talking to another man who says " you seem unhappy i like that "
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December 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Hey Aaron Rodgers