King of the Suburbs
@jamesbaumann.bsky.social
Music, books, dogs, baseball, hoops, politics, journalism, general gadabout and mockery. He/Him/His
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
Not to get all Bill Simmons, but let’s say a professional baseball/basketball/football player was as good at their respective sport as John Wick is at doing John Wick stuff.
What kind of seasonal stats do you think they are putting up?
What kind of seasonal stats do you think they are putting up?
February 17, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Not to get all Bill Simmons, but let’s say a professional baseball/basketball/football player was as good at their respective sport as John Wick is at doing John Wick stuff.
What kind of seasonal stats do you think they are putting up?
What kind of seasonal stats do you think they are putting up?
BRB - heading out to trash-talk everyone at IKEA.
Team USA women’s hockey shuts Sweden out 5-0 to advance to the gold medal game! 👏
They await the winner of Canada vs. Switzerland later today 🍿
They await the winner of Canada vs. Switzerland later today 🍿
February 16, 2026 at 6:09 PM
BRB - heading out to trash-talk everyone at IKEA.
Would be nice if the OSU athletic department put the same support behind the basketball team as it does getting better wifi in the football stadium. Gus was speaking the truth.
February 15, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Would be nice if the OSU athletic department put the same support behind the basketball team as it does getting better wifi in the football stadium. Gus was speaking the truth.
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Watching the OU / Miami basketball game. All the Miami players look like the guys Michael J Fox had to play against in “Teen Wolf.”
February 14, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Watching the OU / Miami basketball game. All the Miami players look like the guys Michael J Fox had to play against in “Teen Wolf.”
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It gives me no joy to report that on top of Goose and Geese there is now also a Gooooose
Digits 23-25, by GOOOOOSE
10 track album
gooooose.bandcamp.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:54 PM
It gives me no joy to report that on top of Goose and Geese there is now also a Gooooose
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
Lovely. One of these locations is less than a mile from my house.
NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Lovely. One of these locations is less than a mile from my house.
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i have to fast for a blood test... 75 in a school zone ought to do it
February 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM
i have to fast for a blood test... 75 in a school zone ought to do it
Age verification?
I stood in line outside one of these to buy concert tickets.
I stood in line outside one of these to buy concert tickets.
February 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Age verification?
I stood in line outside one of these to buy concert tickets.
I stood in line outside one of these to buy concert tickets.
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In 1943, musician Woody Guthrie placed a message on his guitar: "This machine kills fascists."
I am part of a group that's shipped half a million free 3D-printed whistles to defend against ICE — 200,000 of them in the first week of February alone.
This is the story of the "Whistle Crew."
I am part of a group that's shipped half a million free 3D-printed whistles to defend against ICE — 200,000 of them in the first week of February alone.
This is the story of the "Whistle Crew."
This whistle fights fascists
I print whistles now. You can too.
www.theverge.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
In 1943, musician Woody Guthrie placed a message on his guitar: "This machine kills fascists."
I am part of a group that's shipped half a million free 3D-printed whistles to defend against ICE — 200,000 of them in the first week of February alone.
This is the story of the "Whistle Crew."
I am part of a group that's shipped half a million free 3D-printed whistles to defend against ICE — 200,000 of them in the first week of February alone.
This is the story of the "Whistle Crew."
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Thinking a lot lately how the last time my classroom was painted was probably 1992
ICE’s pending $30 billion budget exceeds the military spending of nearly every country, including Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and Iran.
ICE + CBP funding for 2026 would total $66 billion, higher than all but 7 militaries worldwide.
ICE + CBP funding for 2026 would total $66 billion, higher than all but 7 militaries worldwide.
After a string of ICE murders, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries proposed reforms — and $11 billion more for ICE.
Including reconciliation bill funding, the Schumer-Jeffries plan would give ICE a $30 billion budget, higher than all but 15 militaries worldwide:
www.stephensemler.com/p/democratic...
Including reconciliation bill funding, the Schumer-Jeffries plan would give ICE a $30 billion budget, higher than all but 15 militaries worldwide:
www.stephensemler.com/p/democratic...
February 10, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Thinking a lot lately how the last time my classroom was painted was probably 1992
@joeposnanski.com Loved the episode with Costas & all the Reds cards. Not sure if five-year-old me had any of those cards new, but sure watched that team. Can I go back and revise my comments on my pledge? Keep up the great work for Team Gleason.
February 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
@joeposnanski.com Loved the episode with Costas & all the Reds cards. Not sure if five-year-old me had any of those cards new, but sure watched that team. Can I go back and revise my comments on my pledge? Keep up the great work for Team Gleason.
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Originally, I wasn't going to say a word. I never wrote about 3D-printing face shields during the pandemic. Didn't want to make that about me.
But I need you to know that this is easy. I'm not doing anything special. Robots print them in my sleep. You can do this too.
But I need you to know that this is easy. I'm not doing anything special. Robots print them in my sleep. You can do this too.
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Originally, I wasn't going to say a word. I never wrote about 3D-printing face shields during the pandemic. Didn't want to make that about me.
But I need you to know that this is easy. I'm not doing anything special. Robots print them in my sleep. You can do this too.
But I need you to know that this is easy. I'm not doing anything special. Robots print them in my sleep. You can do this too.
Did NBC bring the SNL photographer to the Super Bowl for all these player portraits?
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Did NBC bring the SNL photographer to the Super Bowl for all these player portraits?
Imagining this show changing Trump’s mind and he declares PR the 51st state by lunchtime tomorrow.
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Imagining this show changing Trump’s mind and he declares PR the 51st state by lunchtime tomorrow.
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another year of us not running a super bowl ad
February 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
another year of us not running a super bowl ad
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You need to watch this 💙
February 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
You need to watch this 💙
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Is this progressives’ “Let’s go Brandon” moment?
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Is this progressives’ “Let’s go Brandon” moment?
It was a million years ago, but pretty much every pre-law student at my small Ohio college totally had this vibe. And, yeah, they were all from places like Middletown.
JD Vance is the most loathsome character in American politics, and it's mostly because he's immediately recognizable to anyone with an interest in politics as The Worst Guy From Your PoliSci Class
Reporter: Do you plan to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti?
Vance: For what?
Vance: For what?
February 4, 2026 at 6:07 PM
It was a million years ago, but pretty much every pre-law student at my small Ohio college totally had this vibe. And, yeah, they were all from places like Middletown.
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Good framing from local news here
A last-minute ruling has prevented one-fourth of Springfield from losing the right to live and work legally in the U.S. https://nbc4i.co/4qSuVhV?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
February 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Good framing from local news here
Yet again, I’m not saying I want a giant asteroid to crash into the Earth, but if one has to, I know where — and when! — I want it to. ☄️
February 1, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Yet again, I’m not saying I want a giant asteroid to crash into the Earth, but if one has to, I know where — and when! — I want it to. ☄️