Molly Knight
@mollyknight.bsky.social
Journalist and author. My newsletter, the Long Game, is about baseball, creativity, and mental health. You can find it here: https://mollyknight.substack.com. My dog is named Canelo.
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The Texas Rangers acquire starter MacKenzie Gore from the Washington Nationals for 5 prospects. @jonheyman.bsky.social and Jeff Passan on it.
January 22, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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The Dodgers TV deal is small potatoes compared to fascism but my point is that as an expert on this specific topic, I’m getting a taste of how fast misinformation is spreading right now due to AI hallucinations and social media monetization.
This does not seem sustainable for a functional society.
This does not seem sustainable for a functional society.
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!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
Buddy…I literally wrote a book about it lol. I was in divorce court every day!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
January 22, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The Dodgers TV deal is small potatoes compared to fascism but my point is that as an expert on this specific topic, I’m getting a taste of how fast misinformation is spreading right now due to AI hallucinations and social media monetization.
This does not seem sustainable for a functional society.
This does not seem sustainable for a functional society.
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!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
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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These people don’t read books tho so they probably think it’s “gay” to spend so much time and effort on something.
In fact they think AI should allow them to spend a day doing what takes artist years and come up with the same product.
In fact they think AI should allow them to spend a day doing what takes artist years and come up with the same product.
January 22, 2026 at 7:36 PM
These people don’t read books tho so they probably think it’s “gay” to spend so much time and effort on something.
In fact they think AI should allow them to spend a day doing what takes artist years and come up with the same product.
In fact they think AI should allow them to spend a day doing what takes artist years and come up with the same product.
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Most people have one thing they just know better than anyone else because it’s their actual job to know more than anything else about it. Maybe I’m mis-remembering the 80’s and 90’s but I remember generally people respecting that. Social media has turned too many people into Stephen A Smith.
January 22, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Most people have one thing they just know better than anyone else because it’s their actual job to know more than anything else about it. Maybe I’m mis-remembering the 80’s and 90’s but I remember generally people respecting that. Social media has turned too many people into Stephen A Smith.
This must be how epidemiologists must have felt during Covid when suddenly everyone was an expert on infectious disease.
Or how experts in any field feel when suddenly the thing they’ve been working on for decades hits the zeitgeist and random people get rich off wrong and loud TikTok explainers.
Or how experts in any field feel when suddenly the thing they’ve been working on for decades hits the zeitgeist and random people get rich off wrong and loud TikTok explainers.
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!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
Buddy…I literally wrote a book about it lol. I was in divorce court every day!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
January 22, 2026 at 7:18 PM
This must be how epidemiologists must have felt during Covid when suddenly everyone was an expert on infectious disease.
Or how experts in any field feel when suddenly the thing they’ve been working on for decades hits the zeitgeist and random people get rich off wrong and loud TikTok explainers.
Or how experts in any field feel when suddenly the thing they’ve been working on for decades hits the zeitgeist and random people get rich off wrong and loud TikTok explainers.
Can’t tell you how disorienting it is to scream THIS WILL BE THE BIGGEST STORY IN BASEBALL ten years ago and have baseball people roll their eyes at me and now here we are!
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!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
Buddy…I literally wrote a book about it lol. I was in divorce court every day!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
January 22, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Can’t tell you how disorienting it is to scream THIS WILL BE THE BIGGEST STORY IN BASEBALL ten years ago and have baseball people roll their eyes at me and now here we are!
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!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
Buddy…I literally wrote a book about it lol. I was in divorce court every day!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
January 22, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
Buddy…I literally wrote a book about it lol. I was in divorce court every day!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
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No! The criticism of the Dems isn't that they never win elections, it's that they don't use power to solve the problems that got us here. Elite impunity, concentration of wealth, the unitary executive. Winning is only step 1
New - Chuck Schumer to haters: “The answer to these critics is to win. If we win back the Senate, that will answer every question"
Peltola “was the last piece to the puzzle"
He says Dem path to Senate is Ohio, Alaska, Maine and NC. Dems are watching Texas/Iowa
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Peltola “was the last piece to the puzzle"
He says Dem path to Senate is Ohio, Alaska, Maine and NC. Dems are watching Texas/Iowa
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: Schumer lauds recruits as Democrats see Senate within reach
The minority leader took an Al Davis-style approach as he sat down with Semafor: “The answer to these critics is to win.”
www.semafor.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:08 PM
No! The criticism of the Dems isn't that they never win elections, it's that they don't use power to solve the problems that got us here. Elite impunity, concentration of wealth, the unitary executive. Winning is only step 1
Happy 30th birthday to the piece of art that made me a feminist and also inspired me to be a writer and probably saved my life. 🫡
January 22, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Happy 30th birthday to the piece of art that made me a feminist and also inspired me to be a writer and probably saved my life. 🫡
They can also do both! “Their strategy is to blame and demonize immigrants for why you are broke to distract you from the real culprits: billionaires like Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Have they made your lives better? Has your grocery bill gone down? Can you afford to even eat at a restaurant?”
it also explains why Democrats are talking about cost of living stuff way more than ICE. I think that they're squandering an opportunity to shift the narrative in the longer term and that's unforgivable. But it makes sense to build the midterm strategy around affordability
January 22, 2026 at 6:50 PM
They can also do both! “Their strategy is to blame and demonize immigrants for why you are broke to distract you from the real culprits: billionaires like Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Have they made your lives better? Has your grocery bill gone down? Can you afford to even eat at a restaurant?”
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Just got off the phone with my US Representative’s office, urging her to vote “NO” on DHS funding and do everything in her power to rein in ICE.
Was simple to do, quick, and it was way more impactful than doomscrolling or angry posting.
Please use this link to find your rep and give them a call.
Was simple to do, quick, and it was way more impactful than doomscrolling or angry posting.
Please use this link to find your rep and give them a call.
whosmyrep.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Just got off the phone with my US Representative’s office, urging her to vote “NO” on DHS funding and do everything in her power to rein in ICE.
Was simple to do, quick, and it was way more impactful than doomscrolling or angry posting.
Please use this link to find your rep and give them a call.
Was simple to do, quick, and it was way more impactful than doomscrolling or angry posting.
Please use this link to find your rep and give them a call.
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“But it’s well written ass” Will be the last words I speak on this Earth
January 22, 2026 at 4:53 PM
“But it’s well written ass” Will be the last words I speak on this Earth
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Kaleb Blain, a 35-year old trans man and pitmaster, was fired from the legendary BBQ restaurant Terry Black’s after he was doxxed over Charlie Kirk comments.
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
‘Barbecue Saved My Life’: Meet Waco’s Antifascist Transgender Pitmaster
Kaleb Blain went from the fast-paced world of 911 dispatching to the “low and slow” of BBQ, where he’s built a following.
thebarbedwire.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Kaleb Blain, a 35-year old trans man and pitmaster, was fired from the legendary BBQ restaurant Terry Black’s after he was doxxed over Charlie Kirk comments.
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
Unfortunately, their rapid reaction news reporting is usually just online due to their being a weekly publication but it still matters a lot!
What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
January 22, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Unfortunately, their rapid reaction news reporting is usually just online due to their being a weekly publication but it still matters a lot!
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ASAP Rocky: ‘I just don’t f–k with’ Drake, he’s soft and he should ‘move on’ www.celebitchy.com/958393/
January 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
ASAP Rocky: ‘I just don’t f–k with’ Drake, he’s soft and he should ‘move on’ www.celebitchy.com/958393/
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this is why I included Katie Miller's phone call in FIRESTORM.
January 22, 2026 at 12:48 AM
this is why I included Katie Miller's phone call in FIRESTORM.
Buddy, your top priority was money and that’s fine! You want to give your family a good life, so you took the bag you earned!
January 22, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Buddy, your top priority was money and that’s fine! You want to give your family a good life, so you took the bag you earned!
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Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
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‘SINNERS’ has broken history as the MOST-NOMINATED FILM OF ALL TIME at the Oscars with 16 nominations
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
January 22, 2026 at 1:53 PM
‘SINNERS’ has broken history as the MOST-NOMINATED FILM OF ALL TIME at the Oscars with 16 nominations
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
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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.
The Mets salvaged their offseason tbh
Confirming @jonheyman.bsky.social's report: #Brewers, #Mets near finish line on a trade that would send Freddy Peralta to New York. brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/...
BREAKING: Brewers Agree to Trade Freddy Peralta to New York Mets
The same executive who gave Freddy Peralta his team-friendly contract extension with the Brewers years ago is now reacquiring him.
brewerfanatic.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:26 AM
The Mets salvaged their offseason tbh
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Bovino is 5’4” in heeled boots. Napoleon would have been able to dunk on this asshole.
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Bovino is 5’4” in heeled boots. Napoleon would have been able to dunk on this asshole.