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Jeff Kent 55.4 WAR
Lou Whitaker 75.1 WAR
A Shanda before the baseball Nations that Sweet Lou keeps getting ignored while lesser players, including ones <at the same position>, get elected
Lou Whitaker 75.1 WAR
A Shanda before the baseball Nations that Sweet Lou keeps getting ignored while lesser players, including ones <at the same position>, get elected
Jeff Kent is the only player on the Contemporary Era Committee’s ballot who was voted in.
December 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Jeff Kent 55.4 WAR
Lou Whitaker 75.1 WAR
A Shanda before the baseball Nations that Sweet Lou keeps getting ignored while lesser players, including ones <at the same position>, get elected
Lou Whitaker 75.1 WAR
A Shanda before the baseball Nations that Sweet Lou keeps getting ignored while lesser players, including ones <at the same position>, get elected
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and the powers that be chose to put the inferior white player on this committee’s ballot over the superior black player. as it was, so shall it be.
Annual reminder that Lou Whitaker has a WAR 20 points higher than Jeff Kent and is not in the HOF.
December 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
and the powers that be chose to put the inferior white player on this committee’s ballot over the superior black player. as it was, so shall it be.
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Historian here OTD a day that will live in infamy we need to point out that the reconstruction of Japan and Germany proved to be successful after WWII but the Reconstruction of the misbegotten Confederacy was brutally overthrown. We still live with the legacy of that history in the United States.
December 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Historian here OTD a day that will live in infamy we need to point out that the reconstruction of Japan and Germany proved to be successful after WWII but the Reconstruction of the misbegotten Confederacy was brutally overthrown. We still live with the legacy of that history in the United States.
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For reasons completely unrelated to any opinions about regulatory policy, a Day 1 executive order here in the US should be ending every government agency account on X. Just delete them all, plain as that. For the same reason the US government need not have accounts on Stormfront or 4chan.
Pretty crazy that nearly all of the EU Commission is still on X even as Elon Musk is literally talking about destroying the EU.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
So what's the outcome?
2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week
2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped)
0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover
2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week
2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped)
0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover
December 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
For reasons completely unrelated to any opinions about regulatory policy, a Day 1 executive order here in the US should be ending every government agency account on X. Just delete them all, plain as that. For the same reason the US government need not have accounts on Stormfront or 4chan.
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“Billionaires have taken control of this country in ways we’ve never seen before, and it is hurting all of us. Progressives in Seattle who won spoke pretty unapologetically about that reality,” says a newly elected Seattle city council member.
Progressives Win in Seattle, Changing Directions on Public Safety
Voters ousted a mayor who oversaw a surge in encampment sweeps, and a Republican prosecutor who pursued punitive policies toward homeless people and drug users.
boltsmag.org
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“Billionaires have taken control of this country in ways we’ve never seen before, and it is hurting all of us. Progressives in Seattle who won spoke pretty unapologetically about that reality,” says a newly elected Seattle city council member.
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Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
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These anti-vaxxers will kill babies.
It feels awful to be that blunt, but the stakes here are *babies dying of preventable diseases*.
It feels awful to be that blunt, but the stakes here are *babies dying of preventable diseases*.
To be very clear: Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the children who get it.
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
These anti-vaxxers will kill babies.
It feels awful to be that blunt, but the stakes here are *babies dying of preventable diseases*.
It feels awful to be that blunt, but the stakes here are *babies dying of preventable diseases*.
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Utah Bans Eye Contact During Sex
Utah Bans Eye Contact During Sex
SALT LAKE CITY—With top lawmakers championing the measure as a restoration of Christian values currently under attack in mainstream America, the Utah State Legislature passed a bill Monday that bans a...
theonion.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Utah Bans Eye Contact During Sex
Smugglers, money launderers and sanctioned people once relied on diamonds, gold and artwork. Now, criminals have a far more practical alternative: stablecoins, a cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar that exists largely beyond traditional financial oversight.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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the Committee drops Notre Dame out of the Playoff after their 28-7 loss in yesterday's conference championship game, but Alabama stays in the same spot after sitting idle yesterday
hold on wait
hold on wait
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
the Committee drops Notre Dame out of the Playoff after their 28-7 loss in yesterday's conference championship game, but Alabama stays in the same spot after sitting idle yesterday
hold on wait
hold on wait
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“OK, you can gerrymander to cheat in elections, but only if it hurts nonwhite voters.”
- US Supreme Court
- US Supreme Court
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“OK, you can gerrymander to cheat in elections, but only if it hurts nonwhite voters.”
- US Supreme Court
- US Supreme Court
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We should be clear. SCOTUS justices who vote against birthright citizenship are enemies of the US Constitution & the United States of America.
The Supreme Court cannot “uphold the longstanding principle” or “strike down birthright citizenship.” The Supreme Court can follow the plain text of the constitution or declare itself in rebellion to the constitution. These are the only two options wrt birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment.
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We should be clear. SCOTUS justices who vote against birthright citizenship are enemies of the US Constitution & the United States of America.
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This is very different than Nazi Germany, for one, the Supreme Court passed the enabling acts instead of the legislature
September 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This is very different than Nazi Germany, for one, the Supreme Court passed the enabling acts instead of the legislature
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@robin2269.bsky.social The Trump administration is actively killing American children.
“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read the full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
December 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
@robin2269.bsky.social The Trump administration is actively killing American children.
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Scottish trade unions have been credited with helping to provide vital support for Palestinian health workers. Here's how they've done it 👇
How Glasgow NHS workers forged vital links with Palestinian medical staff
www.thenational.scot
December 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Scottish trade unions have been credited with helping to provide vital support for Palestinian health workers. Here's how they've done it 👇
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Three men.
75% of Reform UK’s donations.
That’s £23m of £30m since 2019.
This is how politics gets bought.
We need a cap on political donations in the next Elections Bill.
Democracy shouldn’t be for sale.
75% of Reform UK’s donations.
That’s £23m of £30m since 2019.
This is how politics gets bought.
We need a cap on political donations in the next Elections Bill.
Democracy shouldn’t be for sale.
75% of Reform UK's donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform's funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Three men.
75% of Reform UK’s donations.
That’s £23m of £30m since 2019.
This is how politics gets bought.
We need a cap on political donations in the next Elections Bill.
Democracy shouldn’t be for sale.
75% of Reform UK’s donations.
That’s £23m of £30m since 2019.
This is how politics gets bought.
We need a cap on political donations in the next Elections Bill.
Democracy shouldn’t be for sale.
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Signs, signs, everywhere a sign.
Five years & thousands of signs later, the Republican Party's collapse into far right authoritarianism has accelerated & only gotten worse, & our media & political system has continued to show itself totally unfit for purpose to deal with this problem.
Five years & thousands of signs later, the Republican Party's collapse into far right authoritarianism has accelerated & only gotten worse, & our media & political system has continued to show itself totally unfit for purpose to deal with this problem.
December 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Signs, signs, everywhere a sign.
Five years & thousands of signs later, the Republican Party's collapse into far right authoritarianism has accelerated & only gotten worse, & our media & political system has continued to show itself totally unfit for purpose to deal with this problem.
Five years & thousands of signs later, the Republican Party's collapse into far right authoritarianism has accelerated & only gotten worse, & our media & political system has continued to show itself totally unfit for purpose to deal with this problem.
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
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Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
F my country, a vet.
ICE/HSI is out of control in Tucson this morning. Raids down Grande near Barrio Hollywood. Dozens of community members showed out to support. Masked agents with blacked out plates deployed smokes and shoved and pepper-sprayed Rep. Adelita Grijalva and her staff after they ID’d themselves.
December 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
F my country, a vet.
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The entire debate over birthright citizenship is anti-constitutional because the purpose, intent, and text of the 14th Amendment were designed to foreclose any argument about who counts as an American citizen.
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The entire debate over birthright citizenship is anti-constitutional because the purpose, intent, and text of the 14th Amendment were designed to foreclose any argument about who counts as an American citizen.
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Idiocy. Bigotry. Cruelty.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Idiocy. Bigotry. Cruelty.