Noah Frank
@noahafrank.bsky.social
Writer. Days doing comms at Virginia Tech, evenings teaching at Loyola Maryland. Musing on baseball and other maddening pastimes.
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Noah Frank
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· Jan 28
This is the dumbest day yet, a record that will only be broken by each ensuing day
If you watch Le Tour de France, you’ve already been seduced by the Viking intrigue
Today I learned I am “will click on an Instagram ad from Viking River Cruises” years old
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
If you watch Le Tour de France, you’ve already been seduced by the Viking intrigue
I talk about this all the time. My old journalism job kept asking me to write more columns (because they did well) and I kept resisting, because I only thought they deserved to be written if I cared enough about an idea to write passionately about it
Having been a columnist, I think the actual job is part of the problem.
A column every week means you rarely get dug in enough on any one subject to have background, and it means either adopting a “shallow one/deep one” schedule or always shooting from the hip on hot topics under deadline pressure.
A column every week means you rarely get dug in enough on any one subject to have background, and it means either adopting a “shallow one/deep one” schedule or always shooting from the hip on hot topics under deadline pressure.
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I talk about this all the time. My old journalism job kept asking me to write more columns (because they did well) and I kept resisting, because I only thought they deserved to be written if I cared enough about an idea to write passionately about it
One of the worst byproducts of the last decade is the increasing refusal of people admitting when they’ve fucked up
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
One of the worst byproducts of the last decade is the increasing refusal of people admitting when they’ve fucked up
As I’ve talked about many times here before, also a very real post-pandemic problem here in D.C.
so uhhhhh is anyone going to do anything about the epidemic of drivers just blasting through red lights these days? @timdonnelly.com investigates: nygroove.nyc/why-does-no-...
Society broke down and all, but you really still need to stop at red lights
I can't believe we need to explain this one, but it seems that we really do
nygroove.nyc
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
As I’ve talked about many times here before, also a very real post-pandemic problem here in D.C.
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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Final 2025 Cy Young, MVP awards predictions
by Noah Frank (@noahafrank.bsky.social)
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
by Noah Frank (@noahafrank.bsky.social)
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Final 2025 Cy Young, MVP awards predictions | Baseball Prospectus
Is this the year of the repeat winner?
www.baseballprospectus.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Final 2025 Cy Young, MVP awards predictions
by Noah Frank (@noahafrank.bsky.social)
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
by Noah Frank (@noahafrank.bsky.social)
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
If you need a break from the news of the day and are interested in how the MLB Cy Young and MVP awards are going to shake out, my model predictions are now up for subscribers at @baseballprospectus.com www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Final 2025 Cy Young, MVP awards predictions | Baseball Prospectus
Is this the year of the repeat winner?
www.baseballprospectus.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If you need a break from the news of the day and are interested in how the MLB Cy Young and MVP awards are going to shake out, my model predictions are now up for subscribers at @baseballprospectus.com www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Long live minor league baseball
The Eugene Emeralds Exploding Whales alternate identity is still one of my favorite MiLB logos
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Long live minor league baseball
Pretty good microcosm of the overall state of affairs on metro this morning: Teenager hops over the fare gate while a handful of National Guardsmen watch ambivalently, eyes glazed over
November 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Pretty good microcosm of the overall state of affairs on metro this morning: Teenager hops over the fare gate while a handful of National Guardsmen watch ambivalently, eyes glazed over
Yeeeeep. A lot of these guys come from poverty. You can absolutely understand this as an easy way to help their family and friends without having to pay them out of their own pocket
People asking why guys making millions are taking on $5K prop bets, it's because players have family and friends and business partners that could use a quick influx of cash & they think throwing one bad pitch doesn't affect the outcome of the game and helps out a friend who isn't making millions.
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Yeeeeep. A lot of these guys come from poverty. You can absolutely understand this as an easy way to help their family and friends without having to pay them out of their own pocket
A question I asked of some financial folks I know back in the very beginning of tariff implementation was: Where is the money going, and who is in charge of accounting for it all? I did not get satisfactory answers
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A question I asked of some financial folks I know back in the very beginning of tariff implementation was: Where is the money going, and who is in charge of accounting for it all? I did not get satisfactory answers
You guys I made plantain buñuelos rolled in cinnamon sugar tonight and they were so good we housed the entire plate of them before I even considered taking a photo
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
You guys I made plantain buñuelos rolled in cinnamon sugar tonight and they were so good we housed the entire plate of them before I even considered taking a photo
Which politician will give us “let them eat mac & cheese” out of this?
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Which politician will give us “let them eat mac & cheese” out of this?
Too many people on this site who should know better need to learn what a date stamp is
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Too many people on this site who should know better need to learn what a date stamp is
Love it when Marine One just hovers directly over my house at low altitude
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Love it when Marine One just hovers directly over my house at low altitude
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CPL is an absolute palace to the people and these proposed cuts are abominable. Artificial austerity. Chicago folks, read this, check the links to bug the mayor and your alders—this can be fought and won.
The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
CPL is an absolute palace to the people and these proposed cuts are abominable. Artificial austerity. Chicago folks, read this, check the links to bug the mayor and your alders—this can be fought and won.
Fuck it, dude. Let’s go bowling. #Calgorithm
We got good Cal for the first half. Could we possibly get it for 4 quarters?
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Fuck it, dude. Let’s go bowling. #Calgorithm
So, not really. Who wants to win this game less?
We got good Cal for the first half. Could we possibly get it for 4 quarters?
November 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
So, not really. Who wants to win this game less?
The kind of thing I would actually spend money on if I was rich. Proceeds benefit American Public Television, so if that’s you, go for it
I've never seen an actual Bob Ross painting for sale*, and lo, here are two.
* ngl I've never looked
greg.org/archive/2025...
* ngl I've never looked
greg.org/archive/2025...
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The kind of thing I would actually spend money on if I was rich. Proceeds benefit American Public Television, so if that’s you, go for it
We got good Cal for the first half. Could we possibly get it for 4 quarters?
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
We got good Cal for the first half. Could we possibly get it for 4 quarters?
Fernandomania. Catch it.
The footwork by the Indiana receiving corps on this final drive is the best I’ve ever seen
November 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Fernandomania. Catch it.
The footwork by the Indiana receiving corps on this final drive is the best I’ve ever seen
November 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The footwork by the Indiana receiving corps on this final drive is the best I’ve ever seen
Choosing to look at this as a glass-half-full situation as the funniest possible wrench in getting this stadium built
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Choosing to look at this as a glass-half-full situation as the funniest possible wrench in getting this stadium built
I just missed getting the screenshot when it was 48-5
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I just missed getting the screenshot when it was 48-5
Well, now, isn’t that something
BREAKING: The USDA tells states funds will be made available later today to pay November SNAP benefits in full.
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Well, now, isn’t that something