RD Topp
@rdtopp.bsky.social
Still hugging prospects. Hallelujah Hatrack.
People like him are a magnet gor those who are super ambitious but also unbelievably stupid and totally without scruples.
Moths to a flame.
Moths to a flame.
Imagine doing this with your one precious life. Other people are out there teaching children and curing cancer and you decide to spend your time telling outrageous, laughably unbelievable lies about a dementia-addled rapist and fraud whose legacy will be nearly ending US democracy
Leavitt: "I think it's frankly ridiculous that anyone in this room would even suggest that President Trump is doing anything for his own benefit. He left a life of luxury and a life of running a very successful real estate empire for public service."
February 18, 2026 at 4:15 AM
People like him are a magnet gor those who are super ambitious but also unbelievably stupid and totally without scruples.
Moths to a flame.
Moths to a flame.
They got on it early.
Two fouls total in the first 9 minutes means both teams will be in the double bonus by the under 8 in the second half.
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM
They got on it early.
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laughing so hard I might cry at this random instagram comment
February 18, 2026 at 2:06 AM
laughing so hard I might cry at this random instagram comment
Two fouls total in the first 9 minutes means both teams will be in the double bonus by the under 8 in the second half.
February 18, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Two fouls total in the first 9 minutes means both teams will be in the double bonus by the under 8 in the second half.
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Brewers Will Make Potholes ‘Get Up, Get Outta Here, Gone’ by @jeramey.urbanmilwaukee.com
Brewers Will Make Potholes ‘Get Up, Get Outta Here, Gone’
Baseball team, DPW using Moneyball-esque strategy on city’s pothole filling operation.
urbanmilwaukee.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Brewers Will Make Potholes ‘Get Up, Get Outta Here, Gone’ by @jeramey.urbanmilwaukee.com
I’ve fallen into a bit of a pattern where I hit the elliptical for 3 ends of curling. Sometimes it’s men’s, sometimes women’s, but when it’s the women it’s averaging almost 50 minutes for 3 ends but when it’s the men it’s barely 40.
a cat with its paws up in front of a purple background that says the more you know
ALT: a cat with its paws up in front of a purple background that says the more you know
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM
I’ve fallen into a bit of a pattern where I hit the elliptical for 3 ends of curling. Sometimes it’s men’s, sometimes women’s, but when it’s the women it’s averaging almost 50 minutes for 3 ends but when it’s the men it’s barely 40.
They had a couple periods in there where the system fell down to the bottom of the heap around 2012 and 2020, but that was largely because they were graduating talent and winning, but even those fallow periods produced real talent and the machine is humming now regardless of winning and graduation.
The Brewers have been aggressive with player development for like 25 years, and with great results - they invest in their system, which I gotta respect
February 15, 2026 at 11:53 PM
They had a couple periods in there where the system fell down to the bottom of the heap around 2012 and 2020, but that was largely because they were graduating talent and winning, but even those fallow periods produced real talent and the machine is humming now regardless of winning and graduation.
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My English-Scots-Irish ancestors didn't die for multiculturalism; they killed for it. Killed Confederates who said shit exactly like this.
February 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
My English-Scots-Irish ancestors didn't die for multiculturalism; they killed for it. Killed Confederates who said shit exactly like this.
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Of so many things to be infuriated about, this is perhaps my biggest gripe. Pancreatic cancer patients, who face a future without hope, are being denied a potential game-changing therapy
www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrn...
www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrn...
February 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Of so many things to be infuriated about, this is perhaps my biggest gripe. Pancreatic cancer patients, who face a future without hope, are being denied a potential game-changing therapy
www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrn...
www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrn...
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ICE has completely broken our social contract.
They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
ICE has completely broken our social contract.
They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
Heyman doing PR work for Boras clients is endlessly amusing.
@JonHeyman tweeted
Lucas Giolito, the top free agent starter left, has had a normal offseason program and trained at Cressey Sports. After Giolito raised his arm angle 7 starts into last year, from 49 to 53, he had a 2.51 ERA over the final 18 starts with a .620 OPS allowed and 24.4% whiff rate.
Lucas Giolito, the top free agent starter left, has had a normal offseason program and trained at Cressey Sports. After Giolito raised his arm angle 7 starts into last year, from 49 to 53, he had a 2.51 ERA over the final 18 starts with a .620 OPS allowed and 24.4% whiff rate.
February 15, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Heyman doing PR work for Boras clients is endlessly amusing.
Ain't no China/Rider like a '73 China/Rider cause a '73 China/Rider's got (Phil) bombs
February 14, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Ain't no China/Rider like a '73 China/Rider cause a '73 China/Rider's got (Phil) bombs
I think one of the reasons that so many national baseball writer types carp so hard about how the #Brewers build their team is that they so often prove to them how full of shit they are about what matters (SPENDING!) and what doesn't (building depth of young talent) in their eyes.
February 14, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I think one of the reasons that so many national baseball writer types carp so hard about how the #Brewers build their team is that they so often prove to them how full of shit they are about what matters (SPENDING!) and what doesn't (building depth of young talent) in their eyes.
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Just going to point out again that our arbitrary political rules permit Republicans to attack urban areas with impunity but strictly forbid the faintest whiff of condescension toward rural areas by Democrats
“The first thing I thought was, ‘What is she talking about?’” said Bryan Fish, the vice mayor of Culver City, whom everyone calls Bubba but doesn’t look like someone whom everyone calls Bubba. “The only crime here,” he added, “is like the $18 strawberry at Erewhon.”
culver city, crime haven! lmaooo
culver city, crime haven! lmaooo
Bondi Suggests Culver City Has a Crime Problem. Culver City Has a Problem With That.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Just going to point out again that our arbitrary political rules permit Republicans to attack urban areas with impunity but strictly forbid the faintest whiff of condescension toward rural areas by Democrats
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You can trace the idea that "Real America is rural" through presidential candidates of the 19th and early 20th century always presenting themselves as being linked to the frontier or the farm or, at the very least, a small town.
But that was never entirely true then and not remotely true now.
But that was never entirely true then and not remotely true now.
February 14, 2026 at 10:44 PM
You can trace the idea that "Real America is rural" through presidential candidates of the 19th and early 20th century always presenting themselves as being linked to the frontier or the farm or, at the very least, a small town.
But that was never entirely true then and not remotely true now.
But that was never entirely true then and not remotely true now.
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"Trump has become a parody of a 1980s televangelist, openly grifting his followers for massive amounts of cash. (His ballroom is practically his own Heritage USA.) But Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart put on a more convincing show." — @playtyperguy.com
Trump is clowning his evangelical base
He's not even bothering to pretend anymore.
www.publicnotice.co
February 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
"Trump has become a parody of a 1980s televangelist, openly grifting his followers for massive amounts of cash. (His ballroom is practically his own Heritage USA.) But Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart put on a more convincing show." — @playtyperguy.com
This is illegal and desperate.
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
This is illegal and desperate.
This can’t be right, I was told only the Dodgers do deferrals.
Must be a mistake.
Must be a mistake.
𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿/𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹
•SP Zac Gallen agreed to 1-yr, $22.025MM contract; estimated AAV is $18.7MM due to deferrals.
Roster/depth chart: fangraphs.com/roster-resou...
Payroll: fangraphs.com/roster-resou...
•SP Zac Gallen agreed to 1-yr, $22.025MM contract; estimated AAV is $18.7MM due to deferrals.
Roster/depth chart: fangraphs.com/roster-resou...
Payroll: fangraphs.com/roster-resou...
February 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This can’t be right, I was told only the Dodgers do deferrals.
Must be a mistake.
Must be a mistake.
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In danger of being a broken record a bit but really, truly, take comfort and strength in knowing this *is* most of us. It’s true it should be all of us and it sucks it’s not. But most everyone hates this stuff.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
In danger of being a broken record a bit but really, truly, take comfort and strength in knowing this *is* most of us. It’s true it should be all of us and it sucks it’s not. But most everyone hates this stuff.
Huh, he’s better against LHP than RHP. Always wonder if switch hitters in that situation would be better off giving up hitting lefty at all.
Luis Rengifo is the newest member of the #Brewers' infield mix:
www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/02/brew...
www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/02/brew...
February 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Huh, he’s better against LHP than RHP. Always wonder if switch hitters in that situation would be better off giving up hitting lefty at all.
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if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
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Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
February 14, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
Christmas Scotch with smoke!
February 14, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Christmas Scotch with smoke!
Your semi regular reminder that the Twins routinely spend considerably more than the Rays, Guardians, Brewers and get much, much less out of those dollars spent than any of them.
Twins' payroll is currently $75 million below the MLB average.
They haven't been more than $41 million below the MLB average at any point in the previous 25 years.
This is basically uncharted territory for lack of spending, even by the Twins' standards.
They haven't been more than $41 million below the MLB average at any point in the previous 25 years.
This is basically uncharted territory for lack of spending, even by the Twins' standards.
MLB's combined 2026 payrolls by division:
NL West — $1.135 billion
NL East — $1.077 billion
AL East — $1.044 billion
AL West — $856 million
NL Central — $691 million
AL Central — $627 million
Average team is $181 million.
NL out-spending AL by $376 million.
(Data: FanGraphs)
NL West — $1.135 billion
NL East — $1.077 billion
AL East — $1.044 billion
AL West — $856 million
NL Central — $691 million
AL Central — $627 million
Average team is $181 million.
NL out-spending AL by $376 million.
(Data: FanGraphs)
February 14, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Your semi regular reminder that the Twins routinely spend considerably more than the Rays, Guardians, Brewers and get much, much less out of those dollars spent than any of them.