Alberto García Maldonado
@albertogarcia17.bsky.social
Historian of Mexico and Latin America -- Author of Abandoning Their Beloved Land: The Politics of Bracero Migration in Mexico (UC Press) -- Associate Professor at San José State University
As many folks have already said today, what a terrible day to know how to read.
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
As many folks have already said today, what a terrible day to know how to read.
Literally just finished reading the newsletter in my office, and thank you for making me aware of the glory that is Scotzilla.
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Literally just finished reading the newsletter in my office, and thank you for making me aware of the glory that is Scotzilla.
Fox just showed the replay, and it looks like it was just a great play by Verse.
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Fox just showed the replay, and it looks like it was just a great play by Verse.
I would like to second your editor's note in the (as usual fantastic) alt text.
November 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I would like to second your editor's note in the (as usual fantastic) alt text.
Since Ricky Pearsall hasn't even achieved "limited" practice status since his injury, what are the odds that he's ultimately placed on IR?
--Alberto G.M.
--Alberto G.M.
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Since Ricky Pearsall hasn't even achieved "limited" practice status since his injury, what are the odds that he's ultimately placed on IR?
--Alberto G.M.
--Alberto G.M.
THEY BREAK UPON US
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
THEY BREAK UPON US
Inshallah.
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Inshallah.
He did get arrested in a season finale, which featured his coworkers trying to secret him out of the store before ICE could find him. He spent the beginning of the next season in detention, then was let out on bond while his case was going through the courts.
November 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
He did get arrested in a season finale, which featured his coworkers trying to secret him out of the store before ICE could find him. He spent the beginning of the next season in detention, then was let out on bond while his case was going through the courts.
His being hired as a national TV analyst is one of the reasons why I actively dislike national TV baseball coverage. (In my ideal world, Fox and co. would bring on the local broadcast teams for the playoffs.)
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
His being hired as a national TV analyst is one of the reasons why I actively dislike national TV baseball coverage. (In my ideal world, Fox and co. would bring on the local broadcast teams for the playoffs.)
It's been a while since I've revisited TOS, but isn't Kirk described as a "walking library" (or something to that effect) in the show? And (having just revisited TNG), Picard's skills as a diplomat were what gained him the most recognition within the Federation and among the other powers.
October 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It's been a while since I've revisited TOS, but isn't Kirk described as a "walking library" (or something to that effect) in the show? And (having just revisited TNG), Picard's skills as a diplomat were what gained him the most recognition within the Federation and among the other powers.
"Who keeps ringin' dat bell, I can't concentrate," is a line I say quietly out loud every so often to this day.
October 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"Who keeps ringin' dat bell, I can't concentrate," is a line I say quietly out loud every so often to this day.
Frelick's "what happened, did that work out for us" look for me.
October 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Frelick's "what happened, did that work out for us" look for me.
They've been airing on the west coast since week 1 of the college season, and I got tired of them by noon that Saturday.
October 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
They've been airing on the west coast since week 1 of the college season, and I got tired of them by noon that Saturday.
My thanks for "legally gyrating," which I will now use whenever I can.
October 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
My thanks for "legally gyrating," which I will now use whenever I can.
My summer job during my college years in the Sacramento Valley was inspecting the tomatoes that were going to the canneries for processing. Kissing bugs in the inspection samples was one of the things we had to be on guard for.
October 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
My summer job during my college years in the Sacramento Valley was inspecting the tomatoes that were going to the canneries for processing. Kissing bugs in the inspection samples was one of the things we had to be on guard for.
Wait, GWAR is still around?!
September 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Wait, GWAR is still around?!
"Pizza the Hutt ate himself to death" is a line that randomly pops into my head every so often, and I laugh every time.
July 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Pizza the Hutt ate himself to death" is a line that randomly pops into my head every so often, and I laugh every time.
Oof, this is like 10 minutes away from where I grew up...
July 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Oof, this is like 10 minutes away from where I grew up...
The "made daily with FOOD" is what's getting me.
June 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The "made daily with FOOD" is what's getting me.