Tom (calaggie)
@calaggie.bsky.social
He/him. Law nerd, sports fan, pro-worker, feminist/LGBTQ+ ally, games player, VTuber watcher, lapsed blogger, older millennial.
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I don’t like that the HR Derby and Field of Dreams game will be exclusively on Netflix…
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I don’t like that the HR Derby and Field of Dreams game will be exclusively on Netflix…
Wait...Pete Carroll is the head coach of the Raiders now? I am *really* out of touch with football...
November 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Wait...Pete Carroll is the head coach of the Raiders now? I am *really* out of touch with football...
Painful to see the Blue Jays come so close in Game 7 of this year's World Series... I hope their core stays together to make another run in 2026.
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Painful to see the Blue Jays come so close in Game 7 of this year's World Series... I hope their core stays together to make another run in 2026.
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Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
Something to watch out for as Sanae Takaichi becomes Japanese prime minister: www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
Anti-spy law a touchstone of how Takaichi uses state power | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
In her expected capacity as prime minister, Sanae Takaichi will likely pour her efforts into realizing a long-cherished goal of hard-line conservatives: enacting an anti-espionage law to bolster Japan...
www.asahi.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Something to watch out for as Sanae Takaichi becomes Japanese prime minister: www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
The sprinkling of French words in Pokemon Legends Z-A’s dialogue is a nice touch.
October 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The sprinkling of French words in Pokemon Legends Z-A’s dialogue is a nice touch.
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Microsoft should be punished for the biblical amounts of ewaste that their Windows 10 EOL into Windows 11 move will generate.
People should be going to jail imo
People should be going to jail imo
October 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Microsoft should be punished for the biblical amounts of ewaste that their Windows 10 EOL into Windows 11 move will generate.
People should be going to jail imo
People should be going to jail imo
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They're doing a second Salmon Run.
I repeat, they're doing a SECOND Salmon Run.
I repeat, they're doing a SECOND Salmon Run.
October 11, 2025 at 5:07 AM
They're doing a second Salmon Run.
I repeat, they're doing a SECOND Salmon Run.
I repeat, they're doing a SECOND Salmon Run.
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The @Mariners claim victory in the longest winner-take-all #Postseason game EVER!
Seattle is ALCS bound!
(MLB x GEICO)
Seattle is ALCS bound!
(MLB x GEICO)
October 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
The @Mariners claim victory in the longest winner-take-all #Postseason game EVER!
Seattle is ALCS bound!
(MLB x GEICO)
Seattle is ALCS bound!
(MLB x GEICO)
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October 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Uma Musume Pretty Derby backstop ad in top of the 1st inning of Reds vs Brewers game today
September 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Uma Musume Pretty Derby backstop ad in top of the 1st inning of Reds vs Brewers game today
The A’s beat the Royals on a walk off hit in the 9th!!!! Fun game, first time seeing them play in West Sacramento in person.
September 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The A’s beat the Royals on a walk off hit in the 9th!!!! Fun game, first time seeing them play in West Sacramento in person.
Whatever's left of the DOJ's independence (if any at this point) is fading by the day.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Whatever's left of the DOJ's independence (if any at this point) is fading by the day.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
Just got out of an awesome show - opening act Snooper and main act The Hives at Ace of Spades in Sacramento! Shoutout to the stage ninjas! 🎸
September 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Just got out of an awesome show - opening act Snooper and main act The Hives at Ace of Spades in Sacramento! Shoutout to the stage ninjas! 🎸
If the SF Giants somehow sneak into the MLB postseason in these final 2+ weeks of the regular season, I will be pleasantly surprised.
September 13, 2025 at 5:45 AM
If the SF Giants somehow sneak into the MLB postseason in these final 2+ weeks of the regular season, I will be pleasantly surprised.
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Patrick Bailey walks off the Dodgers with a grand slam
September 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Patrick Bailey walks off the Dodgers with a grand slam
A sign of how little I'm paying attention to American football these days: I didn't realize the NFL regular season had already started until I heard some co-workers today talking about last night's Cowboys-Eagles game.
September 6, 2025 at 5:05 AM
A sign of how little I'm paying attention to American football these days: I didn't realize the NFL regular season had already started until I heard some co-workers today talking about last night's Cowboys-Eagles game.
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The DOD was never the Department of War/War Department
They’re thinking of the Department of the Army
The only other name the DoD has had is the “National Military Establishment”
They’re thinking of the Department of the Army
The only other name the DoD has had is the “National Military Establishment”
NEW: Donald Trump to rename the Department of Defense the “Department of War”
“Restoring the name Dept of War will sharpen the focus of the Dept on our national interest and signal to adversaries America’s readiness to wage war to defend its interests.”
“Restoring the name Dept of War will sharpen the focus of the Dept on our national interest and signal to adversaries America’s readiness to wage war to defend its interests.”
September 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The DOD was never the Department of War/War Department
They’re thinking of the Department of the Army
The only other name the DoD has had is the “National Military Establishment”
They’re thinking of the Department of the Army
The only other name the DoD has had is the “National Military Establishment”
The Star Trek episode "The Ultimate Computer" feels still relevant today - a computer imprinted by its creator's engrams tries to run a starship on its own, Kirk gets concerned about being replaced, its creator being highly protective of it despite the computer making a fatal mistake...
August 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The Star Trek episode "The Ultimate Computer" feels still relevant today - a computer imprinted by its creator's engrams tries to run a starship on its own, Kirk gets concerned about being replaced, its creator being highly protective of it despite the computer making a fatal mistake...
I’ve already received mailers from two different groups this week opposing California’s mid-cycle redistricting effort.
August 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I’ve already received mailers from two different groups this week opposing California’s mid-cycle redistricting effort.
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What an utterly dogshit rebrand. Take something unique, characterful and distinctive and make it look like every other bland corporate unbrand out there.
July 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
What an utterly dogshit rebrand. Take something unique, characterful and distinctive and make it look like every other bland corporate unbrand out there.
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Hallmark even made it a Christmas ornament
July 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Hallmark even made it a Christmas ornament
Starting season 2 of Star Trek The Original Series tonight and a large green hand stopping the Enterprise in its tracks is a so-dumb-it's-funny way to start episode 2.
July 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Starting season 2 of Star Trek The Original Series tonight and a large green hand stopping the Enterprise in its tracks is a so-dumb-it's-funny way to start episode 2.
Wilmer Flores fan sign during tonight's Mets/Giants game referencing his walk-up song (the "Friends" theme song) and that he started his career with the Mets.
July 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Wilmer Flores fan sign during tonight's Mets/Giants game referencing his walk-up song (the "Friends" theme song) and that he started his career with the Mets.