Michael J. Lewis
@michaeljlewis75.bsky.social
Freelance writer and editor. Former full-time newspaper sportswriter. Now stay-at-home Dad to world's 2 best little boys. And currently writing a book!
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We launched a GoFundMe last week to help fund our 2026 season. It is #GivingTuesday! (we'll be back later with some other worthy causes).
If you like what we do and want to show your appreciation, this is how! Grateful to you for helping us remain independent after 11 years.
gofund.me/e1055aba4
If you like what we do and want to show your appreciation, this is how! Grateful to you for helping us remain independent after 11 years.
gofund.me/e1055aba4
Donate to The Body Serve Tennis Podcast, organized by James Rogers
We’re celebrating the completion of our 11th season as a podcast! We owe our longevity in l… James Rogers needs your support for The Body Serve Tennis Podcast
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December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We launched a GoFundMe last week to help fund our 2026 season. It is #GivingTuesday! (we'll be back later with some other worthy causes).
If you like what we do and want to show your appreciation, this is how! Grateful to you for helping us remain independent after 11 years.
gofund.me/e1055aba4
If you like what we do and want to show your appreciation, this is how! Grateful to you for helping us remain independent after 11 years.
gofund.me/e1055aba4
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With so many nonprofits making a year-end push for donations, it helps to do some research before deciding where to give.
@propublica.org's Nonprofit Explorer tool has details on millions of orgs (including ProPublica) with helpful info like executive compensation, revenue, and expenses.
@propublica.org's Nonprofit Explorer tool has details on millions of orgs (including ProPublica) with helpful info like executive compensation, revenue, and expenses.
Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
With so many nonprofits making a year-end push for donations, it helps to do some research before deciding where to give.
@propublica.org's Nonprofit Explorer tool has details on millions of orgs (including ProPublica) with helpful info like executive compensation, revenue, and expenses.
@propublica.org's Nonprofit Explorer tool has details on millions of orgs (including ProPublica) with helpful info like executive compensation, revenue, and expenses.
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He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
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Exactly, bombing the boat in the first place was a war crime, and there have been many others. The kill shot on the survivors was a continuation of that ongoing crime spree, not the beginning of one.
A note of caution about the new GOP vow of oversight on the murder of the two men clinging to the boat. It's good to see, but it could become a backdoor way for Rs to defuse pressure for broader scrutiny.
The entire operation is illegal. It all needs oversight. 1/
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
The entire operation is illegal. It all needs oversight. 1/
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
December 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Exactly, bombing the boat in the first place was a war crime, and there have been many others. The kill shot on the survivors was a continuation of that ongoing crime spree, not the beginning of one.
Hmmm. @benrothenberg.bsky.social is right, why sign up for 24/7/365 drug testing if you weren't planning on coming back? I wonder if this is just Serena wanting to break the news on her own time, in her own way, and she's not happy this news broke the way it did.
Updated this post with Serena's Twitter denial of the news...there's not really any reason why a person would sign up for the hassle of doping tests without having had an intention to compete again.
December 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hmmm. @benrothenberg.bsky.social is right, why sign up for 24/7/365 drug testing if you weren't planning on coming back? I wonder if this is just Serena wanting to break the news on her own time, in her own way, and she's not happy this news broke the way it did.
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The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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Continually amazed that someone who's been in public life as long as Trump has lacks the capacity to say anything appropriate when someone has died.
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
November 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Continually amazed that someone who's been in public life as long as Trump has lacks the capacity to say anything appropriate when someone has died.
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Remember, this Thanksgiving, don’t confuse pumpkin pie with sweet potato pie; sweet potato is the one that’s 1000x better
November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Remember, this Thanksgiving, don’t confuse pumpkin pie with sweet potato pie; sweet potato is the one that’s 1000x better
Somewhere, Charles smith weeps.
Richmond had 4 possessions on Furman to score one basket that would have given them the lead/win
Shot clock violation
Blocked shot
Miss
Miss
Shot clock violation
Blocked shot
Miss
Miss
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Somewhere, Charles smith weeps.
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It’s understandable when corrupt authoritarians who market themselves as “fighters against corruption” try to silence their critics. It’s less understandable when journalistic outlets like the BBC cave to such authoritarian tactics.
In case you missed this, the BBC edited a historian's speech about Trump to remove the claim that he's "the most openly corrupt president in US history." This came after Trump had threatened a $1 billion lawsuit.
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump Angrily Threatened to Sue BBC. Then Things Took a Darker Turn.
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It’s understandable when corrupt authoritarians who market themselves as “fighters against corruption” try to silence their critics. It’s less understandable when journalistic outlets like the BBC cave to such authoritarian tactics.
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$36 donation from a reader from Illinois.
$196 raised tonite. Can we keep the momentum going?
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$196 raised tonite. Can we keep the momentum going?
paydayreport.com/help-a-broke...
Help a Broke Labor Reporter Take Off Thanksgiving
I’d love to take some time off for the holidays, but these past few weeks, Payday Report has been in a fundraising drought.
paydayreport.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
$36 donation from a reader from Illinois.
$196 raised tonite. Can we keep the momentum going?
paydayreport.com/help-a-broke...
$196 raised tonite. Can we keep the momentum going?
paydayreport.com/help-a-broke...
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From @TheAthletic: Reese Brantmeier couldn’t help but have a laugh at the irony of her winning the NCAA women’s tennis singles championship on Sunday. nyti.ms/4oqUNQc
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
From @TheAthletic: Reese Brantmeier couldn’t help but have a laugh at the irony of her winning the NCAA women’s tennis singles championship on Sunday. nyti.ms/4oqUNQc
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This is spot-on.
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The University of Virginia and Cornell deals with Trump set a dangerous precedent | Serena Mayeri and Amanda Shanor
The bespoke agreements are full of peril for the universities, allowing the federal government to quietly exert control
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This is spot-on.
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I watched S1 of “Pluribus” without having read any reviews, etc, that gave away the premise or plot. If you can do that as well, I recommend it. It’s so much fun to be completely surprised, and so odd that we always make sure we aren’t.
November 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I watched S1 of “Pluribus” without having read any reviews, etc, that gave away the premise or plot. If you can do that as well, I recommend it. It’s so much fun to be completely surprised, and so odd that we always make sure we aren’t.
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A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows some major warning signs for President Trump and Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as Americans want the president to focus on lowering prices.
Poll: Democrats have biggest advantage for control of Congress in 8 years
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows some major warning signs for President Trump and Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as Americans want the president to focus on lowering prices.
n.pr
November 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows some major warning signs for President Trump and Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as Americans want the president to focus on lowering prices.
Pearl Jam, 10.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Pearl Jam, 10.
Loved season 1 and am excited to watch season 2! “Man on the Inside” is really sweet and fun.
Hi, the new season of “A Man on the Inside,” a TV show I worked on, hits Netflix today. Ted Danson is in it! Also Mary Steenburgen, Gary Cole, Max Greenfield, David Strathairn, Lisa Gilroy, Stephanie Beatriz, Jason Mantzoukas, and many more funny people. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Loved season 1 and am excited to watch season 2! “Man on the Inside” is really sweet and fun.
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Players getting threats and abuse, announcers pushing sports gambling on the air, just brutal
Grizzlies announcer bragging about hitting his parlay
can't believe this is the world we live in now
can't believe this is the world we live in now
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Players getting threats and abuse, announcers pushing sports gambling on the air, just brutal
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Seeds Sparse in Friday's NCAA D-I Singles Quarterfinals; Top Seeds Out in Men's Doubles; Reddy Reaches ITF J300 Semis in Zapopan; Urhobo and Payne Advance to W35 Boca Raton Quarterfinals:
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2025/11/seed...
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2025/11/seed...
Seeds Sparse in Friday's NCAA D-I Singles Quarterfinals; Top Seeds Out in Men's Doubles; Reddy Reaches ITF J300 Semis in Zapopan; Urhobo and Payne Advance to W35 Boca Raton Quarterfinals
Only three seeds from both the men's and women's singles have reached Friday's NCAA Division I quarterfinals at the USTA National Campus in...
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Seeds Sparse in Friday's NCAA D-I Singles Quarterfinals; Top Seeds Out in Men's Doubles; Reddy Reaches ITF J300 Semis in Zapopan; Urhobo and Payne Advance to W35 Boca Raton Quarterfinals:
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2025/11/seed...
tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2025/11/seed...
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Are people unaware that sometimes the enemy of your enemy is not your friend, but a temporarily aligned other enemy?
This shit ain’t hard! We were in an alliance with Stalin ffs because we shared an enemy that was worse in the moment.
A Republican fighting Trump Republicanly <> a New Democrat
This shit ain’t hard! We were in an alliance with Stalin ffs because we shared an enemy that was worse in the moment.
A Republican fighting Trump Republicanly <> a New Democrat
Before you invite Marjorie Taylor Greene under your big tent remember she is a rabid transphobe share.google/lunPQWT2CGAE...
Marjorie Taylor Greene posts anti-transgender sign across hall from lawmaker with transgender child | CNN Politics
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing sharp criticism after she posted an anti-transgender sign outside of her office, directly across the hall from another lawmaker who has a transgender child.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Are people unaware that sometimes the enemy of your enemy is not your friend, but a temporarily aligned other enemy?
This shit ain’t hard! We were in an alliance with Stalin ffs because we shared an enemy that was worse in the moment.
A Republican fighting Trump Republicanly <> a New Democrat
This shit ain’t hard! We were in an alliance with Stalin ffs because we shared an enemy that was worse in the moment.
A Republican fighting Trump Republicanly <> a New Democrat
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i forget who first said it but the basketball hall of fame should have a wing dedicated to halftime performers and it should be called the red panda wing
November 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
i forget who first said it but the basketball hall of fame should have a wing dedicated to halftime performers and it should be called the red panda wing
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
n.pr
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
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As always, I'm astonished far less by Trump himself than I am by the tens of millions of Americans, powerful and not, who are essentially pretending this is all normal. It's like the court martial judges saying "well, maybe they DID steal his strawberries" and making Queeg Secretary of The Navy.
Trump: "I gave them as you know unlimited water, Biden came back with a rigged election, and he immediately restricted the water again. But I came back in and immediately unrestricted it again. So now you have unlimited water to clean your damn dishes."
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
As always, I'm astonished far less by Trump himself than I am by the tens of millions of Americans, powerful and not, who are essentially pretending this is all normal. It's like the court martial judges saying "well, maybe they DID steal his strawberries" and making Queeg Secretary of The Navy.