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CONSIDER
ARIZONA
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ARIZONA
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October 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
CONSIDER
ARIZONA
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ARIZONA
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I loved this series when @sabs.bsky.social started it for us at Defector.com in March!!! defector.com/meet-the-civ...
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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October 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I loved this series when @sabs.bsky.social started it for us at Defector.com in March!!! defector.com/meet-the-civ...
Does anyone think Jacoby Brissett couldn't do what Kyler Murray's been doing the last couple of weeks?
September 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Does anyone think Jacoby Brissett couldn't do what Kyler Murray's been doing the last couple of weeks?
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The piss tank on the ISS is now 69% full.
September 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The piss tank on the ISS is now 69% full.
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here's a death you can actually mourn www.whec.com/top-news/roc...
Rochester music legend Chuck Mangione has died at age 84
Chuck Mangione, the Rochester jazz legend who created hits like "Feels So Good", has died, his attorney confirmed.
www.whec.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
here's a death you can actually mourn www.whec.com/top-news/roc...
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i’ve got an idea for how to make “hot enough for ya?” more unnerving: i want to add a needless apostrophe. i’m gonna give it a shot:
hot enough for ‘ya?
oh yeah. that’s the name of the game right there
hot enough for ‘ya?
oh yeah. that’s the name of the game right there
July 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
i’ve got an idea for how to make “hot enough for ya?” more unnerving: i want to add a needless apostrophe. i’m gonna give it a shot:
hot enough for ‘ya?
oh yeah. that’s the name of the game right there
hot enough for ‘ya?
oh yeah. that’s the name of the game right there
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Some stuff, once you've shown you're willing to say it to a guy who you're watching play baseball, ought to get you your watching-baseball-in-person privileges revoked. defector.com/simply-dont-...
Simply Don't Be A Shithead | Defector
Ketel Marte was 23 years old when his mother died, in July 2017. He’d recently been summoned to the Arizona Diamondbacks from Triple-A Reno, where he’d been clobbering to smithereens the best pitching...
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June 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Some stuff, once you've shown you're willing to say it to a guy who you're watching play baseball, ought to get you your watching-baseball-in-person privileges revoked. defector.com/simply-dont-...
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Celebrate Freedom
June 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Celebrate Freedom
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Jalen Brunson is the NBA’s premier falling-down artist: defector.com/jalen-brunso...
Jalen Brunson Is The NBA's Premier Falling-Down Artist | Defector
If you simply looked at the box score from Game 2 of the Detroit Pistons–New York Knicks series and tried to reverse-engineer some narratives, you would probably look at Jalen Brunson’s 37 points and…
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April 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Jalen Brunson is the NBA’s premier falling-down artist: defector.com/jalen-brunso...
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$1 for every release day stream of our new single. Thanks for listening. No one is free until we’re all free. Keep talking about Palestine. Keep fighting for trans lives.
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April 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
$1 for every release day stream of our new single. Thanks for listening. No one is free until we’re all free. Keep talking about Palestine. Keep fighting for trans lives.
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1. They've been publicly discussing it, Woodward.
2. The league can't "institute" anything.
3. You cannot improve on MLB's current competitive balance short of cutting the season in half.
We're in for two years of people with no grasp of baseball labor/econ parachuting in to make people dumber.
2. The league can't "institute" anything.
3. You cannot improve on MLB's current competitive balance short of cutting the season in half.
We're in for two years of people with no grasp of baseball labor/econ parachuting in to make people dumber.
Sources tell me and @lillianrizzo.cnbc.com that MLB and team owners are privately discussing changing the economic structure of baseball. One idea includes instituting a salary cap and floor to improve competitive balance. But will the MLBPA go for it?
Story here: www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/m...
Story here: www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/m...
MLB weighs a salary cap as potential lockout looms in 2026
MLB executives at both the league and team level have discussed what a new league economic structure could look like as the CBA expires 2026.
www.cnbc.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
1. They've been publicly discussing it, Woodward.
2. The league can't "institute" anything.
3. You cannot improve on MLB's current competitive balance short of cutting the season in half.
We're in for two years of people with no grasp of baseball labor/econ parachuting in to make people dumber.
2. The league can't "institute" anything.
3. You cannot improve on MLB's current competitive balance short of cutting the season in half.
We're in for two years of people with no grasp of baseball labor/econ parachuting in to make people dumber.
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Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state…
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March 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
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Detroit sports superfan and online personality Andy Isaac died this morning after a 19-year battle with cancer.
In 2019, he sat down with The Athletic for a Q&A about #Faturday, his battle with cancer and more.
From the archives ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/142...
In 2019, he sat down with The Athletic for a Q&A about #Faturday, his battle with cancer and more.
From the archives ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/142...
March 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Detroit sports superfan and online personality Andy Isaac died this morning after a 19-year battle with cancer.
In 2019, he sat down with The Athletic for a Q&A about #Faturday, his battle with cancer and more.
From the archives ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/142...
In 2019, he sat down with The Athletic for a Q&A about #Faturday, his battle with cancer and more.
From the archives ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/142...
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ESPN's Elle Duncan pays tribute to @worldofisaac.bsky.social on Sportscenter
March 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ESPN's Elle Duncan pays tribute to @worldofisaac.bsky.social on Sportscenter
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I can't believe ESPN played Kurt Russell's motivational speech as Herb Brooks from Miracle before the US vs. Canada hockey game. Are they making the Canadians into the Soviets in this scenario? Lol.
February 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I can't believe ESPN played Kurt Russell's motivational speech as Herb Brooks from Miracle before the US vs. Canada hockey game. Are they making the Canadians into the Soviets in this scenario? Lol.
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Awful stuff in this story—Baltimore Banner reporting that six massage therapists are accusing Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior. Go read it 👇
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
Ravens' Justin Tucker accused of inappropriate behavior by six massage therapists
Women say Justin Tucker repeatedly exposed his genitals and, in three instances, apparently left ejaculate on tables after massages.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Awful stuff in this story—Baltimore Banner reporting that six massage therapists are accusing Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior. Go read it 👇
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
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You may have been caught off guard by the refugee EO. Experienced orgs were not. Let them tell you what they need right now.
There’s two buttons in the most recent New AP email that you may find helpful in this regard.
There’s two buttons in the most recent New AP email that you may find helpful in this regard.
January 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
You may have been caught off guard by the refugee EO. Experienced orgs were not. Let them tell you what they need right now.
There’s two buttons in the most recent New AP email that you may find helpful in this regard.
There’s two buttons in the most recent New AP email that you may find helpful in this regard.
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Ichiro is now a hall of famer but he was also the funniest man in human history
January 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ichiro is now a hall of famer but he was also the funniest man in human history
ATTN: AZ baseball fans!! The Arizona Board of Regents has partnered with the Cactus League to offer FREE spring training tickets to AZ HS seniors when they complete their FAFSA. This promotion is a homerun for students in AZ who love baseball and want cheap college! #FAFSAHomerun #CactusLeague
Need another reason to fill out your FAFSA? Doing it can get you free Spring Training tickets!
The deadline to apply for FAFSA for this academic year is June 30 and opening day for the Cactus League is February 20.
www.12news.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
ATTN: AZ baseball fans!! The Arizona Board of Regents has partnered with the Cactus League to offer FREE spring training tickets to AZ HS seniors when they complete their FAFSA. This promotion is a homerun for students in AZ who love baseball and want cheap college! #FAFSAHomerun #CactusLeague
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you shouldn't be able to option pitch the ball into the ground and get rewarded. i hope this stays a fumble.
January 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
you shouldn't be able to option pitch the ball into the ground and get rewarded. i hope this stays a fumble.
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From @theathletic.bsky.social: Over 9,000 fans were in attendance for Ilona Maher’s Bristol Bears’ debut. The 28-year-old rugby star had to tackle a queue of photo-seekers more than 250 yards long. Some had traveled across the Atlantic to see a player who now transcends her sport. nyti.ms/4gJmWPl
January 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
From @theathletic.bsky.social: Over 9,000 fans were in attendance for Ilona Maher’s Bristol Bears’ debut. The 28-year-old rugby star had to tackle a queue of photo-seekers more than 250 yards long. Some had traveled across the Atlantic to see a player who now transcends her sport. nyti.ms/4gJmWPl
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Very weird to have the commentators like “I think we all agree it SUCKS that conference champions get byes” when i am sitting here thinking it’s my favorite part of the format
December 8, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Very weird to have the commentators like “I think we all agree it SUCKS that conference champions get byes” when i am sitting here thinking it’s my favorite part of the format
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How I would seed the 12-team CFP
1. Oregon
2. Georgia
3. Boise State
4. Arizona State
5. Notre Dame
6. Texas
7. Penn State
8. Ohio State
9. Tennessee
10. Indiana
11. Clemson
12. SMU
1. Oregon
2. Georgia
3. Boise State
4. Arizona State
5. Notre Dame
6. Texas
7. Penn State
8. Ohio State
9. Tennessee
10. Indiana
11. Clemson
12. SMU
December 8, 2024 at 5:16 AM
How I would seed the 12-team CFP
1. Oregon
2. Georgia
3. Boise State
4. Arizona State
5. Notre Dame
6. Texas
7. Penn State
8. Ohio State
9. Tennessee
10. Indiana
11. Clemson
12. SMU
1. Oregon
2. Georgia
3. Boise State
4. Arizona State
5. Notre Dame
6. Texas
7. Penn State
8. Ohio State
9. Tennessee
10. Indiana
11. Clemson
12. SMU