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Sherry Greenberg
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Mom. Former: Sr. Advisor CA Senate Majority Leader, Director Federal Relations CA Assembly, Exec. Dir. CA Democratic Congressional Delegation, DCCC Advisor, many campaigns, Counsel to FEC Chair.
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A lot of grim things in this world but at least the Yankees lost.
October 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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One down.
TEXT: "Wild Card Game 1- WIN" IMAGE: Black and white photo of Crochet pitching at Yankee Stadium overlaid with "Tremendously Locked In" logos.
October 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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filipecampante.bsky.social
I think Trump’s achievement here has no parallel in modern democratic history. He singlehandedly flipped a national election in another country, it’s truly impressive.
briantylercohen.bsky.social Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Apr 29
The Liberal Party is projected to win Canada’s elections in a historic message against Donald Trump.
Canada election: Liberals will form next government, CBC News projects | CBC
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April 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Read or watch Open California's oral history with Bob Hertzberg, as he opens up about a suicide, a vote that probably led to his defeat, and why he tried to fix problems people didn't know existed. Thanks California State Library & @capitolweekly.bsky.social capitolweekly.net/robert-hertz...
Robert Hertzberg: Problem Solver - Capitol Weekly
Robert M. Hertzberg has been one of the most significant legislators of this generation, rising to become Assembly speaker during California’s energy crisis of 2000 and 2001 when Gray Davis was govern...
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April 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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The largest paying crowd in the history of Wrigley Field was the day Jackie Robinson made his debut. Wrigley is the only park left Jackie played a game in. Mike Ryoko was a kid at that ballpark that day and he wrote about it. Take a minute and read this today.

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A newspaper clipping from Mike Ryoko part one: Jackie's Debut a Unique Day All that Saturday, the wise men of the neighborhood, who sat in chairs on the sidewalk outside the tavern, had talked about what it would do to baseball. I hung around and listened because baseball was about the most important thing in the world, and if anything was going to ruin it, I was worried. Most of the things they said, I didn't understand, although it all sounded terrible. But could one man bring such ruin? They said he could and would. And the next day he was going to be in Wrigley Field for the first time, on the same diamond as Hack, Nicholson, Cavarretta, Schmitz, Pafko, and all my other idols. I had to see Jackie Robinson, the man who was going to somehow wreck everything. So the next day, another kid and I started walking to the ballpark early. We always walked to save the streetcar fare. It was five or six miles, but I felt about baseball the way Abe Lincoln felt about education. Usually, we could get there just at noon, find a seat in the grandstand, and watch some batting practice. But not that Sunday, May 18, 1947. By noon, Wrigley Field was almost filled. The crowd outside spilled off the sidewalk and into the streets. Scalpers were asking top dollar for box seats and getting it. Part II: I had never seen anything like it. Not just the size, although it was a new record, more than 47,000. But this was twenty-five years ago, and in 1947 few blacks were seen in the Loop, much less up on the white North Side at a Cub game. That day, they came by the thousands, pouring off the northbound Ls and out of their cars. They didn't wear baseball-game clothes. They had on church clothes and funeral clothes·suits, white shirts, ties, gleaming shoes, and straw hats. I've never seen so many straw hats. As big as it was, the crowd was orderly. Almost unnaturally so. People didn't jostle each other. The whites tried to look as if nothing unusual was happening, while the blacks tried to look casual and dignified. So everybody looked slightly ill at ease. For most, it was probably the first time they had been that close to each other in such great numbers. We managed to get in, scramble up a ramp, and find a place to stand behind the last row of grandstand seats. Then they shut the gates. No place remained to stand. Robinson came up in the first inning. I remember the sound. It wasn't the shrill, teenage cry you now hear, or an excited gut roar. They applauded, long, rolling applause. A tall, middle-aged black man stood next to me, a smile of almost painful joy on his face, beating his palms together so hard they must have hurt. Part III: When Robinson stepped into the batter's box, it was as if someone had flicked a switch. The place went silent. He swung at the first pitch and they erupted as if he had knocked it over the wall. But it was only a high foul that dropped into the box seats. I remember thinking it was strange that a foul could make that many people happy. When he struck out, the low moan was genuine. I've forgotten most of the details of the game, other than that the Dodgers won and Robinson didn't get a hit or do anything special, although he was cheered on every swing and every routine play. But two things happened I'll never forget. Robinson played first, and early in the game a Cub star hit a grounder and it was a close play. Just before the Cub reached first, he swerved to his left. And as he got to the bag, he seemed to slam his foot down hard at Robinson's foot. It was obvious to everyone that he was trying to run into him or spike him. Robinson took the throw and got clear at the last instant. I was shocked. That Cub, a hometown boy, was my biggest hero. It was not only an unheroic stunt, but it seemed a rude thing to do in front of people who would cheer for a foul ball. I didn't understand why he had done it. It wasn't at all big league. I didn't know that while the white fans were relatively polite, the Cubs and most other teams kept up a steady stream of racial abuse from the dugout. I thought that all they did down there was talk about how good Wheaties are. Part IV: Late in the game, Robinson was up again, and he hit another foul ball. This time it came into the stands low and fast, in our direction. Somebody in the seats grabbed for it, but it caromed off his hand and kept coming. There was a flurry of arms as the ball kept bouncing, and suddenly it was between me and my pal. We both grabbed. I had a baseball. The two of us stood there examining it and chortling. A genuine major-league baseball that had actually been gripped and thrown by a Cub pitcher, hit by a Dodger batter. What a possession. Then I heard the voice say: "Would you consider selling that?" It was the black man who had applauded so fiercely. I mumbled something. I didn't want to sell it. "I'll give you ten dollars for it," he said. Ten dollars. I couldn't believe it. I didn't know what ten dollars could buy because I'd never had that much money. But I knew that a lot of men in the neighborhood considered sixty dollars a week to be good pay. I handed it to him, and he paid me with ten $1 bills. When I left the ball park, with that much money in my pocket, I was sure that Jackie Robinson wasn't bad for the game. Since then, I've regretted a few times that I didn't keep the ball. Or that I hadn't given it to him free. I didn't know, then, how hard he probably had to work for that ten dollars. But Tuesday I was glad I had sold it to him. And if that man is still around, and has that baseball, I'm sure he thinks it was worth every cent.
April 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Go, Sen. Booker! Let's see more of this from his colleagues. youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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April 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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This is not about ideology. This is not about age. This isn’t even about getting cut out of the negotiations. This is about us expecting our elected leaders to fight with every tool they have the greatest threat to our country we’ve seen in generations.
March 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Third and LaBrea is the only TJs in the West Hollywood/Hollywood area that currently opens at 8:00 a.m. That's why they are out of stock by 9:00 a.m.
mollyknight.bsky.social Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · Mar 4
LA peeps: It’s the one on 3rd and Fairfax. The one on 3rd and LaBrea sells out by 9 am.

$4.99 for a dozen!! $12 at Ralph’s.
mollyknight.bsky.social Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · Mar 4
omg my Trader Joe’s had eggs at noon for the first time in a month 😭😭😭
March 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.

When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.

The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.

It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Incredibly moving Justin Trudeau remarks:

"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."
February 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
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January 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Worth reminding
January 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three.
December 29, 2024 at 10:02 PM
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Luckovich cartoon of Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter reuniting at heaven's gates.
December 29, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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Statement by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on the Passing of Former President Jimmy Carter | The White House
Today, America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman, and humanitarian. Over six decades, we had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear
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December 29, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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The passing of President Carter should give us a moment to reflect on the nature of public service, far beyond terms in elected office.

A reflection, too, of a kind of politics we left behind a long time ago.
December 29, 2024 at 9:26 PM
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He was an extraordinary man who led an exemplary life.

RIP President Carter 🕊️
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Jimmy Carter, 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100, his son says
The tenacious Southerner was turned out of office after one term. But he had a brilliant post-presidential career as a champion of health, peace and democracy.
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December 29, 2024 at 9:24 PM
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December 29, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince,
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!
December 29, 2024 at 9:17 PM
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wsj.com The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · Dec 29
Jimmy Carter has died at 100. The one-term president brokered a historic treaty with Israel and Egypt and later won a Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian work. https://trib.al/01dS5Is
December 29, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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House Dems announced today which Republican incumbents they will be targeting in California.

Only one Rep House seat left to flip in Metro LA/OC — CA40!

Will be interesting to see who runs..
December 11, 2024 at 7:03 PM
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Our reporter @jeremiak.bsky.social made a starter pack of California legislators on this platform: go.bsky.app/52JpVv6
December 10, 2024 at 11:38 PM
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I am now reassured that @bsky.app can serve us during earthquakes as @drlucyjones.bsky.social has honored us with her knowledgeable and reassuring presence regarding the NoCal quake.
drlucyjones.bsky.social Lucy Jones @drlucyjones.bsky.social · Dec 5
The M7.0 earthquake today is at the triple junction of 3 tectonic plates. It is historically the most seismically active part of California
December 5, 2024 at 8:06 PM