The Itch
@theitch.bsky.social
I teach critical thinking, reading, listening, writing and speaking at the University of Northern Iowa. I also analyze MLB prospects for fantasy baseball purposes at Razzball.com.
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Anyway please enjoy this pumpkin I saw yesterday
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Anyway please enjoy this pumpkin I saw yesterday
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Bo Nix goes temporarily blind for an hour or two every Sunday.
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Bo Nix goes temporarily blind for an hour or two every Sunday.
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last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
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these actually are all-time numbers tho. first ballot hall of famer:
Nancy Pelosi portfolio gains over last decade: 816 percent
S&P 500: 229 percent
goes crazy
Nancy Pelosi portfolio gains over last decade: 816 percent
S&P 500: 229 percent
goes crazy
November 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
these actually are all-time numbers tho. first ballot hall of famer:
Nancy Pelosi portfolio gains over last decade: 816 percent
S&P 500: 229 percent
goes crazy
Nancy Pelosi portfolio gains over last decade: 816 percent
S&P 500: 229 percent
goes crazy
Finally. Your turn, Schumer.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Nancy Pelosi, who made history as the nation’s first female speaker of the House and twice served in that top job, said Thursday she will not seek re-election in 2026.
Nancy Pelosi, who made history as the nation’s first female speaker of the House and twice served in that top job, said Thursday she will not seek re-election in 2026.
Nancy Pelosi, first female speaker of the House, won't seek re-election to Congress
The California Democrat led her party in the House for two decades. Her decision will open up her San Francisco-based seat for the first time in nearly 40 years.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Finally. Your turn, Schumer.
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Me on the very first day of puppet school
November 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Me on the very first day of puppet school
Whoever puts bacon in the dugout wins this game
October 28, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Whoever puts bacon in the dugout wins this game
Eric Lauer:
a man in a dark room with the words none of you seem to understand behind him
ALT: a man in a dark room with the words none of you seem to understand behind him
media.tenor.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Eric Lauer:
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This game is like I got caught smoking a baseball and now I have to smoke a whole pack of baseball
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM
This game is like I got caught smoking a baseball and now I have to smoke a whole pack of baseball
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don’t you understand? Game 3 IS Game 4!!
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
don’t you understand? Game 3 IS Game 4!!
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Who hears “the jays got him for only $30K” and thinks woohoo!
October 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Who hears “the jays got him for only $30K” and thinks woohoo!
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"i just use it to generate ideas"
October 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"i just use it to generate ideas"
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Revisited this spectacular Kaleb Horton paragraph about crows this morning. "I have met crows that should be in jail" is one of those sentences that's so good you're initially furious you didn't write it yourself before circling back around to just being glad you got to read it.
September 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Revisited this spectacular Kaleb Horton paragraph about crows this morning. "I have met crows that should be in jail" is one of those sentences that's so good you're initially furious you didn't write it yourself before circling back around to just being glad you got to read it.
Marvin Harrison Jr. reminds me of Kendall Roy.
September 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Marvin Harrison Jr. reminds me of Kendall Roy.
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This rules lmao
September 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This rules lmao
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All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes
September 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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They are now the Minnesota Twin. Not enough players to be the Twins anymore.
July 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
They are now the Minnesota Twin. Not enough players to be the Twins anymore.
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apnews.com/article/trum...
Massive amounts of electricity are needed to support the complex servers, equipment and more for AI. Electricity demand from data centers worldwide is set to more than double by 2030, to slightly more than the entire electricity consumption of Japan today.
Massive amounts of electricity are needed to support the complex servers, equipment and more for AI. Electricity demand from data centers worldwide is set to more than double by 2030, to slightly more than the entire electricity consumption of Japan today.
Trump's AI plan calls for massive data centers. Here's how it may affect energy in the US
President Donald Trump’s plan to boost artificial intelligence and build data centers across the U.S. could speed up a building boom that was already expected to strain the nation’s ability to power i...
apnews.com
July 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
apnews.com/article/trum...
Massive amounts of electricity are needed to support the complex servers, equipment and more for AI. Electricity demand from data centers worldwide is set to more than double by 2030, to slightly more than the entire electricity consumption of Japan today.
Massive amounts of electricity are needed to support the complex servers, equipment and more for AI. Electricity demand from data centers worldwide is set to more than double by 2030, to slightly more than the entire electricity consumption of Japan today.
This here is what it's all about.
You can keep score in the standings if you insist.
Baltimore's got its own game.
You can keep score in the standings if you insist.
Baltimore's got its own game.
The #Orioles' $19,144,500 bonus pool for the 2025 MLB Draft is the highest allotment any MLB team has had since the bonus-pool era began in 2012.
Previous record was $18,334,000 (Guardians in 2024).
www.mlb.com/news/mlb-dra...
Previous record was $18,334,000 (Guardians in 2024).
www.mlb.com/news/mlb-dra...
Here's every team's 2025 Draft bonus pool and all pick values
The Nationals own the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 Draft, which comes with a record assigned value. But the O’s own the largest overall bonus pool.
MLB released the slot values and bonus pools to te...
www.mlb.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This here is what it's all about.
You can keep score in the standings if you insist.
Baltimore's got its own game.
You can keep score in the standings if you insist.
Baltimore's got its own game.
Holiday weekend watchlist:
Sinners
We Own This City
Training Day
pure adrenaline and pain
very America
Sinners
We Own This City
Training Day
pure adrenaline and pain
very America
July 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Holiday weekend watchlist:
Sinners
We Own This City
Training Day
pure adrenaline and pain
very America
Sinners
We Own This City
Training Day
pure adrenaline and pain
very America
