The Eagles are the undefeated defending Super Bowl champs, and the two teams tied for the worst record in the NFL are the Cowboys and the Chiefs. Damn it's great to be a football fan right now. #gobirds
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The Eagles are the undefeated defending Super Bowl champs, and the two teams tied for the worst record in the NFL are the Cowboys and the Chiefs. Damn it's great to be a football fan right now. #gobirds
Happy ending for the kid that got his baseball snatched
It's just galaxy brain nonsense to believe they can concoct a job offer credible enough for Adams to say with a straight face, "I'm not seeking reelection so I can pursue this," but not a position which was so important that it would require him resigning from serving as mayor now.
I was in New Orleans last month for the Netroots Nation progressive conference. We shared the convention center with the third annual New Orleans Pickleball Festival, sponsored by Drew Brees's charitable foundation, headlined by the Brees vs Agassi pickleball match which I guess the bayou needed.
nope.
This is not difficult: a home run ball belongs to no one until it's firmly possessed. There are no territorial rights based on where it lands. Once it's grabbed, however, you can't rip it out of someone else's hands. Signed, /s/ expert in PA election law and baseball memorabilia disputes(?)
That TruCoat, you don't get it, you get oxidation problems. It'll cost you a heck of a lot more than $500.
Holy shit, he actually did it!
a mamba is a snake
“Dak spit first,” Gov. Shapiro said. “It doesn’t excuse Carter, but I just think there’s a double-standard there, and the Birds are constantly disrespected.... I am sick and tired of the Cowboys getting all kinds of advantages. You do that to Dak Prescott, man, that’s a 15-yard-penalty.”
Not sure if you saw: the City recently settled claims with the nonprofit which had donated the statute to the City. They get the statue back, but there are restrictions on where they can put it. whyy.org/articles/fra...
It's real, and it's spectacular. #gobirds.
On former Phila mayor Frank Rizzo as harbinger for Donald Trump, NYT, 3/19/1978. www.nytimes.com/1978/03/19/a...
Yes, there is a straight line from Frank Rizzo to Donald Trump. 1/2
somebody gotta do the Nate Silver/Bill Simmons comparison. two dudes who genuinely brought something new to market, changed the way writing and analysis is done, got a bunch of money from Disney, stopped doing the work, calcified in their views, moved to management, hired well, but became unbearable
One might think that our foreign policy towards Saudi Arabia could be oriented around obtaining accountability from their government for its complicity in the 9/11 Attacks, rather than using our ambassadorship there as a political chit to NYC's mayor in furtherance of tawdry goals.
Three drives. Three touchdowns. Order is being restored. #gobirds.
And the sheriff in MY COUSIN VINNY
It's real, and it's spectacular. #gobirds.
I pronounce the defendant ... INCREDIBLY GUILTY.
Donna Adelson GUILTY of 1st Degree Murder Guilty of conspiracy to commit 1st Degree Murder Guilty of solicitation to commit 1st degree murder #JusticeForDanMarkel
I can't imagine this had *any* marginal value in the election above existing frustrations from Muslim Americans given the administration's Middle East policies.
My instinct was to look at Sabathia's 2008 run, but it wasn't *this* dominant.
And what Matthew and I are both saying is that #3 is not a real option because that's not his job. It's the WH's job to assess if the nomination should be pulled, and with #1 not happening, that required #2.
no: blaming him for not withdrawing.
If they think the nomination is non-viable, they should have pulled it. It's not for the nominee to decide.
It's the responsibility (and within the expertise) of the White House and Democratic Senators to assess the viability of the nomination, not the nominee's responsibility.
I think Dana's separating "what's in Biden's immediate interests?" vs. Mangi's vs. the long-term Democratic goals for the federal judiciary.
He doesn't take a ton of shit if they quickly put forward a confirmable, solid nominee. Whatever shit they would have taken would have been temporary.
The TL;DR appears to be "for now, the harms to the government in not keeping Alligator Alcatraz open, and being forced to dismantle it, are more immediate than the long-term environmental harms which Plaintiffs are concerned about." It's an interim ruling, not final/merits.
But it was dead. There was nothing left to fight for.
One of the most joyous live musical experiences of my life was UMass Spring Fling 1992, when the Beastie Boys headlined (also: Phish, Fishbone, MM Bosstones, fIREHOSE) and thousands of sun-drenched, giddy college students all chanted this refrain in unison: A-li BABA and the FOR-ty THIEVES!
The Court receives ~1500 cert petitions from paid counsel and many multiples of that from pro se (and often prisoner) cases. You want to make yours stand out. That's just common sense.
If you want it granted, you want to make sure there are names on the front page which the Court will take seriously.
You may know your substantive area of law (and the facts of your case) the best, but a SCOTUS specialist (a) knows how to argue to the Court, and (b) is smart enough (actually, I'd use "brilliant," usually) to learn most of the substantive stuff while relying on you when needed.
Your job as an attorney is to do the best job for your client, and there are areas where you need a specialist. You don't have to drop off the case or the briefs, but it helps to have someone on board who the Court respects, and who knows what they're doing.
YOU SHALL KNOW OUR VELOCITY (Dave Eggers, 2002).
That the White House immediately reacted with anger and horror to this is so telling and I hope gets widespread attention.
Football is back in 7 hours. #gobirds
So Armani was an answer in today's NYTimes Crossword, and now he's dead. I know correlation does not equal causation, but in the interest of science, I've got some answer suggestions for them.
👨🍳💋.
Football is back in 8 hours. #gobirds
"They're going to run some clock ... or maybe THROW THE DAGGER!" Football is back in 9 hours. #gobirds
Andy Lloyd, on ALOTT5MA, Jan 1 2009: "is there a word for the feeling you have when learning that a public figure or distant relative has died whom you had assumed had died long ago? Premorse?"
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I'm pretty sure this is the first time in professional wrestling history that Federal Donuts was featured in a promo.
I'm pretty sure this is the first time in professional wrestling history that Federal Donuts was featured in a promo.
If feel like during the 2019-20 Dem primaries, Chasten Buttigieg was the only prominent candidate spouse.
It was bipartisan. Remember how often we heard in 2007-08 that John Edwards couldn't be a shape-shifting ambitious weasel because Elizabeth would steer him the right way.
Actually, the rest of that section also screams "SCOTUS is losing legitimacy in the eyes of the District Courts"
Save Our SEPTA sign at the 2300 Arena in Philly #AEWDynamite #AEW
Still has to be credible enough for him to say "and I'd rather do this then lead this city for four more years."
But even if he can't win, you still need a face-saving reason to not remain as mayor for the next four months.
Here's the thing: don't they have to offer something credible and substantive enough that a person would give up one of the most powerful political chief executive positions in America to do it? Except ... they don't want to *actually* hand him power and authority, so ...?
Unfortunately for Adams, we already have an ambassador to Türkiye.
The @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social hype video for this week is remarkable, both for what it is—an unbleeped discussion of players about what "toughness" means to them—and what it's not. This isn't a highlight reel from last season; it's a subdued film about the character which made it possible.
The good news is that SEPTA is restoring express trains for tomorrow night's Eagles game. The bad news is that it's not because Republicans have agreed to provide sufficient public transit funding, but because a sports gambling site will subsidize the rides and riders.
Back-to-school frenzy, typically.
Damn. I have been anticipating this both for the obvious reasons and because I wanted to see Alex Edelman's next move. Alas.
obligatory. youtu.be/v6QF-sRdU9g?...
"Well, the FLEX, very flexible player, you sometimes want to put your best player in the flex to motivate him, I once received a call from the great John Stallworth, 'why am I in your flex Mr President?', and I had to tell him he had lost his WR spot to Peerless Price, such a great name, Peerless...
As I posted 6 months ago: "One of the nice things the NFL does is give the Walter Payton Man of the Year winner a uniform patch they wear for the remainder of their careers. I'd be fine if expanded that a little—MVP, Super Bowl MVP, maybe even Super Bowl rings and All Pro awards. It's a nice touch."
CA7 upholds Illinois's gun ban on public transportation. media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/Opin... The bipartisan panel (Reagan/Trump/Biden) reverses the MAGA Trump judge that struck the ban down last year. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I'm still not sure how to feel about the NYT Spelling Bee doing this again for the first time since the 2500th puzzle.
I think Illinois can and should sue Texas in the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction and seek a preliminary injunction against the use of any un-federalized Texas National Guard troops in Illinois.
further Lackawanna shenanigans! www.wvia.org/news/local/2...
I last lived in Chicago in 1997 so I have no idea if the Lincoln Park Trixies still exist, but if they do aren't they the first line of defense?
As long as they remember to secure the basement.
Is Sam Gerard going to let them post up with the Marshals?
JD Vance is doing the best he can for the President.
it's not the same; AL is only for-cause mail in voting, CO allows anyone.
40% of the vote is for the moment when Stipe cracks up because he realized he mispronounced Dr. Seuss as "Dr. Zeus" and they left it in.
We don't talk enough about what Apple unlocked by including location services on the first iPhones. Not just navigation assistance but "hey, where's a well-rated coffeshop nearby that's open now" or "hey, strangers with cars -- I'm here, and I'd like to go to there. Will you pick me up?"
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary. BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. GARY
It's a fantastic song. And so strange to have become a hit.
Was he licensed anywhere other than NY and DC?
He is likely the first Presidential Medal of Freedom winner to have ever been disbarred twice. He is also likely the first Presidential Medal of Freedom winner to have ever been disbarred once.
The last two times I saw Joel in concert, and these were a few years apart, he did this thing where he asks the crowd a few times if he should play [Very Popular Song He's Sick Of] or [Fan Favorite Non-Single], and the latter always wins. Vienna over Just The Way You Are, Captain Jack not NYSoM.
Please tell me it was "Without naming We Didn't Start The Fire ...."
"Without naming Dancing in the Dark ..."
I will endeavor to go in your stead, even with my reservations that a Superchunk touring without Laura Ballance is a different band. (Then again, I saw a Deal-less Pixies last summer.)
Top five, top of head, including one song that @raymondguiteras.bsky.social just reminded me of. Like many REM fans, I can go another 50 without feeling like Losing My Religion was omitted: Country Feedback Begin the Begin So. Central Rain The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight Photograph
The WH has released a photo of the President meeting with key advisers last night.
And we are mindful of our history here in PA specifically. In 1971, future Temple University law dean and chancellor Peter Liacouras chaired a Bar commission to study racially discriminatory practices in our admissions policies. www.templelawreview.org/lawreview/as...
Thank you for flagging this article. As one of the seven members of the PA Board of Law Examiners who conducts these hearings, I can only say that I'm mindful of all of this, and the goal is to evaluate an applicant's present character and fitness to practice—not at every moment in the past.
Surely, reporters are trying to determine if the first paragraph can be verified.
She lost because Joe Biden put her in an impossible position: didn't let her build the reps as VP or as a primary candidate to be ready to run as general election candidate, hurt the party's credibility, forced her into a box on "what would you do differently?" that she could not safely escape, etc.
Musk is an odd one to insist he knows what a foreigner looks like.
🎶There's a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall And the bells in the steeple, too And up in the nursery an absurd little bird Is popping out to say "cuckoo" (Cuckoo, cuckoo) Regretfully they tell us But firmly they compel us To say goodbye To you... So long, farewell Auf wiedersehen
Music up an anthropologist: Sol "Asylum" Tax.
“Is it irresponsible to speculate? It would be irresponsible not to.” (Peggy Noonan, April 2000)
Mindy Cohn! I also just love thinking back to an era in which so many people didn't have credit cards, and so all you could do was phone in a pledge to send them a check later.
I believe "THE ROCK is actually a James Bond film" is no longer controversial.
Not always expensive. I've used capeschool.com before.
Basically, we're checking in on Uncle June years after he had a role in the family.
Jesus fucking christ. The Trump administration tried to send a bunch of children to Guatemala at 3 am and justified it by saying that the kids just wanted to return to their parents in Guatemala, but the kids actually told the court that they are afraid of being sent back to Guatemala.
Liked them, then saw them live opening for Superchunk, "Brain-tag" in particular blew me away and I was all in.
Except Ferris doesn't exist. You know that, right? www.cbr.com/ferris-buell...
