PNW via NoVa and the Lehigh Valley. Eagles/Flyers/Phillies/Sixers/PSU forever and ever, amen. When not cheering for Philly sports, I dabble in primary care policy and comms.
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9 former directors of the CDC penned an op-ed stating that what Robert F. Kennedy has done to the nation's public health system is "unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced" www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
The only thing I’d add is that, with Biden, his people expected (and respected) an adversarial relationship with the press. Trump does not. His team can easily threaten access — and they’ve already done it too. So if insider access is critical to your job, wouldn’t you obey in advance?
Tragic
Coming through! Need all the points we can get
An entirely AI Vatican III with JD Vance providing the prompts
The largest wildfire burning in the state of Washington is still alive today thanks to brave federal U.S. Border Patrol and ICE agents who arrested firefighters caught in the act of attempting to kill it.
Dr. Foege js a public health luminary. Of course he’s right.
We have yet to begin to consider all the ways they’re going to fuck over blue states.
New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download! California (by county/area) Chicago Colorado DC Metro Area (DMV) Massachusetts North Carolina Triangle Area NYC Philly Pittsburgh Portland, OR St. Louis Metro Area Washington State Please share! drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Amazing photo of Jasmine Paolini at the US Open by Ray Giubilo
A human being would do time for this and that's exactly why they want AI unregulated because they knew this was going to happen. Now imagine you have Mechahitler telling your kid what to do, maybe it shows him how to build a pressure cooker bomb or where to download 3d printer files for gun parts
People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. (Published Dec. 2024)
Can you all worry more about the fascism? The military in DC and the threats station the military in Chicago? The chicanery in Texas and his real threat to voting? The national party is so adrift on this. Please stake out your own ground.
They like when Trump’s flunkies return their call.
The fairest of laissez-faire.
We can’t afford him 😕
This is genocidal rhetoric calling people cockroaches. This is exactly the language used in the Rwandan genocide.
Been thinking about the same with SSX Tricky.
I thought this was an Eagles O-line post for a second!
We are all the way back, y’all #hawaythelads #safc
I thought it was pretty ballsy given that the OL has not exactly been a pillar of strength for the Hawks
Seahawks ran the tush push, eh? I recall them voting against it. Hmmm. (And they took Darnold out of the play, lining him up solo at the depth of a FG kicker. Hey, #seahawks, maybe get you a QB who can squat five bills. #gobirds )
Saw them play in 2 of the 3 games here last year, and will get there again next year. 🙂 Also I’m a former small-fry sportswriter so I’ve done this a few times! The bar I’m at changed all the channels to Chiefs-Seahawks, so that’s my cue to leave. (I cheer for the M’s. Seahawks? Hell no, not ever.)
One last one: the kid at 2B is good. Really good. Got called up earlier this year and has consistently produced offensively and defensively. And he had one of the most fun videos you’ll see: www.instagram.com/reel/DKYEKDE...
That was a brutal stretch, the guy looked lost. (And I mean no disrespect by not naming him; I got here halfway through the game and haven’t been tracking the Mets lineup.)
Manager is new — Dan Wilson, former M’s catcher who moved from the broadcast booth to manager when Scott Servais was fired last year. I do see some discontentment among fans for his game management, so that could be a vulnerability too. /fin
Raleigh is having an all-timer of a season and will reliably drive in runs. Julio is streaky but always a threat. They brought back Eugenio Suarez because their offense was subpar; he has yet to deliver in a big way. Rest of the offense is serviceable but won’t scare you. (continued)
Here’s your fast scouting report (sorry, was eating wings or would have responded quicker): starting rotation and closer are excellent, would hold up vs any team is MLB. Bullpen is decent but can be vulnerable. (continued)
I don’t know who the Mets’ RF is, but I hope he plays the rest of the season. #gophils
I’m near Seattle. Will always cheer for the Phils first, but the M’s are a fun bunch of dudes to watch. And to update, whoever the Mets RF is, he’s an atrocious fielder. M’s added one more b/c of his incompetence.
Fingers crossed it’s just some stuff that hurts now and passes quickly.
If I can’t see the Phillies, at least I can be at a sports bar where everyone is rooting against the Mets. #tridentsup
Shit. Thanks for telling me.
What happened? I’m part of the diaspora so games are never on where I am
Do you think Putin has the Epstein Files? Is that the kompromat we’ve always wondered about?
“It may be true, but wildly unfair” is an actual quote in this exchange from a DOJ flak.
I'm going to publish the entirety of an exchange I just had with the press office of the DOJ. I want you to see how they are talking about truth.
Only two seasons. What a shame.
A lot of my ex-sportswriter brothers and sisters will agree with this one: Sports Night.
Slightly diminish a band, hair metal edition: Folded Cousin Mousse Auralnormative Housecat Audible Ruckus Barnabas Laity Caution Caution B.E.E.
A Chinese Navy ship and a China Coast Guard vessel collided near the disputed Scarborough Shoal while pursuing a Philippine patrol vessel, the Philippine Coast Guard said. #ship #collision #china #philippines #scarboroughshoal #southchinasea
Did they send them to Trinidad as a prank? Of all the places I wouldn’t fuck with in DC, Trinidad is place #1.
ASS rivalry game
Seattle ought to be obvious, but what if we use the Pike Place fish slingers as force multipliers? They become drill sergeants, teaching the populace about force, aim, aerodynamics, etc. ICE gets hammered with flying fish, and we have a hell of a cookout afterwards.
Dion Dawkins in a sideline interview talking about how one of the best parts of being an offensive lineman is they get to eat what they want, namedrops Waffle House, and says Josh Allen is forced to eat salads
#gophils (It’s in the original) (Don’t care if Hopper meant a cigar)
Watch second God, this made me chuckle. A split second after the pitchers’ hands go up, you can see them die inside
Watch first
dying 😂
“Not Strong Enough” from boygenius. youtu.be/bIX_ouNJsTs?...
Kind of what I thought too. Thanks!
This is completely off-topic (sorry!), but: Was talking with my 10-year old tonight. He asked if pitchers ever hit. So I explained it, but it got me wondering: Has the full-MLB DH eliminated the double switch? Does anyone even try a double switch anymore?
If he had full control of it truly, he’d pocket it and tell the rest of us to fuck off
Does he harass people on Bluesky who criticize his music, like he used to do on Twitter?
One of old coaches called them entertainment blocks: take ‘em where they want to go.
Please post an update/review! Always looking for new ways to tie one on
It's pretty notable to me that it's the US branch of the Guardian publishing this. Most of the other big national papers have been notable in their refusal to acknowledge the president's visible senility
The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand: $678M raised through those spam tactics $282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies. $11M to actual campaigns (1.6%) The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
Thanks, brother. Just doing what you’re doing — pouring love into them day after day.
My son’s 10, and just everything you could want in a kid — sweet, caring, kind, empathetic, helpful, all of it. And I’m utterly scared shitless that some of these shithead influencers are gonna take hold. Like keep-me-up-at-night scared. So I keep doing what you’re doing and hope for the best.
This legitimately rocks
The book’s coming out in 2029, don’t worry
the republican party hates public goods and wants to force feed you and your family slop produced by its billionaire allies
Didn't entirely follow the scoring but throwing the football on a roof and catching it is a sport #ESPNTheOcho
I thought that same thing. That sucks — seems like a good dude.
I said earlier that you should switch spots with Sean Evans for a day! You should totally do it.
Came to say the same thing!
@njemurray.bsky.social Maybe it’s time to gauge whether Sean Evans is ready to call a USL game?
The entire segment with Marion Crowder and Mike Watts on a USL national broadcast (ESPN2) is art. A commitment to the bit plugging Gnarly Sauce on TV and going full steam ahead eating it with wings and Mike taking a swig of it
Really missing when the internet was fun and not a nightmare. I know most people have seen these GI Joe PSA redubs but I'm gonna post a few of my favorites for the 6 people who haven't seen them yet.
If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.
This motherfucker posted, six days ago, “we should be proud of the Gazans we kill”. Blast his ass to Mars
One thing about golf: It doesn’t develop character. It reveals it.
The original comment IMO misses the point. I’ve been insufferable this entire offseason. We have trivia on Thursday night in suburban Seattle. One question was about The Eagles (the band), and I just yelled “go birds”. GF was pissed
I’ve got an old buddy on page 3. I’ve been so worried about him, but I know he’s going to land on his feet. He wrote one of their coolest stories of the past decade. I know it meant *so* much to him, and fuck I was proud of him. Need to text him this weekend. www.washingtonpost.com/arts-enterta...
i CANNOT stop watching this
That guy has a plastic surgeon on retainer
There are a number of scenarios where Philadelphia hosting a Super Bowl ends with something that makes Jan 6 look like an episode of Antiques Roadshow: Eagles win, Eagles loss, Cowboys win, Cowboys loss, probably any other outcome tbqh
Thanks so much for posting this. I wouldn’t have realized the song without hitting play. Less importantly: This is end-round music for our weekly trivia thing, so our host is definitely gonna have something in there.
Their syllabuses (syllabi?) are printed in Helvetica? What the hell does that even mean? Is this person Team-Serif-or-the-gallows or something?
That’s the one that got me. Just a brutal takedown.
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Remember when they gave that little boy his all-star spot and then Cristopher Sanchez ate the Red Sox
The final Black Sabbath show just two weeks ago raised $190M that will be distributed between Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and Acorn Children’s Hospice….incredible gifts to leave behind 🙏
Incredible
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Same here … doing stroganoff tonight and trying an all-day bolognese tomorrow with homemade pasta. Good luck with your menu!
By any metric of fascism, when they come for the comedians, it's here.
Never a good sign when the press release headline doesn’t tell you the news
Imagine hearing “clocks” every time you go to the grocery store and being reminded that you owe spousal and child support
a software ceo got caught in 4k on the jumbotron with the company’s chief people officer at a coldplay concert
This is an *incredible* profile. My feelings about Embiid have been complex and I've increasingly leaned toward Cut The Shit, Man... but the delving into his loneliness and why really hit me. Wonderful journalism; makes you think, challenges you.
Best possible outcome for the Raleigh family. Big Todd was clutch and helped deliver the win but they get to roast him for hitting his son until the end of time.
Big Dumper got hit by a pitch in the home run derby 😂
