# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon The Guardian: 1st paragraph BBC: 4th paragraph AP: 5th paragraph Time: 6th paragraph Politico: 8th paragraph NPR: 9th paragraph CNN: 10th paragraph NBC: 12th paragraph Fox News: never mentions

Pretty great week for the Sox. They started 5-8 w/out Roman Anthony from 9/3 - 9/18. At that point, they had dropped to the 3rd Wild Card, and had the Guardians breathing down their neck. And then starting last Friday, they rattled off five wins in seven games, and are playoff bound. Impressive.

It's true. The main reason I never graduated from DJ'ing frat parties to being a radio DJ is that I wasn't willing to join the CIA. TRUE STORY!

This turning-the-stadium-lights-out shit has got to go. If it’s your All-Star closer entering the game, eh, I get it, but Yankee Stadium does it for mid-inning opponent pitching changes with the bases empty and what the fuck is the reason for that?? P.S. I am not a crank.

Honestly, I think it's best to just clear the lane at this point, and let him make such a farce of these tariffs that the pressure really builds on the Supreme Court to strike them down.

Saw this the other day and still laughing about it.

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The greatest sporting event I have ever attended and likely will ever attend was Game 163 in 2007 at Coors Field between the Padres and Rockies. Even if they still played Game 163s, the drama, joy & pain of this game would be sucked dry by ghost runners. MLB killed their product for no reason. Sad.

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So well deserved. Very excited for Bradford!

Reminds me of the Seinfeld joke about how people's no 1 fear is public speaking and no 2 is death, so that at a funeral, you'd rather be in the casket than be giving the eulogy. some people were just not made to speak publicly.

Crypto dot com is a very fitting sponsor for the Sixers, because like crypto enthusiasts, the Sixers will vehemently yell about how they are so valuable on paper, but the gains never really come to fruition in real life.

I really, really, really hope no one leaks whatever that date is, because it would be extremely counterproductive for JT to have external pressure to return by a specific date. But it looks like he's pretty determined to play this season.

The Steelers cheating was so obvious that the ref labeled it an "expedited review" lol.

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Thought this was spot on. www.theringer.com/2025/09/19/p...

this exists it is called thinking

One step closer to seceding. Though I'd have to really hear the cases for PA and NJ to be included...

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Jeez dude. I'm just a citizen and my call to action/response on this involved more direct action than yours did. You know you're a Senator right? Maybe call for something that involves the power of your office? Or some action that you specifically will take?

I feel like we all may need to collectively rewatch V for Vendetta?

Called it!

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The two that always come to mind are "Better Off Ted" and "Last Resort."

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Our government is being run by the stupidest people alive. If you made up this story line for a TV show, it'd be rejected because of the notion that no one could actually be this stupid. apnews.com/article/mont...

A very random hill I will at least get wounded on is that "Moses Brown is good, actually," and I hope he gets a chance to play real NBA minutes someday.

The first of many has arrived. And it’s not even the first pitch yet.

The only thing worse than losing a mayoral race by 48 points would be paying for a slanted book and documentary series to make yourself look better that everyone immediately knows is untrue.

In its next commercial, New Balance should show Kawhi Leonard planting a tree.

A cheating-ass Harbaugh tried to pull a fast one on the refs? Well now I've seen everything!

Are we sure Mike Vrabel knows his team is down by TWO scores?

Two commercial breaks, two Peyton Manning ads. Please free me from the prison of having to watch this overrated asshole for the rest of my life.

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Referee: "Holding, offense, number 64" Number 64: "FUCK!"

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We will not yield.

This article, and this quote, are accurate. My follow-up question to Democrats: if we keep sending back the same people, why would we expect this to change? If we don't support some primary candidates, then this kind of "leadership" will continue.

The state of Connecticut can't even properly pave roads, they think they can manage a WNBA team? Give me a break. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

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My hottest possible TV take is that the series finale of "Lost" was perfect.

Brutal.

This is an excellent piece. My addition: if voters don't replace some Democrats in primaries, then we are sending the clear message that we endorse this failed "leadership". If we keep sending back the same Senators, why would we possibly expect change? They're the ones who support Schumer!

BTW, congrats to MLB for finally killing pennant races. It was the completely predictable result of adding more playoff teams, but MLB predictably didn't care because "playoff money," and has now made their league irrelevant in a pivotal sports month, which is just all-time galaxy brain behavior.

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