“Give me the Nobel Peace Prize or I’ll forcibly take over Greenland” is some real galaxy-brain stuff from Dear Leader www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Ranger Suárez closing out Game 5 of the 2022 NLCS. Bedlam at the Bank™️ might not be a thing without Ranger’s 2-pitch save.

Playing Hank Williams Jr. as bumper music is admittedly a funny bit with his history with MNF (which he got kicked out of for very good reasons)

blogs.fangraphs.com/can-you-make... This article from Davy Andrews at FanGraphs was interesting - he compares differences by hitter depending on how close they are standing to the plate. I am wondering if specific types of hitters (such as very short or tall ones) see disproportionate benefit here.

Kelly isn’t saying anything that’s not said in the Pentagon every day.

Olivia Nuzzi wrote an entire story based on unnamed sources about Biden's decline, reinvigorating calls for him to leave the race -- and the whole time, she was working on RFK Jr.'s behalf, according to her ex-fiance. newrepublic.com/article/2035...

The "Department of Government Efficiency" has disbanded eight months early. DOGE sowed chaos throughout the government and disrupted services relied upon by millions, while finding hardly any savings. Here's what you should know about damage that DOGE leaves behind.

Lewie wrote up what I have been arguing for 10-15 years, hopefully some Hall of Fame voters dig into it more as he gains steam on the ballot.

Chase Utley played in the perfect era for defensive metrics to adulate him...but too early for awards voters to notice. Today at The Lewsletter, I probed an alternate timeline where analytics had been part of Gold Glove voting during Utley's prime — and how that would change his Hall of Fame story.

NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends. It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.

Justin Edwards' faith in his hard work finally paid off on Tuesday. Nick Nurse, of course, was never concerned. He trusts Edwards implicitly. A story on sighs of relief and the beautiful, intoxicating randomness of NBA basketball: onpattison.com/news/2025/no...

WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why—whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this—they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.

100% of NFL teams didn't pay tribute to Melissa Hortman Also: All media has to pretend this stuff is totally normal

it’s fascinating. majorities of americans oppose the military occupation of cities. a substantial number of those are fucking furious about it, but rather than lean into this anger and attack trump’s perception of strength, these “strategists” want democrats to avoid the confrontation entirely.

🚨Trump drops all pretense and openly admits the mass raids in Chicago are about ICE raids and deportations (not crime), and essentially declares that he’s going to war with the city.

Pritzker: "It breaks my heart to report that we have been told ICE will try to disrupt community picnics and peaceful parades. Let's be clear -- the terror and cruelty is the point, not the safety of anybody living here."

there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...

Remembering today when pro-GOP media erupted with outrage over Kamala Harris' warning that Trump had plans to militarize the national guard and deploy them on the streets of US cities. Indeed, he had such plans. And now he's implementing them.

Narciso Barranco's story is a story that echoes in the experience of millions of undocumented immigrants; a hard-working father who raised proud American children who love their country. The Trump admin lied to the public and painted him as a danger. He is not. He's part of the American fabric.

For Cardinals fans, I think it is worth saying that I wrote a full scouting report for @baseballhq.com on Nate Dohm back in June. My latest for the site for Orioles fans was on Wellington Aracena. www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco... www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...

As an aside, I'm told multiple major outlets were not interested in this story and passed on covering it. Mind-boggling.

All love for our Ace

While Republicans celebrate the passage of the largest Medicaid cut in history, the Curtis Medical Center in Nebraska announced it will shut down as a result of these horrific cuts — the first of many hospitals to close. This is a dark day for rural America and for our country.

David is right. What JD Vance is saying is nothing is more important than destroying this country’s basic principles and crash the economy to expel a population he doesn’t like. There are other options! Ones that actually make this country BETTER, not WORSE.

one thing that is important to emphasize at that this is just republican governance at work! this is what happens when you give republicans power in washington!

More important story now than ever

The hardest rule of Beltway journalism is that Republican public officials have no agency and bear no responsibility for choices fully within their discretion

FREE read today. @chrisblessing.bsky.social's "The Eyes Have It" with scouting reports on Jesús Made, Luis Pena, and a Brewers prospect notebook www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...

The @baseballhq.com Eyes Have it Podcast will post tomorrow. I am blaming the weather in the SE for the flights delays, getting me home so late from a trip. Tanner Smith is my guest. I’ll let you know when it’s up tomorrow.

we only have each other, the entire media is gonna be creaming for war coverage

Has been a busy weekend so I haven’t plugged this yet so was very excited to get to talk to Chris Blessing on the Eyes Have It podcast for @baseballhq.com! It was a great convo, Chris is one of the people who I have to thank for having the chance to work in baseball. open.spotify.com/episode/5iuS...

SHUT. IT. DOWN. A senator was dragged out of a press conference for standing up for his constituents and against fascism. Watch how your representatives and senators respond to their own colleague being treated like this. That'll show you how they'll react when it's *you* on the ground.

Out yesterday on @baseballhq.com: I wrote one of my favorite articles of the year on two guys with underwhelming numbers to date who I believe could provide big power numbers for fantasy managers for the rest of the season: www.baseballhq.com/articles/ski...

this is your occasional reminder that every elite media outlet and editor that spent the last 5 years pretending Republicans were the free speech party is either a moron or a fascist and either way you should treat their every utterance with contempt

New in PN: ABC is too cowed to state the obvious about Stephen Miller "Miller and Trump are hateful bigots. Independent journalists can still say that. Journalists at ABC can’t, because the president gets a veto over their coverage. That’s not democracy and it’s not a free press. It’s fascism."

BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.” They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in California is not about the protests. It is about expanding his never-ending grasp for more power. It is about moving this country toward authoritarianism. All Americans must stand together against this gross abuse of power.

what people seem to believe is that there is a large number of criminal, layabout immigrants who can be easily found and deported. they support doing so snd are dismayed by the deportation of otherwise law abiding people. the problem is that the criminal group is imaginary!

New article for @baseballhq.com ! Something different this time, as I got to go down to Coney Island for a few games and scout a couple of interesting SP prospects. Always grateful to the HQ editorial team for allowing me to do stuff like this! www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...

Who could’ve expected this? Even Elon realizes his name is a liability now, but the truth is that he’s inextricable from Trump. Elon Musk *is* the GOP and we shouldn’t let Republican leadership pretend otherwise.

Fifteen years ago today, Roy Halladay was perfect. Doc struck out 11 in his 115-pitch masterpiece #OTD in 2010. ow.ly/U47S50W0LGy

this is one reason why the 20,000 word Douthat-Vance convo where they congratulate one another on how Catholic they are is so fuckin rich. Oh yes, we are such excellent Catholics, feeding the poor of our own country is not a remotely interesting proposition to us

this guy is out here proudly being a eugenicist freak while people at mainstream and "respectable publications" make excuses for him or even muse about whether he has a "few good points"

One key aspect of the immigration crackdown is that it’s seemingly based on lies. There wasn’t a “migrant crime wave,” Biden didn’t allow 20M undocumented into the country, etc. But has anybody published an accurate assessment of immigration under Biden? I found this: www.cato.org/commentary/b...

Broken Record: You *cannot sustain* a functioning constitutional order if the general population is blasé about open violation of the Constitution. If voters don't care, your job is to make them care. This is not optional. If you don't, you lose even if you pick up seats in the next election.

New for @baseballhq.com subscribers: something a little different than Swings & Takes this time! Writing on the prospects side, I did a dive into some early 2025 minor league pitching data and what it can tell us about some prospects, such as Mick Abel www.baseballhq.com/articles/sco...

For decades the NIH has led a public health campaign credited with saving thousands of babies from dying in their sleep. The administration's cuts come as sleep-related infant deaths have been rising.