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.

There's a wrong way and a right way to report this

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.

1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation" Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company

Not a criminal. Not a gang member. A toddler. They’re deporting toddlers.

NYT: One estimate finds that DOGE’s “firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers” will actually COST taxpayers “upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.” @nytimes.com 🤡 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...

Arsenal Report from @brantchesser.bsky.social — Jesús Luzardo, Clay Holmes, Tanner Bibee www.baseballhq.com/articles/ski...

This is infuriating. I'm one of the millions of women in this country who has a chronic condition unique to women. It's understudied and underdiagnosed precisely because there was so little research done on women's health previously. This is reckless and people will suffer because of it.

Sports analysis in the public space is much better for having Mina in it. She consistently does the work where others mail it in and give canned takes. She is a result of what happens when you give everyone a fair opportunity.

New Swings & Takes for @baseballhq.com ! This time we analyze two of the most interesting young hitters in baseball so far and what their early process at the plate can tell us potentially about their future viability at the MLB level. www.baseballhq.com/articles/ski...

This piece by @anamariecox.bsky.social about why culture feels flat, corrupted, and inhumane now is so deep, generous, and so *good*. I thought about it all weekend and have read it twice now, feels like one I'll return to many times.

Fan of Tobias but wish he could have done this once in the previous 6 years in the playoffs. Just once.

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

Diminishing historical figures like Jackie Robinson was always the goal. If you acknowledge the racism of the past, you also are confronted with the racism of today. Easier to ignore both. It allows those in power to continue enforcing the systems that gave them the power in the first place.