Wanna know if your school uses Flock? Through records requests and audit logs, FOIAball found over 75 universities that have surveillance cameras installed on campus. There's almost certainly many, many more. www.foiaball.com/p/flock-came...

in 2024 cricket held its World Cup in the USA and i thought "oh cool they're trying to grow cricket in the USA" and when I covered it I realized they weren't really trying to do that, the main point was to milk as much cash as possible from wealthy Indian-Americans who already loved cricket anyway

my head hurts. you want to normalize taking the train to Gillette. You won't if you 4x the price of the train!! www.nytimes.com/athletic/715...

NEW FROM ME: In the latest chapter of "Everything that touches ICE turns into ICE," hundreds of federal air marshals have secretly replaced ICE agents on ICE flights since last summer -- leaving both commercial air travel and ICE Air less safe. gillianbrockell.com/extremely-da...

all time great poster

“We’re trying to get a child out of a jail to do a spelling bee,” Accurso said last week. “I just never thought those words would go together.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Newsletter bundle alert—me, @marisakabas.bsky.social, and @katelynburns.com are offering a 1-month trial for 50% off our usual subscription prices! It's a one-time payment, no strings attached. With so many newsletters out there, we wanted to try something new! trustfnd.com/kattenbarge/...

Aaron Judge on pace for 648 strikeouts, which would be a new record

Want to feel old? All the teenagers who used to email Rockstar Games asking why you can't shoot dogs in Grand Theft Auto now work for the federal government

Look at this fucking guy.

my tabs. if I send you this, it means I'm working

I'm thrilled to debut at @hellgatenyc.com and even more thrilled that it's to talk with @carolineavenue.bsky.social about her lovely film Revelations of Divine Love

Top 100 prospects set to make their MLB debuts on Opening Day rosters: Kevin McGonigle (No. 2) JJ Wetherholt (No. 5) Carson Benge (No. 16) Andrew Painter (No. 28) Chase DeLauter (No. 46, if you don't count his postseason time) Justin Crawford (No. 53)

Frank Thomas, the HOF baseball star, is suing the Chicago White Sox, Fanatics, Nike and a bunch of retailers. Thomas alleges the Sox and friends "have been selling 'City Connect 2.0' jerseys featuring Thomas's name and jersey number since April 2025 without permission or compensation"

We've gotta study baseball players' brains for science

I would kill for Rocky and his wife Adrian

nah. non-reason. fake reason. variety.com/2026/digital...

"Am I welcome?" ICYMI: ESPN commentator (and former Texas Rangers outfielder) Doug Glanville spoke to me for my latest [eyeblack]. Glanville told me what he believes the Jim Crow-era monument represents:

watching the chicken anime

I have a new dream

I showed this to Dave and he said “lumo is six feet tall” I’m terrified

great, essential reporting by Bradford here

an outstanding piece by my guy, BWD! the brother is doing great work and you should all subscribe to his excellent newsletter! for me, this one hits close to home as I, myself, recently ended my Texas Rangers fandom following the unveiling of this statue at GLF.

for the evening shift— a really good read here from bradford

NYC! I'm hosting A.M. Gittlitz (@gittlitz.bsky.social) at POWERHOUSE Arena in Brooklyn to celebrate the launch of his new book, METROPOLITANS, his groundbreaking "people's history" of the New York Mets. It's on April 1st (for real), and tickets will go fast: powerhousearena.com/events/book-...

Vinnie Pasquantino outs himself as a Vaccinated American?

I read GOOD takes on the Rangers statue. But I try adding value by centering those most affected by what segregationist artwork represents. Like Floyd Moody. With *great* respect to everyone else, that's the [eyeblack] difference. And why I hope you'll partner with us: www.readeyeblack.com/upgrade

lowkey tho... the name is the best part of the newsletter readeyeblack.com

Anyone interested in more of the Rangers‘ (the cops, not the team) sordid history should check out the work of the folks at @refusing2forget.bsky.social

I went deep on "One Riot, One Ranger," by learning about the Texas Rangers' segregationist statue, probing the the city government and commissioner's office who made it possible, and speaking to the Rev. Floyd Moody, the civil rights activist who never made it to class. issa new [eyeblack]

Scrubs has no business being this good

i love this song

"we're not just teammates, we are family"

very funny to see an athlete say jesus christ is the reason they were able to beat america

medium rare, bacon extra crispy 🇻🇪

R.I.P. Cyst O'Donovan

I would eat burgers tonight regardless, but if Ronald Acuña yells "WE'RE EATING BURGERS" while spraying champagne on his teammates, the burgers will mean so much more.

important!

EXCLUSIVE: Surveillance video obtained by an activist shows Liam Conejo Ramos and his father being taken to a detention center in Texas via a Delta Airlines flight, the morning after ICE allegedly used the boy as bait. gillianbrockell.com/video-proves...

what's funny is Perdomo *almost* did that!

a rare feat: correctly reading this movie's intent and argument

the central point of One Battle After Another—which Paul Thomas Anderson reiterated while accepting his first Oscar—is that middle-aged white men should not be the voice of this political moment

‘Good Oscars, Good Oscars,’ Repeat Nominees In Forced Post-Ceremony Handshake Line

Viewers noticed Ryan Coogler appears to have a guitar and treble clef braided in his hair at the #Oscars

DeRosa: “You never want to get lost why you’re doing this. Whatever that “why” is. Paul Skenes said to me when he signed up for this, ‘I want to do this for every service man and woman who protects our freedom’…I just wanted to honor that.”

“Someone on LinkedIn viewed your profile” <deletes account>

Now ,Mayor Mamdani, I want to give you a moment to clarify your earlier statement. Which, holes, specifically, were you referring to?

Italian call of Italy recording the final out sending them to the semifinals