It's quite possible this will be the only reason to go to a White Sox-Reds game by August

Can't read this because of the paywall, but I'm assuming it's a bunch of "yes, totenkopfs are bad, but the olds are worse," and I'm at a loss

There goes the no-hitter. And hope

Breaking: We’ve updated tonight’s Ichiro Replica Statue giveaway.

This is the kind of stuff you write when you first learn about plagiarism and try to avoid it without knowing how to

Okay, but people actually like *die* die in plane crashes

FUTURISTS: AI will help us live longer lives AI:

Is it made of Play-Doh?

To believe in nuance is to be a stranger in this country right now

That's wilder than a sack of rabid ferrets, but I'm not gonna spread it

One of the things that you sometimes have to deal with as you get older is how often people who taught you important values don't live up to those values themselves, and don't recognize that they don't

Social media apps as Lord of the Rings characters, a thread: Twitter: Twitter is Gollum. Began as a normal halfling. Overexposure to evil left it thin and stretched and bitter.

I'm still salty that the Cubs appear to have pitched their City Connect for the blues-themed alternates. Those aren't bad in their own right, but the Cubs "Wrigelyville" uniforms managed to do something new that still looked like the Cubs. Those were slick

Why do the Orioles' new city connect jerseys make them look like Miami (FL)?

This is why "be more like Mamdani" is not useful political advice. It's the same as saying "be more like Obama" or (for Republicans) "be more like Trump [or Reagan]." These are singular figures who work because of the connection *they* inspire. Be more like yourself. That's the lesson

[ Looks around ] Yeah, that makes sense

Until you understand that there are now at least three tea parties (right, left, *and center*) and possibly more, it's hard to grasp American politics right now. That doesn't mean they are ask morally equivalent. But they all exist

Oh, good, because this removes any doubt about whether the rest of the season will be a tire fire

"How does an investor process that?" AS AN INVESTOR RATHER THAN A HUMAN BEING, THEY DON'T. BECAUSE IF THEY DO, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEM

When I say there is something deeply wrong with our society, this is the kind of thing I'm talking about. Whatever one thinks about the president's threats, I do not understand how anyone's reaction can be, is destroying an entire civilization positive or negative for the stock market?

Being involved in the overthrow of Mohammad Mossadegh was a mistake that the United States should have never made, but let's not lionize him as a true democrat en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamma...

One thing that is importantly and terrifying to understand is that the ultimate weapons we have now are orders of magnitude more powerful than the only ones that have ever been used. They are qualitatively different. They are not the same thing

I don't know what to say that won't contribute to panic that might or might not be justified. But if the worst happens, we are running out of borrowed time

Be human. That is the only thing that is going to salvage this society

Plot twist: The safest place for a human being to be right now is Artemis II

Cleveland. Though I was there when the city was hosting an internationally-watched event, so I'm not sure how accurate my perception is

"Judicial review is bad" becoming left-coded is not the strangest development of the last 15 years, but it's pretty high on the list

Networks also used to make money by syndicating in-house programs, though I'm not sure how much of a syndication market is left now

I just told the truth, but I won't tell the truth again!

No, it wasn't the handshake handshake, it was the other super-secret handshake that you only recognize if you have been at the tournament

This is the difference between sports journalists and political journalists. If a politician says this, the reporters would then ask the same question four different ways

Russia and Ukraine got into it at the beginning of 2022

That is a fascinating way to frame this

Geno

Coming after Dawn Staley is a choice you can make. It is an extremely poor choice, but it's a free country

When I was a reporter, I hated copy editors being in charge of headlines, because nobody realizes that and gracious

One big thing separating those of us who enjoy writing from the AI developers is just that: We enjoy writing. It is painful and difficult sometimes, like exercise. But it's not a drag for us. It's fun (in a way)

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Pretty soon this country's entire economy be the NFL, a chatbot, and Rae Dunn merchandise

Right. Joe Rogan isn't even consistently a conservative Joe Rogan. It's just usually where his too cool for politics thinking ends up

"Streetcar conductors must accept the automobile - but we are as valuable as ever."

Not a romance reader, but I can't think of anything less sexy than something written by a computer

He is running for reelection to his Senate seat

Had it occurred to them that this is the point of ABS?

As someone who loves the UK and its parliamentary democracy, I disagree. The whole civic infrastructure of a long-running democracy is built around its governing structure. The US system prizes stability, and that's not necessarily a bad thing in a complex federal structure

I find it both comforting and surreal that we have expanded tech support's ability to "remote in" to your computer into outer space

If Artemis is going up then it gives me an excuse to once again post this photo, the only one to contain every human being in the universe but one.

Least surprising thing ever

Soler, Candelario, Pomeranz -- is the entire Angels roster made up of former Cubs?