Some 2,000 Palestinians were released from Israeli prisoners as part of the Gaza ceasefire, but many thousands more remain locked up — often without charge or trial. https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/20/sari_bashi

The Guardian is reporting that since Israel and Hamas signed the ceasefire and full hostage exchange agreement, Israel has violated the ceasefire 47 times, killed 38 Palestinians, and wounded another 143 more. Meanwhile Hamas has released all remaining hostages. It Was Never About The Hostages.

Damnit. I love Spotify...I don't want to cancel, but I will if that's what it takes. It's a luxury after all.

Last year I predicted the Pistons would win 42 games. They won 44 to shock league/pundits/fans. Here are 10 predictions for this season: 1) 51 wins - the East is worse, DET is better 2) Cade avg 30pts/11asts + 39% from 3. 3) Cade 1st team All NBA & MVP top 3 4) JB wins COTY

Breaking on MSNBC: Two top criminal lawyers in the Eastern District of Virginia have been fired: Elizabeth Yusi, the criminal chief, and her deputy Kristin Bird. Both had been involved with Letitia James case and were skeptical of it.

“The greatest night by an individual player in the history of this game” - Brian Anderson on Shohei Ohtani

Possible silver lining on JI situation: He's far more likely to return to the lineup in a minutes restricted, off-the-bench, 6th man, backup PG, etc. type of roll following this surgery and that gives him and the team another look at him in that roll, where *maybe* he makes more sense anyway?

An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative

Gov. Pritzker, you cool with this? @govpritzker.illinois.gov

LET'S GOOOOO!!

Ivey, man. Wondered why he wasn't getting preseason reps in. Really wish this process had moved faster, but better now than a month from now. His shooting and secondary ball handling will be missed. Expect some Sass and Daniss opportunity to come from this. Hopefully not HEAVY Cade minutes to start

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

🚨Jim Carrey’s fresh out of fucks, and we are here for it!

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich vows “there will be Jewish settlements in Gaza” during an address at a Simhat Torah event in the southern border city of Sderot.

Bernie has always been right. He saw this coming like 35 yrs ago.

Sadists. Truly sick people. ICE is thoroughly un-American. Don't you want to know—as I do—how many of these armed, masked, warrantless, insignia-less, nameless, essentially untrained Big Government goons are Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other J6 runoff? apnews.com/article/immi...

ICE targeted an apartment building near my home. Masked agents in unmarked cars. I've said this before. Democratic Governors & Mayors need to order their local police depts to arrest any & all unidentified & masked alleged ICE agents. This anonymous denial of due process is deadly. 1/2

Truth

Hamas leadership just announced they killed 27 people in broad daylight because—wait, my mistake. Trump announces he's drone killed 27 Venezuelans on boats, claiming without evidence that they were "narcoterrorists," & refusing to answer what gives him authority. He WILL deploy this on US citizens

ITALIAN PM GIORGIA MELONI COULDN'T GET AWAY FAST ENOUGH.

He is 13. A 7th grader w/ a pending asylum case. Being held more than 500 miles from home & housed w/ adults. He called his mom crying, & reported that he’s sleeping on concrete w/ an aluminum blanket. How is this anything other than sick & shameful? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Columbus wasn't on a mission to expand scientific understanding. Nor did he "find" a new world. And far from progress, Columbus brought enslavement, genocide, and mass rape. Finally, “Columbus Day” is only 88 years old, it isn't some ancient American tradition. www.qasimrashid.com/p/indigenous...

Jaden Akins this weekend. I honestly can't even tell if he still has a contract or not - G League is my guess? Signed, waived, signed with G for a $75k bump or something.

Also featuring special guests: Polio, Mumps, Smallpox, and COVID?!

A solemn Indigenous Peoples' Day! Remember, Peoples' Day NOT People's Day •"People's" is the possessive of the word people—the plural of person •"Peoples'" is the possessive of the word peoples—used to refer to groups of people "Indigenous Peoples' Day" celebrates the many Indigenous Groups❤️

Help me *understand why the release of 20 Israeli hostages is the headline while the release of 1900 Palestinian prisoners (aka hostages) is basically a footnote?! And how many more political prisoners are there? *I understand why - do you? www.woodtv.com/news/nexstar...

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Columbus, aside from being an objectively awful human (even by the standards of those who commissioned Spanish Conquistadors), did not step foot on what is now the USA. He should never have been celebrated. The native people of North America should be honored.

Here's a disturbing video of ICE agents crashing an SUV into a car, starting to drive away, then coming back and violently arresting the female driver. We haven't seen any news coverage of this case, but @gofundme.com told us, "This fundraiser is verified."

Hollinger has DET 5th, which is fair. Though I will say: 1) underestimate Cade's next step at your own peril, 2) JI's impact is being dismissed, 3) Detroit vs Everybody. www.nytimes.com/athletic/669... Predicting how the top of the NBA’s Eastern Conference will play out in 2025-26

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Feel for Keegan Murray - fortunately not his primary shooting hand. He’ll be fine. BUT - great time for SAC to trade him to DET.

Sharing because it really got me emotional. Here is to all those folks fighting to give their kids a better life than they had.

Dumbest gaslighting ever. Who was president on January 6?

This Is Fascism

So anyway…I have shit to do tomorrow morning. Can we wrap this up now?!

go tigers.

Bullshit. That’s a strike!

That CANNOT be a hit by pitch. He’s trying to bunt - if he misses and it hits him, that’s a strike. Worst case scenario it’s a foul ball.

You have to give Ibanez and/or Jones an at bat in this game

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in. Why the delay? Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

Cade finishing at the rim like this will probably earn him more FTs and elevate him easily to 30ppg and into MVP conversations. Bobi Klintman looking like your backup PF suddenly And it’s still preseason, so I’ll stop now.

Bobi playing D and hitting 3s Ron playing defensive back out there Ausar pressing a little bit - handle not tight enough to be forcing it and it’s not necessary. Take what they give you.

I can’t believe we drafted Cade Cunningham. He’s so obviously the best player on the court it feels unreal.

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

We are spoiled with @kml7.bsky.social Great writer, great guy.

Appreciate Keith taking some Pistons Bluesky questions for this mailbag! Some great Qs (& As) here from @brgulker.bsky.social and yours truly 😉

The purpose of "business" is to provide a service to & create meaningful work for a community - NOT to generate wealth for a small minority. This is NOT a great look for a company dumping $30M into naming rights for the new amphitheater in GR. www.woodtv.com/news/grand-r...

How does DET replace Bease? Robinson +50 over THJs 168 Ivey +90 - 45 more gms 2/gm Ron +40 at 1/gm on 3 att 33% Stew +60 only shot 53/made 17 last yr. 2yrs prior he made 67/yr on improving %. Cade nominal improvement to 2.5/gm on 6.5att/gm +40 50+90+40+60+40 = 280 Not quite there. Chaz?

What a world we're living in