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You love to see it

And apparently I’m not the only one who feels that way.

Paxton being the GOP nominee in Texas gives me real Roy Moore/Alabama vibes. The difference is Trump dealt with Moore after he won the nomination. This time he helped the more-flawed candidate win. Not saying Talarico will win, but I believe Texas is in play more now than yesterday.

Cc: @lousypundit.bsky.social

Boxing can’t stop tripping over its own dick. TKO is trying to change laws so they can take over the sport. Amid that, we have what could have been the biggest upset of all time, and then it ends with that fuckery? TKO will point at that and say, “See? The sport has to change. Let us do it.”

This is a perfect example of why owners of sports teams should allow their GM/VP make the personnel decisions. You could have had a very promising third baseman for a long time, but no. You decided you could convince the greatest player ever to spend the rest of his career with your suck-ass team.

The solution to the opioid epidemic is clear, the Editorial Board writes. We need to do fewer drugs. @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

Listening to @pablo.show listen to @kentremendous.bsky.social and @joeposnanski.com discuss back-to-back baseball MVPs reminded me of when my wife has to listen to me and my best friend talk about old pro wrestling angles from 1989.

carvana, welcome to the war on fascism

JFC, Hunter Biden is appearing on Candace Owens’ show? 2026 is a weird timeline.

But if this actually holds, this gives me an idea of what the next Democratic administration should do: someone with student loan debt should sue the government and get class-action status. Then the government settles to compensate anyone victimized with student loan debt.

While this is obviously corrupt as hell, I can’t wait to see most of the January 6 defendants end up with nothing out of this. The wolves are going to be feasting on faces.

You know what happens now, right? Cassidy will suddenly find his spine

This acting between Helwanj, Ngannou, and Jake Paul is very bad and awkward.

@lousypundit.bsky.social I feel like you will appreciate this throwback

This is your reminder that Michael Hayes made a music video remembering his late friend and partner Terry Gordy, with scenes where he’s drinking whiskey and literally dancing on his grave. @edsbs.bsky.social, which college’s fan base would be most likely to do this and why is it Alabama?

So apparently this T-shirt is being sold at Hot Topic. While I appreciate paying tribute to the 2001 Rumble, which was one of the best ever, something seems… Not quite right about the shirt.

I make sure to boil the rat feces in water for at least 10 minutes before eating it

I had to remind myself I largely moved away from Twitter for a reason: to get away from the racists and “thought leaders” who love the smell of their own farts. Also reminding myself it’s pretty nice over here.

The thing about these pitches is that while maybe not with this exact wording, we’re getting bullshit like this from the NYT every day.

I feel like we’re about three weeks away from a sex tape being leaked or something.

I love it when Nintendo is just like “oh yeah, we’re doing a new game with the classic franchise. Here’s a Nintendo direct for it.”

They say if you’re a good person before you die, you’re reincarnated as whatever you desire most. If you’re an asshole, it’s what you wanted to be the least. Seeing the Ultimate Warrior reincarnated as a developmental talent shows how he was viewed in the afterlife.

So I’ve been getting more involved in card collecting groups where people do things like post their latest pickups. I’ve started sneaking random things into my photos and seeing what people say.

Anybody who interviews Steve Ballmer at this point, whether reporter or investigator, should ask “In light of its Pulitzer prize win, do you still feel @pablo.show is simply spreading gossip?“

Pictured: Adam Silver and Steve Balmer, realizing that this means the @pablo.show reporting will get a new and larger audience, hearing it for the first time. www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...

Giuliani is a textbook example of what can happen people get too greedy. He could have left office after 9/11, written a memoir, gone on a speaking tour, made a fuckload of money and relaxed. But no…he wanted power and became a parody to be remembered after he’s buried at Woodlawn Feed & Seed.

Like really, do they think someone white dude is about to be promoted but then a person of color swoops in and throws this on the table?

Can someone give a heads up to the NYT’s headline writers that “reverse discrimination” isn’t a thing? It’s either discrimination or it’s not, regardless of who’s bringing the complaint.

I’d say @jeffpearlman.bsky.social has one of the more measured takes here: Russini appears to have committed a journalistic ethical sin, and there should be a consequence to that. Meanwhile, male insiders are frequently committing other ethical violations with impunity.

I mean, it’s been 25 years since I’ve taken social studies class, but I’m pretty sure the judicial branch interprets the laws. And even if the President could do that, this particular question has been answered for what, 125 years? The things folks like Ilan will do for MAGA grift money.

File this under “Onion headlines that will eventually become real at some point.”

Between stuff like this and his Executive Power Theory, I hope John Roberts is properly remembered in history books as a man whose primary goal was to delegitimize an entire branch of government, eliminate checks and balances, and conduct the judicial activism Republicans often accuse Democrats of.

Did this show get moved to Saudi Arabia or something? Why else would they offer huge money like that to these legends?

Posting this for two reasons: 1. Despite turning on Trump, Tucker Carlson is not a good person. 2. I *hate* these sorts of gimmicks. Sure, it’s nice to edit things to easily show he’s lying. But show HIM the video. Make him answer to it in real time. She’s got an iPad. This isn’t hard.

For people that still check the other site… Not that it was a bastion of accuracy before, but has there been a notable uptick in accounts supporting claims with images that don’t even remotely back up what they’re claiming the pictures show? Or am I just starting to notice it?

Holy shit. I don’t like the “AEW should sign…” thing for every release, but they should absolutely positively snatch them up

Lol what?

I used to be proud of the fact I got to scissor Anthony Bowens in Greensboro on August 12, 2023. After watching this I’m *really* proud I got that honor. (And a whole bunch of non wrestling fans are about to be really confused 😂)

This is terrible. I was rooting for her to finally be able to get healthy and get answers for what’s been ailing her. Glad she got her answers but hate than it’s this. Based on the video, it seems to have advanced a bit already.

This is what’s so frustrating about this lawsuit: if anyone else was the complainant, they’d probably garner a lot of sympathy. But he could sue just about anyone and you’d be tempted to cheer for the other party

Can’t imagine how these athletes fall prey to gambling addiction…

Portland: Hey, Tom Dundon. Welcome to Portland. Given your track record of success with the Hurricanes, how much do you plan on investing to improve the Blazers? Tom Dundon:

Me reading this post: Oh wow, that *is* incredible. He actually deferred to someone else that should presumably be the subject matter expert in...oh...nevermind.

Personally, I think it’s fucked up that the DOJ indicted Comey using a picture from an unfinished project.

Just a completely unrelated observation that if a certain subset of people could have gotten over themselves and voted for Hillary, there likely would have been a 6-3 liberal SCOTUS majority that would have prevented stuff like this.

Me when the CW accidentally sends ESPN the 24/7 One Tree Hill feed instead of Clemson–Stanford.

Best-case scenario: some administrator at Utah attended a First Amendment webinar, heard that limited public forum restrictions must be viewpoint-neutral, and misunderstood the assignment.

This is one way to burn/alienate a source. But I’d probably have done the same: “Images of the new passport were shared with The Bulwark on condition that it not publish them.”