Imagine being a Democratic leader who refused to endorse Mamdani, who has advocated for throwing trans people and immigrants under the bus, and who has otherwise acted like it's still 1996, and then just walking in to work today like your entire world view didn't get obliterated last night.

Quincy Trouppe Great episode, thanks!

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

I loved reading this book!

Officially an elite spitballer. Thank you ‪ @markleibovich.bsky.social for the honorific. www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1... @theatlantic.com #baseball #makemecommissioner #mlb

Why did MLB schedule Clemente Day when over a third of the teams aren’t playing? Are other teams celebrating tomorrow?

So I've decided to do a subscription sale for the home stretch, with 25% off the annual price. I'm calling it the "Home Stretch 25% off Subscription Sale." My refusal to read even a single marketing book saves you money!!! www.cupofcoffeenews.com/the-home-str...

I miss the old brand #CDC

Loving this---> www.mlb.com/news/jen-paw...

Just sad 😢 RIP Ryno

In today's newsletter I wrote about how I've been fighting depression lately. Nothing matters anymore and that screws with my need for order and predictability over chaos. Baseball, however, has been helping. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...

My guess is a higher percentage of ICE agents have criminal records than the people they are detaining.

Ichiro

Let’s give a big welcome to the Women’s Baseball World Cup next summer! Only the second time the tournament will be held in the US, the world's most prestigious women’s baseball event is headed to Rockford.

The Milwaukee Chicks were the city's first professional women's baseball team. Read More: https://www.tmj4.com/news/womens-history-month/the-forgotten-champions-the-story-of-the-1944-pro-baseball-team-the-milwaukee-chicks 

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 800,000+ federal and D.C. workers (i.e. people directly impacted by a government shutdown), is urging senators to vote no on the House GOP's CR. In other words, AFGE is saying a government shutdown is less bad than this GOP bill.

Trump voters aren’t very smart, and neither are Republican lawmakers. My daughter is a data analyst for the NYU/Langone health dashboard, and the Medicaid estimates sited in the article are based on her number crunching. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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