Teams ‘Striving For Mediocrity’ in the Month of May: #RedSox 10-8 #Yankees 10-9 OTOH: #Rays 15-3 Note: Rays’ payroll is at least $150m less than either the Sox or Yankees Baseball! 🙄

The 33 year drought is over!! A Canadian professional hockey team has won a championship! Montreal Victoire defeats Ottawa to win Walter Cup and become first Canadian PWHL Champion. The Montreal Canadians are in the Conference Final of those other hockey playoffs, so Montreal might win both Cups.

#RedSox best Royals 4-3 and get there second sweep of the season. Both sweeps have come against AL Central Teams, so hopefully a visit by the Twins over the weekend can continue to build on that, let’s call it momentum. 😉

What is the @nytimes.com obsession with Harvard? An internal undergraduate grading policy is worthy of a pushed news alert? For what it’s worth, sounds like the new policy is going to result in a big increase in A- grades, student stress, and selfish behavior.

Very unlikely, but maybe Republicans losing House & Senate primaries or not seeking reelection might have interest in forming a narrowly focused coalition with DEMs for next 7 months Narrow focus on: -Ending Iran War -Reasserting Congress’ spending power -Executive Branch investigations -Epstein

Yes, but maybe OKC will have better luck in game 2.

Appears the US Administration has a bottomless reserve of needless petulance.

Just as likely: FIFA has agreed to address fans’ concerns over World Cup ticket prices, says White House. More accurate framing for this unconfirmed China story: White House claims China has agreed to address US concerns over rare earth shortages.

The response here is a rejection of this tech oligarch’s AI proselytizing. Do hope there is growing momentum to reject the whole tech sector’s “move fast and break things” ethos. The past 20 years has shown that the thing they have broken most is us and our shared society.

In Grant’s annual message to Congress on the eve of the Country’s centennial, he extolled public education as the most effective bulwark against “tyranny…whether directed by the demagogue or by priestcraft” And urged “forbidding the teaching in said schools of religious, atheistic, or pagan tenets”

Navy veteran and U.S. Naval Academy professor emeritus of history: “This is a war grave with the same legal status as Arlington National Cemetery,” Mr. McBride said in an interview. “Snorkeling around Arizona is as disrespectful as playing kickball on top of the graves at Arlington.” Gift Link:

Chapman with a kick-save (and a beauty) to close out the game and overcome the Monasterio error in the 9th. #RedSox with a very nice come from behind victory over Atlanta. Sox 3 - 2 Braves Very good 8 inning outing by Tolle. Big 2-run HR by Contreras in the 8th.

Oh My Goodness!! #RedSox hit one of those go-ahead home runs (with a runner on base, no less) that you hear Major League Baseball teams do sometimes, but in 2026 you have hard time actually believing. Amazing from Willson Contreras! And, Payton Tolle is still dealing.

First, I Hope Payton Tolle has a long and successful Major League career. However, when his playing days are done, looking forward to his second career playing young Sipowicz in a remake of ‘NYPD Blue’

Menelaus and Paris should be so lucky.

#RedSox run prevention strategy continues to deliver, unfortunately Sox offense continues to not. Sox lose 3-2 to Braves in 10 innings. And, it’s Yaz III that delivers the walk-off double for the Braves.

Polis tells @kylec.bsky.social Peters' prison term was unjust because he believes it inappropriately factored her speech into the punishment. If her speech and animus toward the electoral process is an animating feature of her crime, then how is that different from a racist committing a hate crime?

On one hand press does these scrums because they believe words spoken by US President are important and newsworthy On other hand press does not see accusation of treason against journalist as important or newsworthy NYT's own coverage makes no mention of treason accusation against its own reporter

2026 Home Runs: Kyle Schwarber - 18 Red Sox Team - 31 According to @alexspeier.bsky.social Sox did not even make an offer to Schwarber last offseason Guess Sox were still on the Bregman or Bust train when Schwarber re-signed with Phillies in December Well, that all worked out. No notes. 🙄

#RedSox again showing path to success in 2026, run prevention strategy must be total: If opponent scores 0 runs, Sox have a better than average chance of winning. 🙄 Until strategy is fully implemented, Sox likely to endure more games like tonight: Phillies beat Sox 3-1

Here is Kyle Harrison’s line in the Brewers win today over the Padres. Still early, but Harrison is off to a very good start this season, so right now that trade is not looking very good from a #RedSox perspective…unless those “future considerations” are something special.

This distorts coverage of politics both sides of the Atlantic, as media is ill equipped for this reality: One side does democratic norms & process Other does power & opportunism Mainstream political press contorts coverage to fit it into their view of the ‘Overton Window’ of traditional politics

Someone needs to update the meme: We are now in double Winnie-the-Pooh territory.

Insert “Are We the Baddies” meme here. “Both Russian and pro-Trump U.S. actors are amplifying and spreading misinformation about Alberta separatism in the hope of fraying Canadian unity and sowing distrust in key institutions and authorities”

#RedSox struggle again with the scoring runs part of baseball, which I am told is pretty important. Sox lose 2-1 to the Phillies. After 41 Games: -2025 Sox: 202 Runs Scored -2026 Sox: 157 Runs Scored

Sometimes Nature is just weird...

Its not very interesting there are still ignorant, opportunistic jokers fearmongering about "the threat" posed to America by some minority group. Its been happening since at least the mid-19th century. It is curious how weak these people think America is and how ahistoric this view continues to be.

Sen. Murray should have followed comment about fraud with the fact that Pentagon has not passed a financial audit since it was legally mandated in 2018. Show you have addressed fraud in defense spending prior to asking for >50% budget increase Pentagon is forecasting it might pass an audit in 2028

Up next, cut to the scene where the Phillie Phanatic is boiling a pet rabbit.

Report concludes inequality in the UK highest among G7 countries, except: "[UK's] Gini coefficient, a measure of inequality, stands as the worst among all G7 countries except the US, according to the report."

#RedSox shutout Rays 2-0, recording their 6th shutout win of the young season. Sox had 11 shutouts all last season. In 9 of their 17 wins this season Sox have held their opponent to 1 or fewer runs. Sox only manage 4 hits, but a couple of solo shots are enough.

Coming Soon: -Project Freedom Go -Project Freedom Now -Project Freedom Max -Max -Project Freedom Max

This ruling in Virginia and the whole map re-drawing arms race reinforces the asymmetry in the approach to politics between the two parties that is a distinct, ongoing disadvantage for Democrats: DEM Politics: Democratic Norms & Processes GOP Politics: Power & YOLO

UK Labor Government losing big in local elections, being squeezed by both the populist left (Greens) and populist right (Reform) 10 years on, UK still dealing with the febrile convulsions of the post-Brexit world Ironically, rise of multi-party political landscape is making UK look more European

#RedSox only manage 4 hits, while striking out 15 times, but a good outing by Sonny Gray and 4 innings of no-hit ball from the bullpen lead to 4-0 win over the Tigers. A 3 game winning streak and the first series sweep of the year. 😁

#RedSox hitters have struck-out 10 times in 21 PAs, yet still lead 4-0 over the Tigers through 5 innings.

#RedSox win second straight game, beating the Tigers 10-3 Great games by Rafaela and Bello Here are two things that have not been said in 2026: Sox hit 3 home runs in a game (against proper pitching) Sox go for the sweep tomorrow

Realize it’s a very small sample size, but maybe long relief is the niche for Bello: 7 IP 4 H 1 ER 7 K #RedSox lead Tigers 10-3 heading to the bottom of the 9th

Refreshing bluntness from the New York Times’ headline writers:

From the NYT - Pope Leo pushes back on criticism from Trump Administration: “If someone wants to criticize me for proclaiming the Gospel, let him do so truthfully.” Would advise the Pontiff not to hold his breath on that last part.

Hopefully, we will live to see the day when we can look back on the Trump experience and recall George W Bush's words on Day 1 as the best summary of the whole thing: "Well, that was some weird shit!!"

'Did the Director of the FBI use AI to rip off the Beastie Boys' is not a question or collection of words I thought I would ever have to contemplate.

Old enough to remember when the US Administration was lecturing Europeans about free speech and censorship.

#RedSox beat Tigers 5-4 Sox avoid Skubal and, likely as a result, generated some actual offense: 5 Runs 12 Hits 2 XBHs Duran w/ 3rd HR in 4 games Tolle was excellent, overcoming couple of defensive miscues Hopefully issue with Anthony’s wrist is not bad Bar is very low, but a good win!

Given apparent frequency of these tests, have some questions: -Does he take a test prep course beforehand? -Who administers the tests? -Does he go to a testing center? -Does he bring his own no. 2 pencil or is one provided for him? -Are there breaks where he can get a snack and a juice box?

Senator [Ripper] Johnson continued: “I can no longer sit back and allow Democrat infiltration, Democrat indoctrination, Democrat subversion and the international Democrat conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids."

#RedSox CBO decided (or was forced) to focus the roster so much on run prevention. As a result Sox have a team whose roster construction is decidedly one-dimensional and is likely to feel the impact of these absences much more than a better balanced team.

#RedSox lose series decider 3-1 to the Astros in 10 innings. 2nd game in a row all Sox runs (or in this case, run) are generated by Jarren Duran. As of now, Sox tied with Angels for worst record in AL.

Battle of the AL Basement - Part 2 #RedSox manage to get above their own 2-run Mendoza Line, but can only manage 8 singles, while having 10 LOB. Sox fall to the Astros 6-3 Rubber game of the series tomorrow afternoon

Rarely are these pinstripe jokers worthy of praise or kind words, but this is a very thoughtful gesture for the wonderful @slangsonsports.bsky.social Ugh! Well done #Yankees