Trump’s America, you get executed for disrespecting ICE, Fed Chairs get threatened with criminal indictments if they don’t lower interest rates, and our closest allies for decades are threatened with invasion. We are in a dark place, a place some of us very much expected.

After a brief retirement, veteran jockey agent Tony Martin is back and representing Jamison Mudd, an apprentice rider at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

That awkward moment when your past foreign policy faceplants in real time.

It’s an amazing city, NYC.

You know how people called women hysterical for predicting the right wing would take down Roe v. Wade (which they've done) and then attack access to birth control (which they're doing)? Hear me when I say that women's very right to vote is next. www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...

Just a reminder that whether it’s a physical book, e-book, or audiobook, you're under no obligation to defend your choice of “how” you read. If anything, the world needs more people who enjoy books and you should therefore enjoy them in whichever manner your heart desires.

In the face of so much wrong every day, at least one good thing to—hopefully— bring a smile 😊

NBC Sports' Britney Eurton and British-based racing presenter Jess Stafford will join analyst Caton Bredar for an all-star broadcast team that includes Michael Wrona returning to the announcer's booth for Kentucky Downs' 2025 race meet.

Protesters instigating violence in Boston, March 5, 1770.

I prefer salty Newsom to podcast Newsom

EXCLUSIVE: ActBlue is firing back at a House GOP investigation into its workings. The Dem online fundraising platform says the probe appears to be an unconstitutional abuse of power to help the White House.

#FloridaBred Lennilu Breezes for Group 2 Queen Mary at #RoyalAscot #Wire2Wire #HorseRacing 🏇 Read now:

ATR @twinspires.bsky.social @belmontstakes.bsky.social Wknd Prvw = Epsom Derby w/ @kevhum.bsky.social, Jonathon Kinchen, @dailyracingform.bsky.social's Nicole Russo/Mike Beer, Nick Zito, Hammer, Rich Eng, Kevin Kerstein, @brisnet.bsky.social's James Scully, Kaylie Shapiro. Archive+ stevebyk.com.

Abortion bans cause dead women to be intubated and forcibly kept alive against the family wishes. And the family pays for it.

ICE Arrests Mississippi Father at His Citizenship Hearing, Threatening Deportation www.mississippifreepress.org/ice-arrests-...

PREAK OUT with us as we dive into Preakness Stakes week!

Meet the field for the 2025 Preakness Stakes! Watch FanDuel TV for coverage leading up to the race. Heart of Honor footage courtesy of WHR.

"Echo Sound wins Miss Preakness Stakes off 167-day layoff" David Grening recaps Friday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Miss Preakness Stakes. #RacingSky 🏇 www.drf.com/news/echo-so...

Bribery in plain sight.

Mon. @nyrabets.bsky.social Preakness ATR from Pimlico = @dailyracingform.bsky.social's Dave Grening, Iroquois win'r Kate Dalton (📸 Tod Marks), Ron Anderson, Eclipse TBP's Aron Wellman (Journalism/Abaan), Kathy Walsh (📸 Benoit) w/ Jon White. SXM 6-9a Tues; Archive+ stevebyk.com.

IF YOU HAVEN’T READ IT DO YOURSELF A FAVOR!

First roses of the season, signs of hope 🌹

Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees. Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law Time to do things that make him react to you. apnews.com/article/trum...

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Whether it’s women he assaults, people he defrauds, police officers defending the Capitol, or countries invaded by murderous dictators, Trump always blames the victims.

Happy birthday Doug 🎂🎁❤️

Your Daily Affirmation: Understanding that noise cancellation works only by emitting a frequency in direct opposite phase to the noise: For every shrill, hateful sneer, a chill, hopeful cheer. For every lie self-serving, a truth light giving. I will prevail.

FDA employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, The cuts included about 20 people in the FDA’s office of neurological and physical medicine devices, several of whom worked on Neuralink

Hearts for the weather, the racing, the horses, horsemen & fans. Anthony & I are ready to go on FanDuel 💕

17 states are suing the fed gov’t to get rid of Section 504–devastating to people young & old w/ disabilities as well as deaf or blind.Take a look at what Section 504 insures & tell me which part isn’t important? If you live in one of the states, consider contacting your Attorney General.

The new Spokesman for the US State Department.

"Lynch following familiar path with Just a Care" Mike Welsch previews the $140,000 Ladies’ Turf Sprint. #RacingSky 🏇 www.drf.com/news/lynch-f...

"Victory Avenue nearing return" Mike Welsch has the news. #RacingSky 🏇 www.drf.com/news/victory...

A federal judge in Maryland became the second nationally to block Donald Trump's administration from implementing the Republican president's executive order curtailing birthright citizenship in the United States reut.rs/40Oy5rr

An Ope-Ed by Jena Antonucci as it appears in Florida Politics - Decoupling live racing from gaming threatens a beloved sport and an entire way of life. bit.ly/413v5sy

Here’s to all the women in racing! Celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day with us!

"Prominent horse owner the Aga Khan IV dies at 88" Nicole Russo reports the sad news. #RacingSky 🏇 www.drf.com/news/promine...

ATR @twinspires.bsky.social Wknd Prvw at Gulfstream = @thejockeyclub.bsky.social's Matt Woolston, @dailyracingform.bsky.social's Dave Grening/Mike Welsch, Rich Eng, @fanduelracing.bsky.social's @cbredar.bsky.social, NTamm, Seth Merrow, @brisnet.bsky.social's James Scully. stevebyk.com; SXM 5-8a Sat.

Donald Trump is the most unpopular president at the start of his term in modern American political history. Don't let anyone talk to you about a mandate. Don't let anyone talk to you about there being support for his agenda. Don't let anyone tell you that anything about this presidency is normal.

How many congressmen & women who vote to confirm RFK would seek/follow medical advice from him?!