RIP Mani. Sad to see you go, but A+ on the album cover coffin. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The other 60 Minutes correspondents should issue statements in line with/supporting Sharyn Alfonsi's.

Interesting how two big unsigned Scott Boras clients with reportedly weak markets both have an Athletic piece insisting a big money team should sign them even if they have to overpay, on the same day

Today's newsletter: Murakami signs someplace unexpected, Contreras head to Boston, two big trades, the Angels settle the Skaggs lawsuit way too late, a "60 Minutes" scandal, Matt Shaw is painfully naive, and J.D. Vance is a bigot. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...

Remember how pissed Jenkins got over Weiss criticism around this time? Lol

Attention: before clocking in at the Dad Factory today, all dads are required to watch The War on Drugs w/ Kurt Vile covering "Country Feedback." I know we're all busy, but this is mandatory. Thanks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=egxq...

Yeah, they fuckin'

If you post on here more than 20 times in one day the app should display a health bar showing how close you are to snapping

This administration is going to crash, and we are going to get ONE CHANCE to fix things with massive structural reform. We have to start building support for that now. If we miss this moment more competent fascists will take power in the election after Dems win, and there will be no coming back.

Once again, one very easy way for the Paper Of Record™️ to escape the constant criticism which it has found itself subject to these last years would be for it to stop acting in ways that <completely justify> all of the constant criticism which it has found itself subject to these last years

Today's newsletter is out! Inside: Murakami signs someplace unexpected, Contreras head to Boston, two big trades, the Angels settle the Skaggs lawsuit way too late, a "60 Minutes" scandal, Matt Shaw is painfully naive, and J.D. Vance is a bigot. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...

No, New York Times, I'm pretty sure the man who got up on stage yesterday and said "we no longer have to apologize for being white" and who said America will always be a "christian nation" has firmly taken a side on bigotry.

Wouldn't it be a hell of bookend if she died rescuing someone from a bear attack? bsky.app/profile/phil...

"Reached on Sunday evening, Ms. Alfonsi said, 'I refer all questions to Bari Weiss.'" Fuck yeah www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

This is the first item in the main headline stack of the Columbus Dispatch today.

I saw someone say that Matt Shaw might have issues with his teammates for speaking at the white supremacist convention in Arizona this weekend. Folks, have you seen his teammates? Probably a good reason Shota and Seiya aren't smiling here.

Looking forward to Hillbilly Eulogy

Anyone who talked up this fucker's book back in 2016 is the most pathetic mark in history, and a lot of us said so at the time. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Cubs 3B Matt Shaw spoke at this same event yesterday and, hilariously naively, talked about how everyone there embodied The Sermon on the Mount's "love your enemy" stuff and that he and his friends there were all about coming together positively for Christ. Welp. bsky.app/profile/atru...

My man Vivek knows very well that he's in for a very tough Ohio gubernatorial race for a lot of reasons, but a big one is that, thanks to the virulent racism of the GOP, Ohio Republicans don't wanna vote for a brown guy and a lot of them are gonna stay home. bsky.app/profile/carl...

Ohio farmers see one-year, 74% loss in Chinese sales due largely to Trump tariffs, report shows ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/16/o...

I'd hope that Munetaka Murakami going to the White Sox shuts everyone up about the Dodgers' alleged unfair advantage in signing players from Japan.

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION: Drelyse Restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. drelyserestaurant.com

I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap

In litigation, when one side destroys evidence, the judge orders the jury to presume that it was destroyed because it was harmful to that party. Thing is, that's just a codification of what people presume naturally in such instances. It's a legal right to go with your gut. As everyone will here.

bye bye fucko bsky.app/profile/phil...

If the Phillies don't release Nick Castellanos today they have no sense of the moment whatsoever. bsky.app/profile/zeph...

A photo I took in 2018 when people living in Trump-branded buildings voted to take his name off. Feel like there’s more of this to come.

The Angels dragging Tyler Skaggs and so many others through the mud of that trial — while also coming out of it looking awful — and then settling is the biggest Angels thing I have ever seen.

Aggravated assault. Attempted murder.

Things that happen when a jury sends out a note asking where the space for punitive damages is on the form. bsky.app/profile/pass...

We need to start scouting gas stations. bsky.app/profile/phil...

Damn right I'm gonna RT righteous praise.

Craig is spot on. It’s a good song. McCartney knows exactly what he is doing! ‘Happy Christmas’ - as with all Lennon solo work - is absolute guff, though.

Dudes like these are why my two Gen-Z kids are probably gonna do OK in life.

Every single democratic senator voted to confirm Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. Every single one. Not one “no” vote.

The best thing Warren Buffet ever did from my perspective was buying NetJets. Not because I give a shit about NetJets but because they were my client in the mid-2000s and their general counsel was a horrible monster who Buffet ended up firing and it made my life exponentially better.

In today's newsletter I wrote about "Christmas Vacation," which I watch with my family every year. The climax of the movie is not Cousin Eddie's kidnapping of Frank Shirley. It comes just before that. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...

Given that it requires an act of Congress to legally change the name of the Kennedy Center and Trump didn't get one, this is by definition an act of vandalism. It's no different than if you were to walk up to the Ronald Reagan building and change it to the Walter Mondale building.

Whenever I write about postseason shares I praise Saint Rickey Henderson and cite the "full share!" story. Today I was curious to see if anyone had created an image of Rickey in Heaven, and wouldn't you know that I forgot he played for the Angels (and everyone else), so that sorta ruined that idea.

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. bsky.app/profile/yayr...

My most toxic holiday trait is that I like "Wonderful Christmastime." Both the original and The Shins' version.

I thought we fought a war over this shit

Today’s newsletter: Michael KIng stays put, a tough break for John Means, the Coldplay concert woman speaks, David Brooks steps in it, when A.I. ran the vending machine, and "Christmas Vacation" www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...

'Tis The Season

welcome home to your parents’ house, the channels are Yellowstone, masterpiece mystery, and Jimmy fallon, btw someone from your high school died in a real weird way

Them: "You spend your whole day scrolling" Me: "It's my job. I'm a writer. Ideas are everywhere and I've curated my feed in order to find inspiration." My feed:

Today's newsletter is out! Inside: Michael KIng stays put, a tough break for John Means, the Coldplay concert woman speaks, David Brooks steps in it, when A.I. ran the vending machine, and "Christmas Vacation." www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...

Oh, they fucking, huh?