Which is it? Platner is just a big stupid baby who shouldn't be expected to even be able to walk and talk at the same time, or he's the best choice for Maine's senator race.

For my fellow eclipse heads: the lunar eclipse should partially start around 3:45 am and be full around 6:04 am. Set your alarm clocks accordingly 🙏

Today's Walking Bucket is LIVE: Rose lost in #Unrivaled. Despite being a big Angel Reese fan, I was kind of relieved. Her return to the league was mismanaged. Plus: - Thorns find their coach #NWSL - New @ruthkapelus.bsky.social & @jacki.bsky.social blogs. walking-bucket.ghost.io/95-im-reliev...

And unfortunately these choices impact the entire world right now. We all have no choice but to care deeply about what American voters do.

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Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t recall any hand-wringing over Bernie Sanders age, so is it just because this particular oldster is a woman?

In today’s episode of why hockey men are terrible:

If you’re shrugging off anti-semitism and misogyny but ‘leftistly’ that doesn’t make you better than someone who does that but on the right. It makes you the same. Being ‘progressive’ but at the expense of people who aren’t you is incompatible.

I'd be more inclined to believe that Graham Platner is merely a dumbass if he was making different kinds of "mistakes" instead of one very specific type of "mistake" over and over

It is only a nudge nudge to the extreme right? Because it certainly also doesn’t seem to be disqualifying to a bunch of people who claim to be progressives.

One thing I will never understand even if I had infinite lifetimes is how we can have this beautiful world of mountains, oceans, forests, deserts, wildlife and wonder and humans just want to find ways to destroy it and each other.

Got an invite as an OG member of Norm Nation (thank you @normcharlatan.bsky.social) barely used it for a while and then only used post Nov 2024. Mostly everyone came over so I feel we hardly missed a step.

Did the first two episodes of the Scrubs reboot make anyone else cry, or am I just hormonal?

Pat has an archival knowledge of the global Black diaspora’s participation in baseball. He connects dots like few I’ve ever met. I’m grateful he spoke to [eyeblack] www.readeyeblack.com/p/eyeblack-h...

All I know is that yesterday’s discourse has me making tacos for dinner tonight.

Fine. I've started a newsletter. For now, it will mainly be weekly updates on what I'm up to -- what I'm working on, what (if anything) I've published, what I'm reading, that kind of thing. Maybe if there's something I'm dying to blog about, I'll do it. We'll see! www.patreon.com/cw/jessicawl...

Had to get some bloodwork done so treated myself to a biscoff latte which was a huge mistake because OMG

I think I’m getting pretty good at my at-home haircuts too.

NEW: I spoke to the journalist and researcher Pat Ellington, Jr., whose singular work expands the fullness and depth of Black history through Francisco Lindor, Ronald Acuña, and the global impact of baseball. issa very, very special BHM edition of [eyeblack]:

1. Here's a little thread on one of Canada's greatest athletes who was largely forgotten by most of his home country: the three-sport phenom "Fabulous" Fred Thomas.

It's getting really annoying constantly seeing dudes propping a rank misogynist with a Nazi tattoo

Toronto has a celebrity coyote named Bunny who even waits at traffic lights before crossing the road. nowtoronto.com/culture/toro...

When it comes to health crises, I’m going to worry a lot more about banning reproductive and trans supporting healthcare over junk food ads. Come on.

Ah finally, the frog and scorpion parable actually fits.

Stop asking us to extend grace to people who ‘accidentally’ QT Nazis on Twitter. They choose to continue to be there and are therefore responsible for what they do there. People you like still need to behave like adults for Pete’s sake.

My at-home lattes made with homemade plant milks are carrying a lot of the load for my current sense of wellbeing.

Important to call lies out when there are lies. These are lies from a liar.

I love how it’s signed ‘Max Scherzer’s daughter’ and not Brooke Scherzer.

There is no such thing as cancel culture if you're a certain kind of man.

Happy birthday @bcbsara.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉

Japan, the rest of the world is counting on you.

Believe it or not, the other Naylor brothers are even sweeter and courtly.

In the "what we're reading" section, this story by @ruthkapelus.bsky.social is really good. Check it out! -> On belonging rkmusings.beehiiv.com/p/on-belongi...

It’s really disappointing that every single woman who covered the Jays for the beat over the last decade has left, and all the men are still there.

If this guy was my nurse I would be getting sick/hurt a lot more often.

Our Hanlan's Point SABR Chapter spring meeting will be Sun., April 12 11 am at the @cdnbaseballhof.bsky.social and on Zoom. @sethstannenbaum.bsky.social will present his new book "Bleacher Seats and Luxury Suites". DM us for registration details. sethtannenbaum.com/research-des...

Somewhere Gary Bettman is smugly nodding and saying 'I told you NHL players shouldn't participate in the Olympics'.

I love how Ron matched the energy of Joel’s email with the ‘hey’ and actually copied the person who can address the ‘ketchup situation’.

I worked with polio survivors who lost months to years of their childhood in iron lungs, many of whom were permanently paralyzed and required breathing apparatus. I dare this man to say this to any of their faces. More disgraceful work from the Atlantic to give him a soft focus profile.

The US Men's Hockey team response is a masterclass in how so many men would rather be quiet than push back against other men Did they cheer for the Women's team? Probably Will they defend the Women's team from misogyny? Not in public - because defending women is political but degrading them is not

Please ignore by profile pic while reviewing my WBC bracket picks. Link to make yours: www.mlb.com/moments/expe...

You're not some kind of mockable naïf for not knowing everything about everyone, and you're also not a mockable naïf for being disappointed when you learn something you celebrated was accomplished by disappointing people. People want to enjoy things, and feel good about that enjoyment.

Athletes aren't beating the 'not very smart' allegations

Homer, whatever you have planned for tonight. Count me out.

Does anyone know if Austen Matthews is going to the State of the Union address tonight - because I can’t even imagine the reception he’d get the first game back at home if he does.

If you’re Johannes Høsflot Klæbo do you compete ever again? Like where do you go from winning every gold medal in absurdly hard cross country skiing events?? I’d just go out as the undisputed king.

Sorry to keep this going, but omg this guy. I don’t need to write fan fiction my good man, the subtext was very much the text. Please leave me out of your pity party. 🙏🙏

I watch a lot of TLC which also means being bombarded by Daisy cottage cheese commercials, so I must ask - are people really putting cottage cheese in smoothies and Mac and cheese dishes?

Just say women don’t understand sports culture and real life, it’s way faster.