"The work of the world’s greatest dramatist is a central pillar of literary education." Yes, it is. #Shakespeare #Ireland #leavingcert www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...

If Trump could pass a law stating that it was illegal to do anything that upset the dear leader, he would. And a big portion of the MAGA crowd would most likely go along with it.

US publications, can I suggest that you temporarily replace paywalls with donation requests when it comes to articles of political significance? Good journalism should be paid for, but this is an emergency, and lies are being peddled for free.

The Guardians were 12 1/2 games behind the Tigers 29 days ago. They’re now tied for first place. How many teams have ever been that far out that late in a season and finished first? That would be zero.

This statue of Donald Trump and his boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein is beautifully done. It truly captures their twisted relationship.

RTE pretty brutal on #CatherineConnolly -- looking forward to seeing whether Gavin and Humphreys get the same treatment. Somehow I doubt it. She called out #Israel. I thought she handled this grilling quite well. #Ireland #Aras #PresidentialElection youtu.be/xu-OyDsEaLU?... youtu.be/xu-OyDsEaLU?...

Obi-Wan Kenobi: Jedi or Buddhist? youtu.be/s-Rz9TEZJ_Q?...

1853 BAHNSENS GETS WIN #20 AS THE WHITE SOX STEAL A 2-1 WIN FROM THE A'S Both teams were held to 6 Hs each, but Bill Sharp's 5th inning HR was the difference. 5 of the A's 6 Hs came from Tenace & Green. W: Bahnsen (20-13) L: Hunter (18-12) S; Forster (10) HR: Sharp (9)

9-28-22 Blyleven spread out 10 singles over 7 innings as the Knights beat the Dodgers 7-5! LON(45-116) 7 11 1 BKN(62-99) 5 12 0 W: Blyleven 9-17 4.44 ERA L: Messersmith 9-14 5.26 ERA HR: BKN-Trout(34) SB: BKN-Young Sr. 2(38) LON: Lelivelt 2-5 3B, R, 2RBI @yusuftoropov.bsky.social

June 6, 1987 This day in baseball history: @yusuftoropov.bsky.social 1921 - The Detroit Stars' Bill Gatewood pitches the first no-hitter in Negro League history, defeating the Cuban Stars 4-0...

Chuck Schumer is all-in-all embarrassing, inert, and useless at the moment. Someone needs to sit him down and let him know. Only Senator who makes a grain of sense to me lately is Bernie. I did not think I would be saying this, ever, but for God's sake, make him Minority Leader.

Has anyone in the Senate or House Democratic Caucus floated a challenge to Schumer or Jeffries? If not, why not? 

How the fuck does Schumer still have a job?

Give it up for the only catcher in Major League history to have a walk-off inside the park home run and a walk-off grand slam in the same season. @yusuftoropov.bsky.social @bloggertubbs.bsky.social @tabletopmania.bsky.social @alexanderraine7.bsky.social @apbareplay.bsky.social

Supreme Court reform has to be a litmus test for every democratic congressional nominee in 2026/8

Statement from LA Mayor Bass regarding the Supreme Court decision “I want the entire nation to hear me when I say this isn’t just an attack on the people of Los Angeles, this is an attack on every person in every city in this country.“ (Full statement in photo below)

1840 TWINS HURLERS TOSS 1-HITTER AS THEY TOP A'S 3-1 North led off 1st w/ a single, scoring on a balk, but that was their last hit. Twins had 15 baserunners, only scoring 3, but that was enough. Oliva's 3 singles helped Carew to score 2 Rs. W: Woodson (7-9) L: Blue (19-7) S; Corbin (15) HR: none

Scoresheets Twins take 2 of 3, getting back to 1/2 game back in the AL West @yusuftoropov.bsky.social

1840 9/21/73 OAK (95-58) @ MIN (93-59) Teams have split the 1st 2 of 3, leaving Twins 1.5 back. They still have 3 gms in OAK next week. Today, A's start Vida Blue (19-6, 3.20 in 34 starts). Twins go with Dick Woodson (6-9, 4.15 in 20 starts). @yusuftoropov.bsky.social

Just spoke with my CDC sources. They said RFK Jr. has ordered officials to hide tuberculosis cases, even as three active TB cases were just reported in Maine. He’s also suppressing bird flu reports. Pandemics don’t start with viruses they start with secrecy. RFK Jr. must resign now!

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I am re-emerging after a long Bluesky gap

Bouncing back from an eventful week in which I struggled to finish a screenplay draft, had an accurate premonitory dream about my computer dying, and came down with some kind of dire bug. I binge-watched TASKMASTER s. 13 last night and that seems to have fixed everything. :-)

Read: A story based on tectonic events in the Andes by Richard Gibney, at Tuxtails Publishing: www.tuxtailspublishing.com/a-story-base...

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My boy saw this today and had to have it. Might have been a little over budget but we made an exception. @yusuftoropov.bsky.social @alexanderraine7.bsky.social @apbamlb1987.bsky.social @apbareplay.bsky.social @kennjdodgerblue.bsky.social @ohhjim.bsky.social @shlabotnik-rpt.bsky.social

9-22-22 London rocked Rocker for 5 in the 9th to tie it but Frank Thomas’ RBI double in the 16th lifts the Braves to an 8-7 win! ATL(104-51) 8 19 1 LON(44-111) 7 10 1 W: Wheeler 3-1 2.95 ERA L: Drabowsky 0-2 6.44 ERA HR: ATL-Carr(12) LON-Baker 2(15) SB: ATL-Dixon(52) @yusuftoropov.bsky.social

9-24-22 Dean Chance spread out 9 singles as the Reds shutout the Miners 3-0! SFM(101-56) 0 9 1 CIN(88-69) 3 9 0 W: Chance 9-6 4.46 ERA CG(1) L: L. Gomez 8-3 2.91 ERA HR: CIN-Hisle(4) CIN: Orville Singer 3-4 .306 avg. @yusuftoropov.bsky.social

9-23-22 Miners mash their way to a 12-5 win over the Reds! CIN(87-69) 5 10 0 SFM(101-55) 12 17 0 W: Drysdale 19-7 3.30 ERA L: Young 13-13 3.78 ERA HR: CIN-Schmidt(35) Kennedy(1) SFM-DiMaggio(25) McGwire(43) SB: CIN-Sisler(26) SFM: Gwynn/T. Williams each went 4-5. @yusuftoropov.bsky.social

9-22-22 DiMaggio sneaks an RBI single by Rose in the 11th as the Miners walkoff the Reds 4-3! CIN(87-68) 3 12 1 SFM(100-55) 4 8 0 W: Quisenberry 4-2 2.73 ERA L: Montgomery 3-9 2.91 ERA SB: CIN-Sisler 2(25) Larkin(41) SFM-Bonds(32) SFM: Cronin 2-4, 2B, 3B, BB, RBI

Can we all take a moment to appreciate Clayton Kershaw? Doing it FOREVER at or near the top of the heap in MLB as a starter? Yet only 34% of Nerds Like Me seem to want him on the roster? People are assuming that age = disintegration...but check the numbers! "What do we say to Death?" "NOT TODAY."

Look who's NOT in last place!

The latest outrage really is outrageous. Donald Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former vice president Kamala Harris | US News | Sky News share.google/1AFTbQfZXBzR...

🎶"Don't fence me in."🎶 @yusuftoropov.bsky.social

The only good thing about Bob Uecker dying was that now he knows just how much he was truly loved. @yusuftoropov.bsky.social @alexanderraine7.bsky.social @apbareplay.bsky.social @ohhjim.bsky.social @tabletopmania.bsky.social @bloggertubbs.bsky.social @kennjdodgerblue.bsky.social

1829 A'S GET A LITTLE BREATHING ROOM IN THE WEST BY BEATING THE TWINS 5-1 Blyleven was not sharp, as he allowed 5 Rs in 6 2/3, while Holtzman tossed a CG 7-hitter. Reggie had 3 Hs Dick Green started the scoring w/ his 2nd HR. W: Holtzman (19-14) L: Blyleven (26-8) HR: Tenace (24), Green (2)

Evidence:

Kurtz is going to win rookie of the decade.

Scoresheets @yusuftoropov.bsky.social

9-25-22 Pads lay egg as Brewers take 3 of 4 with a 5-3 win! MIL(58-100) 5 10 0 SDP(98-60) 3 11 0 W: Radke 5-19 4.36 ERA L: Strasburg 14-8 4.12 ERA S: Neshek 16 4.14 ERA HR: MIL-A. Simmons(16) SDP-Giles(8) D. Lee(8) @yusuftoropov.bsky.social Miners magic number to clinch the West Coast is 4.

We do things a little different in San Francisco. @tabletopmania.bsky.social @bloggertubbs.bsky.social @yusuftoropov.bsky.social @kennjdodgerblue.bsky.social @alexanderraine7.bsky.social @apbareplay.bsky.social

Our October 2025 meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 21 @ 8p EST/5p PST. Guest speaker Keith Avallone launched PLAAY Games in 1999. History Maker Baseball offers a narrative approach to the game rather than numerical. Register in advance for this meeting: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Meeting reminder - Tuesday, August 26 @ 8p EST / 5p PST. Our guest speaker is Steve Shaw, the creator of High Leverage Baseball, a tabletop simulation game that blends statistical accuracy with fast-paced gameplay. Register in advance: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... sabrbaseballgaming.com #SABR

"Hardball Retro's Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds" Game of the Day: Microsoft Baseball 2001 www.amazon.com/Hardball-Com... photo credit - #Mobygames #retrogaming #Microsoft #Acer #Wizbang #baseball #retro #book

People only started saying "Jesus," with its modern J-sound, around 500-600 years ago, due to natural language evolution rather than any deliberate theological reason. Before that, it would have sounded much closer to "Yesus" or "Iesus."

I agree with this 🤗

‘Erasure of years of work’: outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling US Bureau of Land management is working to rapidly strip protections to largest tract of land in the US www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...