Pete Rose should be in the HOF, and the last line of his plaque should read: "As both a player and manager, Rose bet on baseball and as a result, was banned for life by the commissioner."

Has anyone asked Pope Leo yet if the Cubs can keep going at this pace or whether the White Sox will break the loss record again?

With a Pope now in their alumni network, Villanova is going to be so obnoxious in Big East play for the foreseeable future.

I'm disappointed in the RI Democratic Party tonight. Frank Ciccone is pro-gun, anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, and anti-environment. If Sen. Lawson couldn't get the votes to be Senate President without him, Democratic Senators should have found the backbone to select a different leader for the chamber.

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This is such a stupid suspension. Anyone who has watched the Nationals bullpen for more than two innings this season can vouch for the fact that none of them have enough control or command to hit a batter intentionally. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Happy Opening Day!

That’s rich. He’s on air with Valicenti every Thursday! The lawsuits never stop him from that calling in for that love fest.

No president, no federal agency, and no army of online tech bros can erase the contributions Jackie Robinson made to America. Jackie's courage will persevere. Join me in donating to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. www.nlbm.com/donations/

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@jenpsaki.msnbc.com: “Chuck Schumer was a hell of a majority leader in his prime… But he is not in his prime. So where does that leave Democrats? Well, instead of just making tweaks to the margins of the message... Maybe it's time to throw out the old playbook and think about new messengers.”

arguments over who would get blamed for a shutdown are insane. the median voter has no idea this is happening. the median voter knows one fact about politics and it’s that Donald Trump is the President

We unpacked a lot this month. Thanks, as always, for having me on with you @billbartholomew.bsky.social.

Hello. If you are going to point out that Biden denied Trump intelligence access after his first term, you have to explain why. Thank you.

if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.

The kiddos won the chip!! Time to swap hockey pads for catcher’s gear.

Put aside the content for a moment: can we talk about how utterly mundane, uninspiring, and downright boring this speech is? An almost sleep-inducing oratory. Trump’s age may be the reason, but he looks and sounds tired.

Don’t tell me democracy is at risk and a constitutional crisis is unfolding and the best you got is a modified ping pong paddle.

This speech and the ideology behind it is an abomination.

McGowan’s got his fastball.

Also, on an entirely less serious note, JD Vance strikes me as the kind of dad who would get himself suspended from little league games for yelling confidently at umps about pass interference and offsides.

This is genuinely one of the most disappointing and embarrassing things I’ve seen in my adult life as an American. Zelensky and Ukraine are the good guys. Putin is the bad guy. It’s not a gray space. We should be on the side of the good guys.

This is insane. If you wonder why some of us think the rule of law is about to fall, it's this. The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".

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They let a transsexual clap back. Tired of seeing people talk ABOUT us, instead of WITH us. In today's Providence Journal (paywall of course 🥴). www.providencejournal.com/story/opinio...

Foreign affairs hits the NHL. Canada drops the gloves immediately.

in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?

At the Treasury Department with fellow @housedemocrats.bsky.social demanding answers from Elon Musk’s illegal and unconstitutional takeover of government.

Hello all cable news: do not broadcast the President of the United States talking about air traffic control. He doesn't know what he's talking about.

-You don't need to say yes to every wedding invitation. -Enroll in the 401K. -Keep your phone in your pocket at pub trivia. -Run away from any employer who refers to the company as a family.

NEW: Rhode Island government officials, nonprofits and other organizations that receive federal funding scrambled on Tuesday to understand the scope of Trump’s pause on federal aid and grants, My latest w/ @stephmachado.bsky.social @fitzprov.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/28/m...

The White House's decision to pause federal grant programs is going to inject chaos into every state's economy. This isn't just a threat to nonprofit and social impact organizations, it's a threat to economy stability and job security.

(2) Housing, housing, housing. Among other policies, Dems at the state & local level need to lean hard into YIMBYism (and then take credit for it) -- we have to build more & build fast to both help + win back young people. dellavolpe.substack.com/p/beyond-lef...

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Who is the lone ass hat that didn’t vote for Ichiro?

It’s very hard for campaigns to dismiss negative polls down the road when they publicly over-inflate enthusiasm about mediocre poll results 20 months before people vote.

This is baffling to me. Every campaign should know the basic rule to never comment on an external poll, especially a Morning Consult poll. If you tout ones you like, you own the ones you don’t.

Who is Cuppy. @danmcgowan.bsky.social

Three turnovers in a minute and no change to approach from the PC coaching staff. Come on, Kim. You can’t keep getting out-coached at home in the Big East.

Preach!!

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TGL is good fun and good TV.

The real question is how does this lower the cost of gas, make groceries less expensive, or raise wages?

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The Lively/Baldoni fight is getting expensive. But why does crisis management PR cost what it does? Because your reputation is your most valuable asset and it takes a lot to protect it when you put it in jeopardy. Read more on the @halfstreetgroup.bsky.social blog. And, FWIW, I'm #TeamBlake.

As 2024 winds down, our Founder & President, Mike Raia, joined Bartholomewtown to reflect on a transformative year in communications. From crisis management and political strategy to pop culture, Mike shared insights on how Half Street Group has shaped conversations (1/2)

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I fucking love New York.

RIP Ricky.