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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 15h

This is why I like to space my Covid and flu shots by a week or two.

Post from Trump’s pantomime Twitter. Text:

Donald J. Trump & C
@realDonald Trump
THE BIDEN FBI PLACED 274 AGENTS INTO THE CROWD ON JANUARY 6. If this is so, which it is, a lot of very good people will be owed big apologies. What a SCAM - DO SOMETHING!!! President DJT
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10/12/25, 12:38 AM

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 19h

That said, JB should put his troopers where his mouth is.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 19h

The idea that any of us who actually care about the future should be “all in” for any one person is what’s not going anywhere.

There are no lone heroes. Every politician needs a push—likely many pushes—and elections aren’t the end of the fight, they’re the start.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

I saw myself as maybe all in for J.B. Pritzker

But I am losing faith, rapidly.

Police state fascism in America is bigger than Trump. It's backed by Democrats just like Republicans. And it's not going anywhere

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Note: it's not even curfew yet.

State police just started pushing people off the business park corner. Here in the road, a brave group of demonstrators are attempting to hold their line.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

Winner of the Tigers-Mariners game? On line, anyway, it actually does depend on the narrator.

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

Crok keeps doing its thing! It’s like a puzzle—spot the slop!

Mariners won—not the Tigers.
Final score wasn’t 4-3–it was 3-2.
Riley Greene didn’t homer at any point in this game—in fact, he went 0-6!
Game did not end after 2am—it was 1:07am EDT/10:07pm in Seattle.
There weren’t 32 Ks—there were 37.

Screenshot of the bad place’s AI summary of Friday night’s Mariners-Tigers game. Text reads:

Tigers Advance with 15-Inning Thriller
Over Mariners, No Ghost Runner
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in a 15-inning American League Wild Card game at T-Mobile Park, advancing in the series thanks to Riley Greene's two-run homer in the 15th. MLB's postseason rules omitted the ghost runner, leading to traditional extra-inning play that lasted past 2 a.m. ET and included 32 strikeouts. The matchup highlighted ongoing discussions about the ghost runner rule's role in regular-season games, with fans and critics divided on its impact on strategy and excitement.
This story is a summary of posts on X and may evolve over time. Grok can make mistakes, verify its outputs.

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

We will need domestic war crimes trials, we will need a truth & reconciliation process, we will need to join the ICC, we will need to wholly abolish wholly corrupted federal agencies, we will need to pay reparations.

Will the representatives of “we” have the courage to do any of it?

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

The disease detectives are being purged from the CDC. So are those watching global health. You won’t know the what, when, where or how of the next pandemic at a time when we the US is mostly ignoring the current, ongoing one.

Want to protest? Want to fight back? Wear a high-quality mask in public.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

Hochul is also about to cite costs as she kills other bills while mailing “inflation rebates” to every tax-paying New Yorker. No direct deposit available. & because it’s a check & not a tax credit, it’s federally taxable—so Hochul is transferring $ previously collected from NY for NY to Trump’s IRS.

A New Yorker’s Guide to Inflation Refund Checks

How to know if you’re eligible, when to expect the check and what to out watch for when you’re filing taxes.

www.thecity.nyc

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

Gov. Kathy Hochul buried seven vetoes of popular, progressive bills yesterday—freedom of information improvements, price transparency on delivery apps, nursing home regulation—all legislation written by the same Orange County Democrat, who had been critical of Hochul’s anti-progressive ways.

Governor Hochul issues first 7 vetoes of 2025, with something in common

Governor Kathy Hochul vetoing her first seven bills of 2025 this week.Some of those vetoes included:-an EV emergency response training program-a requirement fo

cbs6albany.com

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

Very weird choices for the films to highlight from a star of “Annie Hall,” “Manhattan” and “Looking for Mr. Goodbar,” not to mention a memorable performance in “The Godfather,” but very sad news all the same. RIP Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

people.com

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

Also, real fans agree the ghost runner sucks—& as the season went on, more & more baseball writers & broadcasters came to say the same.

The “controversy,” which Crok thinks is “engagement,” appears to have started with a professionally grumpy LA sportswriter widely seen as past his sell-by date.

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

Crok keeps doing its thing! It’s like a puzzle—spot the slop!

Mariners won—not the Tigers.
Final score wasn’t 4-3–it was 3-2.
Riley Greene didn’t homer at any point in this game—in fact, he went 0-6!
Game did not end after 2am—it was 1:07am EDT/10:07pm in Seattle.
There weren’t 32 Ks—there were 37.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll also add that, as this very long game showed, baseball really is a team sport. It really does take a whole roster to get through a season & a series. Yes, great players can give you an edge, but they don’t guarantee a win.

Just ask any Yankees fan.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

And the Tigers are an especially awful organization, owned by wingnuts, with a front office that has been repeatedly accused of sexual harassment & racism. So, it’s gratifying to see them fail.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

I once sat in the rain for a NLCS game that was so long they held a 2nd 7th inning stretch in the 14th inning.

This game was longer.

Most sports are about the action; what makes baseball so intense is that the game is also about the in-between. It’s chess, but requires hand-eye coordination.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

Baseball is the best!

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

Five hours later, the pitchers are the only guys left who look like they can still stand up.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

And as a Dodgers fan, I am more than happy to see Kahnle tagged with the L.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

And yet just five hours after this story was published, NPR ran a puff piece about a uranium reprocessing scheme Thiel is backing. smdh

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 2d

That @npr.org runs a piece describing Third Way as a “left of center” “think tank” is enough to tar the entire editorial enterprise, but to then have that 3rd Way flak regurgitate pro-uranium enrichment claptrap from the nuclear industry right after the story fluffs some Thiel-funded contractor is 🤮

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

Oh look, another reason to want the Tigers to lose.

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

I almost went with that! I am partial to Tulsa by thismuch, plus I thought you’d ding me because Ford allegedly didn’t like the song.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

O
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There is a baseball god after all.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely want to see the Tigers lose; but as Dodgers fan, I really don’t want Flaherty to get tagged with it.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

You want drama queen—I once saw “Tower of Strength” covered by Kiki DuRane/Justin Bond @ Fez (was that 30 years ago now? Jeez).

But, for favorite early Bacharach sung by a Gene, I’ll go with this:

Gene Pitney - 24 Hours From Tulsa

YouTube video by Mike’s Music Vault

youtu.be

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

I love pitchers’ duels.
(So put another dime in the jukebox, baby 🤷‍♂️)

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

🎼Hey y’all, prepare yourself for the fudgy flan, man!🎵

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