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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 6h

Billy’s getting canned soon. Reason enough to shrug off tonight.

Chris “BOO! 👻 DISASTER! WHAT A SCARY IDEA 🎃!” Dobbertean @bracketdobber.net · 6h

Not letting either the Cubs or Gators ruin my night.

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 12h

a close up of a man with a beard and mustache smiling .

ALT: a close up of a man with a beard and mustache smiling .

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 12h

If I was the analyst for this game, I’d make so many motorcycle puns, I’d be pulled off the air by half time.

Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 12h

this SEC network broadcast’s steadfast dedication to not mentioning the circumstances surrounding Bobby’s previous tenure and departure is so awkward

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 12h

I’ve never understood how anyone could misunderstand RATM, but apparently I’ve overestimated reading and listening comprehension skills.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13h

seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back

Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit."

Someone named Manny replies: "@grok
why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"

Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 14h

Ah, shit.

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 14h

Diane Keaton has sadly passed away at the age of 79.

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 19h

The back of Nick Saban’s brain forcing him to relive that ULM game every single day for nearly 20 years.

From Red Dragon (2002). Ralph Finnes stands behind a sitting Philip Seymour Hoffman. They’re both looking ahead. The caption reads, “Do you see?”

Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

If this game somehow goes another inning-plus, Tony the Tiger should have to fight the Gorton’s fisherman to determine who advances to the ALCS.

Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

Will the Tigers-Mariners game end before then?

MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors.bsky.social · 1d

Miguel Rojas Intends To Retire After 2026 Season

Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas plans to retire after the 2026 season, he told Doug McKain of Dodgers Nation following last night’s series-clinching win over the Phillies. The 36-year-old Rojas is an impending free agent and said he hopes to remain in Dodger blue for the final season of his career. “I’ve been giving it everything that…

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

This game is insane.

Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

Bro, have you looked in a mirror literally ever?

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

Someone should remake that Mountainhead movie, but instead of shitty tech CEOs, it’s pro sports commissioners.

Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 1d

I want a mural of this

The WNBA’s dumbshit commish surrounded by Las Vegas Aces players making YIKES CATHY faces

Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

Trump gets a Covid vaccine the same day he further gut the CDC. Among the layoffs? The disease detectives who try to find the next Covid before it happens.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

Vaccines for me, not for thee. For if thee get the vaccine, it may negatively impact your wee wee.

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

The post alone reads like a partial plot synopsis for a TBD Carl Hiaasen novel.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

Florida's surgeon general isn't just guided by science...his beliefs are shaped by a wife who says she can speak to spirits and levitate, and an energy healer guru.

Our latest on Joseph Ladapo:

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

This sounds about as real as drug prices going down 600%.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said 'I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it.' A really nice thing to do. I didn't say 'Then give it to me, though.'"

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

Will anyone in the room follow-up with, "Can you name the 8 deals, sir?"

Seriously. Can one person in the press corps ask? That's it. Just one!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: The Nobel Peace Prize was announced this morning. Your thoughts?

TRUMP: Which one?

Q: The Nobel Peace Prize. Your thoughts?

TRUMP: I made eight deals, transactions of wars

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Sam Nelson @samnelson752.bsky.social · 1d

Want to yell at Washington Post management?

Washington Post Guild @postguild.bsky.social · 1d

We remain concerned about the wrongful firing of Karen Attiah and continued cuts to the Opinions sections, including layoffs of five Guild members. We asked Post leaders to affirm their commitment to free speech and due process.

Now you can, too:

actionnetwork.org/letters/wash...

Send a letter to Post CEO and Editorial Page Editor voicing your concern

On Friday, Washington Post CEO and Publisher Will Lewis posted a publisher’s note stating that the Washington Post Editorial Board would no longer be endorsing presidential candidates, including in th...

actionnetwork.org

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently, none of the meds mentioned help Trump with his math skills.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Drug prices are going to be going down 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases."

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 1d

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

Quick everyone—short your holdings in Fear Mongering, Inc!

Yahoo Finance @yahoofinance.com · 1d

Connecticut governor warns a Mamdani win could rattle Wall Street

Lamont points to Connecticut's economic strengths but warns Mamdani's agenda could unsettle the region's financial hub.

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

“Fulfilling threats” is a weird way to say breaking the law, but I digress.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

Breaking news: The Trump administration began laying off federal workers while the government is shuttered, fulfilling threats from President Trump to take advantage of the closure to shave off more parts of the federal workforce he dislikes.

Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown

White House budget director Russell Vought said reductions-in-force were underway.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 1d

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

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Eric Teusink @ericteusink.bsky.social · 1d

A sitting judge, who also serves as a lobbyist for judges, and former Secretary of the Republican Party of Georgia, got a DUI when he hit another car with his Mercedes at Wacko’s Gentlemen’s Club in Jacksonville.

The levels of Georgia are off the chart.

Georgia judge charged with DUI after parking lot incident at Jacksonville strip club

Bert Guy Jr., president of Georgia’s Council of Superior Court Judges, was charged with DUI from an incident in the parking lot of a Jacksonville strip club, authorities said.

www.ajc.com

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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 1d

Added to the growing list of "Bari Weiss is bad at her job" is her thinking that Elon Musk's approach with DOGE was apparently successful?

SAD!

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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