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Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · Apr 25

Not a *bad idea* for there to be NO ONE around to SUFFER thru the APOCALYPSE ... aka ARMAGEDDON ... which ... when Food + Clean Water+Air run out in 2050s ... + Earth's Ozone is GONE by 2060 ... well ... #YouGetThePicture :

60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · Apr 25

Japan is experiencing a rapidly declining birth rate. This Sunday, Jon Wertheim reports on how the shrinking population is affecting the country and its culture. 60Minutes.com

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 8h

My son was 1 when leaders pledged to keep warming below 1.5C.

By his 11th birthday even 2C is dead.

I’m lost for words at the scale of this betrayal.

Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050

The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.

www.bbc.com

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Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 2h

#Woe_Is_Me
But ...
The DODGERS + MARINERS are winning .... WHY should I care ANYthing about ARGENTINA ... :Plus ...
Have you seen that *ShowGirl* movie yet ... :<)))
#Armageddon_Here_We_Come

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 20h

Donald Trump is giving $20 billion of taxpayer money to Argentina – to help his political ally stay in power and bail out Wall Street hedge funds – while Americans at home can't afford health care or groceries.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump on Milei: "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 2h

WhatEVER %age of #WeTheSanePeople who have NOT hitherto ... *been* AFRAID ..... had better START ..... like ..... SOON ... :

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3h

By allowing for the dismantling of minority districts held by Democrats, a ruling against the VRA could give President Donald Trump and the GOP enough additional seats to lock in the party’s control of the House for a generation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Fair Elections — and Perhaps Control of Congress — at Stake as SCOTUS Hears Challenge to VRA

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 2h

It's #RonnieReagan40 ...... ALL . OVER . AGAIN ... :

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Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 2h

It's #RonnieReagan40 .... ALL . OVER . AGAIN ... :

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19h

Cartoon by @edwexler.bsky.social.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 11h

She marched to Mike Johnson’s office and will be the 218th vote to finally release the Epstein files

YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko

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Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · 2h

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Opinion | Trump’s war on ‘the enemy within’ keeps running into a legal buzzsaw

Lower courts are rejecting the president’s claims of rebellion to use the military on U.S. soil.

wapo.st

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MeidasE @ericpere.bsky.social · 3h

Some of you still have no clue. It’s not about MY bad experience with your religion. It’s about the fact that your religion has produced, and harbors, people that want to kill me and my kind. It’s about the fact that this has been going on for thousands of years.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 1d

Lordy ..... SO . MUCH . MORE . OF . THIS ... :<)))

The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 1d

🚨BEST TROLL EVER!!

Our guts still hurt!! 🤣

Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 1d

BUT .... can Americans ACTually "fight"?
Predominantly *spoiled* #MainStreet_SmallTown_Americans have become accustomed to watching OTHERs do-the-HARD-WORK ... TrashCollectors-FarmWorkers-Police-FireFighters-Soldiers-Teachers ... while we WATCH whatEVER on our many Screens.
Barely HALF Vote ... :

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

We’re in the second Gilded Age just like the first — when America’s wealth was in the hands of a few, money corrupted politics, and working people were abused and exploited.

It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.

From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich

Robert Reich

youtu.be

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Desert Mage @desertmage65.bsky.social · 1d

Dodger pitcher Blake Snell in 3 postseason starts:

3 wins, 21 innings pitched, 28 Ks, .86 ERA.

Those are Koufax-Gibson level stats.

#dodgers #BlakeSnell

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WorldBaseball @sho17800.bsky.social · May 9

This slugger has a career ERA+ of 142.

Stop telling Shohei Ohtani that he shouldn't pitch anymore.

Chris Sale ERA+ 139
Randy Johnson ERA+ 135
Max Scherzer ERA+ 133
Sandy Koufax ERA+ 131
Gerrit Cole ERA+ 130
Blake Snell ERA+ 128
Justin Verlander ERA+ 128
John Smoltz ERA+ 125

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Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 1d

This was a really well-written article ... originating [CREDIT DUE] from+by @latimes.com.

Baseball Observer @baseballobserver.bsky.social · 1d

Shaikin: Blake Snell replicating what Sandy Koufax achieved for the Dodgers 60 Octobers ago

Blake Snell's Milwaukee masterpiece in Game 1 of the NLCS brings back memories of what Sandy Koufax achieved for the Dodgers during their 1965 World Series win.

sports.yahoo.com

Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 1d

WOWzer .... #RogerClemens + #BlakeSnell BOTH brought Rain during what clearly had been 2 lengthy Pitching Droughts ... 33yrs + 17yrs.

James Smyth @jamessmytharchive.bsky.social · Oct 28

Multiple Games of 9+ Strikeouts in a World Series
1945 Hal Newhouser
1952 Vic Raschi
1964 Bob Gibson (3)
1965 Sandy Koufax (3)
1967 Bob Gibson
1968 Bob Gibson
2001 Roger Clemens
2001 Curt Schilling
2003 Josh Beckett
2020 Blake Snell

Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 1d

That's some #BulletList .... with LEGIT reasoning. That "Five Blades" stuff tho' .... :

ChanceNCounter @chancencounter.bsky.social · Nov 27

my baseball allegiances run as follows:

1. seattle, where i grew up & spent the overwhelming bulk of my life and where blake snell is from
2. nym, where i was born and spent my early youth
3. lad, for a whole variety of reasons but mostly sandy koufax

i don't know how to feel about this news

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Eric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 1d

Dodgers pitchers with at least 9 strikeouts in 3 starts in the same postseason:

Sandy Koufax (1965 World Series)
Blake Snell (2025 WC, NLDS, NLCS)

stathead.com/tiny/3UIuK

Player Pitching Game Stats Finder - Baseball | Stathead.com

Find game-level player stats fitting certain criteria and filters

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Eric Stephen @ericstephen.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure if Blake Snell is done, but he's through 8 scoreless on 103 pitches with 10 strikeouts

Here are the Dodgers postseason scoreless starts with double-digit strikeouts:

Koufax 1965 WS G5
Koufax 1965 WS G7*
Kershaw 2020 WCG2 (8 IP, 13 K)

(*2 days rest lol)

stathead.com/tiny/Hyv2M

Player Pitching Game Stats Finder - Baseball | Stathead.com

Find game-level player stats fitting certain criteria and filters

stathead.com

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Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 1d

#shockShockSHOCK ... :

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, color me shocked.

Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 1d

WHAT . A . HAPPENING ...
youtube.com/shorts/VEkqs...

Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 2d

#GeorgeStephanopoulos did, at LEAST ... SOMEthing.
BUT ..... I still do NOT think ... he . did . ENOUGH.
NOT to make up for what #ABC has FAILED to DO .... for almost 10 . long . years.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 2d

There IS ... a #PlaceInHell ... awaiting ALL #ColdHeartedICE participants ... + those who BARK OUT their orders ...
theintercept.com/2025/10/10/i...

The Trump Administration Is Hiding How Many Pregnant People Are in ICE Detention

The evidence indicates ICE is detaining pregnant women at alarming rates, in rapidly deteriorating conditions.

theintercept.com

Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 2d

#CrossingFingers .... cuz #Thoughts+Prayers have ... for the MOST part ... proven . A . BUST ... :

COIndependent1 💙💛💙 ⬜️ 🟦 @coindependent1.bsky.social · 3d

Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown - The New Republic

Just wait until MONDAY, the FLOOD GATES will BURST 💥