Michael
@bravesandbirds.bsky.social
I was a Michigan War Dad at age eight.
The next time my wife and I disagree about a throw pillow or a dish towel, I will make sure to tell her “I am a very aesthetic person.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump’s Vanity Fleet
The Trump-class ships are about branding, not strategy.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The next time my wife and I disagree about a throw pillow or a dish towel, I will make sure to tell her “I am a very aesthetic person.”
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Bob Dylan attempts to explain Willie Nelson in The New Yorker's profile of Willie: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
December 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Bob Dylan attempts to explain Willie Nelson in The New Yorker's profile of Willie: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
We were one in-and-out Trae shot from hitting this on the nose.
Also, Jalen should have the ball in his hands at the end of a close game.
Also, Jalen should have the ball in his hands at the end of a close game.
December 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
We were one in-and-out Trae shot from hitting this on the nose.
Also, Jalen should have the ball in his hands at the end of a close game.
Also, Jalen should have the ball in his hands at the end of a close game.
Welcome back, Trae.
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Welcome back, Trae.
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Since I started my original account on the other site, 25 men have been voted into the Hall as players.
This is a lot of Hall of Famers. Too many players to fit in the character limit, so I've ranked them by career fWAR in the below image.
This is a lot of Hall of Famers. Too many players to fit in the character limit, so I've ranked them by career fWAR in the below image.
December 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Since I started my original account on the other site, 25 men have been voted into the Hall as players.
This is a lot of Hall of Famers. Too many players to fit in the character limit, so I've ranked them by career fWAR in the below image.
This is a lot of Hall of Famers. Too many players to fit in the character limit, so I've ranked them by career fWAR in the below image.
With a penalty, naturally.
December 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
With a penalty, naturally.
I was in a downtown Phoenix hotel with attendees of this conference this week. I have never been more tempted to piss on the people next to me at a line of urinals and I have been to three Michigan-MSU games in East Lansing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
Turning Point’s Annual Gathering Turns Into a Gripefest
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I was in a downtown Phoenix hotel with attendees of this conference this week. I have never been more tempted to piss on the people next to me at a line of urinals and I have been to three Michigan-MSU games in East Lansing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
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The biggest playoff game of the weekend is Montana vs. Montana State.
December 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The biggest playoff game of the weekend is Montana vs. Montana State.
Miami-Texas A&M has been an homage to the 2003 Champions League Final, only the coaches are dressed like slobs instead of this.
December 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Miami-Texas A&M has been an homage to the 2003 Champions League Final, only the coaches are dressed like slobs instead of this.
I cannot remember who compared Marcel Reed to Lamar Jackson earlier this season but that was a bad take.
December 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I cannot remember who compared Marcel Reed to Lamar Jackson earlier this season but that was a bad take.
Good piece. It gets to a point that I have observed about American sports fans: we have almost no meaningful tradition of expressing dissent against shitty owners in a way that would force them to change.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...
How U.S. sports tickets got so expensive – and why it shocks the rest of the world
World Cup ticket prices are symptomatic of a greater issue across sports in America, where enough people have proven they'll pay in excess
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Good piece. It gets to a point that I have observed about American sports fans: we have almost no meaningful tradition of expressing dissent against shitty owners in a way that would force them to change.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...
Ramaswamy Challenges Conservatives on Surging Bigotry on the Right
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If only Joe Simpson had 40+ WAR instead of -2, then I would have had a column of Braves TV announcers.
December 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
If only Joe Simpson had 40+ WAR instead of -2, then I would have had a column of Braves TV announcers.
When men were men and NBA coaches didn’t dress like PE teachers.
December 19, 1995: Miami head coach Pat Riley returns to Madison Square Garden for the first time since faxing in his resignation as head coach of the Knicks on June 15, 1995.
New York (coached by Don Nelson) would go on to defeat Riley's Heat, 89-70.
New York (coached by Don Nelson) would go on to defeat Riley's Heat, 89-70.
December 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When men were men and NBA coaches didn’t dress like PE teachers.
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I hope JMU faceplants huge in its big game tomorrow, then says fuck you, give us our money and we'll be back next year to take up another big-game spot. After all that was the Notre Dame business model for 30 years
December 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I hope JMU faceplants huge in its big game tomorrow, then says fuck you, give us our money and we'll be back next year to take up another big-game spot. After all that was the Notre Dame business model for 30 years
I am in Phoenix for work and got the full Dillon Brooks experience tonight. He scored 13 of the Suns’ first 15 at the start; he let the Warriors back into the game at the end by punching Steph in the stomach with 38 seconds left and the Suns up five.
December 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I am in Phoenix for work and got the full Dillon Brooks experience tonight. He scored 13 of the Suns’ first 15 at the start; he let the Warriors back into the game at the end by punching Steph in the stomach with 38 seconds left and the Suns up five.
I LOVED this episode. We went to Missoula in 2019 and adored it. Not surprised to know that it has the “effete liberal college town” reputation in the state. I knew something there was on my wavelength.
December 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I LOVED this episode. We went to Missoula in 2019 and adored it. Not surprised to know that it has the “effete liberal college town” reputation in the state. I knew something there was on my wavelength.
You’re welcome, America.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
You’re welcome, America.
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i cannot imagine what sort of institutional power play requires leaking information to justin spiro and conservative sports bloggers who hate you lmao
i see the sherrone moore situation has laid bare michigan’s other open secret (that a particular university regent spends a weird amount of time “leaking” stuff to media/bloggers/anyone who will listen) because he spread rumors about warde manuel, a guy who seems to be spiritually fired anyway
December 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
i cannot imagine what sort of institutional power play requires leaking information to justin spiro and conservative sports bloggers who hate you lmao
Nice little juxtaposition: listening to this while lifting weights (coaches shocked that fans get mad when they leave) after reading “France on Trial” while doing cardio (Petain shocked that the French public was mad about his role leading the Vichy regime).
Today on Phantom Island: Lane Kiffin joined a small but interesting group of coaches who claimed that they were threatened by angry fans - and then seemingly had very little to back up their accusations. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Why do coaches claim to be victims of threatening fan behavior without evidence?
Podcast Episode · Phantom Island · 12/10/2025 · 57m
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December 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Nice little juxtaposition: listening to this while lifting weights (coaches shocked that fans get mad when they leave) after reading “France on Trial” while doing cardio (Petain shocked that the French public was mad about his role leading the Vichy regime).
This was one of the worst matches I have seen in years. Had the feel of Atlanta United-DC United with bad touches and misplaced passes. 0.54 xG combined and the only goal coming from the tallest player on the pitch heading into his own net.
Sunderland win in the Tyne–Wear derby.
Nick Woltemade's own goal extends Sunderland's unbeaten league record against Newcastle United to 10 games.
So pleased were the home fans with the German's goal, that some of them gave him a standing ovation when Eddie Howe brought him off.
Nick Woltemade's own goal extends Sunderland's unbeaten league record against Newcastle United to 10 games.
So pleased were the home fans with the German's goal, that some of them gave him a standing ovation when Eddie Howe brought him off.
December 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This was one of the worst matches I have seen in years. Had the feel of Atlanta United-DC United with bad touches and misplaced passes. 0.54 xG combined and the only goal coming from the tallest player on the pitch heading into his own net.
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At least 11 people were killed by gunmen who targeted a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday. Follow live updates.
Live Updates: Police Say Jewish Community Targeted in Deadly Sydney Attack
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the shooting on Bondi Beach a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community during a Hanukkah celebration. At least one gunman is dead and another is in custody.
nyti.ms
December 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
At least 11 people were killed by gunmen who targeted a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday. Follow live updates.
This team is currently 10/18 from three.
December 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
This team is currently 10/18 from three.
This story is incredible. And like many terrible ideas, this one started with Buckeye Curtis Lemay.
An American nuclear device disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains during a covert mission. After losing it 60 years ago, the U.S. government still refuses to acknowledge that anything ever happened.
How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas?
A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.
nyti.ms
December 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
This story is incredible. And like many terrible ideas, this one started with Buckeye Curtis Lemay.