Bradford William Davis
@bwd.bsky.social
2025-26 Pulliam Fellow working on the intersection of sports, transportation and environmental justice
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Most MLB teams have DEI programs. Why won’t any commit to them or talk about it? | Opinion
In the Trump era, when even Jackie Robinson is at risk, the sport is quiet about diversity efforts it used to tout. | Opinion
www.miamiherald.com
when MLB dropped "diversity" from its career site, I reached out to every team, including those with live DEI pages.
None committed to their current efforts. Almost nobody responded!
One week before Jackie Robinson Day, my take on the leaguewide silence:
www.miamiherald.com/opinion/arti...
None committed to their current efforts. Almost nobody responded!
One week before Jackie Robinson Day, my take on the leaguewide silence:
www.miamiherald.com/opinion/arti...
If you work for
- MLB
- a team front office
- a sports data or tech company affected by MLB's new policy
I want to hear from you and will be as discreet as you need. DM me or text/call using the Signal app: (646) 481-0859.
- MLB
- a team front office
- a sports data or tech company affected by MLB's new policy
I want to hear from you and will be as discreet as you need. DM me or text/call using the Signal app: (646) 481-0859.
mini scoop:
After MLB's seized control of the player tracking tech biz, the league missed its Jan 15 deadline for approving vendors. Teams don't know long they can use their tech to scout players. Some firms don't know if they'll have a baseball business.
Pitchers and catchers report in... 2 weeks!
After MLB's seized control of the player tracking tech biz, the league missed its Jan 15 deadline for approving vendors. Teams don't know long they can use their tech to scout players. Some firms don't know if they'll have a baseball business.
Pitchers and catchers report in... 2 weeks!
January 27, 2026 at 3:53 PM
If you work for
- MLB
- a team front office
- a sports data or tech company affected by MLB's new policy
I want to hear from you and will be as discreet as you need. DM me or text/call using the Signal app: (646) 481-0859.
- MLB
- a team front office
- a sports data or tech company affected by MLB's new policy
I want to hear from you and will be as discreet as you need. DM me or text/call using the Signal app: (646) 481-0859.
mini scoop:
After MLB's seized control of the player tracking tech biz, the league missed its Jan 15 deadline for approving vendors. Teams don't know long they can use their tech to scout players. Some firms don't know if they'll have a baseball business.
Pitchers and catchers report in... 2 weeks!
After MLB's seized control of the player tracking tech biz, the league missed its Jan 15 deadline for approving vendors. Teams don't know long they can use their tech to scout players. Some firms don't know if they'll have a baseball business.
Pitchers and catchers report in... 2 weeks!
January 27, 2026 at 3:44 PM
mini scoop:
After MLB's seized control of the player tracking tech biz, the league missed its Jan 15 deadline for approving vendors. Teams don't know long they can use their tech to scout players. Some firms don't know if they'll have a baseball business.
Pitchers and catchers report in... 2 weeks!
After MLB's seized control of the player tracking tech biz, the league missed its Jan 15 deadline for approving vendors. Teams don't know long they can use their tech to scout players. Some firms don't know if they'll have a baseball business.
Pitchers and catchers report in... 2 weeks!
thanks @jaysonbuford.bsky.social
You Have New York Derangement Syndrome
In the wake of Jim Jones claiming that he made Kid Cudi's "Day N' Nite" popular, everyone can't seem to stop harping on New York hip-hop's reign and status.
jaysonbuford.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:13 PM
thanks @jaysonbuford.bsky.social
journalistic imperative to remind everyone that *most* movement conservatives wanted this, especially when some begin to say they didn't
we are witnessing historic backpedaling here
January 27, 2026 at 4:40 AM
journalistic imperative to remind everyone that *most* movement conservatives wanted this, especially when some begin to say they didn't
There is a nauseating symmetry between Anthony Edwards telling Minnesots fans that he hasn't paid attention but is "praying for everybody," when, on the same day, the Wolves team chaplain revealed an ICE agent threatened his life.
January 26, 2026 at 11:18 PM
There is a nauseating symmetry between Anthony Edwards telling Minnesots fans that he hasn't paid attention but is "praying for everybody," when, on the same day, the Wolves team chaplain revealed an ICE agent threatened his life.
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i’d also be super interested in talking to people at these companies about the vibe after your bosses ate popcorn with the president during a political assassination. signal in bio.
If you work at Apple, Zoom, Amazon and AMD (not to mention Palantir or Nvidia) i think you should organize, unionize, and hold your fascist enabling CEO accountable.
You are powerful together
You are powerful together
An insane, perfect encapsulation of it all:
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
January 25, 2026 at 9:20 AM
i’d also be super interested in talking to people at these companies about the vibe after your bosses ate popcorn with the president during a political assassination. signal in bio.
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Iranian national team catcher Ahmad Ramezanzade was apparently killed in protests in Iran on January 9. He represented his country in the West Asia Baseball Championship last year.
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Iranian national team catcher Ahmad Ramezanzade was apparently killed in protests in Iran on January 9. He represented his country in the West Asia Baseball Championship last year.
Wael Tarabishi, the last person I wrote about for the Star-Telegram, died on Friday.
Wael’s health declined rapidly after his father and primary caretaker, Maher, was detained by ICE last fall.
The Tarabishi family believes that if Maher had not been arrested, Wael would still be alive. I do too.
Wael’s health declined rapidly after his father and primary caretaker, Maher, was detained by ICE last fall.
The Tarabishi family believes that if Maher had not been arrested, Wael would still be alive. I do too.
new: I wrote about Wael Tarabishi, a 30-year-old man with a rare genetic disorder, his father, Maher, who has spent the last 25 years keeping him alive, and the routine immigration appointment that led to ICE detaining his dad indefinitely.
Also, I wrote about Dragon Ball Z. Stay with me. (🎁 link)
Also, I wrote about Dragon Ball Z. Stay with me. (🎁 link)
Father cared for disabled son for years, until ICE took him away | Opinion
Maher Tarabishi is in custody while his family tries to care for son Wael, who lives in Arlington and has a rare genetic disease.| Opinion
www.star-telegram.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Wael Tarabishi, the last person I wrote about for the Star-Telegram, died on Friday.
Wael’s health declined rapidly after his father and primary caretaker, Maher, was detained by ICE last fall.
The Tarabishi family believes that if Maher had not been arrested, Wael would still be alive. I do too.
Wael’s health declined rapidly after his father and primary caretaker, Maher, was detained by ICE last fall.
The Tarabishi family believes that if Maher had not been arrested, Wael would still be alive. I do too.
Didn’t know the r/IThinkYouShouldLeave community would become so politicized but here we are!
January 25, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Didn’t know the r/IThinkYouShouldLeave community would become so politicized but here we are!
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Maybe Something Beautiful Will Happen Today
January 21, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Maybe Something Beautiful Will Happen Today
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fwiw Keith and his fellow @racketmn.com worker-owners are doing incredible work from the ground even as their lives are disrupted every day by this nonsense. if you want to support Minnesotans and strong local news sources, here's one very easy place to look: racketmn.com/mn-ice-watch...
Just shared this one Facebook, because I had to get the words out. Sharing here in case its in any way useful to you.
January 21, 2026 at 9:16 PM
fwiw Keith and his fellow @racketmn.com worker-owners are doing incredible work from the ground even as their lives are disrupted every day by this nonsense. if you want to support Minnesotans and strong local news sources, here's one very easy place to look: racketmn.com/mn-ice-watch...
The team owner bankrolled the operation
So does the team owner
January 22, 2026 at 3:06 AM
The team owner bankrolled the operation
Welcome to America! Your president sent 3,000 goons to your city to kidnap you and your family. The majority of your teammates and rivals approve.
January 22, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Welcome to America! Your president sent 3,000 goons to your city to kidnap you and your family. The majority of your teammates and rivals approve.
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BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
never kill yourself (Kenan and Kel are reunited for a new movie)
January 21, 2026 at 6:32 PM
never kill yourself (Kenan and Kel are reunited for a new movie)
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I hope these fears prove overblown, but right now I am extremely concerned about the Justice Department accusing state leaders of domestic terrorism because they refuse to assist racist immigration crackdowns. Seems like a prelude to something even worse. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Why Trump’s Justice Department Is Redefining Dissent as Terrorism
This is how the government turns protected speech into a federal crime.
slate.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:33 PM
I hope these fears prove overblown, but right now I am extremely concerned about the Justice Department accusing state leaders of domestic terrorism because they refuse to assist racist immigration crackdowns. Seems like a prelude to something even worse. slate.com/news-and-pol...
The next stage of public rhetoric advocating for the defunding and abolishing of ICE should be identifying, plainly, the people who are impeding its abolishment. Voters should know it is Republicans, but itʻs not *just* Republicans who continue writing checks for our gestapo-slave catcher hybrid.
January 20, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The next stage of public rhetoric advocating for the defunding and abolishing of ICE should be identifying, plainly, the people who are impeding its abolishment. Voters should know it is Republicans, but itʻs not *just* Republicans who continue writing checks for our gestapo-slave catcher hybrid.
I will hang the 2025 NBA Cup Championship banner in my own living room to fix this
January 20, 2026 at 4:48 AM
I will hang the 2025 NBA Cup Championship banner in my own living room to fix this
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This is how the law of conservation of vibes works. Zohran’s star is shining too brightly and the Knicks must suffer for it to appease the crystals under the city.
The Knicks are 29th in the NBA in points allowed per possession since Dec. 16. This isn't just a short stretch. It's 18 games of evidence that they nowhere near even mediocre right now.
January 20, 2026 at 12:58 AM
This is how the law of conservation of vibes works. Zohran’s star is shining too brightly and the Knicks must suffer for it to appease the crystals under the city.
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Quite a quote from Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair, who was asked about his STOP THE GENOCIDE eye black after today’s game
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
January 19, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Quite a quote from Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair, who was asked about his STOP THE GENOCIDE eye black after today’s game
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
I said this and the Knicks never won a game again
Hiring Mike Brown was 100% the right move. Young players who would have been rotting away are thriving
January 18, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I said this and the Knicks never won a game again
Maybe Raymond Felton can suit up
January 18, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Maybe Raymond Felton can suit up
I keep watching Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime promo and tearing up whenever the more rhythmically challenged people show up. There are more of us than there are of them.
January 17, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I keep watching Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime promo and tearing up whenever the more rhythmically challenged people show up. There are more of us than there are of them.