CoachN
@coachn.bsky.social
GenX baseball dad, youth-HS coach, & big ole’ nerd. Practical progressive; 20yrs in arms control, human rights, & environmental organizing. Sci-Fi > Fantasy. Trekker (not Trekkie — if you know, you know…). LFGM ⚾️💙🧡⚾️ & Clipper Nation 🏀
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CoachN
@coachn.bsky.social
· Jun 27
I liked it better when 6-3 meant a groundout to Short rather than the death of American democracy.
#SCOTUS
#SCOTUS
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LAST DAY TO EARLY VOTE!!!!!
Woke up with the energy of 1,000 Dolly Partons 💅🏼✨ A new poll has us just 2 points behind. It’s the LAST day to early vote! COLLEGE KIDS COMING HOME: hug your fam, kiss the dog, then find your polling place at iwillvote.com?utm_so.... Let’s flip TN-07!
Woke up with the energy of 1,000 Dolly Partons 💅🏼✨ A new poll has us just 2 points behind. It’s the LAST day to early vote! COLLEGE KIDS COMING HOME: hug your fam, kiss the dog, then find your polling place at iwillvote.com?utm_so.... Let’s flip TN-07!
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
LAST DAY TO EARLY VOTE!!!!!
Woke up with the energy of 1,000 Dolly Partons 💅🏼✨ A new poll has us just 2 points behind. It’s the LAST day to early vote! COLLEGE KIDS COMING HOME: hug your fam, kiss the dog, then find your polling place at iwillvote.com?utm_so.... Let’s flip TN-07!
Woke up with the energy of 1,000 Dolly Partons 💅🏼✨ A new poll has us just 2 points behind. It’s the LAST day to early vote! COLLEGE KIDS COMING HOME: hug your fam, kiss the dog, then find your polling place at iwillvote.com?utm_so.... Let’s flip TN-07!
JAWS and the 2026 Hall of Fame Ballot: Chase Utley blogs.fangraphs.com/jaws-and-the...
JAWS and the 2026 Hall of Fame Ballot: Chase Utley
Overshadowed by a pair of MVP-winning teammates, the longtime Phillies second baseman was a favorite of scouts and statheads, and may be the one who winds up in Cooperstown.
blogs.fangraphs.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I don’t expect we’ll see the transcript of this call unless it’s leaked or Trump/MAGA is out-of-power, but I fully believe that Vindman heard this call and is relaying its content accurately. It is completely consistent with Trump’s amoral, transactional nature.
Another Trump phone call, with the Saudi Prince, in which the discussion is said to be Shocking. They discussed Khashoggi as well as what the Quid Pro Quo would be. We must Demand the release of this shocking and apparently horrific phone call. This information came from Rep E Vindman. Another call.
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I don’t expect we’ll see the transcript of this call unless it’s leaked or Trump/MAGA is out-of-power, but I fully believe that Vindman heard this call and is relaying its content accurately. It is completely consistent with Trump’s amoral, transactional nature.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Despite jobs growth outperforming expectations, September's unemployment rose by more than expected, reaching 4.4%, its highest level since 2021.
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Despite jobs growth outperforming expectations, September's unemployment rose by more than expected, reaching 4.4%, its highest level since 2021.
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Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
A good follow on that devastating NYT long-form piece talking with former DOJ officials.
Departing Department of Justice staff leave brutal notes ripping Trump and Bondi for causing ‘irreversible damage’ www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Departing DOJ staff leave brutal notes shredding Trump and Attorney General Bondi
One of the former DOJ employees said that workers at the Justice Department are being forced to “put loyalty to the president over the Constitution, the rule of law, and their professional ethical obl...
www.the-independent.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A good follow on that devastating NYT long-form piece talking with former DOJ officials.
Governments having a direct stake in (and therefore control of) private companies is a key element of fascism.
Government officials corruptly & openly profiting from those investments is a key element in kleptocracy.
And…voilà!
Government officials corruptly & openly profiting from those investments is a key element in kleptocracy.
And…voilà!
‘This is truly insane’: Trump stuns with eye-popping multi-million-dollar purchase
Buried within a mountain of financial disclosures made public recently is a potentially multi-million-dollar purchase made by President Donald Trump between August and October, a purchase that has lef...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Governments having a direct stake in (and therefore control of) private companies is a key element of fascism.
Government officials corruptly & openly profiting from those investments is a key element in kleptocracy.
And…voilà!
Government officials corruptly & openly profiting from those investments is a key element in kleptocracy.
And…voilà!
Is this even contestable? Glad Vistor held her ground when they considered hooking Kira up with Dukat. The only reason anyone might think he was anything other than a villain was how brilliantly Marc Alaimo played him.
#StarTrek
#StarTrek
Star Trek actor confirms this DS9 character is ‘a sociopath’
Is he really that bad?
flip.it
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Is this even contestable? Glad Vistor held her ground when they considered hooking Kira up with Dukat. The only reason anyone might think he was anything other than a villain was how brilliantly Marc Alaimo played him.
#StarTrek
#StarTrek
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BREAKING: The Trump EPA is abandoning a rule that would strengthen limits on air pollution.
The EPA will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
Scientists say this move could lead to dirtier air and more deaths.
The EPA will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
Scientists say this move could lead to dirtier air and more deaths.
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
BREAKING: The Trump EPA is abandoning a rule that would strengthen limits on air pollution.
The EPA will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
Scientists say this move could lead to dirtier air and more deaths.
The EPA will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
Scientists say this move could lead to dirtier air and more deaths.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
www.motherjones.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
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Sen. Mark Kelly on MS NOW: "I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane. I've been nearly shot down multiple times … My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head, six people killed around her … We know what political violence is. And we know what causes it, too."
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly on MS NOW: "I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane. I've been nearly shot down multiple times … My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head, six people killed around her … We know what political violence is. And we know what causes it, too."
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the corporate press softsells it, and "AI" gets all the attention, but this administration really is trying to impose a ban on all federal and state oversight of corporate power
Trump revives unpopular Ted Cruz plan to punish states that impose AI laws
Cruz plan to block broadband funding lost 99-1, but now it’s back—in Trump form.
arstechnica.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
the corporate press softsells it, and "AI" gets all the attention, but this administration really is trying to impose a ban on all federal and state oversight of corporate power
Yet another reason this should be your default search engine.
DuckDuckGo now lets you filter out AI images in search results. Obviously not infallible or exhaustive but it’s a start.
How To Filter Out AI Images in DuckDuckgo Search Results - DuckDuckGo Help Pages
Learn how to use filters on DuckDuckGo Private Search to hide AI-generated images in results.
duckduckgo.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Yet another reason this should be your default search engine.
Oy.
Just…
…Oy.
Just…
…Oy.
@joho.bsky.social can we all point and laugh at this MAHA cheerleader
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Oy.
Just…
…Oy.
Just…
…Oy.
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This is Trump's America.
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This is Trump's America.
Not sure what state Halligan is licensed in, (I’d guess NY, at least) but I’d love to see James and/or Comey file complaints to her state bar to initiate disbarment proceedings.
Many of these regime-appointed DOJ yahoos should face the same. There is no lack of evidence of malpractice.
Many of these regime-appointed DOJ yahoos should face the same. There is no lack of evidence of malpractice.
Really, this was the only way this could go but B*tch Barbie Bondi will likely try again. And will get shut down again.
🎁 article
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🎁 article
wapo.st/480rI9g
Judge tosses cases against Comey and James, rules prosecutor appointment unlawful
The decision disqualifying Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney sets back President Donald Trump’s efforts to use the Justice Department to target perceived rivals.
wapo.st
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Not sure what state Halligan is licensed in, (I’d guess NY, at least) but I’d love to see James and/or Comey file complaints to her state bar to initiate disbarment proceedings.
Many of these regime-appointed DOJ yahoos should face the same. There is no lack of evidence of malpractice.
Many of these regime-appointed DOJ yahoos should face the same. There is no lack of evidence of malpractice.
They can’t even do self-inflicted economic recession right.
GAS PRICES RISE: The national average price for regular gas stood at $3.055 on Tuesday, almost exactly the same as $3.056 a year ago under former President Biden, according to AAA. ⛽️
Trump’s gas price discount has disappeared | CNN Business
President Donald Trump and his economic team often respond to concerns about the affordability crisis by touting how much cheaper gasoline is than under his predecessor.
www.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
They can’t even do self-inflicted economic recession right.
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Industry rightly claims that 99% of US lead-acid batteries are recycled.
When done cheaply, that recycled lead comes at a grave cost to workers and communities around the world.
#energysky
When done cheaply, that recycled lead comes at a grave cost to workers and communities around the world.
#energysky
Second part of this great, devastating, reporting.
"As the auto industry struggled through the subsequent financial crisis, other car companies and battery retailers also declined to sign on. Green Lead collapsed"
Explore this gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
"As the auto industry struggled through the subsequent financial crisis, other car companies and battery retailers also declined to sign on. Green Lead collapsed"
Explore this gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
The Auto Industry Was Warned: Battery Recycling Was Poisoning People
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Industry rightly claims that 99% of US lead-acid batteries are recycled.
When done cheaply, that recycled lead comes at a grave cost to workers and communities around the world.
#energysky
When done cheaply, that recycled lead comes at a grave cost to workers and communities around the world.
#energysky
As I’ve noted often, the thing that well might save us is the absolute and utter incompetence of those in this regime attempting to destroy American democracy.
Even as the cases against James Comey and Letitia James are dismissed in a stunning display of prosecutorial ineptitude
The Pentagon opens a case against Senator Mark Kelly-for reminding our troops of their duty to follow the Constitution
The dystopian fascism of Trump’s DOJ on full display
The Pentagon opens a case against Senator Mark Kelly-for reminding our troops of their duty to follow the Constitution
The dystopian fascism of Trump’s DOJ on full display
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
As I’ve noted often, the thing that well might save us is the absolute and utter incompetence of those in this regime attempting to destroy American democracy.
My boy @gusnathanson.bsky.social latest DMV run.
Beautiful Deanwood!
Remember you can follow all his adventures in our wonderful Capital City on TikTok at @yourbuddygus
Beautiful Deanwood!
Remember you can follow all his adventures in our wonderful Capital City on TikTok at @yourbuddygus
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
My boy @gusnathanson.bsky.social latest DMV run.
Beautiful Deanwood!
Remember you can follow all his adventures in our wonderful Capital City on TikTok at @yourbuddygus
Beautiful Deanwood!
Remember you can follow all his adventures in our wonderful Capital City on TikTok at @yourbuddygus
“Hard to imagine, but Covid in the UK could have been even more deadly, had unavoidable facts about the pandemic not eventually overwhelmed their fact-free ideologies.”
We in the US, who are still pretending The Pandemic didn’t exist, would like to even have this debate.
We in the US, who are still pretending The Pandemic didn’t exist, would like to even have this debate.
The shameful attacks on the Covid inquiry prove it: the right is lost in anti-science delusion | Polly Toynbee
The shameful attacks on the Covid inquiry prove it: the right is lost in anti-science delusion | Polly Toynbee
There is nothing wrong with questioning the mighty cost of the lockdowns, but we can’t let hardline libertarians rewrite Britain’s pandemic history, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“Hard to imagine, but Covid in the UK could have been even more deadly, had unavoidable facts about the pandemic not eventually overwhelmed their fact-free ideologies.”
We in the US, who are still pretending The Pandemic didn’t exist, would like to even have this debate.
We in the US, who are still pretending The Pandemic didn’t exist, would like to even have this debate.
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This is a recurring theme among climate deniers & delayers. From The #MadhouseEffect (bookshop.org/p/books/the-...)
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This is a recurring theme among climate deniers & delayers. From The #MadhouseEffect (bookshop.org/p/books/the-...)