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Gregg Levine

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Reporter/Editor/Analyst | Flâneur/gadabout/gimlet eye | bys @NewYorker @TheNation @Guardian @NewRepublic @AJAM | 2020 Alicia Patterson Foundation fellow

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · Aug 18

Prophylaxis is praxis.

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Aug 15

Why are some still spreading misinfo that "masks only work when everyone wears one," & use it as an excuse not to mask as "no-one else is."

It isn't all or nothing. While it's safer when more mask because there's less virus in the air, a well-fitting mask protects you even if no-one else masks.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 9h

Also, real fans agree the ghost runner sucks—& as the season went on, more & more baseball writers & broadcasters came to say the same.

The “controversy,” which Crok thinks is “engagement,” appears to have started with a professionally grumpy LA sportswriter widely seen as past his sell-by date.

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 9h

Crok keeps doing its thing! It’s like a puzzle—spot the slop!

Mariners won—not the Tigers.
Final score wasn’t 4-3–it was 3-2.
Riley Greene didn’t homer at any point in this game—in fact, he went 0-6!
Game did not end after 2am—it was 1:07am EDT/10:07pm in Seattle.
There weren’t 32 Ks—there were 37.

Screenshot of the bad place’s AI summary of Friday night’s Mariners-Tigers game. Text reads:

Tigers Advance with 15-Inning Thriller
Over Mariners, No Ghost Runner
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in a 15-inning American League Wild Card game at T-Mobile Park, advancing in the series thanks to Riley Greene's two-run homer in the 15th. MLB's postseason rules omitted the ghost runner, leading to traditional extra-inning play that lasted past 2 a.m. ET and included 32 strikeouts. The matchup highlighted ongoing discussions about the ghost runner rule's role in regular-season games, with fans and critics divided on its impact on strategy and excitement.
This story is a summary of posts on X and may evolve over time. Grok can make mistakes, verify its outputs.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 12h

I’ll also add that, as this very long game showed, baseball really is a team sport. It really does take a whole roster to get through a season & a series. Yes, great players can give you an edge, but they don’t guarantee a win.

Just ask any Yankees fan.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 12h

And the Tigers are an especially awful organization, owned by wingnuts, with a front office that has been repeatedly accused of sexual harassment & racism. So, it’s gratifying to see them fail.

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 12h

I once sat in the rain for a NLCS game that was so long they held a 2nd 7th inning stretch in the 14th inning.

This game was longer.

Most sports are about the action; what makes baseball so intense is that the game is also about the in-between. It’s chess, but requires hand-eye coordination.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 13h

Baseball is the best!

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 13h

Five hours later, the pitchers are the only guys left who look like they can still stand up.

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 13h

And as a Dodgers fan, I am more than happy to see Kahnle tagged with the L.

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 13h

And yet just five hours after this story was published, NPR ran a puff piece about a uranium reprocessing scheme Thiel is backing. smdh

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 20h

That @npr.org runs a piece describing Third Way as a “left of center” “think tank” is enough to tar the entire editorial enterprise, but to then have that 3rd Way flak regurgitate pro-uranium enrichment claptrap from the nuclear industry right after the story fluffs some Thiel-funded contractor is 🤮

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 13h

Oh look, another reason to want the Tigers to lose.

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 13h

I almost went with that! I am partial to Tulsa by thismuch, plus I thought you’d ding me because Ford allegedly didn’t like the song.

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 14h

O
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There is a baseball god after all.

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 14h

Definitely want to see the Tigers lose; but as Dodgers fan, I really don’t want Flaherty to get tagged with it.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 16h

You want drama queen—I once saw “Tower of Strength” covered by Kiki DuRane/Justin Bond @ Fez (was that 30 years ago now? Jeez).

But, for favorite early Bacharach sung by a Gene, I’ll go with this:

Gene Pitney - 24 Hours From Tulsa

YouTube video by Mike’s Music Vault

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 16h

I love pitchers’ duels.
(So put another dime in the jukebox, baby 🤷‍♂️)

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 17h

🎼Hey y’all, prepare yourself for the fudgy flan, man!🎵

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 17h

Winner of Nobel Prize for Peace Dedicates Award to Man Randomly Killing Her People www.reuters.com/world/nobel-...

https://www.reuters.com/world/nobel-peace-prize-winner-be-announced-year-overshadowed-by-trump-2025-10-10/

Image from linked story shows Machado on white, arms raised and spread. Page reads:

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Venezuela's opposition leader
Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize, dedicates to Trump

By Gwladys Fouche and Tom Little
October 10, 2025 2:57 PM EDT •

Updated 6 hours ago

'She is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, and…”

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 19h

Seemingly everyone’s relationship with Trump these days….

Screenshot of headline has picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado with text: Top stories
Venezuelan opposition leader dedicates Nobel
Prize to Trump for
'decisive support'
7 hours ago
Politico

Screenshot of headline and link to BBC article reads: BBC
https://www.bbc.com
White House blasts Nobel Committee for not awarding Peace Prize to Trump
4 hours ago - A spokesman says the Nobel Committee placed "politics over peace" in awarding the coveted award to Venezuela's opposition leader.

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 20h

It’s almost like the Nobel Committee was bought by Skydance.

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 20h

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 21h

Good advice from @peoplescdc.org:

“COVID is still being transmitted around the country & everyone should continue to use their layers of protection: high-quality masks, get your updated boosters, testing before gathering, HEPA air purifiers, good ventilation, treatment & isolation if infected.”

Text from email today: “Due to the federal government shutdown, there is no updated CDC data to inform a Weather Report. COVID is still being transmitted around the country and everyone should continue to use their layers of protection: high-quality masks, get your updated boosters, testing before gathering, HEPA air purifiers, good ventilation, treatment and isolation if infected.

We also encourage everyone to plug in to your local mutual aid networks as the government continues to invade our cities. Community support, especially for BIPOC communities, is and will continue to be essential.

In Solidarity,
The People's CDC”

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 22h

Progressive candidate: “I’d like to cut this into an ad.”

Democratic consultant: “You’ll alienate Wall St.”

Progressive candidate:

Democratic consultant: “You’ll get called Antifa!”

Progressive candidate:

Democratic consultant: “Don’t be weird.”

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 22h

Life really hasn’t amounted to a hill of beans lately, but it’s not like I’ve achieved absolutely nothing. For instance, I have just had a style of eyeglasses named after me.

Eat your heart out, Andy Warhol!

Close up: inside of white plastic temple bar from a pair of glasses. Gold letters read:

Hand made in NYC GREGG 02

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

OK, so who is building the modern Luddite movement (but without the branding problems)? Who is making the midnight ride shouting “The bullshit is coming! The bullshit is coming!?” Or really, since I know there are smart individuals saying this, who is listening to the warning?

Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 1d

The AI bubble has to burst, but how do I know we won’t just have the govt bailing out private companies with public money, like happened in 2008–9, again insisting AI is too big to fail?

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