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spooky mental haunted house @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 14h

Imagine if you did this in any other journalistic context

"Did the Tigers or Mariners Win Game 5? In Detroit, Depends on the Narrator."

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 18h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 16h

Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...

Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

www.youtube.com

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 18h

After all the antivax rhetoric and demonization of the Covid vaccine guess who got the booster.

PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT
THE WHITE HOUSE
MEMORANDUM
October 10, 2025
TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY PROCEED HE PREDELA DO SO .0.
PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY
SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness.
Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters.
In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction.
SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 17h

I genuinely cannot express how vital it is that you train yourself to recognize AI-generated images and videos for your own good because none of this is going away and many, many people are counting on you to fall for their shit

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 1d

Me too. All the vet staff kept telling me how much they loved him and I knew he was getting back to normal 🥰

Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 1d

Truly the cattest of all cat behavious

Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 1d

Tuesday night in the middle of Game 3 he started yowling in pain and hunching over like he was constipated. Took him to the emergency vet, he had a urinary blockage and luckily we caught it early enough before it had gotten really dangerous but he still had to stay 36+ hours

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Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 1d

Spent 30 mins chasing him around the room at 3 a.m. today, trying to wrestle a pill into his mouth with much difficulty.

But he was purring the whole time and when I finished he hopped right into the bed with me and curled against my leg.

Good to know he doesn't take it personally?

Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 2d

The patient is home!!

A brown and white tabby cat sitting on a window ledge

A brown and white tabby sitting on a window ledge, washing his paw

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Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 2d

Doing great! A little sleepy but the meds have that side effect

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Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 2d

He was at the emergency vet for a blocked urethra but he's doing everything he's supposed to by this point, and taking his meds and being a good snuggle bug

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Katie ⚾️ 🇨🇦 @bluejaygal.bsky.social · 2d

ALDS Game 4 🐦⚾️🧵

Rivers @chrisrivers.bsky.social · 2d

In no particular order, things I want to remember from last night's game:

* Varland asking for the start to 'redeem' himself after he gave up a very excusable home run to Judge the night before, and then striking out 2 in 1.1 IP while only giving up a single

* Vladdy and Papi: Daaa Yankees Lose

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Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 2d

The patient is home!!

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 2d

this is just a pilot project, but it's also an acknowledgement from Toronto city council that we need alternatives to policing

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 2d

Council votes 23-1 to APPROVE deploying crisis service workers on the TTC subway system. They'll be stationed at Spadina Station, Union Station, and Bloor-Yonge, and respond to calls anywhere in the downtown U-shaped track area.

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Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 2d

I used to buy one t shirt celebrating each time they made the postseason. Changed my mind when my "clap-clap WOOOOO" shirt was delivered after they got eliminated in 2020. But maybe it should be one per season they win a playoff series...

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Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 2d

Oooooh this might be needed

Minor Leaguer @minorleaguer.ca · 2d

I haven't shilled a t-shirt in a while but Breaking T really did a good job at launching this John Schneider-authorized "Start Spreading the News, Bitches" shirt quickly. breakingt.com/products/joh...

Start Spreading the News B*tches Shirt, Toronto - MLBPA x BreakingT

Start spreading the news. New York is leaving the playoffs today, right John Schneider? Officially licensed by MLB Players, Inc. Super-soft, durable t-shirts and hoodies Designed and printed in the US...

breakingt.com

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Rocket57 🇨🇦 @rocket57.bsky.social · 2d

Buck was right.
#bluejays #lwantitall

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Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 2d

THE BEST

tim @librariman.bsky.social · 2d

lmao, tell em Buck!

Buck Martinez, the silver-haired broadcaster of the Toronto Blue Jays, was a popular man while wheeling his luggage out of Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night.

As Martinez made his way toward the bus, team staffers were hugging him and congratulating him as if he had just blasted a couple of home runs to send Toronto to the ALCS.

“You were proven right, Buck,” one shouted.

“They f—– it up, didn’t they?” Martinez responded.

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ALEJANDROKNOWS @jimboknows.bsky.social · 2d

"[the yankees] fucked it up, didn't they?"
- Buck Martinez

tim @librariman.bsky.social · 2d

lmao, tell em Buck!

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Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 2d

Buck loves the Blue Jays with such relentless ferocity that it makes me teary sometimes. We don't deserve him

Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

In the spring of 1981, the Brewers were very close to trading Buck Martinez to the Yankees, but they were in the same division and the deal never happened.

That May, he was traded to the #BlueJays and thought: "Oh, fuck, that's the best they could do?"

Wrong then, never since.

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Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 2d

This bit:

This whole article is a glowing review of our boy Ern
www.mlb.com/news/ernie-c...

"I think Ernie Clement has kind of made everyone aware of how good he is," Schneider said. "Ernie had an unbelievable first postseason series for a guy that has been through it a little bit. I think he kind of epitomizes what we are in terms of how we play. So I'm thrilled for him."

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Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 2d

John Schneider said something about Ernie in his presser last night that makes me think someone made him aware of these comments (or at least the general vibe of the Fox broadcast) and it made me very happy

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Katie Sharp @sharpstats.bsky.social · 3d

Yankees had a 8.47 ERA in the ALDS.

That's the worst ERA in any single postseason series in franchise history.

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Emily @jaysgirlemily.bsky.social · 2d

When he was with the Mets he hung out in their team store before the Pride Night game and bought a bunch of Pride merch for people! I adore him

DFAntastic @phillytradesman.bsky.social · 3d

Taijuan Walker is 100x the man of Kershaw, btw.

screenshot of Taijuan Walker pitching on Pride Night at CBP, in front of a rainbow Liberty Bell. He tagged it “Love Wins 🌈 Phillies Win🔔 “

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Luke @splitletters.bsky.social · 2d

GOOD MORNING TO THE ALCS BOUND TORONTO BLUE JAYS

START SPREADING THE NEWS, BITCHES!

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