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Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 1h

You’re the first widely published writer I’ve encountered on here who has made me think, even briefly, that maybe AI might be able to improve upon the slop you’ve put out

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Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 1h

A person who looks at Zohran and sees an asshole doesn’t deserve an intellectual discussion. I’ll never waste brain cells on someone like you. You’re either a horrible judge of character or a bigot - probably both - not to mention every word you say drips with entirely unwarranted self-satisfaction

Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 9h

Sincere question: is Washington's resume better than Oregon's right now? Oregon: Oklahoma State, Penn State, Northwestern and Oregon State are all bad to mid at best. Washington: Only loss is to #1, who they hung w/ for a half, WSU nearly beat Ole Miss on the road today, Maryland is decent...idk?

Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 9h

I feel like Lanning has got to be below DeBoer considering the way Deboer sonned him when he was at UW, but yes I would say Cig is number one at this point

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Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 9h

You owe me awe (and my client a $50 million dollar buyout)

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 13h

Watching him at UW I had a theory that he's a secret adrenaline junky and he plays down to the level of his opponent just to get the opportunity to call make insane calls in high leverage situations, he went 25-3 and nearly every game featured some 4th down reverse in negative territory bullshit

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Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 13h

A lot of 80s action movies are more or less fascist in their ideology but I can't bring myself to hate a movies as absurd and entertaining as, like, Cobra, no matter how bad the implied politics lol

Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 13h

I'm 39, I remember every election dating back to 1992. Try again

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Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 13h

If you're so cynical that you sincerely think a guy who went on a hunger strike in support of debt relief for taxi drivers in NYC is an asshole than you don't deserve a civil conversation

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Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 14h

I wonder how many times he’s reflected on the fact that if he hadn’t taken the Michigan State job a couple weeks prior he almost certainly would have been hired by Washington last year. Fisch is working out well for the Huskies obviously but Smith would have been a natural fit

Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 14h

I mean the fact that you referred to one of the most relentlessly positive and joyful politicians in living memory as “this asshole” makes me think you have other reasons for not supporting him, and I have a feeling you’d struggle to elucidate them publically without sounding like a horrible person

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Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 16h

If someone does something good, it’s okay to say they did something good. It’s self-evident that Trump is an overwhelmingly evil person, I don’t think people will all of a sudden think Mamdani is pro MAGA or Trump is a leftist if Zohran says “thanks for helping to end that specific conflict”.

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Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 20h

Sure it does, you’re chalking up his willingness to credit Trump for brokering a ceasefire - if it holds - as a reason NOT to vote for him, and I’m just curious if you would use Gillibrand and Schumer aligning with him for military funding of Israel as a reason not to vote for them?

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Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 22h

Do you share the same animosity towards Gillibrand and Schumer for voting with Trump on bills that extend military aid to Israel? Or do you only get mad when a politician is willing to credit Trump for brokering a ceasefire

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Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 1d

Kevin Martinez & co are responsible for more of the goodwill fans retained towards the M's during the bad years than anybody outside of Felix

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Sam @sammarroy.bsky.social · 1d

The 2-2-1-1-1 format in a series between two cities as far apart as Toronto and Seattle is fucking sadistic, but to the extent one team could have an advantage, Seattle has logged almost 20k (!!!) more miles this season than Toronto - so if any team is equipped to handle it, it's them