Paul Swydan
@swydan.bsky.social
Owner/operator @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social. Alum: Boston University, FanGraphs, Boston Globe, Boston.com Book Club, many others. I write two newsletters. https://green-tint.ghost.io/
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Yet another reminder that the very best job in this world is failed college football coach.
November 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Yet another reminder that the very best job in this world is failed college football coach.
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The Trump administration tells us every day, in every way possible:
The only thing they see as a crime is opposing MAGA.
The only thing they see as a crime is opposing MAGA.
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The Trump administration tells us every day, in every way possible:
The only thing they see as a crime is opposing MAGA.
The only thing they see as a crime is opposing MAGA.
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Jaylen Brown was upset about not getting to the line again tonight (he only shot 4 free throws vs. Minnesota). The difference between him being 8th in the league in scoring and competing for the top spot is ... well... let's just say this won't make him any happier.
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Jaylen Brown was upset about not getting to the line again tonight (he only shot 4 free throws vs. Minnesota). The difference between him being 8th in the league in scoring and competing for the top spot is ... well... let's just say this won't make him any happier.
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This is the problem with this year's Celtics. When Jaylen is cooking, they can look great. If he cools off, there's no one consistently picking them up. White is supposed to be that guy but he hasn't been able to find that groove.
November 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This is the problem with this year's Celtics. When Jaylen is cooking, they can look great. If he cools off, there's no one consistently picking them up. White is supposed to be that guy but he hasn't been able to find that groove.
What a breathtakingly clear two-play sequence of hope badly the NFL is in the bag for the Chiefs. First overturned a perfectly legit touchdown, and then not getting a very obvious PI called on them. Kind of pathetic.
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
What a breathtakingly clear two-play sequence of hope badly the NFL is in the bag for the Chiefs. First overturned a perfectly legit touchdown, and then not getting a very obvious PI called on them. Kind of pathetic.
Jimmy Butler completely vanished in the final six minutes of that game. I'm guessing that's not what the Warriors had in mind when they agreed to pay him $54M per season.
November 27, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Jimmy Butler completely vanished in the final six minutes of that game. I'm guessing that's not what the Warriors had in mind when they agreed to pay him $54M per season.
I made one prediction for Season 5 - that Holly would play a more pivotal role. Two episodes in, I'm feeling like a genius. Mainly because I am, obvi.
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I made one prediction for Season 5 - that Holly would play a more pivotal role. Two episodes in, I'm feeling like a genius. Mainly because I am, obvi.
Just. Play. Defense. Mazzulla getting too cute, and too stubborn. Cunningham knew exactly what they were going to do. You never want to do exactly what the other team thinks you're going to do. This game was over. Detroit is shooting 31% from three. This is completely on Mazzulla.
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Just. Play. Defense. Mazzulla getting too cute, and too stubborn. Cunningham knew exactly what they were going to do. You never want to do exactly what the other team thinks you're going to do. This game was over. Detroit is shooting 31% from three. This is completely on Mazzulla.
There are very few people in the NBA who, pound for pound, are stronger than Jalen Duren. Jaylen Brown is one of them.
November 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
There are very few people in the NBA who, pound for pound, are stronger than Jalen Duren. Jaylen Brown is one of them.
Should have been a flagrant on Duren. He clearly hopped right into Minott's landing area.
November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Should have been a flagrant on Duren. He clearly hopped right into Minott's landing area.
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Forty years ago MLB teams opened their books to an independent economist and were proven to be lying liars who lied.
Until they open their books that way again, let that be your default assumption about any claims they — and their media water carriers — make about their finances.
Until they open their books that way again, let that be your default assumption about any claims they — and their media water carriers — make about their finances.
October 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Forty years ago MLB teams opened their books to an independent economist and were proven to be lying liars who lied.
Until they open their books that way again, let that be your default assumption about any claims they — and their media water carriers — make about their finances.
Until they open their books that way again, let that be your default assumption about any claims they — and their media water carriers — make about their finances.
You'll be visited by three spirits.
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
You'll be visited by three spirits.
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Going to need some pretty miraculous play to beat Detroit without Queta. Oof.
Per the Celtics, Neemias Queta is OUT for tomorrow’s game against the Pistons.
Neemias Queta - Left Ankle Sprain - OUT
Jayson Tatum - Right Achilles Repair - OUT
Neemias Queta - Left Ankle Sprain - OUT
Jayson Tatum - Right Achilles Repair - OUT
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Going to need some pretty miraculous play to beat Detroit without Queta. Oof.
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How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Don't listen to Keith. I've seen him fly *multiple* times!
there is zero chance the Yankees failed to turn a profit in any year, but especially in 2025 when they were coming off a World Series appearance. If an MLB owner says he lost money, that's like me saying I can fly. You should insist on proof.
(I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)
(I can't fly, just so no one asks me to demonstrate.)
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Don't listen to Keith. I've seen him fly *multiple* times!
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November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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I’m trying to understand what the hardest thing in sports actually is.
So I went to explore NASCAR, where the legendary @jimmiejohnson.bsky.social showed me how this world really works.
And then I drove a race car myself.
youtu.be/lMzjIPIq9aA?...
So I went to explore NASCAR, where the legendary @jimmiejohnson.bsky.social showed me how this world really works.
And then I drove a race car myself.
youtu.be/lMzjIPIq9aA?...
November 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I’m trying to understand what the hardest thing in sports actually is.
So I went to explore NASCAR, where the legendary @jimmiejohnson.bsky.social showed me how this world really works.
And then I drove a race car myself.
youtu.be/lMzjIPIq9aA?...
So I went to explore NASCAR, where the legendary @jimmiejohnson.bsky.social showed me how this world really works.
And then I drove a race car myself.
youtu.be/lMzjIPIq9aA?...
Doing the "Stranger Things" rewatch, and my daughter made a really good point. Hawkins High shouldn't be the Tigers. They should be the Hawkins High Hawks. I mean, it was right there for them.
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Doing the "Stranger Things" rewatch, and my daughter made a really good point. Hawkins High shouldn't be the Tigers. They should be the Hawkins High Hawks. I mean, it was right there for them.
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
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My favorite piece of content today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My favorite piece of content today.
Too many unforced errors, and far too many of them can be chalked up to Joe Mazzulla's stubbornness. At some point, you have to guard the *only* player on the other team producing offense a little differently.
November 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Too many unforced errors, and far too many of them can be chalked up to Joe Mazzulla's stubbornness. At some point, you have to guard the *only* player on the other team producing offense a little differently.
Terrance Mann has now flopped three times. He's drawn a charge on each one. It would be great if the refs noticed (not holding my breath), but JB sure as hell should have.
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Terrance Mann has now flopped three times. He's drawn a charge on each one. It would be great if the refs noticed (not holding my breath), but JB sure as hell should have.
When Mazzulla did his wholesale subbing at 6:43, C's were up 43-41. C's didn't score fit the next 1:32, and completely lost their rhythm. Nets outscored them 21-10 after the wholesale change. I'm begging Mazzulla to please stop doing stupid shit like that.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
When Mazzulla did his wholesale subbing at 6:43, C's were up 43-41. C's didn't score fit the next 1:32, and completely lost their rhythm. Nets outscored them 21-10 after the wholesale change. I'm begging Mazzulla to please stop doing stupid shit like that.
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Sports gambling is not just corrupting our trust in sports, but America.
Thank you to @amanpourcopbs.bsky.social, @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social and @camanpour.bsky.social for the platform.
Our full conversation: youtu.be/uiomTi50pS8?...
Thank you to @amanpourcopbs.bsky.social, @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social and @camanpour.bsky.social for the platform.
Our full conversation: youtu.be/uiomTi50pS8?...
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Sports gambling is not just corrupting our trust in sports, but America.
Thank you to @amanpourcopbs.bsky.social, @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social and @camanpour.bsky.social for the platform.
Our full conversation: youtu.be/uiomTi50pS8?...
Thank you to @amanpourcopbs.bsky.social, @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social and @camanpour.bsky.social for the platform.
Our full conversation: youtu.be/uiomTi50pS8?...
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He's doing exactly what he was hired to do.
I haven't talked about it much on here, but the Patel confirmation was the moment when my campaign began.
His appointment was a five-alarm fire, but Dems reacted like he was just another conservative they kinda disagreed with.
I haven't talked about it much on here, but the Patel confirmation was the moment when my campaign began.
His appointment was a five-alarm fire, but Dems reacted like he was just another conservative they kinda disagreed with.
New from me:
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
How the FBI Became the Face of Deprofessionalization
What research tells us about national security under authoritarianism
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
He's doing exactly what he was hired to do.
I haven't talked about it much on here, but the Patel confirmation was the moment when my campaign began.
His appointment was a five-alarm fire, but Dems reacted like he was just another conservative they kinda disagreed with.
I haven't talked about it much on here, but the Patel confirmation was the moment when my campaign began.
His appointment was a five-alarm fire, but Dems reacted like he was just another conservative they kinda disagreed with.