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Thomas Kyle-Milward

@thomaskmilward.bsky.social

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Washington state employee. Oregon grad. Wildfire. Local 443. New shop steward. Sports: Colts, Arsenal, SA Spurs, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hobbies: fantasy football, dynasty, hoops, sports betting

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Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 18h

And we don't even have to talk about 0 And 14 Julio getting intentionally walked there being the only reason the M's won.

*runs away*

Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 19h

I AM EMOTIONAL

Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 21h

I'm so over Three-Pitch Julio.

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Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 21h

THERE.

GOES.

MY.

LEEEEEO.

Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 23h

BANG. NEW DAD VIBES.

a baseball player wearing a white jersey that says mariner on it

Alt: Naylor celebrating in a Mariners jersey

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Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 23h

Mariners might be in for a long night if Julio has Gotta Be A Hero Mode engaged.

Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 1d

This was a super interesting listen that challenged how I view my rosters.

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Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 1d

WHAT is the obsession with these micromanaging incompetents and their desire to look over people's shoulders? Is it simply that they get off on the control? Or do they just have no idea how to do their jobs and need the peasants to direct them?

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 1d

Not gonna lie, all the jokes about Skattebo's potential current and ensuing brain damage are making me pretty uncomfortable.

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 1d

to be honest, I was legitimately worried that the ridiculous pressure campaign might work, so I’m quite relieved that our budding autocrat, the dumbest man in the world, did not win the Nobel Peace Prize

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Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 1d

Philly fans everywhere are using their self-generated Wins Are A QB Stat algorithm to declare Jaxson Dart >> Jalen Hurts.

Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 6d

*puts finger to ear*

I'm being told that using Philly Logic, this means Bo Nix is better than Jalen Hurts.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 2d

This is why I think the next Democratic president needs to use the EXACT tools that SCOTUS has handed Trump. Don't leave room for any distinctions.

Impound funds for deportation. Give ICE the USAID treatment. Refuse to collect government-backed debt. Purge MAGA loyalists from the executive branch.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 2d

Could the Supreme Court still apply different rules to a Democratic president? Of course. You don't need to remind me of that. But a lightning-fast blitz that repurposes Trump's new powers for good stands the best chance of standing up in court. Democrats need to start thinking about this right now.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 2d

You’d think a decade into all of this, the NYT would have figured out how to stop lauding the arsonist for helping to extinguish the fire.

Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 2d

there was a ceasefire when trump came in. he let israel blow that up, let famine spread, let his goons murder starving people, before using the power he'd had since he took office. grotesque to call this peacemaking. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/politics/trump-mideast-visit-israel-gaza.html

(from the nyt obvi) With Mideast Deal, Trump Is on the Brink of a Major Diplomatic Accomplishment

For President Trump, success in brokering a cease-fire is the ultimate test of his self-described goal as a deal maker and a peacemaker.

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Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 2d

Breece is a buy for me right now. So I'll go with the healthy guy only 14 months older than Trey who will likely be on a new team next year (or potentially even this year at the trade deadline!)

Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 2d

I feel this lol.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 2d

This is the lesson of 2025

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 3d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 3d

This is the whole enchilada, right here.

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 3d

We’re not dealing with brilliant strategists cleverly laying traps, we’re dealing with impulsive whiners whose advantage is contempt for laws, norms, and morality.

They’re not pulling some elaborate trick, they’re just willing—even eager—to do things regular, principled people consider off limits.

Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 3d

Joe Flacco, Ja'Marr and Tee.

Kevin Tompkins @ktompkinsii.bsky.social · 3d

McNichols, Rodriguez, Croskey-Merritt

andy reid, travis kelce, patrick mahomes

Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 4d

Oh, you thought POLITICAL DISCOURSE were aimed at the lowest possible common denominator? *laughs in Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith*

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 5d

I think and have said many times that the vast bulk of political commentary is vapid nonsense. But in the last couple of years, I've dipped my toe in sports fandom and had occasion to consume some sports commentary, and holy shit there are millions of these dudes & they never say *anything*!

Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 4d

Lol lol Jags fucking themselves over because they REFUSE TO RUN TUE BALL, 3-YARD PASSES ALL NIGHT.

Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 4d

Hey Jags, crazy idea - give Etienne one of these touches inside the KC 3.

Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 5d

14.8 half-PPR points from ETN.

Thomas Kyle-Milward @thomaskmilward.bsky.social · 5d

I need 14.8 0.5PPR points from ETN, thoughts and prayers please.

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