T. Shaps
@tshaps.bsky.social
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T. Shaps
@tshaps.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Hi, it’s your friend t_shaps from the other place. Follow for dad jokes, random news headlines and Dwight Evans should be in the baseball hall of fame rants.
Drake Maye Drake Mayed that throw like only Drake Maye could.
January 19, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Drake Maye Drake Mayed that throw like only Drake Maye could.
We now return to regular programming. #PatsAreBack
The New England Patriots were 4-13 last season.
Today, they punched their ticket to the AFC Championship Game.
Today, they punched their ticket to the AFC Championship Game.
January 19, 2026 at 12:15 AM
We now return to regular programming. #PatsAreBack
Ballmer and the Clippers have denied they circumvented the salary cap to pay Leonard and have said they're cooperating with the NBA's investigation into the allegations.
Clippers' Ballmer aims to dismiss fraud suit over Kawhi Leonard's pay
Attorneys representing Steve Ballmer are seeking to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the LA Clippers owner participated in a fraud by funneling money to star Kawhi Leonard through a now-defunct green ba...
www.espn.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Ballmer and the Clippers have denied they circumvented the salary cap to pay Leonard and have said they're cooperating with the NBA's investigation into the allegations.
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They literally always accuse protesters of being paid because 1) it shifts the terrain of the debate and 2) it reassures their base that no one legitimately holds a contrary position. They take comfort in thinking that anyone who disagrees with Trump is either brainwashed or a cynic.
ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
January 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
They literally always accuse protesters of being paid because 1) it shifts the terrain of the debate and 2) it reassures their base that no one legitimately holds a contrary position. They take comfort in thinking that anyone who disagrees with Trump is either brainwashed or a cynic.
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And right on cue, Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act. Trump and Stephen Miller are deliberately trying to cause the rule of law and civil order to collapse in Minnesota for a reason. This is that reason.
January 15, 2026 at 4:06 PM
And right on cue, Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act. Trump and Stephen Miller are deliberately trying to cause the rule of law and civil order to collapse in Minnesota for a reason. This is that reason.
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To play third?
BREAKING NEWS FROM BOSTON: Ranger Suarez to Red Sox
January 14, 2026 at 7:20 PM
To play third?
Good thread on the Minnesota shooting ->
1. The first thing that should be said about the fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer is that the victim’s name is Renee Nicole Good.
January 9, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Good thread on the Minnesota shooting ->
Hard to believe it's been a year since these devastating fires.
A year after devastating fires in the L.A. area, fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt. Many homeowners find their insurance insufficient to cover rebuilding costs in the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires, which killed 31 people and destroyed around 13,000 residential properties.
A year after LA-area wildfires destroyed thousands of homes, fewer than a dozen have been rebuilt
A year after devastating fires in the L.A. area, fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt. Many homeowners find their insurance insufficient to cover rebuilding costs in the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires, which killed 31 people and destroyed around 13,000 residential properties.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Hard to believe it's been a year since these devastating fires.
Interesting thread with videos from Jan. 6th.
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Interesting thread with videos from Jan. 6th.
Drake “Drake Maye” Maye
#Patriots
#Patriots
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is the third quarterback in team history to throw for 4,000 passing yards in a single season.
The other Patriots QBs to accomplish this? Tom Brady and Drew Bledsoe 🔥
The other Patriots QBs to accomplish this? Tom Brady and Drew Bledsoe 🔥
December 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Drake “Drake Maye” Maye
#Patriots
#Patriots
Signed Upper Deck Kobe Bryant card fetches $1.22M at auction. #CardSky
Signed Kobe card fetches $1.22 million at auction
A 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Emblems of Endorsements card of Kobe Bryant recently sold for $1.22 million, including buyer's premium, with Goldin Auctions.
www.espn.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Signed Upper Deck Kobe Bryant card fetches $1.22M at auction. #CardSky
Polar Bear migrates to Charm City.
BREAKING: The Baltimore Orioles and Pete Alonso have agreed to a five-year, $155M contract, a source confirms to @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social.
December 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Polar Bear migrates to Charm City.
The man charged with planting two pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol told the FBI he believed conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The man charged with planting two pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol told the FBI he believed conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
California voters approve Democratic-drawn congressional map as national redistricting battle spreads www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
California voters approve Democratic-drawn congressional map as national redistricting battle spreads
NBC News projects that a ballot measure has passed allowing California Democrats to bypass an independent redistricting commission and counter GOP efforts around the country.
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
California voters approve Democratic-drawn congressional map as national redistricting battle spreads www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules Trump can deploy National Guard troops to Portland
9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules Trump can deploy National Guard troops to Portland
The Trump administration may deploy National Guard troops to Portland, the judges decided Monday.
www.kgw.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules Trump can deploy National Guard troops to Portland