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James Bennett

@ubernostrum.bsky.social

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The man with the plan and the pocket comb. Joe Biden was a good President who did good things, and Kamala Harris would’ve been even better. Here: politics, baseball, Tolkien memes. Sometimes in that order. @b-list.org for the tech side of me. he/him

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James Bennett @ubernostrum.bsky.social · Aug 7

Anyway, I just want to hurl the rebel crew from the land I love the best. I don’t see why that should be controversial.

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 1d

Holy crap.

Not to mention…Bernie is 7 years older than Mills and has already filed to run for another 6-year term in 2030.

Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · 1d

I saw this 15 mins ago and I am still laughing

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 1h

TO THE 15TH

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James Bennett @ubernostrum.bsky.social · 1h

My condolences.

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Blue sky nice guy @rajandelman.bsky.social · 1h

Mariners win

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James Bennett @ubernostrum.bsky.social · 1h

IT’S OVER

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Meg Rowley @megrowler.fangraphs.com · 5d

neutral fan watching the Tigers/Mariners series: wow, these games! so tense! what fun!
Tigers/Mariners fans watching the Tigers/Mariners series: I have eaten a great deal of my own hair.

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James Bennett @ubernostrum.bsky.social · 1h

How are you holding up over there?

James Bennett @ubernostrum.bsky.social · 1h

Tweet by Justin Klugh, October 28, 2015:

“JOE BUCK: Welcome to the top of the 47th
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
BUCK: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
BUCK: oh god yes”

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UnseenUnibondsdog 🇺🇦🇮🇱🐝🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💙 @magratgarlick.bsky.social · 3h

So weird a solar energy company would fund the guy who hates solar and promised to destroy the industry 🥴

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 3h

baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other

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James Bennett @ubernostrum.bsky.social · 3h

"Josh Naylor steals second, third, and home" is now a possible outcome of this game and if you don't love that you don't love baseball.

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 4h

Extremely bad news if true (and unlikely this reporter would run with it if not). The MMWR has been the earliest warning bell for outbreaks since it announced the first US cases, in 1981, of what was later identified as AIDS.

This will be a grievous shock to what remains of US public health.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 4h

He got the shots that his own HHS is telling you are not necessary

Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 4h

President Trump got an updated Covid vaccine & flu shot at Walter Reed today www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump received Covid vaccine and flu shot during second physical of the year | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump received a Covid vaccine and flu shot during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, his physician said in a memo released by the White House.

www.cnn.com

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James Bennett @ubernostrum.bsky.social · 3h

I feel lucky that I'm OK with either outcome of this game. Happy if Mariners win because they Mariners fans deserve happiness. Happy if Tigers win because they have a bunch of former Cubs.

And I appreciate that it's been a good series.

James Bennett @ubernostrum.bsky.social · 3h

Well, we’ll find out!

James Bennett @ubernostrum.bsky.social · 3h

What about Will Vest?

(note: I do not tell you in advance whether it will be Good Will Vest or Not-Good Will Vest)

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Fascism Heckler @fascismheckler.bsky.social · 8h

it's getting too obvious that even CNN has to talk about it

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

CNN does a segment on Trump's health issues, including photos of his drooping face and discolored hand

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fakenickrees.bsky.social @fakenickrees.bsky.social · 12h

Those Epstein files must be utterly damning

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 8h

Taxation, literally without representation. There was a war over that and everything.

Molly Lyons @mollylyons.bsky.social · 13h

#SwearInAdelitaGrijalvaNOW @speakerjohnson.bsky.social
#AZ07 is without a voice in Congress because #CowardJohnson lies & refuses to swear in our representative @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social

Johnson is terrified of the number 218.

Democrats @democrats.org · 13h

House Republicans just adjourned another pro forma session.

This marks the SIXTH time they’ve refused to swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva, who would be the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files.

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CJ 🏳️‍🌈🤘 @nemoblue.bsky.social · 8h

Very, very good chance that Trump has just permanently destroyed the second most important cash crop in the country, and nobody is going to like the downstream effects of what happens after almost a full fifth of the agriculture industry loses the only bulk buyer in the world that actually matters.

GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 9h

Dawg the farmers are never exporting another soybean

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 9h

Trump proposing 100% tariffs on China

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Congresswoman Gwen Moore @repgwenmoore.bsky.social · 13h

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 9h

It’s true: the cities are lawless and scary, if you live here sell your property as fast as possible, particularly if you have a 2 family row house from the 1920s with those nice bay windows.

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craigk @craigk4.bsky.social · 9h

golly. we cant let this senior citizen run in the primary! my god at the end of the term she'll be *does quick math* the same age as bernie sanders, right now

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Emily J @emexastris.bsky.social · 10h

800,000 people in Arizona - including me - are being denied their elected representation in Congress.

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 13h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Suanne Laqueur @suannelqr.bsky.social · 9h

Oh.

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