Dean Landsman
@deanland.bsky.social
NYC, Yankee fan, baseball fan. Media in my resume, in my blood. All types. OG blogger (1999). Radio, research, marketing, digital rights, telecom, lotsa pursuits. These days also writing a lot.
This is long. 26 minutes. Worth it, all the way through. Hit skip when the annoying ads show up.
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'Trump will not make it to the end of this term compos mentis' | Psychologist analyses Trump
YouTube video by Times Radio
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December 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This is long. 26 minutes. Worth it, all the way through. Hit skip when the annoying ads show up.
youtu.be/9OtO-cypKmY?...
youtu.be/9OtO-cypKmY?...
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Wrote about the long history of baseball’s salary cap fight, which dates back to the 1800s:
www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb...
www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb...
What MLB's salary cap history can tell us about the upcoming CBA negotiations
For almost as long as baseball has existed as an organized sport, team owners have been trying to suppress payrolls
www.cbssports.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Wrote about the long history of baseball’s salary cap fight, which dates back to the 1800s:
www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb...
www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb...
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RFK Jr. is neither a joke nor a well-intentioned proponent of public health with a few kooky beliefs. He's a menace, evil even by the standards of Trump's inner circle, and the failure of the political press to convey this is maddening
I actually think it’s okay to take a ridiculous scandal seriously when it involves a wingnut conspiracy theorist in charge of things like vaccine policy and pandemic preparedness
Sorry to be a wet blanket 🤷🏻♀️
Sorry to be a wet blanket 🤷🏻♀️
She never misses a beat, of course, but Marina's first paragraph this week is *chef's kiss*
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
RFK Jr. is neither a joke nor a well-intentioned proponent of public health with a few kooky beliefs. He's a menace, evil even by the standards of Trump's inner circle, and the failure of the political press to convey this is maddening
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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Reminder by Gov. Andy Beshear (KY)
Rural maternal health centers will be forced to close & women will have to drive hours to give birth. Workforce productivity will drop due to travel time to distant cities to see specialists. In KY alone, Trump’s bill could cost jobs for 20,000 health care workers.
Rural maternal health centers will be forced to close & women will have to drive hours to give birth. Workforce productivity will drop due to travel time to distant cities to see specialists. In KY alone, Trump’s bill could cost jobs for 20,000 health care workers.
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Reminder by Gov. Andy Beshear (KY)
Rural maternal health centers will be forced to close & women will have to drive hours to give birth. Workforce productivity will drop due to travel time to distant cities to see specialists. In KY alone, Trump’s bill could cost jobs for 20,000 health care workers.
Rural maternal health centers will be forced to close & women will have to drive hours to give birth. Workforce productivity will drop due to travel time to distant cities to see specialists. In KY alone, Trump’s bill could cost jobs for 20,000 health care workers.
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“We have to do the hard work of convincing American families that Democrats are the party committed to addressing their day-to-day concerns, that we believe in a brighter future for their children and that we will always give them straight talk.”
Gov. @andybeshearky.bsky.social
Gov. @andybeshearky.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
“We have to do the hard work of convincing American families that Democrats are the party committed to addressing their day-to-day concerns, that we believe in a brighter future for their children and that we will always give them straight talk.”
Gov. @andybeshearky.bsky.social
Gov. @andybeshearky.bsky.social
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Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
Another finding against the government. Its losses keep mounting up. She was illegally appointed. No NYTimes paywall, it’s a gift article.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
Appeals Court Says Alina Habba Is Unlawful U.S. Attorney
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Another finding against the government. Its losses keep mounting up. She was illegally appointed. No NYTimes paywall, it’s a gift article.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
He never misses an opportunity to wave his racist flag.
November 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
He never misses an opportunity to wave his racist flag.
During some of the friendly, spirited political discussion over the Thanksgiving table there was contemplation of just which pol would top the blue ticket in 2028. Keep your eye on this southern governor. A blue governor in a predominantly red state: Andy Beshear.
November 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
During some of the friendly, spirited political discussion over the Thanksgiving table there was contemplation of just which pol would top the blue ticket in 2028. Keep your eye on this southern governor. A blue governor in a predominantly red state: Andy Beshear.
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I’ve decided to go on offense.
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I’ve decided to go on offense.
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Uniter
Hero “Domestic Terrorist” Marimar Martinez, please sue DHS 🙏🏼
She honked to alert her neighbors of ICE’s presence and they shot her 5x lying she rammed them.
#ResistanceUnited #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue 10/8/25→ @omarjimenez.bsky.social, @cnn.com, www.instagram.com/reel/DRYDp00...
Hero “Domestic Terrorist” Marimar Martinez, please sue DHS 🙏🏼
She honked to alert her neighbors of ICE’s presence and they shot her 5x lying she rammed them.
#ResistanceUnited #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue 10/8/25→ @omarjimenez.bsky.social, @cnn.com, www.instagram.com/reel/DRYDp00...
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Uniter
Hero “Domestic Terrorist” Marimar Martinez, please sue DHS 🙏🏼
She honked to alert her neighbors of ICE’s presence and they shot her 5x lying she rammed them.
#ResistanceUnited #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue 10/8/25→ @omarjimenez.bsky.social, @cnn.com, www.instagram.com/reel/DRYDp00...
Hero “Domestic Terrorist” Marimar Martinez, please sue DHS 🙏🏼
She honked to alert her neighbors of ICE’s presence and they shot her 5x lying she rammed them.
#ResistanceUnited #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue 10/8/25→ @omarjimenez.bsky.social, @cnn.com, www.instagram.com/reel/DRYDp00...
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Hegseth is at it again.
Anybody have a link to the Signal chat where they're discussing the plans?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Anybody have a link to the Signal chat where they're discussing the plans?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Hegseth is at it again.
Anybody have a link to the Signal chat where they're discussing the plans?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Anybody have a link to the Signal chat where they're discussing the plans?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Riddle me this, how in the fuck is this making our communities any safer? This ICE agent sprays this disabled woman directly in the face in St Paul, Minnesota with pepper spray and then throws her to the ground. I hope she sues the hell out of ICE for this‼️#Abolish 🧊🧊🧊
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Riddle me this, how in the fuck is this making our communities any safer? This ICE agent sprays this disabled woman directly in the face in St Paul, Minnesota with pepper spray and then throws her to the ground. I hope she sues the hell out of ICE for this‼️#Abolish 🧊🧊🧊
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Call me crazy, but none of this would’ve happened if the National Guard hadn’t been deployed to D.C.
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Call me crazy, but none of this would’ve happened if the National Guard hadn’t been deployed to D.C.
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Collective, racist punishment.
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Collective, racist punishment.
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NEW: The two shot National Guard troops never should have been in DC. More troops is no answer.
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The two shot National Guard troops never should have been in DC. More troops is no answer.
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
www.lawdork.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
NEW: The two shot National Guard troops never should have been in DC. More troops is no answer.
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Mr. Natural says yes.
Is that a Crumb turkey?
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Mr. Natural says yes.
It’s just past Midnight, ET. So the joyous, scrumptious, creative annual meal with friends is but hours away.
P.S. extra points if you know where that turkey picture is from. 😄
P.S. extra points if you know where that turkey picture is from. 😄
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
It’s just past Midnight, ET. So the joyous, scrumptious, creative annual meal with friends is but hours away.
P.S. extra points if you know where that turkey picture is from. 😄
P.S. extra points if you know where that turkey picture is from. 😄
Great. Can he be a no-show for his job?
Pete Hegseth is a no-show in Ukraine. That suits the White House just fine.
Pete Hegseth is a no-show in Ukraine. That suits the White House just fine.
The Defense secretary has carved out an unorthodox political niche that has helped insulate him from criticism inside the administration, at least for now.
dlvr.it
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Great. Can he be a no-show for his job?
It is truly revolting. The cast of characters are the sort to avoid like the plague. Oops, health reference, unintended. Apologies. But for the FUNNIEST take on the Nuzzo/Wormguy/Jilted Ex saga, here it is. You will laugh at the inanity and the insanity.
www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...
www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It is truly revolting. The cast of characters are the sort to avoid like the plague. Oops, health reference, unintended. Apologies. But for the FUNNIEST take on the Nuzzo/Wormguy/Jilted Ex saga, here it is. You will laugh at the inanity and the insanity.
www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...
www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...
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Traffic data for the United States’ largest local newspapers shows big gains for Gannett, the impact of national news on local sites, and one way the Rust Belt still beats out the Sun Belt. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/rust...
Rust Belt cities may have shrinking populations, but their newspapers have a big traffic edge over Sun Belt peers
Plus some excellent numbers for Gannett. Here’s our monthly ranking of the top 25 local newspaper websites in the United States.
www.niemanlab.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Traffic data for the United States’ largest local newspapers shows big gains for Gannett, the impact of national news on local sites, and one way the Rust Belt still beats out the Sun Belt. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/rust...
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New: As the Trump administration eliminates incentives for energy-efficient appliances, California is joining New York and Boston to spur a market for affordable electric window heat pumps and battery-equipped induction stoves to decarbonize housing. Free link.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
As Federal Support Withers, California Invests in Cheap Heat Pumps
The state is allocating more than $100 million to create demand for energy-efficient technologies that renters and low-income residents can afford.
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
New: As the Trump administration eliminates incentives for energy-efficient appliances, California is joining New York and Boston to spur a market for affordable electric window heat pumps and battery-equipped induction stoves to decarbonize housing. Free link.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A very, very (!) early look at a weakness voters might find when considering Vance as 2028 candidate for the presidency. And a note about shapeshifter Marco, too.
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JD Vance might want to run in 2028 – but does he have a Palantir-shaped problem? | Arwa Mahdawi
The VP wouldn’t be where he is today without the patronage of the Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel. But with voters becoming more and more concerned about the firm’s surveillance tech, could that relat...
ablink.editorial.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A very, very (!) early look at a weakness voters might find when considering Vance as 2028 candidate for the presidency. And a note about shapeshifter Marco, too.
ablink.editorial.theguardian.com/ss/c/u001.Yw...
ablink.editorial.theguardian.com/ss/c/u001.Yw...
From a friend and fellow baseball fan.
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
From a friend and fellow baseball fan.