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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 58m

My man.

Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 2h

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 16h

Feel like your heart’s not really in the attempt to score greenies. C’mon Jay, throw your weight around

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 21h

I wish you could have enjoyed more of the bounteous wonder of the great state of Minnesota. But I'm sure the drinks were top notch.

Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 4d

That’s friendship.

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 4d

For the record, B, I’d get you a drink even if you didn’t look like you needed it.

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 5d

If Eric Chavez had bought me a new laptop to replace the one he broke with a foul ball in 2013, maybe karma would have skipped him this time around.

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 5d

Scapegoat szn

Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan
The New York Mets are turning over a significant part of their coaching staff, sources tell ESPN. Among those who are out: pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, hitting coaches Jeremy Barnes and Eric Chavez, and bench coach John Gibbons.

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 5d

Oh good. I was worried you guys had given up.

Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 5d

Just listen to a recording of people yelling at one another and you've got the gist.

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 5d

I don't finnwolf very often. But when I do, I finnwolf HARD.

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 5d

Oof. Devastating.

Nick Nelson @nicknelson.bsky.social · 5d

Joe Pohlad and the Twins are telling fans to buckle up for more "short term pain" without much promise of a future payoff. It sucks.

twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/...

Short-Term Pain: Joe Pohlad Says It All With Three Dastardly Words

More pain is on the way for Twins fans, without much promise of a future payoff.

twinsdaily.com

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 5d

Depends entirely on the tone with which the podcast and the penis are addressed. She seems very reverential.

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 6d

Sure, but when I put a Cam next to the Schlitter, I have to talk to the cops!

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 7d

A well earned rest for one of the best of us.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 7d

Like, why do I think that? Successful minor league manager with no MLB track record means they can hype him up without paying him. Also, it's a promotion from within of a guy they like.

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 7d

Man, I would have loved to fight for my Masters. Instead, I went to school for it like an idiot. Two years wasted!

NPR @npr.org · 7d

Taylor Swift turned masters ownership from a behind-the-scenes conversation into a mainstream debate about artist autonomy. But how has that fight influenced other artists in the music industry?

n.pr

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 8d

I would bet money right now that Brian Dinkelman winds up as the manager of the Twins.

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 8d

Angels, Rangers, Twins, Giants, and Braves now have open managerial positions.

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 8d

Jeff Passan is reporting that Brian Snitker has stepped down as Braves manager.

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 8d

Bitch, only the Gramercy Riffs and Lynne Thigpen can do that.

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 8d

AI gonna talk the cancer into becoming more deadly.

Reuters @reuters.com · 8d

Trump executive order aims to use AI to boost childhood cancer research reut.rs/47209LX

Trump executive order aims to use AI to boost childhood cancer research

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to bolster the use of artificial intelligence and provide an additional $50 million in research grants aimed at finding cures for childhood cancers, according to a White House official.

reut.rs

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 8d

Have you guys heard of this Tarik Skubal guy? Seems pretty good.

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 9d

Right out of the Nazi playbook.

NPR @npr.org · 9d

JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."

Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'

Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."

n.pr

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 9d

Bye Rocco,

You seemed like a very nice guy who got hosed by your owners' and front office's failures, and I'm sure many people will miss you. Hope you land on your feet.

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 11d

Aha! I somehow got logged out of my MLB account on my PS5. Mystery solved. I'm the idiot as usual.

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 11d

I'm confused as to why the Twins game is blacked out for me on Twins.TV.

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 12d

And, to be clear, she introduced herself to me after hearing @billtwibh.bsky.social and I talk a lot about MST3K during intermission. I don’t typically recognize and bother the wives of Minnesota-based comedy legends.

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Mike Bates @mikebatestwibh.bsky.social · 12d

Also, it was very funny and I laughed a lot.

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