And a dollar short

Posted July 28, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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Forget to hit publish a couple days ago….

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Per ESPN “As part of a plan to “unleash the commercial potential and opportunity that FIFA has,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the game’s global governing body will seek investors to fund the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), a newly formed body, which would take control of commercial and event operations, including future editions of the men’s and women’s World Cup.”

“FIFA is working with J.P. Morgan while investors would include Thrive Eternal launched by Joshua Kushner, whose brother Jared Kushner is a son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump.”

Could the ‘beautiful game’ get any uglier?

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Are they hoping Americans have already forgotten about soccer?

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Asked on Fox News about the USMCA “are you looking to update that?” Trump responded, “I don’t care. I don’t really want to. I’d rather be independent. Here’s the thing — Mexico and Canada need us. We don’t need them.”

Okay, can we fire the idiot who negiotiated the USMCA?

(hint, it was Donald)

Not it’s close to the most important issue facing our country..

But why isn’t there more talk about how POTUS’s makeup lately looks like a orange cross between that of a mortuary worker and a makeup artist for “Real Housewives of palm beach?

Fox News headline that seems recycled from last week, months, months, etc? “Trump sends stark warning to Iran as patience for diplomacy wears thin.” OTOH this might be the only time “Trump” and “thin” are in the same headline.

Fox News reports ICE planning to heavily target Ohio because Springfield, Ohio, has large Haitian population that just lost TPS status.
Even though Haitians are incredibly important to city’s economy.

Is Trump trying to help Sherrod Brown? Ohioans will be furious.

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“About 70 % of T.P.S. holders were participating in the U.S. labor force, many in construction and health care…”

Odds on Americans lining up to take those job???l

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The ring isn’t the thing?

Posted July 25, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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About once a week the SF Giants look like a very good team

Unfortunately they play in MLB not the NFL

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Despite having a fan base that is almost half Latino,

Despite representing Los Angeley where Trump is withholding FEMA and other aid after the fire

Despite being from a state, California where Donald is withholding medicaid and other funding, most of the LA Dodgers and their manager showed up at the White House and gave POTUS a World Series ring

You no longer have to be a SF Giants fan to hate the Dodgers

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Tony Romo was arrested on Thursday night in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating a vehicle while he was under the influence.

Reportedly he had finished an amateur golf tournament where he finished 35-over par.

Sounds like his driving was awful enough before he was drinking.

(Although seriously why does ANYONE with Romo’s money from NFL as a QB and now as an NFL analyst not have a personal driver? Or use Uber ALL the time?

Do I care really where LeBron James signed?

No.

Do I miss the days when Lebron’s obsession with publicity for his decisions made him the biggest known ego in the US?

Yes.

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Who was more embarassingly servile?

Journalists for showing up at the WHCA dinner?

Or the Dodgers for showing up at the White House?

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LA Dodgers are printing money with TV contracts.. And sizeable percentage of their fan base is Latino. (Not to mention about 1/2 of roster is either immigrant, black or brown.)
They couldn’t have just given Trump million dollarbribe & bought their way out of White House visit?

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Trump bombed so hard last night at the WHCA dinner amazed he didn’t say he deserved a Novel peace for stopping.

Yes, we all make compromises sometimes to keep our jobs.

But WHCA journalists really hit a new low last night in acting like they needed to attend that dinner to keep theirs.

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Snarky but serious question

Supposedly journalists normalize Trump for “access.”

But does access really matter when stories like powerful men raping children don’t get nonstop headlines?

And Watergate level crimes in Donald’s administration happen most days ending in Y?

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Alex Pretti’s mother wrote a heartbreaking letter six months after his murder by ICE agents about how there has been no accountability for his death.

We know, however, if he and Renee Good had been killed by an immigrant, even accidentally, GOP would have turned them both into causes.

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Random thought

Live your life in a way that hundreds of millions of people don’t wake up each morning hoping to see that you have died.

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Turning away

Posted July 23, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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The Spanish World Cup team wouldn’t give Donald Trump his photo op.

But the Los Angeles Dodgers, who play in a blue city, with a largely Latino fan base, had no problem doing so.

Just saying.

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At least the SF Giants, who admittedly botched Pride Night, won’t have this problem

How many Democrats have to wish now Ruth Bader Ginsberg had either been kept on life support….

Or her body put in cold storage, with fake proof of life pictures, until after Nov. 2020 elections.

Heck, had she seen what’s happening w/ Mitch, RBG would have demanded that now.

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JD Vance is abusing his privileges as Vice President to have Secret Service transport his family like royalty, with helicopter rides to a child’s golf lesson and who knows what else.

And the repercussions happen.. not to him, but to the agent who they think leaked it. Very on brand

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Many around the world calling for Gianni Infantino to resign as head of FIFA & Trump has said he wants his buddy to head the UN.. (Not a joke)

So what, does Donald then think FIFA should name Barron – “my son is a tremendous soccer fan, ” as their new leader?

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Trump says he’s made deal for billions that could allow Saudi Arabia to have nuclear weapons.

While he posted horrific list about past war deaths & his Iran “military conflict” only having 18 dead.

Number not on his list.

2977 killed on 9-11.

All but one hijacker was Saudi.

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Darline Graham Nordine has long legally gone by her husband’s name.

Now on the ballot in November she wants to appear as Darline Graham.

So ICYMI she wants to become a US Senator under a name where the SAVE act would not allow her to vote. .

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Gary Peters points out the President has said the Iran war is over 30 times.

If anything he is underestimating.

“How many deaths will it take until we know, that too many people have died?”

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So wait, Hegseth now claims the Pentagon needs $1.5 TRILLION because of “gross negligence” under President Biden.

Uh, Biden didn’t start a trillion dollar war!

But wait, Joe didn’t have Epstein files to distract from

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As Hegseth claims DOD needs more of our taxpayer dollars, could some Senator ask him how much money it is costing to replace senior military leadership and not promoting qualified officers just because they are women and minorities?

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As oil hits $100 a barrel, does Donald suggest Americans who can’t afford gas not pay their bills and tell their credit card companies that “affordability” is a Democratic hoax?

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At luxury hotel event in 2025, Maui hotel sales rep bemoaned plan to bring 50 top Canadian travel agents to Maui for familiarization trip.

They canceled, saying Canadians don’t want to come to US.

Inbound tourism has fallen off a cliff.

We’re ALL paying for Trump’s tantrums.

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Trump literally complained at a rally yesterday that he gets “no credit” for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The SOB KNEW it was airborne and covered it up

Many people died and others got very sick

(Remember Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s husband? She talked about how they’d been wiping everything down like we all did but he met a friend for a drink & got it that way. He ended up in ICU and almost died.)

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This should be bigger story. Mexican man killed by truck as he ran from ICE in Florida recently identified as a tourist.

He had already bought a return ticket. He was just terrified, no doubt because of stories about trigger-happy ICE agents. And he was sadly correct.

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Moving on

Posted July 21, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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So will it be like the Olympics? Most Americans get really excited and then wait another four years to watch soccer?

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How fast can you shake and move on?

While Donald’s photobomb attempt got all the attention, Borja Iglesias, strongly anti-Trump, was asked up front if he’d shake the President’s hand

He said he hoped it would “pass very quickly.”. But that yes. “I don’t want to go to jail.”

Comparison shopping..

Tyler Rogers, who would’ve returned to SF Giants, signed 3 yr, $37 million contract with Toronto Blue Jays

46 appearances, 44 innings, 1-2 w/ 1.61 ERA

SF Giants signed Aaron Houser for 2 yrs $22 million.

19 appearances, 83 innings, 2-7 w/ 5.10 ERA.

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Tom Cruise, for some reason at the World Cup

“Millions of people united by one language… football.”

Uh, Tom Cruise, hundreds of millions of Americans don’t even call it football.

Also Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand call it soccer.

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Leaving aside the fact that many people hate the change, are avoiding Palm Beach Airport, which was PBI and is now DJT, arport, and airport code humor is taking off.

FAT DJT- Fresno to Palm Beach

DJT SUX – Palm Beach to Sioux City

MAD MAN DJT – Madrid, Manchester, Palm Beach

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So what’s the real reason for this latest tariff madness

That Donald’s feelings were hurt by being booed and avoided while Canadian PM Mark Carney was well received at the World Cup final?

At luxury hotel event in 2025, Maui hotel sales rep bemoaned plan to bring 50 top Canadian travel agents to Maui for familiarization trip.

They canceled, saying Canadians don’t want to come to US.

Inbound tourism has fallen off a cliff.

We’re ALL paying for Trump’s tantrums.

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Meanwhile, as Mark Carney issues a calm well-reasoned statement on tariffs, in case we forget, it wasn’t that long ago that the USA was also a functioning democracy with a grownup in charge…

Why isn’t this a bigger story?

Dozens of US troops were wounded in 3 Iranian strikes in Jordan that Pentagon kept quiet in week before attack that killed 3 American soldiers
Attacks damaged multiple American helicopters & were never publicly disclosed, but multiple officials confirmed them to NY Times Monday”.

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Almost final

Posted July 19, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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France and England combined to score TEN goals in their third place game.

Figured at the time probably a lot more than the SF Giants and Seattle Mariners will combine to score tonight.

(And even in 10 innings they only scored…)

Logan Webb pitched a one hit shutout into the 7th, and left after giving up only two hits. Alas, the 2nd was a home run after a walk and HBP. Giants baseball… nothing like it.

Things could have been worse with this World Cup.

Iranian team treated badly, Somalian ref denied a visa, along with many fans..

But no ICE killings or mass arrests. Though many stayed home in fear.

Event has been popular on television & stadiums filled up, eventually.

Not talked about enough, however,, many hotels, especially luxury hotels, took a bath on bookings.

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Now at least two more dead in a war that should never have started…

And that Trump claims to have ended about 10 times.

When will even Republicans say enough and take the keys from this angry elderly man?

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So Todd Blanche wants us to believe he doesn’t have power to indict anyone with the Epstein Files…

But he had power (and time) to indict James Comey over a photo posted on social media of seashells arranged to read “86 47”.

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Meanwhile, in Maine, 12 candidates are running to replace Graham Platner as Dem nominee for Senate.

At least 6 have serious backgrounds in politics.

If you look at Fox News/right wing media, headlines are about trans woman who would be a fringe candidate regardless of gender

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Wonder how Fox News is spinning Trump’s teleprompter operator being put on leave for using insider knowledge to bet and win on prediction markets about what the President would say in his speeches?

Surprise, they aren’t covering it. At all

It’s not on their website.

Fox doesn’t cover Donald’s naps either…

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How long until one of these testosterone-fueled fly bys that Pete Hegseth loves ends up in tragedy? And when it happens, who will he blame?

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John Fetterman has become the media’s new Joe Manchin.

Perhaps the most covered “Democratic” Senator, generally at odds with the rest of the party…

And someone who takes airtime away from good Democrats who are actually doing their jobs and trying to help the American people,.

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If you try to take disability or paid leave from your job, there are procedures you or your family need to go through, along with generally plenty of paperwork.

So why aren’t we, American taxpayers, demanding Mitch McConnell or his wife go through those procedures?

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But all Mitch has to do if he’s alive & conscious (which the pictures claim he is) is call Beshear to say hello. Facetime works…

Think we’d all trust Andy’s word on the call. Or Beshear should fly to DC and ask for a private hospita visit, no cameras.

I like the Kentucky Govenor a lot. But it’s time for Andy, however he wants to do it, to demand proof of life from his state’s senior Senator

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GOP Rep Andy Ogles wants to modify the 22nd Amendment to allow someone to serve up to three nonconsecutive terms! Okay then #Obama2028


The same people who didn’t think Hunter Biden, a Georgetown and Yale Law graduate, was qualified to sit on a few boards have no problem with saying Darline Graham is qualified to win a six year term to be one of the most powerful Americans in the country

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Guessing and other games

Posted July 17, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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Lebron James says he is not ready to reveal next team, but it will be ‘fun.”

Just beginning to think that King James is a Drama Queen.

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ESPYs last night heavily focused on the NY Knicks NBA championship.

Imagine if instead of celebrating their 2026 win the Knicks spent all evening complaining about their finals LOSS to the San Antonio Spurs in 1999.

Trump won 2 elections; he’s obsessed with the one he lost.

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Amy Klobuchar tonight on MSNow sums up Trump speech.

“This is a man desperate to hold onto his power…instead of changing his policies, he chose to try to undermine (2026) elections.
He wants to make people scared & it seems he is inviting attacks on our election structure.”

While I will bet money Trump has never read Andrew Marvell

“But at my back I always hear, time’s winged chariot hurrying near

And yonder all before us lie

Deserts of vast eternity.”

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MSNow is reporting in 2025 Susan Collins voted with Donald Trump 95% of the time.

But how many of those “yes” votes made her “concerned?”

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The audio animatronic Presidents at Disney sound more lifelike than Donald does tonight.

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It’s not enough that Donald’s nominees now have to praise him. They now have to parrot every single lie he says.

Lately it’s the 2020 election, which he will never get over losing.

But I’d now love to see a nominee just asked if he thinks the President is 6’3 and 238 pounds.

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It’s Friday morning

Anyone had a recent 20 minute conversation with Mitch McConnell?

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Courage

Posted July 15, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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Hope SF Giants pitchers who wrote bible verses on their caps on Pride night watched Jarron Collins’ beautiful tribute to his brother Jason who posthumously won the Arthur Ashe ESPY Courage award.

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Don’t really know soccer but England’s play late in the second half against Argentina in the World Cup semifinal looked reminiscent of a NFL prevent defense.

And I’m not the only person who thinks “prevent defenses prevent you winning.”

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One more day of the All-Star Break. Which means SF Giants fans are guaranteed not to be disappointed by the team for another day.

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Apparently Trump administration has put original copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment to an exhibit at the Lincoln memorial that is not temporatured/light controled, which is exposing the rare documents to harsh light and heat.

How long until the administration says the documents have been lost or destroyed?

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Meanwhile on the opposite of courage.

It’s not enough that Donald’s nominees now have to praise him. They now have to parrot every single lie he says.

Lately it’s the 2020 election, which he will never get over losing.

But I’d love to see a nominee just asked if he thinks the President is 6’3 and 238 pounds.

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He’s back to the “most people don’t know Dumb has a B in it..


Something that most people do know has a B “Brain” Something that has largely stopped working with Trump

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Since the Reflecting Pool is a story again.

A reminder to those who are either misinformed or spending lies about “vandals.”

The pool has had a 24-7 Earthcam on it for decades.

On top of everything else, vandals would have had to be invisible

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Buried in a Fox News story about the SAVE Act:

“But Center for Election Innovation & Research, a nonprofit election policy group that describes itself as nonpartisan, has found voter registration of noncitizens is rare.
“When investigations do turn up rare instances of improper registration or voting, officials take swift action to ensure that American elections remain secure.”

Hoping their readers don’t read.

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Todd Blanche on Trump

“I’m his lawyer, was his lawyer.”

He was right the first time.

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Trump has endorsed Mike Lindell for Minnesota Governor against Amy Klobuchar.

Come on Minnesota voters. Tell Donald and Lindell to put a Pillow in it.

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New world order.

Posted July 15, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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Good week for the World Cup to pick up new US fans with MLB, NFL and NBA all off this week

Except the games in US are at 12n to 3p on a weekday

(Good for fans in Europe, who can stay up. Rough for many in North America who works and wants to watch the games…

Almost as if FIFA doesn’t care..

(Or maybe they wanted to get the semi finals in before Donald’s nap time?)

Has Donald said he would have won the Home Run Derby yet?

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Tuned in to watch the MLB All-Star game and watched the entire NL team do a great impersonation of the SF Giants offense we fans have endured much of the year…

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As a Wemby fan was kind of rooting for France today

(Though prefer England to win it all..)

But given how much Trump hates Spain the possibility of him boycotting the trophy ceremony at least is attractive.

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It took Mike Johnson 50 days (!) to swear in Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva after she won her special election in 2025.

GOP swore in Lindsey Graham’s sister as a Senator about 60 hours (!) after he died.

As unqualified as Lindsey Graham’s sister is to be in the Senate, she’s not nearly the most unqualified person in that chamber.

Paging Coach Tubby?

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Has a single social media troll using the mantra “just obey police officers and you won’t be shot,” also justified the shooting of Ashli Babbitt?

I’ll wait.

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A tube of Krazy Glue was spotted on Trump’s Oval Office desk today.

So is this what they use to keep him from falling out of his chair?

Trump today in DC just praised “The president of General Motors—Mark Reuss. Great company, hot company. We just ordered a lot of Escalades for security purposes and we do a lot of business with General Electric.”

So he’s confused General Motors with General Electric? Amazed Donald didn’t refer to their President as General Robert E Lee.

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How much is it killing Trump that as controversial and maddening that Lindsey Graham could be at times, it’s pretty clear that his Senate colleagues, even many Democrats, really LIKED and will mourn him?

Apparently Trump says US latest attacks “knocked out’ Iran’s missile sites tonight.

So just how many times can you completely decimate an opponent’s military?

And how much did THIS latest mission cost?…

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A reminder, under ” Sleepy Joe” we could go to sleep at night without worrying about waking up to “WTF did POTUS do now?

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Break time.

Posted July 13, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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San Francisco did win the game. (Helps to play the Colorado Rockies, one of the other worst teams in baseball)

But the last game before the All-Star Break for the SF Giants and the second pitch to the Colorado Rockies ends up an inside the park home run. Kind of sums up the first half of the 2026 season

#NothingLikeIt

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino says they will discuss expanding the men’s World Cup to 64 teams, saying “every nation should have the chance to dream of playing in the event.”

Leaving aside how much more money the tournament could make, some might add “as long as officiating makes sure most of the top teams advance to the quarters/semis.

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We’ll never know.

But Donald Trump did talk to Lindsey Graham a few hours before his death.

Did he say anything to stress Graham out or raise his blood pressure?

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The best thing Lindsey Graham ever tweeted…

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So is this insanity with Mitch McConnell’s nebulous life status a test run to see how long GOP might be able to hide Donald’s status someday?

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Just trying to imagine if you disappeared from work for month (or months) refused to call your bosses & expected to keep your job, your health insurance AND to be paid.

And yet GOP Rep. Thomas Kean & Sen. Mitch McConnell have both done that.

We US taxpayers are their bosses.

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Friend just got tickets to the Obama Presidential Library and needed to wait in a 45 minute online queue.

Meanwhile the last day of Trump’s Great American State Fair was partly “postponed.”. Must have disappointed over a dozen people

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If the stories about Trump’s Qatar plane weren’t true FBI wouldn’t be investigating the “leak.”

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Riley Gaines: It’s pretty easy to not get shot by an ICE officer… if you are still in this country illegally, be prepared to be forcefully removed.

Alex Pretti and Renee Good have entered the chat. Or rather would if they were still alive.

Note, Gaines is MARRIED to an immigrant who had issues with his immigration status over refusing a COVID vaccine, but he happens to be white. But besides that, how did a 5th place finish in a US swimming event qualify Riley Gaines to be an expert on ANYTHING?

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Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit.
Asked on presidential run:, Khanna “I’m strongly considering it & I’m more resolved to consider it after this trip.”


Please. Ro’s been been planning to run since he 1st primaried Mike Honda for congress.

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Por vida

Posted July 10, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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Can we have a bipartisan moment of glee – for Spurs fans and for those who believe in joy in sports

The San Antonio Spurts just signed Wemby to a five year, less than the maximum, multi-year contract extension

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https://www.si.com/nba/spurs/victor-wembanyama-selfless-contract-move-compete-long-term

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As Trump continues with his efforts to destroy the White House.

Who expected that Congress would act like they have less power than a random small town HOA.

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-JD Vance actually said this out loud on a podcast:

“My life is– dude, totally transformed. People go to the grocery store for me. I don’t have to cook anymore because I have an army of people willing to cook my food. No more TSA lines for me.”

If you’re struggling to put food on the table, just think, you could maybe now get a side hustle shopping or cooking for JD Vance..

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The reflecting pool..

His Qatar plane..

Americans should all shudder to think if the columns at the White House will hold up.

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Meanwhile, while almost NO one has shown up at the Great American State Fair

If you were thinking of going to Chicago and the Obama Presidential Center

“Museum tickets are currently sold out.

Demand for Museum tickets is high. We update availability on the second Wednesday of every month at 10 a.m. CT.”

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Number one Fox News website headline:

“Trump warns ‘they want to take out the US leader’ as assassination plot surfaces.

Because when things are going so badly nothing else will do, an “assassination attempt” is Donald’s perceived gold card of distraction.

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So was Rep. Tom Kean’s 117 day unexplained absence a dress rehearsal for hiding Mitch McConnell’s status?

And maybe someday for doing the same with POTUS?

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JD Vance continues to brag gleefully about vacations, and not having to shop or cook for himself, etc,

Every time JD says this sort of thing… it should come with the reminder to him and to all of us in the USA

That it’s at taxpayer expense. Our expense.

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So where’s the new bumpersticker?

“Honk if you haven’t talked to Mitch McConnell”

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Another reason to vote blue and work for US Democratic Senate campaigns this fall.

Seems pretty likely that Fetterman will switch parties. IF GOP keeps a majority or his vote would give them the majority.

Need to flip enough seats that this snake doesn’t matter.

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And just to follow up.

Trump left Turkey on OLDER Air Force One Jet, but then switched to new Qatar plane in Britain for flight to DC.

Assassination fears?
Trying to pretend there was credible threat?
Stunt?

He couldn’t have stayed with ONE plane?

And how much did this cost taxpayers?

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Giant attitude problem

Posted July 8, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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When it comes down to cheering for a walk to break up a perfect game.

Matt Cain’s gem should stand alone!

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And when the biggest cheers end up being for Toronto’s pitcher after he threw 8 no-hit innings.

Sigh. At this point all SF Giants fans can hope for is that Trump becomes a Dodgers fan.

(Not that the Giants will win, but maybe someone else can.)

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It all started going downhill for SF Giants pitching when they didn’t resign Tyler Rogers.

The leader of the bullpen. And look at that ERA in Toronto. Hope he gets to go to the All-Star game.

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So Ryan Walker irritated many of the SF Giants fan base with blown saves.
Was sent down to AAA.
Returned, upset many more fans with his bible verse Pride Night statement.
And now has an ERA approaching 7.

So why isn’t he pitching now for some “Christian” softball team?

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A European reporter asks Donald Trump

“Why are you unable to end the Iran war?

Hey USA media, this is how it’s done.

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US is bombing Iran again.

That FIFA peace prize is looking as tarnished as Donald’s getting FIFA to overturn Balogun’s red card.

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I guess the NATO summit could have been worse with Donald there.

After the World Cup game Trump could have said he was going to attack Belgium.

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POTUS “I’ve been elected three times.”

His brain is murkier than the Reflecting Pool.

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Donald Trump in today’s press conference says “NATO laughed at us, everybody laughed at us, they don’t laugh any more, there’s no more laughing”

More like there’s plenty of laughing, it’s just mixed with crying.

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Trump is now calling the Iranians, “scum,” “sick people,” etc…

What’s next, he’s going to accuse them of being Democrats?

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So how long until we hear that the new Air Force One was vandalized by the same invisible people who cut up the reflecting pool?

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Never been a huge Newsom fan.

But in the wake of yet another politician resigning while still denying allegations, will always admire when after Gavin behaved badly in 2007 at end of his marriage to Kimberly Guilfoyle- affair with a good friend’s wife, he publicly stated: “I want to make it clear that everything you’ve heard and read is true, and I’m deeply sorry about that. I’ve hurt someone I care deeply about”

Refreshing then, and even more now.

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On the way down

Posted July 8, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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Baseball is the best sport. But will confess as the SF Giants continue on a possible track to be the worst team in MLB for 2026, will admit it would be fun to think about a potential “can’t miss” draft prospect.

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Even cats are astonished at how many lives Argentina has in this World Cup.

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Donald cannot stand to be upstaged.

So how long until he says he talked to Mitch McConnell for THIRTY minutes?

Of the eight teams left in the World Cup, six are in NATO and Morocco wants to be.

Just saying.

Maybe nobody tell POTUS?

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ICYMI, Belgian players after their win against USMNT played “YMCA” in the locker room while mocking Donald’s dance moves.

Petty, and I am so here for it.

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CNN & media on vetting – “What did Dems know about Platner & when did they know it?”

Yet, in GOP somehow an adjudicated rapist got through Presidential “vetting”, while an impeached man accused of felony bribery & securities fraud got through US Senate “vetting” in Texas.

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Fox News moved on from Trump getting Balogun’s red card revoked & isn’t even covering his stumbling, sleeping, slurring at NATO summit.

But they have time for this headline.

“Local high school pushes back on Gavin Newsom’s mandate killing a beloved team mascot”

(He didn’t KILL any mascot, he told them to stop using “Indians.”)

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And another one bites the dust

Posted July 7, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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So he messed up the Knicks He messed up America’s 250th birthday He messed up USMNT and the World Cup Anyone want to hazard a guess what he’ll do to mess up the NATO meeting?

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Just have to think last 24 hours or so have been incredibly distracting for USMNT, You go from being plucky underdog having fun to a team from country whose Dictator King gets FIFA to bend the rules. And suddenly nobody outside USA is on your side. Feel bad for them. #ETTD

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Belgium’s first, second, third goal and fourth goal would not have counted if Mike Pence had the courage to do the right thing.

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Ted Cruz thanked Trump for getting FIFA to get rid of Balogun’s red card.

One of few things Ted & I agree on is being San Antonio Spurs fans.

Imagine if Donald, buddies w/ Knicks owner Dolan, had demanded Wemby be suspended over his NBA finals game 4 foul?

Where does it end?


The Los Angeles Dodgers, with their half billion dollar payroll, before they stock up at the trade deadline, have the best record in baseball and a 14 game lead in the NL West.

At this point the best hope the rest of MLB has is for Donald Trump to declare he is a Dodgers fan.

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Meanwhile, while Trump has USA focused on him meddling with World Cup & mess he is making of Washington DC.. major stories get no attention;

His own Labor Dept jobs numbers: Only 57,000 added in June, about 1/2 of expectations, while April & May numbers were revised sharply downward (179,000 to 148,000 in April & 172,000 to 129.000 in May.)

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Foul play?

Posted July 5, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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T.S. Eliot had the best line on FIFA rescinding Balogun’s World Cup red card.

“The last temptation is the greatest treason. To do the right thing for the wrong reason.”

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Even the Netherlands is going to be rooting for Belgium vs the USA now

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Glad that Folarin Balogun can play but as Trump praises FIFA, Donald and his cult members are just going to ignore the fact that Balogun can only play for USMNT at all due to birthright citizenship??!!

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Let’s be VERY clear, If Folarin Balogun,who is a US citizen only because his pregnant mother was not allowed to board a flight home to England, were a potential Nobel prize winning biochemist trying to cure cancer, then Trump would have gladly signed his deporation orders.

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“Reflecting pool vandals” are this year’s “They’re eating the dogs and cats.”

GOP hasn’t paid a penalty with voters for their lies, yet, so they keep on telling them.

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Random baseball thought

I get the difference between earned and unearned runs. But always seems a bit off when a run doesn’t count against a pitcher’s ERA when the error is his own.

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Meanwhile, as Donald’s new favorite insult seems to be “communist,” – McCarthyism: the political practice of making unfair, unsubstantiated accusations of disloyalty or subversion—particularly regarding supposed communist sympathies—without regard for evidence.”

“Trumpism” will someday be a more derogatory noun.

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MAGA claiming over 100,000 people in attendance tonight to watch Trump speak after 11p.

All of them rushed back through security after bad weather.

So it’s pretty clear, Donald absolutely doesn’t need a half billion dollar ballroom.

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Just noticed

@Freedom250 claims in Twitter bio “Freedom 250 is a non-partisan organization delivering presidential-level celebrations for our nation’s 250th birthday.” Uh,

@America250 is bipartisan. Freedom 250 was established by Trump to override it. No lie too small.

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To be fair, Donald Trump was the first President to preside over 5th of July fireworks!

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Some GOP want to claim it was liberals dressed up as Nazis, who marched in DC on the 4th of July

Uh, NEWSNATION – which is to the right of Fox News – posted videos that show that Thomas Rousseau, Patriot Front’s leader was there and proudly leading the march.

So why the silence, NY Times and other MSM?

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Memories

Posted July 3, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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Thinking most people might remember Cape Verde’s performance in 2026 than whoever ends up winning the World Cup.

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Five words NO ONE ever expected to hear today.

“Argentina vs Cape Verde extra time.”

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Another great thing about the Cape Verde-Argentna game?

I’m an SF Giants game and watching the World Cup for the first time this year meant I had no idea what was going on for the SF Giants in Colorado at the beginning of the game. (5-0 Colorado after 2, and it got worse.)

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Not just Taylor and Travis’s wedding.

Add Cape Verde’s fairy-tale performance to the list of things that have made Americans smile this weekend.

As opposed to a certain hijacked event that COULD have been unifying.

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Love this ESPN headline

“Chiefs’ Kelce, Swift marry in ceremony at MSG.”

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Reminds me of when George Clooney got married and there were posts like this “Internationally acclaimed barrister Amal Alamuddin marries an actor“

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Just got this email on Friday:

Freedom 250 -Salute to America: Don’t Miss History 250 Years in the Making!
Tomorrow – Gates Open 5 pm – Salute to America

It’s not from a bipartisan committtee which America 250 was…

It’s from
contact@win.donaldjtrump.com

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Donald’s favorite new word is “communism

Has he ever heard how it worked out for Joseph McCarthy?

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Conscious couplings

Posted July 2, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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Just saying .the Spurs hiring Billy Donovan as top assistant coach might turn out to be a bigger difference maker next season than wherever Lebron ends up. #porvida

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Huge watch party crowds across the country.

How much is it killing Donald that the World Cup and especially the USMNT are so much more popular than he is?

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The Washingtonian is referring to the fenced off mess that Trump has made of Washington DC as “the fort of July.”

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So did Taylor Swift choose to be married on July 4 to take the limelight from Trump?

If so, I bow to her.

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Many rumors these days that Mitch McConnell was found weeks ago unconscious and in cardiac arrest.

But doesn’t cardiac arrest require that you have a heart in the first place?

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If they gave out Pulitzers for clueless headlines may I nominate the NY Times today?

“MAGA Base Stays Quiet After Trump Reports Billions in Personal Gains”

Big reason the MAGA base is quiet? Go to Fox News website….they aren’t spinning Donald’s billions in gains, they aren’t reporting them at all.

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Seriously, some day I will do a whole post on things Fox News viewers never hear or read.

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Seeing red.

Posted July 2, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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Got to love MAGA trolls on Social Media screaming about Folarin Balogun’s red card.

While also demanding end to birthright citizenship.

Balogun, born to British-Nigerian parents, only eligible to play for USMNT because his 7 1/2 months pregnant mom wasn’t allowed to fly home to UK .

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Have long since made my peace w/ rooting for athletes who don’t share my political views:

But despite being SF Giants fan since 1986, Landen Roupp making such a public point about his homophobia on Pride Night made it easy not to mind him giving up 3 runs in first inning yesterday to the AZ Dbacks.

Then Ryan Walker, another who chose to write a bible verse, instead of just wearing a regular non-Pride cap, came in tonight when the Giants were up 6-0, gave up 4 runs without an out, although SF hung on to win 6-4.

Almost as if God is telling them “stick to sports?”

(or get a day job)

Illinois Governor JB Pritzer says out loud what many think, that Donald Trump has dementia.

Assume Donald will want to sue. Wonder if any of his advisors will tell him “discovery is a b*tch?”

Happy Canada Day, eh? (now belated)

(Has our US President said a word? Suppose given his usual comments about our neighbor to the north, we should be grateful he hasn’t.)

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I’d say the idea of Jeannine Pirro on SCOTUS has to be a bad joke But many if not most of Trump’s appointees to important positions are bad jokes.

Trump steals $1.3M from National Parks budget for Italian granite near Oval Office

When you can’t find a park ranger or a working bathroom at a National Park this summer, console yourself with the fact that POTUS is walking on fancy Italian granite…

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So if Mitch McConnell did pass away would Trump demand the news be kept private until after the 4th of July so as not to distract from his Freedom 250 party?

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As Washington Post reports Trump has skirted the rules to use a $500M no-bid contract to build his White House ballroom…

where are all the “Deficit Hawk” Republicans on this one?

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GOP lost their minds when Lloyd Austin did not divulge he was hospitalized for two weeks after prostate cancer surgery in 2024. Meanwhile Rep. Tom Kean was MIA for four months And has anyone in GOP released ANY update on Mitch McConnell who was hospitalized over two weeks ago?

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Troy Nehls, bragging of buying lobster & steak while 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck

“Maybe they don’t work as hard as I do”.

Nehls is retiring. He’ll have served SIX years in Congress; will receive full pension for life.

What a jacka**.

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Trump asked about $1 billion he made last year “The stock market’s up… everybody’s profiting”

Sure this is very comforting to 40% or so of Americans who own no stock even in retirement plans.

And to working class Americans who mostly don’t have stock & who voted for Trump

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Good news.

The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship

Bad news:

There were three SCOTUS judges who would have taken it away.

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Depression is a real illness & good for GOP Rep. Tom Kean for getting help.


But he got in hospital medical treatment and was able to keep his taxpayer funded job while missing work for FOUR months.


How many Americans could do that, especially as Kean & GOP have taken away healthcare subsidies?

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Then there were 28

Posted June 29, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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So who knows how far USMNT will go in the World Cup. But they are alive longer than both Germany and the Netherlands.

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So it’s been a rough year for the SF Giants.

At this point perhaps the most optimistic thing they can say “At least we’re not the Mets.”

(The teams have similar records – but the Giants payroll is about $222 million, while the Mets are $365 million.


Clearly many of the attendees at the “Great American State Fair” managed to steal the invisibility cloaks from the leftist reflecting pool vandals.

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GOP Family Values alert, The Daily Mail reported Ken Paxton, Donald Trump’s choice for US Senate from Texas, was seen with his mistress on a “secret” trip to Iceland.

But James Talarico once ordered a potato, egg and cheese taco…

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Not happy with SCOTUS decision allowing a President to fire  [the leaders of independent agencies for any reason or no reason, Ju


So does this mean that a Democratic president can immediately fire all Trump’s hacks, lackeys and cronies?

Fox News headline

“Conservatives revolt after Trump-appointed Barrett joins liberals in ‘shockingly wrong’ ruling.

John Roberts also joined the majority in allowing mail in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted later.

But of course the woman is one the Fox goes after.

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On deporting Haitians “”It’s a mistake for a number of reasons…You cannot fly into Port-au-Prince…It is clearly not safe…It is worse than it has ever been…It’s not in the U.S. interest, certainly not in Ohio’s interest, to have people who are working every single day, who are supporting a family, who are buying houses, fixing up old houses, starting businesses, and put deep roots in this country and really are contributing — and yank them out…That is a huge, huge mistake.”

Another bleeding heart liberal? Nope, Ohio REPUBLICAN governor Mike DeWine.

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Next rounds

Posted June 27, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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Dear Buster Posey

Do not ever trade Logan Webb.

Sincerely,

Remaining SF Giants fans who haven’t given up on the team for the forseeable future

(Logan threw 7 innings of 1 hit ball vs Atlanta and the bullpen didn’t blow it for a 5-0 win)

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Meanwhile as a long time SF Giants fan who remembers games at Candlestick Park, can say definitively that the park had more fans on a Tuesday night against the Montreal Expos than Donald’s “Freedom 250” “Great American State Fair.”

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Clearly many of the attendees managed to steal the invisibility cloaks from the leftist reflecting pool vandals?

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In Saturday’s NHL draft, (admittedly it was the 7th round, the San Jose Sharks drafted 18 year old defenseman Alexander Karmanov. Who is 7 foot, 1 inch tall.

Is this Wemby effect transcending basketball?

The White House official social media account actually posted

·”America has always been, and always will be, ONE NATION UNDER GOD.’

Give me a break.

“The phrase “under God” was added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance on June 14, 1954, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill into law. “

Eisenhower, however, would be appalled by this administration.

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So the President of the United States, who thinks he should be “respected, does not know the difference between a passport for Americans and a visa for visitors. “Welcome, be good”

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All I can say about Donald Trump’s proposed new passport is “Thank God I just got my passport renewed a few months ago.”

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The US just struck Iran again.

Donald’s Nobel Peace prize campaign is going well ..

So clearly police probably have contact info for person who targeted Pete Buttigieg’s family with a false report & had him taken away from his kids overnight.


DOJ/FBI is arresting people over paint chips & putting their fingers in water; why hasn’t this person been taken into custody? Or at least been the subject of an investigation

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Aftter the tragic earthquake, there is anger in Venezuela over lack of government help.

But isn’t the US effectively in charge of the country now? In May, Trump talked about making it the 51st state.

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Rounded out

Posted June 25, 2026 by left coast sports babe
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So who has Trump blamed Turkiye’s last minute goal again USMNT on?

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The 2026 NBA Draft is over.

And for anyone wanting nonpartisan amusement, save some of the “winners and losers” projections. Especially these days.

For comparison, Tim Duncan and Stephen Curry were drafted at 2 after four years of college

Most top picks these days are 19

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 Golden State Warriors actually picked the oldest player in the first round – Yaxel Lendeborg. He’ll be 24 when the NBA season starts. Older than most of the San Antonio Spurs starters.

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Realize as a sports fan that many athletes I root for don’t share my political/religious beliefs. And that’s fine. I have friends who I disagree with politically

But when players put their political/religious beliefs out there publicly it does invite controversy. Especially when they aren’t playing very well. Yes, I am talking to you, some SF Giants pitchers.

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Sean Duffy’s youngest child, who is seven, has Down’s Syndrome, which means the girl will probably hear many derogatory insults in her life from ignorant hateful people

But yesterday it was her father throwing around the term “libtard.”

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Amy Coney Barrett has 2 children adopted from Haiti

At same time she voted with SCOTUS majority to deny TPS status to people, including children, from Haiti.

So Haitian parents who love & want better life for their kids should just beg rich white Americans to take & adopt them?

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As some media report National Park Service official lie about reflecting pool being cut, despite 24-7 surveillance etc.

“If someone says it’s raining & another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out window & find out which is true.”

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Trump now put up a temporary Ferris wheel on the National Mall.

Okay, I’ve seen what happened with the reflecting pool.

Ride on that Ferris wheel? I’d rather get on a ride put up temporarily in a Kroger’s parking lot by an old drunk carnie.

Mike Lee, who has become a true cult member, is one of Donald’s staunchest allies on the “Save America Act.”

Senator Lee is from UTAH.

Which has 100% vote by mail.

Make it make sense.

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So oil prices are at least temporarily failing
Meanwhile, carrier fuel surcharges jumped over 30% when the war started. From about $2100 to $2800 on a business class ticket to Europe.
Anyone want to opine on when or if THEY will fall?

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The Save America act is an oxymoron.

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What a complete sh*t he is

“Trump cancels bipartisan housing bill signing in effort to pressure lawmakers on election legislation”

Got news for him.

Americans didn’t vote for him to rig elections.

Americans voted for lower prices, including w/ housing.

November is coming.

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