Left Coast Sports Babe

Southwest flies to Cleveland. So at least it’s a great endorsement opportunity for JR Smith  #WannaGetAway?

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Who says NBA players don’t need to study math in school?

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Warriors do have a charmed life.  In 2015 Kyrie Irving was injured in game 1, in 2017, Kawhi Leonard was injured in game 1, and in 2018 JR Smith WASN’T injured in game 1.

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Wonder if anyone on the Spurs thought of tweeting to free agent Lebron James, “Pop makes sure in San Antonio we can all count.”

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Am I allowed to say that wherever Melania Trump is and whatever she is doing, I hope it’s making @realDonaldTrump sweat a bit.

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Lakers indicating they won’t draft LiAngelo Ball. Gosh, wonder why they wouldn’t want a mediocre player who’s already been arrested for theft and would double the team’s fun with dad LaVar.

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If Bill Cosby knew it would have gotten him pardoned he’d have signed up for “The Apprentice.”

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Fox News wants ABC to resurrect Roseanne. Gosh, if only they knew a network that could pick up the show….

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Samantha Bee has apologized for her word choice last night. Silly woman, she should have realized “c*nt” is reserved for Trump supporters to use about Hillary Clinton.

So if #SamanthaBee had copied @realDonaldTrump and called Sally Yates “such a c*nt.” it would be been okay then?

But really, “pussy” is much more Presidential.

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Orrin Hatch “In light of the mounting evidence that these tariffs will harm Americans, I will continue to push the administration to change course.”
In other words, more “thoughts and prayers.”

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So good to see all these Republicans saying Trump has finally gone too far with pardoning a hateful crook like Dinesh D’Souza. Oh wait… never mind.

Let’s be honest. If Trump could figure out a way to bring Osama Bin Laden back to life he’d consider it to take the glory from Obama.

Lebron James says there was a point this season where wondered “OK, will the Cavs even make the playoffs?'” And Knicks fans are just thinking “Oh STFU.”

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ESPN headline “Is Warriors-Cavs IV the biggest mismatch in modern Finals history.” Thinking 2007 Spurs (and Lebron) might have something to say about that.

(and yes, 2007 was a 4-0 Spurs sweep, over Lebron’s Cavs.)

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There was a small fire today at Citi Field. Might be the hottest Mets’ bats got all season.

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At Yankee Stadium when the announcer wished Rudy Giuliani a happy birthday the crowd booed. Who says I never post anything nice about Yankees fans?

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South African Fredie Blom, 114, possibly the world’s oldest man, says he wants to give up smoking. One word. “Why?”

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Imagine how crazy Trump’s tweets would be today if he WEREN’T focusing on “North Korea Nuclear, bad Trade Deals, VA Choice, the Economy, rebuilding the Military, and so much more.”

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Who besides me never thought we’d live to see when Kim Kardashian would enter a meeting with @POTUS being the smart one in the room?

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Can anyone imagine @BarackObama tweeting “Gee, @realDonaldTrump never called to apologize for the HORRIBLE statements made and said about me. Maybe I just didn’t get the call?”

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But really, Roseanne blaming Ambien for her nasty racist tweets. Hmm, does that mean Trump has been popping Ambiens like Jelly Bellies?

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The Ukraine helped an anti-Putin journalist fake his own killing to avoid an assassination & catch some of those responsible? Well done, but I miss the days when these crazy spy plots were just in novels?

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So when, and it’s not if, but when, an armed teacher next either accidentally or on purpose shoots someone in school, what will NRA response be then?

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Mitt Romney said he wrote in his wife Ann’s name for President in 2016. Proving once again how good this wannabe President is at making really tough choices.

Fake twitter accounts to attack his own 76ers players?  Miss those days when Bryan Colangelo would be the most embarrassing President in the United States.

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A rare nice NFL story.  Drew Brees secretly bid on a  1930s-era Purdue jersey worn by John Wooden was being sold at auction, won the auction, tonight presented it to the school, his alma mater, and is letting the school display at their basketball arena.

Wonder how many current NFL players know who John Wooden is?

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Anyone else  watch #SFGiants game to the end tonight just in hopes of seeing Pablo Sandoval pitch again?

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Kevin Love, Kawhi Leonard, Chris Paul…. Does someone on Warriors staff have a really good playoff voodoo doll somewhere?

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A video has gone viral showing a Hawaiian Airlines employee literally throwing bags off a plane in Honolulu. Hope this doesn’t inspire workers at United and American to try to prove they can throw bags farther…

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If Fox is so outraged about ABC cancelling Roseanne’s show why don’t they pick it up? Could it be this “The show has shed 43 percent of its audience since its record-breaking premiere on March 27.” Follow the $$$$$,

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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has resigned. Lordy, maybe there are tapes.

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Trump at Nashville rally “Never in the history of our country has something taken place like took place during this election.” Well, on this at least he’s right.

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This one’s for all those who defend Roseanne Barr and decry NFL players kneeling for the anthem.

Got it, Fox News and GOP are upset #Roseanne had her show cancelled because it’s not as if she did something awful like comment on Valerie Jarrett’s eye makeup?

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Ladies & gentlemen, this was retweeted by son of President of United States…. Donald Trump Jr. Retweeted
Roseanne Barr By the way, George Soros is a nazi who turned in his fellow Jews 2 be murdered in German concentration camps & stole their wealth-were you aware of that?

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CIA report says North Korea won’t give up nukes for Trump but will open hamburger fast food burger restaurant. All Kim Jong Un needs to do for POTUS to declare complete victory is let him build Trump-branded Pyongyang golf course.

Doors, trenchcoats, mental health, Ritalin, “Godlessness,” porn….. at this rate with GOP looking like we might soon end up having a twisted game of “School shooting blame bingo.”

Ted Cruz showed up with a Rockets fan shirt in Game 7 of NBA Western Conference Finals.

As if Chris Paul being out didn’t give Warriors enough advantage.

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Houston’s Eric Gordon said Rockets would be playing for the NBA championship with a healthy Chris Paul.  Maybe. But more likely if we’re playing the “what if” health game, the Rockets would have lost in the semi-finals to the Spurs with a healthy Kawhi Leonard.

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Though when you miss 27 three-point shots in a row, you don’t win a lot of basketball games.

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ESPN headline Monday morning –  “Game 7 stakes enormous for Warriors, Rockets.” Gosh, what was their first clue?

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Meanwhile, a 6-4 win for Golden Knights over Washington Capitals in first game of Stanley Cup finals .  Is the puck juiced?

How good is Justin Verlander this year? He allowed 1 run in 7 innings against @Yankees. And his ERA went up. To 1.11.

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New SF 49ers DE Cassius Marsh now said he hated playing for Patriots. Yeah, all those playoff games really cut into his offseason?

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Trump tweet “Happy Memorial Day! Those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today. Best economy in decades, lowest unemployment numbers for Blacks and Hispanics EVER (& women in 18years), rebuilding our Military and so much more. Nice!”

And once again, Trump raises the stakes ever higher for those say there’s nothing he can’t make all about him.

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Later, Trump tweeted support for California GOP Gubernatorial candidate John Cox,  saying the state ” has a rare opportunity to turn things around.”  And bring our economy down to the level of many suffering red states?

But seriously “Make California Great Again?”   When one of the state’s biggest problems is housing prices because too many people think’s it’s great already.

While he’s perhaps less outspoken than Steph Curry, Steve Kerr and Lebron James,  Chris Paul  served on Obama’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.
Might as well cancel 2018 NBA champions’ visit to White House now.

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Brad Stevens had to figure when he left Butler that he was done losing games where his team held opposition under 90 points.

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Watching Lebron in action with what was left of the Cavs like an NBA remake of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

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Only people unhappy in Cleveland tonight might be the Indians. Their 5 run comeback in the bottom of 9th and win in 14th won’t even make front of the sports page.

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Another reason to love Jessica Mendoza on Sunday Night Baseball. She said Brandon Crawford was her favorite shortstop.

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Danica Patrick crashed out of the #Indy500.  But really, should she have ended her career any other way?

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Isn’t it nice to have a President who understands the spirit of Memorial Day. “Who’s going to give back the young and beautiful lives (and others) that have been devastated and destroyed by the phony Russia Collusion Witch Hunt?”#WTF?

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Trump loves to talk about “13 Angry Democrats.” Guessing he has no clue that movie “12 Angry Men” deals with prejudice against a young Latino man from Puerto Rico.

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I’m sure it’s JUST a coincidence.   China just approved five new trademarks for Ivanka Trump’s businesses   #ZTE  #ZTE  #ZTE

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Would GOP care more about missing immigrant children if we could convince them Hillary Clinton was holding them in a pizza parlor basement somewhere?

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If North Korea summit actually happens anyone else considered idea that “cancellation” was just fake tantrum by @realDonaldTrump to steal more headlines, & sell more coins? $$$$$

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Finally, for something different, inspired by  @Limericking

There are times Trump just lies for kicks.

And it’s hard to keep up with his tricks

But while he strives

To tweet on young lives

It’s clear he really just misses Hope Hicks.

Look,  (and I posted this before Game 6 on FB/Twitter)  Houston Rockets are a good team. But if they beat Warriors in Oakland, without Chris Paul, in an elimination game…. after the game they would be serving bbq pig wings.

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Cubs put starting pitcher Yu Darvish on 10-day disabled list Saturday with tendonitis.   He was scheduled to start Sunday night against San Francisco.  Maybe just as well, Darvish won’t join long list of pitchers who have their best start of the year against Giants.

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A fire near Oakland Coliseum Friday night may have been caused by post-game baseball  fireworks? Who’d a think the A’s would ever be in the same sentence as “on fire”

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Television networks could make this whole anthem problem go away – stop showing it on TV.

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If you profess to be outraged over abortion but can shrug off over 1400 missing children, then, you just might be a hypocrite.

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GOP Rep. Steve King compares anthem protests to Nazi salutes. Uh, Nazis didn’t protest anthems. What they DID do was separate parents from their children, & made many of those children disappear. #WhereAreTheChildren

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Ivanka Trump tweeting about #PaidFamilyLeave and #YouthSports. Somehow I missed this woman who seems so concerned about kids tweeting #WhereAreTheChildren

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Gas prices in US average almost $3 a gallon; in some states prices have gone up 30-40 cents in last month. I also missed  Trump taking credit.

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Glad to see Trump tweet congratulating “brave Teacher & Hero Jason Seaman of Noblesville, Indiana.” About 3 weeks faster than he congratulated Waffle House hero James Shaw Jr, who he never tweeted about. Wonder why?

Trump and DOT now say they are opposed to a bill that bars airlines from “unreasonable” fees related to cancellation, baggage, seat selection and same-day changes.   Makes some sense, they majority of Trump supporters even can’t afford to fly at all, or have their own private planes.

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Democrats make it too complicated and nuanced sometimes. Trump lies. He is a liar. Always. #LieGate

Red Sox  still owe Hanley Ramirez about $15 million for this season – about as much as they’re paying Pablo Sandoval to play for the SF Giants.

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Nobody believes Rockets can win game 6 without Chris Paul.  Maybe not. But they basically won game 5 without James Harden.

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Friday afternoon and Trump is tweeting angrily about Obama again. Somehow we all knew without looking that it’s going to be raining in DC all weekend so he can’t golf.

USC President stepping down over scandal w/ university gynecologist accused of conducting inappropriate exams for almost 30 years. Trojans play at Stanford Sept. 8. Should the @lsjumb (Leland Stanford Jr. University Marching Band) just be suspended now as of Sept. 9 to save time?

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Gronkowski the 3 year old colt has been given 69-1 odds to win the Preakness.  69-1?  Out of 8 horses?   Do they think Rob Gronkowski himself is the jockey?

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Leaving aside the gun issue, teacher who stopped Indiana school gunman Friday teaches SCIENCE. Which GOP would, if they could, have eliminated.

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Isn’t “male school shooter” sadly redundant?

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Washington Capitals captain Alex Overchkin talked about “waiting for this moment for a long time.” And yeah, it’s the Caps’ first Stanley Cup Final since 1998.  Of course, it’s the Las Vegas Golden Knights final … for ever?

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Follow the $$$?  From NY Times today – ” There are far more Amazon Prime members in this country than people who voted for Trump.”

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Happy #NationalWineDay. Although thanks to Trump, every day has become #NationalWineDay

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Just wondering, what if #NorthKorea summit was always a sham whether it happened or not, but Trump figured headlines would distract from other issues. Nah, another of those far-fetched theories…

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White Sox catcher Welington Castillo, suspended 80 games for a PED  “The positive test resulted from an extremely poor decision that I, and I alone, made. I take full responsibility for my conduct.”

What, no tainted supplement, blaming doctor, friend etc.  Almost got to root for the guy now for his honesty.

Although really,  should anyone need PED’s this year to make the 15-32 White Sox roster?

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The White Sox just finished four games with the 16-34 Baltimore Orioles.  Aka the “Does someone HAVE to win?” series.

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Trump was talking today about deporting players who wouldn’t stand for the national anthem.  Just wondering, why doesn’t he have ICE stand by stadium urinals and deport anyone using them during the anthem?

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How many NFL fans who couldn’t bear to watch because players were quietly protesting on sidelines, have had no problems rooting for Big Ben, credibly accused of sexual assault.  Or Ray Lewis, who admitted being at least an accessory to murder?

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Whew. #Cincinnati trending and it appears to be about an @MLS expansion team. These days first thought is sadly another mass shooting.

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If Jack Johnson were alive today Trump would probably be slamming him for supporting NFL players who kneel for the anthem.

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Steve Kerr on tribute to Santa Fe High School before game 5 –  “agonizing to know that there’s pretty good chance that 2 teams in Finals are going to be doing same thing in 3 weeks.” Well, no, only because most schools are out for summer.  Sad.  Seriously.

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Who knew winning the Nobel Prize could be so complicated?

South Korean spokesperson: “We are trying to figure out what President Trump’s intention is and the exact meaning of it. ”

When they do figure it out can they tell the American public?

Imagine being that unknown/unnamed deluxe Singapore hotel who had to cancel all existing reservations in June so that Kim Jong Un & Trump could stay there. And now has an empty property with about 2 weeks notice.

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Sometimes the simplest answer is the correct one. Is it possible Trump canceled the North Korea summit because someone told him it was a 15 hour flight to Singapore?

It’s not spygate, it’s Liegate.

If the NFL really gave a damn about people showing respect during national anthem they’d order teams to shut down concession stands while it was played. $$$$$$

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So do all these people ranting over NFL stars and the anthem stand at attention at home in front of their TV sets?

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Good thing the Bucks’ Sterling Brown REALLY didn’t try to resist arrest over his parking violation in Milwaukee. He’d quite possibly be dead.

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Two thoughts on Reuben Foster. 1. If DA is convinced she lied his accuser should be tried and if found guilty should go to jail. 2. WTF was he doing with a fully-loaded gun on floor of bathroom?

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SF Giants get swept in two-game series against Astros , Warriors falter against Rockets. San Francisco area teams REALLY “Don’t Mess With Texas.”

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So now that they’ve outlawed kneeling what will NFL blame their 2018 falling ratings on?

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Damn shame Spurs are not in NBA Conference Finals. Because my guess is that Gregg Popovich would be kneeling along with his players for the next national anthem.

And now that NFL has trampled on First Amendment will they suggest players open carry on the sidelines to show support for the 2nd?

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NFL might have better ratings if they had cared half as much about protecting players from brain injuries as they do about appeasing Trump and racist fans.

Rudy Giuliani said he hasn’t spoken with Trump in a “couple weeks.” Who does he think he is? Melania?

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Mike Pompeo today contradicted Trump -saying he “does not believe there is a deep state” at State Department or CIA. Time to move the Secretary of State up in Trump firing bingo?!

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Well of course Trump needed to immediately tweet support for  Tomi Lahren after her act of bravery that might have gotten her killed…. Oh, wait, during brunch someone threw a drink at her? Never mind.

So if it’s a 15-yard penalty for NFL player kneeling during the National Anthem does it mean a safety if enough players kneel?   And what if both teams kneel?  So confusing….

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SF Giants manage to lose 11-2 to Astros and it wasn’t even the most embarrassing loss in the Bay Area to a Houston team?

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NY Mets have signed Jose Bautista, 37, to a 1-yr-deal, even though many feel he can no longer hit major league pitching. But really, doesn’t that make him a perfect fit for the @Mets?

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Astros released their former top prospect Jon Singleton, now serving a 100-game suspension for 3rd positive drug test. Three failed tests? At some point it’s less a test for drugs than stupidity.

Somewhere Barbara Jordan and Shirley Chisholm are smiling. Stacey Abrams wins Democratic primary for Governor in Georgia.

R.I.P #PhilipRoth ““Everybody else is working to change, persuade, tempt and control them. The best readers come to fiction to be free of all that noise.” He was right. In Roth’s honor pick up a good novel.

Truly amazing. @realDonaldTrump gives keynote address at a “Pro-life” event the same day he cuts $7 billion from CHIP – Children’s Health Insurance Program. Once again #ProLifeMyAss

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Reports that Trump’s staff DELIBERATELY including spelling & grammar errors in tweets they write for him, because they believe it plays better with his base. As if we needed more proof that education causes Democrats.

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Since Trump thinks security on his phone is too inconvenient, maybe someone should show him that old transcript of Prince Charles saying he wishes he were a tampon so he could live in Camilla all the time… hacked from a cellphone.

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In Texas, sheriff is not sure yet any of Santa Fe school victims weren’t shot by police crossfire. Now imagine schools with a number of frightened and armed teachers?

Father of Santa Fe shooter says son was “good boy” who was mistreated. Now, bullying sucks, and it happened to me sometimes. But okay, how many of us were bullied in school and never thought solution was killing your classmates?

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A Publix supermarket in South Carolina censored a mom’s cake for her son when she asked for “Congrats Jacob! Summa Cum Laude Class of 2018.”
Because they thought “Cum” was profanity. Your move, Florida.

Cardinals rookie Jordan Hicks threw 2 pitches at 105 mph yesterday. What’s the big deal?  Jamie Moyer often threw 2 pitches that totaled 105 mph.

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Several blowouts already.  And no game in the NBA conference finals has been closer than 9 points. Tonight’s was only that close because Cavs eased up with a 13 point lead at the end. And they say the regular season has no drama?

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Steph Curry’s mom apparently gave him an earful and told him to wash his mouth out with soap after he yelled out “This is my f*cking house!” after a nice one handed shot last night.    Well, for long time Giants fans at least Curry also brought back memories of Will Clark in 1987 – “I’ve been waiting for this since I was a f*cking amateur.”

(Clark on his morning show on KNBR also indicated he heard from mom.)

SF Giants play two games in Houston.   Wednesday’s starter, Jeff Samardzija, has an ERA of 6.30.  Astros starters Cole and Verlander have a COMBINED era under 3.00 (1.75 and 1.05)  At least it’s a short series.

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Serious Royal Wedding fans may have to watch a lot of replays of Harry and Meghan’s ceremony. to keep getting their fix.  Prince George, next in line for a major extravaganza, is four.

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Trump lauds NASCAR because “they stand for the National Anthem.”  Right, except many of them think that anthem is “Dixie.”

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Obamas have signed a production contract with Netflix.  So how long until Trump adds Netflix to his hit list?

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Russian media slammed the Royal Wedding coverage as “propaganda.”  Maybe Trump told Putin his feelings were hurt by not getting an invitation?

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How long until someone in GOP suggests stopping school violence by closing schools? After all, education causes Democrats.

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Who knew that whole Valerie Plame debacle would one day look so quaint?

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Now Trump refuses to follow security protocols on cellphone he uses to call friends and complain Hillary should be locked up for her emails. #WTF?

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From TC  “an Amazon customer was dinged $7,000 in shipping fees for three boxes of toilet paper delivered to her residence: “When this Georgia customer saw the charge on her credit card, her first words were ‘holy sh*t'”

(and Trump wants to RAISE Amazon’s shipping costs?”

Congratulations Justify on his Preakness win. Even if horse doesn’t win the Triple Crown he’ll now actually be a star with legitimate reason to have sex with females he just met.

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Best line heard at Preakness – outside the Ladies room – “If women hadn’t had to have spent so much line waiting in bathroom lines, we’d be ruling the world by now.

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Open note to all Brandon Belt haters. Do you prefer medium or well-done for your crow?

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But is it somewhere in the rule book that every time #SFGiants pitchers walk the lead off batter that batter has to score?

Something like 10 percent of MLB players have a “therapeutic use exception” for Ritalin. While it may not help them hit home runs last I looked they don’t  shoot up schools either.

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Sergio Romo made his second one-inning start in a row today.  Worked well. And had to be a lot less stressful for Rays fans than when SF Giants fans watched him pitch the 9th.

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That #RoyalWedding was so much fun to watch, guessing some American men on the West Coast will regret not waking up in middle of night to see it. At least two or three of them

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MLK quotes from a black preacher and “Stand By Me”sung by a black choir. Just like we always expected to see at a British Royal Wedding.

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“And with this I’ll sit down, we gotta get y’all married.” If we didn’t love #BishopMichaelCurry already…

Does the queen sing “God save me?”#RoyalWedding

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Maybe Mueller investigation will distract Trump from figuring out what revenge to try to enact on England for not inviting him to #RoyalWedding

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Rain all weekend until today in DC. And such a tweet storm Sunday am from Trump.   Reminds all of us who’ve had young children what it’s like after a few days when they’d been cooped up indoors.

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“I hereby demand”. Sounds like someone didn’t get enough timeouts when he was three.

I think with Trump and GOP leaders, we’ve largely answered the question “Are you a good witch. or a bad witch?” #Witchhunt

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Must admit it was a really ingenious plot for Obama and Clinton to try to bring down Trump by colluding to lose the election and framing him for it. Even Agatha Christie wouldn’t have thought of this one.

Uh oh, today at Liberty University Jimmy Carter joked that his commencement address crowd was bigger than last year’s for Donald Trump. Now @realDonaldTrump has to come up with a nasty nickname for Jimmy too

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So can we have another Royal Wedding next weekend tomorrow for distraction from what a clusterf*ck American politics has become?

I really miss days when we could wake up and just be outraged over things like the umpires really screwing over #SFGiants the past two games.

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As the expansion Las Vegas Golden Knights move one win from the Stanley Cup finals, waiting for the first fan to say, we’ve been waiting eight whole months for this…

At what point do we start keeping flags at half staff for mass shootings? Asking for a country.

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I’m so old that I remember when our fellow high school students died tragically it was either suicide or a car accident.

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Same people saying we shouldn’t politicize #SantaFeHighSchool shooting would have been screaming loudly if latest killer were a Latino immigrant.

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Some of the saddest words you will ever hear a US high school student say “I’ve always kind of felt it was going to happen here too.”
At this point, being TRULY “Pro-life” means voting in November.

A brave school “resource officer” was lucky enough to be right place at right time at Dixon High School. Parkland had an armed guard, Santa Fe had at least one guard (who was shot and injured.) More guns are NOT the answer.

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So tired already of people saying “Well, the Texas school shooter had explosives too.” That’s right, he did. But they didn’t go off. Bombs are harder to use than guns. #GunReformNow

You can be convicted of negligent homicide or even murder if your dog kills someone. Can we at least hope they throw the book at Santa Fe High School killer’s father?

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Texas suspect “said he originally intended to commit suicide, but told authorities he didn’t have the courage to take his own life.” I’m liberal but makes me think again, these attempted murder-suicides always happen in the wrong order.

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So tired already of people saying “Well, the Texas school shooter had explosives too.” That’s right, he did. But they didn’t go off. Bombs are harder to use than guns. #GunReformNow

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What the actual f*ck?   Texas Lt. Governor says shooting may have been caused by Texas schools having “too many entrances and too many exits.”

Three works. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire

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Good people CAN disagree on abortion. But it would make me less livid if GOP and Trump while cutting Planned Parenthood funds would also increase programs like food stamps and other aid for poor women & children. #ProLifeMyAss

Trump backed John Cox for California governor today. Great news. For GavinNewsom

While NBA season may be too long with too many back-to-backs, now in conference finals we’re in almost an All-Star game level three day break with no games until Saturday? Heck, if league just makes these breaks a bit longer they can play until July.

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Cleveland Brown will be featured this year on #HardKnocks. Wait, isn’t the program supposed to be about NFL teams?

As Tampa ties Eastern Conference finals with two wins in DC,   maybe we need to retire that phrase in the NHL “Home ice advantage?”

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SF Giants’ Brandon Belt could end up facing a fine. After making the last out of the game Wednesday on a called strike 3-2 pitch WELL off the place, Belt questioned whether the umpire was just trying to get the game over.  If only we had the technology to accurately call balls and strikes. Oh wait. We do.  Never mind

New bumper sticker? “Honk if you haven’t signed an NDA with Trump.”

At least politics is always educational. 20 years ago, American children learned what a blow-job was. Now they understand the word “collusion.”

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Trump calling Mueller investigation “Greatest witch hunt in American history.” Because it will be the first one actually to catch REAL witches?

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Also from a morning tweet from @realDonaldtrump “this is bigger than Watergate!” When he’s right, he’s right.

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Earth just had its 400th straight warmer-than-average month. I missed the Trump tweet taking credit.

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To be fair, maybe Trump didn’t think ordering breakup of immigrant families with children was cruel. Not like he ever paid attention to his own young kids.

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To be fair it’s not like Trump said something really awful about immigrants – like saying they had perfect smokey eyes.

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Paul Manafort’s former-son-in-law reportedly has cut a secret plea deal with federal investigators. Well, presume he’s got alimony to pay.

If someone asked Trump whether it was Yanny or Laurel he’d try to find out what Obama thought, then insist it was #FakeNews for anyone who didn’t believe the opposite.

Can’t wait to see what nickname @realDonaldTrump will tweet out for Bill Gates tomorrow.

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Yesterday’s storms meant about 500,000 people without power in New Jersey-New York area. Not including the Mets.

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If the Vegas Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup, will they vote a playoff share to the Pittsburgh Penguins?  Who left Marc-Andre Fleury unprotected in the expansion draft?

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Facebook keeps asking me to “add your phone number to help secure your account and more.” Yeah, it’s that “and more” I’m worried about.

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Do have to thank Meghan Markle for reminding many of us that maybe our families are not so crazy after all. #RoyalWedding

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Without Net Neutrality millions of Americans may never learn if it’s Yanny or Laurel

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Who cares if it’s #Laurel or #Yanny on the audio? We all know they’re both wearing white and gold dresses.

So how long until Aaron Schlossberg gets offered a job in Trump administration?

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Or wait, doesn’t Roy Moore need another “Jew” lawyer?

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Really trying to wrap my head around what would happen if a black person tried to call the cops to say a white person was behaving suspiciously or being loud?

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Don Jr now trying to claim he really never spends much time talking to his father. Who does he want us to think he is, Barron?

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Trump on North Korea’s threat to cancel their summit “We haven’t seen anything. We haven’t heard anything.”
Translation, it hasn’t been covered on “Fox and Friends.”

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Trump reportedly earned $40 million from Trump Hotel in Washington, DC in 2017.  $40 million. Earnings, not just revenue.  Hotel has 263 rooms, that’s over $150,000 PER ROOM.

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Trump on immigrants -“You wouldn’t believe how bad these people are. These aren’t people; these are animals.”
Who’d a thunk John Kelly’s “rural” and uneducated would seem kind by comparison?

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And some Trump supporters completely lost it over being called “deplorable?” Sorry, if you’re not upset about “These aren’t people. These are animals” then “deplorable” might be too nice a term.

As the week keeps getting worse for @realDonaldTrump, weather forecast is for rain, rain and more rain in DC. So he’ll be stuck in White House unable to golf. Be afraid, be very afraid.

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Tweet from   Jerry Brown. Even more impressive,  California’s 80 year old governor not only knows how to use emojis, he found a Pinocchio one.

Now it’s Robinson Cano. And he blames a doctor. Would be interesting if MLB said “Okay, first person who actually admits he was trying to cheat gets their suspension cut in half.”

SF Giants tonight offered 2 for 1 Nachos tonight at AT&T Park. Love deals but really, 2 orders of Nachos? Most of time even a few people sharing an order can’t finish one.

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New Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper in 2016 referred to Hillary Clinton’s “questionable judgment” but indicated Trump “may be demented, narcissistic and a scumbag.” Who says this year’s NFL season will be boring?

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NBA fans learning what Butler fans knew a long time ago. Brad Stevens is a damn good coach.   Wonder if Lebron will try to hire him.

RIP Tom Wolfe. Remember those days when the golden crumbs off the golden cake were as much swampiness as we could imagine?

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Aspen is increasing fines for tourists harassing wildlife by taking selfies, especially bear selfies. Hope some of the money goes into a fund for Darwin Awards to be given to the tourists’ families.

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Ah technology. American Airlines today had passengers check bags on a flight because they were going to be out of overhead bin room. But client reported half-empty bins, and then “Flight attendant just explained it. They use software that’s all screwed up. There’s tons of room. Apparently attendants are very unhappy about the new software!”

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From American Airlines’ new service animal policy “Animals won’t be permitted in the cabin if they display any form of disruptive behavior that can’t be successfully corrected or controlled, including but not limited to: growling, biting or attempting to bite, jumping on or lunging at people.”
Hmm, can they have the same policy for children?

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Whole Foods is going to give discounts to Amazon Prime customers. So for those Prime folks instead of “Whole” will it only be “Three-quarters” Paycheck?

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Trump just eliminated US top cyber security adviser post. Makes a certain amount of sense. Since Putin did such a fine job for him last election.

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Justin Trudeau took to Twitter  Tuesday ““To Muslims in Canada and around the world, I wish you a blessed & peaceful Ramadan. #Ramadan Mubarak!

Just guessing we won’t see the same tweet from Trump.

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Will @realDonaldTrump demand two Nobel Peace prizes if this latest North Korea threat turns out to be a false alarm?

Okay, it WAS a little earthquake. Not just the shock of  SF Giants putting 3 runs on the board in first inning?

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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon says he’s open to urinating on his middle finger to heal a cut on it. Well, this should cut down on excessive autograph requests.

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Congrats to all those who had “less than 2 minutes” for how long it would take Draymond Green to pick up his first technical in #Rockets #Warriors series.

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Seattle City Council just approved tax on large businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks to fight homelessness. Waiting for Trump tweet of Congratulations since he wanted Amazon to pay more tax…..

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Really miss days when Meghan Markel’s father possibly not attending his own daughter’s royal wedding would have been Monday’s most outrageous story.

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After Supreme Court decision NFL called for Congress to “enact a core regulatory framework for legalized sports betting” to protect “the integrity of our game.”
Because when you think of integrity you think of… Congress? #WTF

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United Airlines is offering baggage delivery for a fee to passengers and promising bags within 4-6 hours after landing. Wonder if the airline is making this cost-effective by putting bags in the same vans delivering delayed luggage?

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Southwest had to cancel about 60 flights from Denver today after hail damaged planes on the GROUND at Denver International Airport last night.
But no, we’re not living in a time of climate change.

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Supreme Court ruled a federal ban on sports betting is unconstitutional. Time to add Pete Rose to Trump’s sports council?

This morning before  Supreme Court rules federal ban on sports gambling is unconstitutional, had already gotten a spam email about how to bet online on the Preakness….

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Can we win on #NetNeutrality by warning American men the alternative may include no more free porn? This includes you, @SenTedCruz

Jared Kushner blamed Palestinian protesters for “provoking problems” today. So assume he would have said students killed at Kent State asked for it too?

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If @realDonaldTrump feels so strongly that ZTE is a great company then why doesn’t he start using one of their cellphones?

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Maybe Trump didn’t go with Melania to hospital for her surgery just because he wanted to watch Ivanka open Jerusalem US Embassy?

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Trump says leakers are “traitors and cowards.” But the aide who joked about McCain’s death? She’s probably been promoted.

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White House reported Trump called Waffle House hero, James Shaw, Jr, TODAY, 22 days after shooting, and commended him for his “heroic actions and quick thinking.”
But no tweets to that effect. Was @realDonaldTrump afraid of offending his base?

Only thing better than the Reds sweeping the Dodgers would have been if Cincinnati & Los Angeles played 20 plus innings before Reds flew to SF tonight before series with SFGiants.

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Although with their first win in a week, and a 5-0 shutout, at this point  SFGiants better keep wearing those pink batting gloves!

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Nice of the #Cavs to make sure no one’s #MothersDay dinner or brunch had anyone too distracted by a close game.

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So number one question after Game 1 of Eastern Conference finals.  WWJF.  “Who will James fire?”

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Almost think golf should have Tiger Woods play every Sunday in a group with the leaders.   Just to have Americans pay attention to whoever is actually winning.

Two million eggs recalled from an Indiana-based business’s North Carolina farm. So far at least 35 people sick with salmonella. But hey, who needs to worry about chickens and pesky regulations.

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WSJ reports that Uber turned down repeated attempts from Michael Cohen to get hired as a consultant with access to Trump.  Apparently they felt Cohen, who owns over 30 taxi medallions,  had conflicts of interest,  How slimy do you have to be to give Uber the moral high ground.

Amazing how many people who have issues with #PlannedParenthood seem to ignore the “Planned” aspect of it. Many of the same people ignore the “well-regulated” before militia.

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White House aide reportedly promised Meghan McCain a public apology for her “joke,” but it hasn’t happened yet.
Uh, @kellysadler45, let me help you out. It’s REALLY not hard to reach millions on Twitter.- “I f*cked up, I was sorry and insensitive. ” Period.

Last night’s Paris knife attacker was born in Russia’s republic of Chechnya. Waiting for Trump to add Russia to the travel ban?

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Good to know Donald Trump took time from his golf weekend to focus on jobs. In China? And hey, ZTE was only accused of violating sanctions with North Korea AND using their phones to spy on Americans. #WTF?

Hope all #MAGA folks are thrilled to see Trump with a Mothers Day focus on jobs. For ZTE, In China. For Chinese workers.

Nashville Predators’ forward Mike Fisher, who came out of retirement in Febuary, says he’s retiring again now. “Good start” – responded Brett Favre.

Hockey players tend to be among most liberal pro athletes.  So if  Winnipeg Jets end up winning Stanley Cup, Trump will probably be relieved not to worry about inviting the Canadians to White House.

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You can’t lose six baseball games in a row without a certain amount of creativity.   Giving up the winning run with a HBP is creative.  In the A’s dugout,  Santiago Casilla may be smiling.

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Meanwhile the A’s lost a game  to the Yankees in extra innings, after they had appeared, even on replay to have scored the winning run in regulation.  But the play was overturned by replay officials…. in New York.  I’m sure it’s just a coincidence.

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While Trump his latest prescription drug plans are great for consumers, all you need to know is that drug stocks rose afterwards. Bigly.

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Trump version of Louis XIV. “Le marais est moi.”

(For those who don’t know French or have Google translate, “marais” means “swamp.”)

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Amy Suskind reports that FDA employees were informed in an email that TV’s in the building  now must be tuned, not to CNN but Fox News.  I liked “1984” better when it was satire.

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Do we really expect that either AT&T OR Novartis would say “Yeah, that money we paid Michael Cohen was a really good investment and worth every penny?”

Trump wants to force drug companies to charge higher prices in other countries, saying that with extra revenue they can lower prices in U.S.
Right, like companies have done that with their tax cuts.

If someone in White House actually were to leak a signed contract between Putin and Trump pledging Russian support to make sure Hillary lost the 2016 election, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Fox would demand prison for the leaker.

Next time you think your boss has overly high expectations…. Dwane Casey of the Toronto Raptors. Named NBA Coach of the Year by fellow coaches 2 days ago. Fired today.

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So if Raptors hadn’t drawn Lebron James  in the 2nd round would Dwane Casey  still have a job?

Maybe Becky Hammon isn’t ready to coach the Bucks yet. But in a couple years she should be ready to coach the Spurs.

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AT&T and Novartis both say the payments to Michael Cohen were “a mistake.” Nope, the payments were deliberate decisions.   Getting caught was a mistake.

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Hate to say it, as I root for the Spurs and SF Giants.  But let’s see, Cowboys at AT&T Stadium,   SF Giants at AT&T Park, and Spurs yes, at AT&T Arena.  Maybe mean bitch karma this year not approving of those Cohen payments.

Saw “Save Lucifer” trending and wondering if it’s GOP trying to keep John Kelly from getting fired.

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I’m so old I remember when John Kelly was supposed to be the “adult in the room” at the White House.

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Joe Biden said Kelly Sadler’s comment about John McCain shows that “decency” has “hit rock bottom with this administration. ”
Rock bottom? Uh, they’re already underground and still digging

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We all know that if  Kelly  Sadler said Donald  Trump’s chances for re-election were “dying anyway” that she’d have been fired hours ago.

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White House refused to comment on Kelly Sadlers’ remark about John McCain’s death. But Trump had no problem labeling Michelle Wolf “filthy” for her “burnt facts” joke.

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That moment when a descendant of poor Italian and Irish immigrants attacks prospective immigrants for not having education or skills. #JohnKelly

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Since Trump will spare the pharmaceutical industry and not allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, guessing that Novartis & others will be happy to make more “mistakes” in future.