Left Coast Sports Babe

Kevin Durant’s demand for a trade a couple months ago didn’t work out, and now KD and his team, per the Brooklyn Nets “have agreed to move forward with our partnership.” So can we call this a “conscious recoupling?”

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IF Giants have off-day in Minneapolis Thursday before 3 games vs Twins. And Aug 25 is 1st day of Minnesota State fair. Inspired by MN Senator Amy Klobuchar I took a look at new fair foods – maybe Giants need some deep fried ice cream or a cotton candy float to energize their offense?

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https://www.mnstatefair.org/new-this-year/food/

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NY Yankees had an off-day today. So put a temporary stop on Yankees fans’ panic button.

NY starts a series Thursday in Oakland vs the As. Expect a sweep. Or put that button on code red.

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Student loans forgiveness vs PPP loan forgiveness is just the latest. But GOP could save themselves a lot of embarrassment if they just acknowledged that Americans know how to use Google.

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So will 2022 midterm elections turn out to be the political equivalent of Lysistrata for GOP? With a twist: F*ck with women, and you will get f*cked by women.

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WTAF? Florida Governor Ron DeathSantis, about Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has dedicated his life to public health, “Somebody needs to grab that little elf and chuck him into the Potomac.” Fauci already has Secret Service due to death threats. ReTHUGlican party is too mild.

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Whatever he says, whatever he does involving schools Florida Governor Ron Deathsantis long-term mission for public education is clear – he wants to get rid of it. Education causes Democrats

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If you think USA can’t afford forgiving a limited amount of student debt but were fine with USA reducing tax rates for millionaires and billionaires, may I respectfully suggest you STFU?

Police investigating couple who allegedly engaged in sex act in Coliseum stands during A’s game. Well, apparently at least someone from Oakland scored during the game.

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By GOP standards, being a former college football player alone qualifies you to run for office. Which means if you’re an experience former Governor AND a former QB (at Wake Forest), you should be a slam dunk.

Vote Charlie Crist for Governor of Florida.

Fernando Tatis, Jr, 23, was rehabbing wrist injury from motorcycle accident when he got suspended 80 games. Now he’ll have shoulder surgery. Today “There is no one else to blame but myself. I have lot of work to do…l’m learning, I’m maturing.” If true, better late than never.

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Was Stanford faculty club waitress decades ago. Had to give name, address etc for Secret Service security check weeks in advance just to work ONE dinner with DOD Secretary Caspar Weinberger. Despite all those documents, how many staff with no security checks work at Mar-A-Lago?

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In increasingly authoritarian Hungary, National Meteorological Service officials were fired for forecasting storms that didn’t happen – the forecast canceled Budapest fireworks. Crazy. But by that token could US permanently fire someone who tried to Sharpee away a hurricane?

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As Texas tries both to fight all forms of gun control and to criminalize all abortions, wonder what happens if a pregnant woman accidentally shoots herself in the stomach?

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Democrat Iraq War vet Pat Ryan just won a special election in NY19, a congressional swing district. Ryan’s message: “He fought for our families, for our freedom. And freedom includes a women’s right to choose. How can we be a free country if government tries to control women’s bodies?”

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Matt Gaetz, under investigation for sex trafficking possibly involving minors & known to have asked Velveeta Voldemort for a pre-emptive pardon, won his primary tonight with about 70% of vote. Ladies and gentlemen, today’s supposedly pro-child pro-law and order Republican party.

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CYMI, it takes an special kind of arrogance to tweet against President Biden taking a working vacation at his Delaware beach house While you’re tweeting from Italy aboard a luxury yacht. (No joke)

Yes, I am talking about you, Senator Rick Scott.

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Nice to be looking for a hotel for a client near the White House and seeing the Waldorf Astoria. The Trump name is OFF the property. Too bad for our country we can’t get his name off the GOP.