Left Coast Sports Babe

England just voted out their Conservative government and today their soccer team got a goal in the 91st minute to send their team to the European Championship final. For those who believe that God cares and sends signs with sports.

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Tough night at Oracle Park. 10-6 loss for Giants to the Blue Jays. But on a brighter note for SF Giants fans, after SF Giants ace Logan Webb had the worst inning in recent memory, giving up seven earned runs. to Torono after getting one out in the fifth,, at least this means Webb probably won’t start the All-Star game. (Yes, it’s an honor, but historically it hasn’t gone well for Giants pitchers.)

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GOP Speaker Johnson said NATO world leaders he’s met with this week are privately telling him they’re concerned about President Biden & his ability to lead the US. Uh, this is same MAGA Mike who said God told him he was the new Moses. Take it with a large grain of Red Sea Salt.

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NY Times headline “How Mar-A-Lago Became the Center of Gravity for the Hard Right.”

Deeply buried lede “As Mar-a-Lago’s owner, Mr. Trump is the beneficiary of its profits — and the club’s evolution seems to have been good for his bottom line.”

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In California, Santa Clara County Valley Medical Center apparently dealt with over 100 firework injuries this Fourth of July. Including one patient who blew off his testicles. Does it count as a Darwin award if you survive but still remove yourself from the future gene pool?

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Meanwhile, if you want to see what federal government with no corporate regulations under second Trump administration might look like…

Take a look at GOP led Texas, two-days after Beryl, “Almost 1.7 million homes and businesses remained without power Wednesday across a swath of Texas.”.. With no estimations of when it will be restored for many of them….

Chris Hayes just complained that for all the scrutiny of President Biden that the media doesn’t cover the nonstop insanity spewing from Donald Trump’s mouth. Gosh, if only Chris Hayes knew someone in the media with a platform.

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Pundits love to tell us they think Americans would be unenthusiastic about voting for Joe Biden. But they don’t say, because they don’t know yet How unenthusiastic swing state Democrats might be about voting for a possible replacement? There is NO slam dunk answer here. Period.

SF Giants won recently on a walk off walk.

Not to be outdone, today they tied the game in the 9th with a seeing-eye single that went about 35 MPH through the infield, and a walk off wild pitch.

Baseball is a weird game.

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NY Times top headline. On Capitol Hill, Democrats Panic About Biden but Do Nothing Fixed it for NY Times: “On Capitol Hill, Republicans Panic Listening to Trump Rambling Again about Hannibal Lecter and do Nothing.”

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Non-citizens already do not vote in federal elections. What’s next, the GOP will write a bill demanding the sun set in the West?

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Anyone else wondering if Trump is still trying to figure out how to make Ivanka his running mate?

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CNN doesn’t have time to cover Trump’s Project 2025. But they have time to cover jury selection in Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial.

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While NATO leaders meet in DC, will someone please ask Donald Trump on camera this week if he stands by his comments about pulling the US out of NATO?

As media’s latest obsession is claiming Democrats are increasingly resigned but unhappy about backing 81 yr-old Biden. Why isn’t there more coverage of how many Republicans, including former Never-Trumpers are resigned but unhappy about backing 78 yr-old convicted felon Trump

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Stephen Colbert on RNC describing Milwaukee as “ground zero on the road back to the White House.”

“Uh, you know stuff doesn’t START at ground zero….?”

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Stephen Colbert also says if J.D. Vance is chose as Trump’s running mate he’d be the first VP candidate in 150 years with a beard. Must. Not. Make. Lindsey. Graham. Or. Tim. Scott. Jokes..