Left Coast Sports Babe

Milwaukee Bucks’ Khris Middleton will miss two weeks due to a sprained knee. Fortunately, assuming the Bucks get past the Bulls, there are still about eight weeks left in the NBA playoffs.

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Might be one of the strangest NBA box scores you will ever see:

By quarters.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES – 21- 23 -23 – 37 – 104

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES – 39 – 12 – 32 – 12 – 95

How do you score 71 in 2 quarters, & 24 in the other 2?

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Stephen Colbert talks about the DeSantis-Mouse feud, and points out that not only is Disney the largest private employer in the state but also “Disney is also the only reason anyone goes to Florida.”

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Well, since DeSantis insists Disney is a California company maybe Walt Disney World can give California visitors a residents’ discount while they start charging Floridians full price.

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Rachel Maddow tonight quotes new book”This Will Not Pass” saying Mitch McConnell told advisers on January 11 at least SEVENTEEN Republicans would vote to impeach Velveeta Voldemort.” So who got to Moscow Mitch & some of those senators and how much did they pay?

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DeSantis’s bill to strip Disney of its special status doesn’t go into effect until 2023. So a new Governor can issue an executive order overturning the bill. Ron just handed Florida Democrats a campaign issue in 2022.

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For those who know anyone insisting Disney should have nothing to do with gay rights – a reminder, the lyrics to “Beauty and the Beast,” along with those to “The Little Mermaid,” were written by Howard Ashman. Who died of AIDS in 1991.

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Remember “Miracle on 34th Street” when the judge’s grandchildren won’t go near him because they hear he’s going to put Santa Claus in jail? Wonder how Ron DeSantis’s kids are going to react when they find out he’s attacking Mickey Mouse?

In all seriousness, Disney is going to be just fine. Maybe they’ll do more expansion in California or another state. But black voters in Florida are being royally screwed by DeSantis and that should be getting more headlines.

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Couldn’t stand Dick Cheney and never was a fan of Liz, but i wouldn’t bet against her in a bar fight. And I sure as heck wouldn’t try to attack her personally.

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Russia has decided to ban more than 2 dozen US citizens from traveling to Russia. As a travel agent, I am not sure there are 2 dozen US citizens right now who WANT to travel to Russia.

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Today’s GOP – Judy Blume’s “Forever” describes a fictional consensual sexual relationship in high school. Let’s ban it.

Also today’s GOP – A guy is credibly accused of actual sexual assault in high school. Let’s put him on the Supreme Court.

For Military Appreciation day at Nationals Park in Washington DC, the Army sent a plane from Joint Base Andrews with the Golden Knights parachute team on board for a flyover pre-game landing.

Except someone at FAA forgot to tell Capitol Police, and the plane flying around the area triggered an evacuation of the US Capitol ended up briefly evacuated.

Nancy Pelosi in a statement said the FAA’s failure “to notify Capitol Police of the pre-planned flyover Nationals Stadium is outrageous and inexcusable.”

The FAA did not respond to a request for comment. Presumably because they were busy figuring out who to fire?

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San Diego Padres now first team to announce a deal for ads on 2023 uniforms, as they’ll wear patch with a Motorola logo. Teams like Baltimore Orioles have to wonder, how much could they be paid not to wear a logo on their uniform?

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Only hit for Shohei Ohtani today was by Astros catcher Jason Castro. Almost 10 years ago, SF Giants fans might remember the last batter on June 13, 2012 was also Jason Castro. Only that night Castro grounded out…and Matt Cain had a perfect game.

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Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, Velveeta Voldemort appointed judge who overturned the mask mandate, is married to Chad Mizelle, a Stephen Miller crony & former DHS general counsel who once represented Tom Brady in appealing his Deflategate suspension. Scumbags of a feather.

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Seriously ESPN? NBA playoffs underway, MLB in full swing… and the top headline on your website is “Bucs ignoring Dolphins ‘chatter’ around Brady” I really don’t care, do U?

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Delta Airlines has walked back their statement “COVID-19 has become an ordinary seasonal virus.”

Today’s effort: COVID-19 “transitions to a more manageable respiratory virus — with better treatments, vaccines & other scientific measures to prevent serious illness.”

#WannaGetAway

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Since the media SO loves to both sides everything, what about “both sides-ing” the fact that President Biden quietly and with no drama released his tax returns this week?

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All you need to know about how completely FUBARed with celebrity culture in America is hearing that Rudy Guiliani was on the Masked Singer.

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Rick Scott wants to raise taxes on the middle class.

Ron DeSantis is trying to destroy Disney.

Makes you wonder what Marco Rubio will feel compelled to do to keep up.

#FloridaMan

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What if Walt Disney World builds a wall around themselves…. And makes Florida pay for it?

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Most of Florida Governor’s actions (anti-women’s rights, anti-LBGTQ, anti-public school, anti-Disney, anti-democracy ) are being done with eye towards running for President in 2024. So what Ron DeSantis is telling us – authoritarism & hate have become GOP brand,

Had forgotten that Senator Mike Lee of Utah was on Velveeta Voldemort’s original 2016 list of potential SCOTUS justices..

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French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen actually wants to ban Muslim headscarves in French public spaces. Uh, I’m a pretty secular white woman of half-Christian half-Jewish heritage and that would make me want to wear a head scarf in solidarity.

Tom Brady said after he retired Feb 1, he spent time with his wife and kids and reflected on his decision to leave football behind. He said he still had a “love of the game” and started to get the feeling that he should still be playing.

Possible translation – didn’t take long for Giselle to be tired of having him around the house.

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Well, at least tonight Dodgers fans can’t complain about Dave Roberts not letting Clayton Kershaw go deeper into the game. (He gave up 4 ER in 5 innings.)

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Hasn’t taken long for the good and bad teams in MLB to differentiate – as of right now both the Giants and Dodgers, individually, have won as many games as the Diamondbacks, Reds and Rangers put togethre.

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SCOTUS today declined to hear a challenge brought by NY & nine other states to GOP 2017 tax law’s $10,000 state & local tax (SALT) deduction cap. Short version: States rights matter to this court, unles they’re blue states

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Leaving Twitter aside, Elon Musk claimed in a TED Talk that one-way tickets on his SpaceX rockets to Mars are a “doable” cost – that ‘almost anyone’ could save up $100,000. Tell me again how billionaires need to keep their tax cuts?

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So since all these airlines immediately dropped their mask mandates with zero notice to allow passengers to make a choice, I hope they allow travelers who bought nonrefundable tickets & now don’t feel safe to make the choice to get refunds.

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Just pointing out, while mask mandate on planes was probably on way out in 2 weeks anyway, the Florida judge who overturned it is 33 years old, one of Velveeta Voldemort’s last appointees, & ABA sent letter to judiciary saying she was not qualified. Judges matter.

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Elizabeth Warren today – “If Republicans want to use the filibuster to block policies that Americans broadly support, we should also force them to take those votes in plain view,” Agree, 100% When Senate returns next week let’s start with the $35 a month price cap on insulin!

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Kevin McCarthy has proven himself unable to protect American democracy. I don’t give a flying fig newton what he thinks President Biden should do in Ukraine.

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My college major focused on Tudor England. In 16th century, while Henry VIII broke from the Pope, he was against Bibles in English. Because he & church didn’t want average people being able to read the Bible & thus making their own judgments. Feels a lot like what’s happening in Florida.

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So how long until Ron DeSantis removes biology books from Florida schools that teach evolution?

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Wonder what GOP and conservative media would be saying if Saudis had given so much as a few thousand dollars to Hunter Biden.

Now that the 7-2 SF Giants are have as good a record as anyone in baseball, how much will ESPN drop them in this week’s power ranking?

Boston Red Sox “expect to be without multiple unvaccinated players for an upcoming series against Toronto Blue Jays in Canada.” Red Sox were last MLB team to integrate their organization, in 1959, 12 YEARS after Jackie Robinson started for the Dodgers. Plus ca change…

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So we now have an NBA playoffs without both the Lakers and the Clippers. And last just December they changed their arena name from “Staples Center” to “Crypto. com Arena.” Coincidence?-

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Florida banned 54 of 132 math textbooks, and a staggering 71% of submitted textbooks for grades K-5. for alleged CRT and “indoctrination.” State won’t give examples of what books said. Anyone researched who wrote/published books that DID get approved? And who they donated to?-

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Wonder if a pollster asked some of these DeSantis disciples if Florida schools should teach about multicellular organisms?

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No longer have a child in school, but with all these GOP Governors demanding parents have role in their children’s education, why aren’t moderate and liberal parents speaking up and demanding their kids be taught actual history and have access to all the books they want?

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Went to high school during a time when many of us envied the most popular girls who tanned with baby oil and aluminum foil. But even in our craziest days we never thought of tanning testicles.

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Some conservrative media saying how Texas Governor Abbott was praised by others in GOP after sending buses with asylum applications to the US Capitol. Funny, they don’t mention praise for his border closure stunt that’s resulted in rotting produce AND food shortages.

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Have known for a while that many Americans cannot name their own member of Congress or Senator. But on both sides of the aisle, increasingly struck by how some of the biggest names nationally are often those who get the least done.

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Former EPA head Scott Pruitt has filed to run for Senate in Oklahoma. Maybe he’s run out of all his pilfered Ritz Carlton lotion and needs an excuse to return to DC regularly?

Considering that Putin would rather destroy Ukraine & its people rather than surrender or say he was wrong, why is anyone surprised that a GOP led by Putin’s puppet would make Americans suffer rather than let President Biden look good?

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If Senator Mike Lee had just slapped someone would the media be paying attention to his texts?

So the SF Giants were #10 in ESPN’s power rankings in 2022.

After opening up 4-2 the team is now —11th

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Wonder how far Giants will fall after beating the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 in their home opener?

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SI .com headlines tonight:

Deebo Samuels Was Sent Racist Messages & Death Threats.

Ohio State Pays $2 Million to Settle More Sexual Abuse Cases

Florida QB Richardson Stopped Driving 105 MPH

Cowboys’ Joseph Named Person of Interest in Connection to Shooting

But yeah, stick to sports.”

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Velveeta Voldemort told supporters he now weighs a “little” more than 208 pounds.” Right, like that Russian warship took on a “little” water.

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Let’s put it simply: No CDC or Biden administration rule has been so unequivocally bad for truckers (and American consumers) as Greg Abbott’s border pubicity stunt.

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So wait, Russia claims their warship wasn’t sunk by Ukraine but they’re bombing Kyiv to retaliate anyway?

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Thinking that Russian warship sank because of fire damage while being towed (Russia’s official story) the same way enemies of Putin fall out of windows.

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As awful for women as all these new anti-abortion bills are, remember, they’re also all in states where Senators voted AGAINST the child tax credit. Pro life my a**

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Are we surprised the RNC doesn’t want to participate in Presidential debates Given a choice, they’d prefer not to have Presidential elections.

Good run for San Antonio Spurs to make NBA play-in game. But before rather flat loss to Pelicans, Gregg Popovich said asst coach Becky Hammon left team to start role as coach/GM for WNBA Aces’ ‘huge loss for team – her mind for the game will be missed.”

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While Hammon has a great and lucrative opportunity as coach and GM of the Las Vegas Aces, would have loved to see her as the first woman to coach an NBA team.

Becky, we hardly knew ye.

So yeah, I understand Dave Roberts and Clayton Kershaw had good reasons for him leaving the game with a perfect game after 7 innings. But can we all imagine what would have happened had Roberts or anyone else tried to do the same with Madison Bumgarner?0

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Good to see local news – in this case CBS KPIX 5 in SF Bay Area – correctly blaming Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his extra and redundant – inspections at the border causing shortages and higher prices. Local news matters!

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Fox News wants to rile Americans up over immigration. Just for one example, wonder how riled up Americans would be with prices if all fruit and vegetables had to be picked in this country by US citizens making at least minimum wage.

There’s a lot we don’t know about the Brooklyn subway shooting suspect. But based on what we have learned so far, on a bipartisan basis, can we agree we have a serious mental health problem in this country?

So what are they going to do with all these seized Russian yachts. Can I suggest auctioning them on Ebay with the proceeds to Ukraine?

Former Velveeta Voldemort Chief of State Mark Meadows removed from NC’s voter rolls by State Board of Elections “after documentation indicated he lived & voted in VA” in 2021 (& allegedly voted illegally in 2020.) Barely makes news. Imagine if a Dem had done the same.

The Ginni Thomas story has completely disappeared.? Wonder how treasonous someone has to be before a story lasts more than 24 hours in today’s news cycle.

Again, Florida Governor Ron Deathsantis won election in 2018 by about 32,000 votes out of over 8 million. Don’t let anyone ever tell you your vote doesn’t matter.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just signed a bill banning abortion after 15 weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest. That’s for poor women. Rich women and girls with unwanted pregancies can continue to have their “shopping” weekends in New York or other blue states.

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SF Giants’ Alyssa Nakken, the first woman to appear on the field as a coach in a MLB game – manager Gape Kapler put her in after the Giants 1st base coach was ejected.

And SF is won 13-2 over the first place Padres. Coincidence?

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A night after saying, “I f—ing hate this place,” Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm got a standing ovation from the Philadelphia crowd at Citizens Bank Park.

Well, yeah, with an attitude and words like that, Bohm is an honorary Phillies fan for life.

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So New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin is resigning after being arrested on corruption charges. Yes, Democrats can be corrupt too. But they generally face consequences over it.

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Marine Le Pen is basically a French Marsha Blackburn with a better hair stylist.

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Steven Colbert, talking about Velveeta Voldemort’s lawyer John Eastman wanting a “do-over” for the 2020 election. “Our ex-president isn’t allowed a do-over just because he didn’t like the results the first time. Thats how you get an Eric.”

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GOP – we will jail women & doctors for terminating pregnancies at any stage because reproductive freedom matters less than potential lives. Also GOP – we can’t possibly tell Americans they can’t have ghost guns because gun rights matter more than actual lives.

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Conservative media & GOP haven’t quite focused on who to blame for today’s New York City subway shootings. (And fortunately at the time of writing it looks like all the victims will recover.) But one thing we know -with them it’s NEVER about the easy availability of guns.

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Stephen Colbert last night reminded us that Velveeta Voldemort just endorsed Dr. Oz for the US Senate. “Come on, he’s a con man, and so is Dr. Oz.”

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Has a single GOP Senator from a state suffering with high gas priced called out oil companies for price gouging and excess profits? I’ll wait.

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How much is media rooting against Biden and Democrats because we now have a President in the White House who doesn’t make outrageous statements every day they can use for clickbait and frame as “breaking news?”

NBA play-in games start Tuesday night.

So we just have two months and a week until a possible NBA finals game seven.

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The Phillies’ Alex Bohm apologized after he lost his temper at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia after his second error “I f—ing hate this place.”

Apologies for an F-bomb in the stadium? Uh, it’s Philadelphia. This might make him a fan favorite.

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So wasn’t getting rid of the DH, as awful a decison as it was, supposed to stop these rallies with 2 on, 0 or 1 out being killed by the pitcher? Someone please tell the SF Giants.

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Rachel Maddow points out tonight Saudis gave $1 BILLION to Steven Mnuchin’s investment fund. After giving Jared Kushner $2 billion. Despite Kushner having zero experience in investment funds. But yeah, let’s talk about another President’s son’s laptop.

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Rachel Maddow also pointed out something tonight most of media has ignored: Yes, Gridiron dinner may have been a superspreader event. But all attendees had to be vaccinated & boosted. And none of 80 plus folks infected have ended up in hospital. Vaccines work.

Another piece of our childhoods almost gone: A New Jersey K-Mart will close this week, leaving just three K-Mart stores left in the US. T

Turn out the Blue Light, the party’s over…

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Rachel Maddow says she doesn’t think she needs another 2022 hiatus! For a month, she’ll be on 4 times a week. But starting next month, only once a week. On Mondays. Monday may suddenly become the best day of the week.

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A Florida man was arrested after a traffic stop last week when two guns, multiple syringes of methamphetamine and a baby alligator were found in his car. I miss the days when the most dangerous people in Florida weren’t the governor.

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CNN reports “US sources believe Putin may increase efforts to interfere in US elections over support for Ukraine.” That’s like saying Republicans will try to suppress votes over Democrats trying to pass voting rights. An excuse for plans already made.

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About 6 1/2 months until midterms: Important reminder when you disagree w/ a moderate Senator on something. Senators in purple states cannot win re-election being as liberal/progressive as those in blue states. But without a Democratic majority NOTHING gets done. #VoteBlue.

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NY Times columnist Paul Krugman in a podcast interview today “Why the economy is doing better than we think.” Rest of the NY Times – How much gloom and doom about Biden’s economy can we print today?

WTF alert: Apparently Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred gave major league players Bose headphones on Opening Day as a peace offering after the owners had a 99 day lockout. What did Manfred do for minor leaguers? Send them cake to eat?

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Anthony Davis as the Los Angeles Lakers’ season came to a close “We were phenomenal on paper.”

“Toilet paper?

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ESPN headline today “Tiger wraps up return with second straight 78.” But someone won the Masters, right?

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Duane Kuiper on new SF Giants rookie Heliot Ramos, who can fly “If he were born in the US he would have been a half back.” (And yes, I know Puerto Rico is a US territory. But Kuip is basically right.)

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So when Mehmet Oz loses in the Pennsylvania GOP. Senate primary race, who will Velveeta Voldemort blame?

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ll you need to know about how toxic Velveeta Voldemort has become even to the Republican party: Fox News website has NOTHING about his Saturday North Carolina rally.

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A couple who owned a shooting range/shop in Georgia were murdered along with their grandson during a robbery this weekend. Over 40 guns were reported stolen. Awful story. But shouldn’t a shooting range be the safest place if it’s all about “good guys with guns?”

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Happy phrase for Monday “Rachel’s back!” (Maddow)

Nothing eases the pain of a tough SF Giants day game loss hurt than seeing an equally tough LA Dodgers night game loss. #BeatLA

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And yes, after 2 games of the 2022 Season, the Giants and Dodgers remain tied!

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Congratulations to Denver, who win the Frozen Four – NCAA men’s hockey – over Minnesota State.

But okay who else as a long time SF Giants fan hears “Frozen Four” and thinks that could have described the last few people left at an Candlestick Park night game.

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More headlines today on ESPN and other sports sites on Tiger Woods’ struggles during round three at the Masters.

So is anyone leading this tournament?

Maybe it’s just me but I think a sitting President’s son’s text about trying to overthrow an election might matter a bit more than a former Vice President’s son making money off his dad’s name. (& Don Jr. did PLENTY of the latter, too)

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SNL Weekend update suggested the rabid Fox at the Capitol last week might have contracted the disease by biting Marjorie Three Names. What a misogynistic joke. Isn’t it just as possible the fox could have contracted rabies by biting Ted Cruz?

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AP story “US intelligence officials think Putin may use Biden administration’s support for Ukraine as a pretext to order a new interference campaign in American politics.” Ridiculous. As if Vlad needed an excuse.

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Herschel Walker says he has played Russian roulette “over six times” in his life. Georgia, please don’t play Russian roulette with democracy. Re-elect your great Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock!

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As joyous as it was to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson, was also reminder how tenuous Democrats’ control of Senate & thus nominations is now: Senator Warnock also tested positive later Thursday after Susan Collins. 2 more Dems w/ COVID & vote wouldn’t have happened.

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At a press conference, Gov Ron DeSantis – no joke – If Stacey Abrams is elected governor of Georgia, I just want to be honest, that will be a cold war between Florida and Georgia.” So does this mean GEORGIA might want to build a wall?

Does anyone think any rich white woman will ever be arrested for having an abortion in Texas?

A Texas Latina woman is in jail over a “self-induced” abortion. If the man who got her pregnant had only shot her in the stomach killing the fetus Texas would probably dismiss the case as a tragic accident.

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Three men including one American paid $55 MILLION each to SpaceX to visit the International Space Station. But tell me again how we can’t afford Build Back Better because billionaires need to keep their tax cuts?

The Masters late night show is sponsored by Mercedes Benz. Well of course it is.

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Meanwhile, in golf news,. Tiger Woods has made the cut, and some other guy is leading the Masters by 5 strokes.-

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So how long until we start hearing SF Giants announcers saying “Take a ride on the BART train?” On Opening Day, rookie SF Giants catcher Joey Bart just put one half way up the left field bleachers.

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SF Giants had “Lift Every Voice,” the Black National Anthem played before their Opening Day game. On a day when President Biden introduced our first Black woman Supreme Court Justice, this seems particularly fitting and joyful.

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I have nothing against Ben Affleck or Jennifer Lopez. But why do I feel like their 2nd engagement is going to get more headlines than whatever new treason involving Velveeta Voldemort comes to light next week?

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Not that it matters in grand scheme of things, but incredibly impressed with how FLOTUS, VP, and new SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson can walk so smoothly across the grass White House South lawn in heels.

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Silver lining in how badly some GOP Senators treated Ketanji Brown Jackson? Most Americans never hear SCOTUS justices speak publicly. But millions got to see not only is Ketanji intelligent & articulate, she’s incredibly patient & gracious. The hearings made her a rock star.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson thanked Doug Jones as her “trusted sherpa” during confirmation process. ICYMI, Jones successfully prosecuted, almost 40 yrs later, KKK men who planted 1963 bomb that killed 4 black girls in Birmingham church. In heaven, those little girls no doubt smiling,

Nina Simmons, one of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s “sisters” from freshman year at Harvard, on “The Last Word” talking about some GOP attacks in Senate judiciary committee “It was so personal, so unnecessary, so unrelated to the proceedings, it was just a show.” Nina nailed it.

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Every time Russia is accused of atrocities, they lie and accuse Ukraine of shooting and killing themselves. Like some conservatives accused January 6 insurrectionists of being Antifa. Same evil playbook.

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From one of my favorite songs. “When we’re free to love anyone we choose, When this world’s big enough for all different views, When we all can worship from our own kind of pew, Then we shall be free.”

Conservatives gonna boycott Garth Brooks songs now too?

The Minnesota Twins home opener at Target Field was snowed out. And somewhere the ghost of the Metrodome is laughing.

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Velveeta Voldemort today quoted by Ali Velshi on the Rachel Maddow show, saying he “didn’t remember making that many” phone calls on January 6. He doesn’t remember? Uh, time for another test – “Person, woman, man, camera, TV.”

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A no drama cloture vote paving the way for a no drama SCOTUS confirmation vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson! Sorry, media, despite the attempts to create suspense this one was always a slam dunk.

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Congratulations Justice Jackman.

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Apparently Lindsey Graham either chose not to or forgot to wear a tie to the Senate today, which was required for the dress code, and had to cast his vote against Ketanji from a cloakroom.

Insert too easy closet jokes here.

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Every time I hear Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock speak I get a warm fuzzy feeling about Georgia voters.

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Rand Paul, by deliberately holding up Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation for about 30 minutes for some unknown reason, once again makes us ask the question. “What took his neighbor so long?”

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With Susan Collins now saying she has COVID, again thankful that Chuck Schumer didn’t delay Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation even a day. Have a feeling she won’t be the last Senator to test positive.

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Mitch McConnell, who has repeatedly cheated to pack SCOTUS, is now lying about President Biden’s exceptional nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Not advocating slapping Mitch. but does make me want to say to him “Take our nominee’s name out of your bleeping mouth.

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Every time I hear Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock speak I get a warm fuzzy feeling about Georgia voters.

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Dick Durbin praising Mitt Romney, talking about Mitt’s dad George Romney, and saying “You are your father’s son,” was a nice bipartisan touch. Need more of those in the Senate..

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Chuck Grassley is actually pontificating about Democrats not doing a rigorous enough examination of Ketanji Brown Jackson. After he helped confirm Amy Coney Barrett in 2020 in less than a month. Well, Chuck is 88. And short-term memory is the first to go.

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Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy on fire – “My message to adults w/ power who have decided to spend their days bullying (transgender) kids ‘Stop it, grow up – so you’re not ready to accept transgender people, I hope you come around some day. but these kids threaten no one, they’re hurting no one.'”

Murphy added “Important conversations we need to have about sports. But says he’s “walked into room of 1000 people & asked – no one’s had child lose to transgender girl.” “Saving girl’s sports is NOT reason for GOP bullying. But hate has a habit of selling in this country.”

Happy opening day.

But with the lockout and back and forth on “final threats” – doesn’t this feel like the baseball season that is starting “Not with a bang but a whimper?

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So with all the playoff teams assured, the last three games of the NBA regulation season are relatively meaningless. Of course some would say that about many of the first 79 games of the NBA regular season.

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Stephen Colbert tonight sounded a bit skeptical about Mark Zuckerberg claiming staffers “lovingly” refer to him as “The Eye of Sauron.” Well, maybe it is “lovingly” by comparison to some of the other names Facebook/Meta employees call Mark privately?

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President Biden has been in office over 14 months. Senate, in large part due to GOP obstruction, is STILL confirming his nominees. Imagine if a company CEO had to wait over a year to hire his executives. It’s amazing the Biden adminstration is getting as much done as they are.

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Republican Senators tell inflammatory lies to attack Ketanji Brown Jackson. Democratic Senators tell calm truths to support Ketanji Brown Jackson. Guess which the media prefers to cover?

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So many disgusting lies by a handful of GOP Senators about Ketanji Brown Jackson. And somehow it’s even worse to hear them from Marsha Blackburn, As a woman and a mother, it’s especially disappointing to see that another woman can be as awful as any man.

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Jamie Raskin’s term “gentlelady” for Marjorie Three Names might be worth adding to my lexicon right besides “Bless your heart.”

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The “America First” CPAC, fresh off their Florida Feb 2022 hatefest, will meet in May in Hungary w/ authoritarian PM Viktor Orban as keynote speaker. And no doubt some of most far right members of Congress. Don’t suppose State Dept can revoke their passports while they’re gone?

Every time I see part of a White House press briefing and think about how GOP is claiming Hunter Biden wrongly took advantage of his father’s power, I also think about how Peter Doocy is Fox and Friends’ Steve Doocy’s son.

With five days left in regular season, the San Antonio Spurs with their third straight win, have clinched a play-in and eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers. No punchline, I just like writing this. #PorVida

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And let’s see, most people if asked to name a member of the Lakers, would come up with at least a few of Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony, Russell Westbrook , Dwight Howard , Anthony Davis.

Wonder how many people can name ANYONE on the Spurs?

(Coach Pop doesn’t count.)

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To stop sign-stealing, MLB will start allowing electronic devices for catchers to signal pitches – type & location — directly to the pitcher. If we get this high-tech why can’t MLB stop umpires sometimes drastically changing games & allow robot umps to call balls & strikes?

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Texas Republican Senator Cornyn talks about “simply calling balls and strikes,” that judges should be umpires, judges should not be players…”

Uh, except as baseball fans know, umpires can & have changed the outcome of games. The Texas Senator is just fine if judges call things so HIS side wins.

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So some conservatives are upset Stacey Abrams’s made money because she wrote a political thriller novel that became NY Times bestselling book.

Missed GOP outrage over many sitting on explosive information about COVID or knowledge President committed treason to sell THEIR books.

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One GOP lie against Ketanji Brown Jackson is her denial of a “judicial philosophy.”

And there is this quote of hers: “I have said don’t have an overarching judicial philosophy.”

Oh wait, not KBJ. That was Amy Klobuchar yesterday quoting Chief Justice John Roberts in HIS confirmation hearing.

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Thinking hiring issues & accordingly higher prices are just American issues and Biden’s fault? The Shelbourne, one of my favorite luxury Dublin hotels, is now looking at renting private homes, taking students from colleges/hotel schools, & giving them a place to live if they’ll work at least 9 months.

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Oklahoma is basically outawing abortion. So when is the state going to go after the people really responsible for the most abortions? Men who have unprotected sex with women

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Barack Obama returned to the White House to be present for Joe Biden’s signing Executive Orders on healthcare…

Talking about the current White House, President Obama acknowledges “There have been some changes… there’s a cat running around.” Barack gets the important stuff.

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Jamie Raskin says that Ivanka Trump was a “cooperative witness” before the January 6 committee. How long until Velveeta Voldemort says she was just his “covfefe” daughter?

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While GOP Senators keep bringing up Brett Kavanaugh hearings as an excuse for their attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson, a reminder: Christine Blasey Ford passed a polygraph test.

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While he doesn’t name the cult by name, Dick Durbin correctly and subtly points out that Josh Hawley is trying to score points with Q-Anon over pedophila accusations. GQP

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Even Republican voters love Obamacare now. But let’s have a moment for these 8 brave Senators, two of who have passed away.

All voted for ACA, & lost to GOP opponents:

Mark Begich, AK Mark Pryor, AR. Mark Udall, CO. Kay Hagan, NC. Mary Landrieu, LA. Russ Feingold, WI. Blanche Lincoln, AR. Arlen Specter, PA.

There are relationships that don’t last as long as the last two minutes of a close college basketball game.

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Kevin Durant is blaming his knee injury for Brooklyn Nets’ problems this year “There wasn’t a lot of continuity with me and Kyrie out of the lineup.” Gosh, if Irving only had had a “shot” at playing.

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Sad and hard to believe it was 54 years ago tonight, April 4, 1968 that MLK Jr. was shot in Memphis. And it was even reported as I remember (I was 9) on the CBS News with Walter Cronkite. Back when “Breaking News” was actual breaking news.

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Lisa Murkowski, up for re-election, will vote “yes” for Ketanji Brown Jackson. She said decision partly rests “on my rejection of corrosive politicization of review process for Supreme Court nominees.” Well, if Lisa wants to become an independent, I for one would welcome her.

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And Sinema and Manchin are no drama “Yes” votes for Ketanji Brown Jackson. Nice change, isn’t it?

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If only GOP Senators who are so outraged over Putin’s war crimes were half as outraged when Velveeta Voldemort tried to extort Ukraine for political gain.

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Chuck Schumer reminding Americans today that Exxon and other oil companies are reporting record profits and stock buybacks. For all that media loves to report on high prices, why aren’t they headlining THIS story?

Marsha Blackburn is soft-spoken and looks like a former homecoming queen. But the more I listen to her, the more I think “Ted Cruz in a skirt.”

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Sen. Alex Padilla made it to Senate Judiciary Committee, about 6 1/2 hours late after his redeye flight was delayed due to weather & medical emergency for another passenger. He had taken the last flight of the night from Los Angeles.

Now, it worked out and he was able to vote for send Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination out of committee. But travel agent PSA – if CRITICAL you be somewhere for wedding, meeting, SCOTUS confirmation…., consider flying in day before.

Congratulations to South Carolina women’s basketball team, for a wire to wire win over U Conn today for the NCAA women’s national championship.

(Since Senators often come to the floor to praise winning teams from their state, can the Gamecocks at least ask that if they can’t get someone from another state to fill it, it at least be Tim Scott and not Lindsey Graham?)

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In Coach K’s final game for Duke against UNC, his team lost 81-77. And free throw stats. UNC 17-24 Duke 12-20 Blue Devils may have all the NBA talent -but had they just shot the same % as UNC at free throw line, we’d be talking about a Duke-Kansas final.

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So I didn’t watch Velveeta Voldemort Vanity rally Saturday night in a Detroit suburb. But apparently the Detroit Lions for this year at least will no longer be the most embarrassing thing in Michigan.

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You really wonder with these retiring Republicans. What are they hoping to gain by their slavish devotion to Mitch McConnell and the party line? Or what are they afraid of. Or both.

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So is Roy Blunt, who says he doesn’t think Ketanji Brown Jackson is worthy of a lifetime appointment, saying he would have voted against Clarence Thomas too?

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So is Florida GOP going to demand a boycott of the Wizard of Oz next? After all the movie theme is “Over the Rainbow.” #SayGay

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If the media is going to give headlines to what a party’s former Presidential candidate says, that candidate should be Hillary Clinton.

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Thank SNL tonight for having a skit including Ginni Thomas’s texts, and another mentioning Marsha Blackburn’s ridiculous & mean “What is a woman?” questioning of Ketanji Brown Jackson. At least a comedy show knows there are more important things in the world now than that slap.

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While SNL last night DID cover Ginni Thomas text story and GOP attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson, Fox News headlines today only mention the show’s addressing “the slap.” Because heaven forbid their viewers hear about any real news, even done as satire.

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So how many people are only gonna pay attention to the Grammys if somebody slaps somebody?

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I am so old I remember thinking Jim Jones was the worst American cult leader in my lifetime. #TrumpRally

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Today’s GOP will go to the mat to defend rights of a florist who decides they can’t possibly arrange flowers for a gay wedding but they will also fight a multibillion dollar corporation (that contributes hugely to a state’s economy) who decides THEY have the right to make a pro-gay business decision.

Great season for Stanford women’s basketball. – But what an ugly way to end the season with their 63-58 loss Friday night to U Conn. 9 points in the 1st quarter, 11 in the 3rd. when you start out 2 of 18 from the three point line… “Not with a bang but a brick.”

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Stanford and UConn are two great women’s teams. But their Final Four basketball matchup was at 930p Eastern time tonight?? Way to grow the game ESPN. #MarchMadness

(OTOH, the way both teams played, maybe not the best game to attract new viewers to women’s basketball…)

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Five games to go in the NBA season and who had the San Antonio Spurs with a one-game lead (and the tie-breaker) over the Los Angeles Lakers for the 10th and final play-in game postseason spot? And yeah, all you liars put your hands down.

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Leave it to Stephen Colbert to sum up CBS News’ hiring of Mick Mulvaney: “Why would the Tiffany Network’s venerable news division put this craven toady to a tyrant on their payroll?”

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If Walter Cronkite weren’t dead this would have killed him.

(Although Colbert may have become the closest thing to Cronkite’s heir. No joke.)

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Fox News hired Caitlyn Jenner as a contributor. So now can parents sue saying it’s inappropriate if a Fox News viewing teacher in a Florida school comments on any of Caitlyn’s Fox News appearances?

WTAF? Some conservatives are trying to troll Rob Reiner with the nickname “Meathead” from when he played Archie Bunker’s son-in-law.

Uh, “All In the Family” was a sitcom from the 1970s! That’s so long ago the GOP was a legitimate political party.

(And a party that believed in impeaching a President who committed crimes.)

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Thinking for amount the time most networks have spent covering that slap they could have screened Best Picture #CODA for their viewers several times over.

As if the thought of Sarah Palin running for Congress isn’t bad enough, imagine how much worse the congresswomen from Georgia and Colorado will feel like they have to behave to keep getting headlines.

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Even conservative UK Daily Mail on bill to cap insulin prices at $35 a month- which needs 60 votes in Senate “The Affordable Insulin Now Act will force Republicans who oppose it into uncomfortable votes ahead of midterms.” Or GOP could just do right thing & vote for the bill!

NY Mets ace Jacob deGrom felt tightness in his right shoulder and may miss Friday’s spring start.

Does this mean deGrom might miss his chance for a 1-0 Opening Day Loss?

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Congratulations to Xavier, winners of the NIT basketball tournament.

Wonder how many Americans know there is still an NIT basketball tournament?

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California leading the way: We knew before the Truth Social site launched that anything led by Devin Nunes was bound to fail.

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Republicans will have you believe they care enough about life that they’ll vote to take away a woman’s right to choose a few weeks after conception. At the same time they’ll vote against making life-saving insulin affordable for both children and adults.

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193 House Republicans voted against capping the price of insulin.

100% of those 193 Republicans have great government health benefits that mean they aren’t concerned with the price of insulin.

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Thinking many in Florida have no idea what DeSantis’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill actually means. It’s not about protecting young children from things they weren’t going to be taught anyway. It allows mean-spirited people to go after teachers with same sex partners… For starters.

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Wording from “Don’t Say Gay,” bill “Not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.” Very vague. On purpose. Parents can sue for anything- .rainbow flag, photo of a same sex partner, talking about Pete & Chasten Buttigieg…?

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So Velveeta Voldemort was impeached for allegedly trying to get Ukraine to give him dirt on Hunter Biden? And now he’s publicly trying to get Russia to give him dirt on Hunter AND Joe Biden? Yeah, he learned his lesson alright.

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If this insane focus on a man slapping someone over a joke keeps up, how long until one of our headline-hunting congresswomen from Colorado or Georgia takes a swing at some reporter?

Wonder how many of these anti-vaxxers are refusing to get their pets their rabies, distemper and other shots?

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So all these folks insisting vaccines don’t work because you need a booster. Wonder how they’d feel if a pharmacist refused to re-fill their Viagra prescription for the same reason?

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Stephen Colbert reports that the Ukrainian government now (no joke) has a stamp honoring the soldiers who told the Russian warship to “Go F*ck Yourself.” Adding “I hope it’s a Forever stamp.”

Did Tom Brady call Bruce Arians tonight and tell him, don’t worry, the first retirement is the hardest?

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NBA regular season ends a week from Sunday. (April 10.)

Which will be two months and nine days from the end of the NBA finals if they go seven games.

If baseball worked that way we’d have the World Series into mid-December.

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Although, on the other hand, with a three week baseball spring training, how many Americans are ready to care by opening day?

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If Watergate happened now, I presume Nixon and Agnew would have big book deals, and Haldeman, Erlichman and John Mitchell would all have have been hired by major networks?

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And which network will be the first to hire Ivanka as a contributor?

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I grew up with Walter Cronkite. I grew up admiring Walter Cronkite. Was “Uncle Walter” perfect? No. But pretty sure he wouldn’t sell out our democracy for ratings. Do better, media.

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Let’s see: Fox News is nonstop anti-Democrat and anti-Biden. Other right-wing smaller networks & websites are worse. CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, along with NY Times, Washington Post etc, would both sides a mobius strip. And we wonder why President Biden’s approval numbers are low?

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So if Clarence Thomas had slapped a comic who jokingly accused his wife of treason instead of trying to shield White House records THEN would the media have made Ginni’s texts more than a one day story?

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So GOP remains apoplectic about the idea that Hunter Biden got job opportunities based on his father’s position. I missed their outrage on Meghan McCain and Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

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On an optimistic note… Today reminded us that Susan Collins used to be a Senator respected on both sides of the aisle instead of often being a punchline. Glad she’s on board with Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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Senator Marsha Blackburn is doubling down on her lie that Ketanji Brown Jackson doesn’t know what a “woman” is.

Would it be churlish to say that I have no problem defining what a racist homophobic *b*tch” is?

If before the NBA season had started someone had asked Gregg Popovich with 7 games to go in the regular season, if Pop thought his young & rebuilding San Antonio Spurs team had a chance to be tied with LA Lakers, he’d have verbally clocked that reporter….

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Roger Goodell left the door open to punishing both new Brown’s QB Deshaun Watson and Washington Commander’s owner Dan Snyder.

Anyone wanna bet that EITHER of them will get any significant punishment?

“When you’re a star, (or a multi-millionaire owner) they let you do it.”

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Stephen Colbert – on that Oscars’ slap – clearly the most important issue to many Americans today: “It’s never okay to punch a comedian… If you really want to hurt a comedian, don’t laugh. That hurts way more than a punch.”

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Dear media: An actor attacking a comedian because he felt his wife was being insulted is a one day story. A SCOTUS judge ruling on election cases after HIS wife attacked our democracy is a big story. Sincerely, Americans tired of this clickbait crap.

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Velveeta Voldemort’s latest fundraising effort… ” “Friend, Can you believe it? They want to CENSOR my RALLY.” Who’s gonna be the one to tell him Fox News didn’t carry the last rally?

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But who had a sitting President using burner phones on January 6 on their b*tshit bingo list?

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And the Former Guy has committed so many crimes in broad daylight. Not just that there’s a 7 hour gap on January 6…. it’s how bad do those 7 hours have to be that even HE thought he might not be able to get away with having them public?

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For those just beginning to realize how awful Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is, here’s an important bit of information – he won in 2018 by fewer than 32,500 votes out of over eight million. Don’t let ANYONE tell you your vote doesn’t matter.

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Another example of why “Don’t Say Gay” hate bill matters, per Pete Buttigieg: “I think about what life might be like for our kids when they start school. If they were in a place like Florida, it might stop them from mentioning they had a great time over weekend with their dads.”

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Only speaking for myself, but I’d sure be happier to share a bathroom with Pete and Chasten Buttigieg than the poor excuse for a congresswoman from Georgia.

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Last week Cory Booker had an amazing joyful moment in defending Ketanji Brown Jackson. Last Sunday, Will Smith lost control and acted like an a** in defending his wife. And sadly, which one is still making headlines?