Craziness

Posted November 25, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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The Washington Wizards snapped a 14 game losing streak and beat the Atlanta Hawks 132 -113 tonight for their first “NBA Cup” win, ever.

Hope this isn’t a sign of the apocalypse.

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NY Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said he’d prefer that the Yankees’ payroll drop from the $319 million he said New York spent on players in 2025.

I’m sure the LA Dodgers would be happy to take some Yankees stars off their hands with more deferred contracts.

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Random positive thought on Thanksgiving week. Pitchers and catchers report in about 76 days.

Lisa Murkowski today “Senator Kelly valiantly served our country as an aviator in the U.S. Navy before later completing four space shuttle missions as a NASA astronaut. To accuse him and other lawmakers of treason and sedition for rightfully pointing out that servicemembers can refuse illegal orders flat-out wrong. The Department of Defense and FBI surely have more important priorities than this frivolous investigation.


Hoping Senator Murkowski regrets some of those confirmation votes. But she still has a vote in the Senate to try to reign in this madman in the Oval Office.

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And this ‘The Department of Defense and FBI surely have more important priorities than this frivolous investigation.”

With all the time they are spending on Donald’s retribution tour, what are DOD and FBI NOT focusing on?

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When telling the US military they don’t have to obey unlawful orders gets you labeled the “Seditious Six” we are truly living in a George Orwell novel.

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So when Donald thinks up more Trumped up charges for Letitia James and James Comey will he have Karoline Leavitt present them at Four Seasons Landscaping?

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Pam Bondi calls Lindsay Halligan an “excellent attorney.” Oh please oh please can some reporter ask Bondi what cases Halligan has been involved in that make her say that?

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Yes, Marjorie Taylor Greene drama is a wild story. But Marge Three Names has been about headlines since she got to DC. And now she’s taking headlines away from the Epstein Files. And uh, didn’t Congress just vote to release those files?

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Again, the cruelty is the point. Trump is now potentially reviewing all refugees admitted to the US under President Biden’s administration…. 235,000 people. While Donald will cap the total he allows in a year to 7,500, mostly Afrikaaners. Very white of him.

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Remember studying King Henry VIII, who learned, especially as he got older and sicker, he could deal with his perceived enemies by having them executed. Not an exaggeration to say Donald Trump would do the same if he could.

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If only Pam Bondi and Kash Patel worked a fraction as hard at trying to protect all Americans as they do to enact Trump’s revenge campaign against anyone he doesn’t like.

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Trump said he would announce a new healthcare plan. Now he says he is “delaying” his new healthcare plan. For two weeks?

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Heck of a headline from the conservative Daily Mail “Judge throws out Comey and James cases as Trump’s beauty queen prosecutor is humiliated”

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GOP Senator Markwayne Mulllin “if you take care of yourself then you should pay less than the guy that obviously is not taking care of himself.” At the same time Trump is slashing regulations that protect Americans from environmental & workplace poisons. Make it make sense.

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Would this SOB like to tell Tatiana Schlossberg her cancer is her fault?

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Now Pentagon is threatening to courtmartial Senator Mark Kelly, an astronaut and hero. I would say these are not serious people but they are seriously dangerous and destructive. And Senators Thune & Ernst, how do you feel NOW about voting to confirm Pete Hegseth?

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As retired Captain now Senator Mark Kelly faces ridiculous threat of court martial just for telling members of military they don’t have to follow illegal orders – which is just UCMJ – “uniform code of military justice.” Suggest would be trolls google or remember William Calley

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His colleagues trust Senator Kelly. Think any of them would get in a plane piloted by Pete Hegseth?

Amy Klobuchar in 2022 “When an astronaut asks you if you want a lift, you figure if he commanded the space shuttle he can probably land the plane.”

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With a little bit of Luck

Posted November 24, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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When an ACC sideline reporter decided to interview Andrew Luck during the big game between Stanford and Cal, Luck paused the interview to watch the next play.

Which turned out to be a 55 yard fumble recovery TD to give the Cardinal a 7-3 lead,.- with Luck running and cheering along from the sideline)

Well played Andrew, well played.

And Stanford went on to win 31-10

So not only did Stanford get the Axe, we got the Cal coach axed. (He was fired today)

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Indianapolis Colts are highest scoring team in NFL, but went three-and-out on its final four possessions to blow a 11 point 4th quarter lead to the Chiefs and lose in OT 23-20.

Philadelphia Eagles, with a 21-0 lead on the Dallas Cowboys… hold our beer.

(Eagles lost 24-21, in regulation)

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A line from one of the new songs (not in the play) from “Wicked, For Good”

“Such a beautiful life Built on lies Cause all that’s required To live in a dream Is endlessly closing your eyes”

Nah, that’s not relevant at all these days…

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“After talking to Sec Rubio, GOP Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakotas announces that the 28 point plan was a Russian document, not a US document.

Welcome to the resistance Senator Rounds?

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Hillary Clinton in 2016 Presidential debate, responding to Trump’s saying he would get along better with Putin than she would: ”Well that’s because he’d rather have a puppet as president of the United States.” Hillary was as usual, correct.

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Twitter /X’s new location feature exposed a LOT of apparent fraudster bot/troll accounts in other countries posing as Americans… I am shocked said nobody.

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Am no a Democrat socialist, but must admit one thing that impresses me on Mamdani – when he says things, like calling Trump a fascist, he doesn’t insult our intelligence by denying those words later.

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Now taking over Greenland is back in the news. A lot of this insanity makes more sense if you realize Trump’s number one goal now is to distract from the Epstein files.

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Trump’s ICE thugs are heading to New Orleans next, a city dependent on tourism, where many hospitality workers are immigrants. Wonder why he’s not sending them to Miami, a city with a higher immigrant population. Oh that’s right, Miami has a GOP mayor. Never mind

Scott Bessent on Meet the Press, claiming “inflation is not going up, and “unlike the Biden administration, we’re not going to tell the American public how to feel.” So again in short, “Who are you going to believe? Us or your lying bank accounts and receipts?

Why is it so difficult for many Democats to understand that Democrats can have different views from others in their party, especially in different geographic locations, and still work with them?

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Reaching across the aisle begins at home.

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Fox News headline “Cheryl Hines says ‘stress’ of RFK Jr’s decision to endorse Trump led to urgent care visit.”

Nothing about the stress of reading her husband’s sexting poetry to Olivia Nuzzi. In fact Fox News hasn’t even covered the sexts. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence.

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Not going to post those texts, but suffice it to say, who needs Ozempic to lose your appetite?

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Don’t tell me Democratic party doesn’t have fighters.

Amy Klobuchar on Meet the Press on desperately needed healthcare subsides:

“We’re going to get it done by forcing votes, or putting it on legislation.

Or we are going to march into the midterms against their resistance & win!”!

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Missing slow news days

Posted November 22, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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You know how you work really hard on a project and it all gets blown up the day before?

Imagine being an NBC SNL writer this Friday.

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Wild nonpolitical thought for the day.

There is a chance this year that both Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs and Josh Allen’s Bills miss the NFL playoffs.

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Any headline about Trump being shockingly civil with Mamdani is a headline that isn’t about the Epstein files.

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No one ever knows someone else’s motivations. But as far as headline grabbing…. On a day that Trump embraces Mamdani, Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress. And the night isn’t over. Can we all tear up our 2025 batsh*t bingo cards?

DOT Secretary Sean Duffy says to help make air travel better, “Dress up to go to the airport, help a stranger out, and be in a good mood.”

“Dress up?”

And now that Trump’s DOT is getting rid of the required cash penalties for airlines canceling flights you’ll have to buy your own clothes without reimbursment if the alternative is sleeping in them.

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Remember, Trump hasn’t had a Cabinet meeting this week. So he was probably going through withdrawal from his required doses of slavish praise. If Mamdani just dropped a few compliments to him that might have made all the difference.

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Many Americans aren’t great at history.

But anyone clutching their pearls over six Democratic leaders with military backgrounds urging today’s military to refuse unlawful commands should know a name: William Calley

And three words my lai massacre.

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Rep. Jason Crow about not giving up on this country. “We always have this contest between our highest ideals and our worst impulses.”

As an optimist I agree with him. But looking forward to a day when fewer of our “leaders” are trying to appeal to Americans’ worst impulses.

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That’s rich

Posted November 20, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred “What I would say about the issue of competitive balance is that we have a significant segment of our fans that have been vocal about the issue of competitive balance and in general we try to pay attention to our fans, So it is a topic of conversations.”

Translation, everyone who isn’t a Dodgers fan is unhappy. But I’m making $25 million a year. And I don’t care.

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Nine ranked SEC teams in the top 25 of CFP rankings

Which begs the question. What number will be bigger? The number of SEC teams who will make the playoffs?

Or the number of SEC teams who will whine about not getting in?

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Nalin Haley, son of Nikki Haley, says now “I think we need to stop legal immigration. “My friend group from high school, all graduated, great degrees from great schools. It’s been a year and a half, and not one of them has a job, not one. So I’m angry at that. So when you see a bunch of foreigners coming over here to take jobs that [my friends] wanted “they have every right to be pissed, and I’m pissed for them.”

Yes, the son of Nimarata Nikki Randhawa Haley. Whose Indian parents immigrated to the US for thim to to take a job as a professor in South Carrolina only three years before she was born.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was “deeply disappointed” that the Senate didn’t amend the bill to release the Epstein Files. Translation “Daddy yelled at him and he’s trying to pass blame.”

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In Saudi Arabia same-sex sexual activity is illegal and carries a maximum penalty of death. Yet openly-gay Tim Cook was happy to join Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS) for dinner at the White House

Guess Tim didn’t bring a date.

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How far has Tim Apple fallen?·

Epstein files distraction alert: Bondis’s DOJ had a press conference iindicting Canadian ex-snowboarder Ryan Wedding on new murder & drug trafficking charges.

(Wedding is already on the FBI’s 10 most wanted list.)

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So many Republicans talk about “protecting women.” Why are none of them speaking out about the way their President speaks to women?

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Amy Klobuchar, asked about the very real worry that Trump and Bondi will try to set up roadblocks with the Epstein files: “I don’t think people are going to tolerate this.”

I think Senator Klobuchar is, as usual, right.

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Not sticking to sports

Posted November 19, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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The NY Knicks at 8-5 are off to a solid if not wildly impressive start.

OTOH, 11 weeks into the season with the two NY NFL teams having 4 wins, between them, the high side of mediocrity is looking pretty good.

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Meanwhile, lLouder for those in the back

US intelligence UNDER TRUMP in 2018: “The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.”

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Every line written opining about a certain Georgia member of Congress these days distracts from the fact that the President of the United States is systematically trying to enrich himself and destroy democracy on a daily basis.

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The President of the United States told a female reporter “Quiet piggy,” and much of the media shrugged.

Fox News didn’t even cover it.

Meanwhile the media lost their minds for days when Biden under his breath referred to Peter Doocy as a “stupid son of a bitch.” And Joe later apologized.

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If the Epstein Files incriminated Democrats Trump would have not only released them a long time ago, he’d have them read nightly on Fox News.

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Remember this about Donald Trump & his distraction efforts from Epstein files – trying to shift attention to Democrats “He listed Reid Hoffman, J P Morgan and Chase and ‘many other people’ to remind donors of what could soon emerge.” He thinks JP Morgan & Chase are living people

While he seems increasingly confused, Trump’s ego knows no bounds.

Seriously wonder if someone told him an Epstein victim said he was lousy in bed if he’d come back with “Absolutely not. She said I was the best ever.”

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Fox News: “GOP staff wrote 10-page internal memo for lawmakers “arguing Dems intentionally misrepresented information obtained by GOP to create narrative that was not there.” If narrative was “not there,” why did Johnson keep House home 2 months to avoid releasing Epstein files?

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Have to wonder now if the grown-ups who provided guardrails in Donald’s first administration didn’t lull many Americans into a false sense of security. As in, “Biden hasn’t been perfect, not sure about Harris, Trump wasn’t THAT bad….”

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President Trump instituted a ban on all visas from several Muslim countries. Donald is also revoking visas and attacking universities supposedly over anti-semitism And he has now decided to sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia. Okay then.

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So a question for Trump and GOP – if consumers weren’t the ones paying tariffs, why will rolling back food tariffs decrease prices? Asking for a country.


Meanwhile, give this man a Pulitzer

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Starting off a new weak?

Posted November 16, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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Now Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers may have broken his wrist today.

Guess he won’t need team doctors for surgery, as Rodgers “does his own research.”

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Trump’s been talking a lot lately about the Washington Commanders changing their name back to the Redskins, and naming the stadium after himself. He even attended a game last week.

The Commanders started the season 3-2. They are now 3-8.

Almost as if #ETTD

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Not a peep on Fox News website today about four police officers shot responding to a domestic violence call in Kansas.

Don’t need a picture to know the 22 year old suspect was a white American man.

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So ICYMI, Mike Johnson, at Donald’s bidding, kept the House out of session from Sept 19 to Nov 12, almost EIGHT weeks, all to avoid releasing the Epstein files.

Now Trump says go ahead, release the files. How long until he throws Speaker Johnson under the bus too?

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blames high beef prices on South American immigrants bringing cattle with them that are infected with diseases. Bessent does realize Trump plans to import beef from… Argentina??!!!

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Wait. Trump along with Kristi Noem is calling his latest ICE operation in Charlotte “Charlotte’s Web?” Think I can speak for all those who love E.B. White’s book to say that bastardizing its title makes Donald “Some Pig”

And not in a good way.

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On and off the field games.

Posted November 15, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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Congrats to Oklahoma for upsetting Alabama.

Let the “SEC deserves a two or even three-loss teams in the College Football Playoffs” talk begin..

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Meanwhile, in College Station, Texas, a white trooper who pointed at and scolded black South Carolina players after a Gamecocks touchdown in the tunnel.

Per Texas A&M police “We are aware of the incident in the NE tunnel involving a DPS trooper. He has been relieved of his game day assignment..

Today federal agents in Charlotte broke the truck window of a Honduran-born US Citizen during an “immigration enforcement operation. And they briefly detained him. Being brown is now probable cause.

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Trump cut Switzerland’s tariffs after Rolex’s CEO gave him a priceless gold clock.

At 79 many if not most people are downsizing, giving things away as they realize they won’t be around forever. Yet with Donald his greed for shiny glittery things just keeps growing exponentially…

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John Fetterman had a bad fall but recovered and has been sent home. He has a pacemaker and debrillator implanted. After he was hospitalized, Mr. Fetterman was found to have “a ventricular fibrillation flare-up.

Am glad the Senator got good medical care. Now hoping he please remembers. how many millions of Americans are about to lose medical care due to GOP taking away ACA subsidies. And that he is a DEMOCRAT who should be fighting for those Americans.

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ACA became law in 2010. 15 years ago. So many adults. not just adults 26 & under, who’d otherwise have aged off parents’ insurance, have no memories of time when pre-existing conditions made you uninsurable at any price. Obamacare isn’t perfect. but it’s better than nothing.

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So is Trump going to invade Greenland to distract from the Epstein files?

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As Velveeta Voldemort seems increasingly to enjoy blowing up people on little boats, how long until he accidentally targets some Caribbean cruise shore excursion?

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Politics aside, Trump administration is always Americans last. “White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights A Biden-era rule, now halted, would have forced airlines to pay passengers up to $775 in cash for significant flight disruptions.”

So for those of us with MAGA friends/relatives: A question for them… How can the Epstein files both be a “hoax” and something Donald demands the DOJ probe to investigate Democrats?

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Should be a bigger story that Donald Trump talks like JP Morgan, Chase, are human. Worse than that, he separates them into two people. He thinks JP Morgan is still alive, and Chase is a person too…

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So Trump is eliminating some of the tariffs HE instituted on food products to make them more affordable. Even though he lied and said Americans wouldn’t pay those tariffs. Donald is committing economic Munchausen by proxy on consumers

Or to make it simpler, Trump removing a few of the tariffs he himself imposed is like an arsonist returning to the scene of the fire he set with a bucket of water.

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Golden dreams

Posted November 14, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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As Aaron Judge barely edged out Cal Raleigh for AL MVP have to wonder… how many of those who didn’t vote for Raleigh almost never saw the Seattle Mariners superstar catcher because their home games started at 10p East Coast time…

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Meanwhile, after winning the Cy Young, Pittsburgh Pirates winner Paul Skenes is denying media reports he wants to be traded to the NY Yankees.

So he wants to stay with Pirates long enough to sign a billion dollar differed deal with the Dodgers?

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VP JD Vance “”A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens.”

Yep, attacks on the same people he claimed were so needy they were taking all our social services and eating dogs and cats.

Not a word about private equity buying up home especially in semi-affordable locations… making it both expensive to rent and much harder for Americans to buy their starter homes.

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Louisiana Senator. John Kennedy on Epstein: “I just don’t think this issue is gonna go away until it’s addressed and answered to the American people’s satisfaction. And I may end up with a Sombrero on my head for saying that, but that’s the way I see it.”


Every once in a while John Kennedy drops the FogHorn Leghorn act and you get a glimpse of the Vanderbilt Phi Beta Kappa, and University of Virginia law review conservative Democrat he used to be…

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The Trump administration now directed visa officers to consider obesity — and other chronic health conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes — as reasons to deny foreigners visas to the U.S.

So they’re saying the President of the United States would not be able to get a visa to enter the country. Got it.

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Glad Fetterman is doing okay after a fall, and he has great insurance as a member of the Senate.

Yet he was one of the first Democrats to join GOP in being willing to take ACA subsidies and thus healthcare from millions of Americans,

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Glad Senator John Fetterman is doing okay after a fall, and he has great insurance as a member of the Senate.

Yet he was one of the first Democrats to join GOP in being willing to take ACA subsidies and thus healthcare from millions of Americans

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For those who never read Sherlock Holmes (or have forgotten) this would be a good time to pick up a copy of “The Adventures of Silver Blaze.” “The dog that didn’t bark…”

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NY Times headline “By Not Funding Food Stamps, Trump Risks Lasting Damage to Safety Net.” Of course, is there really any doubt that a man who apparently features prominently in the Epstein files doesn’t give a d*mn about children?

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So Fox News actually has a headline on the Epstein files: “Former prince under fire as Epstein emails expose truth about infamous photo.” All they mention on Donald – ” Trump reveals exclusive makeover plans for ‘ugly’ White House neighbor.” And we wonder why it’s a cult.

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One thing that’s critically important listening to and watching these Epstein victims speak out It’s too easy to see them as the women they are, not the underage GIRLS they were when they were trafficked and raped.

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Trump administration has reportedly directed visa officers to consider obesity — and other chronic health conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes — as reasons to deny foreigners visas to the U.S.

So they’re saying the President of the United States would not be able to get a visa to enter the country. Got it.

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Every single action Donald Trump takes now makes it increasingly obvious: The Epstein files are worse for him than anything we could imagine.

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Shutting down

Posted November 11, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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RIP Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, 84. Paul kept Saints in New Orleans when owner wanted to move to San Antonio. He also instituted Rooney rule, requiring NFL teams to interview minority & female candidates. How long until Trump refers to Tagliabue as a sucker & loser?

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LSU Tigers are a disappointing 5-3. The Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry got both LSU’s athletic director Scott Woodward basically fired after HE fired Brian Kelly . The school apparently is now seeking to fire Kelly “for cause” and potentially avoid paying a full buyout of nearly $54 million.

Can they all lose?

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Trump is now attacking and threatening air traffic controllers who have called in sick or taken time off during the shutdown. And praising those who have worked every saying he wants to give them a $10,000 bonus. Now, they probably won’t get the bonus.

But why isn’t the media asking “Those who stayed and never called in sick could afford to miss a paycheck or two. Why are you punishing the most in need?”

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And Velveeta Voldemort is now still trying asking Supreme Court to let him not pay all the SNAP money. He is actually fighting not to feed hungry people – including women and children and seniors.

And not just not feed hungry people. Not feed hungry Americans. Just in case anyone justified the USAID cuts as only killing poor people in other parts of the world.

He also now says the east wing of the White House was “despanded”.

How long until the today’s GOP can be “despanded?

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Whatever you think of the “deal” to open government ,can we stop with the narrative that moderate Democrats caved? Some moderate Democrats voted yes.

But Amy Klobuchar, Elissa Slotkin, Mark Kelly, Ruben Gallego and Mark Warner – for starters – are not far-left. And they voted to keep fighting.

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Everyone in America agrees the cost of healthcare is too high. But the way to fix it is NOT to kick millions of Americans off their health insurance now. There’s an adult solution. Extend the ACA subsidies, THEN work on ways to make them less necessary in future.

And if Trump’s “die in debt” 50 year mortgage idea isn’t bad enough, now he’s considering a 15 year car loan. (The average car only lasts 12 years.) How many debtors’ prisons are Donald’s rich friends building?

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Trump’s latest strike brings total of people murdered in boats to 75. All “alleged” narco-terrorists. Considering that he sent gay makeup artist to El Salvador over tattoos & his ICE has detained US citizens, anyone want to hazard a guess how many innocents Donald has killed?


How long until we get the “Don’t blame me I voted for her” bumper stickers again?

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Small mercies Supreme Court rejected Kim Davis’s appeal to overturn legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Of course, maybe a woman married 4 times with 4 children, none biologically fathered by her current husband, might have not been the best plaintiff.

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Millions of Americans not only depend on ACA/Obamacare. Many Americans have no idea they are using ACA/Obamacare.

Kynect, Pennie, Covered California, MNsure, Georgia Access, Nevada Health Link, Healthcare .gov All of these ARE the ACA/Obamacare

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Remember when Joe Biden was President and we could go a whole 24 hours without thinking “Now what the f*ck did he do today?”

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Dangerous games?

Posted November 10, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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Headline: “Trump Booed At Yet Another Sporting Event While Attending Commanders Game” No punchline, i just like sharing it.

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Donald Trump may have done the impossible. Become more unpopular with Washington football fans than Dan Snyder.

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The good news for the Commanders. Booing Trump gave fans something to do besides booing the team, who at 3-7 are now in the running for a top three, certainly top five draft pick.

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On top of everything else, increasing number of NFL games on cable & streaming channels mean cash-strapped American worried about SNAP/health insurance/higher prices can’t even watch their favorite teams for free.

While Donald flew on Air Force One to attend an NFL game in a luxury suite.

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Not the Onion Per ESPN “Sources: Trump wants Commanders’ new D.C. stadium named for him.” Okay, can we start with his name on and picture at the bottom of every urinal?

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On SNL Weekend Update Colin Jost talks about Donald Trump wishing the royal family well. And wonders if he will send Prince Andrew this birthday card

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Trump tonight pardoned almost everyone, including Rudy Giuliani, who was convicted of trying to overthrow 2020 election.

1. Does this seem like a man who ever wants to leave White House?

2. Does this seem like a man who will honor the few concessions GOP made to reopen goverment?

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As Trump lies & says US will soon begin paying down National Debt, U.S. government’s gross national debt hit $38 trillion in October: “The fastest accumulation of trillion dollars in debt outside of COVID-19 pandemic. US hit $37 trillion in gross national debt in August..

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Anyone who agrees to a 50 year mortgage has never read the story of Sisyphus.

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Kynect, Pennie, Covered California, MNsure, Georgia Access, Nevada Health Link, Healthcare .gov All of these ARE the ACA/Obamacare Wonder how many Americans using Obamacare have no idea they are on it.

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So what will the eight Senators who voted to reopen the government say when Trump ignores some or all of the the compromise deal struck and their GOP colleagues do nothing?

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While our national debt soars, today Trump again is waving around the idea about $2000 checks to Americans from tariffs.

It all makes sense if you remember what Amy Klobuchar referred to as “a bombshell a day.” And it’s ALL distraction #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent today attacked ABC’s George Stephanopoulos for calling Republicans “terrorists” during 1995 government shutdown. Has Bessent listened to what his boss Donald calls Democrats?

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Youth and treachery

Posted November 8, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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As the San Antonio Spurs play an imperfect game and still knock off Kevin Durant and the Rockets, Victor Wembanyama, double-teamed all night and not “on” his game,, still dunked on Durant and ended up with 22 points, 4 assists, 8 rebounds…

Your reminder, Wemby is 21 years old.

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Mississippi State president Mark Keenum, chair of the College Football Playoff, board of managers told EPSN today SEC would prefer to “not have automatic bids” in future iterations of the playoff

Translation, the SEC doesn’t want pesky small conference winners getting in the way of them having half or more of the playoff field..

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Meanwhile, since Fox News and right wing media love everything that their leaders, why aren’t they posting their sleeping beauty picture. (yes, this was during a press conference.)

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Why do things that get you horrible press and cause your party to lose elections? When releasing the Epstein files would be far worse than anyone can imagine.

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Who else honestly thought this was satire? “Melania Trump will receive the ‘Patriot of the Year’ award from Fox at their annual primetime Patriot Awards show tonight.”

So (New York based) media wants to keep talking about what Mamdani’s win as a democratic socialist in New York City means for the Democratic Party.

But not a word about Minneapolis, where Democratic mayor Jacob Frey DEFEATED democratic socialist Omar Fateh.

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As much as we might “relish” the story of the Subway sandwich thrower being found innocent…

How many taxpayer dollars did we waste on this small stop on Trump’s retribution tour?

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Amazing how many people justifying Trump’s efforts to take SNAP benefits away from women and children and seniors call themselves Christian in their social media bios.

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If GOP members of Congress lost THEIR health insurance until the shutdown was over they’d vote to extend ACA subsidies and open the government tonight.

As Trump asks SCOTUS for an immediate ruling to let him starve poor people by cutting off SNAP, he’s dining tonight at Mar-A-Lago. Where memberships start at $1 million. Before dues and meals

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While some grownups in Senate try to come to a deal to open government,

NY Times points out Speaker Mike Johnson “has refused to commit to even allowing a vote on extending Obamacare subsidies.” What does Velveeta Voldemort have on Mike?

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Lindsey Graham today on the Senate Floor defending Donald Trump’s absolute right to declare war without Congressional approval. John McCain was one of Graham’s best friends. I hope John is haunting Lindsey’s dreams.

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Stephen Colbert on the morning after the 2025 elections: “Democrats are walking around with a spring in their step like a divorced mom in her 40s whose new haircut just got her carded in 2 different bars.”

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Booby prizes?

Posted November 6, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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At least some chatter that the Los Angeles Dodgers might turn down a White House visit due to Trump’s ICE/National Guard attempted takeover of Los Angeles.

If that happens this SF Giants fan will actually applaud the Dodgers.

(All but MAGA Blake Treinen who would probably go for lunch with Donald himself.)

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Meanwhile, 66 (!) fouls called in a THREE hour Los Angeles Lakers- San Antonio Spurs game.

As much as I complain about baseball umpires the referees in tonight’s games made realize officiating could be much much worse.

Nobody pays their way in or turns on the TV to watch a foul shot competition.


Trump’s buddy Gianni Infantino says he will award first Fifa Peace Prize at World Cup draw in DC- to go to “individuals who help unite people in peace through unwavering commitment and special actions.” The draw which will be at the Kennedy Center in on Dec 5.

Wonder who he’ll give it to?

This award will have all the cachet of that “Michigan Man of the Year” Donald’s always talking about…

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So after Trump sent election monitors to heavily Latino areas in California, in hopes of intimidating voters to stay home, Prop 50 still won in landslide w/ nearly 2/3 of the vote.

Apparently voters believe pretty strongly in democracy. Maybe GOP should take a hint

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WTF? Mike Johnson talks about “the tragedy” in California.

Claiming Texas was following the law & California wasn’t.

Uh, CA actually asked voters instead of forcing more gerrymandering through.

If he’s not lying, maybe Mike needs to also take one of those cognitive tests?

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Trump fundraising emails in last two days: (Nov 5 was the anniversary of the election.)

“Should I wear this on our anniversary? “Our anniversary is tomorrow & you haven’t unlocked your MAGA membership” “

Our anniversary is today & you haven’t unlocked your MAGA membership.” T

Think he remembers his anniversary with Melania?

Congrats to all the Democratic winners last night.

But for those who want to say NYC was proof Americans want democratic socialism.

In Minneapolis, Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey defeated democratic socialist Omar Fateh.

It’s about knowing, and connecting with, your constitutents.

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Don’t mess with the bear…

Posted November 5, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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California fights back

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Meanwhile in DC, at a trial of a man accused of throwing a sandwich against an FBI agent, the FBI agent testified “he “could feel it though his ballistic vest”, and the sandwich “exploded all over” him.”

As an SF Giants fan who saw their relief pitching fail late in the season, I would like that sandwich thrower brought in for a tryout. That is some serious gas he was throwing..


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So if you listen to Donald Trump all elections where he and GOP win are good. And any election he loses is rigged. Sorest loser EVER.

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Meanwhile in CIncy, Mayor Aftab Pureval, the son of immigrants who is Tibetian and Indian, won re-election tonight, 78% to 22%, against Cory Bowman.

Bowman was endorsed by half-brother and VP JD Vance.

Looks like JD Vance is less popular in Cincinnati than whoever plays the Reds on MLB opening day.

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All these pundits saying about how XYZ candidate in 2026 is outperforming Trump in 2024 Let’s say the real truth Trump himself would do less well in 2026 than he did in 2024… #BuyersRemorse

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I feel for whoever is on ketchup bottle duty tonight at the White House.

A White House advisor said Trump would start going after GOP Senators who opposed his will on issues, including calling them at 3:00am..

Has it occurred to Donald that with Americans increasingly turning against him that attacks by him on US Senators may actually boost their chances in 2026? Oh, and many GOP senators may be old but they still know how to turn off their phones at night.

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So MAGA Mike Johnson on Tuesday attacks Democrats and says “we trust the American people” What’s he going to say after tonight’s election results?

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A White House spokesperson said by him on US Senators may actually boost their chances in 2026? Oh, and many GOP senators may be old but they still know how to turn off their phones at night.

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Fox News pretends tonight is some sort of a socialist/communist revolution.

Uh, has Fox actually listened to newly elected Governors Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill?

Or more to the point listened to what far-left progressives say about both moderate liberal women?

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The same President who says he “hope he goes to heaven,” is trying to starve women and children to score political points.

Got news for him. If there’s a heaven, it is NOT going to be his final destination.

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As a California voter I was cautiously optimistic that Prop 50 would pass..

But 65-35? This isn’t just a win. It’s a statement. Democracy matters.

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Finally, RIP Dick Cheney

I’m so old I remember when he was the worst President we could imagine.

And, in referencing a comment my dad in his later age once said -as a compliment to both me and him – “Cheney raised a daughter who could think for herself.”

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Changing seasons

Posted November 4, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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So how many days until spring training?

And how much more will the Dodgers at to that record setting payroll.

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Donald Trump to LA Dodgers after the World Series on Truth Social “A lesser group of men would never have been able to win that game, or game 6 for that matter.”

“Lesser” group of men? Since money is his metric, presumably lesser paid he means.


(Dodgers were not only highest payroll in baseball, difference between them & 5th place Blue Jays, even with $69 million of Ohtani’s salary deferred, was over $100 million – more than the entire payroll of several teams.)

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Meanwhile there are 33 standard college football bowl games… and SI.com has predictions for all of them.

Wonder how many Americans can even name HALF of those bowl games?

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If you are attacking California Proposition 50 which would redistrict the state temporarily to responsed to Texas but have no problem with the Texas additional gerrymandering itself, may I respectfully suggest that you STFU?

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Florida GOP rep Andy Olges “The 14th Amendment may allow Congress the authority to BAN Mamdani from office. I am looking into this.

Uh, first evict Trump from the White House because of January 6. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Rachel Maddow on Trump’s approval rating on tearing down the East Wing for a ballroom. 10% approve 54% disapprove. Well, Velveeta Voldemort does claim to be a uniter..

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One good thing after Tuesday no matter what the results.

Everyone in the US who doesn’t live in New York City won’t have to see nonstop headlines about the mayoral race. (And yes, NYC matters, but perhaps not as much as the media based there thinks it does.)

Anyone know how many Mar-A-Lago members, where memberships now start at $1 million, write the costs off as a business expense?

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So Trump is talking about sending U.S. Troops into Nigeria to protect Christians. Meanwhile there are Christians right here in the US – many who voted for Donald, who are going to be losing healthcare and SNAP benefits and he doesn’t give a damn.

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For that matter, about 2/3 of Jamaica is Christian. Anyone even heard Donald say a word about helping the island nation recover from Melissa?

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Once again, Freud nails projection

“Mamdani is a charismatic swindler, I mean you gotta hand it to him, like, he can light up a stage, but he has just been a swindler his entire life.” The speaker- Elon Musk

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As Nancy Pelosi, 85, has apparently decided she will not run for re-election in 2026, many Republicans are saying she should have retired years ago.

Funny, I missed them saying the same thing about Senator Chuck Grassley, now 92 years old.

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Seriously? Trump now says if Democrats reopen the government he will “work on fixing the bad healthcare that we have.” So he’s not even claiming anymore he’ll have a big beautiful plan “in two weeks?

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A $pecial group of guy$.

Posted November 2, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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Grudging congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers Smith, who played well

Will Smith called them a “special group of guys.”

And not like the Blue Jays had a small payroll


But Shohei Ohtani, $70 million, Tyler Glasgow, $30 million, Blake Snell, $28.5 million, Yamamoto $27 million…

The Blue Jays had the 5th highest payroll in baseball and even so were under $100 million below the Dodgers. (not counting the Dodgers “deferred” tricks – where Ohtani only shows up at $1 million this year.. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44011956/dodgers-deferred-payments-hit-1051b-8-players-2028-46

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But wonder what happens when Donald Trump and JD Vance realize the World Series MVP Yamamato is a non-English speaker. And Miguel Rojas, who hit the game tying home run in the 9th is from Venezuela.

Will they try to turn the Dodgers’ victory parade into a major ICE operation?

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On Donald Trump calling for Senate to invoke the “nuclear option” to end the shutdown- ie end the filibuster.

Is it possible Velveeta Voldemort just wants to break the Senate like he and Mike Johnson have broken the House?

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So Donald Trump wants us to believe as President he can do anything – bomb boats, tear down part of the White House, take Congressional powers….

But he’s powerless to authorize money for SNAP?

Two words.

Yeah. Right.

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Went over to Fox News website to see how they were spinning Donald Trump’s extravagant Great Gatsby themed Mar-A-Lago party last night.

And not surprisingly, they didn’t cover it.

But they made it a headline when Obama took Michelle to NY for a date night in 2009.

https://www.foxnews.com/story/how-much-did-obamas-date-cost-you

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Not always a fan of NY Times headline writers but full marks on this one.

“As the Shutdown Pain Grows, Trump Attends to Other Matters The president attended a Halloween party Friday and called attention to the marble renovation of a White House bathroom.”

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About that Gatsby party.

“Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them…Even when they enter deep into our world or sink below us, they still think that they are better than we are. They are different. ” F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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Illinois Governor Pritzker’s requested that ICE pause operations in Chicago just during Halloween, so as not to terrorize families & children. Kristi Noem refused.

Noem won’t need a costume to go as a witch. “And your little dog too.”-

Now the President who still wants a Nobel Peace Prize is talking about potential military action against Nigeria….?!

As Amy Klobuchar says “a bombshell a day.” Anything to distract from the Epstein files.

Anyone think Donald could find Nigeria on a map?

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The final weekend

Posted October 31, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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Meanwhile as NBA Spurs fan couldn’t be happier about the start to San Antonio’s season…

Except that I miss Pop. And it had worked out that he’d handed the reins to Becky Hammon.

OTOH, Becky’s doing okay with the Aces.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was moved today to federal prison to begin serving sentence. Too soon to start the pool on when Trump will pardon him?

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Amy Klobuchar today ” The President will negotiate with everyone other than congressional leaders down the street.”


If some Senators offer to give him hamburgers and a crown will he talk to them?

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King Charles was upset over the Epstein Files enough to basically disown his own brother.

Mike Johnson is sellling his soul for a man who will throw him under the bus at the first opportunity.

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As GOP will keep government shutdown over ACA subsidies, just to be clear, some members of Congress with children & family members with pre-existing conditions.

GOP Senator Eric Schmidt has non-verbal son on the autism spectrum w/ other serious disabilities. Eric said his son was a reason he got into politics, to help others. But HIS family will always have healthcare though. You’d think Schmidt would stand up for others.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was moved today to federal prison to begin serving sentence. Too soon to start the pool on when Trump will pardon him?

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Mike Johnson Thursday ” The Democrats do not get to shutdown the government and then make the decision on who is more important than the other and which little thing they want to fund to relieve their own political pain.”

“Which little thing?” Like SNAP benefits?

So-called Christian Mike Johnson is taking “suffer the little children” rather literaly.

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The US Senate, 51 to 47, just passed a joint resolution terminating the “national emergency” Trump declared to impose global tariffs. Another reason Mike Johnson doesn’t want to bring the House back. He knows some of his GOP members agree this is the right decision.

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Not your normal numbers game.

Posted October 30, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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Fox News announcers talking pre-game about Dodgers Blake Snell adjusting after game 1 and needing to “establish the fastball” in World Series game 5.

Apparently the Blue Jays had other ideas.

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This World Series is a LONG way from over.


But all this talk earlier this week from sports pundits. about Yamamoto possibly being the next postseason Bumgarner. What if the next Bumgarner turns out to be Yesavage?

(A couple cool facts from tonight – Trey Yesavage’s 2025 salary is $57,204, which is his prorated salary for the part of the season he played in the major leagues. He did get a $4 million signing bonus. And in his first game this season he pitched before a crowd of 327 in single A for the Dunedin Blue Jays against the Jupiter Hammerheads. Tonight’s crowd was over 52,000)

To put that $57.204 in perspective, Game 5, LA Dodgers’ starting pitcher Blake Snell makes $36 million. Works out to about $60,000 for a five pitch at bat.

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Meanwhile, the anti-DEI crowd has no problem with Kai Trump’s sponsor’s exemption to get a place in an LPGA tour event.

Kai, Donald’s 18 year old granddaughter, is ranked 461th in the American JUNIOR Golf Girls Association and finished last this March in a tournament- shooting 52 over par.

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Your reminder, GOP got around the 60 vote threshold in the Senate to confirm Herschel Walker as Ambassador to the Bahamas. They could do it to re-open the Government King Donald doesn’t want House to return as they’d have to release the Epstein Files.

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We are living through the worst Dr. Strangelove sequel ever. Today it’s “President Strangelove: How I learned to distract from The Epstein Files by threatening the bomb.”

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For those thinking Dems should just trust GOP’s promises to negotiate.

There was 3 day shutdown in Jan 2018, Trump said he’d not negotiate DACA during shutdown. Then GOP pledged to work towards a deal. Dems relented. Nothing happened. By April Trump tweeted “NO MORE DACA DEAL.”

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Wonder why Republicans, who control White House, House and Senate, aren’t talking nonstop about all the shutdowns when Democrats had control of all three branches of government.

Oh, that’s right, when Democrats had all three, USA didn’t HAVE shutdowns. It is a #TRUMPShutdown

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LIndsay Graham on Donald and Pete Hegseth regularly killing people in boats just because they are “allegedly” smuggling drugs. “I love this debate. I think most Americans are gonna be with Trump.”

Graham, who knew something about war crimes, used to be John McCain’s best friend. I hope McCain haunts his dreams.

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Mike Johnson: “Religious freedom does not extend and give you the right to get in the face of an I.C.E. Officer and assault them.”

Where is the followup question “So why does religious freedom give you the right to get in the face of women walking into abortion clinics?”

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Senator Amy Klobuchar was talking about Senate’s bipartisan bill to assert their rights on tariffs nails it “His new tariff against Canada isn’t about security, or the economy,

It’s just about the President’s personal grievances and Americans are the ones paying the price.”

Actually later Wednesday the Senate just voted to end Trump’s new higher tariffs on Canada. Tariffs based, not on economics but on Donald’s petulant reaction to an ad aired by province of Ontario accurately quoting Ronald Reagan. GOP House cowards remain in recess. They don’t ever want to vote again.

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Some GOP & right-wing media want us not to care about Canada.

But Canada is 1 of top 2 USA trading partners. (mexico is the other)

Many parts for products made in US come from Canada and most of our imported crude oil. Canadian tourists spent over $20 billion in USA in 2024.

This latest Trump tantrum hurts us all.

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What a difference a half day makes

Posted October 28, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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18 innings in game three

9 in game four

Mad props not just to the Toronto Blue Jays for their comeback from that heartwrenching game 3 18 inning loss. But to their fans, who packed Rogers Centre AGAIN after game 3 ended about 3am Toronto time.

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Meanwhile in game 3. Many missed chances on both sides. But robot umps would have given the Blue Jays not only 2 on no outs in the 2nd, but bases loaded in the 18th.

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At least commissioner Manfred didn’t interrupt this World Series Game 3 or 4 for another Jonas Brothers concert?

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Fully aware many baseball players are conservative, & don’t have to agree with athletes on politics to root for them.

But Blake Treinen is a special case. He LOVES Trump – calls him “the greatest President of my lifetime,”and for years has been posting about vaccines, 2020 election…..

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Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno called Affordable Care Act a ‘total disaster’ but said GOP needs “3 or 4 months” for a replacement plan.

Uh, open enrollment starts Nov 1.

And Republicans have had NINE months. Plus Trump had an entire first term…

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Meanwhile, as five GOP Senators voted with Dems to end Trump’s tariffs on Brazil – tariffs instituted because Donald is mad that Brazil is punishing his pal Bolsonaro for criminal behavior, Rand Paul was asked before the vote why more of his Republican colleagues were not willing to support the measure.

Mr. Paul answered: “Fear.”

Today in meeting with GOP Senators, J.D. Vance apparently told them Trump does not want the House coming back.

Of course not, then they’d have to release the Epstein files.

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Different standards

Posted October 27, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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So the same President who put out a racist anti-NBA post on gambling posthumously pardoned Pete Rose.

Very white of him.

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Brian Kelly flamed out so spectacularly at LSU the university will pay him many millions to go away. What’s next for Kelly?

Following Coach Tubby, also bought out (by both Auburn and Cincinnati), and running for Senate as a Republican?)

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Remember, when GOP wanted to confirm Kimberly Guilfoyle & Herschel Walker as Ambassadors to Greece and the Bahamas, they overrode filibuster. They could do that to open government too.

But they won’t.

Trump wants government closed because he is terrified of the Epstein files.

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I don’t know enough about everything British journalist Sami Hamdi has said and written to really have an opinion on him.

But I do know that it’s insane that anyone can be fired or arrested and/or deported just because Laura Loomer doesn’t like them.

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It’s not that Rand Paul and Thomas Massie have gotten any more liberal or even moderate. It’s that Trump’s policies are increasingly so RADICAL that two of the last true deeply conservative members of Congress are appalled.

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Not always a Gavin Newsom fan. But points for honesty: On CBS Newsom was asked whether he would seriously consider a presidential bid after 2026 midterm elections. “Yeah, I’d be lying otherwise, I’d just be lying. And I’’m not — I can’t do that.”

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Money still talks

Posted October 26, 2025 by left coast sports babe
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“What we really need during a tense tied pitchers’ duel World Series game is a Jonas Brothers concert” said no baseball fan ever.

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Meanwhile Game 1 could be the high water mark for the Blue Jays… or it could be the first win in an upset series. But Blake Snell signed 2 yr, $62 million contract w/ SF Giants in early 2024, pitching all of 20 games then skipping his last start before opting out & signing w/ Dodgers for 5 yrs, $182 million So World Series game 1 could not have been more fun for the Giants.

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From World Series Game 1 “Dodgers last seven starting pitchers had combined to allow 5 runs. When all was said & done on Saturday night, Snell himself had allowed 5.”

Of course as an SF Giants fan I get it, LA could win the next 4 games. (And won the second.) You take your fun when you can.

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Yes, Yoshinobu  Yamamoto pitched another postseason complete game in game 2.

The Dodgers are paying him the highest contract ever for a pitcher only – $325 million over 12 years – over $27 million a year

And yet Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow AND Shohei Ohtani are all making more in 2025. Over $32 million for Snell, Glasgow and Ohtani over $28 million

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Trump doesn’t joke. So have to assume that he’s serious about running in 2028. But a big question, what loophole for a third term can he find that wouldn’t allow him to be challenged by Barack Obama?

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Meanwhile, ICYMI -Now US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America So the President who claims he deserves a Noble Peace Prize now wants to start MORE wars to distract from the Epstein Files?

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GOP Sen.Lankford questioned Trump’s administration’s strikes on Venezuelan vessels w/out approval of Congress. “Administration needs to give insight into Congress. If this was happening w/ this level of insight under Biden administration, I’d be apoplectic,”

So why ISN’T he apoplectic now?

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Trump has no reason to send election monitors to California. And about 80% of the state votes by mail.

Except CA has rejected him soundly three times. DonOLD wants revenge, he wants his private army to harass and arrest Californians & at least he hopes to intimidate people so that they stay home.

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In NJ, DOJ will monitor polling in populous & immigrant-heavy Passaic County. In California, DOJ will monitor LA, Orange, Fresno & Kern Counties; 17 million people including most heavily Latino areas of state.

Will ICE be with them? Trial run for 2026?

So Trump’s ICE now is arresting immigrant workers in blue cities. And many MAGA are laughing.

Pretty damn sure that many many Republicans employ undocumented folks too. At some point the numbers Stephen Miller wants mean going after them as well.

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