Left Coast Sports Babe

Minnesota Vikings vs Buffalo Bills game was fun to watch if you didn’t really care who won. But how many years did it take off the lives of hard-core fans of both teams?

Always amusing to watch NFL football with SF 49ers playing at home with the pretty pictures of San Francisco.

Sunday night they starting showing waterfront and Ferry Building. About an hour’s drive from Santa Clara and Levi’s stadium.

Later in the game, San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. When the stadium is closer to Santa Cruz. And in traffic about the same distance from Monterey Fisherman’s Wharf.

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Another reason if they’re going to have a college footbal playoff they need more than four teams.

The conference with the most ranked teams right now? The Pac 12, with six..

Problem is, they keep beating each other so none will make the top four.

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Chris Licht at CNN revamped his station starting in mid-2022, firing and reassigning some top people to make network more palatable to an expected Republican-dominated Congress. How’s that working out for him?

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Florida Senator Rick Scott, calling midterms a “complete disappointment.” “We said everything about how bad Biden agenda was. Dems are radical, but we have to have plan of what we stand for.”

Well, leaving aside that the Biden agenda is not bad and Democrats are not radical, maybe GOP problem is voters know exactly what they stand for!

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Now that election counting is getting closer to over, has any media pundit uttered these three little words? “We were wrong.”

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SNL’s 2022-23 is just a handful of episodes in, and already Cecily Strong has memorably played Kari Lake twice. Katie Hobbs won’t be a good SNL subject, she’ll just be a good and competent governor. See the problem?

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If GOP does really win the House by 1 seat, not sure who the Republican equivalents of Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are going to be.

But there ARE a handful of moderates especially in purple districts. And Kevin McCarthy is no Nancy Pelosi. Pass the popcorn.

After FTX declared bankruptcy this week, Miami-Dade County & Miami Heat are taking the cryptocurrency company’s name off their property.

After this week’s midterms, GOP has to be wishing it would be so easy to take the Trump name off their party.

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The 10-1 Milwaukee Bucks played the 5-7 San Antonio Spurs Friday night. And it went about as much according to expectations as the midterms.

Spurs 111 – Bucks 93

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Chair of Maricopa County’s board of supervisors Bill Gates: “Frankly, it is offensive for Kari Lake to say these people behind me are slow-rolling this. He added election officials were “already working 14 to 18 hours a day.” Important detail – Gates is a longtime Republican.

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Some outside California wonder how many races, including Katie Porter’s, can be close, despite Dem having big advantage statewide.. CA doesn’t gerrymander. Some strong politicians are in purple districts. If CA behaved like some red states, we’d have LOT more Dems in House.

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Chair of Maricopa County’s board of supervisors Bill Gates: “Frankly, it is offensive for Kari Lake to say these people behind me are slow-rolling this. He added election officials were “already working 14 to 18 hours a day.” Important detail – Gates is a longtime Republican.

Anyone but me ignoring their better angels in imagining Velveeta Voldemort’s “Father of the Bride” speech?

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So at Twitter headquarters is Muskrat now serving New Coke?

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As a longtime Democrat I’m sadly used to party infighting. But must confess I am enjoying the heck out of watching Tudor Dixon and Michigan GOP blame each other for losing to Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

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Liz Cheney said election results have been “clear victory for team normal.” Not a bad way to sum it up.

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A difference in close midterm races now: When Democrats lose our voters generally talk about what we and our candidates could have done differently. When Republicans lose many of their voters just scream “they cheated.”

Nice to be part of the party of grown-ups.

Raiders LB Blake Martinez, 28, who led team with 11 tackles last week, just announced his retirement.

“I have chosen to step away from this career at this time to focus on my family and future passions!”

Martinez had base salary of $1.035 million, but hey, watching Herschel Walker and other longtime NFL players age…. Blake is a Stanford grad. Maybe sometimes brains will out.

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Adam Silver said he has “no doubt” that Kyrie Irving is not antisemitic after the two had what the NBA commissioner called “a direct and candid conversation” in NY this week.

Not saying Silver didn’t feel the need to smooth things over with Jewish fans in a top New York media market. But did the NBA comissioner have a “direct and candid conversation with Irving on COVID and vaccines last year?

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If only someone had seriously pitched to media that heretical thought President Biden and Democrats would have a historically good midterm – and that it would be a big story, I wonder how media would have covered 2022.

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Hate to say it but there are some GOP candidates who’ve been more gracious about losing than some in the media are about getting this 2022 election so wrong.

Democracy is not perfect. But so far this week in USA, it appears to have survived the machinations of some very rich, very authoritarian and very narcissistic men. The fight isn’t over. Everyone take a deep breath and regroup when you can.

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Joe Biden just had most successful midterm election of any President in recent history. Andrea Mitchell harasses Amy Klobuchar about him running again. Klobuchar gracious and as usual says she supports Biden. But listening to Andrea M these days, it’s not Joe who needs to retire.

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Muskrat demanding Twitter employees be in office “at least 40 hours a week,” canceling perks & claiming it’s because economy is bad. On day when good economic indicators sent stock market soaring. Maybe he shouldn’t have bothered firing thousands, he’ll have that many quit.

So now for millions of Americans they can turn their minds to the next big stressful issue, like where will Aaron Judge sign for 2023?

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Dusty Baker, 73, has signed a contract to manage the Houston Astros for another year.

Well, makes sense. Heck, based two on Biden and Trump, the two most likely candidates in 2024, Baker will be too young to use his leadership skills to do something else like run for President.

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Looks like it will end up being a pretty strong midterm turnour.

Wonder how many more would have voted if they got say, a free powerball ticket for turning in their ballot?

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Maybe the REAL wave was only red in that women really really didn’t like the idea of having their periods monitored by a Republican government.

Dear Georgia Voters. If just a few more of you had voted for Reverend Warnock not only would you have guaranteed yourself a great Senator, you could have peace and quiet for the next month instead of the circus of a runoff.

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Has Dr. Oz made it back to his home in New Jersey yet?

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A small detail after’s midterm elections.

Senator Amy Klobuchar, on Senate Rules committee, negotiated a deal to get Sinema to wear sleeveless tops. Can’t wait to see Amy as chairwoman of committee now tweaking rules to allow SENATOR John Fetterman, at least on occasion, to wear hoodies.

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Apparently there are a lot of men out there who think women have short memories? Have they ever had a relationship of any kind with a woman?

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If you voted on November 8 and are stressed about midterm results,, I feel your pain. I

If you are a registered voter who didn’t vote on November 8, bless your heart.

Democracy is under construction

More tomorrow.

Some outrage tonight about Indianapolis Colts hiring Jeff Saturday,an ESPN analyst with zero coaching experience above high school level to be their head coach.

Yeah, it’s pretty ridiculous, but compared to some of the unqualifed GOP candidates running to be Senators?

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If you’re a liberal Astros or Dusty Baker fan having a hard time with fact that Ted Cruz is also a Houston fan… does it help to know that one of the Phillies’ biggest fan is SCOTUS judge Samuel Alito?

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Wrote this below before someone threw a can of White Claw at Ted Cruz…

Paul Pelosi, 82 years-old, was almost murdered because man radicalized by online right-wing propaganda was trying to hurt or kill his wife, the Speaker of House. Most of media has just moved on. Imagine if a liberal had so much as thrown a tomato at spouse of GOP leader.

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(Although on the subject of Cruz…. we know one more thing about Cancun Cruz today… He’s not nearly as cool or brave as that Jewish gal comedian who had a beer thrown at her by a heckler, picked it up, and chugged the beer.)

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Fox News all over President Biden temporarily blanking on the last name of Democrat Wes Moore, who is running to replace Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. Tim Apple says “Hi.”

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Kevin McCarthy talks about spending cuts if GOP retakes majority. He’s not talking about rescinding tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. He’s talking about Medicare, Social Security, healthcare, etc.

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Does anyone think if a Republican voter in the Villages makes a mistake in signing or dating their ballot that they wouldn’t have kid glove assistance from the registrar in fixing it?

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Just heard Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton announced he will not run for President in 2024. This will really disappoint both of his supporters.

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Nikki Haley, herself a daughter of immigrants, just called to DEPORT Reverend Warnock, an American-born Senator, and it was barely a blip in the news cycle. Today’s GOP, where everyone can be a racist.

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The pen that marks a ballot is mightier than the sword. #ElectionDay#Vote

#ForeverGiant

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Dr Oz wants his supporters to get 10 people to vote before the Steelers game. Okay then. It’s a bye week for Pittsburgh. Next Steelers game is November 13. Against the New Orleans Saints

Who Dat Idiot Oz who thinks he can pass for someone from Pennsylvania?

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An extra fun thing as a SF Giants fan rooting for Yordan Alvarez to help Dusty Baker win his first managerial World Series – the Houston Astros got Alvarez in 2016 from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Mixed feelings watching LSU win tonight because I am not a fan of coach Brian Kelly.

On the other hand, amusing to think how Alabama is already crafting the narrative as to why as a 2-3 loss team they should still be in the CFB Playoff.

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How many people who show up at President Biden rallies with “Socialism S*cks” signs can afford to be there because they’re on social security?

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So if Fox News and conservative media is 100 percent pro GOP while CNN and mainstream media is 50 – 50, math says that’s 75 percent Republican viewpoints being put out there.

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Stephen Miller’s racist and dishonest PAC “Citizens for Sanity” is now attacking President Biden for sending money to help Ukraine.

We’ve now gotten to the point that Republicans hate ALL democracies.

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Again, all these right-wing Velveeta Voldemort Republicans are pretending to be moderate for general election in purple states. If you need a reminder. how many SCOTUS nominees pretended to be moderate on Roe V. Wade?

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GOP talks about banning abortion, cutting Social Security and Medicare. GOP wants to cut public education. GOP has said gay marriage and birth control are on the table, And this is what they say with their OUTSIDE voices. Imagine what they whisper about in private. #VoteBlue

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Colin Jost on Weekend Update on Velveeta Voldemort Jr posting disgusting Halloween joke about Paul Pelosi with picture of a huge pair of underpants and a hammer. “Don Jr. is probably the expert at getting hammered in his underwear.”

Meanwhile on Twitter – Since it’s gonna cost $8 a month for the blue check NOT having a blue check may be the new verification – as in verifying you won’t fall for Muskrat’s scam.

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If Muskrat wanted Twitter to become that oxymoron Truth Social it would have been cheaper just to buy Truth Social.

Oregon State – Washington college football game came down to the last minute Friday night. And ended even on the West Coast after 11:15pm. Yes, 2:15a on the East Coast.

Forget “Pac 12 after dark,” this is more like “football for insomniacs or men with prostrate problems.

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2022 Brooklyn Nets. Started 2-6

Finally suspended Kyrie Irving for retweeting post on anti-semitic movie (& not apologizing.)

Fired Steve Nash & probably hiring Ime Udoka, fired himself for inappropriate relationship w/ Celtics team employee.

Nets 2022 slogan “Hold our beer.”

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Kevin Durant on the Kyrie Irving suspension “I just didn’t like anything that went on. I feel like it was all unnecessary. I felt like we could have just kept playing basketball and kept quiet as an organization.”

There’s a reason Gregg Popovich and San Antonio Spurs never made a move to try to sign or trade for Kevin Durant.

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Meanwhile Nike suspended their relationship with Kyrie Irving “We are deeply saddened and disappointed.”

As in “deeply saddened and disappointed we’ve already had all those Kyrie 8 shoes made we can’t sell now?

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In all seriousness, with unemployment under 4%, and Muskrat changing all the rules at Twitter, including eliminating remote work, why does Elon think the employees he isn’t firing won’t quit?

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So with an $8 a month fee and no verification at a time when Twitter is worried about losing users, will a blue check become the functional equivalent of “I’m with Stupid?”

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Something perhaps for independent and moderate voters to ask themselves. Leaving politics aside, would you trust some of these Republican candidates to watch your dog or cat while you went away for a weekend?

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Stephen Colbert was a repeat Friday night, but this stands out “71% of Americans think democracy is at risk. But only 7% identified this as the most important problem facing our country. Kind of hard to fix anything else without a functioning democracy.”

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Media: “Leading Democrats aren’t speaking out.”

Democratic leaders: Speak out and campaign across the country.

Media: So what crazy thing did Velveeta Voldemort, Kari Lake or Herschel Walker say today?

See the problem

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Dear Media.

On Sunday Nov. 6, Pete Buttigieg & Amy Klobuchar are going back to New Hampshire together to campaign for Maggie Hassan.

If Pete & Amy promise to insult each other at some point THEN would you cover it?

Sincerely, Americans tired of only clickbait coverage.

Astros hang on barely for a 3-2 win. Dusty Baker and Justin Verlander are a combined 112 years old. Right about now they feel more like about 212.

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Open message to some castigating Dusty Baker for leaving McCullers in too long in World Series Game 3, but now complaining he took Javier out too early in Game 4 after 97 no-hit pitches. There’s a reason Dusty is managing yet another MLB team deep into postseason & you’re not.

Even Tim McCarver listening to John Smoltz is thinking, “John, can you just STFU for a minute?”

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Being born in South Africa and then immigrating from Canada, Muskrat could never run for President. Is his having bought Twitter his way of saying, “If I can’t be quarterback I’m going to buy and tank the team?

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So if all of us real people on Twitter who take this app seriously refuse to pay $8 a month, a blue check will just mean you’re a sucker, paying for advertising, and/or being bankrolled by a PAC or foreign adversary?

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Good news. Paul Pelosi has been released from hospital. Bad news: Conservative media like Fox News STILL refuses to acknowledge what this was – the planned assassination of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

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Georgia voters, forget flying plane. Would you trust Herschel Walker to pick up your kids from school & get them home safely? Or to be your cat or dog sitter when you were on vacation? Walker cannot be trusted, period. Especially in the Senate. Vote for Reverend Warnock.

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Hey drama loving media. Here’s a question to get you some headlines. Ask GOP candidates POINT-BLANK on camera. “If you believe life begins at conception & you are anti-choice, will you be voting to ban IVF treatments?”

Stephen Colbert talking about Arizona Secretary of State GOP candidate Mark Finchem , part of “Stop the Steal, AND January 6 mob. “You don’t get to attack democracy & then ask to run it. That’s like a bank robber saying ‘put money in the bag but also a job application.”

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Lost in election noise, Louis DeJoy still Postmaster General. My ballot’s been received but mailed papers for work 1st class certified mail from Calif to Chicago on Oct 27. On Nov 3 it’s still somewhere “in transit.” If you haven’t mailed ballot, drop it off in person.

Anyone want to complain tonight about Dusty Baker’s handling his pitching staff in the World Series?

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And good for the Astros as far as putting attention on baseball.

Not only did the team combine for the second-no hitter in MLB history, they did it on a night when there was no NCAA or NFL football.

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Stephen Colbert, on an Arizona judge who ruled against armed “poll watchers.” Arizona judge ruled armed election monitors to stay 250 feet away from drop boxes.

“I think it’s fair to say, democracy is in danger when ballot boxes take out a restraining order.”

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DOJ doesn’t grant immunity like people give out candy on Halloween. How long until Velveeta Voldemort says he never knew Kash Patel

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Murders in major cities have actually gone DOWN in 2022 from 2021. But you would never know it from Fox News. Which covers every murder in a blue state they can find, especially if the suspect is a person of color. Fear itself is winning.

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Among the more ridiculous things GOP wants us to believe is that election liar Ginni Thomas never talked to her husband about the 2020 election.

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Kari Lake denies that she mocked Paul Pelosi being attacked, despite her laughing and joking on video about the attack during a campaign event. Should we be shocked that an election liar wants us to believe her over our lying eyes and ears?

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Mike Pence on Instagram “I was always loyal to president Tr*mp but in the end came on difficult times.” Might “Difficult times” be the best understatement ever for “he tried to have me killed?”

All joking aside, , here’s really terrifying thing about possibility of some radical GOP candidates winning in the midterms: Americans always say, if it doesn’t work out, we can vote them out. But many radical Republican election liars want to eliminate future fair elections.

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Turned on what I thought was World Series Game Three and it appears instead to be a Home Run Derby.

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16-4.

That score, for all those who think the 2022 World Series is over because of Phillies shellacking the Astors in game 3, was the score in game 5 of the 2002 World Series, SF Giants over Angels. Then Giants took 5-0 lead in game 6. And we all know how that turned out.

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And now Brooklyn Nets ‘have agreed to part ways’ with head coach Steve Nash.

But they’re keeping Kyrie Irving.

If you needed a reason to cheer for any other NBA team.

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Herschel Walker has home in gated community in Dallas. J.D. Vance has house in San Francisco. Dr. Oz has mansion in New Jersey. None of them give a flying fig newton about states they want to represent in US Senate. Georgia, Ohio & Pennsylvania, vote blue for your states!

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Besides being the husband of the Speaker of the House, Paul Pelosi is an 82 year old man at that.

Guess we shouldn’t be surprised that some of same GOP who want to cut off seniors from Medicare/Social Security don’t give a d*mn about if seniors get assaulted.

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Lindsey Graham loves a microphone and the camera. Shouldn’t he be thrilled at the chance to testify in Georgia? Heck, put it on pay-per-view and use the money to help save social security. #ratings

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Dear Americans.

Democrats are not taking your guns.

Republicans do want to take your Medicare, your Social security, your reproductive rights, your voting rights… #VoteBlue

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As awful as the attack on Paul Pelosi was…. this part of the story isn’t getting enough attention:

Today’s motion to detain suspect said he allegedly “named several targets, including a local professor, several prominent state & federal politicians and their relatives.”

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Fox News has been talking about Paul Pelosi’s attacker being dangerous immigrant. Suspect is from Canada.

Although speaking of dangerous people coming here from Canada, you know who applied for a Canadian passport through Canadian-born mother before he moved to USA?- – Elon Musk

(And of course there’s cancun cruz.)

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CNN reporting in some close Senate races – North Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, there aren’t high profile candidates.

But Cheri Beasley is great candidate, And Catherine Cortez Masto & Maggie Hassan are great Senators. They aren’t crazy.

CNN thinks crazy sells. #VoteBlue

Justin Verlander hasn’t done very well on the mound in World Series appearances, but some off field social media kudos. When the Astros bus pulled up to Citizen’s Bank Park today, some Phillies fans were taunting Houston players, including flippng the bird.

Verlander flipped a few birds back – Then posted on Twitter – “Whole interaction was in jest as all the fans around you were just saying hello in their native tongue. So I responded in kind.”

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World Series game 3 postponed for rain. Well with the expanded playoffs pushing postseason into November, MLB is lucky it isn’t snow.

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Rachel Maddow nails it tonight: GOP mantra has become “Elections don’t count.” I’m so old I remember when Republicans wanted to win by getting a majority of votes…

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Stephen Colbert on Halloween “To all the kids out there still riding a sugar high, welcome to late night!.” What Stephen really needed to add, and to all the school teachers out there, with four days left in the week, you have my devout sympathies

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Now Velveeta Voldemort writes the election was “stollen”. Talk about icing on the cake to prove the guy is nutty as a fruitcake..

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United Airlines waiver puts it clinically “Brazil Political Event- Extended Oct 28 – Nov 13. Travel waiver for voluntary changes for travel to/from/through Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paulo

“Political Event” = President not conceding election loss. What’s US going to be like Nov 9?

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Remember when Obama beat McCain. And Senator McCain was on Colbert talking about his loss. “I sleep like a baby. Woke up every two hours and cry.”

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It just gets worse on Fox News – now they are working on “illegal immigrant” angle on Pelosi’s attacker.

Because he was apparently born in Canada and came to US about 20 years ago and they don’t know his legal status. What’s next? Demands for a wall on the northern border?

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Paul Pelosi is still in ICU.

And not a single Republican who joked about the attack on him has apologized.

“Deplorable” is way too mild.

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And Kari Lake was still joking Monday afternoon at a campaign about the attack. There really is no bottom.

The voodoo cat is irreplacable. But the voodoo kitten is learning her job.

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Basketball is not politics. And the NBA season is young.

But the pundits said San Antonio would win 20 games out of 82.

Seven games into the season they’re 5-2. Pundits can be wrong.

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In football you don’t have to worry about the redundant phrase ‘complete game shutout.’ But for New Orleans Saints today’s effort against the Las Vegas Raidersat was a complete game. And for the defense, a shutout.

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If North Carolina elects her to the Senate, Cheri Beasley will help create a lot of new jobs in the state.

One job, however, was probably already created by Eddy Pinero on Sunday – Carolina Panthers place-kicker.

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Raiders coach Josh McDaniels ”

“I apologize to Raider Nation for that performance and, again, I own that. That’s my responsibility.”

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Uh, even as a Saints fan, when you lose 24-0 to a 2-5 team, I think the responsibility just might go a little further than the coach.

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Michelle Wolf made joke about Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ “perfect smokey eye makeup…” and GOP along with conservative media lost their collective minds.

Glenn Youngkin jokes about Nancy Pelosi and her husband after Paul Pelosi was attacked & injured with a hammer…and crickets.

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On SNL – Cecily Strong as Kari Lake asked about 2020 election denial. “Can you media types just get over the one thing I made the centerpiece of my campaign for months…” And, “If the people of Arizona elect me I’ll make sure they never have to vote ever again.

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I’m thinking nostalgically back to the days when “Vote for the Worst” was only a thing on American Idol.

Not an SNL skit. CNN reports Maggie Hassan’s GOP Senate opponent shared at a Thursday event the hoax claim children are being told they can identify as cats & use litter boxes in schools.

But yeah, the GOP hasn’t become a cult… #sarcasm

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One reason I’m such an Amy Klobuchar fan is she gets to the point. After a discussion on social media security she was asked “Now that Elon Musk runs Twitter do you trust him?”

“No, I do not.”

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But while I post a lot on Amy Klobuchar. Cory Booker is also a really good Senator.

He’s traveled to campaign recently for Warnock, Beasley, Hassan, Fetterman & Bennet.

This week his plan is to hel Whitmer, Barnes & Cortez Masto. Amy & Cory are working very hard.

Media would prefer to cover the train wrecks in Congress and say Democrats aren’t fighting.

I LIKE Justin Verlander but if we’re talking World Series, forget comparison to equally bad Clayton Kershaw.

Justin’s WS line so far 8 games, 0-6, 6.07 ERA,

Compared to 5 games, 4-1 0.25 ERA There is only one Madison Bumgarner. #ForeverGiant

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If Astros get another 4-0 lead in World Series they should either only score two runs or not score at all until Phillies score a run. Dusty Baker clearly is cursed with 5-0 leads. –

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Brooklyn Nets issued statement condemning Kyrie Irving’s promotion of an antisemitic film.

This after Irving’s anti-vax, flat-earth statements etc.

So question is, how long until Kyrie’s skills diminish enough that teams & advertisers cut him loose?

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Reports that Paul Pelosi, 82, had presence of mind at 2 am to call 911 & speak in code to dispatcher to get police to home ASAP.

Otherwise outcome might well have been sadly different

Susan Collins only few weeks ago “I wouldn’t be surprised if senator or House member were killed,”

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Meanwhile Fox News on Pelosi attack gone from

“no motive”

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“linked to radical nudist”

Same Fox News wants to shut down border if 1 immigrant so much as injures someone in car accident.

to Laura Ingraham: “will Democrats attempt to use actions of one lone lunatic to chill political speech?”

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Fox News now headlining Paul Pelosi assault subject was “concerning online presence and ties to radical nudist activist.”

The man posted videos from the My Pillow Guy, along with COVID, January 6 and Q-Anon conspiracy theories. There is no bottom.

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ESPN headline – “Rams WR Cooper Kupp: ‘All NFL games should be played on grass.” Guess he’s talking about artificial turf. But Kupp could be talking about legalized marijunana.

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Velveeta Voldemort loved to accuse Democrats of a “war on Christmas.

Velveeta Voldemort is fundraising by selling “Let’s go Brandon.” Christmas wrapping paper. No joke.

Jesus wept.

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Anyone who predicts 2022 midterm results at this point is guessing.

But there is a method to the madness of GOP election deniers. If they win, they will gloat. If they lose, they will claim cheating.

Democracy in these cases has become playing Candyland with a three year old.

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And look, I have a twisted sense of humor. But I am not an elected official and yeah, some things I don’t say even in writing..

Anyone else waiting for Glenn Youngkin to apologize for his ill-conceived joke about Paul and Nancy Pelosi?

The New Orleans Saints are 2-5. If they win on Sunday they could be tied for the NL South lead.

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Meanwhile, while things are tense on Twitter tonight with new ownership, at least Tom Brady and the Bucs are getting owned by the Baltimore Ravens.

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Today’s GOP full of conservative family values types who nonetheless have fallen in line behind an adulterous radical because they both care about winning.

But they are apoplectic Liz Cheney has endorsed moderate Democrat Elissa Slotkin because they both care about democracy..

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As a white woman I am conscious of privilege. But that moment when a troll calls you a Karen because you attack Kari Lake…. ??!!

Also that moment you are reminded… trolls are really stupid

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Dear Arizona Republicans:

All snark aside, while he wouldn’t have been thrilled about the choice, you KNOW Senator John McCain in this general election would have endorsed Katie Hobbs.

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GOP: We are genuflecting before a would-be Senator who admits domestic violence, has lied about the number of children he has, and has now been accused by at least two women of paying for their abortion. Also GOP: We impeached President Clinton over a consensual blow job.

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GOP claims they would be better for the economy than Democrats. And for a great example on how Conservative led government focused on tax cuts for wealthy would do they point us to Great Britain and Liz Truss… Oops.

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So hypothetically speaking how many women would have to allege Herschel Walker paid for their abortion before GOP Senators would distance themselves from him?

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Herschel Walker is denying he paid for a 2nd abortion, adding. “I didn’t kill JFK either.” Since Walker, born March 3, 1962, was a toddler at the time of JFK’s assassination, that second statement I actually believe.

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New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak no longer expected to attend COP27 climate summit in Egypt in Nov. due to “other pressing commitments.”

As any travel agent or travel planner knows- COP 27 in Sharm El Sheikh is logistical nightmare. Maybe even he couldn’t get decent flight or hotel room?

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WTAF? Steven McCraw said he would resign as Director of Texas Department of Public Safety after Uvalde if it turned out they had failed, but now says “As an institution, we didn’t fail the community.”

Uh, how exactly many dead children would have constituted failure?

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Stephen Colbert nails on upcoming midterms saying HE knows what’s going to happen. “For the next 13 days news media is going to yank our chains like they’re trying to start a leaf blower.”

Ignore what media says. Vote like democracy depends on it. Because it does. #VoteBlue

Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff says fans are ‘not in favor’ of USC, UCLA move to the Big Ten.

Silly wabbit, as if fans ever had anything to do with it.

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Bizarre bit of baseball trivia ahead of the World Series… this player has a 0-6 record with an ERA of 5.68 in the World Series in his career. The man is Justin Verlander. Time for that to change for Justin to help get Dusty Baker his ring. #Astros

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Notice how both Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady are standing by their comments chewing out players on their own teams. And no one is contradicting them. Maybe the Pack & Bucs locker rooms are all just waiting for these old men to stop screaming about their lawns.

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Not getting headlines yet, but as President Biden talked today about “junk fees,” if he and his Democratic administration can do something about hotel resort fees they would get true bipartisan applause. Resort fees s*ck. Period.

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Thank you Trevor Noah, who correctly identified the real lead during last night’s #PADebate – Dr. Oz believes abortion should be between a woman, and her doctor and “local elected officials.” And THAT’s what Oz said with his outside voice.

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Stephen Colbert nails on upcoming midterms saying HE knows what’s going to happen. “For the next 13 days news media is going to yank our chains like they’re trying to start a leaf blower.” Ignore what media says. Vote like democracy depends on it. Because it does. #VoteBlue

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Some in media & on Twitter are claiming listening to John Fetterman last night was “painful.” Clearly those people have never spent much time watching C-Span 2. Listening stroke-survivor Fetterman was inspiring. Now, listening to Ted Cruz pontificate, THAT’s painful.

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Yahoo News headline: “Surprising leading cause of death of pregnant women.” This is in USA so only people surprised are no doubt men: The cause is homicide, “usually linked to intimate partner violence & firearms.” Amy Klobuchar’s boyfriend loophole bill was a START to fix this.

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Asking every single media pundit wringing their hands as to whether or not John Fetterman will be fit to serve in the Senate why they’re not equally concerned about re-electing Chuck Grassley, a man who will be 95 years old in his next term.

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Even the reddest states require vaccines for children to attend both public and private schools – polio, MMR, chickenpox, Tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (TDAP), etc. And even Republican leaders immunize their kids. COVID vaccine controversy is about politics, period.

San Antonio Spurs were projected to win 20-21 games in the 2022-23 season. Four games in, they’ve won three. It is just possible that Gregg Popovich is a very good coach.

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Meanwhile the Los Angeles Lakers are 0-3 and shooting 21.2% on three-point attempts. 21.2%??!!! Shaquille O’Neal’s free throw percentage was almost three times as good by comparison (.582)

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Aaron Judge has to have a pretty thick skin to have played in the Bronx. But still can’t have felt good to be booed repeatedly in the postseason this year by home-town fans at Yankee Stadium.

Dear Aaron, in San Francisco, fans don’t boo our stars.

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Can anyone imagine if a woman politician said “local political officials” should be part of the decision making process on if unmarried men could use Viagra?

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On top of the pure ableist meanness GOP is directing at John Fetterman as he recovers from a stroke (and he IS recovering), Republicans have the unmitigated gall to question John’s fitness at the same time they shrug and say Herschel Walker’s mental state doesn’t matter.

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Sorry, Dr. Oz, “Local political leaders” need to stay the h*ll out of our bedrooms and our hospitals.

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And for anyone paying attention it’s also obvious that that GOP has the same stategy for gay marriage -let red states refuse to accept it. The only “gaffe” on this is that Dr. Oz said the quiet part out loud.

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Not that I expect decency from Mitch McConnell. But you’d think a polio survivor would feel some responsibility to warn people about vaccines for the upcoming winter.

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Hey Adidas. I don’t buy your clothes and shoes anyway so I can’t boycott.. but what took you so long to dump Ye?

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Yesterday’s school shooting barely made headlines. Now reading things like “witnesses say lives saved after gunman’s weapon jammed mid-attack, & “St Louis Public Schools say police ‘quickly stopped’ the gunman. So “ONLY” two died. This is a success story?

It’s the guns, stupid.

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About the same time you realize that GOP positions are so far out of the mainstream for average Americans is the moment you TRULY get why GOP’s election strategy has switched from looking for votes to voter suppression.

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WTF Fox News? Just read their synopsis of Pete Buttigieg’s interview on Stephen Colbert Tuesday: “Buttigieg also shared that his mindset changed “completely” since adopting twins with his partner, Chasten.” Partner?! The word, Fox News, is HUSBAND. Pete & Chasten are married.

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Two weeks to go before the midterms. For anyone who ever studied history and wondered what you might do to save democracy, this is your chance. Donate, volunteer, speak up, VOTE!

Astros swept, Phillies won in 5. But World Series doesn’t start until Friday. I already miss baseball.

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Yeah the Spurs are in an acknowledged rebuilding year.

But San Antonio IS 3-1.

Gregg Popovich coached teams do not tank.

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Weird bit of trivia from across the pond.

Widely reported that Rishi Sunak is the first person of colour to be Prime Mininster of Great Britain.

He is also the first graduate of Stanford Business School to be Prime Minister of Great Britain.

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If Democrats hold the House and pick up at least two Senate seats a lot of stuff will get done to benefit average Americans in the next two years.

But competence isn’t clickbait.

The media is rooting for chaos. Period.

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GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski, running for re-election in Alaska, just said she will vote to re-elect Dem Rep. Mary Peltola & vice versa.

Should be great story; 2 women who care about their state more than they care about party politics.

So why isn’t it getting more attention?

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When you’re innocent, you want a chance to tell the truth to clear your name.

Lindsey Graham doesn’t want to testify.

This is a lot easier to figure out than a Wordle

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Another thing that would be funny if it weren’t our democracy we’re talking about:

Same GOP & conservative media who spend so much time trying to amplify the slightest Biden misstep into a sign of dementia sure do adore the “Person, woman, man, camera, TV” guy.

Dear Aaron Judge. In San Francisco fans will not boo you. Love and hint hint, #SFGiants fans.

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Sports is relatively biparisan. Have cheered loudly for athletes who vote against me.

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But how many true sports fans would claim they wouldn’t accept any outcomes where their team lost? And yes, I’m a Saints fan & New Orleans was scr*wed in 2019. But we didn’t riot over it.

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Not condoning what the Houston Astros did in 2017. But if anyone thinks the Astros were the only team cheating with signs, I have a bridge not too far from the NY Yankees to sell them.

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This is finding common ground: Ted Cruz and I are rooting for the same team in the World Series. To quote Cory Booker “not taking away my joy.”

In Dusty we trusty. #ForeverGiant

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In an incredibly polarized time in America, at least most of the country could come together to enjoy Tom Brady getting his a** kicked by the Carolina Panthers today.

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If MLB hadn’t expanded the playoffs in 2022 the Philadelphia Phillies, the third wild card, wouldn’t have even made the postseason. Now they’re going to the World Series.

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Republicans punish undocumented immigrants, but not those who employ them. Republicans punish pregnant women, not the men who get them pregnant. See the pattern?

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If you want reason to be happy about ALCS NLCS results, even if you don’t care about Astros or Phillies.. Short series, 4 & 5 games respectively, meant lot less revenue for Fox Sports.

And less opportunity for Stephen Miller’s dishonest “Citizens for Sanity” PAC to spew hate.

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Something I really don’t get. Media in US seems to love idea of authoritarian leadership because they think it will be better for ratings. Have they paid attention to what happens to journalists & media in countries currently run by authoritarians? Russia, China, Hungary, Iran…

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If the issue hadn’t been decided decades ago today’s Republicans would campaign against seat belt laws.

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GOP likes to talk about economy. What if… you’re in school & can’t afford baby? you’re married w/ kids & can’t afford another child? you can’t afford time off work for pregnancy? you can’t afford hospital bills for nonviable fetus?

Women’s rights are economic rights.

Serious question, why does anyone watch Chuck Todd?

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Velveeta Voldemort had a rally in Robstown, Texas Saturday night

Robstown, in case you didn’t know, (I didn’t) is a suburb of Corpus Christi. But apparently VV still owes El Paso $500k for 2019 rally. So maybe no bigger city would take him.

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Jamie Raskin is in Michigan & Minnesota campaigning for Democrats. Cory Booker in Arizona & Connecticut campaigning for Democrats. Amy Klobuchar’s seemingly everywhere campaigning for Democrats.

But media ignores them for loser’s rally in TX & says Dems need to fight harder?

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For anyone who wants to “both sides” this 2022 midterms… 1. Give me a single example of serious 2020 voter fraud. 2. Give me a single example of where 2022 voter suppression is targeted against white people.

Open note to the NY Yankees complaining about wind at Minute Maid Park. If they had wanted to have game 2 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium all they had to do was win more regular season games than the Astros. Just saying.

Todd Gurley told NFL Network that he hasn’t sent in his retirement papers, but said he doesn’t “think there’s any question” that he’s done playing football.

Translation, Gurley has no intention of coming back. Unless some team is crazy enough to pay him a ridiculous amount of money.

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Now LSU Brian Kelly says instant replay in college football is “ruining the game. Wonder if he’d be as upset if his first year coaching the Tigers had a record better than 5-2.

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SD’s Jurickson Profar ejected after dropping F-bomb on home plate umpire after questionable checked swing call in Padres-Phillies game Friday. With those racist despicable “Citizens for Sanity” ads airing during games, I’ve dropped several F-bombs watching postseason myself.

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Glad to see Bruce Bochy back in the dugout. Even gladder to see him in the AL where he won’t manage against the SF Giants often.

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Amy Klobuchar loves to use the Midwestern phrase “all foam no beer.”

Seems to me it describes Kari Lake, a TV anchor with all show and no substance, pretty well. But since Lake is from Arizona maybe better to say “all salt, no tequila?”

Or as a friend said “all worm, no tequila.”

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Velveeta Voldemort’s next vanity rally is this weekend in Texas. Since Texas is such a strong second amendment state presume that means of course attendees will be allowed to bring firearms? Or at least they will be able to avoid metal detectors as he wanted on January 6?.

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In North Carolina 2018 midterms:

Voter turnout of 25-30 year olds was 39%

Voter turnout of 18 to 25 year olds was 29%

Bump that up in 2022 and North Carolina will elect Cheri Beasley to the Senate!

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