Left Coast Sports Babe

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.”

Anyone who doesn’t think women are fit or tough enough to be in combat has never watched a WNBA playoff game

You do not want to be sitting around for next 8 months because you let another team play harder than you.” Former Spurs asst coach & current Aces head coach, Becky Hammon Neither Las Vegas nor Indiana let other team play harder One of best basketball playoff games ev

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How many NBA teams passed on then Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon because she wasn’t “head coach material.” Gregg Popovich must be smiling tonight.

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Coulda, woulda, shoulda. Yes, SF Giants weren’t top team in the NL by a longshot But in a three-game wild card series with Logan Webb, Robbie Ray & a revitalized Justin Verlander, they COULD have knocked off anyone. And Buster Posey remembers 2014 with ONE star pitcher…

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So if per Pete Hegseth, every member of the the military must take a fitness test twice a year can we start with the Commander in Chief?

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Self-described sexual assault survivor Joni Ernst spent her time on Senate floor today attacking Chuck Schumer for allegedly being useless. Meanwhile the DOD Secretary SHE helped confirm announced he is basically eliminating women in military’s ability to report sexual assault.

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Senator Joni Ernst is a combat veteran and retired lieutenant colonel in the US Army. She voted to confirm Pete Hegseth, wonder if Ernst would able to qualify for the military under the “highest male standards” Hegseth wants to impose?

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Senator Amy. Klobuchar says she doesn’t understand why GOP colleague behind closed doors says Trump is wrong but still vote with him.. Amy’s taking high road. But I don’t have to.

One word #Cowards

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Mike Johnson lies & says of ACA subsidies: “They are arguing a December policy debate for a September funding issue.” Wrong, as Amy Klobuchar also keeps pointing out, premium hike notices go out Nov 1. “This is not a January issue, this is not a December issue, this is a NOW issue”

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Meanwhile the “Free speech” MAGA crowd is trying to cancel another network/show – today apparently Netflix. Can we start calling them MAHA – Make America Hypocrites Again?

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Fox News headline tonight.

When they’re right, they’re right. “Trump faces 3rd shutdown.” (Shutdowns during President Biden’s term – 0)

Fox News actually thinks this is a positive headline for Donald? “Trump taunts Democrat leaders with ‘Trump 2028’ hats in Oval Office as shutdown approaches”

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What gets me is that we all know Donald reneges on deals so he could very easily pretend to save healthcare for millions of Americans and then try to go back on it by EO later…

But he WANTS the pain now. #TrumpShutdown

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GOP has the White House.

GOP has the House

GOP has the Senate

And GOP is pretending that Democrats caused the shutdown

Well, the SF Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers both gave up 11 runs to their opponents on Tuesday night.

The Giants lost 11-3, the Dodgers blew a 10-7 lead late and lost 11-10 in ten innings.

They count the same in the standings.

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Anyone else who remembers the original six NHL teams, or even when the league had about 20 teams, still have it feel a bit odd when you see a playoff game between Florida and Tampa??

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So does Elon Musk in returning to Tesla think his potential buyers will all forget that little side hustle he had as acting President?

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Two young men, one whose girlfriend had his ID, one whose mom had birth certificate, already mistakenly detained as undocumented immigrants. What makes anyone think Trump hasn’t already deported a US citizen. If someone is single & had no one to vouch for him, how would we know?

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Does anyone really think Pete Hegseth has only had two Signal chats with top secret information? And open note to any journalist who might have been included -Please come forward instead of saving it for a book.

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Another week, another allegation of incompetence. Has a single Republican who wanted Lloyd Austin to resign as DOD Secretary because he supposedly lost his department’s confidence by hiding his hospitalization, said one word about Pete Hegseth?

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Have no idea why Kristi Noem had $3,000 in her purse. But sure seems like right-wing media and GOP who want to give HER the benefit of the doubt, won’t do the same to anyone who is an immigrant or person of color.

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North Carolina, still recovering from Hurricane Helene, now has the added blow of losing the CDC disaster team who Trump/Musk laid off. President Biden would have kept that team in place Kamala Harris would have kept that team in place.

Elections have consequences.

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So did they need a conclave at the Vatican before the Pope’s funeral to decide if they really had to invite the President of the United States?

Why is it that hard to understand why Donald hates our country . IMHO the answer is not that hard. America rejected him once in 2020.

It’s ALL about revenge. He won’t live forever. But he hopes his destruction will be permanent..

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Huntington Beach is the Florida of California. -IYKYK

If you’re looking for mIracles… the Detroit Pistons snapped a 15 game NBA playoff streak dating back to May 2008.

How long ago was that?

Forget revenge against having a black President. Many Americans in May 2008 couldn’t yet imagine having a black President.

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And Not Catholic, not close to Catholic. But seems that, on the whole, Francis was a decent man.

At a time when we need more of them. RIP Pope.

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Not satire.

Velveeta Voldemort actually posted that “Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome. We look forward to being there.”

What kind of sick f*ck (leade) says publicly ‘we look forward to being” at a funeral.

(yes I am aware many Americans may say that in private.. 🙂

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Pope Francis died of a stroke and heart failure, the Vatican’s press office said in a statement today.

Yes, he was an old man who wasn’t in the greatest health. But can’t imagine meeting JD Vance was a stress-free experience.

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Has Donald demanded he be appointed Pope yet?

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At this point have to wonder how many journalists have been included on Pete Hegseth SiGNAL chats and have just decided to save it for their books?

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Amy Klobuchar said the US Supreme court should hold Trump administration officials in contempt if they continue to ignore court orders…

Dear Chief Justice Frankenstein/Roberts – i know it’s tough… but this is one way to go get your monster.

Also your reminder.

Trump chose Jerome Powell as chair of Federal Reserve.

As he appointed Chris Krebs.

As he appointed Christopher Wray at FBI

As he chose Mike Pence as VP. Sooner or later everyone ends up under the Trump bus.

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And besides doing his BFF’s Vlad’s bidding, some ask, why would Donald try to destroy America?

Because we rejected him, once. In 2020. And he knows it. Revenge is his number one motivation.

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Now reportedly Hegseth shared attack details in a second signal chat. If there’s two, there’s three. If there’s three there’s four. If there’s four, there’s more.

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Let’s not forget, Pete Hegseth was fired from not one but two veterans’ nonprofits over allegations of mismanagement. Btw, anyone talked to Senators Joni Ernst or Thom Tillis lately?

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When millions of Americans voted for lower prices, don’t think the stock market was what they had in mind. “Dow drops 1,200 points, S&P 500 loses 3% as Trump again attacks Powell and sows investor doubt.”