Left Coast Sports Babe

NFL preseason starts tonight.

Most teams don’t really play their regular pro level starters in these games.

So in the SF Bay Area, 49ers fans who’ve been watching the SF Giants lately should feel right at home.

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Been a really rough year for SF Giants fans.

But being a baseball fan always has its moments:

Like tonight. LA Dodgers blowing a 2 run lead in the 9th against the Milwaukee Brewers to lose 5-4

(And Edwin Diaz, who signed a 3 year $69 million contract, looking as bad as anyone on the SF Giants parade of temporary closers..)

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Gas is over $4 a gallon, inflation remains high, millions of Americans can no longer afford healthcare, and we’re heading into hurricane season with FEMA a shell of its former self.

And GOP wants Americans to be outraged over two washed up men declaring for the WNBA.

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Katie Miller has opinions on many things.

Has anyone asked her how she feels about her husband Stephen being used as decoy/bait on Air Force One?

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Imagine if our next President campaigned on putting this permanent inscription on ALL the buildings and monuments he or she will have to repair post Donald Trump

“Restored and Renovated by President Fill in the Blank”

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As GOP tries to both sides Max Miller.

1. Miller was credibly accused of assaulting his ex-wife AND of breaking his toddler daughter’s collarbone.
2. Miller has been accused by three separate women.
3. In general, when Democrats have been credibly accused, they have resigned.

So Karoline Leavitt, 28, says she is retiring as Press Secretary to devote more time to her family. Don’t blame her. Between a 2 year old, a 3 month old, and a 60 year old husband, that’s a lot of diapers to change.-

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Or maybe it’s just that Donald decided any staffers not named Nathalie Harp were expendable if he thought his life was in danger.

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Congressman Tom Emmer, formerly known as a sane conservative BT (before Trump), is now referring to Peggy Flanagan as ‘a more masculine version of Tim Walz.’

On top of everything else, Donald has brought out the incel bully pre-teen in so many Republicans.

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He didn’t care about his Vice President Mike Pence

Now he set up some number of his staff, including his Secretary of State, as decoy bait because he thought Air Force One might be shot at.

Does ANYONE really think now Trump wouldn’t have them killed to save his derriere?

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As awful as it was for Trump to let journalists and many of his advisors /staff serve as terrorist bait on Air Force One…, how many Americans are that genuinely upset that one of those left on the plane was Stephen Miller?

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Mike Lawler says to Dana Bash that the allegations against Max Miller should “play out in family court.”

He says it’s “tragic,” and nothing corroborated.

Lawyer neglects the fact that Miller has not only been accused of abuse by his ex-wife

But by TWO OTHER WOMEN!!

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Give me a break AP

“Forget left vs. center. Democratic voters are making clear they just want change”

Right, this is why Dem voters chose Jocelyn Benson (Michigan AG since 2019,) & Amy Klobuchar (Sen. since 2007) as future Governors,

Competence isn’t clickbait

But voters know better.

So the LA Dodgers gettingTarik Skubal, with his $32 billion salary, on top of their half billion dollar payroll.

If the pro-salary cap side didn’t already have enough ammunition to shut baseball down after this season.

(or even before the World Series.)

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As a threatened boycott started by European nations spread and seemed likely to be nearly unanimous, FIFA President Infantino abandoned his plans to sell off the World Cup to an investment group including Jared Kushner.

His statement

“Having listened carefully to all the views, it has become clear that the project has created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of support, are no longer in the interest of the objective set out in the first place,” he said.

That’s a lot of words to say “I f*cked up.”

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Will keep saying this

Mike Lindell getting so much publicity saying insane things as he runs for Governor.

While Amy Klobuchar’s real plans barely get media coverage.

Amy IS likely to win. But cumulative effect adds to many Americans thinking politicians are useless or worse.

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So just how many times is Trump going to say he is ending the Iran war?

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More than 12 million eye drops recalled nationwide over contamination fears that could harm vision.

How many of them have been used by GOP members of Congress and the media who don’t seem to see problems with Trump’s actions?

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GOP Senators killed a plan to expand IVF access for the military

Once again four words:

Pro life my a**

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NY Times headline:
“In Dropping Reflecting Pool Case, Pirro Draws Trump’s Wrath
Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney in Washington, blamed shoddy construction, contradicting President s pet theory.
Trump said he disagreed “100%” with her.”

Dibs on “next week” in the Pirro firing pool.

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Andy Beshear posted “Today Rand Paul wants to force an 85-year-old Dr. Anthony Fauci to address the American people but refuses to ask the same of 84-year-old Mitch McConnell.”

To be fair Mitch is probably busy catching up with Lindsey Graham And they are both getting accustomed to the heat.

The Spanish World Cup team wouldn’t give Donald Trump his photo op.

But the Los Angeles Dodgers, who play in a blue city, with a largely Latino fan base, had no problem doing so.

Just saying.

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At least the SF Giants, who admittedly botched Pride Night, won’t have this problem

How many Democrats have to wish now Ruth Bader Ginsberg had either been kept on life support….

Or her body put in cold storage, with fake proof of life pictures, until after Nov. 2020 elections.

Heck, had she seen what’s happening w/ Mitch, RBG would have demanded that now.

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JD Vance is abusing his privileges as Vice President to have Secret Service transport his family like royalty, with helicopter rides to a child’s golf lesson and who knows what else.

And the repercussions happen.. not to him, but to the agent who they think leaked it. Very on brand

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Many around the world calling for Gianni Infantino to resign as head of FIFA & Trump has said he wants his buddy to head the UN.. (Not a joke)

So what, does Donald then think FIFA should name Barron – “my son is a tremendous soccer fan, ” as their new leader?

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Trump says he’s made deal for billions that could allow Saudi Arabia to have nuclear weapons.

While he posted horrific list about past war deaths & his Iran “military conflict” only having 18 dead.

Number not on his list.

2977 killed on 9-11.

All but one hijacker was Saudi.

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Darline Graham Nordine has long legally gone by her husband’s name.

Now on the ballot in November she wants to appear as Darline Graham.

So ICYMI she wants to become a US Senator under a name where the SAVE act would not allow her to vote. .

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Gary Peters points out the President has said the Iran war is over 30 times.

If anything he is underestimating.

“How many deaths will it take until we know, that too many people have died?”

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So wait, Hegseth now claims the Pentagon needs $1.5 TRILLION because of “gross negligence” under President Biden.

Uh, Biden didn’t start a trillion dollar war!

But wait, Joe didn’t have Epstein files to distract from

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As Hegseth claims DOD needs more of our taxpayer dollars, could some Senator ask him how much money it is costing to replace senior military leadership and not promoting qualified officers just because they are women and minorities?

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As oil hits $100 a barrel, does Donald suggest Americans who can’t afford gas not pay their bills and tell their credit card companies that “affordability” is a Democratic hoax?

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At luxury hotel event in 2025, Maui hotel sales rep bemoaned plan to bring 50 top Canadian travel agents to Maui for familiarization trip.

They canceled, saying Canadians don’t want to come to US.

Inbound tourism has fallen off a cliff.

We’re ALL paying for Trump’s tantrums.

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Trump literally complained at a rally yesterday that he gets “no credit” for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The SOB KNEW it was airborne and covered it up

Many people died and others got very sick

(Remember Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s husband? She talked about how they’d been wiping everything down like we all did but he met a friend for a drink & got it that way. He ended up in ICU and almost died.)

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This should be bigger story. Mexican man killed by truck as he ran from ICE in Florida recently identified as a tourist.

He had already bought a return ticket. He was just terrified, no doubt because of stories about trigger-happy ICE agents. And he was sadly correct.

T.S. Eliot had the best line on FIFA rescinding Balogun’s World Cup red card.

“The last temptation is the greatest treason. To do the right thing for the wrong reason.”

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Even the Netherlands is going to be rooting for Belgium vs the USA now

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Glad that Folarin Balogun can play but as Trump praises FIFA, Donald and his cult members are just going to ignore the fact that Balogun can only play for USMNT at all due to birthright citizenship??!!

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Let’s be VERY clear, If Folarin Balogun,who is a US citizen only because his pregnant mother was not allowed to board a flight home to England, were a potential Nobel prize winning biochemist trying to cure cancer, then Trump would have gladly signed his deporation orders.

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“Reflecting pool vandals” are this year’s “They’re eating the dogs and cats.”

GOP hasn’t paid a penalty with voters for their lies, yet, so they keep on telling them.

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Random baseball thought

I get the difference between earned and unearned runs. But always seems a bit off when a run doesn’t count against a pitcher’s ERA when the error is his own.

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Meanwhile, as Donald’s new favorite insult seems to be “communist,” – McCarthyism: the political practice of making unfair, unsubstantiated accusations of disloyalty or subversion—particularly regarding supposed communist sympathies—without regard for evidence.”

“Trumpism” will someday be a more derogatory noun.

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MAGA claiming over 100,000 people in attendance tonight to watch Trump speak after 11p.

All of them rushed back through security after bad weather.

So it’s pretty clear, Donald absolutely doesn’t need a half billion dollar ballroom.

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Just noticed

@Freedom250 claims in Twitter bio “Freedom 250 is a non-partisan organization delivering presidential-level celebrations for our nation’s 250th birthday.” Uh,

@America250 is bipartisan. Freedom 250 was established by Trump to override it. No lie too small.

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To be fair, Donald Trump was the first President to preside over 5th of July fireworks!

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Some GOP want to claim it was liberals dressed up as Nazis, who marched in DC on the 4th of July

Uh, NEWSNATION – which is to the right of Fox News – posted videos that show that Thomas Rousseau, Patriot Front’s leader was there and proudly leading the march.

So why the silence, NY Times and other MSM?

USA probably is never going to be awarded an Olympics or World Cup again are we?

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As an increasing number of stars now back out of the invitation to the UFC circus match at the White House, the Trump family – ie the Trump Organization headed by Donald and Eric, is selling gold coins priced as high as $12,000.

But don’t forget. Hunter Biden sold a few paintings.

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Need another reason to root for the San Antonio Spurs?

Lip readers said during Game 3 Trump was considering returning to New York to present the Knicks with NBA championship trophy if they swept.

So Spurs win kept him back in DC

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How furious is Trump really over Steve Hilton getting into the November election against Xavier Becerra? By beating out billionaire Tom Steyer for second.

Hilton just majorly messed up Donald’s dishonest claim that California elections are rigged.

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So Tom Steyer spent about a quarter BILLION dollars in his run for Governor, only to finish third.

It’s a free country, but imagine what he could have done with that money.

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MAGA bots and trolls are having a hard time with their James Talarico attacks. They can’t figure out if they’re supposed to call him another closeted gay politician or another Bill Clinton with women.

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Not getting as much publicity as his failed concerts, but Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Adam Sandler, Jared Leto, & Mario Lopez have ALL declined invitations to attend Trump’s UFC White House birthday event.

Almost as if NOBODY wants to be seen with Donald.

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I miss Stephen Colbert a lot.

But Jimmy Kimmel is growing on me.

After a montage of Trump promises on the war…

“This guy is about as close to a deal with Iran as he is to touching his toes right now.”

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And about Donald attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals: “The first sitting President who shut down an entire city to take a nap in front of a sold out crowd.”

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SF Giants manage to lose 16-2 then 8-3 to the Milwaukee Brewers

Then they (barely) hold on to win 1-0 and (barely) hold on to win 12-9. In the same week

Baseball is a weird game.

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Meanwhile Donald Trump has decided he will go to game 3 of the NBA finals, and while he says he is a Knicks fan he mentions none of their players but does mention Wemby as a great player

Now as a Spurs fan I must say this is one of the few times I actually agree with Donald.

But uh, Victor Wembanyama is FRENCH. How’s MAGA gonna take that

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Short term memory is the first to go.

How close are we to having some reporter asking Trump about his favorite player on the Knicks now and Donald responding “Patrick Ewing”?

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Trump seems so obsessed with attacking Kaitlin Collins these days you’d think she turned him down for a date.

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Jimmy Kimmel pointed out tonight that one of six statements made at every meeting open to the press is his adminstration/cabinet praising Trump.

“Say what you will about Bill Clinton, when he had hid staff “bleep” him he didn’t make us watch.”

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When old male cats get dementia some of them start spraying everywhere – due to combined confusion and a perceived need to marking terrority. Sounds like what Donald’s doing in DC with his signs and monuments. #TrumpPromenade

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Trump seems so obsessed with attacking Kaitlin Collins these days you’d think she turned him down for a date.

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So many posts about US Senate race & probable Democratic Candidate in Maine.

Can we start paying attention to OTHER races and candidates that matter?

These lesser known people in red states can WIN.

Mary Peltola
Josh Turek
Dan Osborn

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Not to mention Sherrod Brown