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August 18, 2026

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Los Angeles Dodgers just put closer Edwin Diaz on injured list because of inflammation in the right side of his neck.

Probably caused by Diaz turning around so often to see where the balls hit off him were going.

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Fox News dishonest headline again.

“WNBA team throws league under bus after security forces fans to cover shirts”

“At least 3 fans were told to cover their shirts, 2 wearing XX-XY Athletics brand “which advocates for protection of women’s sports from biological males.

You have to scroll past ads to see fan w/ transgender support shirt was told to cover up too.

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Hey MAGA pretend WNBA fans 5th straight win for Indiana Fever, 101-95 in Toronto, ICYMI, Kelsey Mitchell, 29 pts, Caitlin Clark, 24 pts.

Sophie Cunningham was Fever’s 4th leading score w/ 13 pts. WNBA has some real stars. Tune in if you care about more than politics.

Who needs Oxempic with the Trump administration?

Lettuce, eggs, blueberries, jalapenos…

Just eat unregulated food and extra weight could be suddenly “eliminated.”

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Would it be wrong to refer to Natalie Harp as Trump’s human Saran Wrap?

Asking for a friend.

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Hey kids (ie anyone under 40)

If you don’t already know it google “Streisand effect.”

Thank you for your attention to this matter

#NatalieHarp

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When a President with his own plane claims it’s too hard for him to vote in person, would GOP politicians and Fox News like to explain why, for example, a working mother or someone working two jobs to pay the rent should have no problem waiting in line on election day?

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Yes, President Trump will pardon people now for payback.

But if anyone working for Trump thinks he will help protect them after he leaves office, remember, he left his Secretary of State and other staffers on a plane he thought might be shot down.

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Down and out

August 11, 2026

ESPN said SF Giants had a 93.8% chance of winning their game in the bottom of the 9th with a 3-2 one run lead and one out.

ESPN clearly has not been watching the Giants bullpen.

(Astros won, 6-3 in 10 innings)

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Small mercies.

Been driving me crazy trying to figure out why Blake Tidwell sounded like a slightly familiar name.

“Show me the money.”

One of my favorite movies of all time

And based on the career of Leigh Steinberg!

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Trump posted tonight on Truth Social “FIFA would be making a terrible mistake if, for any reason, they even considered replacing President Gianni Infantino.” Translation. I’d never win another FIFA Peace prize.

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Just saying, if an outsider didn’t know better, based on the number of pictures of when the two couples are together have to imagine an outside observer would think the real First Lady is not Melania but rather Nathalie Harp.

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Is anyone surprised Trump encouraged Max Miller to stay in his re-election race?

Misogynistic abusers of a feather….

Let’s sum up crazy “Trump/catering truck/alternate plane” story.

Donald thought Air Force One might be shot down. by Iran.

So instead of grounding plane, he chose secret way out, without warning any journalists/staffers their lives were at risk.

“Siri, what is a sociopath?”

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Wonder how many of these publicly anti-vaxx Trump acolytes have vaccinated their own children.

Wonder how many don’t know and would have to ask their nannies.

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Even MSNow.

Talking about tomorrow’s Minnesota primaries w/ Keith Ellison

Plenty of time spent on Royce White, who seems clinicially insane, with much less time on Peggy Flanagan & Angie Craig, who’d both be fine Senators.

And more time on Mike Lindell than on Amy Klobuchar.

Journalism is broken

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And yes primaries Aug. 11 in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, Wisconsin, South Carolina & Alabama.

Prediction, regardless of who wins Democratic primaries media will ignore moderate wins in favor of focusing on what happens with left-wing & far-left candidates.

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Know nothings.

August 9, 2026

Wonder how many MAGA now pretending to be outraged at the WNBA can name a player other than Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark?

Or even answer “Who are the WNBA defending champions?

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SF Giants, now 49-69 have 5th worst record in MLB. But the 6th HIGHEST beer prices. Kind of a lost season but seems like ownership should at least try to correlate this one.

Trump’s inability to admit when he messes up means he will not let go of his attacks on former US Olympian David Hearn, even though his handmaiden Jeanine Pirro dropped charges because there is absolutely no evidence David damaged the reflecting pool

OTOH, it would be funny if he weren’t putting Hearn’s life in danger from Trump cult members.

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Pretty stunning in many ways:

GOP has gotten many Americans to be more afraid and angry about handful of transwomen & girls playing sports.

Than those same Americans are afraid & angry that powerful men who raped little girls are getting off scot-free under Trump administration

Ohio Representative, Marcy Kaptur, 80, was injured in a hit and run acciden a week ago.. Today she posted a video from her rehab center, thanking everyone for the well wishes.

So why hasn’t Mitch McConnell, IF he’s alive, done something like this?

Even if he looks awful, Donald Trump is daily proof of the wonders of makeup.

Apparently per Euronews ” Melania Trump will be subject of a new Amazon Prime documentary series set to premiere this fall, per her senior adviser, who said that the new production will offer viewers “a part of the first lady that hasn’t been seen yet.””

Uh, nothing against nude modeling, but there is NO part of the first lady that hasn’t been seen yet.

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The anti-DEI crowd has no problem with idea that a random woman with no political experience should – for at least six years- become one of the 100 most powerful people in the United States. Simply because she was born a future Senator’s sister.

You cannot make this “stuff” up.

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Going going?

August 6, 2026

Senator Tommy Tuberville: “If we don’t straighten out this country’s voting and immigration system, we’re not gonna make it. It’s gonna be over. I’m gonna go back to Alabama and hey, we might build a 30-foot wall around our state.”

30 foot wall? Really Coach Tubby, the Berlin Wall was only about 12 feet tall. But I can understand why you might want to keep Alabama residents from escaping.

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FIFA Statement after Infantinos’s planned selloff to a group of investors including Jared Kushner fell apart. “There are always lessons to be learned, and FIFA will continue to improve its processes in light of this experience.”
But also
“FIFA will no longer tolerate any attacks on its integrity, good governance and due process and will take all necessary measures to protect and safeguard its name and reputation.”

What “name and reputation?”

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The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost six games in a row. No punchline, i just like writing it.

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Wow:

NYTimes: “One person w/ knowledge of the discussions said Mr. Trump had been considering decommissioning 1 of 2 older Air Force One jets to display at his Presidential library, but that he also planned to take the Qatari jet as well.”

And the grift just keeps on coming.

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JD Vance: “We don’t want the next administration, whoever — god forbid you’re gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ..


Uh, JD, most Americans would be thrilled to have a third term from Barack Hussein Obama… PS Your white hood is showing….even if you tried to hide it under your couch.

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Had Donald’s “tax cut” speech on as background noise while working.today.

On top of everything else he’s getting less coherent and more boring.

Worse than Biden on his worst day

Why doesn’t media comment on that?

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Anyone else think that the domestic abuse allegations against Max Miller make Trump like him BETTER?

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Giant attitude problem

July 8, 2026

When it comes down to cheering for a walk to break up a perfect game.

Matt Cain’s gem should stand alone!

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And when the biggest cheers end up being for Toronto’s pitcher after he threw 8 no-hit innings.

Sigh. At this point all SF Giants fans can hope for is that Trump becomes a Dodgers fan.

(Not that the Giants will win, but maybe someone else can.)

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It all started going downhill for SF Giants pitching when they didn’t resign Tyler Rogers.

The leader of the bullpen. And look at that ERA in Toronto. Hope he gets to go to the All-Star game.

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So Ryan Walker irritated many of the SF Giants fan base with blown saves.
Was sent down to AAA.
Returned, upset many more fans with his bible verse Pride Night statement.
And now has an ERA approaching 7.

So why isn’t he pitching now for some “Christian” softball team?

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A European reporter asks Donald Trump

“Why are you unable to end the Iran war?

Hey USA media, this is how it’s done.

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US is bombing Iran again.

That FIFA peace prize is looking as tarnished as Donald’s getting FIFA to overturn Balogun’s red card.

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I guess the NATO summit could have been worse with Donald there.

After the World Cup game Trump could have said he was going to attack Belgium.

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POTUS “I’ve been elected three times.”

His brain is murkier than the Reflecting Pool.

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Donald Trump in today’s press conference says “NATO laughed at us, everybody laughed at us, they don’t laugh any more, there’s no more laughing”

More like there’s plenty of laughing, it’s just mixed with crying.

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Trump is now calling the Iranians, “scum,” “sick people,” etc…

What’s next, he’s going to accuse them of being Democrats?

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So how long until we hear that the new Air Force One was vandalized by the same invisible people who cut up the reflecting pool?

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Never been a huge Newsom fan.

But in the wake of yet another politician resigning while still denying allegations, will always admire when after Gavin behaved badly in 2007 at end of his marriage to Kimberly Guilfoyle- affair with a good friend’s wife, he publicly stated: “I want to make it clear that everything you’ve heard and read is true, and I’m deeply sorry about that. I’ve hurt someone I care deeply about”

Refreshing then, and even more now.

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Then there were 28

June 29, 2026

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So who knows how far USMNT will go in the World Cup. But they are alive longer than both Germany and the Netherlands.

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So it’s been a rough year for the SF Giants.

At this point perhaps the most optimistic thing they can say “At least we’re not the Mets.”

(The teams have similar records – but the Giants payroll is about $222 million, while the Mets are $365 million.


Clearly many of the attendees at the “Great American State Fair” managed to steal the invisibility cloaks from the leftist reflecting pool vandals.

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GOP Family Values alert, The Daily Mail reported Ken Paxton, Donald Trump’s choice for US Senate from Texas, was seen with his mistress on a “secret” trip to Iceland.

But James Talarico once ordered a potato, egg and cheese taco…

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Not happy with SCOTUS decision allowing a President to fire  [the leaders of independent agencies for any reason or no reason, Ju


So does this mean that a Democratic president can immediately fire all Trump’s hacks, lackeys and cronies?

Fox News headline

“Conservatives revolt after Trump-appointed Barrett joins liberals in ‘shockingly wrong’ ruling.

John Roberts also joined the majority in allowing mail in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted later.

But of course the woman is one the Fox goes after.

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On deporting Haitians “”It’s a mistake for a number of reasons…You cannot fly into Port-au-Prince…It is clearly not safe…It is worse than it has ever been…It’s not in the U.S. interest, certainly not in Ohio’s interest, to have people who are working every single day, who are supporting a family, who are buying houses, fixing up old houses, starting businesses, and put deep roots in this country and really are contributing — and yank them out…That is a huge, huge mistake.”

Another bleeding heart liberal? Nope, Ohio REPUBLICAN governor Mike DeWine.

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Let the games begin

June 13, 2026

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Malik Tillman is a black man born in Germany.
Folarin Balogun is a black man born in Brooklyn to Nigerian parents. They moved to London when he was a baby.


Friday night Malik and Folain won a game for USNMT in the World Cup.

Immigrants don’t diminish America, they ARE America!

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Not only are there and have their been tickets available on Stubhub for sane prices.. (under $400 for most first round games, under $700 for Turkey -Paraguay on Friday night) but also there is no problem finding hotel rooms. In Santa Clara/San Jose near the stadium they’re actually pretty standard prices. San Francisco is higher but many deluxe hotels under $1000 all week… cheaper than during most major conferences. #ETTD

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Texas Tech Pres. Schovanec” acknowledged Brendan Sorsby “made a mistake” (but school is unwavering in its support of him.”

“A young man w/ dream & vision to pursue career. We felt not to have opportunity was unfair & unjust.”

Leaving aside that “a mistake” was thousands of bets, including some on his own team, is Schovanec standing by the Red Raiders guy for all the years Sorsby has devoted to the school?

He just TRANSFERRED to Texas Tech- After two years at Indiana then two at Cincinnati.

WTF? Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick says James Talarico is “going to Hell”:

“I’ve never seen so much blasphemy from anyone running for office… He’s going to Hell, for sure.”

Uh, how many of those 10 commandments has Ken Paxton broken?

Now, I know the date (Aug 4), because he’s a fellow Leo.
But guessing most Americans don’t know when Barack Obama’s birthday is….
Because Obama, as popular a two term President as he was, isn’t an egotistical a**hole who needs or needed to make his birthday an expensive circus all about him.

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Marco Rubio yesterday compared JFK’s dream to put a man on the moon to Trump’s decision to put a UFC match on the White House lawn.

And the media basically shrugged and moved on..

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If they had put taking Trump’s name off the Kennedy Center on television it would have gotten much better ratings than his UFC birthday cage fights.

Small excerpt from Donald’s batsh*t crazy rant on the Kennedy Center.

“People & companies who have given or will be giving millions of dollars to the Center were only willing to do so with name “Trump” on the building.”

Siri, tell me something that absolutely didn’t happen.

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Let’s be very clear.

Donald didn’t have time to attend his son’s wedding.

He claimed he was too busy to go to see the USA opening match in the World Cup.

But he had time to order workers to put up curtains to hide his name being taken down.

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Going down

May 19, 2026

As the SF Giants blow their sixth save of the season.

This time down to the last out, last strike…

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Tyler Rogers has a 1.69 ERA in Toronto. Just saying

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Even as a Spurs fan can understand OKC Thunder fans may still be shell-shocked from Wemby’s logo three with 30 seconds to tie the game in OT.

But at least they aren’t Cavaliers fans.

Cleveland had 20 point lead over the NY Knicks with just over seven minutes to play. And lost in OT.

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Donald Trump never misses an opportunity to tie a great athletic achievement to himself. And yet crickets on Wemby’s performance last night. Or indeed on any of the NBA playoffs. I wonder why? #porvida

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Donald’s newest plan…. 100 foot flagpoles in front of the White House?!

What’s next, the Trump used-car lot?

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JD Vance: “You know who never, ever gets an ounce of sympathy when it comes to disproportionate sentencing? People who voted for Donald Trump and participated in the January 6 protest.”


You know who JD Vance has never expressed an ounce of sympathy for? The 140 police officers injured by people who participated in January 6 “protest.”

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GOP now stands for Grand Old Pedophiles #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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You know for all the attacks on California’s jungle primary, a jungle primary might have advanced Thomas Massie into the general election, and saved his seat in Kentucky

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Doesn’t matter how many lies Trump and GOP tell.

Before the November 2024 election, the national average for gas prices for regular fuel was about $3.05

Now regular fuel is approximately $4.51 per gallon.

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Where are all the “Back the Blue” Republicans on Trump’s $1.7 billion slush fund for the January 6 insurrectionists who injured over 140 police officers?

Asking for a country

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Bill Cassidy, just defeated in his Senate Primary, turned around today and voted with Democrats for the War Powers Act.

Since sooner or later Trump throws everyone under the bus maybe some other GOP members of Congress should considering doing the right thing now before they end up under the wheels.

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Sky high

May 8, 2026

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Ticket prices on the resale market are falling and there are reports that many tickets remain unsold

FIFA tripled the price of its best available tickets to the final , offering $32,970 seats for the July 19 match

Hoping to get some millionaires and billionares to make up for the empty seats?

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If someone had said preseason that the NY Mets and SF Giants would have the same records on May 7, SF Giants at least would have been pleased.

But that’s where we are.

Except both teams have a record of 14-23..

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President Trump said retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets “It’s just a love tap.”

“Just a love tap?”

Anyone still don’t think he’s an abuser?

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Marco Rubio is getting positive media coverage for his recent press conference and meeting with the Pope.

How long until he really upsets Trump for stealing Donald’s limelight?

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Too soon to think seriously about 2028. Have to survive 2026 midterms first.

But what delightful karma if Hegseth’s attacks on Mark Kelly helped vault him to the Presidency.

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Why isn’t it a bigger national story that World Cup hotels are not only not full, their business is way below expectations. 12.5 BILLION lost in inbound tourism for Americans in 2025 2026 will be much worse. #ETTD

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So RFK Jr, who insists that even puberty blockers are bad, has just blocked a proposed FDA rule banning children under 18 from using indoor tanning beds.

Puberty blockers are temporary and reversible.

Skin cancer not so much.

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If Trump had been told hanavirus was airborne would he have told Americans?

Asking for a country that went through this before.

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Ted Turner never minced words.

If he didn’t have Lewy body dementia in his later years have to think Ted have spoken out about CNN, the network he created, increasingly bending the knee.

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Timing is everything

May 5, 2026

So NBA has a generational talent (& interesting young man) Victor Wembanyama with the Spurs.

And Anthony Edwards returning from injury sooner than anyone expected.

And they’re starting round 2 of NBA playoffs at nearly 9pm in San Antonio.

Even though they’re playing another central time zone team in the Timberwolves.

Almost 10pm on the East Coast. And only on Peacock

Game finished after midnight on the East Coast. After 11p on a school night for local fans of both teams.

Way to grow the game Adam Silver especially with children.

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The Giants win a game, the Giants win a game.

This should not be as exciting as it is in May.

Or as surprising that the game stars were Casey Schmitt and Trevor McDonald..

We SF Giants fans in 2026 take all the good days we can get.

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Apparently this United flight from Venice to Newark that hit a light pole and a bakery truck as they approached the runway, the first time a US commercial plane that was still in the air has collided with a vehicle on a highway.

Has Sean Duffy explained yet how this is Joe Biden’s fault

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Anyone heard lately about ..

Those two rescued pilots?

The big beautiful healthcare plan?

The Epstein files?

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So US military says they have sunk six smalI Iranian boats as they are trying to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

And the UAE says they are being attacked by Iran.

Trump’s campaign for next year’s Nobel Peace Prize is going well…

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-Oh, how much would I have loved to hear Camilla talking privately with Charles over that room while sharing a nightcap.

King Charles looked a lot happier in a brief conversation with Senator Amy Klobuchar than he ever did with Trump

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The Supreme Court this morning restored mail access to mifepristone.

That’s the headline.

But the truth is they restored mail access for ONE week.

This isn’t over.

Our rights are NOT safe.

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Finally, it’s now may 5. But for all the star wars jokes, May 4 was also the date that many of us first learned that the US Government could shoot and kill US Citizens.

#Kentstate

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Mistakes were made

March 29, 2026

Cayden Boozer should’ve tried to advance ball & been fouled instead of reckless pass. OTOH he didn’t blow 19 pt lead by himself As San Antonio Spurs fan tired of hearing team’s too young to win in NBA playoffs. But Mitch Johnson should have team watch Duke-UConn tape

#Porvida

If my father, a Duke professor for decades, hadn’t passed away in 2020 this Elite Eight game against U Conn might have killed him.

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ABS has a few kinks that need to be worked out.. What we also need is accountability for seriously bad umpires. Yes, talking about you C.B. Bucknor.

(Can anyone imagine Angel Hernandez and ABS together?)

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Weird off days.. SF Giants and NY Yankees had Thursday and now today off.

MLB Games unavailable on regular networks, even cable networks.

Is Commissioner Manfred trying to make the beginning of the MLB season as unappealing as possible?

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CNN Factchecker Daniel Dale, “Analysis: Trump keeps saying ‘nobody’ knew or expected things lots of people knew or expected”

How long until Donald demands CNN not have a fact checker?

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Does anyone think Kash Patel is the only Trump cabinet members whose email Iranians have hacked?

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Trump: “The military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that’s under construction, and we’re doing very well, so we’re ahead of schedule”

When your dementia is far enough advanced that you spill the secrets out loud…

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Does Donald Trump realize that having Kash Patel attack Eric Swalwell will actually make Swalwell more popular in California?

Hillary Clinton’s private email server was front page news for weeks.

Meanwhile FBI Director Kash Patel’s private emails are hacked – and shared publicly – by Iran and it barely makes headlines for a day.

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Seen by a friend – one of my favorite underreported #NoKings signs

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You go girls!

February 23, 2026

Final USA medal count in Milan

33 medals

17 for women

12 for men

4 for mixed teams (like Korey and Cory for curling)

Just saying

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MAGA loves that Trump called the men’s hockey team.

Did he call the gold medal WOMEN’s team?

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And the women athletes in Milan/Cortina won 17 medals to the mens’ 12. On gold, women had 6, men had 4

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So a lot of viral photos of FBI director Kash Patel partying like a frat boy with the US men’s hockey team after their gold medal win.

Supposedly there for business reasons.

But seriously how did Patel get last minute hotel rooms in Milan? They’ve been crazy expensive, nonrefundable, & sold out for a long time. And he has big security entourage. So, how far in advance was this planned? On taxpayers’ dime?

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Is it possible Trump canceled his trip to the Olympics because they wouldn’t give him a medal?

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So a young WHITE gunman shot dead at Mar-a-Lago, (though Donald was in DC) was per the conservatve Daily Mail was ‘obsessed with Epstein cover up,’ and came from family of ‘avid Trump supporters’

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“Siri, tell me today’s story that does not appear on Fox News.”

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Just gets weirder.
Today’s fundraising email 543p ET
“I was thousands of miles in the air. Drinking a Trump diet soda. And all I could think about was… YOU!
It’s Trump here. And YOU haven’t renewed your annual membership & it’s now February.”

He’s was in DC, not flying today.

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Media-obsessed President Trump, who never misses the smallest slight from any outlet, just said he has not heard about allegations of an extramarital affair involving Secretary Kristi Noem.

So once again the question, is he lying or is it dementia?

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Dear Greenland

If you could send a hospital ship to America to pickup a seriously ill and confused elderly man the rest of the free world would love you forever.

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Throwing the last stone

February 10, 2026

Again, curling is underrated

Also a heck of a lot less likely to break you into pieces than downhill skiing, ski jumping, slopestyle…

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If you read this early Feb 10, the gold medal match is at 12:05pm Eastern time- 9:05am on the West Cost

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While some celebrity couples make no sense from the outside, it’s increasingly not hard to understand how Tiger Woods and Lindsay Vonn were attracted to each other and were involved for a couple years.

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He’s had no problem attacking them for speaking out, but has President Trump actually congratulated any Team USA Olympic athletes?

I’ll wait.

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Not sure who will be the next US Olympic athlete to say they love our country but hate what is happening because of Trump.

But am sure he/she will again be subject to vitriol from those who take 2nd Amendment as gospel while completely ignoring the 1st.

Hey Velveeta Voldemort

Know you have a vendetta against the state.

But the US mixed doubles curling team, now guaranteed at least a silver medal, is from Minnesota.

And they are MUCH more popular now with most Americans than you are.

Bless your heart

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Imagine as an American if your preferred vacation spot demanded your social media for past 5 yrs, email addresses from last 10 yrs + personal info on relatives.

You’d probably reconsider for somewhere easier & less scary. As no doubt will much of world faced w/ new USA rule.

Trump already disinvited Democratic Governor from a White House meeting for the National Governor’s Association.

Now he’s disinvited Maryland Gov. Wes Moore,from a bipartisan governors’ dinner

Seems like many restaurants in DC would be happy to host an alternate dinner for ALL governors.

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Aside from the fact that apparently a whole lot of big name men should be prosecuted over the Epstein Files.

It’s yet another reminder that we need more women in leadership.

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Immigrants aren’t coming to USA these days

Trump claims he is quickly deporting immigrants at a record rate.

He doesn’t need permanent giant prisons for people he is deporting.

He needs them for his perceived enemies here at home.

Why is this so hard for some to understand?

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Amateur hours?

February 4, 2026

Anyone know who won tonight’s NFL Pro Bowl Flag Football Game?

Anyone know there WAS an NFL Pro Bowl Flag Football Game?

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Amazed the NFL didn’t invite Donald Trump to the Pro Bowl Flag Football game.

Or at least offered him a copy of the prestigious Pro Bowl Championship trophy.

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Can ANY Trump supporter name a time when he lost, on anything, and accepted it?

I’ll wait.

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Lindsey Vonn is ‘confident’ she can race at Olympics despite ruptured ACL in left knee

Weaker sex my ass.

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When Kaitlan Collins asked Trump “What do you say to (Epstein) survivors who are unhappy with retractions in the files? “You are the worst reporter, CNN has no ratings because of people like you, I’ve never seen you smile…” “

“Misogynistic pig” is being kind.

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Rare light Senate moment.


In Netflix -Warner Brothers hearing merger, Ted Cruz praises Amy Klobuchar for referencing movie “Grumpy Old Men.”
Klobuchar ” It is relevant to our workplace. But I chose not to say it”
Cruz “Amy, you had the hanging punchline, I needed you to finish it.”

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Susan Collins showed up with a MAGA hat in hands for Trump’s signing of the bill to extend government spending for two weeks.

You know the Senate has no power these days when Collins apparently couldn’t even schedule a manicure as an excuse not to attend.

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To anyone shocked that some MAGA don’t seem to know Bad Bunny, from Puerto Rico, is American…

Talk to any travel agent you know. Surprising number of people don’t even know Hawaii is a state.

“Do they take US dollars in Hawaii?”

“Do you need a passport for Hawaii?”

No joke

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I’m so old I remember when Trump started throwing the full weight of his government against Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release in a random personal vendetta.

Now he’s going to appeal the release of Liam, the boy with a bunny ears hat, all the way to SCOTUS?

Worst loser EVER.

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Not up in the air

February 2, 2026

Hard to feel sorry for pro athletes making big money.


But San Antonio Spurs had yesterday’s 2p game in Charlotte moved up 11a in hopes of beating the bomb cyclone. Didn’t work. Team still sat on plane for 2 hrs before it was cancelled.

So they rescheduled for this morning, had the flight to San Antonio diverted to Atlanta for a mechanical issue. Finally made it back about 4p, (And had their game start time vs Orlando delayed twice, from 3p to 6p to 8pm.)

Even chartered planes are no match for Mother Nature

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So is there ANYTHING Donald won’t destroy or tear down to feed his monstrous ego? We’ve elected a Trumpzilla. #KennedyCenter

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So since Bad Bunny won the top award tonight, how long until Donald Trump tries to shut the Grammys down?

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So MAGA, admittedly I didn’t hear all his speeches but I missed Trump’s promise “vote for me and I’ll shut down the Kennedy Center for two years…”

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“Melania” received an 11% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes despite scoring 99% with the site’s “verified audience.”

They’re saying the people who actually saw the documentary liked it?

Both of them?

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So how long do theaters who have agreed to show the Melania movie have to keep it on screen before they pull it?

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Would love to see the number of Americans who streamed or watched Catherine O’Hara movies and shows this weekend compared to those seeing the Melania movie.

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Getting all kinds of ads and offers to resubscribe to the Washington Post. At the same time the paper is reportedly gutting its staff. Hard pass.

Haven’t given up on the NY Times yet, but even in California, besides our local SF Chronicle, my newspaper money is much better spent on the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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On SNL Cold Open last night on ICE Tom Homan asks “What have you learned? An ICE agent responds Maybe I’ve got this wrong but ..you hired a bunch of angry aggressive guys, gave us guns and didn’t train us so maybe this is what you wanted to happen?”

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Florida Surgeon General on ending vaccine requirements for kids in school

“Who am I to tell you what to put in your body?”

So Joseph Ladapo is endorsing women’s right to take the abortion pill. Got it. #Smallmercies

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Shuffling the wild cards

October 1, 2025

Now that Los Angeles moves on they will play Philadelphia in the NLDS.

Phillies hitters must have been watching this Dodgers bullpen nightly implosion with the rapt attention a cat usually gives a mouse.-

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SF Giants and NY Mets fans have to be united tonight in thinking.. if only we’d had a chance for 2 out of 3 vs the Dodgers bullpen… And how much fun would it have been to see Tyler Rogers strike out Ohtani with 75 MPH heat?

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Though Detroit Tigers have left 15 men on base, is 1 for 15 with RISP today. The team is 2 for 23 with RISP in the Wild Card Series. And here I thought I was done watching the SF Giants for 2025…

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Karoline Leavitt just said today “Jared Kushner is widely respected around the world…. “

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Meanwhile VP JD Vance decided to show up at today’s White House Press Briefing. But not his boss.

Because Donald is too tired and frail to stand up at the podium and answer questions?

Hey Jake Tapper. Where’s the book? #OrangeSin

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Two Delta planes collided on the ground at La Guardia today, shearing the wine off one plane. Fortunately there was only one injury.

Fox News headlined the story. But didn’t mention DOT Secretary Sean Duffy. If it were former DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg still in charge they’d be calling for his impeachment.

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Your reminder – Every one of these Republicans in Congress who are fighting to take healthcare benefits away from millions of Americans have their own taxpayer paid healthcare. And if they qualify for pensions, those same GOP have subsidized healthcare for life.

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JD Vance told another racist lie today that ER wait times are long because of “illegal aliens.” But when ACA subsidies go away, many Americans will have to let their insurance lapse. So does JD think poor citizens should die too? Or only the black and brown ones?

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As Vance tries to tell us ERs shouldn’t try to save “illegals,” imagine what happens if you have a heart attack jogging and when an ambulance takes you to the hospital, doctors have to ask for a passport before they try to save your life.

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As OMB director Vought stops $18 billion in already approved New York City infrastructure projects, allegedly over DEI issues, at what point do blue cities & states try to stop paying federal taxes?

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So Republicans, wrap your head around this. The same guy who wants a Nobel Peace Prize, who proudly proclaims himself the best negotiator and deal-maker ever… Can’t even as Commander in Chief with GOP House and Senate make a deal to keep the government open.

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Could have been worse….

September 27, 2025

Good news, Stanford rallied from 12 points down for a last minute comeback and won 30-29 against San Jose State.

Bad news, Stanford needed to rally from 12 points down for a last minute comeback to beat San Jose State.

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It did work out when Spencer Bivens came in to put out the fire.

But SF Giants manager Bob Melvint putting Ryan Walker into today’s game with a 4-2 lead to try to save the last start of the year for Justin Verlander should have been listed under “Insanity” in the dictionary

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With the government about to shutdown, Trump took Friday off to attend the Ryder Cup.

Now “Europe has set a record for largest Ryder Cup lead going into Sunday singles under format that dates to 1979: Europe 11.5, USA 4.5.” Almost as if #ETTD

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Noticing the Sunday Shows lineups: ABC, NBC & CBS, CNN all have both Democrats and Republicans.

Fox News Sunday has just J.D. Vance, while Fox Sunday Futures has 3 Republicans & John Fetterman.

And some wonder why Fox News viewers have a warped view of the world?

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Trump now telling parents to have five separate vaccine appointments. At the same time he and GOP are stripping healthcare from millions of Americans. And many working parents already struggle to find time for every doctor visit.

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For those worried that Trump’s will use potential shutdown as justification to order agencies to fire federal employees working for programs that are “not consistent with the president’s priorities.” We know he wants to fire those people eventually anyway.

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Sinclair’s ABC stations stopped preempting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” starting Sept. 26. Sounds like genuflecting before Trump took a back seat to ratings and profits…

Oh please. As Trump says he is now releasing Amelia Earhart files, remember, the aviator was 39 when she disappeared. An age when Donald probably would have said “She wouldn’t have been my choice.”

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If he didn’t write this card, Fox News would be talking about it, with a handwriting expert, nonstop.

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High Gatorade mark…

September 16, 2025

On Friday night Sept 12, the SF Giants beat the LA Dodges with a walkoff grand slam by Patrick Bailey.

They haven’t won since.

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Meanwhile, in the NFL, there is controversy over Fox News broadcaster and Oakland Raiders part owner Tom Brady sitting in the coaching booth for games, and getting potential inside information before pre-games that could benefit his team..

The man who got the benefit of most NFL calls on the field might now be getting preferential treatment and inside information as an owner? I am shocked, shocked…

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As we remember Robert Redford in “All the President’s Men,” remember that Richard Nixon was openly hostile to the Washington Post, but publisher Katharine Graham refused to bow to him. Jeff Bezos, you’re no Katharine Graham.

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As Trump visits Great Britain… A YouGov poll in July found 16% of Britons surveyed say they have a positive view of him…. That high?

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“I’ve never loved my country more desperately. God Bless America.” Stephen Colbert, accepting his Emmy award.

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RIP Robert Redford. This exchange from “The Way We Were” always stuck with me. Hubbell, “I don’t see how you can do it.” Katie “And I don’t see how you can’t” Worth watching if you haven’t seen it, or if you have forgotten. Set partly during the McCarthy era…

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NY Times, once again with a headline that is, to say the least, understated. “In an Era of Deep Polarization, Unity Is Not Trump’s Mission President Trump does not subscribe to the traditional notion of being president for all Americans.”

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MSNBC reporting that ICE came into Hyundai plant with warrants for four Hispanic men. And left with almost 500 handcuffed & shackled South Korean men. Men now complaining about really bad treatment… Why would ANY foreign government consider building a plant now in USA?

So are any of the big law firms who genuflected before Velveeta Voldemort now being asked to donate legal services to his efforts to sue the NY Times? Asking for a country who would really like to see the release of the Epstein files.

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Molly Ivins was one of my heroes. While liberal she believed in free speech. Left half her estate to the ACLU.

Can still remember meeting her in 1993 at Printer’s Ink in Palo Alto and hearing her say “Ya’ll think free speech is easy. It’s not. If you believe in it you have to believe in free speech for Skokie neoNazis.”

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Trump fundraising email today:

“The Radical Left wants one thing & one thing only: TO IMPEACH ME AND REMOVE ME FROM OFFICE LIKE A DOG!”

1. Liberals want many things, healthcare, education, vaccines, food security, clean air/water etc…

2. But on a simpler note, he uses “dog” like it’s a slur.

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Meanwhile, over in England, Queen Camilla just said she is sick and is avoiding meeting Donald, leaving the duty to her husband.

We are all Camilla.

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Diversions

September 4, 2025

Yeah, there are more important things, but one advantage of being a sports fan is that as scary as the world can be, you can still take pleasure in small things. Like the Dodgers being swept by the Pirates.

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And the Dallas Cowboys losing…

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Some talk about how the brawl in Colorado this week really bonded the SF Giants as a team. Believe it but as a woman sports fan have to laugh. Overgeneralization perhaps but women often bond over great conversation, men bond fighting together….

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But okay SF Giants at a 4.6% chance of the postseason are now the 7th place team with the biggest chance to end up as the final wild card.


Sports broadcaster Kate Scott has been assigned to call Vikings-Steelers on Sept. 28 for Westwood One, the official network audio broadcast partner of the NFL. She will become the first female play-by-play announcer to call an NFL game.

Remember her from KNBR years ago. You go girl.

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Exactly ONE year ago today. Sept 4, 2024. What a difference a year makes. Trump teases releasing Epstein client list if elected: ‘I’d certainly take a look at it’

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It’s actually pretty simple. And need to keep saying this

If the Epstein Files didn’t have Trump’s name in them then Velveeta Voldemort would have them released and read nightly on Fox News to prove the accusations are a Democratic hoax.

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New Ohio Senator Jon Husted praising Trump & attacking DC as having been crime-ridden. Cleveland is regularly on list of most dangerous cities in the US.

So why aren’t he & Gov. DeWine asking for National Guard in Ohio? Ohio, please fix your error & bring back Sherrod Brown.

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On different note, bipartisan coalition who have introduced legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress is something.

One of most unusual groups of legislators to ever share a dias: Led by RI Dem Seth Magazine & TX GOP Chip Roy. Including Anna Paulina Luna & AOC.

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Surprise, Fox News did not covering the Epstein victims’ news conference.

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Am all for severe penalties for drug dealers.. But Fox headline “Jaw-dropping footage shows moment U.S. missile vaporizes Venezuela ‘drug boat’ as Trump reveals 11 Tren de Aragua gang members were killed.” Besides due process issues do we trust Trump as to who IS a gang member?

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Legislation passed on bipartisan basis in Congress to give gold medals to police officers who protected US Capitol on Jan. 6. 140 officers were injured, 15 hospitalized.

Where are GOP members of Congress who KNOW pardons were wrong and compensation for rioters is much worse?

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So a trans person shoots kids in school and GOP wants to take guns away from all trans people.

An anti-vaxxer tries to shoot employees at CDC building and kills a police officer. By that logic shouldn’t we take guns away from all anti-vaxxers? For starters.

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Lawrence O’Donnell points out something not getting enough attention: Today in RFK Jr’s hearing. Idaho GOP Senator Mike Crapo refused to put RFK Jr under oath… As if perjury would have stopped him, but still…

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Trump administration today said it will drop Biden plan to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation for airline caused flight delays. American, Delta and United all donated $1 million to Donald’s inaugural.

Chaos up, corruption up, costs up.

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Has Donald even tried to fabricate an excuse why voting to release the Epstein Files would be a “hostile act?”

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Many countries have the death penalty for drug smugglers. Singapore and Indonesia for examples. So by Trump logic, if Americans travel to either country and their government suspects them of drug trafficking they can just shoot them?

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As Trump increasingly is using government to go after all his perceived enemies now wondering.. Are some of these members of Congress genuflecting before him because he has threatened to audit their taxes, financial records, mortgage records, etc and/or those of their families?

So the man who begs daily for a Nobel Peace Prize is renaming the Pentagon the Department of War… Okay then…

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Plus ca change…

July 20, 2025

Four days off and the post-All Star break SF Giants look a lot like the pre-All Star Break SF Giants.

Friday 0-9 with runners in scoring position…

As a few people said,Friday – 11 hits no runs, they scored as many runs today as they scored all week..

And then Saturday 3 runs on 3 hits.

Silver lining about the Toronto Blue Jays wins over SF Giants. In the AL East, the Blue Jays are leading the NY Yankees.

Due to a provision in Trump’s Big Beautiful Betrayal, many visitors including tourists to the United States will now have to pay a “visa integrity fee,” of $250.00. There are exemptions for Canada and countries in the Visa Waiver Program (which includes much of Europe, some countries in Asia, Australia and New Zealand..) And Qatar (thanks for the plane)

Hardest hit… visitors from Africa and South America. Just in time for the Olympics and the World Cup.

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And folks, does anyone think US travelers won’t face reciprocal fees? Or hassles?

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Fox News obsesses on daily basis in headlines about whether Biden’s signatures as President were faked. But while Epstein birthday card is biggest political story of the week they won’t even touch subject, even to question if it’s real. (More confirmation that Donald wrote it.)

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Whatever you think of Rupert Murdoch, the man is not stupid. Does anyone think Murdoch doesn’t have receipts?

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Daily Mail reporting “Bill Clinton wrote ‘warm & gushing’ letter included in Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous 50th ‘birthday book.” If files show Clinton guilty of being a client, as long-time supporter of the ex-President, will say Bill should go to prison. Sad but not difficult

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Trump has filed a lawsuit against the WSJ over the Epstein Birthday card… Discovery is gonna be a b*tch.

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CNN sanewashing CBS on cancelling Colbert Late Show “It was an “agonizing decision.”

CBS insiders insist that the move was financially driven, not politically motivated. And anyone believes the network of Jake Tapper & Scott Jennings why?

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Just a thought If we all tune in and help Stephen Colbert’s ratings skyrocket from now until May (while avoiding CBS otherwise), it may not change the network’s craven mind.

But it might convince another network to pick The Late Show up.

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