BigSlim

@imbigslim.bsky.social

I write about politics, tech, media, and the daily absurdity of watching everyone pretend the obvious thing isn’t obvious. Centrist, Gen X, recovering Twitter exile.

What is Stratton hiding here? Medicare for All sounds nice and accommodating, but Stratton doesn't tell us the cost. The price tag for M4A is an estimated $3.3 trillion annually. To pay for it, Stratton wants a raft of new taxes, some of which would fall on the middle class.

Hughesnet CEO in 2020 on SpaceX's Starlink: "The economics are not going to be a big advantage for Starlink. In fact, it's going to make our offerings much more attractive." Hughesnet in 2026: Files for bankruptcy

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The city of San Francisco fined a dad $195 for teaching his own kid tennis on a public court without a coaching permit. The same city has illegal markets covering the sidewalks. All of the stuff is stolen. Every single regulation violated. Nothing happens.

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Sure, he’s standing on a Chicago Police car while eating pizza, but let’s not rush to judgment. He isn’t hurting anyone. Plus, he’s wearing a NASA shirt, so he’s obviously a highly respected aerospace professional and a model citizen.

The Golden Rules of Business: • Don’t sell something you wouldn’t buy. • Don’t serve something you wouldn’t eat. • Don’t charge more than you’d willingly pay yourself.

The Dodgers’ luxury tax bill alone ($180M) is now higher than the entire payroll of the Reds, Brewers, A’s, Rockies, Pirates, Twins, Nationals, White Sox, Cardinals, Rays, Guardians, and Marlins. If you don’t think baseball has an economic problem, you’re simply not paying attention.

The Dodgers really owe $1.1 BILLION in deferred money to players 😳 ⚾️ Shohei Ohtani: until 2043 ⚾️ Mookie Betts: 2044 ⚾️ Blake Snell: 2046 ⚾️ Freddie Freeman: 2040 ⚾️ Will Smith: 2043 ⚾️ Kyle Tucker: 2045 ⚾️ Tommy Edman: 2044 ⚾️ Teoscar Hernandez: 2039 ⚾️ Tanner Scott: 2039 ⚾️ Edwin Diaz: 2047

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Shut it down in 2027. If there isn't a hard cap and floor in the new CBA, small market fans should never watch another MLB game again. This league is a joke.

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When we don't have baseball next year, keep in mind that the league is basically the Dodgers and everyone else. And for the record, good for the Dodgers. They want to win and they go for it. No hate at all. But a sport is broken when one team can just run amok.

I’ve never believed suppressors belonged under the 2nd Amendment as a defensive tool… until today. A suppressor let him return fire without giving away his position against an assault rifle-armed attacker. Sometimes the exception changes your perspective.

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Not a single one of Illinois’ 14 Democrats in Congress was willing to sign a pledge that reads: “We are capitalists, not socialists. We want safety, not lawlessness. We are proud of America, not ashamed of it.” That says everything and it’s one of the reasons I left to become an Independent.

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