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Luis Castillo is no longer in the #Mariners locker room, but the impression he left on his fellow pitchers remains. "He did more for me and other people than fans will ever realize." (via M's insider @shannondrayer.bsky.social) sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-...

Seattle Mariners pitchers reflect on Luis Castillo's impact

Veteran right-hander Luis Castillo, who was traded Saturday, made a major impact on many of the Seattle Mariners homegrown pitchers.

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Those of you eager to serve wealthy MLB owners as volunteer Pinkertons won’t like to read this, but as usual Joe Sheehan nails the real problem:

My letter to the WA Supreme Ct earlier this evening urging diploma privilege as a remedy for the disastrous failed attempt at administering the July 2026 WA Bar Exam, and its unwise postponement to September. No altogether good options, but equity and fairness require diploma privilege for the… 1/2

This has actually been studied! www.cambridge.org/core/service...

Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 2w ago

No, Tyler. Im angry because I know you know that the lack of public trust in US universities is the result of DECADES of media and political efforts--of which your whole grift is part. Quite the gall to be part of destroying public trust and then turn around and point to the lack of public trust.

Cal!!! 😅😅😅

It's like they had a brainstorming session for the halftime show and decided to do all the suggestions.

Corey Rayburn Yung@coreyryung.bsky.social · 2w ago

Now, Ted Lasso to Justin Bieber? What is happening?

Seems to me the real question is: what is the role of government in financing higher ed? I happen to think governments should invest in higher ed to the point where students don't need loans. Lots of implementation considerations: which courses, how long etc. State higher ed used to be like that.

NPR@npr.org · 3w ago

If an undergraduate program's graduates don't earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. But is a degree just about making more money?

Ryan takes the time to attend nearly every update meeting provided on T-Mobile Park expenditures & future planning. If you are curious about how the Mariners are putting the money towards things off the field, like improving the walking path from the light rail station to their gates, he’s got ya.

Ryan Blake@swingsandtakes.com · 3w ago

The Mariners have spent about $160M on T-Mobile Park since the last Long-Term Needs Assessment was completed four years ago. Here's the breakdown:

Oooooof both goals have been exceptional quality in this match

Chicago Fire Dept. Sarcastic Clap

ALT: Chicago Fire Dept. Sarcastic Clap

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Free healthcare would solve so many problems for people in this country. So many.

There’s a degree to which “never speak ill of the dead” functions as yet another form, protective even after life, of elite impunity. There’s a karmic element as well, of course — but maybe we can get better at speaking facts re: the dead, even if they damn by implication.

Phil Plait@philplait.bsky.social · 4w ago

When a politician dies we see a lot of hagiographies about them. If you mention they were a terrible person IRL, you get chastised. My feeling? If you don't want people to talk shit about you after you die, don't be shitty when you're alive.

In a just world this would jumpstart 1000 posts about how Julio is the heart of this team and when he’s gone we’re bad and, worse, listless

Josh Naylor's hugging tour of the bases

Mariners somehow keeping things interesting and annoying at the same time. Life is all about balance.

Describing raping someone as a "credibility" issue is a major part of the problem.

Andy Craig@andycraig.bsky.social · last mo.

hot dog man dot gif

I independently read this as a "lol, we can do (almost) anything" provision. Is the discretionary and standardless suspension of discipline a problem? Yes. Is it within the "rules" established by FIFA? Also yes.

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · last mo.

here's the relevant “lol we can do whatever we want” clause as you can see, it's broadly applicable. sub-section 4 only excludes one category of disciplinary measures—those stemming from match manipulation—from its scope. that's not relevant to the Balogun case

[Once more, with feeling] Help! I need baseballs!!!! ⚾️⚾️🙏

Derek VanRiper@dvr.bsky.social · last mo.

The baseball started to fly in June and drag dropped back toward 2019 levels...do we know why the ball has been so erratic this season? Rates & Barrels special episode: youtu.be/KLykjsUB8yQ Story from @enosarris.bsky.social & @evandrellich.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/741...

Upwards, by Wassily Kandinsky, 1929, (rotated, detail), 📸 by Lars Baron

Man, Cabo Verde is fearless. Absolutely relentless, leaving it all on the field.

i’ve seen a lot of great world cup posts but pencils down we have a winner

Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · last mo.

The greatest Mexico v England tweets you will ever read. 😂 As you were.

With this ruling, the birthright issue is not going away. The right hasn't really begun *organizing* around getting rid of the citizenship clause. Like Roe, this will be their fight for a generation. And if the Democrats just say "we won" and ignore it, like Roe, the Republicans will eventually win.

This birthright ruling is why I just refuse to tolerate all the Democrat garment rending over NY voters choosing progressive candidates. They are incapable of governing in this moment. The politics of appeasement and centrism gets us to a 5-4 decision on the constitutional question.

5-4 for what it explicitly says in the constitution is incredible. They were this close to undoing the civil war entirely. bsky.app/profile/mjsd...

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · last mo.

The Supreme Court strikes down Trump's attack on birthright citizenship. By a 5–4 vote, it holds that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born of unauthorized and temporary immigrants. Roberts and Barrett join the three liberals. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

The Birthright citizenship ruling should be a wake up call to any Dem who is still on the fence about court reform. We are essentially one seat change away from the Court undoing Reconstruction by fiat.

This needs to be said a lot more often and a lot louder for the people in the back.

Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social · last mo.

Law is a moral enterprise. Those who disregard or mock the suffering of others while saying "that's just the law" are, in fact, morally bankrupt.

I knew the Pope was a baseball sicko, not even the Vatican could take that from him.

Carter Lowe🧦🎥@whitesoxvideo.bsky.social · last mo.

Pope Leo XIV, after AJ Pierzynski told him that the White Sox were in first place "Oh, I'm watching and paying attention, don't worry." Per Ken Rosenthal #WhiteSox

Expanding the Supreme Court is the moderate position.

With seven decisions with the *same* 6-3 lineup over the last three days, I really can't wait for all of the hot takes from the folks who keep insisting that #SCOTUS *isn't* defined by its ideological division.