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Thank you World Cup Fans. We needed this. @mlb.com
‘What’s more American than baseball?’: World Cup brings fans, chants and verve to the national pastime
The crossover in the American sports calendar has made for a compelling collision of cultures, from Scots in Boston to a new English folk hero in Atlanta
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I wonder when they are going to tell us how they feel about Fascism?
‘Something is up’: New York prepares for wedding of the century amid Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce rumors
Swifties braved a heatwave on Thursday in New York to get a glimpse of preparations at Madison Square Garden
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I just drove through the center of Pittsford, NY. Ive never seen so many “For Lease” sings on racial buildings in my life.
Look, some of these above ground pooping stations are so diabolical and so far upstream it's impossible to prove. But I think everybody knows instinctively that something is wrong with Mike Johnson.
I asked my republican MAGA neighbor if he was a pedophile because we all now view them as such. NO! Was the response. I replied, oh, just like all dems aren’t radical socialists communists? Crickets
This is pathetic. So , if I were there when this broke out, Id already be at the bar at Le Diplomat with this evening in my rear view mirror. These people are absolutely pathetic. The free and far and objective press in this country is gone.
An asswipe stain footnote in history. I hope it was worth it for him.
Former Trump lawyer John Eastman disbarred over efforts to overturn 2020 election
California supreme court upholds lower court decision as Eastman says he will appeal to US supreme court
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I hardly post on here but I just want to say that Ive been off FB, X, Insta, and everything else for about 2 years. No regrets. Main observation. Part of my brain has healed. Its noticeable.
The only way Id see Melania is side by side with Rocky Horror Picture Show and we threw stuff at the screen. Id pay to do this.
Bruce Springsteen released the pointedly emotional protest song “Streets of Minneapolis,” directly criticizing ICE, President Trump and his top aides. “If your skin is black or brown my friend / You can be questioned or deported on sight,” he sings. https://wapo.st/4qbcvbd
This says it all
Jay Rosen@jayrosen.bsky.social · 6mo agoIf you have not yet read @adamserwer.bsky.social on Minnesotans' heroics, you are going to feel way better when you do. He went there. He talked to the people doing the work. Then he thought about it and produced something rare. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... [gift link]
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Wow, look at this! People in Minnesota are kicking ICE out!!
What we are seeing in Minnesota is what authoritarianism looks like in real time. Racism, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence are tearing at the foundation of this country.
@crow.house.gov is serving a resolute #CupOfJoe. More please.
♥️ 🇺🇸“This is ridiculous. A waste of money, a waste of time. All these men out here- for what? They’re just doing it for money… they’ll regret it some day. If they have any empathy at all.”
Oh look, the former US Secretary of Tequila and his friends having a wonderful time as my neighbors hide from Facists.
A Glamorous Look Inside the Golden Globes 2026
Photographer German Larkin turned his lens on the night’s biggest stars inside the ceremony, exclusively for Vanity Fair.
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