the reason i hate ai isn’t JUST because of the environmental racism it perpetuates and the empirically proven cognitive decline associated with its use, it’s also that it’s been forced upon us in a manner so many of us are painfully familiar with: via the ego of powerful, vile and corrupt men.
Arte Moreno bought the Angels in 2003 (the year after they won the Series) for $184 million. He then spent 23 years running them into the ground, let the stadium decay, wasted Trout and Ohtani, and sold for $4 billion. And the owners are crying poverty and threatening to kill baseball next year.
For those who need a bit a joy, Raye is onstage live at Reading and Leeds festival and it’s streaming on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/hEeAXer...
🔴 Day 2 with Slayyyter / Dave / sombr / RAYE | BBC at Reading and Leeds: Global Stream
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thank you the new yorker and françoise for having me do this cover for the late, great dolly parton
Study’s Alarming Finding: At Least 1 in 4 N.F.L. Players Gets Brain Disease www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/u...
At Least 1 in 4 NFL Players Gets CTE, Major New Study Finds
The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher.
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People will come Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. "We won't mind if you look around," you'll say. "It's only $20 per person. Plus you can get $50 in free bets when you sign up for an account."
AOC: Millennials are not punk kids anymore. We're grown adults with mortgages and kids, and that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us and we're taking the reins
This is how you know conservatives don't really care about women's sports.
The issue about sports mega-events like the World Cup and the Olympics isn't whether they should exist, but whether they should exist in their current form, as means for extracting tons of money from host cities and delivering it to corrupt oligarchs.
Friday roundup: On being a fan of the World Cup without being a fan of the FIFA World Cup 2026™
Before we start with this week's roundup, a note about the World Cup: I'm enjoying it! The one-game knockout format, even in its dumb expanded iteration, is great for generating drama, and when you mi...
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On the bright side, Miami-Dade County got out of paying $400m in Marlins stadium bills in 2009, when it didn't have the money; on the less bright side, it now must pay more than twice as much over the next two decades, when it still doesn't have the money.
Building a Marlins stadium during the financial crisis is about to hit Miami with a tsunami of debt payments
Something I like to harp on here is that news articles that rage against governments still paying off stadiums after they've been torn down are missing the point: How to pay for a stadium, whether wit...
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The story of the biggest World Cup in history that nobody wants to talk about www.nytimes.com/athletic/741...
The story of the biggest World Cup in history that nobody wants to talk about
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Just realized belatedly that I could have gone with the headline "World Cup economic studies have more holes than the USMNT defense."
Appreciate Mr. Don T. and the Right Wing ecosystem going to the mat for a birthright citizen. Ain't that America, somethin' to see, baby.
I mean, if your argument against the rainbow as a symbol of diversity is that it only belongs in the story of Noah's Ark, are you really a serious adult, bro? Tell me more about what God did in that children's Sunday School lesson.💀 www.sfgate.com/giants/artic...
Multiple SF Giants pitchers appear to be protesting team's Pride Night
Multiple MLB players have begun protesting Pride Night celebrations on their hats.
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The NBA needs a policy for this going forward. Either you can resell and buy tickets are you cant. Maybe an opposing fans section like in soccer? But it cant be a chaotic day of improvisation forever www.tmz.com/2026/06/12/s...
San Antonio Spurs Canceling Knicks Fans' Tickets for NBA Finals Game 5
Suddenly, there's a "No City Slickers" rule in place for the NBA Finals game 5 ... the San Antonio Spurs are yanking tickets away from Knicks fans hoping to watch their team win its first 'chip in 53 ...
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What a bunch of losers but also fuck Kershaw for giving any of these dorks this idea
Bad and bigoted
The Giants told fans exactly who they are on Friday.
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The Wolf Alice show at Royal Albert Hall needs to be released as a live album. Absolutely top notch performance!!
What an absolutely joyless bunch and a sad way to squander the amazing joy and energy of the World Baseball Classic. This team can piss up a rope, and are ample evidence that MLB players should be kept from participating in the Olympics. FOH with this vibe.
Craig Calcaterra@craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 6mo agoSo, per the Seattle Times, it's apparently not just Raleigh, it's a team-wide decision to not shake hands. Out of UNITY and SERIOUSNESS. Which is rich given (a) none of Raleigh's teammates came forward to defend him; and (b) his manager is mailing in games because he doesn't know they count. LMFAO
Host cities are increasingly on the hook for policing costs for major events. But why aren’t these costs covered by the event organizers? Thanks to a 2024 deal with the Academy Awards, LA’s no longer paying for Oscars security. Plus World Cup updates and so much more in this week’s Hot Links 🔥
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Since 2024, the Oscars have provided a new path forward for shouldering the policing costs of major events
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If it happens, I bet it will also be the first Super Bowl held in Europe
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ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
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@minakimes.bsky.social Congratulations! I’m glad for all of the Seahawks fans out there.
Did anyone else catch the Rick James “F Yo’ Couch” guy in the background of the Svedka Vodka commercial?
Pretty cool that a band I saw play at the tiny 7th House in Pontiac, MI is playing the Super Bowl. #GreenDay
