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@DouglasBattista @Flewellen727 @JPPetersonshow outside firms reliant on TSA and Rays numbers. Those reports tell us practically nothing.

The Rays and the County both had studies completed by outside firms outlining the projected tax proceeds and economic impact resulting from the $8-$10B mixed use development and the ROI from the public spend. @jppetersonshow outlines this on April 16 and 17 posts on his X account. …or you can shuffle through the hillsborough county commission site or the Rays website for the studies they commissioned

Hello Rays Twitter. Big day tomorrow, City Council meeting regarding Rays forever home. Listed below are the council members’ email addresses and a sample message you can send (or create your own). I’ve found that when personalizing it, some members will respond. (Mayor Castor responded to me.). Dear Council Member [last name], I am writing to request your support for the Rays stadium and mixed-use project.   After reading the independent study on the project, I see the huge economic and community benefits that this transformational project will deliver - and it will keep our Rays in Tampa Bay. I kindly ask for your support of this project and appreciate your commitment to our region. Best, [name] [phone number]   Alan.clendenin@tampagov.net Guido.Maniscalco@tampagov.net Lynn.Hurtak@tampagov.net Bill.carlson@tampagov.net Naya.Young@tampagov.net Charlie.Miranda@tampagov.net Luis.Viera@tampagov.net jane.castor@tampagov.net @iAmNickWize @SteveCona @JPPetersonshow @ThomasAKaspar @TayVictoria8 @TheELBushman @airweed33 @jbellukfan @MaybeAlec @BeamedUpScottyy @TBbornandraised @tb_sports_fan @tbsports33 @daniel_frenden @Flewellen727 @FanStreamTampa @tb_sports_fan @MeanGreen_42 @RaysForeverHome @Tropitlikeithot @JTST02 @ltw0303 @jstnsznn @MLBRaysWay @MlbSieradzki @OffTheTrop @Tropitlikeithot @OPS_BASEBALL @LockedOnRays @ChrisPerezMLB54 @RaysTheRoofTB @TB_SportsGuru @SambranoUlises @johnny10shields @IndyCarTim @airweed33 @RandylandSZN @DanielCane1970

@StadiumShadow it makes no difference. You are against public spending for stadiums, that's fine, but you don't help your argument by suggesting that the way HUD spends its $77M budget has any impact on the national debt.

@HerrLizzie Agreed. But the willingness to look the other way — when your special interest is getting money — doesn’t help.

Nonpolitical political talk for a second… It’s always funny when people say the federal govt should cut spending — but support exceptions for their personal interests. If you wonder why we’re $40,000,000,000,000 in debt…look no further than emergency HUD funds for stadiums.

@RobertStock6 @MetsSouthFla And I thought the criticism before was that nerds hated small ball.

@MetsSouthFla Which teams don't have analytic geeks running them? And do you believe the Yankees have less analytics than these other teams?

What do these teams with lack of HR have in common?? Analytic geeks running the teams who think HR don’t matter 🙃🫠🙄

@daveweigel @Bencjacobs is her district still intact under the new maps?

Wilson is 83 years old, turns 84 the day after the midterm, and is seeking reelection

@RobertStock6 they are all important games!

Baller mentality. Kath knows a game in April counts the same as the end of September.

@stannieholt @pschofie79 @Tyler_A_Harper Or even more do, community colleges. No frills education. It's there already for people who want that, hardly disruptive!

@pschofie79 @Tyler_A_Harper Isn’t that, y’know, most public universities? Aside from huge flagships like Cal and Michigan, or glitzy places like U of Florida… more like CSU (Cal State) East Bay.

Would there be a market for a less expensive (non-religious) liberal arts college with fewer amenities (no sports, no fancy gyms, modest dining hall, reduced administration)?

@RobertStock6 @skdh Right? That statement was definitely true 20 years ago but now if you are in a city you can get reasonable bread. Suburbs and rural areas, however, not at all

@skdh Which grocery stores did you frequent? That’ll make all the difference.

As a German who has spent several years in the USA, I can tell you that none of the stuff you guys call "bread" over there is remotely comparable to what you get in any average bakery over here. x.com/AndToddsaid/st…

@KhalilJeries @ReichmanShanie I mean there are Palestinians who are Israeli.

@ReichmanShanie Actually, if this was Israeli only conference I would have supported it

Wow, it looks very diverse! I also bet Palestinians are easily granted entry to Tel Aviv for a "peace summit." I have done “grassroots peace” work for years, only to realize it is nothing but a mockery of Palestinian suffering under the occupation.

@ronnieboadu @TVietor08 And also looks like he's getting the same reactions here that he anticipated getting on Bluesky!

@TVietor08 Using bluesky as a slur is loser behavior. They are annoying but at least they have the discernment to see this Frankenstein potential Senator as the leftist consultant class project to appeal to white men resentment and pivot away from those pesky Black voters.

BlueSky is gonna blame everyone except Mills and Schumer for this, but her problem was lack of support from Maine voters not money

@magi_jay I do stay local but the information gleaned from a national study could be helpful. The people who live in my precinct are consuming national messaging.

This is a kind QT, meant to build discussion. I think it's lovely this person is a local party volunteer. There is a massive amount of evidence at this point that Democrats are more successful at the local than national level. Stay local. That's where the party's strength is.

@ariehkovler Very little

WHCA shooter Cole Allen was pictured in a shirt with an IDF logo. Or was he? What can we learn from this antisemitic fake?

@magi_jay I want it. I am an active local party volunteer and I think the national party should share information about what may have gone wrong in 2024 so we can improve in 2026.

I don't care about the DNC autopsy. We have tons of actual electoral results + current polling that inform what works/doesn't work. What does the psychic screech of Dems mid-2025 add to this? These guys want it brought up because intra-Democrat fighting is their business model.

@312planner @brianthebold13 @mercury205 @mattduss @PodSaveAmerica I don't want bombshells I want to go into the next cycle with as much info as possible

Weird to see folks criticizing @PodSaveAmerica's continued attention to the DNC autopsy by saying "We should just focus on winning." Getting the best possible understanding of why Democrats lost a winnable election *is* focusing on winning.

@benwhitelaw73 Also even if players are not doing well those who are mean to them online are simply not good people.

I also remember getting called really bad things for saying Kevin Kelly is good and Rays fans should be nice to him and other players online

@sfrantzman So the IDF would also stand and observe if Palestinians were attacking Jews in a similar way?

There is a fundamental disconnect about what goes on in the West Bank and it will never be bridged unless it is discussed. We are presented with the issue of criminals doing X and soldiers not stopping it. However, soldiers are not trained to do police work. They aren’t trained or in almost any other case, expected to deal with law and order issues, including hate crimes or rioting. In very rare and usually bad cases, soldiers are deployed to deal with martial law issues. But they aren’t good at it and it’s not an optimal use of them. For instance, the national guard was used a few times during the civil rights era but it was a temporary measure. In the end federal agents had to enforce laws. If you were trained in the infantry or to fly aircraft, would you want to be suddenly tasked with running after criminals who are burning a home? Would you expect this as part of your service. Everytime discipline breaks down in an army is when it is asked to basically do police work and enforce martial law. Soldiers can’t investigate or handcuff suspects, they can’t write reports that lead to charges. Prosecutors don’t rely on soldiers to do law and order work. So, if people are burning a home, all the soldiers can do is stand in the middle. Expecting them to go in and deal with civilians who are rioting, is a way to make sure no crimes are ever charged. Because soldiers can’t execute warrants and do police work. The West Bank has been governed by military rule for almost 60 years, with an absence of the right concept of law and order and police. Because of this the result is everyone knows that there will rarely be charges for anything that happens there. Soldiers are used as a stop gap measure but no army wants to be put in this impossible position. Conscripting people to do this is a sure way to ask people trained for war to do a job they aren’t trained for and which inevitably leads to chaos and no enforcement Of course, logically if one wanted peace and justice and law and order they would have a West Bank civil police force tasked with this. It’s a choice. Since everyone seems to assume that Israel will control the West Bank forever then it would seem having a dedicated force to enforce law and order in the West Bank would be best for everyone Clearly sending infantry to try to do it is the worst use of them

@daveweigel And has Bernie ever won the nomination?

One of Bernie’s powers, which even Bernie critics inside the party acknowledge, is that he can go on any show and pitch to an more conservative audience that doesn’t hear his message normally. AOC doesn’t do that. If you want her to be his successor it’s a puzzle.

The issue isn’t whether she can make news (she does whenever she talks on camera); debate is whether she’s not “getting her reps in,” pace @krystalball, and thus less ready for a bigger campaign. It’s all there in the Munich story. NYT did a preview of her trip without an interview; she called and gave the interview after the CW that she biffed the trip

@sfrantzman Because I live in a hot area, the dryer heats up the entire house, and there is a sun outside that does the job of drying perfectly well.

Yes. My wife does this and I can’t understand not using the dryer. Even when I try to dry it, she takes it out and puts it on this thing. It’s an endless struggle

@mowtownmower @StadiumShadow The state is paying for the new college

@StadiumShadow Maybe since the investment gets a new college and not having to use ~70m for repairs. Plus tax generation will be MORE than the investment. But you are too lazy to read the info

The governor was previously a fierce critic of tax subsidies for stadiums, prior to his friend/donor purchasing the team.