JJBerlin
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Major League Baseball will use the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) during the entire 2026 season
ABS CHALLENGE RULES:
- Each team will get two challenges and can keep them if they’re successful
- Challenges can only be initiated by a pitcher, catcher, or batter, and the request must come right after the pitch
- To signal a challenge, the pitcher, catcher, or batter will tap his hat or helmet to let the umpire know
- No help from the dugout or other players on the field is allowed
- In each extra inning, a team will be awarded a challenge if it has none remaining entering the inning
The ABS Challenge System powered by T-Mobile 5G network uses cameras set up around the perimeter of the field to track the location of each pitch and a graphic on the scoreboard shows the result of the challenge
(MLB x @TMobile)
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@KEbnerSteiner dieses jämmerliche Wimmern kommt irgendwie immer nur von euch 🤔
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@RealMichaelKay If I could change what’s happening on the field, I am not paid enough
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Yes. And somehow I didn’t jinx any of them.
Baseball’s Greatest Moments@BBGreatMoments
Have you ever witnessed a no-hitter, perfect game, or one that came really close?
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Vor etwa drei Wochen hat mir, erstmals nach vielen Jahren, ein früherer Kollege eine Nachricht bei "WhatsApp" geschickt. Er begann mit den Worten: "Ich könnte kotzen, wenn ich sehe, was du mittlerweile für einen Nazi-Sch**ß schreibst". Gefolgt von einem moralischen Vortrag darüber, dass man heutzutage links zu sein hat.
Und dann ging das täglich weiter, immer wieder mit diesem grün angelaufenen Emoji. Belehrung, Überheblichkeit, Ideologie. Ich hätte ihn blockieren können. Doch ich entschied mich, ihm per Post einen Brechbeutel mit der Aufschrift "Damit du nicht so viel putzen musst..." zu schicken.
Es dauerte dann zwar ein wenig, bis der Brief quer durch die Republik transportiert war. Aber seither ist Ruhe. Nichts mehr, Stille und Erholung. Weil die geschundene Seele dieses Haltungsjournalisten einen Spiegel vorgehalten bekam. Meine Güte, das Leben kann so einfach sein wie eine Spucktüte.
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@markus_bublitz Mein Dealer verkauft mir nichts mehr, wenn ich ihm nicht helfe im Nachbarviertel „aufzuräumen“?
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Wenn die Operation im Iran tatsächlich gelingen sollte, dann wäre das eine richtig gute Sache für die Weltgemeinschaft und für die Menschheit. Und das ist nur möglich, weil die USA mitziehen. Und das ist nur möglich, weil Trump im Präsidentenamt sitzt. Mit Biden wäre das eher nicht möglich gewesen. Just saying.
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@JRod66Berlin @Edwin_Vincent72 @Pumahopes @RobertFicoSVK Ukraine also have obligations to fulfill their agreement as transfer route. Ukranian war is not an European problem.
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AFTER A PHONE CALL WITH UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT V. ZELENSKY
In connection with the state of the oil emergency in Slovakia, I spoke today by phone with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. I asked him for information on when, and whether at all, the transit of oil through the territory of Ukraine to Slovakia would be resumed. I argued that we have a legitimate right to such imports based on signed agreements with suppliers, as well as on the EU decision allowing the use of energy resources from Russia until the end of 2027.
I informed the President that his decision to stop the transit of oil is causing us logistical difficulties and economic damage. The conversation confirmed that we have differing views on the condition of the pipeline. While our intelligence information confirms that the pipeline is not damaged and nothing prevents the transit of oil, the Ukrainian President insisted that repairing the pipeline requires a long time.
For this reason, in order to avoid misunderstandings, I informed the Ukrainian President that together with the Hungarian Prime Minister V. Orbán, we are proposing the establishment of an inspection group composed of experts nominated by the European Commission and EU Member States, which would directly determine on site the actual state of technological damage to the pipeline or its ability to continue oil transit to the territory of the Slovak Republic.
I reminded the Ukrainian President that the Ukrainian side has so far not allowed our ambassador in Kyiv to carry out such an inspection and that this opportunity was not given even to the Ambassador of the European Union to Ukraine. President Zelensky rejected such inspection activity, referring to a negative position of the Ukrainian intelligence services.
The Ukrainian President proposed a joint meeting with the Slovak side on all aspects of Ukrainian-Slovak cooperation. I accepted this invitation and asked the Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, in cooperation with the Ukrainian side, to find a suitable date for such a meeting, while I prefer a meeting with the Ukrainian President on the territory of one of the EU Member States that the Ukrainian President frequently visits.
Pro domo: From the conversation with Ukrainian President V. Zelensky, I gained a clear impression that the Ukrainian side has no interest in resuming the transit of oil through Ukrainian territory.

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@Edwin_Vincent72 @Pumahopes @RobertFicoSVK Ukraine has a legitimate right to exist. there are signed agreements about the sovereignty of Ukraine. what Slovakia and Hungary are dealing with is a piece of cake compared to Ukraine. would you do delivery jobs for the guy raping your wife? .. “bUt ThErE iS a CoNtRaCt”
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@Pumahopes @RobertFicoSVK What don't you understand when reading this text?
I argued that we have a legitimate right to such imports based on signed agreements with suppliers, as well as on the EU decision allowing the use of energy resources from Russia until the end of 2027.
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@PM_ViktorOrban if you don’t want to finance the war, stop buying Russia oil! You had four years and failed big time! why wait for elections? better resign today!
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Open Letter to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Mr. President,
For four years, you have been unable to accept the position of the sovereign Hungarian government and the Hungarian people regarding the Russia–Ukraine war.
For four years, you have been working to force Hungary into the war between your country and Russia. During this time, you have received support from Brussels and secured the backing of the Hungarian opposition.
We also see that you, Brussels, and the Hungarian opposition are coordinating efforts to bring a pro-Ukraine government to power in Hungary.
In recent days, you have blocked the Friendship oil pipeline, which is critical to Hungary’s energy supply.
Your actions are against Hungary’s interests and endanger the secure and affordable energy supply of Hungarian families.
I therefore call on you to change your anti-Hungarian policy!
We, the Hungarian people, are not responsible for the situation in which Ukraine finds itself. We sympathise with the Ukrainian people, but we do not wish to participate in the war. We do not want to finance the war effort, and we do not want to pay more for energy.
I urge you to immediately reopen the Friendship oil pipeline and refrain from any further attacks on Hungary’s energy security.
More respect for Hungary!
Budapest, 26 February 2026
Viktor Orbán
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