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@R_Schlesinger I dropped him from my fantasy team last night

At some point you gotta send down Caissie if he keeps striking out this often

@robertw477 @LoudMiamiFan @R_Schlesinger I dropped him from my fantasy league last night

@LoudMiamiFan @R_Schlesinger @MGW417 We may see a 5K game from him.

@Marlins It’s 1;00 am. Great game. So sad.

Final: Marlins 4, Dodgers 5

@kevin_barral This is a great game

Andrew Nardi and the Marlins get out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the seventh. #Marlins lead, 4-2

Retweet if Liam Hicks.

Whether this incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner turns out to be exactly what it appears to be, or something far more choreographed, the deeper rot is already exposed. The real tragedy isn’t just the gunfire, the chaos, or the spectacle, it’s the fact that millions of us, myself included, are now conditioned to question the authenticity of reality itself. That’s not paranoia. That’s pattern recognition born from years of watching a man like Donald Trump bend truth into whatever shape best serves him in the moment. So when I sat there watching the 60 Minutes interview with Norah O’Donnell tonight, I wasn’t looking for clarity, I was looking for cracks. And to her credit, she pushed. She didn’t lob softballs. She didn’t kneel. She did what journalism is supposed to do: she pressed. But what we got in return was the same tired performance, deflection, hostility, and that familiar need to dominate the exchange rather than participate in it. Particularly when that exchange involves a woman not subservient to him. And then came the moment that stopped me cold: when she referenced the shooter’s language,”rapist,” “pedophile,” and Trump, almost reflexively, pointed to himself. Not metaphorically. Not rhetorically. Instinctively. And she fired back: “Are you saying that this is about you?” That wasn’t just awkward television, that was a psychological tell slipping through the cracks of a man who lives in perpetual narrative defense mode. Now layer that over the broader situation. A gunman with a manifesto. Multiple weapons. A breach attempt at one of the most tightly secured events in Washington. A president who claims he “wasn’t worried,” who says he slowed down his own evacuation because he wanted to “see what was happening.” Think about that. Secret Service agents, trained for one purpose in that moment, are telling you to get on the ground, and your instinct is to… linger? Observe? Manage optics? That’s not bravery. That’s either delusion or performance. Possibly both. And this is where the unease creeps in, not because we know something was staged, but because nothing about the response feels grounded in normal human behavior. There’s no adrenaline. No visible shock. No processing. Just immediate framing. Immediate repositioning. Immediate narrative control. It feels less like a man who just experienced a potentially life-threatening event and more like a producer pivoting to the next act of a show already in progress. Again, I am not declaring this was staged. I’m saying the conditions that make people ask that question didn’t appear out of thin air. They were built. Brick by brick. Lie by lie. Performance by performance. When truth becomes optional long enough, suspicion becomes inevitable. And then there’s the larger insult baked into all of this: the White House Correspondents’ Dinner itself. A room full of journalists, people whose job is to hold power accountable, deciding to celebrate alongside a man who has spent years calling them “enemies of the people,” degrading them, especially women, and undermining the very foundation of a free press. That wasn’t unity. That was capitulation in formal wear. You don’t normalize someone who actively seeks to dismantle your role in a democracy. You don’t hand him a microphone and pretend it’s tradition. That’s not courage, that’s complicity. So here we are. An incident that may ultimately prove to be exactly what officials say it is. Or it may not. Time will tell. But the damage is already done in a far more profound way: we no longer trust the surface of events. We scan for angles. We listen for rehearsed tones. We watch for narrative pivots. Because we’ve been trained to. And that, to me, is the real collapse, not just of truth, but of trust itself. Maybe more will be revealed in the coming days. Maybe this all settles into a straightforward explanation. I hope it does. But I’ve been around long enough to know when something doesn’t sit right. And this one? This one sits like a bad note ringing too long after the rest of the band has already stopped playing. — Michael Jochum, Not Just a Drummer: Reflections on Art, Politics, Dogs, and the Human Condition.

@pbpost Can you tell me about the traffic study. There must be one.

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@AriFleischer This is what you call racism. The Black dude tweets out a message of unity, preaching no violence, and you find a way to call it divisive.

JEWISH RUTGERS STUDENT PROTESTS IDF SOLDIER: “When grandmother told me about the Holocaust and about ‘Never Again’. This is not ‘Never Again’. ‘Never Again’ means ‘Never Again’ for everybody.”

@MiamiMarlins_UK I’m old enough to remember when he was so proud to do his first interview in English.

I’m old enough to remember when Sandy Alcantara didn’t do interviews in English. I’m so glad Sandy now does interviews in English 🔥

@BallParkBuzz Who’s to blame? Front office??? Explain pls.

Still processing the Alex Cora firing. I guess we will see where the main level of dysfunction lies over the next 5 months. I have my speculation on where it truly lies but I’ll wait for the chips to fall.

@MiamiMarlins_UK Agreed.

Fans need heroes Fans need players that they look up to Fans need players that they feel represent the best of their ballclub Fans need to feel the connection Sandy Alcantara is all of this and more He is the Marlins, and should never be traded

Donald Trump thought he could score cheap political points by calling Bill LeRoy an “insult to Jesus” because the veteran catcher and captain of the Savannah Bananas is “beyond woke” and believes that God does not discriminate on the basis of gender. Standing in front of a roaring, sold-out Banana Ball crowd, LeRoy didn’t just clap back — he delivered a powerful, no-nonsense response that shook the stadium. “The president of the United States just said that I insulted Jesus,” LeRoy began, gripping the mic with calm intensity. “You want to know what’s a real insult to Jesus? Turning your back on people who need help while giving more to those who already have everything.” “You know what insults Jesus?” he continued, gesturing toward the crowd. “Separating families, shutting doors on those in need, and forgetting what ‘love thy neighbor’ actually means. That’s not the message I stand for — and it’s not the message this team stands for.” “You know what insults Jesus? Preaching values while ignoring compassion. Talking about faith while practicing division. That’s not faith — that’s politics dressed up as religion.” “I’m not a perfect Christian,” he said, a small smile crossing his face. “There’s only been one perfect man, and I’m not him. I’m just a catcher who believes in treating people right.” “Jesus told us to love our neighbors as ourselves… So why do we keep choosing hate, division, and fear instead?”

@Kasparov63 Yes!

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@DM__MIA I’m late to the game. I thought we were going to contend. What happened?

Fine Print: If something absolutely wild happens regarding the Marlins you will hear from me prior to a series win. Okay, bye! It shall be done!

I know what must be done, my version of a starvation fast will be an optimism fast. No tweeting from me until the Marlins win a series again. Goodnight sweet twitter world, I hope to see you soon!

Yes, he really said that. Yesterday Vice President JD Vance criticized Pope Leo XIV for not knowing enough theology: "I think it's very, very important for the pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology ... If you’re going to opine on matters of theology, you’ve got to be careful, you’ve got to make sure it’s anchored in the truth," he said, at a Turning Point conference. One of the many, many, ironies about that statement is that it came in response to Pope Leo's comments about war and peace and, specifically, the concept of "just war," which originated with St. Augustine. As many have already noted, when the Vice President was making his comments, Pope Leo XIV, a member of the Augustinian Order, and twice Prior General of the Augustinians before his election as Pope, was visiting the hometown of St. Augustine, then called "Hippo," now in Annaba, a town in modern-day Algeria. For good measure, Pope Leo XIV, the man critiqued for insufficient theological education, earned not only a master's degree in divinity, but also licentiate and a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. JD Vance's recent conversion to Catholicism is beside the point, because many converts are of course not only highly intelligent (and learned in theology) but faithful and energetic Catholics. We rejoice over everyone entering the church. What most of us do not rejoice over, however, is a deadly combination of inaccuracy and hubris. Pace, Vice President Vance, but the current war in Iran is not a just war under Catholic doctrine. You can hear that from church leaders from across the theological spectrum, from Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the head of the military vicariate and former head of the @USCCB, to Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington who holds doctorates in both theology and political science. You can look all that up online. Suffice to say, the Vice President doesn't seem to understand the tenets of just war. Nor does he seem to understand the fundamental position of the church, which is for peace. "War is always a defeat for humanity," as St. John Paul II said. If that authority isn't enough, then turn to Jesus who said, "Blessed are the peacemakers," not "Blessed are the warmongers." And after the Resurrection, the Risen Christ says to the frightened disciples not "Vengeance is mine" but "Peace be with you." Incidentally, the day before, the Vice President said that the Pope (and the Vatican) should stick to teaching about morality, also seeming to forget that war and peace are profoundly moral issues. For his part, Pope Leo was focused yesterday on his spiritual father, St. Augustine. After what seemed like an emotional visit to Hippo, he celebrated Mass at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba. During his homily he said, "The primary task of pastors as ministers of the Gospel is therefore to bear witness to God before the world with one heart and one soul, not permitting our concerns to lead us astray through fear, nor trends to undermine us through compromise." Amen. Let's all continue to pray for the Holy Father as he works for peace. (Image: Pope Leo XIV prays at the archeological ruins of Hippo, home of St. Augustine, in current-day Algeria. CNS photo).

BREAKING: In an unprecedented violation of religious liberty, the Trump–Vance White House has cut funding to Catholic Charities in Miami, shutting down a shelter for homeless children — just days after President Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV. thelettersfromleo.com/p/trump-admini…

I don’t know if the President thought he was being funny or if he is under the influence of some substance or what possible explanation he could have for this OUTRAGEOUS blasphemy. But he needs to take this down immediately and ask for forgiveness from the American people and then from God.