Rick Resnick

We are 5 points clear already having played Arsenal, Newcastle and Everton. And Isak and Wirtz haven't even got going yet. At this rate we will have the Premier League won by January 😁

The pattern is unmistakable and repulsive. If you keep calling Black leaders "low IQ," you aren't expressing a political disagreement. You are using a racist dog whistle to undermine their humanity. Every single time Donald Trump uses this slur, he shows the country that his politics are built entirely on grievance and bigotry. It’s a disgrace to the office and a stain on this country.

When Trump pulled out of the international nuclear agreement with Tehran in 2018, Iran lacked even a single bomb's worth of uranium. Since then, it accumulated 22,000 pounds of enriched uranium. @BlackiLi @WilliamJBroad nytimes.com/interactive/20…

This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see: washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2…

@JohnDalyBooks I read the first link to try to understand your points. Damn, that was some weak sauce.

For those insisting that there are no examples supporting my views of Obama, I'm happy to direct you to some of my Obama-era writings on the matter. Enjoy: bernardgoldberg.com/p/defining-the… bernardgoldberg.com/p/how-obama-ha… bernardgoldberg.com/p/obama-never-… bernardgoldberg.com/p/obamas-moral…

Folks, I'm well aware that Trump is on an entirely different level (I've argued that for over a decade). But the incapacity of so many Obama fans, to understand how even very Trump-critical people like me can find Obama needlessly partisan and polarizing, is stunning.

@dangerstein @TheMaineWonk @fbonacci @ossoff It's the Péter Magyar playbook: Focus on the corruption and what it means to real people. That seems like a better strategy than just railing on Trump (and the GOP) -- no matter how horrible he is -- because that message hasn't worked.

@TheMaineWonk @fbonacci @ossoff Yes, it’s generally a compelling message. But its fatal flaw is that it lets Trump and the Republicans off the hook — this administration is the most corrupt in the last 100+ years. And while Dems have been part of the problem too, there is no comparison between the two parties.

I’ve written a few campaign ads in my day. But holy shit. This ad from @ossoff might be one of the best I’ve ever seen.

@rationalyankee Defense was off the charts great tonight. That’s kind of a new development.

I’m completely making this up. But I swear in previous seasons there’s no way the Yankees win that game. I was sitting there just waiting for the dagger. I’ve seen it a million times. Bednar didn’t have it and it felt like it was a matter of time before a gut wrenching loss happened. Maybe the Yankees will have luck on their side this season for once.

STATEMENT FROM VANCOUVER MAYOR KEN SIM: The Whitecaps have been Vancouver’s club since 1974. Many things have changed throughout the years: the players, the logos, the kits, and the stadiums, just to name a few. The one thing that has never changed is Vancouver’s love of this team. The Whitecaps are one of the top teams in the MLS, they were the runners up in last year’s championship, and they sit in the top ten of league attendance at an average of 24,000+ per game. While we understand that professional sports is a complex business, it would be a mistake for any team to leave a market with such a longstanding history and ready-made fanbase. The City of Vancouver has done its part to create a path forward for the team’s future here by offering prime space at Hastings Park for the Whitecaps to construct a new stadium and entertainment district. Now, we face the difficult part. BC Place is owned and operated by the Provincial Government. In fact, it’s the only stadium owned and operated by a government found anywhere in the MLS. In order for the team to stay in Vancouver, the Whitecaps and Province must sign a bridge deal that will allow BC Place to become viable in the near term while a new stadium can be designed and built. That's why today, we are calling on the team’s ownership to publicly and clearly articulate what they need to stay here in Vancouver, and we are calling on the Provincial Government to come to the table and make that a reality. To all Vancouver Whitecaps fans, to the @Southsiders, and to all of the supporter groups, we need you to keep the fight going. We need you to stay strong, and we need you to stay loud. Losing the Whitecaps is not an option. #SAVETHECAPS

@Gerashchenko_en So, he’s saying this even *after* being thrown into a psych ward? That’s some serious bravery, right? Or is it more complicated than that?

"Putin is the main cause of all Russia's problems," Russian 'Z-blogger' Ilya Remeslo, who was put in a psychiatric hospital after criticizing Putin and has been released after 30 days, said in an interview with Ksenia Sobchak. "Everyone knows it - war correspondents, opinion leaders, you know it - but almost everyone is afraid to say that this very man is to blame, and that it is under his rule that our country is sinking into this unimaginable low," he said. This is all, of course, a provocation. In Russia, people aren't simply released from psychiatric hospitals and allowed to speak to an audience of millions. The security services will be watching the reaction, seeing who supports him on social media, and taking note. Girkin-Strelkov has been in prison for three years now for making similar statements. In any case, interviews like this seriously undermine the government, and people might start to think they don't need to be afraid. That's why even a provocation like this by the government could lead to its overthrow.

@AriFleischer Two options, Ari: 1. This is disgusting, performative bullshit from you. 2. You have become a warped, deluded imbecile. Which is it?

This is another example showing how Barack Obama is one of the most divisive figures in American politics today. So many of our divisions were caused by the smug, demeaning and narrow-minded way he treats his opponents. Here, he pretends to not know the truth about the would-be assassin, although the facts of his left wing views were public hours before Obama’s tweet. It’s classic Obama - pretend to be conciliatory while he is the one who creates the divide. You would hope that Obama would condemn the left after the left tries to kill a President. But that’s too much to ask. Once again, Obama proves himself to be a classless divider of our country.

trump just quietly wiped out the National Science Board. Not a few seats. The whole board. Fired by email. Zero explanation. They oversee the National Science Foundation, the essential pipeline for billions in US research. In case you don’t know what they actually do. They- Set priorities. Help decide what gets funded. Make sure it’s based on science and not politics. That funding helped drive- MRI tech. GPS. The internet. Medical breakthroughs. These seats are staggered so no one president can flip the direction overnight. That guardrail is now gone. Now it comes down to who replaces them and whether science stays independent or gets even more political. We won’t feel this tomorrow. We’ll feel it when the next breakthrough never shows up.

Aaron Judge has had a dreadfully slow start this season, with an OPS of merely ... (checks notes) ... 1.010. #NYY

@BryceLottos If I’m Aaron Judge, I probably choose B.

Is this the dumbest fucking question ever asked?

@The_Forty_Four I don’t get it. Lad’s a passionate fan of a fifth division team and thrilled about promotion. Why would his upcoming crushing disappointment be funny? What am I missing?

This might be the best clip from Rochdale vs York 😭😭😭

They CANNOT move the Vancouver Whitecaps. It’s a tragedy that American/Canadian sports teams are the only ones in the world who have to worry about their club moving. Could you imagine if Real Madrid moved to Mallorca? Manchester United moved to London? Inter Milan moved to Naples? It’s not fair to the fans that there’s a risk of losing their club. It’s absolutely sickening, and it shouldn’t be this way. SAVE THE CAPS

@R_Carpiniello I loved how Rizzuto would call Murcer "Robert" on Yankees broadcasts. His given name, of course, was Bobby Ray Murcer.

Badasses.

@JacobBSpeaks That is fantastic. You made my night.

Ever wonder why Paul O’Neill has his kicking leg listed on Baseball Reference?

@Footballtweet They left the 7 pin.

This corner kick routine from Machida Zelvia in the Asian Champions League Final. 🤯🇯🇵 Might be the best thing you watch all day. 🤣😭

@stengel The point is to call out the lies. Alas, very few are willing to do so.

What is the point of access if the subject just lies over and over?

@Dav1dOLeary That’s how I feel.

“I’ve really enjoyed watching Arsenal this season” Michael aged 26