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@gimpboy199 @GianmarcoSoresi I’ll play along. Subverting expectation and pointing out uncomfortable truths (or believed truths) are both common comedic devices. This joke employed both.

@GianmarcoSoresi explain the humor asshole

The pivot from ‘let people joke about whatever they want’ to ‘it doesn’t count as a joke unless it’s funny to me’ is swift and comes for us all

@dodgers_burner If this was permitted, catcher’s interference could be called on every play. Just wait for the catcher to receive the ball and then tap his glove with your bat. It’s almost too easy!!!!

Five years ago, future hall of famer & all around good guy, Clayton Kershaw exposed irrelevant, attention-seeking, draft bust-loser, Jurickson Profar for being a cheater. At the time, no one could predict how far Profar would go to cheat the game we love.

@KeithCostigan A little surprised it was Jones instead of Rio to come on

Thought we played well at times but loss of Ekitike is massive. No real final third threat to open them up.

@AaronCl77141736 @Ken_Rosenthal He’s a reporter. He’s discussing the journalism industry. Hard to be more directly in his own lane than this.

@Ken_Rosenthal Stick to sports. American sports fans don't need your political babble!

I’m incredibly saddened about what is happening at the Washington Post. Going back to my time at the Baltimore Sun, I’ve admired and envied the Post’s writers, and not just in sports. Jeff Bezos’ destruction of a great newspaper will be part of his legacy. #SaveThePost

@SebiSalazarFUT England probably should be a Tier 1 favorite. With Tuchel, they swept through qualification on max points without conceding a single goal.

Same can’t be said for Mexico. England may not be a tier 1 WC favorite, but even in Mexico City, you have to figure Mexico (definitely on current form) would be a serious underdog vs English. Mexico’s group meanwhile shaping up nicely.

Belgium as a potential ‘worst case’ R16 matchup feels like a pretty good draw for #usmnt. Lots to do before that, but could’ve been a lot worse. Opens door a little bit more to a spot in last 8. Think that’s the line for a ‘successful’ #WorldCup 🇺🇸

@JamesPearceLFC That is not a damning comment. Sunderland wanted to play long, defend, and counter. Liverpool toned down the press to make them play through to create chances. That worked bc Sunderland created very little. Liverpool have not been good, but toning down the press was intentional

The most damning comment came from the visiting manager: "We were a bit surprised to have time and space to play." Anfield has lost its fear factor. Visitors now smell blood and they are preying on Liverpool's vulnerabilities. #LFC nytimes.com/athletic/68593…

@ReposedAnchor @Cheese_frrr @yonimlb The Dodgers have led the league in attendance every year since 2013.

@Cheese_frrr @yonimlb I’m an orioles fan. Facts are facts though. Also most dodgers fans are bandwagon jumpers anyway. Biden supporters I imagine 🍿

2017: Astros cheat “CHOKERS” 2018: lose in WS “CHOKERS” 2019: collapse in NLDS “CHOKERS” 2020: win WS “MICKY MOUSE” 2021: lose in NLCS “CHOKERS” 2022: lose to Pads “CHOKERS” 2023: lose in NLDS “CHOKERS” 2024: win WS “RUINING BASEBALL” 2025: Up 3-0 “RUINING BASEBALL”

@billplunkettocr Sanchez is very good, but the ease at which he is rolling through the lineup is concerning.

Or -- hear me out on this -- maybe Cristopher Sanchez is one of the best pitchers in the National League.

@morme1 @JamesSurowiecki No, it couldn’t be used against him when testifying in Court. Never admissible. Never.

His department makes the decision. Libs of TikTok didn't get him suspended. His management team made a decision based on both new and old data. Did he create a problem for the department? Does it change community trust? Could it be used against him when testifying in court? Management call.

This was a perfectly fine post expressing a political opinion that some people will agree with and others won't. Not celebrating Kirk's murder, which he calls "horrific." Just criticizing him. Preposterous to try to get him fired for this.

@AronGoulah @ewarren Concentrated wealth results in *less* money being circulated in the economy.

Jeff Bezos is renting out the city of Venice as he celebrates his estimated $50 million wedding. At the same time, Republicans in Congress are debating a spending plan that would give billionaires like Bezos a massive tax break.

@billplunkettocr Umpire pointlessly inserting himself into the game to erase actual baseball being played

Teoscar Hernandez throws out runner at the plate on fly to right. But 3B umpire overturned it. Obstruction on 3B Max Muncy for blocking runner's view. Call overturned at home plate. Rule book getting a workout tonight

@Dodgers Otommy Edman

LEADING OFF, TOMMY EDMAN!

@KeithCostigan Diaz has seen a lot of the ball, it I would not describe him as a threat

Diaz a threat but nothing from the other two in the front 3 in terms of movement or threat Midfield too static MacAllister not at his best. Look open on counter too

@Warpath2Freedom @finn_charlene @DefiantLs The judicial branch does not “answer to” the executive branch. Federal judges are confirmed to lifetime appointments. All judges sometimes get reversed. Your “solution” would result in every federal judge eventually getting fired and disbarred simply for doing their job.

@finn_charlene @DefiantLs Yay, liberal judges seem "independent." So, if and when a judge's ruling is reversed, especially on constitutional ground, shouldn't they lose their position? Maybe their law license?

AG Pam Bondi slams Judge Boasberg: "This is an out-of-control judge... trying to control our entire foreign policy, and he cannot do it..."

@_Zeets I’m convinced he started playing at age 19

Darwin Núñez is a hilarious footballer

@_Zeets Could’ve been 3-0 Liverpool before PSG even had a look at goal

PSG just wasting chance after chance as if they haven’t seen this movie before.

@jtevelow @RepJasonCrow Yes, highly “efficient” and productive to refer to an entire governmental organization as “criminal” with zero accountability explanation.

@RepJasonCrow They aren’t obsessed with power. They are obsessed with efficiency. It requires extreme action. Sorry you are uncomfortable with it. Get used to it and buckle up. They won’t stop. Just getting started.

This is a wildly unhinged thing to say about people who have dedicated their lives to: -preventing famine -reducing conflict -combatting terrorism -promoting democracy The admins obsession with personal power and grievance is making Americans significantly less safe.

@Josue_Boga @COsoccerpod Mine came back on and it was 2-0

@COsoccerpod peacock seriously shutdown five secs before the Nuñez goal. Remarkable.

@sheeston1979 @rhymenoceros15 @speakerbox9111 @BetchPlease9 @BeatOhioState @BrianNorgard Google thinks Encino is like 100 yards off the 405. Also, it’s a loose neighborhood reference — not a bright line border (like a city or county.) Also, maybe tone it down like 20 notches.

This is the Palisades fire coming over the hill into Encino. If you live in Encino or Sherman Oaks adjacent get ready (taken from The 405 entering Encino going north).

@VivekGRamaswamy Bro, you really really did not understand the movie Whiplash.

The reason top tech companies often hire foreign-born & first-generation engineers over “native” Americans isn’t because of an innate American IQ deficit (a lazy & wrong explanation). A key part of it comes down to the c-word: culture. Tough questions demand tough answers & if we’re really serious about fixing the problem, we have to confront the TRUTH: Our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long (at least since the 90s and likely longer). That doesn’t start in college, it starts YOUNG. A culture that celebrates the prom queen over the math olympiad champ, or the jock over the valedictorian, will not produce the best engineers. A culture that venerates Cory from “Boy Meets World,” or Zach & Slater over Screech in “Saved by the Bell,” or ‘Stefan’ over Steve Urkel in “Family Matters,” will not produce the best engineers. (Fact: I know *multiple* sets of immigrant parents in the 90s who actively limited how much their kids could watch those TV shows precisely because they promoted mediocrity…and their kids went on to become wildly successful STEM graduates). More movies like Whiplash, fewer reruns of “Friends.” More math tutoring, fewer sleepovers. More weekend science competitions, fewer Saturday morning cartoons. More books, less TV. More creating, less “chillin.” More extracurriculars, less “hanging out at the mall.” Most normal American parents look skeptically at “those kinds of parents.” More normal American kids view such “those kinds of kids” with scorn. If you grow up aspiring to normalcy, normalcy is what you will achieve. Now close your eyes & visualize which families you knew in the 90s (or even now) who raise their kids according to one model versus the other. Be brutally honest. “Normalcy” doesn’t cut it in a hyper-competitive global market for technical talent. And if we pretend like it does, we’ll have our asses handed to us by China. This can be our Sputnik moment. We’ve awaken from slumber before & we can do it again. Trump’s election hopefully marks the beginning of a new golden era in America, but only if our culture fully wakes up. A culture that once again prioritizes achievement over normalcy; excellence over mediocrity; nerdiness over conformity; hard work over laziness. That’s the work we have cut out for us, rather than wallowing in victimhood & just wishing (or legislating) alternative hiring practices into existence. I’m confident we can do it. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸