@simon_schama @WSJFreeEx Kristof is a legendary and highly respected journalist. The WSJ editorial page spreads the views of right-wing hacks. I'm going with Nick on this one.
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The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
- Recalled C Maverick Handley from Double-A Chesapeake.
- Placed OF Dylan Beavers (right oblique strain) on the 10-day Injured List, retroactive to May 11.
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@mehdirhasan Good to see Israel finally catching a break in the U.S. media. 🤔
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“Thank you Bari Weiss” says former Israeli ambassador to the US.
Michael Oren@DrMichaelOren
Just watched Netanyahu’s interview on 60 Minutes and noted how CBS uncharacteristically stated that Hamas’s casualty figures do not distinguish between combatants and civilians and, for the first time, referred to “Hezbollah terrorists” and not Hezbollah militants. Thank you, Bari Weiss.
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BREAKING: New poll shows @DanielLurie is the most popular American mayor.
Key findings:
- 74% of SF voters approve of him
- Majorities support his handling of public safety, downtown revitalization, neighborhood cleanliness
- He earns support from across the political spectrum
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@jonathanchait @TheAtlantic @SethAckerman Hamas is a bunch of nihilistic thugs. But it was Israel that supported Hamas for years (under Netanyahu's direction) to split Palestinian politics with the express purpose of preventing the emergence of a Palestinian state. So to some degree, this was chickens coming home...
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@TheAtlantic But @SethAckerman has identified the key fissure: the center-left sees Hamas and Israel as sharing blame for the conflict, while the left blames Israel entirely -- hence criticizing Hamas, in its view, is as counterproductive as nitpicking the civil rights movement .
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A recent graduation speech at the University of Michigan underscores how the progressive left’s reverence for activism “can enable the movement’s worst ideas and instincts to escape scrutiny,” @jonathanchait argues: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/…
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Today will be known as the day that changed the Orioles season around! #birdland
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@clashreport @tashecon Need to keep in mind that Tim Ash’s business model depends on selling Turkey to investors. His willingness to overlook the corruption and brutality of the Erdogan regime reflects this.
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Timothy Ash, Chatham House Associate Fellow:
The only country in Europe with a serious amount of military personnel is Türkiye.
Türkiye no longer feels much need for Europe. Europe must become aware of Türkiye's advantages.
Europe must give something. Customs Union — definitely a much more deepened Customs Union.
On the membership process, Europe can be more sincere.
I think the second most powerful country in the EU could be Türkiye.
Islamophobia must be overcome here. Türkiye's value must be shared. Europe must understand this — and I think Türkiye holds a big trump card on this.
Türkiye is currently at a very important point — and Türkiye may not be aware of this.
Of course, everything has to be two-way. The Turks may ask: what will our gain be?
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@SimonCalder CDG is pretty bad, but it does have reasonable flat-rate taxi fares to anywhere in the city. Beats the heck out of 100+GBP fares from Heathrow.
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Europe's worst major airport? Surely it must be Paris Charles de Gaulle, in terms of surface access (CDG Express train from Gare de l'Est is running three years behind schedule) as well as the overall airport design and operation.
Other nominations welcome
independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…
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MTG sacrificed her political career to stand against genocide, against Trump, against the Epstein Class, and to defend the survivors of Epstein’s trafficking. If that doesn’t earn credibility I don’t know what possibly could.
Acyn@Acyn
AOC: I personally do not trust somebody like Marjorie Taylor Greene—a proven bigot and anti-semite—on the issues of what is good for Gazans and Israelis. I don’t think it benefits our movement to align with white nationalists.
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@clashreport Maybe if Turkey stopped prosecuting Erdogan's political opponents and threatening them with absurd sentences of 2,300 years in prison, that might help.
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One of my favorite stats that serves as a reality check for people:
The median American took zero flights last year.
Matthew Zeitlin@MattZeitlin
Politicians and journalists massively overindex the importance of air travel to American life
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Tyler O’Neill you better start counting your days
#TheReason is back
Chesapeake Baysox@BaysoxOfficial
Heston Kjerstad sizzles an opposite-field single 103 mph for the first hit of his MLB rehab assignment!
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Keegan Akin starting today as opener. Was gonna be Chris Bassitt #orioles
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@__KerryLyn130 Yes, ship-jumpers are looking like the smart ones right now. Meanwhile, Alby praises a LH A’s starter with a 6.60 ERA for shutting down the O’s because “his arm slot was really tough for our RH hitters.” Fans get dissed while the team gets excused for playing like garbage.
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@MattZeitlin Probably because he realized that many policies advocated by climate-change advocates are politically unpopular and would not make an appreciable difference in countering climate change.
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Mamdani was a standard issue rapid decarbonization, public power, dsa ecosocialist until more or less the day he ran for mayor and then he stopped talking about climate issues almost entirely
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Craig Albernaz said Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg has a follow-up appointment on his elbow Monday, May 11.
Jackson Holliday will see some time at third, Albernaz said, including tomorrow in Double-A. The goal is to make Holliday versatile at three infield spots
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@zachbollinger18 Have we forgotten that Kjerstad is one of the worst outfielders in MLB history? Like, comically bad.
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Heston Kjerstad coming up and saving the offense wasn’t on my bingo card but screw it im down to try anything.
Chesapeake Baysox@BaysoxOfficial
Heston Kjerstad sizzles an opposite-field single 103 mph for the first hit of his MLB rehab assignment!
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@JulianTBaron He’s not even good at second. Why would he be good at third?
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Insane. This organization is pathetic.
How about you let Holliday play SS, his natural position, and put Gunnar back at 3B where he was really damn good in 2022 and 2023?
Matt Weyrich@ByMattWeyrich
Craig Albernaz's reasoning for Orioles trying Jackson Holliday out at third base on rehab: "We talked to him to see where his head was at and he was for it. I think if you look at our roster, the versatility is something that we need. We have Blaze, that can play everywhere on the infield and go out on the outfield. "With a lefty bat and with Jackson's background, his athleticism, just thinking through to see what it looks like and see how he feels about it. So, he has the ability to play second. short and third so we'll see what it looks like when it gets on there."
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The Orioles lose 6-2 to the Athletics.
More than 70,000 fans flocked to Camden Yards over the past two days. What they got to see were two losses, sloppy play in the field, and struggles at the plate.
Baltimore is 17-23, and it's getting late early.
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