NFL cheerleaders should be paid more. They’re professionals who do a hard but very visible job.
“So what happens if you take a European with little knowledge of [baseball] and drop them into an MLB context?
“The energy and vitriol that people had was pretty alarming. It was really sad how much hate that it did evoke and a lot of the responses, though, was also due to people not being very familiar with breaking and the diversity of approaches in breaking.”
“I’d like to point out that in recent months I have repeatedly warned that Russian tyrant and war criminal Vladmir Putin intended to mess with the US election to help Donald Trump once again.”
“Clarke’s business was deception, making the Nazis believe things that weren’t true. It wasn’t an original idea. Military commanders have always tried to fool their opponents. But no one ever imagined it was possible to deceive the enemy at the level Clarke did. As the war went on, he realized he could persuade the Nazis that the Allies had vast forces at their disposal, when, in truth, those units didn’t exist.”
“The 18th-century French writer Voltaire is remembered for his witty satire and social critique. Less well-known is the time he drank fresh bull’s blood for science.”
Wishing Patti Scialfa all the best.
RIP, Mr. Greedy, long-lived African penguin at the Maryland Zoo who helped bolster his species’ population by siring over 200 offspring.
RIP, Carroll Dawson, longtime assistant coach and general manager with the Houston Rockets, key architect of their back to back titles in the 90s.
RIP, “Screamin’ Scott” Simon, pianist and singer for Sha Na Na, who co-wrote the song “Sandy” for the movie version of Grease.
RIP, James Earl Jones, actor, Voice of God, absolute legend.
“[P]olice have been going to the homes of Florida residents who signed a petition to help get Amendment 4 on the ballot and questioning individuals about their signatures. Big picture, it looks as if Gov. Ron DeSantis has come up with a new, creatively frightening way to turn Florida into a police state.”
RIP, Ed Kranepool, member of the original 1962 Mets and their 1969 World Series championship team.
Just a reminder that Melania is terrible, too.
“This all makes the United States the crypto fraud capital of the world by a very wide margin.”
“Let’s put it this way: The answer to “Is Liz Cheney good now?” is actually complicated. We’ll be required to hold two thoughts that are in tension with each other.”
“Again, no one believes this lie. We know this. How can we know? Because after reporters spoke with Springfield law enforcement, the mayor’s office, pet shelters and the local SPCA, confirming that no pets are missing and no one is eating cats in Springfield, none of the people supposedly believing this lie were relieved. They were, instead, angrily disappointed at responsible journalists and fact-checkers who were ruining their game by debunking their racist fantasy.”
When ICBMs are outlawed, only outlaws will have ICMBs. Or something like that.
“Package delivery company DHL is suing MyPillow, alleging the company synonymous with its founder, chief pitchman and election denier Mike Lindell owes nearly $800,000 for unpaid bills.”
“A state judge struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable.”
Jon Bon Jovi is a mensch.
RIP, Chad McQueen, actor best known for The Karate Kid, son of actor Steve McQueen.
Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori has died.
RIP, Mitchell Wiggins, former NBA player who was on the 1986 Houston Rockets team that lost to the Celtics in the NBA finals and the 1982 USA FIBA World Championship team that won the silver medal. He is also the father of current NBA player Andrew Wiggins.