B. G. Filter

Attorney. N. Nevada. ExPat New Yorker. @SUCollegeofLaw 🍊⚖️ grad @Cuse 🍊 🏈 🏀🥍 @Yankees ⚾️ & @NYRangers 🥅

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Erling Haaland, Norway’s large, maniacal striker, has several exceedingly Norwegian traits. He sometimes exercises by chopping wood in the forest. He consumes 6,000 calories a day. After training sessions, he drinks raw milk. He owns a tax-sheltered investment company in Luxembourg named Pillage. He bought an edition of the “Heimskringla,” a 13th-century Old Norse saga, for $130,000—then donated it to his local library because, he explained, “I’ve never been much of a reader.” He has flowing blond hair, often compared to a Viking’s. He brings the intensity of a raiding party to the sport. Haaland scores goals at a higher rate than almost any soccer player ever. He has said, “I think of football all the time.” His wake-up alarm plays the theme song for the Champions League. He once posted a photo of himself on a plane, staring ahead intensely, with the caption “Just raw dogged a 7 hour flight no phone no sleep no water no food only map.” The Guardian once called him a “ravenous Nordic goal-yeti.”

Haaland’s style of play elicits not wonder but terror. He is enormous: six feet five, 200 pounds, about the size and speed of the N.F.L. wide receiver Randy Moss. “Watching him, I sometimes find myself giggling as I might over a big, obscene crash at a demolition derby,” Zach Helfand writes. Read more: https://t.co/iAtLMOvrv0

[B. G. Filter @BGFilter]

Why are the heck are the World Cup semifinals being played on weekdays at noon pacific time??? Catering to the European audience I suppose… 🤔

[Maine Democrats @MaineDems]

MDP Statement on Democratic U.S. Senate Nomination Process

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

JFK appears in Superman comic book, 1963-1964:

[Baseball In Pics @baseballinpix]

Aerial shot of Yankee Stadium and Polo Grounds. Just a quarter of a mile away, the Yankees played their home games at the Polo Grounds from 1913-22, until their own stadium was built.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.?

Because we gave them that L in 1776.

[B. G. Filter @BGFilter]

@BBGreatMoments All too true.

[Erika Filter @efilter531]

Democratic-led congressional oversight could put CEOs who have regularly met with President Trump under scrutiny. They'll likely attempt to avoid a full congressional investigation while maintaining positive relations with the WH. More (free to read): https://t.co/Jyr0b2jAUm

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

ALSO: NBA Champion

[Erika Filter @efilter531]

Recent policy proposals from several of the 2028 Democratic hopefuls serve as trial balloons for ideas that might show up in their platforms further down the line. My latest for @njhotline (gift link): https://t.co/qOj38Sxvcj

[Erika Filter @efilter531]

I looked for tea leaves in the NV-02 Republican primary, where President Trump notched his latest victory. The race pitted David Flippo's MAGA sentiments against James Settelmeyer's longtime roots in the district. Free to read: https://t.co/ebeP88t8Dx

[B. G. Filter @BGFilter]

@hwinkler4real @HISTORY Been watching this. Great show!

[Lindsay Berra 〽️ @lindsayberra]

Before Grampa Yogi wore #Yankees pinstripes, he wore #USNavy blue. Arguably the most important team he was ever on was the 6-man crew of his 36-foot rocket boat, dropped into the waters off of Omaha Beach to provide cover fire for our troops going ashore #DDay #DDay81 #ItAintOver

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Knickerbocker | noun | a descendant of the early Dutch settlers of New York | broadly : a native or resident of the city or state of New York

spur | noun | a pointed device secured to a rider's heel and used to urge on the horse

[Kirk A. Bado @kirk_bado]

Read @efilter531's dispatch from Day 1 of the 2028 DNC pitch meeting, where Iowa Dems are banking on a strong midterm performance to buoy their case https://t.co/1NiUWVSVMK

[Erika Filter @efilter531]

Read the arguments from DE, NH, IL, IA, MI, and GA on why they should be in the early window.

[Erika Filter @efilter531]

Volunteers in Montana are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would remove corporations’ ability to spend on elections, which could become a template for other states. More on the plan here: https://t.co/H9BTL9Obro

[National Journal @nationaljournal]

A ballot initiative in Montana could limit businesses’ ability to participate in politics.
@efilter531 reports (unlocked):
https://t.co/k7jURjuKqN

[Erika Filter @efilter531]

Sen. Elissa Slotkin called on Democrats to put forward "big, bold ideas" that might not reach consensus with all parties. If past is precedent, those big, bold proposals will likely be pared down before they reach final passage. My latest: https://t.co/NyGjkSn4oh

[B. G. Filter @BGFilter]

@LennyPolls