James Forman, Jr.

Dad. Professor. Former usher at Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium

[James Forman, Jr. @jformanjr]

Today’s the day

[James Forman, Jr. @jformanjr]

@armchairalex I like it too. I wish we had someone more reliable than Bummer for that situation though.

[James Forman, Jr. @jformanjr]

@armchairalex Good point. I love the challenges. Wish they’d give each team 3. Right now you get one wrong, even by a hair, and you’re essentially out, bc teams will save one for the 9th. They are handled quickly—unlike basketball which take forever!—so one more wouldn’t slow the game down.

[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

James Talarico: “Every dollar we are spending bombing people in the Middle East is a dollar we are not spending in our communities back home. We’re always told there’s not enough money for schools, there’s not enough money for healthcare, there’s not enough money for housing or our veterans, but there always seems to be enough money to bomb people on the other side of the world”

[Nathan J Robinson @NathanJRobinson]

for the millionth time I am going to observe how disturbing it is that we have elected officials in this country who openly speak about Muslims the way Nazis spoke about Jews

[James Forman, Jr. @jformanjr]

@scottcoleman55 @mlbbowman Would love to see analysis of the Braves injury rate as compared to other teams in last 2 (going on 3 now) seasons. It seems like we have had way above average number of injuries, and to key players, but is that true, or is it just that I pay attention to the Braves?

[James Forman, Jr. @jformanjr]

@b_outliers Agreed. Maybe you covered this last night but if not, would love a pod on what the various options are to fix, which you prefer, and what it would take to make it happen. I often hear salary cap + salary floor proposed, but beyond that the details elude me.

[James Forman, Jr. @jformanjr]

@armchairalex If Suarez is indeed going to the Red Sox, any thoughts on why the Phillies didn’t go harder to resign him? Were they outbid or did they just not want him that badly?

[ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ @LePapillonBlu2]

I do not want Venezuela
I do not want Greenland.
I do not want Cuba.
I do not want Canada.
I do not want Mexico.

I just want healthcare.

[James Forman, Jr. @jformanjr]

@scottcoleman55 It’s lazy, but people are using him as shorthand for the Braves ownership. I think pretty much everyone knows that a GM will spend as much as they are allowed to. Most Braves fans (like most fans everywhere) wish the ownership would reinvest more of their profit into the team.

[James Forman, Jr. @jformanjr]

@scottcoleman55 You counseled patience last offseason too and we did ended up doing nothing. So while I hope you’re right, our fears aren’t irrational.

[James Forman, Jr. @jformanjr]

I’m helping @SNCCLegacy to find and connect the descendants of SNCC organizers. We started a couple of weeks ago and have already found over 100! If you were in SNCC or are related to a SNCC organizer, please consider adding family members to the list at https://t.co/TlY4lYtyhn

[James Forman, Jr. @jformanjr]

Mass incarceration harms rural communities more than we acknowledge. Here's how Harris and Walz can take a justice reform agenda there. https://t.co/DLL0Rkf3C0

[Jen 'now @jenrubin9' Rubin @JRubinBlogger]

Press should report this as incoherent, displaying mental deterioration. He is unwell. The refusal to explain how unhinged he is and instead to normalize is reprehensible

[Bakari Sellers @Bakari_Sellers]

Donald Trump is the oldest nominee in American political history.

[Kishan Putta @KishanForDC]

@premaldharia @PoliticsProse packed house for vital Dismantling Mass Incarceration discussion.

[Politics and Prose @PoliticsProse]

Thursday, join @premaldharia, @jformanjr. & Maria Hawilo to discuss DISMANTLING MASS INCARCERATION - a handbook featuring advocates, experts, and formerly incarcerated people - with @ClintSmithIII - 7PM @ Conn Ave - https://t.co/FwteKNrDQp

[Boston Review @BostonReview]

Read several BR contributors on policing and mass incarceration—including @dereckapurnell, Angela Y. Davis, James Forman Jr., Sarah Seo, Marie Gottschalk, @NathanJRobinson, @JessPish, and @ClintSmithIII—in this new anthology from @fsgbooks: