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[Chris Papst @chrispapst]

The LIST now includes The Triple Crown, which it appears Maryland has lost.

The Preakness Stakes is no longer included in the Thoroughbred Championship Series. The Triple Crown, as we knew it, is gone. Horse racing’s premier events NO LONGER include Baltimore/Maryland.

UPDATED LIST of what has happened to Maryland residents in 2026 (followed by 2025).

2026:
-Maryland lost the Triple Crown. The Preakness is no longer included in the Thoroughbred Championship Series.
-U.S. DOJ sues Maryland over recently passed policies that interfered with federal immigration laws
-CNBC ranks Maryland’s economy 2nd worst nationally
-S&P lowers Maryland’s outlook for existing debt from stable to negative
-WalletHub ranks Baltimore as 5th worst city in U.S. to raise a family
- Maryland reissues 400,000 mail-in primary ballots after errors reported
-Declining water quality at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor becomes “growing crisis“ (Blue Water Baltimore)
-USDA plans to relocate Agricultural Research Services out of Maryland (~1,000 jobs)
-Key Bridge builder contract cancelled. No new timeline given for rebuild
-Potomac River ranked nation’s “most endangered river” (American Rivers)
-2nd most expensive state to raise a child (lendingtree)
-Paint fee enacted/$2.25 up to 5 gallons
-Unemployment rate jumps to 4.3%
-$1.4 Billion budget defect
-Massive Sheraton Hotel closes in downtown Baltimore
-WalletHub names Maryland 2nd worst U.S. state to start a business in 2026
-Proposed U.S. Congressional map introduced to eliminate bipartisan state representation
-High School graduation rate falls 1.2% to 86.4%, despite massive funding spike
-12,127 residents lost to domestic migration (6th most in US, per Census)
-Maryland named 6th worst state for tax competitiveness (per: Tax Foundation)

2025:
-$3 Billion budget deficit
-$1.6 Billion tax/fee hike
-Moody’s credit downgrade
-vehicle emissions/registration fee spike
-state hiring freeze/job cuts
-soaring utility prices (highest in America according to Doxo)
-Lost IonQ’s quantum computing hub
-Lost FBI headquarters
-Lost Washington Commanders
-Six Flags America closed
-New 3% IT tax
-Vending machine tax 6%
-Vehicle excise tax up to 6.5%
-$5 tire purchase fee
-Sports betting tax hike (15% to 20%)
-Cannabis tax increase (9% to 12%)
-Car title fee increase ($100 to $200)
-3.5% car rental tax
-Fishing license increase ($25.50 to $52)
-Boating and Title Registration Fee ($24 to $70)
-Speed Camera Ticket increases
-Historic car registration changed from 20 years to model year 1999 or older
-Public school enrollment falls 11,322 students (1.3%)

[Just Jen ℞ 🫡🇺🇸 @JustJenRX]

This aged like 🥛

[Baltimore Memes @BaltimoreMemes]

Soak it all in, kid. Goodbye, Adley Rutschman. 😔
#Birdland

[New York Post @nypost]

Kurt Cobain's widow Courtney Love asked for entire police file on his death be handed over to her, docs show: 'Totally absurd' https://t.co/n6gcxFncE6

[Orioles Parade Planning Committee 🍾 @OriolesParade]

Dont be this guy. Absolute loser. Looking forward to him playing with the wrong one.

[Roger Clemens @rogerclemens]

Baseball players, don’t make this pitching mistake 🚀

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The squirrel that caused quite the scare during a Major League Baseball game.

[alpha man @alphaman_111]

The only difference between Master And Learner is Disciplined mind.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

I'm officially never swimming ever again

[Fox News @FoxNews]

An unborn baby girl appears to smile the moment she hears her father's voice during an ultrasound.

The sweet moment was caught on video as the dad spoke to his daughter and kissed her mother's belly, prompting smiles from everyone in the room.

"I was completely overwhelmed with emotion and immediately started crying happy tears," mom Lia Oliveira said.

She called it a "core memory" for their family and says she's grateful the moment has brought "a little sunshine" to millions of people around the world.

[Keith @moneyjnr]

The comic accuracy from Brand New Day is out the roof 🔥

[End Tribalism in Politics @EndTribalism]

Stephen A. Smith just tore into Fauci and Democrats for refusing to call him out.

“This was not a good day for Dr. Fauci.”

“He looked very bad.”

“This man held dominion over the lives of a nation, if not the world.”

“Fauci was damn near encouraging us to wear two and three masks at a time.”

“We barely could breathe.”

“How about the six-foot social distancing?”

“Where’d he get that from?”

“He later admitted that it wasn’t backed by science.”

“He's just coming up with this stuff.”

“The lockdowns, the natural immunities, the vaccine’s ability to prevent infection and transmission.”

“Fauci's pulmonary infarction following vaccination that he didn't reveal to the public.”

“This is all shady stuff.”

“And the Democrats have nothing to say?”

“Wasn't it the Democrats that was enforcing stuff?”

“People lost their jobs.”

“Businesses went out of business.”

“Folks’ quality of life was severely compromised.”

@stephenasmith

[90s WWE @90sWWE]

Kids these days will never know the struggle of having to watch WrestleMania IV on two VHS tapes

[Jake @JakeCan72]

Orcas pulled up and surfed right alongside them.

At Sunset Beach in Port Waikato, New Zealand, a pod of orcas joined two surfers in the lineup and rode the same waves just a few feet away. One guy ducked under a wave and came up face to face with a dorsal fin bigger than he was.

They weren’t hunting anyone. They were just checking out something new in the water.

There’s no record of a wild orca ever killing a human. Still doesn’t make it any less unnerving to look up and see one that close.

Would you have kept surfing or paddled in?

🎥 Port Waikato, January 2025

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

First-ever drone footage of a humpback whale birth. The mother immediately lifts her newborn calf to the surface so it can take its first breath.

[📹 ORRCA / Alex Forrest]

[Tread Athletics @TreadHQ]

6 Non-Negotiable Weight Room Lifts for Pitchers 💪🔥⁠
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1. Reverse Lunge⁠
2. Sled Push/Drag⁠
3. Single-Leg DB RDL⁠
4. Nordic ISO⁠
5. Reverse Crunch⁠
6. Trunk Rotation⁠
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More on each below ⬇️⁠
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1. Reverse Lunge⁠
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The safety bar reverse lunge builds strength in the split squat position you land in when you throw. Teaching your body to be strong there makes everything else easier.⁠
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Target 1.5-1.8x bodyweight for the best carryover to the mound.⁠
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2. Sled Push/Drag⁠
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Three variations in one: push, side drag, and reverse drag. Minimal spinal compression while still training the force output qualities pitchers need across all three planes of movement.⁠
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3. Single Leg DB RDL⁠
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Targets the posterior chain with an emphasis on the lead leg block. High-velo guys stop momentum fast, then drive through length. This movement builds the hamstring and glute strength to do exactly that.⁠
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4. Nordic ISO⁠
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One of the harder exercises on this list. This exercise trains the posterior chain directly, teaching the hamstrings how to isometrically contract before landing.⁠
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5. Reverse Crunch⁠
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The abs resist spinal extension as you move down the mound. This exercise teaches your trunk to delay rotation until the last second.⁠
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6. Trunk Rotation⁠
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Isolates the trunk and trains force output from a powerful landing position. Keep arms fully extended so the trunk does the work. Going too light kills the feedback.

[Muscle Hub @MusclezHub]

5 Dumbbell Chest Exercises to Fill Out Your Chest Routine:

1.

[Shadow of Ezra @ShadowofEzra]

A private company is releasing 600,000 mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria in Washington, D.C., to help reduce the local mosquito population.

"Experts" claim the bacteria they carry is safe and effective, and say climate change is causing mosquitoes to breed more rapidly.

This strategy is now gaining popularity, with Google planning to release up to 64 million Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in California and Florida.

[Matty the Oriole @m4tt4Real]

THE SQUIRREL IS NOW TRYING TO PITCH FOR THE TIGERS AFTER JACKSON HOLLIDAY HAS A FOUR HIT NIGHT FOR THE ORIOLES