The modern GOP has degenerated into a group of people who have agreed to tell each other and believe impossible but reassuring things, to the point that the willingness to eagerly believe all those impossible things has become the glue that holds a crumbling party together. 1/10
Guardians Stat of the Century:
In the last 14 years, #GuardsBall has only played 25 regular season games after being eliminated from playoff contention.
This is the crux of everything as far as I can tell. And it’s wild to me that most of the CBA reporting out there barely acknowledges it. It’s the primary reason revenue disparities have gotten so ridiculous and why 4 teams have outspent the 26 others combined during current CBA.
The Air Force One story in this piece deserves more attention than it is getting. Qatar offered a four hundred million dollar jet, structured so it would eventually go to Trump's own presidential library, rushed to be ready by July 4th at a retrofit cost up to a billion dollars. It flew to Turkey for a NATO summit, and Trump quietly swapped back to the old plane on the way home, offering a cover story about troops touring the new one in England.
The actual reason surfaced days later. The Secret Service had flagged the new jet as missing key defense modifications, unsafe to fly near Iran, and the Times sat on the story until Trump landed safely before publishing it. His response was to subpoena the paper's reporters, some served at home, demanding phone records and grand jury testimony to identify their sources.
A federal judge pushed back hard enough that DOJ withdrew the subpoenas. The White House later admitted the jet needed upgrades, confirming exactly what the reporting said.
The GOP's unfalsifiable hypothesis:
“Because we cannot detect massive voter fraud—and because we believe the current system is simply incapable of detecting massive voter fraud—the absence of evidence of massive voter fraud is itself proof of massive voter fraud.”
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Justice Thomas’ dissent is hands down one of the MOST intellectually dishonest legal opinions I have EVER seen.
It should be clear to every American he is a compromised political actor - not a respectable member of this bench.
One of the wildest stories you may read today ⬇️
A couple accidentally showed up to a game with tickets to the next night's game
So they bought 2 more tickets and ended up catching Willy Adames' home run ball
Then they came back the next night with their original tickets, sitting nearly in the exact same spot as the night before ...
Then Adames hit another home run and they caught it AGAIN 🤯
Hegseth says of NATO allies: "when shots were fired and those countries were needed the most, they weren't there" in the Gulf.
Allies were not briefed on the war plans or timelines before the war started - and the US didn't ask for help.
BBK - Div. VII State Final
Delphos St John's 56, Kalida 47
For the 4th time in program history, the Blue Jays are STATE CHAMPIONS!
Cam Elwer had 28 in his final game as a Jay and ends his career with a State Title.
Owen Grime had 18 for Kalida.
Congrats to both teams!
@PitcherList@PitcherList Where is the Ranks 101-135 article? I have PL Pro and the link inside the article for Ranks 101-135 takes me back to a sign up page for PL Pro.
Free Agent hitters the Cleveland Guardians have signed the last 3 offseasons combined:
2026: Austin Hedges
2025: Carlos Santana, Austin Hedges
2024: Austin Hedges
It's so pathetic it doesn't even seem real..