Toronto Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela, from Mexico, wearing Statue of Liberty 1776 catching gear lol. The team also has USA 250 on their hats. #USA#4thJuly 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇸
I live in a town of 900 and last weekend drove 17 minutes to a smaller town of 300 for their town’s Heritage Days celebration and there were 5-6 times as many people there as shown here.
Just left the great American state fair where I watched Michael Knowles debate a ten year old girl about the Salem witch trials in front of DOZENS of people
Mormons’ tedious bureaucratic attempts to ingratiate within ‘Christianity’ (new cruciform statue at SLC temple etc) will only aid Mormons feel comfort about identifying with the cross and won’t ever gain the desired acceptance from evangelicals. MAGA cult cow-towing is fruitless.
@CKlosterman Listened to the requisite audiobook section of Killing Yourself to Live as I walked the farm’s periphery to the Buddy Holly crash site. Look forward to reading your new one!
Platner's entire argument for his candidacy is that he has grown as a person, that he has overcome the depths of despair that poured out of him in toxic ways, by focusing on building and being with community. His campaign is an extension of that argument, going from community to community telling this story of growth and redemption, and identifying the villains who are destroying communities both here and overseas.
Every time Republicans point out that he said something toxic previously, they are telling the Maine public nothing new, while also painting themselves as the woke scolds they used to warn about.
Jazz fans will remember his twin brother, Jarron, whose 8 seasons with the Jazz bridged the gap from the Stockton/Malone era to the Deron Williams/Carlos Boozer/Andrei Kirilenko era.
Rest in Peace, Jason.
RIP Jason Collins, 47, of Stage 4 glioblastoma.
The first active, openly gay player in NBA history.
I met Collins at an Utah Pride All Star event, where he shared his story and his attempts to defuse the homophobic & patriarchal leanings in the NBA.
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This one hurts. Jason Collins was a pioneer. He had courage like you've never seen. He was an incredible teammate. And having him in Brooklyn at the start of my coaching journey meant so much. Those who knew him were blessed to call him a friend. You are already missed my brother. Rest in power. 💔
Late in his career, Jason Collins chose to wear a No. 98 jersey in honor of Matthew Shepard, whose 1998 murder was widely reported as a hate crime and ultimately led to the passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
@KNBR Glad to hear Miller’s call of it. Kruk & Kuip had a surprisingly pedestrian call of this home run. Really thought they’d give it a little more zest or really anything at all but you couldn’t even ascertain it was his first from their call.
@poe_collector A guy in a geeky baseball online group I’m in made this awesome site that gives a score to each day’s games, weighing matchups and milestones and implications etc. I use it when I watch non-Giants games!
https://t.co/Qs0uaypZNi