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Baseball, Politics, Team Sanity, GenX, Politically Homeless #DeSantis2028 #DeSantisRepublican #NewPatriot

[jackie @just_jackief]

@TaraBull She can wear what she wants, but she looks ridiculous. Kids, husband aside.. low rise jeans are so early 2000’s 🤣🤣🤣

[Mila Joy @Milajoy]

After working for 40 years, the average Social Security recipient gets $1850/month.

After being in America for 40 minutes, the average illegal “refugee” gets $3874/month.

And red or blue, that should PISS EVERYONE OFF.

[jackie @just_jackief]

@MrReaganUSA @TamaraInphilly Yes.

[Allie ✞ @allie__voss]

The Venn diagram between people who think you should get fired for using the R word and people who think you should be able to euthanize your child if it has Down syndrome is almost a circle

[Sarah Adams @sarahadams]

Hi, Sarah Adams, not anonymous. Republican voter in Florida. I am not voting for Byron. It’s not radicalization to be frustrated with someone who rarely shows up to vote, has accomplished very little for their district, and has done nothing meaningful for the state.

Our current lieutenant governor, Jay Collins, who delivers results for Floridians every single day, is also running. There’s nothing wrong with voters wanting a candidate who is ready to lead on day one and has a proven record of getting things done.

Cheers.

[C3 @C_3C_3]

The Republicans can’t find 51 votes to secure American elections while the Democrats can find millions of votes to steal American elections.

Sickening.

[Kyle Lamb @kylamb8]

This was the jump the shark moment for public health. Nothing they said about Covid mattered after this (not that most of it was accurate anyhow).

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

This woman is 25 years old

She has been driving her car for weeks, sweating and miserable because the air conditioning isn’t working

Finally she takes it to the dealership. They ask her if she’s hit the “AC Button”

She hasn’t, that was the problem

These people vote…

There is a real argument and need for some form of cognitive competency test for voting

Voter ignorance is widespread

Decades of research from political scientists like Bryan Caplan, Jason Brennan, and more have shown that the average voter has very low political knowledge. Many cannot name basic facts about government, economics or candidates

IQ and cognitive ability correlate with better outcomes

Higher IQ predicts better information processing, lower susceptibility to certain biases, and higher voter turnout. Studies show smarter people are more likely to vote and have more stable, informed opinions on average

Democracy as a high-stakes decision, allowing uninformed people to vote is likely devastating to our society

[jackie @just_jackief]

Never forget.

[NPR @NPR]

Dozens of public health and disease experts have signed an open letter in support of the nationwide anti-racism protests.

"White supremacy is a lethal public health issue that predates and contributes to COVID-19," they wrote.
https://t.co/EewPNgDSu3

[Natural Sense I Am @NaturalSenseIAm]

12-year-old Xavier Taylor from Maple Shade, NJ, remains in extremely critical condition on a ventilator after a heartbreaking freak accident on May 26. ⚾💔

While warming up before a youth baseball game at Fellowship Columbia Bank Field, Xavier — a passionate pitcher/shortstop who lives for the game — was walking back to the dugout when an errant throw from a teammate struck him in the neck. He collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. His dad (a retired firefighter) rushed to him, and Xavier was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital.

His father, Greg Taylor, has stressed it was a complete **freak accident with no one to blame**. Xavier, known for writing Bible verses on his hats and playing on multiple teams, is fighting hard. The family is holding onto faith and miracles.

The community has rallied with prayer vigils, “Bats Out for X,” #6 shirts, and massive support. Videos of the vigils, father’s emotional updates, and local news coverage are circulating widely on TikTok — search #XavierStrong for raw community moments.

**A prayer shared for Xavier & his family:**

“Heavenly Father, we lift up Xavier Taylor to You. You know every detail of his life. Before he needed a miracle, he followed You, prayed to You, and wore Your Scriptures. Surround his family with peace. Lord, we ask for a miracle. In Jesus’ name, Amen.” 🙏

Prayers up for full recovery, strength for the Taylors, and the whole Maple Shade baseball family. He will play again.

#XavierStrong #PrayForXavier #MapleShade

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

USA Softball Player of the Year Jordy Frahm announced she competed this season while 3 months pregnant

As a hitter, she slashed .403/.496/.806 (1.302 OPS) with 20 HR & 51 RBI

As a pitcher, she went 21-6 with a 1.37 ERA, 251K's in 189.2 IP

Absolute badass.

[jackie @just_jackief]

@ClayTravis Everything is so expensive. Less disposable income. Nothing is fun anymore.

[Gina Milan @ginamilan_]

Can we stop the delusional minimizing for five seconds? I’m so fucking sick of Harvey Levin and the rest of the left trying to paint Spencer Pratt as some talentless reality star with zero substance. Girl, bye.

Spencer graduated from USC with a Political Science degree. He pitched, co-created, and executive produced The Princes of Malibu for Fox. He was a core part of The Hills — one of the biggest reality shows ever — which ran for 6 seasons with a 2021 reboot. That’s more than most of these keyboard warriors will ever accomplish.

When the Palisades fires burned his house, his parents’ house, and his entire community to the ground — all thanks to Bass and Newsom’s criminal incompetence — Karen Bass was too busy lounging in Ghana. Meanwhile, Spencer jumped on TikTok, documented the nightmare in real time, and made sure no one forgot the gross negligence destroying lives.

And while processing that trauma? He took Heidi Montag’s 15-year-old album Superficial and turned it into a global phenomenon — #1 on iTunes, #2 on Billboard Dance, charting across the UK and Europe. That’s hustle, darling. That’s a man stepping up for his wife and kids when everything’s literally on fire.

Meanwhile, Bass is out here handing out needles to addicts, rolling out the red carpet for illegals, abandoning the homeless, and “misplacing” billions in taxpayer dollars. She’s turned LA into zombie apocalypse central while stuffing her pockets and chasing clout — zero fucks given about actual Californians.

So spare me the “he’s just a reality star” nonsense, Harvey. Spencer Pratt showed real character and decency by fighting for his community when it mattered. You? You built your empire stalking, harassing, and gossiping about celebrities. Look in the mirror before you open your mouth next time, honey. Nothing to be proud of.

Respect to Spencer. The rest of y’all can stay pressed. ✌️

[jackie @just_jackief]

@JoshuaBarzon @official_flo @FLAGALine @Floridaman @nbc6 @RonDeSantis @SunSentinel @FloridaTourism @FlaPanthers @FloridaGators D is the only answer.

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

85 years ago today, Lou Gehrig passed away at age 37 after battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Such a terrible disease

[jackie @just_jackief]

@JenniferSey What is a woman? will this apply to trans "women"? these mentally ill people have tried to claim they get their periods so...

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

The reason we think dandelions are weeds is because of a 1950s marketing campaign.

Dandelions, native to Europe and Asia, were brought to North America in the 1600s by European colonists who grew them deliberately.

Every part is edible. The leaves are a salad green, the flowers were made into wine, and the roots were roasted as a coffee substitute and used medicinally for liver and kidney conditions for thousands of years. They were a kitchen-garden staple well into the 1800s.

The shift happened after World War II, when 2,4-D (originally developed for chemical warfare research) was approved as a residential herbicide. Companies like Scotts built the modern lawn-care industry around the idea that a perfect green lawn meant zero broadleaf plants.

Dandelions, being bright yellow and resistant to mowing, became a visible enemy, and the campaign worked. By the 1970s, "dandelion-free" was synonymous with "well-kept."

They aren't native, but they aren't doing significant ecological harm either. The herbicides used to kill them, on the other hand, kill bees, contaminate groundwater, and have been linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma in humans.

If you hate dandelions, it's most likely due to a marketing campaign that ran before you were born.

[Alexander Duncan @AlexDuncanTX]

Amen!

[Angela Rose @angelaroosee]

"Don't push your religion on me,"

Sincerely,
-The ones shoving pride month down your throat

[jackie @just_jackief]

@florida_grand The future doctors and lawyers of America are just blowing off some steam after a hard academic year! 🥴🥴🥴