David Kobus

Co-Creator of LoKo World, sports fan, devil's advocate, father of Matthew, and writer of children's book Inside My Head

[David Kobus @lokokobus]

We know how to be racist.
We know how to pretend to be NOT racist.
Now let's know how to be antiracist.
- Ibram X. Kendi @DrIbram

It's past time to know. Let's do this.

[Henrik Dahl @SociologenHD]

Dear Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby (@USWPColby),

Thank you very much for your lengthy post setting out the principles and guidelines that you believe should govern America's former allies in NATO.

For our part, we have taken note that President Trump no longer consistently guarantees that NATO's Article 5 will be honoured.

We have taken note that President Trump has shown a marked inclination to do Vladimir Putin's bidding, even when doing so runs counter to our strategic interests and to our political and moral commitments to Ukraine.

We have taken note that the U.S. administration has moved NATO allies further down the queue for deliveries of American weapons than previously agreed.

We have taken note that President Trump has repeatedly spoken disparagingly of the sacrifices made by our soldiers when NATO allies answered the call after the United States invoked Article 5.

We have taken note that President Trump appears to believe, mistakenly, that NATO is some kind of emergency hotline the United States can call whenever military operations far outside the Alliance's purpose and area of responsibility go wrong.

We have also taken note that President Trump regularly speaks of acquiring sovereignty over Canada and Greenland.

And, of course, we have taken note that President Trump has shown a clear willingness to unilaterally disregard the trade agreements concluded between the European Union and the United States.

Taken together, all of this means that we must adapt to the reality that we can no longer rely on the United States. And that is exactly what we are doing.

You are, of course, quite right that American defence manufacturers produce excellent weapons.

But many of those systems are also becoming outdated in light of contemporary military doctrine - as the war in Ukraine has demonstrated with remarkable clarity.

We naturally appreciate that you still find the time to lecture us on your views and on America's expectations.

But in light of the chain of events set in motion by President Trump and his administration, we must admit that they carry rather limited weight.

[MLB Scoring Changes @ScoringChanges]

🚨CRAZY BOX SCORE ALERT🚨

Let's go to the California League where last night, this montrosity happened. Yes, Ontario nearly blew a 16-0 lead, and there were TWO separate half innings where each team scored 11 runs. Final score ... 22-21.

Amazingly, this game ended in 3:57. All told there were:

110 plate appearances
443 pitches
43 combined runs
33 combined hits
20 combined walks
4 combined HBPs
10 combined WPs

The game ended on a strikeout that was originally ruled a dropped third strike, but changed after a consultation.

Complete box score if you want some light reading: https://t.co/vZE0rebhqT

[Lake Elsinore Storm @Storm_Baseball]

GATE GIVEAWAY! 🇺🇸

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday at the Lake Elsinore Diamond with a gate giveaway starting at 3:45 PM on July 4th! (A guaranteed giveaway option is available at our linktree in our bio!)

https://t.co/pYdcgRwg4p

[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ @baseballhall]

On this date in 1993, the @Padres acquired a former infielder from the Marlins who would soon become one of the game’s greatest closers: @THoffman51. https://t.co/5YxpevRaJA

[San Diego Padres @Padres]

On this Juneteenth, we honor San Diego native Johnny Ritchey, a pioneering African American baseball player who broke the Pacific Coast League’s color barrier when he debuted with the PCL Padres in 1948.

[Timberwolves & Lynx Community Impact @PackOffCourt]

Celebrating freedom. Honoring history. Uplifting Black voices. #Juneteenth

[Justice Parman @justice_parman]

New Padres ownership, please look at how James Dolan (owner of the Knicks) has been acting this last week and use it as the blueprint TO NEVER DO THAT SHIT IN SAN DIEGO 😅

[David Kobus @lokokobus]

@JustinJett_ And @JustinJett_ i know game 3 is far better than the Padres, but it is your pick. 🫠

[David Kobus @lokokobus]

@JustinJett_

[Premier League USA @PLinUSA]

ARSENAL ARE PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 🏆

[WAER Sports @WAERSports]

FINAL:

📻@waer883, https://t.co/BG0Q3sGXTn

[Justice Parman @justice_parman]

What *the hell* is this team? 😅

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

LARINNNNNNNNN YESSSSSSSSSS

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

MANNINGGGGGGG AGAINNNNNNNNN

[Michael from SD @MichaelUCSD]

One of my favorite @Mudcat55 moments at Shea Stadium in '03.
A young fan wanted a baseball but was getting repeatedly ignored by the ballboy and started crying. Mud left the booth and found her in the stands to give her a baseball from his briefcase.
🎥 Albert Duenas on YouTube

[Barrels&Bytes @BarrelsandBytes]

@TooMuchMortons_ Over the past two days, Tatis has hit 3 Balls over 111.0 Mph... I would argue he is doing a decent job setting himself up for power before contact.

He also leads the league in Hard-Hit% through 100 ABs

[Baseball America @BaseballAmerica]

The hottest prospects in baseball 🔥

Ryan Wideman headlines the list after raising his OPS by almost 250 points this week 😳

Full list: https://t.co/U1V6Y0aOdB

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

A cup run and a team to be proud of 💛

[Minnesota Timberwolves @Timberwolves]

THAT WAS FUN.